JEWISH WORLD

CHESS AT MAIN: The Main Branch of the Great Neck Public Library offers “Chess on Main,” Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. All skill levels are welcome. The library is located at 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck. For more information, visit www.greatneck- publiclibrary.org . SCI-FI BOOK CLUB: The East Hampton Library’s Sci-Book Club will be discussing The Ship Who Sang, Jan. 31, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., by Anne McCaffrey, at 159 Main Street. For more information, call (631) 324-0222. SPORTS CIRCLE: As part of its Friendship Circle for teens, the Chabad of Great Neck holds a Sports Circle, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., at Young Israel of Great Neck, 236 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit us at www.chabadgn.com . THE SIX DAY’SWAR: The Chabad of Islip presents “Survival of a Nation: Exploring Israel Through the Lens of the Six-Day War,” Jan. 31, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., and on succeeding Wednesdays through Feb. 28, with Rabbi Shimon Stillerman. The Chabad is located at 102 East Main Street, Bay Shore. For more information, call (631) 913-8770, or email rabbi@jewishislip.com . BRIDGE AT SHELTER ROCK: The Shelter Rock Jewish Center offers ACBL- sanctioned bridge every Wednesday, 7 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30 p.m. The center is located at 272 Shelter Rock Road, Roslyn. For more information, call (516) 741-0802 or visit www.srjc.org. Thursday, February 1 TORAH TALKS: Park East Synagogue offers Torah Talks with Rabbi Einsidler on Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. The synagogue is located at 163 East 67th Street. For more information, call (212) 737-6900 or visit www.parkeastsyna- gogue.org . WOMEN’S CHUMASH CLASS: The Great Neck Synagogue offers a Women’s Chumash Class given by Rabbi Polakoff, Thursdays, 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. The syn- agogue is located at 26 Old Mill Road. For more information, call (516) 487- 6100 or visit www.gns.org . YOGA FOR WOMEN: The Marion and Aaron Gural JCC offers Yoga for Women with Miriam Abrahams, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Sessions are $20 each. The JCC is located at 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst. For more information and to register, call (516) 569-6733, ext. 222 or email rachayle@fivetownsjcc.org. FIVE TOWNS CHAVERIM GROUP: The Marion and Aaron Gural JCC offers a Chaverim Group Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst. This program is for Holocaust survivors and includes health monitoring, group therapy, counseling and crisis intervention. For more informa- tion, call (516) 569-6733, ext. 210. CHALLAH AROUND THE WORLD: The Chabad of the Hamptons holds “Challah Around the World,” family chal- lah baking sessions, Thursdays, 4 p.m.- 5:45 p.m., at 13 Woods Lane, East Hampton. For more information, call (631) 324-5800 or visit www.chabad- ofthehamptons.com. BOKWA FITNESS: The Shelter Rock Jewish Center holds a Bokwa Fitness class, Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. The Center’s address is 72 Shelter Rock Road, Roslyn. Bokwa is a new type of dance/exercise workout. For more infor- mation, visit www.srjc.org . EINSTEIN ROCK STAR: The Montauk Observatory offers a lecture, “Albert Einstein: Rock Star,” Feb. 1, 6 p.m., with Stephen Rosen, Ph.D, talking about both the scientist’s fame and accomplish- ments, at East Hampton High School, 76 Newton Lane. For more information, visit www.MontaukObservatory.com . GREAT WHITE SHARKS: The Suffolk Y JCC offers “Great White Sharks-Adult Swim Team,” swim training by a USCA certified coach, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., and Thursdays, 8 p.m.-9 p.m. The Y is located at 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. For more information, call (631) 462-9800 or visit www.suf- folkyjcc.org . Friday, February 2 TU B’SHEVAT DESSERT SEDER : The North Fork Reform Synagogue holds a Tu B’Shevat Dessert Seder, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., at the Cutchogue Presbyterian Church, 27245 Main Road. For more information, visit www.north- forkreformsynagogue.org. Saturday, February 3 AIPAC SHABBATON: The Great Neck Synagogue holds an AIPAC Shabbaton, all day Feb. 3, with a special Seduah Slishit with Jonathan Kessler, AIPAC’s director of Strategic Initiatives and Long Island Director Julie Blinbaum, at 26 Old Mill Road. For more information, call (516) 487-6100 or visit www.gns.org . INDECENT: BROADWAY HD: Guild Hall presents a screening in its Broadway HD series, of the play Indecent, Feb. 3, 7 p.m., about the 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance. Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton. For more information, visit www.GuildHall.org. AFROBEAT CONCERT: The Staller Center for the Arts presents Fela!, a musi- cal, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. featuring the songs and music of Fela Kuti, father of Afrobeat, with members of the original Broadway cast. The center is located on the Stony Brook University Campus, 100 Nichols Road. For more information, visit www.staller- center.com SONDHEIM MUSICAL: The Sid Jacobson JCC’s Community Players pres- ents the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical, Company, Feb. 3, 8 p.m., Feb. 4, 2 p.m., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Feb. 11, 1 p.m., at 300 Forest Drive, East Hills. For more information, visit www.sjjcc.org. Sunday, February 4 BLOOD DRIVE: The Manetto Hill Jewish Center holds its Blood Drive Feb. 4, 8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m., at 244 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview. For more information, call (516) 935-5454 or visit www.manetto- hilljc.org. SOUTHERN CIVIL RIGHTS JOUR- NEY: The Sutton Place Synagogue offers a Southern Civil Rights Journey, Feb. 4-6, visiting Civil Right milestone locations and hearing speakers in Alabama. For more information, visit www.spsnyc.org . Plan Ahead KOSHER FOOD AND WINE: The 12th Annual Kosher Food and Wine Experience, sponsored by the Royal Wine Company, will be held Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. Pier 60, 23rd Street and West Side Highway. For more information, contact Vicki Garfinkel at (973) 519-8926 or vickigj@gmail.com. WISE AGING : The next Senior Group Meeting SAGE offers “Wise Aging,” Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m.-noon, with Barbara Goldstein LCSW, at Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road. For more M A N H A T T A N L O N G I S L A N D K O S • We Ship Throughout the U.S.• Wholesale to Stores Available Outside NYC, Call Toll Free 877-KNISHES 137 E. 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LIFE DRAWING CLASS: The Parrish Art Museum offers a five-week Life Drawing Class, Mondays, Feb. 12-March 12, 11 a.m.-1 a.m., at 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill. For more informa- tion, visit www.parrishart.org . IMPROVE YOUR HEARING: The Sisterhood of the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center hosts audiologist Dr. Hal Freed, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., speaking on way to improve hearing, at 1300 209th Street, Bayside. For more information, call (718) 428-6363. JAPANESE DRUMMING: The Staller Center for the Arts presents “Tao—Drum Heart, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., a performance of Japanese drumming. The center is located on the Stony Brook University Campus, 100 Nichols Road. For more information, visit www.stallercenter.org. All listings for the Community Calendar and Singles Connection must be received at least three weeks before the event. Send e-mail listings for Community Calendar to lijw.calendar@gmail.com . Send Single listings to lijw.singles@gmail.com . 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