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Shabbat and Me
10:00 am
Shabbat and Me
May 1 @ 10:00 am
Shabbat and Me is a new, free Shabbat enrichment program with singing, storytelling, crafts and blessings with challah and juice. Offered three Fridays in May, 10-11am at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road plus one Shabbat...
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“Read It & Meet” Book Discussion
12:00 pm
“Read It & Meet” Book Discussion
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 2 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
The book selection is Henna House by Nomi Eve. Book discussions are held once a month and are open to everyone. We discuss selected books by Jewish authors or with Jewish content, and share our...
Temple B’rith Shalom Gala
7:00 pm
Temple B’rith Shalom Gala
May 2 @ 7:00 pm
May 2 Temple B’rith Shalom in Prescott’s Gala Fundraiser at the Prescott Lakes Country Club, 311 E Smoke Tree Lane. Cost is $75 per person. The Temple also is soliciting items for live and silent auctions....
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Phone-a-thon
9:00 am
Phone-a-thon
May 3 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Make-the-Call Spring Phone-a-Thon Volunteers needed! 9 am-1 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus,12701 N Scottsdale Road. Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix for food, fun and prizes as you raise money to...
Jewish Marriage University
9:30 am
Jewish Marriage University
May 3 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
POSTPONED TIL LATER DATE contact Linda Feldman Jewish Marriage University, 2 full-day sessions of marriage preparation for engaged and serious couples and married couples, too. Also May 3, 9:30 am-3:30 pm at the Ina Levine...
Kids in the Kitchen
12:00 pm
Kids in the Kitchen
May 3 @ 12:00 pm
Kids in the Kitchen visits Italy with La Bella Cucina, featuring “pasta, pizza and pesto too” at noon at the Chabad of the East Valley, 875 N McClintock Dr. in Chandler. Grades 1-6. Bring...
CAI’s 85th Birthday Celebration
5:00 pm
Lag B’Omer Picnic in Tucson
5:00 pm
Lag B’Omer Picnic in Tucson
May 3 @ 5:00 pm
Temple Emanu-El in Tucson is hosting its Lag B’Omer Picnic & Bonfire at 5 pm on May 3 at the Youngerman Ranch. A fun family evening with a kosher hot dogs (beef or veggie) dinner,...
Putting G-d Second
7:00 pm
Putting G-d Second
May 3 @ 7:00 pm
Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself A talk by Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, sponsored by Valley Beit Midrash 7 pm at Temple Chai, 4645 E Marilyn in Phoenix $18. suggested donation 602-445-3112,...
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Women’s Torah Study Group
12:00 pm
Women’s Torah Study Group
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 4 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Rabbi Robert Eisen leads these monthly group sessions using The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman’s Commentary on the Torah as the core for discussion. Topics can be interesting, insightful & inspiring. No charge to...
Honoring Aaron Scholar
7:30 pm
Honoring Aaron Scholar
May 4 @ 7:30 pm
Dessert Reception honoring Aaron Scholar for his 30+ years of leading the Greater Phoenix Bureau of Jewish Education. 7:30 pm at Hilton Scottsdale Resort, 6333 N Scottsdale Road. $18. RSVP to 480-634-8050 or bjephoenix.org
Judaism Decoded
7:30 pm
Judaism Decoded
May 4 @ 7:30 pm
Judaism Decoded: The Origins & Evolution of Jewish Tradition is a new six-week course offered by the Jewish Learning Institute. Monday evenings at 7:30 pm at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N...
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Cutting-Edge Development in Indian Country
5:30 pm
Cutting-Edge Development in Indian Country
@ Butterfly Wonderland
May 5 @ 5:30 pm
5:30 pm Cocktail Reception and Hors d’oeuvres (Dietary laws observed) | 6:15 pm Program The mission of the Real Estate & Finance Group is to strengthen relationships among Jewish real estate and finance professionals...
Talmud on Tuesday
6:00 pm
Talmud on Tuesday
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learn about the law and lore in the “sea” of Talmud with Rabbi Robert Eisen as we dig deep into the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of living Judaism.
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Torah Studies
12:00 pm
Torah Studies
@ Jewish Learning Center
May 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What is Torah Studies? Torah Studies is a weekly text-based Torah study program offered in 275 cities on six continents. Torah Studies was founded in 2004 to provide instructors with well-researched, in-depth classes on the...
JFL 65th Anniversary
6:00 pm
JFL 65th Anniversary
May 6 @ 6:00 pm
The community is invited to Jewish Free Loan’s 65th Anniversary Annual Meeting on May 6 at Chaparral Suites, 5001 N Scottsdale Road. The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres and desserts at 6 pm, with the...
Israel:Meeting the Challenges Ahead
7:00 pm
Israel:Meeting the Challenges Ahead
May 6 @ 7:00 pm
Israel; Meting the Challenges Ahead – a 2-part session – April 29 & May 6 – 7-8:30 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Co-sponsored by the Bureau...
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LAG B’OMER
5:48 am
LAG B’OMER
May 7 @ 5:48 am
Lag B’Omer is the 33rd Day in the Counting of the Omer, the days between Passover and Shavuot, which are considered somber, mourning days. On Lag B’Omer however, Jews are allowed to get married and to...
Dig with Dad
4:30 pm
Dig with Dad
May 7 @ 4:30 pm
Dig with Dad -Get your hands dirty with Dad! Come to the Valley of the Sun JCC 4:30-5:30 pm and plant some beautiful flowers in a pot decorated by you and Dad, just in time...
Girls Night Out
5:30 pm
Girls Night Out
May 7 @ 5:30 pm
Girls Night Out: Wine & Italian Cucina Grab your gal pals for an evening of culinary instruction and wine Italiano style. At 5:30 pm at Allstate Appliance Showroom, 15250 N Hayden Road in Scottsdale. Sponsored...
Jewish Baby Univ.
6:30 pm
Jewish Baby Univ.
May 7 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jewish Baby University for expectant parents. Learn preparation for childbirth, care of newborn, Jewish rituals and parenting skills for raising Jewish children. 6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9 pm at Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Dr., Paradise...
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Shabbat and Me
10:00 am
Shabbat and Me
May 8 @ 10:00 am
Shabbat and Me is a new, free Shabbat enrichment program with singing, storytelling, crafts and blessings with challah and juice. Offered three Fridays in May, 10-11am at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road plus one Shabbat...
Cookie Oneg
6:00 pm
Cookie Oneg
May 8 @ 6:00 pm
Early Shabbat Service followed by cookie oneg, geared to families with children 2-10, but everyone is welcome! At 6 pm with Rabbi Stephanie Aaron at Congregation Chaverim, 5901 E Second St. in Tucson, 520-320-1015, chaverim.net...
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Shabbat Yeladim
10:00 am
Shabbat Yeladim
May 9 @ 10:00 am
Shabbat Yeladim is a free Shabbat program for Jewish children ages 3-7, sponsored by Ahwatukee’s NefeshSoul Jewish Community. Held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 10-11 am the Valley Unitarian Universalist Campus, 6400 W...
Tennis-Mixed Doubles
4:00 pm
Tennis-Mixed Doubles
May 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tennis-Mixed Doubles Social Round Robin, 4-6 pm at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road in Tucson. $12 per person. Contact Chuck Reisig, 520-299-3000 ext. 151.
Music of the Night
6:00 pm
Music of the Night
May 9 @ 6:00 pm
Cantor Janece Cohen of Congregation Or Chadash in Tucson is receiving a Doctorate of Sacred Music, Honoris Causa, from Hebrew Union College on May 9 at Music of the Night, a dinner dance being held...
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MOTHER’S DAY
Brunch in Prescott
10:00 am
Brunch in Prescott
May 10 @ 10:00 am
Mothers’ Day Champagne Brunch at Temple B’rith Shalom in Prescott. Includes a complete dairy brunch including blintzes, lox and decadent desserts. $18. Open to all. RSVP with check to Temple B’rith Shalom, please include the...
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Talmud on Tuesday
6:00 pm
Talmud on Tuesday
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learn about the law and lore in the “sea” of Talmud with Rabbi Robert Eisen as we dig deep into the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of living Judaism.
Mamadrama-film
7:00 pm
Mamadrama-film
May 12 @ 7:00 pm
Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema, documentary film screening at 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St in Phoenix Free. RSVP to 602-241-7870 or lbell@azjhs.org
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Torah Studies
12:00 pm
Torah Studies
@ Jewish Learning Center
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What is Torah Studies? Torah Studies is a weekly text-based Torah study program offered in 275 cities on six continents. Torah Studies was founded in 2004 to provide instructors with well-researched, in-depth classes on the...
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Tucson JCC Annual Meeting
6:00 pm
Tucson JCC Annual Meeting
May 14 @ 6:00 pm
Tucson JCC Annual Meeting includes dinner. Free babysitting available. $18. 6 pm at 3800 E River Road in Tucson. RSVP to Lori Maurer 299-3000 ext. 212, tucsonjcc.org
Jewish Baby Univ.
6:30 pm
Jewish Baby Univ.
May 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jewish Baby University for expectant parents. Learn preparation for childbirth, care of newborn, Jewish rituals and parenting skills for raising Jewish children. 6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9 pm at Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Dr., Paradise...
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Happy Father’s Day
Shabbat and Me
10:00 am
Shabbat and Me
May 15 @ 10:00 am
Shabbat and Me is a new, free Shabbat enrichment program with singing, storytelling, crafts and blessings with challah and juice. Offered three Fridays in May, 10-11am at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road plus one Shabbat...
Family Shabbat Service & Dinner
5:45 pm
Senior Shabbat Dinner
6:00 pm
Senior Shabbat Dinner
May 15 @ 6:00 pm
Smile on Seniors Shabbat Dinner at 6 pm at Chabad Center, 2110 E Lincoln Dr. in Phoenix. Celebrate Shabbat with a four-course home-cooked Shabbat dinner, in a warm and loving atmosphere. Suggested minimum donation $5....
Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat
7:15 pm
Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat
May 15 @ 7:15 pm
Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat at 7:15 pm at Young Israel of Phoenix, 6516 N Seventh St. in Phoenix. Monthly services full of spiritually-uplifting singing and dancing led by chazzan Oren Ephraim. Free and open to all....
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Dementia: How Our Brains Work and How They Don’t
2:00 pm
Dementia: How Our Brains Work and How They Don’t
@ MURPHY-WILMOT LIBRARY
May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Dr. Beren will provide an overview of the dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease. He will contrast dementia to normal brain function and aging. There will be a brief discussion regarding current treatments with a nod to...
Kids Night Out at VOSJCC
6:00 pm
Kids Night Out at VOSJCC
May 16 @ 6:00 pm
Kids Night Out at the Valley of the Sun JCC: Under the Big Top For ages 4-12. Activities include Carnival games, magician, juggling lessons, stilt performer, bounce house, balloon animals, face painting, Movie: Pee Wee’s...
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YOM YERUSHALAYIM
5:59 am
YOM YERUSHALAYIM
May 17 @ 5:59 am
YOM YERUSHALAYIM, Jerusalem Day, is one of the newer holidays added to the Jewish calendar since the establishment of the State of Israel. The day commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967.
AzJHS Brunch and meeting
11:00 am
AzJHS Brunch and meeting
May 17 @ 11:00 am
Arizona Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting honoring Jeffrey Schesnol and featuring Keynote Speaker David Epstein: Jewish Department Stores in the Wild West, Why They Succeeded and Why They are Gone. 11 am at the Cutler-Plotkin...
Israeli Comic
7:00 pm
Israeli Comic
May 17 @ 7:00 pm
Special Shavuot Israeli-Hebrew Standup Comedy Show: Ori Hizkiah Program is in Hebrew Presented by the Israel Center. Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus — 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254 shahare@vosjcc.org or 480-634-4900 – ext. 1109
Yom Yerushalayim Program
7:00 pm
Yom Yerushalayim Program
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Annual observance to celebrate the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Includes the showing of the film, “I Am a Jerusalemite,” starring legendary Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon. Although born in Jerusalem, Gaon was, like all...
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Sit and Be Fit Chair Yoga – Temple Chai
1:30 pm
Sit and Be Fit Chair Yoga – Temple Chai
@ Temple Chai, Small Sanctuary
May 18 @ 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
For all ages and abilities.
Living through Loss Bereavement Group – Shalom Center, Temple Chai
4:30 pm
Living through Loss Bereavement Group – Shalom Center, Temple Chai
@ Shalom Center, Temple Chai, in the House
May 18 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Talmud on Tuesday
6:00 pm
Talmud on Tuesday
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learn about the law and lore in the “sea” of Talmud with Rabbi Robert Eisen as we dig deep into the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of living Judaism.
Southwest Premiere of New Documentary “The Return”
7:00 pm
Jewish History Course
7:30 pm
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Mindfulness Matters
8:30 am
Mindfulness Matters
May 20 @ 8:30 am
 Everyone Welcome! Sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service and Hospice of the Valley 3 CEUs provided Fee: $35 (scholarships available) Registration & Complimentary Breakfast 8:30 am Call 602-567-8334 with questions about registration
Torah Studies
12:00 pm
Torah Studies
@ Jewish Learning Center
May 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What is Torah Studies? Torah Studies is a weekly text-based Torah study program offered in 275 cities on six continents. Torah Studies was founded in 2004 to provide instructors with well-researched, in-depth classes on the...
Kibbutz-style Shavuot
7:00 pm
Kibbutz-style Shavuot
May 20 @ 7:00 pm
The Valley Israel Center is hosting Shavuot at the VOS JCC at 7 pm on May 20. 12701 N Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Those attending are asked to dress in white and to bring their “bikkurim”...
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Young Jewish Phoenix Happy Hour
6:00 pm
Young Jewish Phoenix Happy Hour
May 21 @ 6:00 pm
Join Young Jewish Phoenix, a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix for their monthly happy hour. Happy Hours will be on the 3rd Thursday of each month with locations changing monthly. For more...
Jewish Baby Univ.
6:30 pm
Jewish Baby Univ.
May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jewish Baby University for expectant parents. Learn preparation for childbirth, care of newborn, Jewish rituals and parenting skills for raising Jewish children. 6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9 pm at Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Dr., Paradise...
AzJHS Book Discussion
7:00 pm
AzJHS Book Discussion
May 21 @ 7:00 pm
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shalit. Book discussion led by AzJHS Exec Director, Lawrence Bell, Ph.D. Free and open to all. 7 pm at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center,...
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
7:00 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm
In the Valley, the Board of Rabbis of Greater Phoenix is offering a Tikkun Leil Shavuot gathering, a free study program, in preparation for the holiday from 7-9:45 pm on May 21 at the Ina...
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Shabbat and Me
10:00 am
Shabbat and Me
May 22 @ 10:00 am
Shabbat and Me is a new, free Shabbat enrichment program with singing, storytelling, crafts and blessings with challah and juice. Offered three Fridays in May, 10-11am at the Tucson JCC, 3800 E River Road plus one Shabbat...
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Rabbi Manis Friedman
7:00 pm
Rabbi Manis Friedman
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – May 25 @ 7:00 pm
WORLD RENOWNED AUTHOR, LECTURER and GOLD REMI AWARD-WINNER for BEST DOCUMENTARY 2015 at the INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SPEAKING at the JEWISH LEARNING CENTER, at CHABAD OF SCOTTSDALE and at KITCHEN18 ON SHAVUOT –MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Rabbi Manis Friedman,...
SHAVUOT
7:00 pm
SHAVUOT
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – May 25 @ 7:00 pm
Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is the third of the pilgrim festivals on the Hebrew calendar. (The others are Sukkot...
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
7:45 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
May 23 @ 7:45 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Congregation Anshei Israel in Tucson is May 23. Service starting at 7:45 pm; dairy dinner 8 pm; first study session 8:45 pm; second study session 9:40 pm; dessert 10:30 pm; and...
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: A Guide to the Evening of Shavuot
7:45 pm
All-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot
8:00 pm
All-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot
May 23 @ 8:00 pm
Temple Emanu-El in Tucson will be having its All-Night Tikkun Leil Shavuot Service on May 23, starting at 8 pm with a study session following. Since Shavuot is also a time to traditionally eat dairy...
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Shavuot Ice Cream Party
11:15 am
Shavuot Ice Cream Party
May 24 @ 11:15 am
May 24 Shavuot Ice Cream Party at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N McClintock Dr. in Chandler. Two options available to hear the 10 Commandments and enjoy an Ice Cream Party: 11:15...
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Talmud on Tuesday
6:00 pm
Talmud on Tuesday
@ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learn about the law and lore in the “sea” of Talmud with Rabbi Robert Eisen as we dig deep into the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of living Judaism.
Jewish History Course
7:30 pm
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Torah Studies
12:00 pm
Torah Studies
@ Jewish Learning Center
May 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What is Torah Studies? Torah Studies is a weekly text-based Torah study program offered in 275 cities on six continents. Torah Studies was founded in 2004 to provide instructors with well-researched, in-depth classes on the...
Shearim Torah High School Dinner
7:00 pm
Shearim Torah High School Dinner
May 27 @ 7:00 pm
Shearim Torah High School for Girls will hold its annual fundraising event at 7 pm on May 27 at the Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N Central in Phoenix. This year’s event will honor Debbie and...
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Pomegranate Guild Convention
8:00 am
Pomegranate Guild Convention
May 30 @ 8:00 am – Jun 2 @ 5:00 pm
Members of the Desert Cactus Chapter of the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework are busy putting final touches on the 2015 Convention, being held for the first time in the Valley. Over 100 women from...
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Summer Garden Party
11:00 am
Summer Garden Party
May 31 @ 11:00 am
Women’s Circle of East Valley Chabad presents its 3rd Annual Summer Garden Party honoring Alice Fierstein Pollack Center for Jewish Life – 875 N McClintock Dr., Chandler, AZ 85268 $36.00 – semi-formal attire – raffle,...
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