Calendar for the Week of February 10, 2012

Feb 9, 16

Chabad of the Five Towns at Brandeis School Friendship Circle, Sports Night

A three week sports session with our experienced instructor Coach Michael and the students of the Brandeis school.  Together all will have a ball and practice basketball skill, kickball, and much more. Sibs welcome.

Fee: $25 per child for all 3 sessions. For more information please call 516-295-2478, ext. 13 or email Batsheva@chabadfivetowns.com.

Feb 14 – 23

Yeshiva University Ring Family Film Festival

“A Lens on Israel: A Society through its Cinema.” The four-part festival will be supplemented by a variety of lectures, workshops and open forums with leading Israeli actors, writers, producers and directors. The highlight of the event is the Feb. 16 screening of “Footnote”—winner of “Best Screenplay” at Cannes, “Best Picture” at the Israeli Ophir Awards, and a nominee for “Best Foreign Language Film” at this year’s Academy Awards. Following the screening, director Joseph Cedar, an observant Jew who won “Best Director” at this year’s Ophir Awards, and actor Lior Ashkenazi will take questions from the audience. Screenings at 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Info: www.yu.edu/film-festival.

Feb 17 – 18

Music, Meaning and

Spirituality

Oceanside Jewish Center

Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Dr. Elie Holzer, Professor at Bar Ilan University and Founder of Shira Hadasha. Friday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. Singing, Kabbalat Shabbat, Dinner with an Asian flair, dessert, discussion. $18 per adult, children 12 years and under $13. Advance reservations. Saturday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. Shacharit, Torah, Musaf Services. Oceanside Jewish Center is located at 2860 Brower Avenue. For more information and to RSVP, please call the synagogue office at 516-536-6112.

Feb 21 – Mar 27

Torah-based Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism

Free weekly introductory class:  Free siweekclass meets every Tuesday evening at 8:30 pm. Learn about Kabbalistic concepts from a Torah perspective.  The class will include a survey of the Jewish mystical tradition from the Biblical era through the Talmudic era, to the classic texts published in the last thousand years and into the modern era. All welcome!  Class conducted at the Young Israel of North Bellmore, 2428 Hamilton Road, 11710. Visit yinb.org or call 516-826-0048 for more information.  

Feb 21

If you’re in Israel...

One Israel Fund

Depart Jerusalem via route 443 through an area that in ancient times was heavily populated by thriving Jewish communities. Visit Modi’in, Kfar Haoranim, Givat Hayekavim, Biblical Tzreda, Yakir, Rechelim and winery. Moshe Ben Baruch, a renowned English speaking guide and teacher of tour guides, will lead this fascinating tour in a new armored bus. The bus will leave promptly at 8:30 am from the parking lot at the bottom of Liberty Bell Park, located next to the Sonol Gas Station, and return at approximately 6:30 pm. There is an adjacent bus stop for the 4, 18, and 21 bus lines. Cost per day including lunch: $75 adult, $65 children under 12. For reservations and further information:In the US: Ruthie Kohn 516.239.9202 x10·In ISRAEL: Irwin Borvick 054.570.1548 Email to daytrips@oneisraelfund.org or register online at www.oneisraelfund.org/daytrips.

Feb 22

HAFTR 5th Annual

Interschool Girls’ Choir competition to benefit Panim el Panim.

The choirs of Central, HAFTR, HANC, Shalhevet and SKA will sing for Israel. The event will be held at HAFTR  H.S., 635 Central Ave. in Cedarhurst at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from ticket sales will support American Friends of Panim el Panim, an organization that teaches members of the IDF and other young Israelis more about their Jewish Identity and helps to bridge the gap between the secular and religious in Israel. Tickets are on sale in the participating high schools. Ticket prices are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $15 V.I.P. For information contact Mrs. Rachel Gerstley at HAFTR 516-569-3807 extension 722.

Ongoing

Dead Sea Scrolls

Exhibition

Discovery Times Square in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority presents an exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls. The world premiere of the exhibition, located in New York City at 226 West 44th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, ends April 15. For tickets and more information, please call 866-987-9692 or visit Discoveryts.com.

Calling all Senior Song Birds

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns, located at 270 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, hosts a choir for seniors every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. for a joyful hour of singing with choir master Zvi Klein.

We sing songs in all languages and we perform for local venues.  There is a $5.00 optional contribution requested per session.  For information please call Sheryl at 516-569-6733 x222.

Membership Drive

The Suburban Park Jewish Center, located at 400 Old Westbury in East Meadow, is conducting a membership drive. The Jewish Center has the lowest membership dues in the area and membership includes free Hebrew School tuition and free High Holy Days tickets. There is no building fund and special discounts are offered to new members. For more information, call the synagogue at 516-796-8833.

Movement class for

special needs

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns offers “Movement with Mary Moshos,” a class for children with special needs ages 5 and up, designed to enhance interaction with the environment through work with music, bubbles, and various textures.  Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm at the JCC, 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst.  12 sessions/$240.  Please call Sharona Arbeit at 516-569-6733 x218 for more information.