On the calendar

Mar 8-9

Rav Baruch Gigi, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Har Etzion will be visiting North Woodmere this Shabbat.

Shabbat day

Drasha at Bais Hakneses of North Woodmere

649 Hungry Harbor Road, minyan starts at 8:30 a.m.

4:15 p.m. pre-mincha shiur at Young Israel of North Woodmere

634 Hungry Harbor Road

All shiurim will be given in basic Hebrew

Mar 9

2nd Annual Dinner for Gush Katif Museum of Jerusalem 2013

“ALWAYS REMEMBER, NEVER FORGET”

8 PM Razag Ballroom, Crown Heights

Keynote Speaker, Gov. Mike Huckabee. Event Chairman, Dr. Joe Frager; Committee Chairman, Dr. Paul Brody. Guests of Honor: Rabbi David Algaze, Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Helen Freedman of AFSI and Rabbi Sholom Ber Drizin. For Reservations: 718-2081-770 or www.gushkatifmuseum.org

Mar 10

Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway 35th Annual Dinner

Sunday night at Citi Field. Event begins at 6 p.m., program starts at 7 p.m.

Honoring Janin and Cal Nathan, Laura and Yaron Kornblum

And the Gruss Life Monument Funds and the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education

Contact: dinner@haftr.org

Mar 12

Friends of the IDF National NY Gala Dinner

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel 301 Park Avenue, New York The Gala, FIDF’s largest fundraising event, each year, will bring together more than 1,200 prominent leaders from across the country to stand in solidarity and support the soldiers of Israel.

Special guests will include senior officials from the IDF’s past and present; notable dignitaries from Israel and Washington; 20 soldiers and officers from various IDF units as well as soldiers from the United States Armed Forces; performances by the exceptional IDF Orchestra; live-satellite with distinguished figures in Israel and honored guest speakers. One of the highlights of the event will include an exclusive look into never before seen military intelligence operations.

For more information, visit: www.fidf.org.

Mar. 17

The Five Towns

Community Chest

is once again planning its annual Youth Board basketball tournament. Lawrence High School has proudly hosted this great event for the past 15 years. Unfortunately the Lawrence gym is not available due to Hurricane Sandy and is currently being renovated. This year HAFTR has come to the rescue and extended their hospitality by offering to host Chest’s tournament at their brand new, state of the art sports complex. This new gym features equipment and authentic wood floors used by NBA teams for players comfort, safety and enjoyment. Teams are already forming and are anxiously awaiting the 9:00am tip-off on March 17th. The competition for trophies and bragging rights is sure to be strong. Please join us for a day of fun! A portion of the proceeds will provide funding for the Adam Barsel Memorial Scholarship and for the general Community Chest fund. Tickets and refreshments are free. Sponsorship opportunities are still available and 3 on 3 teams are currently forming. Please call 374-5800 for more information.

Issac Hirsch, Kulanu Senior Romina Perino, Intern, Five Towns Community Chest

A Community Safety Alert

from Congregation Aish Kodesh

We wish to apprise you of an incident that occurred on Central Avenue one evening last week. A young woman was accosted by two men at about 6:30 PM and they stole her backpack.

In light of this occurrence we strongly recommend that children travel in groups, even on main thoroughfares, and that parents carefully monitor their children’s whereabouts. Please be cautious, caution your children and share safety tips with them as well.We also recommend that when school pick-ups are made after dark that you instruct the adult who is driving to get out of the car to identify him/herself so that your children only enter a car driven by an adult they recognize. The safety of our children is a paramount value.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.