For synagogue locations and contact information, please see the list of area congregations in the Community Directory This weekFRIDAY/NOV. 20ShabbatLuck: 6 p.m., location in Paradise Valley. Free Shabbat potluck dinner for singles and couples ages 21-39. shabbatluck.com. Spaghetti dinner for Jewish high school youth: 6 p.m., Temple Gan Elohim at Shadow Rock UCC, 12861 N. Eighth Ave., Phoenix. Cost: $5. 7:15 p.m. musical Shabbat concert by Scott Leader and the "Friday Night Live" band. Tyler Knight, tkinaz93@yahoo.com. SATURDAY/NOV. 21 Congregation Beth Israel annual fundraising event: 6:30 p.m. CBI honors Rabbi Emeritus Albert Plotkin. Pat McMahon is master of ceremonies. Cocktails, silent auction. Cost: $180. SUNDAY/NOV. 22 Congregation Or Chadash holiday boutique: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Or Chadash. Crafts, gifts and services. Flag Football: 10:30 a.m., Arizona Adventurers at Royal Palm Park, 15th Avenue and Butler Drive, Phoenix. Children welcome. Reservations: Ron, 623-910-0769 or arizonaadventurers.org. VOSJCC Cycle Club: Group meets at Valley of the Sun JCC for a ride. vosjc4.org. THURSDAY/NOV. 26 Israeli dance: 8 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC at Dancetime Studio, 10339 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Cost: $6 members, $8 nonmembers. Next WeekMONDAY/NOV. 30Sabra Hadassah fundraiser: 8:15 a.m., meet at Village Inn, 10652 N. 89th Place, Scottsdale. From there, a bus ride to Apache Gold Casino Resort, where participants will stay until 3:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Reservations by Nov. 20: Shelly, 480-661-1313. WEDNESDAY/DEC. 2 'Ethical Wills: Your Values Live On': 7-8 p.m., Pardes Jewish Day School, 3916 E. Paradise Lane, Phoenix. Jewish Community Foundation workshop led by Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman. Register online, jcf.wufoo.com/forms/ethical-wills-your-values-live-on. THURSDAY/DEC. 3 'Everything I Learned About Judaism I Learned in Kindergarten and Forgot!': 11 a.m.-noon, Beth El Congregation. Free class about Jewish holidays and observances taught by Janette Silverman, Beth El education director. Continues Dec. 10 and 17. Registration: Janette, 602-944-3359, ext. 123. SATURDAY/DEC. 5 Tribe Saturday night bash: 8-11 p.m., Upper Deck Scottsdale, 4224 N. Craftsman Court. Live '80s band. Cost: $5. SUNDAY/DEC. 6 Genealogy open house: 1 p.m., Arizona Jewish Genealogy Group at Beth El Congregation. Free monthly program through May 2010. Co-sponsored by Beth El and the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Janette Silverman, 602-944-3359, ext. 123. 'Jewish Ethics': 6:15 p.m., Beth El Congregation. Class led by Rabbi Arthur Lavinsky. Also Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and March 21. Free for Beth El members; $50 for nonmembers, for all sessions. Register: Janette Silverman, 602-944-3359, ext. 123. Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary, Post 194: 9 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m. meeting (9:30 a.m. auxiliary meeting), first Sunday of each month, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, 650 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. Nelson, 623-556-1217 or Miriam, 602-569-0346. Sunday Circle: 1-3 p.m., Friendship Circle at Chabad of Arizona. Activities for children with special needs and their families. Reservations required: Nomi, 602-861-1600 or nomi@fcaz.org. Trip to Biosphere 2: Arizona Adventurers. Includes guided tour through trail systems, tropical rainforest and underwater ocean-viewing gallery. Cost: $15 students, $20 general entry. arizonaadventurers.org. YJP Bagel Nosh: 9-11 a.m., Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus. Light breakfast. Attendees receive a free all-day pass to the Valley of the Sun JCC fitness center, to be used that day. Samantha, sjaeger@jewishphoenix.org or 480-634-4900, ext. 1134.
JEWISH CULTURE
'George is Dead': Elaine May's comedy about an eventful day in the life of a New York socialite. Through Dec. 6. Arizona Theatre Company at Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. Cost: $26-$59. 602-256-6995 or aztheatreco.org.'The Biblical Sea': Torah-inspired water paintings by Nancy Reyner. Through Jan. 17 by appointment only. Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum at Congregation Beth Israel, 10460 N. 56th St., Scottsdale. Cost: $3.50 suggested donation. 480-951-0323. Artist exhibition: Single Jewish artists, poets and musicians are invited to exhibit and/or perform, and the public is invited to attend. 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Congregation Kehillat Emek haMidbar, 14425 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Free to participate and attend. Hershl, 602-308-9064 or hershl@hotmail.com. 'Chopin for Lovers': Jeffrey Siegel opens the 30th season of his Keyboard Conversations series with Chopin works inspired by the women in the composer's life. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Cost: $38. 480-994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org. Poetry reading: Valley poets Alberto Rios and Brian Diamond will read selections of their work. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. Second St. Free. 480-874-4666 or smoca.org. Art walk: Members of the Fountain Hills Art League will display works in multiple media, including watercolor, acrylic, photography, sculpture and jewelry. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Plaza Fountainside, 12645 N. Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills. 480-837-3399 or fountainhillsartleague.com. SENIORSFRIDAY/NOV. 20'Yiddish Singing Chorale-Memory in Song': 12:50 p.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment. Facilitator: Ethel Harris. SUNDAY/NOV. 22 Jewish Social Connection: 2 p.m. social, 2:30 p.m. meeting, 3:45 p.m. entertainment, Sun City West Foundation Building, 14465 R.H. Johnson Blvd. Entertainer Aletha Dellamo. 623-214-8224. |