Save A Life!  10 am-6 pm at Shaare Shalom – Any questions contact Charlotte Shahverdi: 516-424-2252

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All 8th and 9th graders are invited to MNL on Monday nights at 7:00pm. Co-Ed dinner is served at 7:00pm and separate learning begins at 8:00pm. All 10th, 11th and 12th grade boys are invited to ThNL on Thursday nights at7:45pm. Dinner is served at 7:45pm and learning begins at 8:15pm. Classes are free of charge and meet at Ohr Esther/130 Steamboat Road. For further information, please contact Miriam Hajibay at: mimibijoux@aol.com.

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Visit the 2014 B’Nai Mitzvah Chesed table this Sunday Feb 23 at Shaare Shalom. From 9 to 6! Purchase raffle tickets to win an iPad (sponsored by Rodney and Shadi Hakimian), a 42″ Plasma TV (sponsored by Mehran and Arezou Hakimian, Allen and Lobat Hakim, Allen and Mojdeh Hakimian, Morris and Sherri Bichoupan), dinner for 10 at Shiraz (donated by Shiraz) and a $250 Shop Delight gift card (donated by Shop Delight). Mishloach Manots and cupcakes will be available for sale! A beautiful selection of Tefillin and Tzit Tzit Bags (donated by Keyvan and Rozi Rahmanan) will also be for sale. All proceeds will benefit Zionist and Jewish charities. Submitted by Sherri Bichoupan, sherripta123@aol.com.

Mr. David Yerushalmi , AV Preeminent rated lawyer in the states of Washington, New York , California and Arizona . He is the co founder of the American Freedom Law Center , one of the most important pro Israel think tanks in Washington DC and he is considered today one of the most important and reliable experts on Islamic Law and its connection with Islamic terrorism. From Ronald Reagan’s presidency on to the Obama’s administration he has been contacted frequently by Congressmen for his extremely precise opinions. Presented by the Israel and Zionism Committee. Submitted by Uri Ben Yehuda

• Free of charge • Pizza available at $3 per slice • Parental supervision necessary. For further information please email or call Avital at: avital@mashadi.org or 516-708-9999. In the event of poor weather conditions, please check our Facebook page at: facebook.com/ymjc130 or our Instagram by searching the username: ymjc130.

Interested in going to Israel this Summer for Free? For the first time ever, in conjunction with Hibba Birthright, the Mashadi community will be given special priority sign up! This will guarantee you a spot on Birthright and eliminates the risk of not being accepted. Contact Charlotte Shaverdi, Gab Etessami or Nathan Zaboulani for more information on securing a spot. Click Here to view the official Flyer

Gold Coast Int’l Film Festival Presents a Special Movie Screening at Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington. Sunday March 9 at 6:00 pm. Submitted by Mehran Hakimian. mehranhakimian@gmail.com . For Tickets, more info and official Flyer Click Here

Join us as we celebrate Purim and support Israel’s brave soldiers as a community, while enjoying a memorable performance of popular and traditional Israeli songs. Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 4:00 pm. Temple Israel of Great Neck. Message endorsed by Israel and Zionism Committee. Submitted by Mrs. Yochi Hakimian.

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Legislator Birnbaum Hosts Tax Grievance Workshops. Deadline to file a grievance is March 3rd. Nassau County Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D-Great Neck) is hosting three workshops in February regarding the process of property valuation. The workshops will teach residents how to file an appeal of the assessed value of their property if they disagree with their most recent assessment. For more information, please call Legislator Birnbaum’s office at 516-571-6210 or Mehran Hakimian mehranhakimian@gmail.com. Click Here for workshop locations and hours

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Want to win an iPad? On February 23rd, on your way to the voting booths and the health fair at Shaare Shalom, stop by the 2014 Bar Mitzvah Boys Chesed table to purchase a raffle ticket to win an iPad that has been generously sponsored by Rodney and Shadi Hakimian.Submitted by Sherri Bichoupan, sherripta123@aol.com

Please join us this Sunday for a special opportunity to visit a unique exhibit featuring historical artifacts belonging to the Jews of Mashad (Anusim) and the Iranian Jewish community. We have organized a bus tour on Sunday, February 16th at 10 am sharp, leaving the Mashadi Jewish Synagogue at 54 Steamboat Road, and returning from the Yeshiva University Museum at 3 pm. This is the first exhibit of its kind and is a rare opportunity to connect and learn more from our valuable heritage. Please call Behrooz Hakimian (Iranian) at (516) 661-5242, in order to reserve a seat on the bus.

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The Supervisory Council of the UMJCA is pleased to announce the revised date of the community elections, which will be held from 9 AM to 4 PM on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Shaare Shalom Synagogue. The final date for confirming your candidacy as a member of the Central Board of the UMJCA, or of any of the Synagogue Boards of Shaare Shalom, Ohr Esther or Shaare Tova, will be Sunday February 9^th, at 10 PM.  All interested candidates. Please email scemail@googlegroups.com or contact any member of the Supervisory Council.  The Shaare Rachamim Synagogue Board will be a temporary appointed board, selected by the Central Board, during the first transitional term. You will have an opportunity to meet all of the candidates for the various boards on Monday February 16, at 8 PM at Shaare Shalom. During the approximately 90 days postponement of the elections, the Supervisory Council has held several meetings, including meetings with the bylaws committee and the Central Board to review the election laws.   During the election, we will be conducting a town hall meeting and survey to gather the community’s opinions on various ideas to further strengthen our election system.

The unity and organization of the Mashadi Jewish Community of America is legendary within the Jewish communities anywhere.   Hundreds of Mashadis serve on the various elected boards and appointed committees of the Central Board, Synagogue Boards, Sisterhood and Youth Committee on a voluntary basis. It is incumbent on all of us to continue this tradition of serving our community and building on this unity for our future. Today, the UMJCA owns four Synagogues, two cemetery plots, and the largest share of the old age home in Hertzlia, Israel. During the last term, the Central Board of the UMJCA successfully paid down over $4 million in outstanding debt and purchased the Shaare Rachamim building from the bank free and clear, by raising $15 million during its term.  All community members are invited to join us as we recognize and honor the various community servants, at Shaare Shalom Synagogue’s main sanctuary, on Shabbat February 8, 2014 after services to show your support for those who sacrifice themselves by investing their time in serving our community on a voluntary basis.

Please join us at Shaare Shalom Social Hall as various local and community doctors led by Dr. Danny Banilevy will be conducting another successful health fair for us on Sunday Feb 23^rd, 2014, to coincide with the community elections. Flu Shots and various tests will be conducted as a complimentary service to the attendees.

This Shabbat, we will be honoring Mr. & Mrs. Amir Hadjibay and Family for their generous donation to the Mashadi Community. To commemorate this donation, the Young Mashadi Jewish Center has been renamed Ohr Esther. Please join us this Shabbat as we show gratitude to the Hadjibay Family.This Shabbat’s Kiddush will take place in the downstairs Social Hall and is sponsored by Ashraf and Amir Hadjibay and Families.

The Central Board is pleased to announce that the Young Mashadi Jewish Center has been named “Ohr Esther”. The name “Ohr Esther” will soon be displayed on a plaque on an inside wall, as well as on a sign outside the building and will be used in all correspondence, speeches and other forms of communications related to this center. The renaming of the YMJC to “Ohr Esther” was offered to Mr. Amir Hadjibay’s Family in appreciation for their very generous donation.

The UMJCA Central Board

Winter coats are urgently needed for children and adults in Israel. Your old iPhone can bring hundreds of dollars to needy Mashadi families in Israel. We are also looking for someone travelling to Israel to take a carry on duffle bag containing charity clothes for Mashadi families. If you can help with any of these request please contact Janet Hakimian at (516) 782-3806