Calendar for the week of Oct. 7, 2011

Oct 13-14
Sukkot at Machane Chodosh
CONGREGATION MACHANE CHODOSH, located at 67-29 108 Street in Forest Hills, is holding a catered lunch in the sukkah on the first two days of Sukkot around noon, following the musaf service. Each meal costs $22 a person or $39 for both lunch meals. Children 6-11 are $10, under 6 are free. For more information, contact 718-793-5656.

Sukkot at Great Neck Synagogue
GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE, located at 26 Old Mill Road in Great Neck is holding a Sukkot meal with Dr. William Helmreich, a sociology professor at City College of New York and author of “Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives they Made in America.” The meal costs $30 for each adult, $20 teenagers, $10 under 12. Babysitting will be provided. For more information, contact 516-487-6100.

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.

Oct. 17
Chol Hamoed Concert
YESHIVA BOYS CHOIR is holding its Chol Hamoed Succos concert at Lawrence High School, located at 2 Reilly Road in Cedarhurst. Dovid Gabay, Baruch Levine and Eli Gerstner will also be performing. Ticket prices are $20, $25, $35, $50, and VIP seats. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Hachnosas Orchim of Chevron Fund. Tickets are available at YBClive.com or by contacting 347-996-9992.

Come Alive Program
JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS is holding its Come Alive program at Congregation Sons of Israel , located at 111 Irving Place in Woodmere from 10am-1:30pm. This program provides an opportunity for home-bound older adults to participate in social, recreational & intellectual activities. Kosher lunch and door-to-door transportation is available on a limited basis. For more information, contact Mary Sheffield 516-569-6733 ext. 219.

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 speakingo n his novel The Lsit, 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 to gain insight into their characters. The class will also discuss the significance of becoming a Bat Mitzvah and how it relates to these prominent women who laid the foundation for the Jewish people. 

The classes will take place on Sundays 10:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18. 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.

Parkinson’s support group
JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS is sponsoring a support group for those affected by Parkinson’s. The group meets on Tuesday mornings at 11 a.m. at the JCC, located at 207 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst. For more information call Cathy Byrne at 516-569-6733 ext. 220.