Calendar 2/5/2010

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Issue of February 5, 2010/ 21 Shvat 5770

Feb. 6

Casino Night

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns, located at 207 Grove Ave. in Cedarhurst, has scheduled “Casino Night,” beginning at 8 p.m., at the Lawrence Village Country Club, located at 101 Causeway Rd. in Lawrence. For further information and/or reservations please call the JCC office at 6516-569-6733.

Feb. 7

Blood drive

Congregation Anshei Chesed will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hollander Early Childhood Center, located at 413 Serena Road in Hewlett. For more information please contact Pam Bluth 295-0947. Walk-ins welcome.

Book Discussion

The Sephardic Congregation of Long Beach located at Lafayette Blvd. and Penn St, will be hosting a book discussion of Gerald Brooks’ People of the Book led by Sandra Sutain at 7 p.m. Sutain will be talking about the novel and the real story behind the Sarajevo Haggadah. This is the perfect book for anyone interested in Sephardic history and culture. Whether you’ve read the book or not, you’re welcome to join in to learn about this little known treasure of the Jewish people.

A DVD will be shown and handouts will be given to enhance your Passover Seder. Coffee and cake will be served. For more information call (516)-889-5923.

Celebrating a new home

Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi will be holding a Chanukat Habayit to celebrate the completion of its new building at 395 Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m., with dancing in the street from the shul’s temporary home next door into the new building. A program in the new building led by Rabbi Yaakov Feitman, rav of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, will follow the dancing. A children’s program is planned as well. The festivities will conclude at 3:30 p.m. For more information visit www.kbyt.org.

A cappella concert

Magevet, which bills itself as the premier Jewish Hebrew and Israeli a cappella group of Yale University will be giving a benefit concert at Temple Hillel of North Woodmere, located at 1000 Rosedale Road, Woodmere, at 1 p.m. The concert will be for SULAM-LI, a religious school for Jewish children with special needs. Magevet will be joined on stage by the children of the Brandeis School Choir of Lawrence, under the direction of Janet Goldman. Students from SULAM-LI will also join in. SULAM-LI is a cooperative program of seven local synagogues. The children of SULAM-LI receive Jewish education on Sunday mornings specially geared to meet their learning needs. Call Dena Stein for tickets at 516-449-6678. Tickets for adults are $25, children (ages 3-17) are $15. A Family Pkg (2 Adults/ 2 Children) is $72. For more information about SULAM and its programs please call Libby Adler, the educational director at: 516-474-1500

Vos Iz humor?

The Jewish Heritage Museum, located at 36 Battery Place in New York City, is presenting a night with Ari Kelman, author of “Is Diss a System? A Milt Gross Comic Reader” (NYU Press, 2009). He will be interviewed by Harry Katz, editor of Cartoon America: Comic Art at the Library of Congress. Working during the decline of vaudeville and the rise of the newspaper cartoon strip, Gross captured American humor in transition. He adapted the sounds of ethnic humor from the stage to the page and developed both a sound and a sensibility that grew out of an intimate knowledge of immigrant life. His parodies of beloved poetry sounded like reading primers set loose on the Lower East Side, while his accounts of Jewish tenement residents echoed with the mistakes and malapropisms born of the immigrant experience. The event is co-sponsored by the National Yiddish Book Center. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, free for members of the Museum or the NYBC and are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.

Sunday Funday

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns, located at 207 Grove Ave. in Cedarhurst, invites all children with Autism to a “Super Sunday Funday,” scheduled from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the JCC. For further information please call the JCC office at 516-569-6733.

Music for your Soul(farm)

Soulfarm will be performing at Temple Beth-El of Bellmore located at 1373 Bellmore Road in North Bellmore. Led by C Lanzbom, the band was formerly known as Inasense, and is heavily influenced by jam, blues, rock and roll, and the Middle Eastern heritage of the performers. They have performed around the world. ”Who would ever think that a band that covers ‘Dovid Melech’ could sell out one on New York City’s most popular and renowned nightclubs? Yes, it’s happening, and repeatedly at that,” the Jewish Star wrote about the band. This concert is presented in memory of Rabbi Harvey Goldscheider. Tickets are $18 per person. Donations are gratefully accepted. Call 781-2650 for tickets and information.

Feb. 8

Thrift store opening

The Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation is happy to announce the opening of its Treasure Chest Thrift Shop located at 141 Washington Avenue - Suite 205 in Lawrence. The store will be open Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store will sell a treasure trove of giftware and bric-a-brac bargains with all proceeds going to help wage the war against cancer. Donations are greatly appreciated. To arrange a pickup, please call 516-375-6080 or 516-295-3518.

Feb. 9

Jewish heritage at MSG

Madison Square Garden hosts the 2nd Annual Jewish Heritage Night with the New York Knicks. The Knicks will be playing the Sacramento Kings and the game begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is organized by the Jewish Community Relations Counsel, an affiliate of the UJA Federation of New York. Tickets are $36 for seating in the 300 Level and include a Hebrew Knicks item. Visit tinyurl.com/jcrcJHN2010 and enter promo code: JCRC. For more information contact Seth Bettan at 212.465.6516 or email seth.bettan@thegarden.com

Motivational speaker

Kulanu Center for Special Services, located at 620 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, will be hosting “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Noises” an evening with Marc Elliot at 7:30 p.m. Marc was born with a rare disease that left him with virtually no intestines and he developed a neurological disorder called Tourette’s syndrome; he now inspires audiences by sharing his life story to convey the value of tolerance and the basic attitudes and behaviors that allow it to flourish. The program is free and refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by The Friendship Circle, a project of the Jean Fischman Chabad Center, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns, and the Kulanu Center for Special Services. Please reserve your spot before February 5 by calling Jonathan Cooper at (516)-569-3083 ext. 136 or via email at jonathanc@kulanukids.org .

Feb. 10

Meet the author

The Museum of Jewish Heritage located at 36 Battery Place in New York City hosts author Anne Nelson who will be joined by filmmaker Stefan Roloff and Museum curator Bonnie Gurewitsch for a discussion of Nelson’s book Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler (Random House, 2009). Red Orchestra tells the compelling story of an intrepid band of German artists, intellectuals, and bureaucrats and their dangerous battle to unveil the brutal secrets of their fascist employers. The book documents this riveting story through the eyes of Greta Kuckhoff, a German working mother. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, free for members and are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.

Special needs workshop

The Keren Eliana Parent Advocacy and Resource Center will be holding a workshop on how to access public programs for children with special needs. The workshop will take place at Kulanu Center for Special Services at 620 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Topics will include how to get early intervention, information about Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Physically Handicapped Children’s Program, as well as information about the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Delays (OMRDD) and their Home and Community Based Medicaid Waver Program. Speakers will be Shannon Jauck, a Nassau County Department of Health medical social worker and early intervention supervisor, and Maria Corso, a Medicaid Service Coordinator at Human First. The program is free of charge for those with Kulanu Family membership and $10 for non-members. Pre-registration is requested. Contact Mark Hoffacker at 516-569-3083 x 136 or mark@kulanukids.org. The resource center is part of Kulanu.

Networking Dinner

The South Shore Business Group will be hosing an “Evening of Business Networking and Kosher Wine Tasting” at Traditions restaurant, located at 302 Central Avenue in Lawrence. The event is for business owners, self-employed professionals, and freelancers. Event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The wine tasting is sponsored by Chateau de Vin.

Cost is $20 with pre-reservation and $25 at the door. For more information call 516-902-5327 or email brandiideal@yahoo.com

Feb. 13

Oneg post-Shabbos

The ROC HOUSE, located at 550 W. 110 th St in Manhattan, presents Oneg Shemesh. Shemesh, an original member of the Moshav Band, fuses folk, blues, and Carlebach to create his own unique type of Jewish music. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for students. For more info call 212-222-2470, email therochouse@gmail.com, or visit the Roc House online at www.therochhouse.com.

Wine and cheese tasting

Congregation Shomrei Torah, located at 19-10 Morlot Avenue in Fairlawn, will be holding a wine and cheese tasting event beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event will be led by premier wine expert Keven Rouche of Queen Anne Wine and Spirits and will feature a selection of high end kosher wines and cheeses. Desert will be served after the presentation and participants will have the opportunity to purchase from an immense selection of wines at discounted prices. Cost is $25 per person or $36 per couple. For more information contact the shul office at (201) 791-7910.

Feb. 14

Ping pong

Anshei Shalom, located at 472 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead, presents the 3rd Annual Anshei Shalom Ping Pong Tournament. There will be events for beginners, advanced, men aged 50+, teens and children. The event goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost will be $10 or $15 with trophies going to the winners. For more information download the registration form at www.anshei.org or call (516) 292-0323.

Feb. 15-19

Winter Camp

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns, located at located at 207 Grove Ave. in Cedarhurst, will be holding “Winter Camp” for one week, beginning Monday through Friday,. For further information please call 516-569-6733, ext. 218.

Feb. 16

3rd annual dinner

Puah Institute, an Israel-based international organization that works with Jewish couples with fertility issues, will be holding their third annual dinner at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, located at 60 West End Avenue, Brooklyn, NY at 6:00 p.m. The Gift of Life honoree will be Dr. Michael J. Glassner. The cost is $250 per couple. To make a reservation call (718)-336-0603 or via email at puahfamily@gmail.com

Feb. 16-18

Winter Camp: the sequel

Chabad of the Five Towns, located at 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, will be holding a “winter camp” for boys and girls between the ages of 5 - 13. The program will be three days of activities, games, sports and field trips in a Jewish environment. In collaboration with the Friendship Circle, there will also be a program for children with special needs.

Camp hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is $45 per child. Registration is required. Contact Rabbi Meir at 516-295-2478 ext. 19 for more details. For Friendship Circle call Batsheva at 516-295-2478* 13 or Batsheva@chabad5towns.com

Feb. 21

Torah dedication

Chabad of the Five Towns will be dedicating a Torah in memory of Levi Yitzchak Wolowik a”h. The procession will begin from the Wolowik home, located at 748 Central Avenue in Woodmere at 1 p.m. For more information contact Chabad at 516-295-2478.

Purim Masquerade

The Purim Mystery Masquerade will be held in BLVD, located at 199 Bowery St. in Manhattan. The Masquerade will be a night of flowing drinks, friends, and costumes beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s party will be raising money for Stand Together, an Israeli organization that provides food, clothing, and supplies to Israeli soldiers in the field.

Tickets are $60 in advance (before February 17) $85 at the door -- $127 for VIPs (which comes with a special VIP gift bag). Check out http://www.purimgala.org

Feb. 24

Benefit dinner

Just One Life, an Israeli organization that helps pregnant mothers, will be holding a benefit dinner at Abigael’s, located at 1407 Broadway, between 38th and 39th Street in Manhattan. The dinner will honor Cliff Broder, Yehudith Gellis, Edie and Louis Goldberg, and Zelda and Danny Wildman. Buffet dinner begins at six. More information can be found on www.justonelife.org or by calling (212) 683 6040.

March 3

Art show

The Devorah Group of Hadassah will be hosting an evening of fine art beginning at 7:30 p.m. The works showcased will be from Hadassah members Pola Bradman, Sheila Feirstein, Wendy Kaplan Friend, Linda Goodman, Paula Gach Moskowitz, Nava Ramek, and Felice Soifer. Artwork will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to Hadassah. Cost is $36 and includes one raffle ticket and wine and cheese. Husbands are welcome at no additional charge. For location and reservations contact Miriam at 516-569-9343 or via email mabraha1@optonline.net

March 9

Book Awards

The National Jewish Book Council presents the 59th Annual National Jewish Book Awards ceremony. The event will be held at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street in Manhattan and begins at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will be hosted by Alana Newhouse and Ari L. Goldman. Each winning author is called upon to speak briefly about the background for writing the book. The event is free of charge. For more information contact (212) 201-2921 or visit the National Jewish Book Council’s website at www.Jewishbookcouncil.org.

March 21

Jewish Harlem

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, located at 15-17 Willet St., between Grand and Delancey St. in Manhattan will be presenting a slide lecture on Harlem’s Jewish past with Yeshiva University professor Jeffrey S. Gurock, author of “When Harlem was Jewish: 1870-1930.” In 1917, Harlem was home to more than 175,000 Jews, making it the third largest Jewish community in the world. Gurock will discuss the historical forces that shaped Jewish Harlem. Cost is $18. For more information call (212) 374-4100 ext. 1.

April 14

Elie Wiesel

Adelphi University will be hosting “An Evening with Elie Wiesel.” The eventwith the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor, author and activist will take begin at 7:00 p.m. in the University’s Center for Recreation and Sports, 1 South Avenue in Garden City. The event is sponsored by the William E. Simon Lecture in American Civilization and Values Endowment.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit aupac.adelphi.edu or call the box Office at (516) 877-4000. Tickets for the public, can be purchased in-person at the Box Office, over the phone, or online, are available for $25 for premium floor seating and $10 for regular seating.

Shiurim

Monday

Halacha Shiur followed by a Parsha shiur by Rabbi Yaakov Feitman beginning at 9:00 PM at Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, 395 Oakland Ave., Cedarhurst.

Tuesday

Maharal on the Chumash by Rabbi Eytan Feiner from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Congregation Kneseth Israel, 728 Empire Ave., Far Rockaway.

Thursday

Night Seder with chabura and hot chulent at 10:30-11:30 PM at at Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, 395 Oakland Ave., Cedarhurst.