ISRAEL SCOUTS SUMMER FRIENDSHIP CARAVAN
The Tzofim Friendship Caravan celebrates over 40 years of bringing excitement, energy and friendship to North America. Founded in 1973, the first Caravan came to the United States to bring a message of hope and peace for Israel. The Caravan will be in Arizona in June:
June 7 at 7 pm at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W Glendale Ave., Phoenix
June 8 at 7 pm at Congregation Or Tzion, 9096 E Bahia Drive, Scottsdale
June 9 at 7 pm at Temple B’rith Shalom, 2077 Brohner Way, Prescott
June 11 at 6 pm at LDS Stake Center, 777 E Elliot Road, Gilbert
June 12 at 11 am at Temple Beth Shalom, 12202 N 101st Ave., Sun City
June 12 at 4 pm at Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix
June 14 at 7 pm at Temple Chai, 4645 E Marilyn Road, Phoenix
June 15 at 7 pm at Temple Solel, 6805 E McDonald Drive, Paradise Valley
June 20 at 6 pm at Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E River Road, Tucson
For details, call the Arizona Friends of Israel Scouts
480-216-4280, the Weintraub Israel Center in Tucson
520-577-9393, or visit israelscouts.org.
JEWISH FILMS AT CAI
Enjoy free popcorn, lemonade and a Jewish-themed film every Sunday at 7 pm from July 10-Aug 7 at Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E 5th St., Tucson. Stay after each screening for a casual discussion about the film. Films include: “Fiddler on the Roof” July 10, “Marjorie Morningstar” July 17, “The Dybbuk” July 24, “The Jazz Singer” (1927) July 31, “The Pawnbroker” August 7. For more information 520-745-5550 or caiaz.org.
DFJCA SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association presents a Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown monthly following Shabbat services at 7:30 pm at the Grayhawk Community Association office, 7940 E Thompson Peak Pkwy., Scottsdale, in the Raptor Room. The schedule is: “Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber” June 17, “1913: Seeds of Conflict” July 15, “A Home on the Range: The Jewish Chicken Ranchers of Petaluna” August 19 and “A Yiddish World Remembered” September 16. For information, call Arlene at 480-585-4437.
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CELEBRATION
The first cohort of the Women’s Leadership Institute will complete the program’s course of study on June 7. There will be a celebration of the new leadership at 7:30-8:30 pm at the New Shul, 7825 East Paradise Lane, Scottsdale. The Women’s Leadership Institute is a joint project of the Women’s Jewish Learning Center and PJ Library to cultivate women’s leadership for Jewish organizations in the Phoenix area. The first cohort includes Penni Golub, Andrea Kravets, Dr. Jolene Kuty, Jessie Rubenstein, Chantelle Sabbath, Jennifer Starrett, Suzanne Trevino, Rachel Wallach, Amanda Walker and Deborah Weingarden. Their mentors are Alison Betts, Fredi Brown, Anita Gutkin, Debbie Kail, Jill Kessler, Ellen Sacks, Tina Sheinbein, Sharon Silverman, Berry Sweet and Connie Wolf. womenslearning.org.
SCHMOOZE HOSTS SUMMER EVENTS
If you’re single or a couple (30s and 40s) or a young family (20s through 40s), Schmooze has events for you to meet other singles, couples or young families. Some of their upcoming events are: June 3: Schmooze Couples ShabbatLuck & Game Night; June 11: Schmooze Singles and Couples Havdallah; June 12: Schmooze Young Families Glow Putt; June 25 and July 10: Schmooze Young Families Play at the Splash Pad; July 15: Schmooze ShabbatLuck; July 24: Schmooze Singles Dinner & Movie. For details on events, go to facebook.com/azschmooze.
10 WAYS TO GET DISBARRED USING TECHNOLOGY & OTHER ETHICS TIPS
Lynda Shely presents entertaining hypotheticals to engage the audience in a discussion of common ethical landmines related to technology. Topics covered include staff training tips on the ethical use of the internet (and cell phones), recent amendments to the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct (including new mandatory succession planning requirements) and common ethics email mistakes lawyers make. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits offered. Presented by the Cardozo Society of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s Business & Professionals Division. June 20 from 7:15-9:30 am. $18 professionals, $10 students. Squire Patton Boggs, 1 E Washington St., 27th floor, Phoenix. Register by June 15 at jewishphoenix.org/cardozoethics.
NOWGEN EVENTS
Jewish young adults (21-45) are invited to join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s NowGen for summer events, including Shabbat Hop on June 10, 7:15 pm, Congregation Or Tzion, 9096 E Bahia Drive, #106, Scottsdale; and Happy Hour on June 16, 6-8 pm, Social Tap, 7318 E Stetson Drive, Scottsdale. For more information, visit facebook.com/nowgenphx.
