On The Calendar

June 28

Free Seminar

A free community forum hosted by South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, NY (1 Healthy Way), will be presented by certified diabetes educator Cecilia Cassidy, BSN, RN.  The forum will be held in South Nassau’s Conference Room B on Thursday, June 28, beginning at 7:30 PM.  For more information or to register, call South Nassau’s Department of Community Education (516) 377-5333.

July 1

Religious OCD workshop at Center for Anxiety

For those suffering from religious obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), the line between strict observance and unhealthy obsession is blurred. While some obsessions and compulsions relate to excessive practice of outward observances, other symptoms of this unique disorder include excessive fear of punishment by G-d or fear of going to hell. In order to identify the challenges involved in treating religious OCD, Elyssa Kushner, Psy.D., will lead a half-day workshop at New York City’s Center for Anxiety. Dr. Kushner, a clinical psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, will present guidelines for the treatment of religious OCD, discuss common challenges of implementing ERP to treat religious symptoms, and strategies to overcome these difficulties and provide the best care for religious patients.

For more information about the program, please visit: http://www.centerforanxiety.org/files/WorkshopJuly2012.pdf

To register, please visit: http://www.centerforanxiety.org/training.html

July 3

Friendship Circle, Torah Center

Torah Centers for children with special needs is a 5 time weekly meeting on Tuesdays in July beginning July 3 through July 31. The program will focus on a new Mitzvah each week.  In addition, the children will daven and learn the aleph beit.

Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst, $70 per child, 5:00-6:00 pm

For more information please call 516-295-2478, extension 13 or Email Batsheva@chabad5towns.com

July 9

Nefesh B’Nefesh Comes To Great Neck

Nefesh B’Nefesh organization, who have energized North American Aliya, will conduct a “Retiring in Israel” workshop at 22 Hawthorne Lane in Saddle Rock (starting at 7:30pm). Light refreshments will be served, and an informative evening will be had by all.

July 11

Laws of Family Purity Review Series

Chabad of The Five Towns First of a three part ,in depth review of the laws of Mikvah with Mrs. Rivky Brikman

At the home of Mrs. Naomi Abesera, 565 Kenridge Road, Lawrence, 8:00 p.m.

Suggested donation of $18 per class or $50 for all three. For more information please contact 516-295-2478 or www.chabad5towns.com

Free National Teleconference and Webinar

Stay current on emerging research regarding gynecological concerns before and after a breast cancer or ovarian cancer diagnosis. Topics to be discussed include birth control, fertility, pregnancy, nursing, early onset menopause, hormone replacement, and bone health. Ask questions to our experts during a live question and answer session following the presentation.

Panelists

n Tessa Cigler, MD, MPH, Weill Cornell Breast Center

n Elizabeth Poynor, MD, PhD, FACOG, Private Practice

n Shera Dubitsky, MEd, MA, Sharsheret

n Cancer Survivor in Sharsheret’s Peer Support Network

A transcript and audio recording will be available following the event at www.sharsheret.org.

To register call 866.474.2774

July 13-15

7th Summer Marriage Enrichment Retreat

The Orthodox Union invites you to this retreat where parents can learn how to resolve disagreements and fight fairly, how to work as a team, and many other important communication techniques. Skill based workshop presenters include Alex Bailey, Rachel Pill, and Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler. This retreat is $750 per couple which includes room, meals, and tips for wait staff. The event is at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, NY. For more information, visit www.oucommunity.org or call Hannah Farkas at 212-613-8351.

July 15

LI Film Festival screening of the film Kinderblock 66

Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald is the story of four men who, as young boys, were imprisoned by the Nazis in the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp and who, sixty-five years later, return to commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary of their liberation. The film tells the story of the effort undertaken by the camp’s Communist-led underground to protect and save Jewish children who were arriving in Buchenwald toward the end of the Holocaust. Kinderblock 66 also tells the story of Antonin Kalina, the head of the block who was personally responsible for saving 904 boys in Buchenwald.

 The film is narrated by New York City raised Hollywood film star Liev Schreiber. It is a feature film documentary that contains subtitles and is a Long Island film premiere.

 The tickets for this film can be purchased at the Bellmore Movies, which is located at 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, through the mail, or online at: http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/tickets.html.

 A Screening Pass is $10.00, while Senior Citizens, Students & Filmmakers Connection Members pay $8.00 per film on a given day.