Calendar for the week of May 13, 2011

May 14
Boxer Dmitriy Salita speaks
CHABAD OF PORT WASHINGTON, located at 80 Shore Road in Port Washington, is hosting Orthodox boxer Dmitriy Salita for its Shabbat morning services, which will be followed by Kiddush and speech. Salita will speak about his path to Jewish observance and his ability to balance his career and religious life. The event is free. For more information, contact 516-767-8672

May 15
Yeshiva of Sderot dinner
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SDEROT are holding their Sixth Annual Awards Dinner at Citi Field, the Queens baseball stadium, honoring Merrick residents Dr. Stuart and Dr. Loren Daitch. Rabbi Daniel Hershkowitz, the Israeli Minister of Science, will deliver the keynote address. The event begins at 6 p.m. For more information, contact info@sderotdinner.org or 718-673-4945.

Emunah National Convention
EMUNAH, the religious Zionist women’s organization, is holding its national convention at the Lincoln Square Synagogue, located at 200 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. The event will discuss “Visions and Values” behind Israel advocacy, Jewish family values, and the Jewish future. Woodsburgh resident Fran Hirmes will be installed as the new Emunah president. Prominent speakers include Malcolm Hoenlein, author John Loftus, media analyst ricki Hollander, and family therapist Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch of Shalom Task Force. For more information, contact 212-564-9045 ext 306 or visit www.emunah.org/convention

Dry Bones cartoonist speaks
YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE, located at 859 Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere, is hosting Israeli political cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, creator of the widely syndicated Dry Bones comic. Kirschen will address the topic of delegitimizing of Israel and what that means to your future, alongside news topics and humor. The free event begins at 8 p.m. and is co-sponsored by National Council of Young Israel and Z Street. For more information, contact 516-295-0950.