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Chapel Center Treasure Sale November 18-19

Barbara Reiss The Sun Lakes Chapel Board is having its 12th annual Treasure Sale plus a restaurant raffle. Top prize for the restaurant raffle is $100 at Starbucks plus four dinners at different restaurants. There will be at least 12 winners of multiple dinners for two. The Treasure Sale will be held on Friday, November…

Truths that sometimes hurt

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. It is true that another season is ending while another peeks around the corner at us. It is true that we are a little older, and the summers seem to be hotter, while the winters are not long enough. It is true that things we used to do seem to be…

Celebrate Isreal program

Michael Cohen The Friends of Israel Committee of Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will hold a Celebrate Israel program on September 25 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel Center, 9240 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. North, and is open the entire community. A congregational tour to Israel took place in March 2016. This program will…

Schedule of High Holiday services

Candle lighting by Rabbi Wiener and Sandi Wiener

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…

A welcome to new Valley residents

As you settle in as new residents of our beautiful Valley, or have lived here for some time but are unaffiliated with any congregation, you will probably be looking for a spiritual connection to the community and your faith. The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation in Chandler is a synagogue not just for residents of that…

A groom’s thoughts

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. In the summertime we find ourselves attending weddings. It is a fun time and most often when we think of marriage we are directed to the bride. After all it is “her day.” We tend to forget the groom. There is the hustle and bustle of finding a suitable wedding dress…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation news

Rabbi Wiener tells the children about the hidden matzah

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. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced at the service and members of the congregation connect…

Sun Lakes Congregation summer services

The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation May Interfaith Holocaust Service

The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation May Interfaith Holocaust Service 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. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced…