AZJL_Mar13

[HAPPENINGS/FACES]
Centennial Celebration Finale – On Feb.
1 10 the Arizona Jewish Historical Society
hosted Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s official
state historian, at its closing program
celebrating Arizona’s Centennial. The event
also featured local artisans who displayed
their works and a performance by local
women of “For Better and Worse: Jewish
Marriages in the Arizona Territory.” Photo by
BonnieJeanne Photography
BBYO Convention – Carly Weintraub and Josh Sandquist,
2 above, coordinated the annual BBYO Spirit Convention
Jan. 18-21. The event brought together more than 150
teens from across the region (Arizona, Nevada and Utah) for
a weekend of chapter spirit, Judaic education and brotherhood/sisterhood
programming. The BBYO convention was
held at the Holiday Inn in Mesa. This year the theme was
“Mountain Region and the Heroic Hunger Games.”
Festival of Trees – The Jewish National Fund Tu B’Shevat
3 Festival on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Scottsdale Civic Center
drew approximately 2,000 attendees. Children learned to
plant trees and met Smokey the Bear, who accompanied the
US Forest Service Fire Truck to the event. Participants also enjoyed
live music, wine tasting, arts and crafts, 20 retail vendors,
and Israeli food and dancing. JNF sold 300 trees to be planted
in Israel.
4NFTY Weekend – Members of National Federation of Temple
Youth organize medical supplies as part of a Jan. 18-21
Southwest Region Social Action Weekend. Other social action
activities included: making fleece blankets, working at Wilson
Elementary School, playing at the Boys & Girls Club, and helping
at St. Vincent de Paul food bank. The weekend included two
friendship circles, a Shabbat service, Torah study, a workshop on
mental health, and a dinner - dance at Temple Emanuel in Tempe.
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Musical Shabbat – Cantorial soloist Todd Herzog is joined
5 by children and families for a musical Shabbat experience.
While the biblical Shabbat Shira (Sabbath of Song) occurs once
a year when the Torah reading includes Shirat Hayam, the song
the Israelites sang after they crossed the Red Sea, Temple Solel
has expanded the idea. About four times a year this Reform
congregation in Scottsdale celebrates a Shabbat Shira, which
draws about 300 to 400 people. Building on the success of the
Shabbat Shira service, Temple Solel added the Shabbat Lounge
for young singles and couples to gather. About 100 people
ages 21-45 typically stay after services for the Shabbat Lounge,
which has an open bar, music, food and a relaxed vibe.