On the calendar

Posted Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:00 am

The Beit Orot dinner honoring Alyssa & Chaim Winter of Cedarhurst, along with Yocheved & Bennett Deutsch of Teaneck, NJ, and Renee & Moshe Glick of West Orange, NJ, took place on Tuesday evening, January 8, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square, NYC. Jewish radio personality Nachum Segal served as the evening’s MC and Naftali Bennett, the recently elected head of Israel’s Bayit HaYehudi (Jewish Home) party, delivered the keynote address via live webcast. Beit Orot, anchored by a hesder yeshiva, represents the first living Jewish presence on the Mount of Olives in more than 2,000 years. The organization is dedicated to restoring the Jewish neighborhoods of the Mount of Olives Ridge in historic Jerusalem and to educating the masses about Jerusalem’s ancient and modern Jewish history. L to R: Chaim and Alyssa Winter, Shlomo Zwickler, Executive Director, Beit Orot, and Seth Schreiber, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Beit Orot, also of Cedarhurst.

Photo courtesy Beit Orot

Jan 19

Singles Event

Orthodox Union

The Orthodox Union Singles Connection invites singles of all ages to a Beatles Extravaganza featuring “Come Together,” a Beatles tribute band, for a fun and exciting opportunity to meet new people.

The recreations of the visual, vocal and instrumental experience of what was known as Beatlemania will take place at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan, 5 East 62nd Street. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.

The OU Singles Connection is a division of the OU Department of Community Engagement.

Pre-registration is $20 online at www.oucommunity.org or calling 212.613.8300. Admittance will be $25 at the door.

For further information, contact OU Community Services at www.oucommunity.org or call 212.613.8300.

Jan 21–24

The Levi Yitzchak Library

Cedarhurst

Special “Staycation” hours and programs for the Entire Community

Monday, January 21 - we will be OPEN from 11AM - 5PM

Tuesday, January 22 - Story Time with David from David’s Pizza - 11AM

Fun “Brochos Placemat” Project to follow.

** Each family will receive a 25% coupon towards a delicious lunch at David’s Pizza!!**

Tuesday, January 22 - Video Night at the Library featuring: Berel the Bus Driver - 6:30PM Special snack and hot chocolate (dairy) treat at the end!

Thursday, January 24 - Story Time with Guest Story Teller Morah Michal from Gan Chamesh Prescooll - 5PM followed by a surprise project.

Video Presentations EVERYDAY 1:30PM & 3:30PM

Crafts will be available on premises for $5

Enjoy the library facility throughout our extended winter break hours! Sunday, Monday and Wednesday: 11AM-5PM Tuesday and Thursday: 11AM - 7PM

(These hours will be in effect from January 20 – 24)

For more information call: (516)374-2665 or email:info@lylibrary.org

Levi Yitzchak Library and Family Center is located at 564 Central Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516

Jan 25–27

OU Shabbaton

Young Israel of Plainview

Our Way , OUs Division for the hearing impaired has brought its joyous Shabbaton programs to communities all over North America, open to members of the Jewish community from all backgrounds. Materials and prayer services will be provided in American Sign Language and deaf advisors will assist to create a meaningful, traditional Shabbat experience.

The Shabbaton will include three delicious meals and snacks, interpreted services in the synagogue, a beginner’s minyan, child care, program sessions, and an opportunity to join together with others to live and learn about Judaism.

Saturday night culminates with a family bowling social event at AMF Bowling, 500 Old Bethpage Road in Plainview.

Rabbi David Kastor will serve as the Deaf Scholar-in-Residence. Friday night, he will present a session (verbal and in ASL) entitled, “Green Thumb.” On Shabbat afternoon, Deaf Advisor Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, will lead a “Thanks to Hashem and Brochos Bee” and Rabbi Kastor will lead the family-fun game of “Jewpardy” (the Jewish parody of Jeopardy).

Rabbi Kastor graduated from Gallaudet University for the Deaf with a B.A. in Computer Science and is married to an Israeli deaf woman, Tchia. He received his semicha (rabbinical ordination) from Ner Israel in Baltimore. He started the Ahavas Israel School for the Deaf in Frederick, MD and taught there for two years. Rabbi Kastor has worked for the OU as a Regional Representative in Maryland more than 25 years.

Deb and Barry Spindel are the Deaf Hosts of the Shabbaton, who live in Long Island with their sons Michael and Jonathan. They first met at the Bi-Annual Conference of the Jewish Deaf Congress, held in New Jersey.

Shoshanah and Joe Suissa will serve as the Deaf Coordinators.

To participate, please send a check for $36 payable to Our Way Shabbaton to Our Way C/O Barry Spindel, 22 Forest Drive, Plainview, NY 11803. For further information, contact them via voice/relay phone 516.342.3711 or email Debspin@verizon.net.

A separate registration for bowling is required, by contacting Faigy Zaretsky at poppy55@aol.com or via voice/relay phone at 517.342.3711.

Rabbi Lederfeind can be reached at ourway@ou.org or by voice/relay phone at 212.613.8234.

The synagogue is located at 132 Southern Parkway. Registration is mandatory, and sleeping arrangements are available upon registration.

Jan 27

Nefesh b’Nefesh Online Webinar

Go North Virtual Expo

Hosted by Michele Kaplan-Green

11:00AM- 2:30PM EST

Go North Virtual Expo

Hear about opportunities in Israel’s north from Nefesh B’Nefesh Go North Olim and staff, in the comfort of your own home.

Webinars will run throughout the day Instructions for Joining the Webinar

To join the Webinar:

1. Go to https://nefeshbnefesh-event.webex.com

2. On the drop down menu on the right side of the screen, click down for Training Center (The default is meeting center)

3. Click “Join Now”.

4. Enter your name and email address.

5. Enter the session password: aliyah

6. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

7. Please login at least 15 minutes prior to the Webinar in case your computer must download program information.

Audio/Telephone Information

Preffered method of participating in the audio is to listen through your computer with a headset.

If this is not an option for you, you can listen through your phone.

1. Log into the webinar first.

2. Call one of 4 phone numbers:

1-855-299-5224 US/Canada

1-631-267-4890 US/Canada

0800-051-3810 UK

1-809 453 550 IL

3. The prompt will ask for our session number: which will be on your screen once you login into the webinar

4. The prompt will ask for your user number which can be found on the screen once you login into the webinar

If you are having any issues, please call 1-888-872-2270.

Jan 29

AMIT Dinner

(rescheduled)

Feb 2

LIVE FROM EMUNAH, IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT!

EMUNAH OF AMERICA- 5 Towns Chapter

proudly presents its 2nd Annual Comedy Event

Sold out last year!

Join for a fun filled evening with good friends and great laughs.

WHEN: Motzei Shabbos, 8:00pm: Dairy Buffet 9:00pm: Showtime

WHERE: Backstage Nite Club (Woodmere Lanes)948 Broadway, WoodmereCouvert : $60 per person

SPONSORSHIPS : $100 Amusing $180 Funny $250 Comical $500 Humorous $1,000 Hysterical For Information & Reservations contact: Elana Oved: 516-984-4799 ELANREP@aol. comS

hari Shapiro:516- 413-6927 JAGEALISHUS@ aol.com

Bini Dachs: 917-543-6335 SOAPFAN5@aol. com

Linda Koegel: 516-286-3509 LINDA.EMUNAH@ gmail.com

Feb 9

Trivia Evening

benefitting Koby Mandell Foundation

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County ( HANC)

Students from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Brookdale High School are always on the verge of helping their community. The student leaders, through NCSY’s Project JUMP Program will be organizing a fun and interactive trivia evening in the school’s auditorium. All funds raised will benefit the Koby Mandell Foundation, which provides free therapeutic programs to child victims of terror who have lost a family member to a terrorist attack in Israel.

Program starts at 8:30 p.m.

Music by Azamra DJ

To register for this event visit www.tinyurl.com/JUMPTRIVIA.