News - Chabad Lubavitch of Tucson

Classics at the Israel Day Festival

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 4:10 PM

At Tucson's Israel Festival this Sunday, April 21, Chabad of Tucson will be focusing on the authentic and the classic.

8,000 people are expected to attend the celebration of Israel's 65 years of independence from noon to 6 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center at Dodge and River Roads.

There will be an emphasis on Israel's achievements in computing, medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, renewable energy and many other fields.

At the Chabad booth, rabbis will be offering men to engage in the Mitzvah of putting on Tefillin and saying a prayer for Israel and its people.

Also being offered will be a selection of classic and beloved Jewish story books for children, to be sold at discounted prices.

Chabad will also be inviting the festival's guests to attend upcoming events such as the Lag BaOmer Family Fun Day, reading of the 10 Commandments on Shavuot and an inspirational lecture by a former Evangelical Pastor.

Applications will be available on site for Chabad's "only boys" summer camp, the kiddie camp for boys and girls ages 2-5 and the Chabad Hebrew School.

For more info about the festival, visit www.IsraelFestivalTucson.org

Farbrengen to Mark Pesach #2

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 1:00 PM

Men's Farbrengen Night will be held this week to celebrate the Second Passover, highlighting the concept of a second chance.

A year after the Exodus, G-d instructed the people of Israel to bring the Passover offering on the afternoon of Nissan 14, and to eat it that evening, together with matzah and bitter herbs, as they had done on the previous year just before they left Egypt.

But some people who had become ritually impure, were not able to join and complained, "Why should we be deprived, and not be able to present G-d's offering in its time, amongst the children of Israel?"

In response to their plea, G-d established the 14th of Iyar as a "second Passover" (pesach sheini) for anyone who was unable to bring the offering on its appointed time in the previous month.

The day thus represents the "second chance" achieved by teshuvah the power of repentance and "return." In the words of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, "The Second Passover means that it's never a 'lost case.'"

In Tucson, this day will be marked with an informal chassidic gathering characterized by niggunim (heartfelt songs), uplifting talk, inspirational stories, L'chaim and refreshments.

Chabad rabbis in Tucson will be leading the evening to be held Wednesday, April 24, at 8:00 PM at the home of Rabbi Shemtov.

Some Matzah will be served as well. Participants do not have to come dressed as the above photo...

Children To Make Smoothies

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 6:36 PM

Jewish boys and girls will be meeting this Monday, April 8, for another session of the kosher cooking club.

For a full hour beginning 5:30, children ages 5 to 11 will try their hand in the kitchen with the help of Feigie Ceitlin.

This time they will be creating their very own fruit smoothies and a salad bar with ingredients and dressings of their choosing.

Cost per child is $15. Reservation in advance in required at [email protected]

Women Explore Judaism's Relevance

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 6:26 PM

Chabad of Tucson will be launching a third season of the Torah Studies courses by the acclaimed Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) on Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 PM.

Presented by Goldie Shemtov at Cong. Young Israel, beginning April 7 and continue for 11 consecutive Sunday evenings, the courses explores Judaism's relevance in modern life.

Like all of Chabad's courses, this latest adult education offering is designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge. This class is for women only.

Some of the topics to be addressed are the Jewish perspective on realizing your true potential, human struggle, and the power of a single action.

Interested students are welcome to attend the first session free, without obligation to continue. The fee for the entire course is $45, which includes the course textbook. Cost for a single class is $8.

To enroll and for more info, call Chabad at 520-881-7956 or email [email protected]