Calendar for the week of Aug. 12, 2011

Aug. 12,14
JCC of West Hempstead Sale
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF WEST HEMPSTEAD, located at 711 Dogwood Avenue, will be hosting a Book, CD, DVD and More Sale beginning on August 11. A preview sale will be held for a $5 admission charge from 10 AM to 12 PM on August 11. Admission is free on all other days and times which are August 12, 10AM-5PM and August 14, 10 AM-5PM. There will be a wide variety of first editions and first prints, audio books and movies and CDs. For more information call 516-481-7448.

Aug. 12-13
Shabbat Nachamu Happening
LIDO BEACH SYNAGOGUE, located at One Fairway Road in Lido Beach, is observing Shabbat Nachamu in the Carlebach tradition featuring cantor Eric Stern and choir. This event will include a festive Friday night dinner, complete with singing and dancing. For more information, contact 516-889-9650.

Aug. 13
Nachamu Kumsitz & Chizuk
UTOPIA JEWISH CENTER, located at 64-41 Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows, is holding a motzei Shabbos Nachamu kumsitz & chizuk to support Yeshiva Madreigas HaAdam of Hillcrest, a popular local Torah institution. The event will feature a performance by Nochum Stark and comedian Marc Weiner. The event costs $20 and begins at 10:30 p.m. For more information, contact 718-539-6653.

Aug. 16
Revenge & Grudge Bearing
GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE, located at 26 Old Mill Road in Great Neck, is hosting Rabbi Daniel Feldman, who will be speaking on the topic “Revenge & Grudge Bearing.” Rabbi Feldman is an instructor of Talmud and Jewish Studies at the Stone Beit Midrash Program of Yeshiva University, and serves as the Director of Rabbinic Research at the Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University. The lecture begins at 8:15 p.m. For more information, contact 516-487-6100.

Aug. 21
West Hempstead Blood Drive
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF WEST HEMPSTEAD, located at 711 Dogwood Avenue, will be holding a blood drive on August 21. From 9:00 AM-1:30 PM. Donors must be between the ages of 16 and 75, weighing a minimum of 110 pounds. Photo or signature identification must be brought. For more information, contact 516-551-6693.

Men’s night fishing
YOUNG ISRAEL OF OCEANSIDE is holding a men’s fishing night at 6:45 p.m. at he Freeport Dock, located at 540 Guy Lombardo Avenue in Freeport. The four-hour event includes the boat, bait & tackle, drinks and food. The event costs $45. For reservations, contact Benji Alper at benji.alper@gmail.com.

Aug. 25
Hadassah comedy fundraiser
THE WOODMERE/LAILAH CHAPTER OF HADASSAH will hold its annual summer luncheon at Bistro Grill French Steak House, located at 1034 Broadway in Woodmere. The cover charge is $28. And the event begins at 12:00 p.m. The program will feature the comedy of Dr. Stuart Rappaport, a comic who practices optometry. All proceeds will be donated to Hadassah’s cutting edge medical research projects. For more information, contact Binny Stein at 516-295-5140.

North Bellmore Blood Drive
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BELLMORE, located at 2428 Hamilton Road, will be hosting a blood drive and a lecture by Rabbi David Katz, who will speak on the topic “Is Blood Thicker than Water?” Rabbi Katz is the director of Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalyim seminary in Jerusalem. The blood drive will run from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The lecture will begin at 6:15 PM. For more information, contact Malka or Shoshana Sigal at 516-221-4423.

Ongoing
Project Child after-school
SAMUEL FIELD YM-YWHA is offering Project Child, an after-school program for children ages 5-15 with ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome, learning disabilities, and high-functioning within the Autism Spectrum. This program operates during the school year at the Bay Terrace Center, located at 212-00 23rd Avenue in Bayside. Homework help and snack are provided daily, as well as educational and recreational activities. Events are held daily from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the school year. For fees, registration and more information, contact Meredith Zylberberg at 718-423-6111 ext. 228 or MZylberberg@sfy.org

Roslyn Gemara class
ROSLYN SYNAGOGUE, located at 257 Garden Street in Roslyn Heights, conducts weekly a weekly analysis and study of Tractate Sukkah, open to experienced learners and beginners. The class discusses the mitzvoth of the Sukkot festival and how it was celebrated in ancient times. The class is held each Tuesday from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. For more information, contact 516-484-0697.