On the Calendar 6-12-09

Issue of June 12, 2009 / 20 Sivan 5769

Five Towns - The Five Towns Shul Softball League for men is expanding from 8 teams to 12 teams. The games are played on Sunday mornings during the months of July and August. Any shul that would like to join should please contact Eli Dworetsky, the commissioner, as soon as possible, at tiredcpa@aol.com.

Hewlett - Anshei Chesed, in conjunction with the Orthodox Union, will host a symposium entitled “Crisis in Jewish School Tuition: Are there any Solutions?” on Shabbos, Parshas Beha’aloscha, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. The symposium will be chaired by Stephen Savitsky, president of the Orthodox Union. The panel will include noted experts including Asher Mansdorf, Jack Katz, Charlie Harari and Avi Lauer. Anshei Chesed is located in the Yeshiva of South Shore, 1170 William St. in Hewlett.

Lido Beach - The Lido Beach Synagogue will host a siyum by the Shabbos Women’s Study Group in memory of Diana Berkovitch Libin a”h on June 13. The group has completed the study of the Book of Samuel and will be making a Siyum followed by a gala kiddush. Men and women are invited to attend. A Chumash class at 8 a.m will be followed by Shacharit, which will begin at 9 a.m. For more information, please call the shul at (516) 889-9650.

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.

Cedarhurst The JCC of the Greater Five Towns is offering two Mahjong reviews scheduled for Monday June 15 and  Monday, June 29.  Both classes are from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The fee is $20 and pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Sheryl at (516) 569-6733, ext. 222.

East Meadow - The East Meadow Simcha chapter of Hadassah will meet on Monday, June 15 at the East Meadow Public Library at 7:45 p.m. Elliot Goldberg will entertain with a musical variety show. For more information, please call (516) 481-1294.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will host a dinner for singles ages 55 and up, on Tuesday, June 16 at 7 p.m. at the JCC, 207 Grove Ave. The evening will feature entertainment with mentalist David Rosenberg; the cost is $18. For more information, call Lisa Stern at (516) 569-6733.

Bronx - Birkat Shmuel, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s shul, will hold the first ever dinner 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 the past rabbis of Einstein, Rabbi Yaakov and Peshi Neuberger, Rabbi Avrohom and Rena Kanarek, Rabbi Chanoch and Michelle Waxman, Rabbi Kalman and Jordana Topp and Rabbi Josh and Ilana Blass. Guest speakers will be YU President Richard Joel, Allen Spiegel, MD, Dean of Einstein; and Edward Burns, MD, Executive Dean at Einstein. For more information, please e-mail einsteinsynagogue @gmail.com.

Freeport - Congregation Tifereth Zvi is pleased to announce 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,, and the boat leaves the dock in Freeport at 8:00 a.m. We will have the boat until noon. The cost is $35 per person (same for adult and child) and includes rod and bait. Drinks will be provided. Please e-mail office@tzminyan.org to reserve your spot. A minimum of 30 people needed to book the boat.

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. Among the guests of honor will be Mrs. Ruth Simon of Lawrence. Please respond by June 22 to ensure program recognition. For more information, please call (212) 274-8900 or e-mail dinner@sderot.org.

Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC Baby Boomer Club is hosting a wine tasting on Wednesday, July 1 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and additional fees may apply. The club is for those born between ‘46 and ‘64 to meet for socializing and outings. The JCC is located at 15 Neil Court in Oceanside. For more information please call (516) 766-4341 or e-mail aschiller@friedbergjcc.org.

ONGOING EVENTS

Cedarhurst - Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Bnei Akiva North America are happy to announce the launching of a new Bnei Akiva chapter in the Five Towns. The chapter will be open for 4th and 5th grade boys and girls of the entire community. Activities for boys and girls will be separate and will be led by our Bat Ami girls, Alona and Nofar. YILC is located at 8 Spruce Street in Cedarhurst. For more information, please call (516) 569-3324.

Cedarhurst - The Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst holds a Flexible Morning Learning Program every Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. There are shiurim and chavrusas in Chumash, Gemara, Halacha and Chovos Halevavos. Learners may come and go as they please. The Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst is located at 504 W. Broadway (off the corner of W. Broadway and Cedarhurst Ave.) For information, please contact Rabbi Moshe Kaufman at (718) 471-2780 or moshehkaufman@gmail.com.

Cedarhurst - The “Sunday Night Torah Lecture Series” in memory of Shari Siman-Tov z”l is held weekly at 8:00 p.m. at Congregation Shaare Emunah, the Sephardic Congregation of the Five Towns, 539 Oakland Avenue (Corner Oakland Ave. & Peninsula Blvd). Men and women are invited. Ner Sarah is a network of Torah and chesed projects in memory of Shari Siman-Tov z”l. For more information, please e-mail nersarah@nersarahproject.com or visit www.nersarahproject.com.

Woodmere - The Young Israel of Woodmere hosts a Torah Conference Call (TCC) program every Monday through Thursday from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m., sponsored by IDT. The schedule is as follows: Sundays, Rabbi Binny Freedman: tastings on the parsha; Mondays, Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman: contemporary hashkafic topics; Tuesdays, Rabbi Kalman Topp: halachic topics of daily life; Wednesdays, Rabbi Aaron Glatt, MD: Bentching and halachos relating to benching; and Thursdays, Rabbi Yisrael Kamintesky: hashkafa from the parsha. To participate, dial (718) 732-6924 or (973) 409-3117. Enter the conference ID#: 516 295 0950 and enter the password: 613613#.

Long Beach - Long Beach Medical Center has a newly formed Gamblers Anonymous group. Meetings are held each Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Conference Room D at Long Beach Medical Center, 455 E. Bay Drive. For more information, please call (516) 897-1250.

Long Beach - Long Beach Medical Center’s Counseling Center has free weekly Anxiety & Depression walk-in screenings every Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. Screenings will include an interview with a mental health professional. For more information, please call (516) 897-1270.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns offers a variety of Hebrew classes. The Conversational Hebrew Intermediate meets Mondays from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The Conversational Hebrew Beginner class meets Mondays from 11:50 to 1:05 p.m. The Learn How to Read Hebrew day class meets Mondays from 1:10 to 2:25 p.m. The Conversational Hebrew Beginner night class meets Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. The Conversational Hebrew Intermediate night class meets Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. The Learn How to Read Hebrew night class meets Mondays beginning 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Each class meets 12 times and costs $200.

Hewlett - The 1 in 9 Hewlett House offers support groups at 86 East Rockaway Road. The groups include: yoga and stress reduction, Mondays from 1-2 p.m.; breast cancer support for those undergoing treatment, Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m.; knitting circle meets on Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m.; the writer’s roundtable meets Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer group meets Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15 p.m. for eight sessions facilitated by Jill Alper, MSW, CSW; breast cancer group for the working woman meets Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and is facilitated by Sue Champlin, CSW. A new class, held on Tuesdays, from 10-11 a.m., is a “Mind Body Spiritual Healing Journey” for cancer patients looking to connect to their inner sanctuary. All classes and support groups are a free service. Please call Christine (516) 374-3190 to register.