Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s Fri., Jan. 6 | 10-11 a.m. Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, a leading expert in Alzheimer’s and dementia, for an informative series on Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s prevention. Free, but reservations are required: 1.877.728.5414.
Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World Selected Artworks of Beth Ames Swartz at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix. Beth Ames Swartz has had a remarkable artistic career for over fifty-five years including more than seventy museum and gallery exhibitions, three books, five catalogs, numerous critically acclaimed national reviews and three traveling museum exhibitions. For more information, contact Jeffrey Schesnol at 602-241-7870 or jschesnol@azjhs.org.
NowGen Shabbat Hop at Temple Emanuel Fri., Jan. 6 | 6:30 p.m. service, 7:30 p.m. Dinner Temple Emanuel – 5801 S Rural Rd, Tempe, Arizona 85283 An optional Rock Shabbat service featuring Shabba-Tones jazz/rock band is followed by a private kosher dinner at 7:30pm. Rock Shabbat lasts one hour and includes dancing with the Torah and a short story. $10 per person. Registration closes Wed., Jan. 4 at 5pm: jewishphoenix.org/shabbathopjan
Frank Loesser’s timeless classic musical comedy comes to life in this tale of love and luck set in Damon Runyon’s New York. Audiences will thrill at the nostalgic score featuring songs like “Luck Be A Lady Tonight”, “If I Were a Bell”, “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” and “Adelaide’s Lament”.
SMTC prides itself on presenting affordable theatrical productions of well-known Broadway shows in their entire original Broadway versions with sets, fully costumed and featuring the best of Phoenix area talent along with a full live orchestra so that these shows can be heard and appreciated as they were originally meant to be.
TRADITION! It has been a 50-year tradition at ATC to bring you the best and most vibrant professional theatre Arizona has to offer. Our Golden Anniversary season will feature an epic production of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. Join us for this richly heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring such Broadway classics as “To Life,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this uplifting 50th Anniversary Celebration production raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!
Times vary.
Simchat Shabbat Special Needs Services 2017
Ten Years of Accessible Services!
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN), a nonprofit agency devoted to providing programs, services, and resources to help those in the Jewish Community with disabilities, and their families, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2017 Simchat Shabbat Season.
Saturday, January 7th, February 4th, March 11th, April 8th, and May 6th at Congregation Beth Israel
– click here for more 2015-2016 season dates & locations
All services begin at noon and last approximately 45 minutes. The general public is encouraged to join the services.
The first Simchat Shabbat service took place at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in 2007. The goal was to have a place where adults with special needs and their families could worship together. The service was created in partnership with CBI including specially designed prayer books that were funded through a generous community grant. With the success of the school year, summer services were added at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. In 2008, Simchat Shabbat won the esteemed Belle Latchman Community Service Award for Best Project Enhancing the Quality of Jewish Life.
“Nine years in, and it is still the most joyous service you will ever attend,” said Stacy Rosenthal, co-creator of Simchat Shabbat. “Everyone is welcome and no one is turned away. The only rule, it is a “no shush” service and a place where God hears all prayers.”
Simchat Shabbat reservations are not required, but appreciated. Please call the CJSN offices at (480) 629-5343 or send an e-mail to debby@cjsn.org, to let us know when you will be joining us, how many in your party, or for any questions.
Council Information:
Council For Jews With Special Needs (CJSN)
Amy DL Hummell, Executive Director
(480) 629-5343
Frank Loesser’s timeless classic musical comedy comes to life in this tale of love and luck set in Damon Runyon’s New York. Audiences will thrill at the nostalgic score featuring songs like “Luck Be A Lady Tonight”, “If I Were a Bell”, “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” and “Adelaide’s Lament”.
SMTC prides itself on presenting affordable theatrical productions of well-known Broadway shows in their entire original Broadway versions with sets, fully costumed and featuring the best of Phoenix area talent along with a full live orchestra so that these shows can be heard and appreciated as they were originally meant to be.
TRADITION! It has been a 50-year tradition at ATC to bring you the best and most vibrant professional theatre Arizona has to offer. Our Golden Anniversary season will feature an epic production of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. Join us for this richly heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring such Broadway classics as “To Life,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this uplifting 50th Anniversary Celebration production raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!
Times vary.
Please join for coffee and start your Sunday with a smile!
“Lets Get Coffee” Meet and Mingle
Slow down, stay casual, and be at ease with Project Jewish Love at Coffee Plantation!
We’ll spend some time together getting acquainted in a comfortable setting.
It’s that simple!
Weather permitting, PJL will have tables outside within the patio area. Otherwise, please look for the PJL signs on the tables indoors.
Temple Emanu-El is proud to offer A Taste of Judaism, now in its 17th year in Tucson. Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon and Rabbi Batsheva Appel lead an open, interactive exploration of Judaism in three, two-hour sessions on Spirituality, Values, and Community. This free introductory class is one of the most popular and successful outreach program in the country, attracting over 5800 people in the past 16 years in Tucson alone. The class includes delicious “tastes” of traditional Jewish foods prepared by Temple’s Women of Reform Judaism. Pre-registration is required. Call Mila Vasser at 520-327-4501, x27 for information and registration.
Sundays, January 8, 15 & 22, 2 – 4 pm
Free and open to the public