shalom 22-14

CENTRAL BOARD
UNITED MASHADI JEWISH COMMUNITY OF AMERICA

February 2014

End of Term Report
As the current term of the Central Board comes to conclusion we present a brief account
of our community’s key accomplishments over the past three years.

Click here for Central Board End of Term Report-2011-2013

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.

The Supervisory Council of the UMJCA is hereby inviting all community members to attend a CANDIDATE’S NIGHT prior to the UMJCA elections.

Monday, February 17, 2014 at 8:00pm in Shaare Shalom

The candidates for the Central Board, Shaare Shalom Board, Ohr Esther Board and Shaare Tova Board will be present to discuss what they would like to achieve in the new term. As announced previously, the UMJCA elections will be held  on Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm at Shaare Shalom, with a satellite voting station at Shaare Tova in the morning. On the same day there will also be a Mashadi Health Fair.

We wish all the candidates much success and are looking forward to greeting everyone on Monday night.

The Supervisory Council

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

Click Here to view the Magen David Letter to our Community and Ambulance Pictures.

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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Presented by the Gold Coast International Film Festival. Sunday March 9th, 6:00pm. Soundview Cinemas, 7 Soundview Market Place, Port Washington.

In this fascinating documentary, director Dan Shadur looks at  the Israeli community that blossomed in Tehran under the Shah. By the time they  understand that their ‘Iranian Paradise’ is turning into hell, it is almost too  late, and they stand to find themselves in the middle of the Islamist  revolution, due to take Iran by storm. Q&A to follow with director Dan  Shadur.

Tickets $20 – Call 516-829-2570 or visit www.goldcoastfilmfestival.org

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