Questions? Contact our Study Group VPs

Carol Kadet • Harriet Schwartz • Barbara Stern

phxstudygroups@gmail.com

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

  • 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


  • Adventures in Asian Dining
  • ​Burger Bites
  • ​Dine on the Town
  • ​Ethnic Eats
  • ​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!


  • 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
  • Arizona History and Lore
  • Boomers
  • Exploring the Valley's Treasures
  • Gallery Crawl
  • If Walls Could Talk
  • Movers and Shakers

Groups For you,  the gamer

  • 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, Valley adventurers

Movies & theater


Groups for the Book lover

Groups for you, the health buff


  • 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



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.

Special Interest groups

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  • 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 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 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