On the calendar

Feb 7

The Nachum Segal

Network (NSN) and the Orthodox Union present

“Battle of the Ages”:

a ping-pong tournament

LIVE on the air, 6 p.m.

starring 11-year old shomeret shabbat

table tennis phenom

and West Hempstead native

Estee Ackerman

vs.

Eli Hagler,

Assistant Director of Yachad and

1998 Sdei Chemed ping pong champion.

Extensive live network programming from 5pm-10pm ET LIVE from the Orthodox Union.

Coverage of the match will be provided by Stunt Show host Daniel Gordon.

Join us for five hours of fun and excitement on the NSN network at nachumsegal.com.

In addition, log on to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nachumsegalnet

for full video real-time coverage of the event.

Feb 8

West Hempstead

Scholar-in-Residence

The Clara Klein Adult Education Committee of the Young Israel of West Hempstead is pleased to announce that our next Joseph Reinstein Scholar-in-Residence will be Rabbi Meir Goldwicht. On Shabbos Parshat Mishpatim-Shekalim, Feb. 8-9, Rav Goldwicht will be joining our community. He will speak Friday night following kabbalat shabbat at ECC (mincha begins at 5:10 pm). He will then speak at a Friday night oneg at the home of Meryl & Jeremy Strauss, 256 Maple St. at 8:15 pm,on the topic “The Home & the Family: Between Honoring Parents & Being Mechanech Your Kids”. Shabbos morning he will speak in the main shul and the Kiddush room minyanim. In the afternoon at 4:00 pm in the Kiddush room, he will speak on the topic: “The Galuy and the Nistar in Megillat Esther”. And he will also speak between mincha - maariv in the main shul on the topic: “Galut & Geulat Mitzrayim: How Does it Affect Our Daily Life?”. Men & women are invited to all the classes.

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.

Feb 9

Long Beach

Avraham Fried Concert

Dedicated to our volunteers & benefactors during Hurricane Sandy

Motzaei Shabbos, Parshas Mishpotim

Concert & Melaveh Malkah

8:00 PM

Young Israel of Long Beach Social Hall

120 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach

Melaveh Malka is being catered & donated by

Brach’s of Lawrence

Sponsorships Available

Guardian $1800 • Patron $500 • Donor $360 • Sponsor $180

Please make your donations to the YILB Charity Fund - Relief Effort

for distribution to those in our community who are in need

General Admission $25 per person

Feb 10

Manhattan

Ohel 43rd Annual Dinner

Honoring Saul N. Friedman, Corporate Guest of Honor David Brecher, Guest of Honor

Robert and Hinda Mizrachi, Children’s Advocacy Award Joel Beritz, and Jason Curry, Community Award Recipients

For more information, email gala@ohelfamily.org or 718-972-9338

Feb 11

Manhattan

Ohr Torah Stone 2012 Annual Dinner

Celebrating a New Generation of Women Spiritual Leaders

Guests of Honor

Helene and Robert Rothenberg

Raine and Stanley Silverstein

Mindy and Michael Leventhal

Reception 6:30 p.m.

Dinner 7:30 p.m.

Docent Tour of Museum Exhibits 5:30 p.m.

Museum of Jewish Heritage

36 Battery Place

New York City

For More information, www.ots.org.il, 212-935-8672

Feb 12

Young Israel of

Woodmere

Themes in Tanach

Anew series on Biblical Themes given by Rabbi David Fohrman

The Astonishing World of Birkat Hamazon

Tuesday February 12, 8:15 pm

Sponsored by the Young Israel of Woodmere in Conjunction with The Hoffberger Foundation for Torah Studies

Feb 12

Seeking Foster Parents

A community appeal for foster parents

There is an urgent need for loving foster homes in the Jewish community.

Join OHEL staff and current OHEL foster parents for community-wide informational meetings

Home of Lazer and Chana Calderon 8 p.m.

1120 Waterview Street, Far Rockaway

RSVP to ChayaSurie_Malek@ohelfamily.org

718 851-6300

Feb 13

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will offer a new Cardio Kickboxing Fitness Class

at our Cedarhurst location for people affected by life transitions. Whether you are a victim of Hurricane Sandy, experiencing financial hardship, job loss, or have challenging personal relationships, etc. you can use a stress buster to release extra pressure. It’s free, fun, and therapeutic. The class will begin on Wednesday, February 13th at 10:00 AM for a six week cycle and will be taught by Jaclyn Bieder, LMSW. To register please contact Jaclyn at 516-569-6733 ext. 213 or e-mail Jaclyn.Bieder@fivetownsjcc.org.

Feb 16

Atlantic Beach

Kulanu Annual

Scholarship Dinner

Honoring

Brenda and Stanley Goldstein, Founding Parents Award

Raquel Bernstein and Adam Stieglitz, Kulanu Friendship Award

8:30 p.m.

The Sands of Atlantic Beach

For more information email Dinner@kulanukids.org or 516- 569-3083 x 106