The regular monthly Shabbat service for May will be held on May 10 at 7 p.m., remembering Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and honoring Mother’s Day. Full services are conducted each month starting in September, except for July and August, on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel.…
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Religion, January 2024
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Events—January 2024
The regular monthly Shabbat service for January will be held on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. where new members of the board of directors will be recognized and retiring members will be thanked for their service. It should be noted that at the December service, Hanukkah candles were lit and Rabbi Irwin Wiener was praised…
June 2023, Religion
SLJC June Publicity
The June service at the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) will be held on Friday, June 9. The congregation conducts services each month, except for July and August, on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. For additional information or to have your questions answered about SLJC services,…
Religion, January 2022
SLJC Updates
Joyce Spartonos It almost seems surreal that 2022 is actually here and ready to play out what Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) hopes is the start of healthier and happier times for all of us. But until we can be certain that this pandemic is behind us, SLJC will continue to incorporate both in-person (masks…
Generals, March 2020
Kibbutzim in Israel, Then and Now
Michael Cohen, MD Friends of Israel, SLJC presents Susan Bondy. She has lectured nationally on Israel, Kibbutzim, and the Dead Sea Scrolls and investing. She is currently Chairman of the Israeli American Council – Arizona. The word Kibbutz means “gathering” in Hebrew and refers to the communal settlements in Israel that began well before the…
Religion, October 2018
Sun Lakes Congregation news
Doris Codkind, Publicity SLJC is an active congregation with members of all ages who come from various communities in the area. Tradition and prayer are woven into our services by Rabbi Irwin Wiener. The lovely voice of our Cantor Ronda Polesky, together with our renowned choir under the direction of Lana Oyer, makes our…
Generals, October 2017
Friends of Israel, SLJC presents: Strategies to Combat Anti-Israel and Antisemitic Media October 29
Michael Cohen Friends of Israel, SLJC, will present a talk entitled “Action, Not Just Talk: Learn Concrete Strategies to Combat Media’s Demonization of Israel and Jews” on October 29, 2017. The speaker is Ginette Weiner. Ginette is a published commentator in Jewish and mainstream newspapers and a lecturer on strategies for combating media bias, antisemitism…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
SLJC Men’s Club news
The SLJC Men’s Club is an active social club of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Chapel House for social interaction and stimulating presentations. One recent outing was to the Martin Auto Museum, a privately-owned, non-profit automobile museum located at 17641…
Religion, April 2017
SLJC Sisterhood meets April 20
The next meeting of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood will take place on April 20 at the Chapel Center at 1:00 p.m. The featured speaker is Janet Arnold, the Senior Concierge of Jewish Family and Children’s Services. She will present information about Creative Aging classes, a national movement that fosters the relationship between creative…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Schedule of High Holiday services
The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel on the second Friday of the month from September through June. In July and August, a rabbinic led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet…