Jewish Star Calendar
THURSDAY JAN. 23
LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of YI Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.
FARBRENGEN for 22nd of Shevat, to commemorate the yhartzeit of Rebbitzen Chaya Mushka, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 8:15 pm. Chabad of the Five Towns, 74 Maple Ave., Cedarhurst. 516-295-2478.
MONDAY JAN. 27
KABBALAH IN SUFFOLK. The Suffolk Y-CC and the Jewish Academy of Suffolk are co-sponsoring a course taught by Rabbi Tuvia Teldon, director of Chabad of Long Island. Seven Mondays beginning Jan. 27. All are welcome for all or one session. Free. 7:30-8:30 pm. Suffolk JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd., Comack. 631-922-0138.
TUESDAY JAN. 28
THE POPE AND MUSSOLINI. Newly opened Vatican archives have revealed overwhelming evidence that Mussolini could not have established his dictatorship without Vatican support. David Kertzer, author of “The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe,” reveals how Mussolini got support from the Church for his anti-Semitic racial laws. 92Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., Manhattan. $29. 212-415-5500.
THURSDAY JAN. 30
LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Ax- elrod of YI Woodmere.Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.
SATURDAY FEB. 1
JEWISH ROCK. Temple B’nai Torah presents, in one of their only New York appearances, Dan Nichols and Eighteen. These musicians bring a wide range of sounds and styles to energetic Jewish rock. 7pm. 2900 Jerusalem Ave., Wantagh. $15 adults and $10 children under 12. 516-546-9177.
COMEDY NIGHT. “Live From Emunah It’s Saturday Night,” with comic headliner Avi Lieberman and dinner buffer by Upper Crust. 8pm buffet, 9pm show. $72. For info, email linda.emunah@gmail.com or call 516-286-3509.
BENEFIT WITH LIPA. Young Israel of Long Beach annual Robert Chiger Scholarship Concert features Lipa Schmeltzer. 8 pm. $25. YILB Social Hall. 646-285-5301, 516-431-9715.
SUNDAY FEB. 2
JNF BREAKFAST. Jewish National Fund breakfast features Micha Halpern, who will discuss terrorism, the Middle East, Muslim fundamentalism. Fundraiser with complmentary breakfast. Proceeds from this event support the purchase of new firefighting equipment for Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services. 7:30 am registration; program 8 to 9 am. Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre, 295 Main St., East Rockaway. For more information, contact Howard Ingram, LI Associate Executive Director of JNF, at 516-678-6805 ext 110. RSVP to RSVPNY@jnf.org..org.
JEWISH IDENTITY. New series considers what it meant to our grandparents, what it will mean to our grandchildren. First in a series. Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Chabad of the Port Washington, 80 Shore Rd., Port Washington. $99 for series includes textbook, which continues on Wednesdays through March 12. 516-295-2478.
MONDAY FEB. 3
BOOK CLUB AT OCEANSIDE JCC. Mets first Monday of each month. Today: “The Painted Girls,” by Cathy Marie Buchanan. 1:30–3 pm. $5. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Court, Oceanside. 516-634-4151.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 5
JEWISH IDENTITY. New series considers what it meant to our grandparents, what it will mean to our grandchildren. First in a series. Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Chabad of the Five Towns, 74 Maple Ave., Cedarhurst. 8:15-9:30 pm. $99 for series includes textbook, which continues on Wednesdays through March 12. 516-295-2478.
THURSDAY FEB. 6
LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Ax- elrod of YI Woodmere.Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.
OU JOB FAIR. Rescheduled from January. 4 to 7 pm. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Pl., Manhattan.
SUNDAY FEB. 9
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND HALACHA DAY. Local physicians, mental health professionals and yoatzot will work together to help educate the community on a variety of important topics related to women’s health, including fertility, sexuality, breast cancer awareness, contraception, post-partum depression, menopause, and more. Special young adult track will discuss your first gynecological visit, understanding your body’s signals, and pursuing positive relationshiops. Sponsored by the Committee for the Yoetzet of the Five Towns. 10:30 am to 1:45 pm. $10 im advance, $15 at the door. Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Penninsula Blvd., Woodmere.
HISTORY OF BROOKLYN JEWS. New series begins at Temple Beth Emeth v’Ohr, Church Ave. at Marlborough Street in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. Official Borough Historian Ron Schweiger will examine when and why Jews came to Brooklyn and explain population shifts over the years. $5. 4 pm.
THURSDAY FEB. 27
LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Ax- elrod of YI Woodmere.Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a great $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094.
YU JOB FAIR. 6 to 9 pm, Yeshiva University Wilf Campus.
TUESDAY MARCH 11
FIDF GALA. Friends of the IDF event at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan. For information call 646-274-9655.
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