On the Calendar 5-29-09

Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC is hosting a free financial workshop for parents of children with special needs on Thursday, June 4 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the JCC, 15 Neil Court. For information or to register, call Stacey Bloom at (516-) 496-7550 ext. 240. Oceanside - The Women’s Circle from the Chabad of Oceanside is looking for vendors to rent space at a flea market on Sunday, June 7. Space is $40 per table. For more information, please e-mail jbhakim[at]verizon.net. Wheatley Heights - The Friedberg JCC will hold a “Walk to Help the Sun Rise for Children with Cancer,” on Sunday June 7.  Proceeds go to Sunrise Day Camp, the only dedicated day camp for children with cancer and their siblings. It will be held at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds on Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. For information, call Amy Pilott at (516) 766-4341 ext. 161 or visit www.sunrisedaycamp.org. East Hills - The Sid Jacobson JCC is holding its 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Run on Sunday, June 7 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon, rain or shine. The event will take place at the JCC, 300 Forest Drive in East Hills. Register online at www.sjjcc.org or www.Active.com. For information on sponsorship or participation, call Adrian Sadowski, at (516) 484-1545, ext. 153 or asadowski[at]sjjcc.org. Oceanside - The Women’s Circle of Chabad of Oceanside is sponsoring a flea market on Sunday, June 7, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items for sale include kid’s clothing, jewelry, Judaica, cosmetics, toys, books, knitting supplies, and office supplies. All items are new. We are seeking vendors to rent space; $40 per table with two chairs. For information and to register, e-mail jbhakim@verizon.net. Hempstead - The Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel is hosting a bingo afternoon on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. at the shul, 141 Hilton Ave in Hempstead. Admission is $5 per person. Refreshments will be served. For information, call (516) 776-3491. Lawrence - Congregation Beth Sholom will hold their 7th annual cantorial concert on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:45 p.m. The event will feature , and Chaim Adler. Beth Sholom’s own cantors, Joel Kaplan and Ariel Bekhore will also perform. Daniel Gildar will accompany the cantors. The Beth Sholom choir conducted by Cantor Eric Freeman, and accompanied by Mimi Levison will perform a Yerushalayim medley. A collation will follow. Beth Sholom is located at 390 Broadway (corner of Washington Ave) in Lawrence. Tickets are available by calling (516) 569-3600 ext. 22 or by visiting www.bethsholom.us. Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has scheduled a cooking class with Chef Shaya Klechevsky for Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at 10 a.m  at the JCC, 207 Grove Ave, Cedarhurst. Summer barbeque and salads are on the menu. The fee is $50. Register with a friend and the fee is $45 each. For registration and information call (516) 569-6733, ext. 222. Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC will host a lecture entitled “Nu, What’s So Funny?” on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the JCC, 15 Neil Court. The cost is $8. For information call (516) 766-4341 or e-mail mlevi@friedbergjcc.org. Inwood - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has scheduled its 11th annual golf outing for Monday, June 15 at the Inwood Country Club. For more information, please call (516) 569-6733. Bronx - Birkat Shmuel, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's shul, will hold a dinner, the first ever in the shul’s history, on Thursday June 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Lubin Dining Hall, 1300 Morris Park, Bronx, NewYork. Honorees will include the shul’s outgoing rabbi and rebbetzin, Rabbi Alex and Jordana Mondrow, and past rabbis of Einstein, among them Rabbi Kalman and Jordana Topp of Y.I. of Woodmere. For information, e-mail einsteinsynagogue[at]gmail.com. Freeport - Congregation Tifereth Zvi is hosting its first Annual Father Son/Daughter Fishing Trip on Sunday June 21. The day begins with Sunday morning shiur at 5:45 a.m., Shacharis at 6:30 a.m; the boat leaves the dock in Freeport at 8:00 a.m. $35 per person (same for adult and child) and includes rod and bait. Drinks provided. E-mail office[at]tzminyan.org to book your spot. Manhattan - American Friends of The Max and Ruth Schwartz Hesder Yeshiva of Sderot will hold their Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 30 at The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street in New York City.  Mrs. Ruth Simon of Lawrence is among the guests of honor. Please respond by June 22 to ensure program recognition. For information, call (212) 274-8900 or e-mail dinner[at]sderot. org.