Jewish Star Calendar

THURSDAY DEC. 12

FREE ADVICE. On Thursday, Dec. 12, “Food For Thought” a free talk series for women at 10 a.m. at Cravingz Café, 410 Central Ave., Cedarhurst, artist Jessica Vaiselberg speaks on gaining a better perspective through drawing. There is a special-priced menu and gift certificate raffles. Call (646) 543-7332.

SANDY IMPACT. On Thursday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon, Alexis Watson from North Shore LIJ Hospital will speak on the mental effects of Hurricane Sandy at the Inwood Senior Community Service Center in the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence, (516) 239-6244.

LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.

MAN OF LA MANCHA. Bayswater Players perform at Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway, 8 pm. (516) 239-9500 or (718) 327-7464.

SATURDAY DEC. 14

SH’OR YOSHUV. 47th annual dinner of Sh’or Yoshuv Institute of Jewish Studies. $500 per couple. Buffet dinner 7:45 pm, program 9 pm. The Sands of Atlantic Beach, 1395 Beech St. 516-239-9002 ext. 102.

MAN OF LA MANCHA. Bayswater Players perform at Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway, 8 pm. (516) 239-9500 or (718) 327-7464.

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE. Party for children with special needs and their siblings. Stories and snacks. 2:30–3:30 pm. (516) 295-2478 x13 or Batsheva@chabadfivetowns.com.

GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT. Movie night at YI Woodmere features this 1947 film, in which a journalist, played by Gregory Peck, goes undercover as a Jew to conduct research for an expose’ on anti-Semitism in America. 8:30 pm. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950.

SUNDAY DEC. 15

CHARLIE HARARY speaks at the 32nd annual brunch of Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns. Tehillim recipients: North Shore University Hospital chaplain Rabbi Daniel Coleman, and Mrs. Lisa Reich. Tehillim Recital by Rebbitzen H. Rubin. Call for ticket prices. 718 327-5989. 10 am. Congregation Kneseth Israel, Empire and Sage Streets, Far Rockaway.

MAN OF LA MANCHA. Bayswater Players perform at Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway, 3 pm. (516) 239-9500 or (718) 327-7464.

CHABAD OF FIVE TOWNS “Spreading Light” dinner celebration. Honoring Btsalel and Esther Farkas, Benjy and Faigie Hertz, David and Zehavit Mandelbaum, Daniel and Jacqueline Rolnick, Boris and Anna Volfman. Grand Ballroom, The Sands, 1395 Beech St., Atlantic Beach. $600 per couple. 6 pm. 516-295-2478.

MONDAY DEC. 16

OHEL event tackles “Transmission of Trau-ma: Holocaust Survivors and their Children.” Featuring Irit Felsen, Ph.D., clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and traumatic loss; David Mandel, chief executive officer of OHEL, and Harriet Blank, LGSW, director of geriatrics at OHEL. 7 pm. Free. Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broad-way, Lawrence. 347-695-9713.

TUESDAY DEC. 17

CAFE EUROPA. On Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence, a gathering for older adults enhancing their past with a feel of European flavor. Meet new people, have a little nosh, exercise, Yiddish humor, lectures, movies, music and more. Contact Rebecca Gordon at (516) 569-6733 x209.

SCOTTSBORO BOYS. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m., American history teacher Don Parker will discuss the Scottsboro Boys trial and the trials of enlisted men and officers who were tried for abuse and flagrant punishment of American soldiers who committed crimes while in the military. The Hewlett Woodmere Library.

WEDNESDAY DEC. 18

CHAI LIFELINE gala, “Roads to Healing.” Master of ceremonies, Charlie Harry. New York Marriott Marquis. 212-699-6658.

THURSDAY DEC. 19

HEALTH SCREENING. 10 am to 2 pm, free health screenings will be performed by St. Francis Hospital medical personnel at the Inwood Senior Community Service Center in the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence, (516) 239-6244.

LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of YI Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.

YIDDISH FARM. Registration closes for this winter’s program (Jan. 6-16), a 10-day Yiddish Ulpan with Columbia University faculty (equivalent to one semester at Columbia). $350–$500. 71 Dzierzek Lane, New Hampton (near Middletown), NY. 845-360-50234.

FRIDAY DEC 20

OU IN WEST HEMP. Orthodox Union Executive VP Rabbi Steven Weil leads an OU Community Weekend at the Young Israel of West Hempstead. He will speak at the Oneg Shabbat on “After the Pew.” 630 Hempstead Ave.

SATURDAY DEC 21

OU IN WEST HEMP. Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil continues YI West Hempstead’s OU Community Weekend with a morning shiur on the parsha, “Anatomy of the World’s First BDS Movement,” and a sermon on “Don’t Jew Me.” In the afternoon before Mincha he will discuss “Nurture, Nature and Destiny: What Ingredients Produced The World’s Most Perfected Human Being.” Between Mincha and Maariv, Rabbi Weil discusses “Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus: A Look at The State of Marriage in the Orthodox Community.” 630 Hempstead Ave.

KULANU annual scholarship dinner. Honoring three of the organization’s founders: The Jewish Star Kitchen columnist Judy Joszef and Alyssa and Leslie Sterba. Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst. 8 pm. 516-569-3083, ext 106.

CAHAL. 5th annual benefit concert for CAHAL, the community-wide special education program, features popular performers in Jewish entertainment — Avraham Fried, Shloime Dachs, and Benny Friedman accompanied by The Shloime Dachs Orchestra and Zemiros Choir. 8 pm, Lawrence HS, Reilly Rd, Cedarhurst. Purchase tickets ($36, $50, $72) through CAHAL office, 540-A Willow Ave., Cedarhurst, or at Judaica Plus, 445 Central Ave., Cedarhurst. 516-295-3666 Sheldon@cahal.org.

SUNDAY DEC 22

BREAKFAST SPEAKER. Elana Stein Hain, community scholar, Lincoln Square Syangoague. Sponsored by Hiller Family in memory of Susie and Leonard Hiller and Sonia Hiller. 9 am. Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence. 516-569-3600..

WEDNESDAY DEC 25

KOSHER GOSPEL. Joshua Nelson, Prince of Kosher Gospel Music, performs with his choir at Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. $35 adults, $25 students and seniors,online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the box office at 646.437.4202. 36 Battery Place, Manhattan.

THURSDAY DEC. 26

LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.