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9:00 am Phone-a-thon
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...
9:30 am Jewish Marriage University
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...
12:00 pm Kids in the Kitchen
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...
5:00 pm CAI’s 85th Birthday Celebration @ Congregation Anshei Israel
CAI’s 85th Birthday Celebration @ Congregation Anshei Israel
May 3 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This fundraising event will honor Rabbi Emeritus Arthur Oleisky and current clergy Rabbi Robert Eisen. The evening begins with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the synagogue patio, followed by a catered dinner, live auction, entertainment...
5:00 pm Lag B’Omer Picnic in Tucson
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,...
7:00 pm Putting G-d Second
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,...
12:00 pm Women’s Torah Study Group @ Congregation Anshei Israel
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...
7:30 pm Honoring Aaron Scholar
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
7:30 pm Judaism Decoded
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...
5:30 pm Cutting-Edge Development in Indian Country @ Butterfly Wonderland
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...
6:00 pm Talmud on Tuesday @ Congregation Anshei Israel
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.
12:00 pm Torah Studies @ Jewish Learning Center
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...
6:00 pm JFL 65th Anniversary
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...
7:00 pm Israel:Meeting the Challenges Ahead
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...
5:48 am LAG B’OMER
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...
4:30 pm Dig with Dad
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...
5:30 pm Girls Night Out
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...
6:30 pm Jewish Baby Univ.
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...
10:00 am Shabbat and Me
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...
6:00 pm Cookie Oneg
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...
10:00 am Shabbat Yeladim
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...
4:00 pm Tennis-Mixed Doubles
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.
6:00 pm Music of the Night
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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