Calendar for the week of Jan. 6, 2012

Jan. 7
Rabbi Doctor Aaron Glatt gives an important community-wide shiur
Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, located at 7 Derby Avenue in Cedarhurst, and under the leadership of Rav Aryeh Z. Ginzberg, is proud to invite the Men and Women in the Five Towns Community to a special and important shiur entitled “Death with Halachic Dignity”. Rabbi Dr. Glatt, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Center will address the recent laws passed in New York State concerning end of life issues and explain how they affect us as Torah Jews. The shiur will be given on at 4:35 pm ( mincha at 4:20 p.m.)

Concert
Jewish Music at the Playhouse is holding a concert featuring the band 8th day at 8:00 p.m. There will be a special guest performance by Eli Marcus. Tickets are being sold at www.Jewishtickets.com for $25, $45, $74 or $180 VIP package, which includes meeting the artists. The event will take place at the Hofstra Playhouse and at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse at 118 Hofstra University in Hempstead. All proceeds go to charity to benefit the Friendship Circle of West Hempstead.

Dinner Melave Malka
Jewish Education Program (JEP) of Long Island Camp Nagila is holding a dinner Melave Malka at 8:30 pm in the Lawrence Country Club. The event is being held in tribute of 25 years of the Suri Schwartz Jewish Individualized Learning (JIL) Institute. The dinner is $200 per person. For more information, call 516-374-1528 or visit jepli.org

Jan. 8
Breakfast Reception
Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid, The International Yeshiva High School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is holding a breakfast reception with Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Kakon. The breakfast will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Kutner at 9 Harborview West in Lawrence. The reception begins at 10:00 a.m. and will feature guest speaker Rabbi Eli Mansour. For more information call 416-630-6220, email info@nefeshdovid.com or visit www.nefeshdovid.com

Yeshiva Darchei Torah 39th Annual Dinner