Calendar for the week of Sept. 2, 2011

Sept. 3
Music, Art and Wine
LIDO BEACH SYNAGOGUE, located at Lido Boulevard and Fairway Road in Lido Beach, is holding a music, art and wine event highlighting musical performances and artworks designed by members and friends of the synagogue. The event begins at 9:30 p.m. For more information, contact 516-889-9650.

Sept. 4
Torah Vodaath breakfast
CONGREGATION OHAB ZEDEK, located at 134-01 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Belle Harbor, is hosting an annual breakfast reception to benefit Yeshiva & Mesvita Torah Vodaath. Rabbi Fischel Schachter, the noted Dial-a-Daf lecturer will be speaking on the topic of Elul- Z’man Teshuvah. The event begins at 8:45 a.m. for more information, contact 718-474-3300.

Sept. 5
Chabad Family BBQ
CHABAD OF THE FIVE TOWNS, located at 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, is holding its Labor Day barbecue with fantastic food, exciting activities and family activities. The event begins at 5 p.m. at a cost of $5 per person and $36 maximum per family. For more information, contact 516-295-2478.

Sept. 7
Anniversary Dinner
PRIORITY-1 is holding its 24th anniversary dinner at Lawrence Country Club, located at 101 Causeway in Lawrence, honoring its programs aimed at retaining Torah observance among at-risk teens, including its Torah Academy High School, Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh and Community training Institute. The event begins at 7 p.m. For reservations and information, contact 516-295-5700.

Sept. 13-15
Nesenoff film premiere
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER, will be showing a film by The Jewish Star’s publisher David F. Nesenoff at its Museum of Tolerance, located at 226 East 42 Street in Manhattan. The film “Three Thousand Miles” documents Nesenoff’s travels across the county discussing the topic of anti-Semitism. The screenings will be on Sept. 13, 14, and 15 at 6:30 p.m. To reserve your free seat, contact 3kmilesmovie@gmail.com or contact David F. Nesenoff at dnesenoff@thejewishstar.com

Sept. 17
Elul Kumsitz
YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST, located at 8 Spruce Place in Cedarhurst, is holding a special Elul Kumzitz featuring divrei Torah from Rav Moshe Weinberger and the music of Yonatan Razel, composer of V’hi Sheh’amda. The kumzitz will take place on Motzai Shabbos, at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $15. The seating will be separate. For more information, contact 516-569-3324.

Sept. 20
Harry & Eddie: Birth of Israel
JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS presents Harry & Eddie: The Birth of Israel, a play by Mark Weston on the relationship between President Harry S. Truman and his Jewish friend Eddie Jacobson, who was influential in Truman’s decision to recognize the state of Israel. The event will be at Temple Israel, located at 140 Central Avenue in Lawrence. Weston will answer questions from the audience after the play. The event begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $18. For reservations and information, call 516-569-6733.

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

Community Bais Medrash
YOUNG ISRAEL OF QUEENS VALLEY, located at 141-55 77 Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills is hosting a weekly Torah learning event for men, where men may learn on any Torah topic of choice with a kollel member of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim. The learning takes place every Wednesday from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. For more information, contact Rabbi Noach Rabovsky at 561-702-9351 or noach.rabovsky@gmail.com

Great Neck Sisterhood “Flower Power Fundraising”
GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE, located at 26 Old Mill Road in Great Neck has an account with Flower Power Fundraising and encourages the public to place orders at flowerpowerfundraising.com under the name “Sisterhood of Great Neck Synagogue.” 50 percent of every purchase on this website foes to synagogue’s sisterhood. For more information, contact 516-487-6100.

Membership Drive
SUBURBAN PARK JEWISH CENTER, located at 400 Old Westbury in East Meadow, is conducting a membership drive. The Jewish Center has the lowest membership dues in the area and membership includes free Hebrew School tuition and free High Holy Days tickets. There is no building fund and special discounts are offered to new members. For more information, call the synagogue at 516-796-8833.