Events for October, 2010 « AZ Jewish Post

Calendar of Events

Events for October, 2010 »

← September 2010 November 2010 → Event List Calendar

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service Cong. Anshei Israel Simchat Torah “Mad Hatter’s Musaf” celebration/service October 1, 2010 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Geared toward children. Temple Emanu-El’s Tot Noah’s Animals Shabbat dinner and service Temple Emanu-El’s Tot Noah’s Animals Shabbat dinner and service October 1, 2010 5:30 pm Bring non-dairy side dish to share. Followed by oneg on the playground. RSVP for dinner to 327-4501. Temple Emanu-El prospective member dinner Temple Emanu-El prospective member dinner October 1, 2010 6:15 pm Followed by Simply Shabbat outreach service at 7:30 p.m. Cong. Or Chadash Simchat Torah celebration/Friday Night LIVE! service Cong. Or Chadash Simchat Torah celebration/Friday Night LIVE! service October 1, 2010 6:30 pm With Chai Lights band and third grade consecration at Handmaker. Cong. Chaverim Simchat Torah celebration Cong. Chaverim Simchat Torah celebration October 1, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm with first grade consecration	2 Cong. Chaverim Simchat Torah celebration Cong. Chaverim Simchat Torah celebration Temple Emanu-El Shabbat No’ar dairy potluck breakfast Temple Emanu-El Shabbat No’ar dairy potluck breakfast October 2, 2010 9:30 am Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club October 2, 2010 12:00 pm discusses “Start Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” by Dan Senor and Saul Singer. Contact Rayna at 887-8358.
3 Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Cong. Anshei Israel book club Temple Emanu-El “Listening to Be Heard” communications workshop Temple Emanu-El “Listening to Be Heard” communications workshop October 3, 2010 9:30 am - 11:30 am with Connie J.A. Beck, Ph.D. and Frances Bernfeld, M.Ed. Includes light brunch. Benefits religious school teacher continuing education. RSVP to Dana Adler at danaa@me.com or 241-4381. Or Chadash Sisterhood welcome back meeting Or Chadash Sisterhood welcome back meeting October 3, 2010 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Contact Gail Kushner at 577-6551 or gailkushner@q.com. Temple Emanu-El Hebrew Marathon class Temple Emanu-El Hebrew Marathon class October 3, 2010 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm with cantorial soloist Marjorie Hochberg. Continues Monday, Oct. 4, 6-9 p.m. Cong. Anshei Israel Live! from New York’s 92nd St. Live Cong. Anshei Israel Live! from New York’s 92nd St. Live October 3, 2010 5:00 pm live broadcast of “Tzipi Livni Francine and Abdallah Simon State of the World Jewry Lecture.” Series cosponsored by JCC. JFSA Young Men’s Group poker tournament JFSA Young Men’s Group poker tournament October 3, 2010 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm benefiting Emergency Financial Assistance Fund. www.jewishtucson.org Pima Community College 2010 Holocaust Lecture Series Pima Community College 2010 Holocaust Lecture Series October 3, 2010 6:15 pm presents “What Is Judaism?” with Rabbi Robert Eisen at Congregation Anshei Israel Temple Emanu-El “Preparing to Pray” and meditation Temple Emanu-El “Preparing to Pray” and meditation October 3, 2010 6:30 pm Followed by Kabbalistic Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m.	4 Temple Emanu-El “Preparing to Pray” and meditation Temple Emanu-El “Preparing to Pray” and meditation JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections/Hadassah Southern Arizona book club JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections/Hadassah Southern Arizona book club October 4, 2010 6:30 pm discusses “Red Hook Road” by Ayelet Waldman. Contact Anne Lowe at alowe@jfsa.org Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series October 4, 2010 7:00 pm presents “Shoah at the University: New Considerations in Holocaust Education” by Zev Garber, chair of Jewish studies and philosophy at Los Angeles Valley College. Contact Jeanne Davenport at 626-5759 or…	5	6	7 Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break October 7, 2010 10:30 am - 11:00 am Contact Anne Lowe at 577-9393, ext. 130 or alowe@jfsa.org Beloved, A Multifaith Pride Service Beloved, A Multifaith Pride Service October 7, 2010 7:00 pm Cosponsored by Wingspan Multifaith Working Group and JFSA’s LGBT Jewish Inclusion Project. Contact Marc Paley at 577-9393, ext. 128 or lgbtinfo@jfsa.org Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America October 7, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Taste of Judaism series. Continues Oct. 14 and 21.	8 Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America Temple Emanu-El Taste II, Another Bite: Jewish in America Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 potluck Shabbat dinner Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 potluck Shabbat dinner October 8, 2010 6:00 pm at Gail Ben-Jamin’s home. RSVP by Oct. 6 to 544-3602 Cong. Chaverim Pride Shabbat Service Cong. Chaverim Pride Shabbat Service October 8, 2010 7:00 pm welcoming LGBT community Institute for Judaic Services & Studies Shabbat service Institute for Judaic Services & Studies Shabbat service October 8, 2010 7:00 pm at MountainView Country Club in SaddleBrooke. Contact Joel Wyner at 825-8175, Jacquelyn Feller at 818-9413 or Joel Waldstreicher at 818-9038. YJT Potluck Shabbat YJT Potluck Shabbat October 8, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at private home. Contact Rebecca Kunsberg at 577-9393, ext. 119 or rkunsberg@jfsa.org.	9 YJT Potluck Shabbat YJT Potluck Shabbat Rei’ut Jewish Singles attends Borderlands Theatre production Rei’ut Jewish Singles attends Borderlands Theatre production October 9, 2010 9:00 am - 5:00 pm of “Arizona: No Roosters in the Desert”. Preceded by dinner at 5:30 p.m. at La Indita, 622 N. 4th Ave. RSVP to Joyce by Oct. 4 at tifunolam@aol.com or 888-8010. Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC October 9, 2010 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tucson International Alliance for Refugee Communities, a 501C3 organization founded by refugees in 1995, will hold fundraiser with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, entertainment, dinner option at Jax Kitchen. Featured countries: Bhutan…
10 Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Rally Round TIARC Cong. Anshei Israel Men’s Club breakfast Cong. Anshei Israel Men’s Club breakfast October 10, 2010 9:30 am - 9:30 pm Maj. Gen. Donald Shepperd, former director of Air National Guard at the Pentagon, speaks on Israel and the Middle East. Contact Lew Crane at 400-9930 or catsfan1997@cox.net. Temple Emanu-El Babies and Bagels trip to Reid Park Zoo. Temple Emanu-El Babies and Bagels trip to Reid Park Zoo. October 10, 2010 9:30 am RSVP to Mila at 327-4501. JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections “Sunday in the Park with Bagels” JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections “Sunday in the Park with Bagels” October 10, 2010 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fourth anniversary celebration at Hohokam Park in Oro Valley. Bring veggie/dairy dish to share. RSVP to Anne Lowe at alowe@jfsa.org or 577-9393, ext. 130. Cong. Anshei Israel Blessing of the Pets Cong. Anshei Israel Blessing of the Pets October 10, 2010 11:30 am Open house anniversary party benefiting Homer Davis Elementary School Open house anniversary party benefiting Homer Davis Elementary School October 10, 2010 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Benefits the school’s Friday food pack program. Sponsored by Nancy and Stu Mellan in honor of their 18th anniversary. RSVP to Jane Scott at 557-9393. Interfaith Community Services 25th anniversary concert Interfaith Community Services 25th anniversary concert October 10, 2010 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm R. Carlos Nakai, Grammy-nominated performer of the Native American flute, and Gabriel Ayala, internationally known Native American classical guitarist, will perform together for the first time. 3-5 p.m. Handmaker Annual Dinner honoring Steve Lightman Handmaker Annual Dinner honoring Steve Lightman October 10, 2010 5:00 pm UA School of Theatre, Film and Television salute to musical theatre. RSVP to 881-2323.	11 Handmaker Annual Dinner honoring Steve Lightman Handmaker Annual Dinner honoring Steve Lightman Cong. Chofetz Chayim Rosh Chodesh women’s dinner and discussion Cong. Chofetz Chayim Rosh Chodesh women’s dinner and discussion October 11, 2010 6:00 am - 6:00 pm Contact Esther Becker at 747-7780 or esther@chofetz.org. JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Rosh Chodesh gathering for women JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Rosh Chodesh gathering for women October 11, 2010 7:00 pm at Oro Valley home of Gayle Roberts. Edna San Miguel presents “My Great-Grandmother was Tucsonan Juanity Feldman,” part of research into her crypto-Jewish heritage. RSVP to Anne Lowe at 577-9393,…	12 JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Rosh Chodesh gathering for women JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Rosh Chodesh gathering for women JCC Live! from New York’s 92nd St. Y JCC Live! from New York’s 92nd St. Y October 12, 2010 5:00 pm Live broadcast of “JIm Cramer: Navigating in Volatile Markets.” Cramer is host of CNBC’s “Mad Money.” Series cosponsored by Cong. Anshei Israel. JFSA Tucson Maimonides Society “Wine and Your Heart” JFSA Tucson Maimonides Society “Wine and Your Heart” October 12, 2010 6:00 pm Wine-tasting and dinner with Dr. Tedd Goldfinger. RSVP by Oct. 5 to Karen Graham at 577-9393, ext. 118 or at www.jewishtucson.org	13 JFSA Tucson Maimonides Society “Wine and Your Heart” JFSA Tucson Maimonides Society “Wine and Your Heart” JFSA Women’s Philanthropy annual meeting JFSA Women’s Philanthropy annual meeting October 13, 2010 6:30 pm RSVP by Oct. 4 to Karen Graham at 577-9393, ext. 118 or kgraham@jfsa.org. Temple Emanu-El Sefer book club Temple Emanu-El Sefer book club October 13, 2010 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm discusses “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusack. Yearlong series: members, $5; nonmembers, $60.	14 Temple Emanu-El Sefer book club Israel Center lecture by Yaacov Katz Israel Center lecture by Yaacov Katz October 14, 2010 7:00 pm Jerusalem Post military correspondent and defense analyst. Contact Tremia Cox at 577-9393, ext. 133 or israelcenter@jfsa.org.	15 Israel Center lecture by Yaacov Katz Temple Emanu-El family Shabbat dinner Temple Emanu-El family Shabbat dinner October 15, 2010 5:30 pm Bring non-dairy side dish to share. RSVP to 327-4501. Followed at 6:30 p.m. by Shabbat Rocks! service.	16 Temple Emanu-El family Shabbat dinner YJT beers and bowling YJT beers and bowling October 16, 2010 6:00 pm Location TBA. Contact Rebecca Kunsberg at 577-9393, ext. 119 or rkunsberg@jfsa.org.
17 YJT beers and bowling YJT beers and bowling YJT beers and bowling YJT beers and bowling JFSA Women’s Philanthropy “Spa Day for the Jewish Soul” JFSA Women’s Philanthropy “Spa Day for the Jewish Soul” October 17, 2010 9:00 am - 4:00 pm RSVP to Karen Graham at 577-9393, ext. 118 or kgraham@jfsa.org. JFSA Shalom Tucson “Gateway to Community Service” bagel brunch JFSA Shalom Tucson “Gateway to Community Service” bagel brunch October 17, 2010 10:30 am - 12:00 pm highlighting volunteer opportunities. Contact Anne Lowe at 577-9393, ext. 130 or alowe@jfsa.org. Cong. Anshei Israel Seniors meeting Cong. Anshei Israel Seniors meeting October 17, 2010 6:30 pm with entertainment by Tucson Girls Chorus. Contact Shirley Silverstein at 733-0080 or shirleyphillip@msn.com Temple Emanu-El movie night, “Loving Leah” Temple Emanu-El movie night, “Loving Leah” October 17, 2010 7:00 pm	18	19 Temple Emanu-El movie night, “Loving Leah” Rei’ut Jewish Singes 50-70 happy hour Rei’ut Jewish Singes 50-70 happy hour October 19, 2010 5:15 pm at Buddy’s in Crossroads shopping center followed by $1 movie special. RSVP by Monday, Oct. 18 to Steve Nash at 628-0690.	20	21 Rei’ut Jewish Singes 50-70 happy hour JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break October 21, 2010 10:30 am - 11:00 am At Handmaker. Contact Anne Lowe at 577-9393, ext. 130 or alowe@jfsa.org	22 JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break JFSA Shalom Tucson coffee break Cong. Anshei Israel Shabbat dinner with community shaliach Guy Gelbart Cong. Anshei Israel Shabbat dinner with community shaliach Guy Gelbart October 22, 2010 5:45 pm starts with service, followed by dinner and “Israel is Real: Issues, Concerns and Commentary.” Reservations required to barb@caiaz.org. Temple Emanu-El Northwest Shabbat dinner and service Temple Emanu-El Northwest Shabbat dinner and service October 22, 2010 6:00 pm RSVP by Oct. 20 to 327-4501. Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70, RSVP to 544-3602.	23 Temple Emanu-El Northwest Shabbat dinner and service Temple Emanu-El Northwest Shabbat dinner and service Odyssey Storytelling “My Jewish Story” at Temple Emanu-El Odyssey Storytelling “My Jewish Story” at Temple Emanu-El October 23, 2010 7:00 pm local storytellers and musical entertainment. 730-4112 “A Film Unfinished” “A Film Unfinished” October 23, 2010 7:30 pm about Nazi footage taken in the Warsaw Ghetto, presented by JFSA Coalition for Jewish Education, Tucson International Jewish Film Festival, and the Loft Cinema, with introduction and Q & A…
24 “A Film Unfinished” “A Film Unfinished” “A Film Unfinished” “A Film Unfinished” “A Film Unfinished” Jewish War Veterans Friedman-Paul Post 201 buffet breakfast Jewish War Veterans Friedman-Paul Post 201 buffet breakfast October 24, 2010 9:15 am - 9:15 pm with guest speaker, Deborah Brookshire, volunteer service program manager for the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System. Second annual Chai Circle memorial event Second annual Chai Circle memorial event October 24, 2010 10:00 am - 11:00 pm at Sabino Canyon Recreation Park. RSVP to Andrea Siemens, 795-0300, ext. 2365 or asiemens@ jfcstucson.org. Jewish History Museum Centennial Celebration Jewish History Museum Centennial Celebration October 24, 2010 12:00 pm with street festival, centennial exhibit, opening of 1910 time capsule at 2 p.m. THA 6th Annual Tikkun Olam Award Celebration THA 6th Annual Tikkun Olam Award Celebration October 24, 2010 5:00 pm Honoring Tucson’s rabbis, with guest speaker, Rabbi Daniel Gordis. Contact Gina Baudoin at 529-3888, ext. 108 or visit www.thaaz.org. Pima Community College 2010 Holocaust Lecture Series Pima Community College 2010 Holocaust Lecture Series October 24, 2010 6:15 pm presents “Zionism” by Dr. David Graizbord, UA Judaic Studies at PCC Northwest Campus.	25 Pima Community College 2010 Holocaust Lecture Series Tucson Tikkun Community Tucson Tikkun Community October 25, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm presents “The Drowning Child and the Expanding Circle” at Sonora Cohousing multipurpose room, 501 E. Roger Road. Contact Dina Afek at dina@sonoracohousing.com.	26 Tucson Tikkun Community Tucson Tikkun Community Tucson Tikkun Community JFSA Northwest Division program committee meeting JFSA Northwest Division program committee meeting October 26, 2010 5:30 pm at Wells Fargo Advisors. RSVP to Anne Lowe at 577-9393, ext. 130 or alowe@jfsa.org. JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Torah Study JFSA Northwest Jewish Connections Torah Study October 26, 2010 6:30 pm at Wells Fargo Advisors. Contact Anne Lowe at 577-9393, ext. 130 or alowe@jfsa.org. Domestic violence documentary, “Telling Amy’s Story” Domestic violence documentary, “Telling Amy’s Story” October 26, 2010 7:00 pm Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse and the Pima County Attorney’s Office present a free showing of “Telling Amy’s Story,” a documentary about a domestic violence homicide. A panel…	27 Domestic violence documentary, “Telling Amy’s Story” Arizona Center for Judaic Studies lecture/recital Arizona Center for Judaic Studies lecture/recital October 27, 2010 7:00 pm by Rachel Kaplan, “Tradition Revisited: Contemporary Klezmer Rondos for Flute, Voice and Orchestra.” Contact Jeanne Davenport at 626-5759 or jus@u.arizona.edu.	28 Arizona Center for Judaic Studies lecture/recital Arizona Center for Judaic Studies lecture/recital JFSA Northwest Jewish Connection Men’s Group lunch and program JFSA Northwest Jewish Connection Men’s Group lunch and program October 28, 2010 11:30 am at Maynard’s Market, $5 admission to Jewish History Museum, 584 S. Stone; lunch at own expense. RSVP to bobgershon@hotmail.com. Holocaust education teacher inservice Holocaust education teacher inservice October 28, 2010 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm “Teaching the Holocaust through Diaries, Personal Correspondence and Memoir” with Harvard professor Susan R. Suleiman, at UA Poetry Center. Continuing education credits available. Contact Bryan Davis at 577-9393 or bdavis@jfsa.org.	29 Holocaust education teacher inservice Holocaust education teacher inservice Temple Emanu-El Preparing to Pray Temple Emanu-El Preparing to Pray October 29, 2010 6:30 pm with Bonnie Golden, followed at 7:30 p.m. by Kabbalistic Shabbat service led by Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon, accompanied by guitarist Steve Schulman. Cong. Anshei Israel in the Northwest Cong. Anshei Israel in the Northwest October 29, 2010 7:00 pm at St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall, led by Cantor Ivor Lichterman. Oneg to follow. RSVP to Helene Mittleman at 219-7297 or fredmittleman@mac.com.	30 Cong. Anshei Israel in the Northwest Temple Emanu-El/Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 hike Temple Emanu-El/Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 hike October 30, 2010 8:00 am in the Tucson Mountains. Kiddush lunch follows. Call 327-4501 or Simon at 731-1206.
31 Temple Emanu-El/Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 hike Temple Emanu-El/Rei’ut Jewish Singles 50-70 hike Community mitzvah day for children ages pre-k through 8th grade Community mitzvah day for children ages pre-k through 8th grade October 31, 2010 9:30 am - 12:00 pm with Congs. Or Chadash, Chaverim and Anshei Israel, at Or Chadash. Cong. Anshei Israel’s Women’s League paid-up membership brunch Cong. Anshei Israel’s Women’s League paid-up membership brunch October 31, 2010 10:30 am members/gift shop workers, free; guests, $10. RSVP by Oct. 25 to Terry Williams at 408-5255 at terrylynnw@comcast.net.