Jewish Star calendar

THURSDAY MAY 22

LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of YI Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. $12 lunch. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.

KABBALAT HATORAH in Modern Times, with Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt. 9 pm. DRS High School. 700 Ibsen St., Woodmere. 516-733-0299.

SUNDAY MAY 25

62RCCS BREAKFAST to celebrate the lifesaving work of the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, with guest speaker Rabbi Daniel Glatstein. 9:30 am. Home of the Kurz family. 144-47 68th Road, Flushing. 718-RCC-2002.

SH’EEFA with Rabbi Zave Rudman, guest from Eretz Yisroel on “The Last 17 Days — Finishing Off Sefira After Lag B’Omer.” $5. Refreshments at 10:15 am with shiur to follow. Kehillas Aish Kodesh. 894 Woodmere Place, Woodmere. 516-6-SHEEFA x2 or info@sheefa.org

5K RUN with to benefit Israeli terror victims. T-shirt pick up 8 am. Race begins 9:30. Cunningham Park area. Run.yije.org

LOX AND LEARN. Did Moshe really write the whole Torah? Find out with an engaging and informative session along with bagels and lox at the last session of the season. Featuring Sarah Robinson. After 8:30 shacharis. Roslyn Synagogue. 257 Garden St., Roslyn Heights.

MONDAY MAY 26

MEMORIAL DAY

PARADES are scheduled in throughout Long Island. Lawrence-Cedarhurst event kicks off at Zion Park at 10:15 am, steps off at 11:30 am from Washington and Central avenues, and concludes at Cedarhurst Memorial Plaza in Andrew J. Parise Park.

WEDNESDAY MAY 28

FIDF CELEBRATION in celebration of Yom Yerushalayim and to benefit the soldiers of the IDF. Tickets available at www.FIDF.org/FTGSS. Sephardic Temple. 775 Branch Blvd., Cedarhurst. 646-274-9661.

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Special lecture by Rabbi Abraham Twerski M.D. On the Pursuit of Happiness and the Retreat from Happiness. 8:30 pm. Young Israel of Woodmere. 859 Peninsula Blvd., Woodmere. 516-295-0950.

SUNDAY JUNE 1

CELEBRATE ISRAEL. Parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. 11 am to 4 pm. 57th Street to 74th Street. celebrateisraelny.org

ISRAEL DAY CONCERT with Lipa, Edon, Gad Elbaz, Benny Friedman, Shlomi Dachs and many others. Guest Stars! Including guest speakers Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator Joe Lieberman. Free admissions. 2:30-7:30 pm. Central Park Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield. 917-650-5623.