Calendar for the week of Dec. 2, 2011

Dec. 2-3
Scholar in residence
CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM, located at 390 Broadway in Lawrence is hosting Dr. Marc Shapiro as its Scholar in Residence. Dr. Shapiro holds the Weinberg chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. The Friday night topic, at 8 p.m. he will be discussing “The Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy”. The Shabbat lecture at 11 a.m. is “Judaism and Islam”, and the minchah lecture at 4:15 p.m. will discuss “The Philosophy of Rav Kook: Is it Still Relevant?” For more information, contact 516-569-3600.

Dec. 3
Oneg Shemesh concert
ISRAEL SERVICE ORGANIZATION, a nonprofit that boosts the morale of IDF soldiers, on a model similar to the American USO, is holding a benefit concert at the home of Dr. Robert and Tania Materman, located at 307 Lester Court in West Hempstead. The cost is $36 per adult, children under 12 attend free of charge. The Israel Service Organization was founded in 2007, boosting morale with high production concerts for soldiers. For more information, visit onegshemesh.com