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Fog/Mist On the Calendar 11/27/09
Lawrence - The inaugural event for the South Shore AIPAC will take place Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Beth Sholom - 390 Broadway. Ambassador Brad Gordon will give a lecture entitled: The U.S.-Israel Relationship Amidst Unprecedented Threats. Ambassador Gordon's career has included political analysis at the CIA, professional staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee responsible for the Middle East, Assistant Director of US Arms and Control Disarmament Agency for Non Proliferation, senior staff member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and, most recently, Director of Policy and Government Affairs and Legislative Director for AIPAC.
Great Neck - The Young Israel of Great Neck and the National Council of Young Israel will present a Chanukah party for Orthodox singles on Sunday, December 6, at 7:00 PM. The event will take place at the Young Israel of Great Neck, 236 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Orthodox singles ages 25-35 are invited to come to the Chanukah party and enjoy food, music, and games. All participants must bring photo ID. The cost of the event is $36 per person. All proceeds will go to tzedakah. To register or for more information call the Young Israel of Great Neck at 516-829-6040 or send an email to office@yign.org.
Woodmere - The Orthodox Union's Department of Community Services, in conjunction with Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future, will present a communal symposium on "Making Our Tefillot More Meaningful and Personal " featuring Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Congregation Aish Kodesh; Rabbi Mayer Twersky, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS, Yeshiva University; and Rabbi Eli Monsour, of the Sephardic Congregation Bet Yaakob. The symposium will take place Sunday Morning, December 6, from 9:45am to 11:45am at DRS High School, 700 Ibsen Street in Woodmere. Admission is free to the entire community. This program is part of a national effort to help develop a deeper connection, understanding, and appreciation of our Tefillot. For more information, please contact 212-613-8188.
Merrick - Chabad of Merrick will open its Chanukah Wonderland, a project of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, to the entire community on Sunday, December 13th, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm. At the "Clubhouse at the Merrick Park Golf Course," children and adults will experience Chanukah through intriguing hands-on activities (i.e. latke making, donut decorating, building menorahs etc.) and creative arts & crafts at $6 per person or $18 per family. Following the Chanukah Wonderland all are welcome to join the "Grand Menorah Car Parade!" at 3:10pm. Led by 2 limousines provided by Executive Limousines & Metro Limousine Service, participants will spread the light of Chanukah as they travel caravan style from the Clubhouse at the Merrick Golf Course to the Merrick LIRR gazebo on Sunrise Highway & Merrick Ave. There they will experience for the first time ever, the lighting of The World's Largest Clics Menorah, complete with live music, Chanukah treats and more. For more information and details on the Chanukah events, contact Chani at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, (516) 833-3057 or log on to: www.ChabadJewishLife.org
ONGOING EVENTS
Far Rockaway - Rabbi Eytan Feiner's Machshavah Shiur in Sifrei Maharal on Chumash and Mo'adim for men and women has resumed. Tuesday evenings from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Congregation Kneseth Israel, 728 Empire Ave., Far Rockaway. For more information call (718) 327-0500 or www.whiteshul.com.
