Marilyn Anthony The lecture on Jewish India, “Then and Now,” by Barb and Jack Rosenthal was a total sellout, and given what wonderful presenters they are, the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) is hoping that they will agree to give it a second time to allow many more of our members to attend. The JFG is…
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Religion, December 2021
Jewish Friendship Group’s Happenings
Judy Greene Our mission is to perpetuate the traditions of the Jewish faith in a social environment. In addition to our regular members, we look forward to seeing any new members who wish to get to know us. In September, we had limited our activities to a program either in person with masks, or on…
Religion, November 2021
Chanukah Party Planned for November 29
The mission of the Jewish Friendship Group is to perpetuate the traditions of the Jewish faith in a social environment. In addition to our regular members, whom we haven’t seen since the pandemic, we look forward to seeing any new members who wish to join us. The board is meeting to set up an activities schedule for…
Religion, August 2021
The Jewish Friendship Group
Laurie Colen Your board has been planning events for the coming year; many of the old favorites will be back, and we are aiming for some new and different ones—depending on what our membership suggests. (Yes, that is a hint!) Our activities resume in September with Sam Horowitz speaking in our lecture series on Sept.…
Religion, May 2021
Jewish Friendship Group News
Laurie Colen The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) is zooming along. The JFG has been able to obtain a Zoom license, and so after a long hiatus, the JFG has started booking events and holding online events for our membership. We held our first Zoom ladies’ coffee in late February, and the women were thrilled to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
JFG News
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
JFG news
Marilyn Anthony Our annual Chanukah Dinner and AGM will take place on the first night of Chanukah, Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Vistas Dining Room. This year we will be featuring the entertainment of Klezmerkaba, Tucson’s leading Klezmer ensemble. Menu is potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce, beef brisket au jus, sugar glazed carrots,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
JFG news
Marilyn Anthony The Jewish Friendship Group’s (JFG) annual Chanukah dinner and AGM will take place on the first night of Chanukah, on Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Vistas dining room. This year, we will be featuring the entertainment of Klezmerkaba, Tucson’s leading Klezmer ensemble. Entertainment, good food, and lovely company—what more can one wish for? Mark…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
Jewish Friendship Group news
Marilyn Anthony The recent Seder was a lovely evening. Mark Schwartz led and kept everything moving along even adding some humor for the crowd to chuckle at. Susan Kravitz engaged the crowd with her singing and had them join in at times with the able accompaniment of Carol Gordon on the piano. Chef Dave did…
Religion, May 2019
It’s a mitzvah!
Kim Schweitzer Jewish families in need received a special Passover delivery the Sunday before the holiday. Residents of both SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch volunteered to deliver bags of Passover groceries to families in Tucson. This was a collaborative effort with members of SaddleBrooke Ranch Shalom Club and SaddleBrooke’s Jewish Friendship Club. Future projects are planned,…