On the Calendar 6-5-09

Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:15 am

Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 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, Commissioner, at tiredcpa@aol.com as soon as possible.

Cedarhurst - Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (The Red Shul) will host scholar in residence Rav Hershel Schachter Shlita on Shabbos Parshat Naso, June 5-6. A friday night Oneg at 9:30 will be followed by his shiur at 10:00 p.m. on “Halachic questions you were always wondering about.” Shabbos morning davening will be at 9:00, with a drasha given by Rav Schachter at 10:30 a.m. He will also give a shabbos afternoon shiur at 6:55 p.m. entitled "Halachic Issues of a Non Jew working and or Living in the Home of a Jew.” Mincha at 7:55 followed by Shalosh Seudos where he will deliver a shiur entitled "The need for Mesorah.” All shiurim will be held at the shul, 395 Oakland Ave. (The house next to the building under construction on the corner of West Broadway) in Cedarhurst.

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 with two chairs. For more information, please e-mail jbhakim@verizon.net.

Long Beach - The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach is hosting its annual art exhibit on Sunday June 7, on the boardwalk in Long Beach. The display is a collection of art created with watercolors, pen and ink, and mixed media, by HALB's art enrichment program.

Lawrence - Congregation Beth Sholom will hold their 7th annual concert in memory of Cantor Moshe Ehrlich Z”l on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:45 p.m. The event will feature Cantors Yitzchok Meir Helfgot and Chaim Adler. Beth Sholom’s own Cantor Joel Kaplan and Chazan Sheini Ariel Bekhore will also appear. Cantor Daniel Gildar will accompany the cantors. The Jesse Aaronson Beth Sholom choir conducted by Cantor Eric Freeman, and accompanied by Mimi (Kaplan) Levison will perform a Yerushalayim medley. Beth Sholom is located at 390 Broadway (corner of Washington Ave) in Lawrence. A gala collation, co-sponsored by Lynda & Ben Brafman & Sherry & Joel Wiener, will follow the concert. Tickets are available by calling (516) 569-3600 ext. 22 or by visiting www.bethsholom.us.

Wheatley Heights - The Friedberg JCC will hold a “Walk to Help the Sun Rise for Children with Cancer," on Sunday June 7. Proceeds from the event will go to Sunrise Day Camp, the only dedicated day camp in the nation for children with cancer and their siblings. The walkathon will be held at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds on Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There will be 3 different courses to choose from so you can pick your ability level and join in the fun. Games, prizes, entertainment, food, character appearances, pony rides and more will be part of this special day. For information, please call Amy Pilott, Walkathon Director at (516) 766-4341 ext. 161 or visit our web site at 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 professionally timed and USATF certified course is for all ages and fitness levels and includes an award ceremony, great raffles, T-shirts for participants, and free childcare. 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 more information on sponsorship or participation, contact Adrian Sadowski, Personal Training Director at (516) 484-1545, ext. 153 or asadowski@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 looking for vendors to rent space. The cost is $40 per table with two chairs. For more information and to register, please e-mail jbhakim@verizon.net.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will host the Tzofim Friendship Caravan on Sunday, June 7 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate Israel with us at a live performance with the Tzofim Israel Scouts. Admission is free. For more information, please call (516) 569-6733, ext. 204.

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 more information, please call (516) 776-3491.

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 to be held at the JCC, 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst. Summer barbeque and salads will be on the menu. The fee is $50. Register with a friend and the fee is $45 each. For registration and more information please 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. Join us for a spirited evening of laughter and discussion as we explore the evolution and long tradition of Jewish humor. We'll cover the history and underlying forces that led to the verbal, self-deprecating and anecdotal Jewish humor of current times, including clips featuring the work of Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Sid Caesar, Adam Sandler and others. The event will be held at the JCC, 15 Neil Court, and the cost is $8. For more information, please 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.

East Rockaway - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has scheduled a dinner for the LIFE members on Wednesday, June 17 from 6-9 p.m. “Serve Dinner” will be held at Rocco’s Catering Hall, 71 Main Street, East Rockaway. The fee is $5. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register please call Gayle at (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 the past rabbis of Einstein, RabbiYaakov and Peshi Neuberger, Rabbi Avrohom and Rena Kanarek, RabbiChanoch 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 SchwartzHesder 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.

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 is introducing a Flexible Morning Learning Program, which will take place 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 can 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 more 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). Both 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.

Hewlett - 1 in 9's Hewlett House is offering a wide array of ongoing classes and support groups at the Hewlett House is a community resource center for all cancer concerns, located at 86 East Rockaway Road. 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. Please call (516) 374-3190 to register.

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, meets Mondays from 1-2 p.m.; breast cancer support for those undergoing treatment meets Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and on 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 8 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. All classes and support groups are a free service. Please call Christine (516) 374-3190 to register.

Glen Cove - The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is looking to expand their Speakers' Bureau and needs volunteers to accompany survivors to speaking engagements, introduce speakers and provide information about the Center to audiences. For more information and to become a volunteer, please call Carol Ragione at (516) 571-8040, ext. 100.

West Hempstead - Bereavement Support Group for widows and widowers will be held every Wednesday in the Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. There is a $140 fee. The JCC is located at 711 Dogwood Avenue in West Hempstead. To join, please call Rachel Bruckenstein, LMSW at (516) 766-4341, ext. 131.

Cedarhurst - Every Tuesday, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns offers a social day program called "Remember When" from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Sons of Israel in Woodmere. This program is especially designed for memory enhancement and socialization. The cost includes a full range of therapeutic activities, morning beverage, dessert, and a kosher lunch. Round-trip door-to-door handicapped accessible transportation is available on a limited basis. Registration is limited to ensure maximum benefits to each participant. For further information call the JCC at (516) 569-6733.

Lynbrook - Congregation Beth David has a series of ongoing events. Their thrift Shop is open every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. Bingo every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Rabbi's Learning Group meets every Thursday evening from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Everything is free and open to the public. Beth David is located at 188 Vincent Ave in Lynbrook. For more information, call Galit Dardashtian at (516) 599-9464

Cedarhurst - Every Tuesday, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosts a Parkinson's Support Group. The purpose of this group is to bring together Parkinsonians, spouses and their families in order to help them better understand the nature of the condition, gain confidence and join in community activities. For further information, please contact Cathy Byrne at (516) 569-6733, ext. 220.

Cedarhurst - Every Wednesday, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosts a Cards and Friendship group from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Come alone or bring a friend for a fun afternoon at the JCC. Enjoy meeting new people, good conversation and challenging games. The JCC is located at 207 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst. For more information, please call Lisa Stern at (516) 569-6733, ext. 209.

Woodmere - Every Wednesday, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosts Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) group at Sons of Israel in Woodmere. The goal is to offer a safe haven where clients and family members feel accepted for who they are. For further information, please contact Chana Pfeifer at (516) 569-6733, ext. 213 or Lisa Barnett at ext. 210.

Woodmere - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosts the Come Alive Program at Sons of Israel in Woodmere. This program provides an opportunity for homebound older adults to participate in social, recreational and intellectual activities. Kosher lunch will be provided and door-to-door transportation is available on a limited basis. This program runs on a summer schedule. For further information, please call Linda Balch at (516) 569-6733, ext. 211 or Mary Sheffield, ext. 219.

Long Beach - The Friedberg JCC hosts a free caregivers support group which meets the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at Temple Emanuel of Long Beach, 455 Neptune Blvd. For more information, please call Roberta at (516) 742-2050.

Plainview - The Friedberg JCC hosts a free spousal support group which meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Temple Chaverim, 1050 Washington Ave. For more information, please call Roberta at (516) 742-2050.

Lawrence - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns Rainbow School, an after school Enrichment Program for children from Russian families, meets on Wednesdays, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Temple Israel, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence, NY. For further information please call (516) 569-6733, ext. 214.

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