On the calendar

Oct 27

Shabbat Guest Speaker

Tzipi Hotovely

Knesset member & rising star of the Likud party, Ms. Hotovely is a religious Zionist, graduate of Bar Ilan’s Law School & doctoral student at Tel Aviv’s Law School. She serves as the head of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women.

Congregation Beth Sholom

390 Broadway, Lawrence, NY 11559

www.bethsholomlawrence.org

516-569-3600 Fax 516-569-3105 Eruv 516-295-4212

Oct 28

Hachnasas Sefer Torah

The Esformes Sefer Torah

In memory of Harav Shlomo Freifeld, zt’l

Dedicated by Rabbi Morris and Delecia Esformes

9 a.m. Shiur by Rav Naftali Jaeger

12 noon K’sivas Osios

1:30 p.m. Torah Procession accompanied by Live Music

Starting at the corner of Nassau Expressway and Cedar Lawn Avenue

2:30 p.m. Seudas Mitzvah

For opportunities and information, please call

Rabbi Moshe Rubin

516-239-9002 ext 124

For Women Only

Information Session

The Impact of Breast and Ovarian Cancer on the Jewish Community

Young Israel of West Hempstead,located at 630 Hempstead Avenue, in conjunction with Sharsheret is sponsoring a free informative session. Shera Dubitsky, Sharsheret’s Clinical Director will be speaking. Handouts of prevention/signs/symptoms, etc. Discussion and question and answer period will follow. Refreshments will be served.

Sponsorships in honor of a survivor or in memory of a loved one. Reservations preferred, but all are welcome at the door.

For more information, please contact Betty Aboff at 516-996-6309 or email mbnra@aol.com.

Hachnassat Sefer Torah

Dedication of a Torah in Memory of

Rabbi Dr. Noah and Pearl Rosenbloom

the Parents of

Michaelle Gorman & Leah Bulka

Procession

12:30 PM from Central Avenue &

Prospect Avenue to the

Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

Refreshments Will Be Served

Gala Classical Concert

Pianists, Arbie Orenstein and Audrey Schneider as well as distinguished guest artist, flutist Keith Underwood will perform. The program will consist of piano compositions by Chopin, Schubert, Debussy and Ravel, as well as flute works by Barber, Rachmaninov, Bloch and Schulhoff. There will be a collation following the concert and all concert ticket holders are invited.

Tickets are for the concert are $20 each and $15 for students. If you would like to be a patron, for $100 you will get 4 tickets for reserved seating and also have your name in the program.

For additional information and/or to purchase tickets, call Fran Welner at 516-485-1682 or the Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead office at 516-481-7448.

The Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead is located at 711 Dogwood Ave, West Hempstead.

Oct 30

Breast Cancer

Screenings

From the NUMC Mammography Van

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

East Rockaway Recreation Center/John Street Complex

17 John Street, East Rockaway

For additional information, or to make an appointment, please call

Legislator Howard Kopel’s office at (516) 571-6207

Appts are scheduled on a first come, first served basis

Nov 4

CHAZAQ

Renowned Lecturer R’ Zecharia Wallerstein

Refreshments will be served at 8:00 PM

Lecture Scheduled for 8:30 PM

Men & Women are Welcome! Admission is Free!

Beth Gavriel Community Center

66-35 108th St. Forest Hills NY 11375

For More Info Call or Text 917-617-3636

or Email: Info@Chazaq.org

Visit www.CHAZAQ.org

Nov 11

Young Israel of North Woodmere

29th Annual Dinner

honoring Zipora and Aron Neuman and Joyce and Dr. Phil Levine

at Congregation Ohr Torah

Cocktails 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.

To place an ad or to make your dinner reservations, please

contact Shapsie Markus or Glernn Skolnick at dinner@yinw.org

Ongoing

Calling all Senior Song Birds

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns, located at 270 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, hosts a choir for seniors every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. for a joyful hour of singing with choir master Zvi Klein.

We sing songs in all languages and we perform for local venues.  There is a $5.00 optional contribution requested per session.  For information please call Sheryl at 516-569-6733 x222.

Support group

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will sponsor a new support group for the economically challenged as a result of the economic downturn.  Key themes will include unemployment, financial issues, empowerment and support.  Please join us on Thursday mornings at 10:15 a.m. at Temple Israel, 140 Central Ave, Lawrence until January 20th. This group is part of Connect to Care, an initiative funded by UJA-Federation of NY. For further information and to pre-register, please contact Talia Rapps, L.M.S.W. at 516-569-6733 x213.