Calendar for the week of Oct. 12, 2011

Oct. 15
Sukkah hop for kids
CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA, located at 25 Central Avenue in Lawrence, is holding a sukkah hop for children in 6th grade and under. The group will meet at the synagogue. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. For hosting and information, contact Rabbi Avrohom Walkin at 347-524-3864.

Oct. 16
Simchat Beit Hashoeva
CHABAD OF THE FIVE TOWNS is holding its Simchat Beit Hashoeva celebration at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park with live music, dancing and Chinese acrobat Xaio Di performing. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 516-295-2478.

Sukkot Carnival
CHABAD OF ROSLYN is holding a carnival with a giant slide, obstacle course and aerial acrobat show. The free public event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact 516-484-3500.

Oct. 16-17
Chol Hamoed show
YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH, located at 257 Beach 17 Street in Far Rockaway, is hosting noted ventriloquist Jonathan Geffner at 6:30 p.m. and the Chicago Acrobat Team at 7:30 p.m. Each event is $10 per person and seating is separate. Tickets are available at the yeshiva office and Judaica Plus of Cedarhurst. For more information, contact 718-868-2300 ext. 393.

Oct. 18
Martin Fletcher speaks
FRIEDBERG JCC, located at 15 Neil Court in Oceanside, is hosting longtime NBC Middle East reporter Martin Fletcher, who will be speaking on his novel The List, a blend of personal family history and research about an Austrian Jewish family living in London during the holocaust. Fletcher’s previous book is Walking Israel, bout his walk along Israel’s Mediterranean coastline. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and costs $8 per person. For more information, contact 516-634-4151.

Oct. 19
Succos Extravaganza
UNCLE MOISHY and New York Boys Choir are holding a Chol Hamoed concert at Torah Academy for Girls, located at 444 Beach 6 Street in Far Rockaway. The event includes rides and a clown performance. Thickets cost $15, $18, and $25. Showtimes are at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact 718-376-9395.

Ongoing
Bat Mitzvah classes
DRISHA INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH EDUCATION is now offering a Bat Mitzvah program at Congregation Beth Sholom, located at
390 Broadway in Lawrence. Titled "Our Mothers, Ourselves,” this five-week class for mothers and daughters ages 11-13 will explore different personalities of women in the Tanakh from both pshat and drash perspectives. The class will also discuss the significance of becoming a Bat Mitzvah and how it relates to these prominent women. 

The classes will take place on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. starting on Nov. 13. For more information, contact inquiry@drisha.org

Thursday night learning
KEHILLAS BAIS YEHUDAH TZVI, located at 391 Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst has a Thursday night learning program with video lectures by noted lecturers Rabbi Eli Mansour at 9 p.m. and Rabbi Yissocher Frand at 10:30 p.m. Hot chulent will be served, concluding with maariv services at 11:15 p.m. For more information, call 516-374-9293.

Exploring Haftarah for women
CONGREGATION KNESETH ISRAEL, located at 728 Empire Avenue in Far Rocakway is hosting weekly haftarah lectures for women sponsored by Machon Basya Rochel Seminary, with Vivienne Chaya Frank. The classes take place every Tuesday at 1 p.m. starting Oct. 25, at the cost of $12 per class. For more information, contact 718-355-8900.