For synagogue locations and contact information, please see the list of area congregations in the Community Directory This weekFRIDAY/MAY 9Friday Night Live: 7:15 p.m., Shadow Rock United Church of Christ, 12861 N. Eighth Ave., Phoenix. Rabbi Lisa Tzur, Scott Leader and the TGE Friday Night Live Band will perform at the Shabbat service. Sun Lakes Yom Hashoah service: 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Chapel for All Faiths, 9240 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. North. Program will include a candlelighting ceremony featuring Holocaust survivors. Shabbat service will follow. 623-975-4272. The New Shul: 6 p.m. Shabbat service. Guest speaker: Joel Gereboff, chair of the Arizona State University Department of Religious Studies. Topic: "Kedushat Beit K'nesset," the sanctity of the synagogue. 480-515-2272. SATURDAY/MAY 10 Blythe Lipman parenting workshop: 10-11:30 a.m., North Scottsdale Pediatric Associates, 21807 N. Scottsdale Road. For cost details and to make a reservation, call 480-860-8488. Blythe Lipman workshop/book signing: 2 p.m., Borders Books & Music. Scottsdale Waterfront, 7135 E. Camelback Road, Suite 140. Free. 480-423-0700. The New Shul: Joel Gereboff, chair of the ASU Department of Religious Studies, will speak before Musaf and again in the afternoon after Kiddush. 480-515-2272. SUNDAY/MAY 11 Beth Emeth of the West Valley Men's Club Mother's Day celebration: 9:30 a.m., Beth Emeth of the West Valley. Featuring Music in Mind and a gourmet menu. 623-544-7739. Phoenix Community Kollel Talmud seminar: 9-11:30 a.m., Phoenix Community Kollel, 6516 N. Seventh St., Suite 104. Rav Shaya Karinsky will lead the seminar. Men only. 602-433-0300. MONDAY/MAY 12 Hillel Sports Night: 6 p.m., Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. Ron Blomberg, Major League Baseball's first designated hitter, will be the guest of honor. Event will also feature a silent auction, raffle and sports-themed dinner. Cost: $100. 480-967-7563 or hillelasu.org. Sun Lakes Jewish Sisterhood installation dinner: 6 p.m., Oakwood Country Club, 10801 E. San Tan Blvd., Sun Lakes. Cost: $15 for members, $20 for guests. Italian buffet. Joyce, 480-802-4902. Tikvah Hadassah meeting: 10 a.m., SCW Foundation, 14465 W. RH Johnson Blvd., Sun City West. Sandy, 623-556-9880. WEDNESDAY/MAY 14 Gesher Group meeting: 6:30 p.m., at a private location in the Northeast Valley. Gesher is a subdivision of Hadassah Tikvah Chapter. Contact Suzanne Daggert, sdaggert@yahoo.com. Jewish Women International Avodah Chapter 1581 lunch meeting: 11:30 a.m., T.C. Luigi's Pizza, 1805 E. Elliot Road, Tempe. Roz Capon, 480-396-9764. Laugh Through Life: 9 a.m., Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus. Presented by Women's Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. Laurie Nathanson, a certified laugh leader, will lead the Women's Perspectives 2008 presentation. Cost: $18. Register at jewishphoenix.org. THURSDAY/MAY 15 YLD happy hour: 5:30-8 p.m., Olive & Ivy Restaurant, 7135 E. Camelback Road, Suite 195. Register online at jewishphoenix.org. Next WeekFRIDAY/MAY 16Shabbaton weekend at Chabad of Arizona: 7 p.m., Chabad of Arizona. Rabbi Shalom Hammer will be the guest. Friday night lecture topic: "Judaism and the Internet Generation." Free. 602-944-2753. SATURDAY/MAY 17 JCC Maccabi baseball silent auction/dinner: 6-9 p.m., Temple Chai, 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix. Cost: $10 for adults, $15 for couples, $5 for children 12 and younger. Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance. Jackie Shore, 602-465-2733. Shabbaton weekend at Chabad of Arizona: 9:30 a.m., Chabad of Arizona. Rabbi Shalom Hammer will be the guest. Drasha. Topic: "Remembrance-Jewish Survival." 8:45 p.m. Melave Malka. Topic: "Irresponsibility: The greatest threat to our existence." Free. 602-944-2753. SUNDAY/MAY 18 Square dance: 7:15 p.m., Beth Emeth of the West Valley. Cost: $6. Everyone invited. Dress western-style. Refreshments served. 623-544-7739. 'From Isolation to Shalom: Mental Health in the Jewish Community': 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Temple Chai. Presented by the Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Jewish Family & Children's Service Center for Life Enrichment and the Jewish Community Foundation. Cost: $75. Sharona Silverman, 602-971-1234. Rina Chapter-NA'AMAT USA closing meeting: Noon, Anasazi Clubhouse, 12220 Paradise Village Parkway East, Phoenix. Presentation by Dana Eldod, Israeli community representative, Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. A dairy lunch will be served. Cost: $15. Proceeds from event go toward the repair of the NA'AMAT Day Care Center in Israel that was damaged in a March 2008 rocket attack. Reservations required by May 14. Honey Yellin, 602-789-6306. Valley of the Sun JCC Splashtacular Pool Party: 9 a.m., Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center pool. The event will feature food, movies, petting zoo, carnival rides, pool games and more. Cost: $5 individuals, $18 for a family of four. Sam Humphrey, 480-483-7121, ext. 1286. MONDAY/MAY 19 Sisterhood of Temple Beth Shalom luncheon: Noon, Temple Beth Shalom. The sisterhood will install new officers at the meeting. Guest speaker: Dr. Lawrence Bell of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Free. 623-977-3240. Tikvah Hadassah meeting: 10 a.m., SCW Foundation, 14465 W. RH Johnson Blvd., Sun City West. Sandy, 623-556-9880. TUESDAY/MAY 20 National Jewish Democratic Council Arizona Chapter Monthly Meeting: 7 p.m., Country Inn & Suites, 10801 N. 89th Place, Scottsdale. Guest speaker: Dan Saban, candidate for Maricopa County sheriff. 480-510-1320. SUNDAY/JUNE 1 Jewish Free Loan 2008 annual meeting: 10 a.m., Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Meeting will feature a tribute to outgoing Executive Director Selma Fiel, an introduction of new JFL board members and more. Continental breakfast. Reservations by May 22: 602-230-7983 or jewishfreeloan.org.
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'Fighting the Fires of Hate': This U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibit examines World War II-era America's attitude toward Nazi book burnings. Through June 24. Yavapai College Art Gallery, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott. Free. (928) 771-6157.'Mothers Who Write, Mothers Who Read': The participants of the "Mothers Who Write" workshop will give a public reading of their work. 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Stage 2 Theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Free. Material may not be suitable for children. 480-874-4666 or smoca.org. 'Turn Left at the End of the World': Indian immigrants move to Israel and begin feuding with their Moroccan neighbors. Phoenix Jewish Film Festival's Celebrating Israel at 60 Film Festival. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11. Harkins Shea 14 Theatres, 7354 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. Cost: $10. 480-634-4900, ext. 1119, or jewishphoenix.org. 'The Secrets': Two women's lives begin to change when they encounter a mysterious stranger. Phoenix Jewish Film Festival's Celebrating Israel at 60 Film Festival. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11. Harkins Shea 14 Theatres, 7354 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. Cost: $10. 480-634-4900, ext. 1119, or jewishphoenix.org. 'Storm Center': This 1956 film stars Bette Davis as a librarian who refuses to remove a book about communism from the shelves of the town library. In conjunction with the "Fighting the Fires of Hate" exhibit. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14. Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. (928) 777-1500. 'Mortal Storm': This 1940 film stars Jimmy Stewart as a German who refuses to join the rest of his small town in supporting Nazism. In conjunction with the "Fighting the Fires of Hate" exhibit. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. (928) 777-1500. 'High School Musical': Attend the Disney musical with a group from Beth El Congregation. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. ASU Gammage, Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard, Tempe. Cost: $65. 602-944-3359, ext. 113, by May 18. OTHER PROGRAMS
SUNDAYChai Riders Motorcycle Club: 10 a.m. first Sunday of every month, location varies. Breakfast and motorcycle ride. Warren, 602-271-0183, or Shay, 480-860-2504. Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary, Post 128: 9 a.m. breakfast, with meeting and program to follow. Third Sunday of each month, American Legion Hall, 2240 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler. Harry, 480-899-4206. Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary, Post 194: 9 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m. meeting, first Sunday of each month, VA Hospital, Indian School Road and Seventh Street, Phoenix. Helen, 602-433-4150. Jewish War Veterans, Post 210: 9:30 a.m. breakfast, 10:30 a.m. meeting, third Sunday of each month, Mountain View Recreation Center, 8625 E. Mountain View Road, Scotts-dale. Open to men and women. $3 breakfast. Mel Brody, 480-473-9076. Jewish War Veterans, Post 619: 9:30 a.m. breakfast, 10:30 a.m. meeting, third Sunday of each month, Sun Lakes Phase I Clubhouse, Mirror Room, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd. Guest speakers featured. $3 breakfast. Jerry Keizerstein, 480-802-9480. Rebbe's Riders Motorcycle Club: last Sunday of each month. Rides each month to raise funds for charitable causes. rebbesriders@cox.net. SENIORSMONDAY/MAY 12'Passport to Europe': 12:40 p.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment. Phoenix Art Museum Docent Sherry Koopot will lead the lecture. Adults of all ages are welcome. 602-943-2198. TUESDAY/MAY 13 'Living Life with Chronic Pain': 12:40 p.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment. Karissa Bonkrude will lead the workshop, which is open to anybody with a chronic condition and their caregivers. 602-943-2198. 'Scram to the Scam Artist': 11 a.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment. Guest speaker: Geri Krstovich, senior consultant of National Credit Rescue. Senior citizens become vulnerable to scam artists. Find out ways to avoid this. 602-943-2198. SINGLESSUNDAY/May 11J.A.S.S. breakfast: 10:45 a.m., NY Bagels N' Bialys, 6990 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. Mother's Day special available. E-mail jewishsingles@aol.com. SUNDAY/MAY 18 Arizona Adventurers co-ed softball: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Horizon Park, field four, 15444 N. 100th St., Scottsdale. Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed. Last game of the season. Reservations: David, 480-329-3022. WEDNESDAY/MAY 21 Tribe event: 7-11 p.m., Geisha A Go Go, 7150 E. Sixth Ave., Scottsdale. Cost: $5. Visit myspace.com/tribeaz06. TUESDAY/MAY 27 J.A.S.S. happy hour: 5-6:30 p.m., Claim Jumper, 7000 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. Barbara, 480-818-1900. |