September 24, 2004/Tishri 9 5765, Vol. 57, No. 4
Simchat Torah celebrations
Temple Chai congregants welcome new Torah Temple Chai welcomes its new Torah during the synagogue's Simchat Torah celebration Thursday, Oct. 7, at the synagogue, 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix. The program begins at 5 p.m. with a celebration for children ages 6 weeks through kindergarten. Families are invited to bring a dairy meal for a picnic in the Jerusalem Courtyard at 5:30 p.m. and then view the rabbi unrolling the entire Torah scroll in a Simchat Torah service at 6:45 p.m. Following the service, the Chai Tones, the synagogue band, will lead a session of spirited dancing and singing. Call 602-971-1234. East Valley celebration Chabad of the East Valley will host a Simchat Torah celebration 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 3855 W. Ray Road, Suite 6, Chandler. All children will receive Torah flags and Torah scrolls. Special hakafot will include anyone who has lived at least one year in Israel, Holocaust survivors and their children, grandparents and children. Call 480-855-4333. Solel unrolls scroll Temple Solel will celebrate Simchat Torah 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, by surrounding participants with the unrolled Torah scroll. An oneg follows. Congregants and clergy will read parts of the Torah as the scroll is unrolled in the social hall. The synagogue will also have a Simchat Torah service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. Call 480-991-7414. Simchat Torah at ASU Students at Arizona State University can join in a Simchat Torah dinner and celebration with Hillel 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, Hillel Jewish Student Center, 1012 S. Mill Ave., Tempe. Cost is $3 in advance, $5 at the door. To attend, call 480-967-7563 or e-mail hillel@hillelasu.org. Emanuel band Rabbi Andrew Straus will unroll the Torah around the sanctuary and do a five-minute reading of the entire Torah 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Temple Emanuel, 5801 S. Rural Road, Tempe. The synagogue's first-graders will be honored as they celebrate their consecration into Jewish education, and music will be provided by the synagogue's Rural St. Klezmer Band. Call 480-838-1414. Sun City service Temple Beth Shalom will have a Simchat Torah service 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the synagogue, 12202 N. 101st Ave., Sun City. A traditional Simchat Torah service will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Call 623-977-3240. Gan Shalom celebration Congregation Gan Shalom will have a Simchat Torah celebration 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the synagogue, 3916 E. Paradise Lane, Phoenix. Call 602-493-8301. Services in Chandler Temple Beth Shalom will have Erev Simchat Torah services 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the synagogue, 3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. Simchat Torah services will also be held 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8. Call 480-897-3636. Sun Lakes celebration The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will march around the sukkah with the Torah during a Shabbat service 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Sun Lakes Chapel, 9240 N. Sun Lakes Blvd. Call 480-895-6917. Sephardic holiday Shirat David will have a Simchat Torah celebration 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the sukkah behind the synagogue, 5310 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. A Sharachit service will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8 and will be followed by lunch. Call 602-944-7622. Solidarity with Israel Chabad of Phoenix will host an Israel-solidarity program to warm up for Hakafot 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. The Grand Hakafot will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. A second Hakafot will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8. Call 602-944-2753. New Shul dancing The New Shul will begin Hakafot and dancing 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the synagogue, 14425 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. A morning service will be held at 9 a.m. and will include more hakafot and dancing. Call 480-515-2272. Har Zion unrolls scroll Har Zion Congregation will have a family celebration with Hakafot 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at the synagogue, 6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scotts-dale. The celebration includes Hakafot, dancing flags and refreshments. The entire Torah scroll will be unwound. Call 480-991-0720. Sun City West Hakafot Beth Emeth Congregation will have Hakafot and a service 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, and a service 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the synagogue, 13702 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West. Call 623-584-7210. Gan Elohim welcomes new Torah Temple Gan Elohim will dedicate a Holocaust Torah at its Simchat Torah celebration 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, Mission Bell United Methodist Church, 4645 W. Bell Road, Glendale. The synagogue's new Torah was hand-carried from Europe. Call 623-210-7435 or visit www.templeganelohim.org. |
