2025-2026
Board of Directors
Co-Presidents:
Debbie Gretsky
Barbara Hamm
Secretary:
Richard Schlesinger
Membership Director:
Les Stellman
Treasurer:
Arlyne (Lynn) Druckman
Director-at-Large:
David Smoler
President Emeritas:
Yetta Dritch
JOIN HAVURAH
Join Sun City Oro Valley HAVURAH to experience our holiday celebrations, educational and and social events, renew old friendships, and form new ones.
To join, click on "Contact Us" button above to access and download the PDF Membership Application. If you are unable to print the form yourself, printed copies are available from an officer at any meeting. Follow the instructions on the form or deliver it to a HAVURAH meeting.
For more information, email your questions to:
We look forward to meeting you!
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14:
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION
1:00 PM at home of Judy Henkewick
“Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosay
TICKET SALES DATE FOR THEATRE:
MONDAY, JANUARY 19
10-11:30 AM; ACTIVITY CENTER LOBBY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
2:00 PM
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers"
Oro Valley Theatre Company at
Gaslight Music Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6:
2:00 PM AT PARISH HALL OF
SANTA CATALINA CATHOLIC CHURCH
HAVURAH MEMBER EVA FRIEDNER PRESENTS
"They Lived to Tell Their Story: The Personal History of Two Holocaust Survivors, as Told by Their Daughter"
DINE OUT WITH HAVURAH!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
4:30 PM
CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
11065 N Oracle Rd, Oro Valley, AZ 85737
HAVURAH BOOK CLUB
BOOKS FOR 2025-2026
The Havurah Book Club meets for monthly book discussions on the second Wednesday of the month from October through May at 1:00 PM.
CONTACT RENEE GRILLS, CHAIR, for further information at 520-850-7037.
2025-2026 BOOKS
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"She's Up to No Good" by Sara Goodman Confino
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"The Latecomer" by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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"The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern" by Lynda Loigman
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“Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosay
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"The Sisters Weiss" by Naomi Ragen
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"Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel" by Ayelet Tsabari
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"The Only Woman in the Room: a Novel" by Marie Benedict
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"The Red House" by Mary Morris
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM YOUR HAVURAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dear Havurah members,
We came together to celebrate Hanukkah this past (MONTH), lighting our candles, enjoying some ice cream and cookies, wishing a happy holiday season to our Havurah friends. There were 19 of us at an event organized by two volunteers who have been leaders of everything Havurah has sponsored for the past several years.
Havurah is appealing to you to become more involved in your club. If you want Havurah to continue to host our traditional events, we need more volunteers to plan and host them. Our brunches are famously delicious, but Alice Shabel needs someone else to stand up and take over.
We need new directors and officers to imagine and implement a continued future for a Havurah with fewer members. In 2025, there are 62 members, with many simply not participating.
Your current Board has recognized that Havurah needs to accept a new concept for our smaller club since our leaders are no longer able and willing to carry out all the responsibilities of leadership. We know that we can no longer host the kind of events that we have done in the past unless new people step up to fill leadership roles. Next year, there will be no Break-the-Fast, brunches, Hanukkah party, members event, or seder unless new leaders step forward.
HAVURAH DUES FOR 2026 HAVE BEEN SET AT $5 PER MEMBER, reflecting a scaled down club, both in terms of members and programs/events.
We do anticipate a Members event in February/March that will be catered and partially subsidized to reward you, our members, for your loyalty.
Let us hear from you about how you can be involved in shaping the future of your Havurah!
Debbie Gretsky and Barbara Hamm, Co-Presidents
Rich Schlesinger, Secretary
Lynn Druckman, Treasurer
Les Stellman, Membership Director