Calendar for the week July 13, 2012

July 13 and on

Mangano Announces Weekday Golf Specials at Nassau County’s 9-Hole Golf Courses

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that all four of Nassau County’s 9-hole golf courses will be offering a special weekday discount. Conveniently spread around the county park system, Nassau offers residents four executive-level 9 hole golf courses at Cantiague Park, Christopher Morley, North Woodmere, and Bay Park.

“With these lower green fee prices, golfers of all skill levels are invited to continue to enjoy our 9-hole County golf courses at an even more economical and low-cost rate” said Mangano. “Every course provides the perfect setting to enjoy a day of golf.”

The new special rates, which must be purchased in packages of 5 rounds and are valid for weekday play only, are as follows:

Original Price Special Price Savings

Senior/Discount with Leisure Pass

$8.50 $7.50 $5.00

*5 Rounds for $37.50*

Resident Leisure Pass

$15.00 $12.00 $15.00

*5 Rounds for $60.00*

Non-Resident No Leisure Pass

$26.00 $21.00 $25.00

*5 Rounds for $105.00*

For more information regarding Nassau County’s four executive 9-hole golf courses, or the three 18-hole golf courses located in Eisenhower Park, please visit the Nassau County website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks

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 17 and 31

If you’re in Israel One Israel Fund Summer Day Trips

July 17-”Its Hot in Binyamin” -Join us as we visit the hot spots of Binyamin, Migron, Beit El, Amona, and more. We will meet with Ari Briggs of Regavim, a Jewish organization devoted to defending Jewish land rights in Yehuda and Shomron.

July 31-”The Northwestern Shomron”- Emek Dotan, where our Egyptian Saga begins with Joseph and his brothers- and the modern sheep farm of Maoz Tzvi.

The Tanach comes to life in this rarely visited, breathtaking region, whose Reichan forest harkens back to the complaints of the tribe of Menashe. In this tour we will meet residents, tour communities, and deepen our knowledge to this meaningful part of the Shomron.

The buses for these trips will leave at 8:30 am from the parking lot at the bottom of Liberty Bell Park (next to the Sonol gas station) and return at 6:30 pm. Cost for the day including lunch is 60 dollars an adult and 45 dollars a child under 12. For reservations or more information contact www.oneisraelfund.org/daytrips or call Ruthie Kahn (516-239-9202 ext. 10)

July 18, 25

Children’s Summer

Workshop Series at RockHall Museum

Children ages 5 and up are invited to participate in these activities. Fee: $15 per child per session. $40 per child for all three sessions. Materials included. Space limited. Reservations required for all workshops. Reservations are only confirmed with receipt of full payment. Sponsored by the Friends of Rock Hall. (Town of Hempstead Rock Hall Museum):

Wampum Workshop

Wednesday, July 18

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Learn about wampum, the currency used between Dutch colonists and Native Americans in the 1600s. Make your own wampum jewelry out of clay. 

Space limited. Reservations required. Rain or shine.

Corn Husk Workshop & Children’s Garden Tour

Wednesday, July 25

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Corn husks were used to fashion dolls for both Native American and Colonial children. This toy was popular in both Europe and America. Learn how to make this 18th-century toy. Learn to identify summer vegetables and herbs in Rock Hall’s Children’s Garden.

Space limited. Reservations required. Rain date Thursday, July 26th. 

July 18

The Agudath Israel of the Five Towns is pleased to present:

RABBI DAVID FOHRMAN and RABBI YAAKOV LANDAU who will give shiurim. Rabbi Fohrman will speak on “The Hidden Structure of the Ten Commandments” Mincha is at 7:30 followed by shiurim, maariv and a collation.

Please join us.  Agudath Israel is located at the corner of Peninsula Blvd. and Cedarhurst Avenue.

July 21

Scholar-in-residence

Stephen J. Savitsky, Chairman of the Board of the Orthodox Union, a three-term OU Past President, and himself a Long Island resident, will be Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick for Shabbat Parshat Matot-Masei.  The synagogue is located at 145 South Merrick Avenue. Mr. Savitsky’s visit is the highlight of an OU Community Weekend presented by the Orthodox Union Karasick Department of Synagogue Services. Shabbat morning, Mr. Savitsky will discuss “The OU and Ohav Sholom: A Partnership that Guarantees Jewish Continuity.”   He will also speak following Kiddish, presenting“Israel Through the Eyes of One Prime Minister, One King, 15 Generals, 40 Members of the Knesset and a Few Taxi Drivers.”  Finally, Mr. Savitsky will lead a Shabbat afternoon discussion on “Major Issues in Jewish Life with Possible Solutions. For further information, contact Alison Barnett of OU Synagogue Services at syngagogue@ou.org or call 212.613.8155.

July 23

Long Island Job Fair

Hosted by Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of Nassau Community College Multipurpose room 11 a.m-4 p.m. Vendors such as Hofstra University, North Shore-LIJ, Nassau Community College, Molloy College, Stonybrook School of Health and Technology and Management, Winthrop University Hospital, South Nassau Communities Hospital, the Soldier’s Project of Long Island, AFLAC, the Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island, Sanford Brown and more. For more information, please contact Rep. McCarthy’s office at 516-739-3008.

July 29

Tisha B’av video

screening

Thousands of Jews in more than 100 communities around the world will join together this Tisha B’Av to view an inspirational video presented byYeshiva University and the Orthodox Union (OU). The video, titled “Making Tisha B’Av Meaningful to Us Today,” is a project of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and the OU, and will be screened in some 250 synagogues across the United States, and internationally in Australia, Canada, Israel, Poland, South Africa and the United Kingdom. For more information on participating synagogues or to request a DVD, visit www.yutorah.org/tishabav/video. Tisha B’Av programming will also include live kinot webcasts featuring Rabbi Weinreb and Rabbi Weil at www.ou.org/tishabav and Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter atwww.yutorah.org/tishabav.  

Aug 6

Cancer Support Group

The group meets regularly the 1st Monday of every month from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to all cancer survivors, including family members and is ideal for people who need someone to talk to about the illness. Discussions include new medicines and treatments, advice on how to cope, and also provides emotional support. Additional information about the monthly meetings, or those seeking assistance and information concerning cancer are urged to contact Group Advisors Anna Rossetti at (516) 256-6025 or Meg Wehrum, RN at (516) 256-6478.