Eight crazy nights of latkes and lights

Sunday, Dec. 5
Holiday craft and vendor fair. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Solel Women at Temple Solel, 6805 E. McDonald Drive, Paradise Valley. Many gifts available for purchase, live music by The Rural Street Klezmer Band. 480-991-7414.

Monday, Dec. 6
'White Elephant' Chanukah party and dinner. 6-9 p.m. Har Zion Sisterhood at Har Zion Congregation, 6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale. Open to members, guests and perspective members. 480-991-0720.

Tuesday, Dec. 7
Progressive Chanukah dinner for college students. Hillel Jewish Student Center at Arizona State University and Chabad at ASU. 6 p.m. candle lighting at the Memorial Union fountain, dinner at Chabad, activities at Hillel. Hillel: 480-967-7563, Chabad: 480-736-TORA.

Sing Chanukah songs at the JCC. 5-5:30 p.m. Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Bring a menorah. 480-483-7121, ext. 1276.

Tallest menorah lighting in Arizona. 5 p.m., Wesley Bolin Plaza, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Gelt, latkes, and a special program. Chabad of Phoenix, 602-944-2753.

Wednesday, Dec. 8
Congregational Chanukah party. 6:15 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 5801 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Prospective members welcome. Bring dinner, temple will supply latkes. 480-838-1414.

Grand menorah lighting at Arizona Mills mall. 5-6 p.m. Latkes, gelt. Chabad of the East Valley, 480-855-4333.

Hillel at ASU and AEPi. 6 p.m. candle lighting and refreshments at AEPi, 717 S. Alpha Drive, Tempe.

Latkes in the JCC Lobby. 7-9 a.m., 4-6 p.m. VOSJCC.

Party and candle lighting. Noon-2 p.m. Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center Senior Center, 1805 W. Montebello Ave., Phoenix. 602-242-1999.

Party for teens. Music and latkes. 7 p.m. at Chabad of Phoenix, 2110 E. Lincoln Drive, Phoenix.

Preschool dreidel game. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. VOSJCC lobby.

Story time with Bubbe. 5-5:30 p.m. VOSJCC lobby.

Thursday, Dec. 9
Dreidel games. 5-5:30 p.m., VOSJCC lobby. For all ages.

Eight yoga poses for Chanukah. 7:30-8:30 p.m., VOSJCC sport court. Led by Suzanne Sandler, JCC yoga instructor. Age 12 and older.

Hillel candy-making. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Hillel table on Candy Mall, ASU.

Hillel candle lighting and refreshments. 6 p.m., Manzanita basement.

Magical Chanukah party. 5:30-7:30 p.m., East Valley Jewish Community Center, 1521 S. Indian Bend Road, Tempe. Christopher the Magician performs at the EVJCC Chanukah party. Traditional holiday fare. Cookie decorating, face painting, children's games, menorah lighting and a singing performance by the JCC school children. $2.50 per person, $8 per family. 480-897-0588.

Friday, Dec. 10
Festive Shabbat family meal. 5 p.m. at Chabad of Phoenix. $18 adults, $10 children by Dec. 7; $20 adults, $15 children after. Reservations required.

Saturday, Dec. 11
Family Chanukah concert in pajamas. Judy Caplan Ginsburg, a well-known Jewish recording artist. VOSJCC. Event for families with toddlers through elementary school. Children celebrate Havdalah and Chanukah in their pajamas. Arts and crafts projects, dancing, Chanukah food. $10 members, $13 members. $5 more at the door. Doors open at 6:15 for art projects, 7-8:30 p.m. concert. Reservations requested.

Chanukah bowl with Extreme Bowling. 7:30-10 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Sunset Bowl, 12th Street and Dunlap. Chabad of Phoenix.

Latke luau. 5:30 p.m., Temple Solel. Chanukah dinner, crafts, games and music - all with an island flare. $12 adults, $7.50 children ages 3-10, free for children under 3. To attend, call 480-991-7414 by Dec. 7.

Public menorah lighting. 7:30 p.m., Chabad of Scottsdale at Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Music, refreshments. 480-998-1410 or www.chabadofscottsdale.org.

Temple Havurat Emet celebration. 6 p.m. at Phase One Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes. Dinner catered by Chompie's, $19. Entertainment by Barry Stein and accompanist Janice Picker. Each person is asked to donate a minimum of $5 for the Caring Closet Project for toys for patients of Phoenix Children's Hospital. Send a check payable to Temple Havurat Emet, PMB 167, 9666 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes 85248. Mark that it's for the Caring Closet Project.

Vodka & latke night for singles. Vodka drinks and holiday food. Scottsdale Jewish Singles at a private home. $20. 480-488-7755 or www.scottsdalejewishsingles.com.

Sunday, Dec. 12
Breakfast party. 9 a.m.-noon, VOSJCC fitness area (adults only).

Chanukah on Ice. 2-4:30 p.m. at Desert School Coyotes Center, 7225 W. Harrison St., Chandler. Kosher food, crafts, games. $10. Chabad of the East Valley.

Chanukah on Ice. 4-6:20 p.m., Chabad of Scottsdale at Ice Den, 9375 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale. Food, giant menorah lighting. 480-997-1410 or 480-315-8333.

Children's Chanukah party. 10 a.m. at the Chabad Hebrew School, Chabad of the East Valley, 3855 W. Ray Road, Suite 6.

Children's Chanukah party. 9 a.m.-noon, VOSJCC Kids Club.

Concert. 3 p.m., Temple Beth Israel, 10460 N. 56th St., Scottsdale. Musica Nova will perform Frederic Handel's "Judas Macabeus." $18 adults, $12 seniors and $8 students/children. 480-951-0323.

Concert. 4 p.m., Temple Beth Sholom, 3400 N. Dobson Road, Chandler. Noah Budin, singer, songwriter and storyteller will celebrate Chanukah through song. $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Tickets are available through the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, the East Valley Jewish Community Center, Temple Emanuel of Tempe and Temple Beth Sholom.

Call Temple Beth Sholom, 480-897-3636.

Family latke party. Har Zion's Men's Club. 5 p.m., Har Zion Congregation. Bring menorahs and candles. All-you-can-eat salad bar and homemade potato latkes. Prepaid cost: $6 adults, $4 children under 12, free for children under 4. At the door: $8 adults, $5 children under 12, $3 children under 4.

Judah Macabee obstacle course: 1-3 p.m., VOSJCC sport court.

NA'AMAT USA, Rina Chapter party. Noon, Anasazi Clubhouse, 12220 N. Paradise Village Parkway South, Phoenix. Hebrew National deli lunch, latkes, homemade desserts. Music by Friends of Israel. $18, all proceeds go to Israeli daycare centers. To attend, call Honey Yellin, 602-789-6306, by Dec. 7.

Party for Russian-speaking community. 7 p.m. $3.50 adults, $2.50 children. Magic show, latkes, DJ, Chabad of Arizona.

Party with puppets. "A Chanukah Story," Mishpacha Hadassah's annual Chanukah party with the Great Arizona Puppet Theater. 4-6 p.m., Heritage Heights Clubhouse, 2837 E. Mission Drive, Phoenix. $15 per family. Will accept art supply donations to benefit Free Arts of Arizona. To attend, call Jill Sokol, 480-419-8451, or e-mail jjtcher@aol.com by Dec. 8.

Sedona celebration. "A One-Woman Show," a children's Chanukah show performed by Janet Arnold of the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, 100 E. Meadowlark Drive, Sedona. Candle lighting is at 5 p.m., followed by a meat potluck dinner.

Everyone should bring candles, a menorah and a dish for the buffet table. The synagogue will provide latkes, paper goods, applesauce and beverages.

Cost is $5 members, $10 nonmembers. Children are free. To attend, call Ellie Lyons, 928-284-9156.

Sephardic celebration. 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, Sephar-dic Community of Arizona, 14415 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 700, Scottsdale. Israeli Scouts, storyteller, traditional foods, crafts for children. Everyone should bring their own menorah and candles. $5 adults, $3 children ages 3-10. To attend, call 480-443-5288 by Dec. 10.

Monday, Dec. 13
Art projects. 5-5:30 p.m., VOSJCC lobby.

Steak out at Rawhide. 6 p.m. at Rawhide. $30 adults, $20 children. Reservations required. Chabad of Arizona.

Tuesday, Dec. 14
Chanukah mitzvah project. 5-5:30 p.m. Community service project in VOSJCC lobby.

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