Calendar for the week of July 7, 2011

July 11
Meet candidate Goldfeder
FRIENDS OF PHIL GOLDFEDER is holding a public campaign kickoff for Y. Philip Goldfeder’s State Assembly candidacy at the home of Rabbi Zvi Bloom, located at 509 Cedar Hill Road in Far Rockaway. A lifelong resident of Far Rockaway, Goldfeder currently serves as intergovernmental affairs director for Senator Charles Schumer. The free event begins at 8 p.m. For more information, contact 347-766-3674

Concert by the sea
YOUNG ISRAEL OF LONG BEACH is holding a public outdoor concert featuring Carlebach-style cantor Yehuda Green. The free event begins at 7 pm. and will take place on the Boardwalk at Long Beach Boulevard. The event is part of the City of Long Beach’s Summer Concert Series. For more information, contact 516-431-2404.

Hipsters & Hasids exhibit
J GREENSTEIN GALLERY, located at 417 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst is hosting painter Elke Reva Sudin, who will display her portrait series Hipsters & Hasids, on daily life scenes from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sudin will be speaking about her art at this event. Sudin is a graduate of Pratt Institute and is a member of the board of Jewish Art Salon. The public exhibit begins at 8 p.m. For more information, contact 516-295-2931.

July 12
Controversies in vaccination
GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE, located at 26 Old Mill Road in Great Neck, is hosting Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, who will speak on the topic “From Smallpox to Swine Flu: Issues and Controversies in Vaccination” Rabbi is an associate professor of emergency medicine and history of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His research is devoted to the interface of medical history and Jewish law. This free public event begins at 8:30 p.m. and is part of the synagogue’s Summer Learning Program series. Fore more information, contact 516-487-6100

July 13-15
Cedarhurst sidewalk sale