Our Chapter offers a wide variety of study groups for the benefit of our members.
We have something for everyone: book lovers, art lovers, movie lovers, foodies, hikers, crafters - just to name a few.
You must be a chapter member to register for Study Groups.
Study Groups are for the benefit of our members.
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Questions? Contact our Study Group VPs Carol Kadet, Harriet Schwartz and Barbara Stern:
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Groups for the Book lover
- Armchair Travelers Book Club
- Back in Time with Historical Fiction
- Book Brothers​
- Contemporary Fiction
- Contemporary Reads
- First Friday Book Group
- Have You Read Anything Good Lately?
- Jewish Book Group
- Monday Mystery Ladies
- Nonfiction Book Group
- ​On and Off the Path of Jewish Orthodoxy
- ​Third Thursday AM Book Group
Study Groups
- Arts
- Books
- Creativity
- Dining
- Games
- Health and Fitness
- Intellectual Pursuits
- Men of Brandeis
- Movies/Theater
- Special Interest
- ​Valley Adventures
GROUPS FOR THE GOURMAND
- Adventures in Asian Dining
- ​Burger Bites
- ​Dine on the Town​
- ​Iconic Scottsdale Dining
- International Red Wine Connoisseurs
- ​Italian Friday
- Just Desserts
- ​Kaffeeklatsch
- Ladies' Breakfast Club
- Ladies' High Tea
- Neighborhood Haunts​
- Pizza Pizza​
- Singles Supper Club
- Taco Mondays​
- ​Thursday Night Dinner Date
- Wine Not!
Groups For you, the gamer
- Brandeis Bowling Just for Fun
- Bridging It
- Canasta for Beginners​​
- Canasta Kings
- Canasta Mavens
- Canasta Plus: Our Game or Yours?
- Far North Canasta Pairs I and II
- Mah-Jongg - Boot Camp for Beginners
- Mah-Jongg - Intermediate
- Men's Canasta Lessons
- Pinochle for All
- Rummikub
- Simply Scrabble
Movies & theater
- Camelview, Shea 14 Review
- Delicious Dramas and Dinners
- Foreign Film Zoomies
- Incredible Israeli Films
- Le Cinema Francais
- Second Friday Films
- Sizzling Sundays: Movie Discussion & Dinner
- Study with the Best - Potpourri of Classic Movies
- Theater Lovers Happy Hour
Groups for you, the health buff
- Cycleholics
- Intermediate Hiking
- Jewish Mindful Meditation
- Leisure Hiking
- Let's Do Arizona/Phoenix Hikes
- Meditation
- Neighborhood Walks 1 , 2 and 3
- ​​Plant-Based Cooking
- ​Tai Chi - Beginning and Continuing
Groups for youR Creative spirit
- Bead it! Beaded Stretch Bracelets
- Beginning Cake/Treat Decorating​
- Bring Out the Creativity Within
- Crafting Trio for Art and Fun
- Create Art in a Fun Afternoon
- Drawing for Beginners
- Fused Glass Beginners Level I
- Fused Glass Level II
- Garden Paver Class​
- Knit a Mitzvah
- Mosaic Art
- ​Writing Your Stories
Special Interest groups
- Aging is Not for Sissies
- A Bissell Yiddish and a Nosh
- Explore the World of Interior Design
- ​Investing 101
- ​iPhone Photography​​
- Men of Brandeis
- Mitzvah Mavens
- New Yorker Short Story Discussion Group​
- ​People Who Repair the World​​
- Poetry Study Group
- Rock 'n Roll is Here to Stay
- Shopping Off the Beaten Track
- Short Stories and Lite Bites
- Studio Art and Bistro Lunch
- ​Through the Looking Glass
Groups for you, the pursuer of intellectual quests
- AZ Energy: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
- Brandeis Listener's Podcast Club
- ​Contemporary Issues
- Current Events
- The Elections of 2024
- The Ethicist
- Great Decisions Discussion Group
- Restless Minds Discussion Group
- Restless Minds for Men​
- Women of Influence
Groups for you, Valley adventurers
- Arizona History and Lore
- Boomers
- Exploring the Valley's Treasures
- Gallery Crawl
- If Walls Could Talk
- Movers and Shakers