Come and discover the many opportunities in Israel for post-high-school students. Programs ranging from as short as a summer break to as long as a semester or a full year. There will be official representatives from various Schools, Colleges, Yeshivas, Seminaries, Volunteer Programs, Army Services and more. All institutions have been reviewed and approved to be compatible with our community. Additionaly, Mashadi alumni from each of the programs will be available to describe their experiences and answer questions. Also, come and learn about the many scholarships available for students studying in Israel! Open to all students from ages 16 through College. Parents are encouraged to attend and ask questions. The event will take place next Sunday November 10th, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at 130 Steamboat Rd. PIZZA WILL BE SERVED EARLY! Please contact Nathan Zaboulani at 516-244-3623 or Tony Aziz at 516-423-1891 for more details.

YMJC (130 Steamboat Rd), Shabbat November 9

Dr. David Samadi is the Chairman of the Department of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Professor of Urology at Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine. He is a board-certified urologist who treats prostate cancer patients. His medical expertise is in general medicine, robotics and minimally-invasive surgery, urology, cancer (specifically prostate cancer) and men’s health.

The recipient of the “America’s Top Doctors” award, Dr. Samadi was also named among New York Magazine’s Best Doctor List in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Dr. Samadi, who received his medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook, New York, completed his general surgery residency in the Montefiore Medical Center and completed his Urology Residency in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Join Rabbanit Coty Bitton for this 3 Part Lecture Series about Shalom Bait.Three Thursday mornings, Nov. 7,14,& 21, 2013, at 11:00 am.-12:00 pm, at YMJC (130 Steamboat Rd.). All Ladies are welcome to join this insightful class about how to “Improve Your Home” and relationship with your husband.

Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker, a teacher to many young mashadi girls who studied in Israel, is speaking on Nov.7th at 9:30 pm at YMJC (130 Steamboat Road). This lecture is open to ALL single, engaged and married women. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Natalie Hakimian (nathakimian@gmail.com) or Charlotte Shahverdi (charlottes989@gmail.com)

Learn it Up is a Mashadi social Jewish Learning program with MEAT DINNER. This Wed, Nov 6th. Dinner starts at 8:00 pm, Learning Starts at 8:30 pm. We have a variety of very interesting classes and the option of sitting at a chavruta table with a friend and learn Torah one-on-one. This Week’s Learn it Up is Sponsored by Mirza Kalaty and Sons for the Refuah Shlema of Kol Kholei Yisrael For more information please contact Jonny Rahimi (jdrahmi@gmail.com) and Elliot Dilamani (edilamani@gmail.com).

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6B Blue Sea Lane (Off East Shore Rd). Thu. Nov. 7th at 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.

All Ladies are invited to join Rabbanit Coty Bitton’s Rosh Chodesh Lecture about how to keep a marriage positive and strong. Monday night, November 4, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. At the residence of Ayala & Roni Siouni. Light Refreshments will be served.(Submitted by Dana Bassali)

This weeks ‘Girls Night Out’ Monday Night Class is proud to feature a for 6th & 7th grade girls by Dorina Kalati and is sponsored by Bita & Ayzik Kohan for the Refuah Shlema of Ruchama Sarah Miriam bat Tamar

Time and date TBA. Inspire and be inspired. Looking for sponsorships, contact any of the following for more info: Carol Hadjibay (516) 232-6608 Alicia Banilivy (516) 510-3086 Shawn Aziz (516) 423-6231 and Rafi Livian (516) 423-6738

November 24th 11am-5pm at Shaare Shalom. The “Mashadi Working Mothers Fashion Sale & Bazaar” is a group of hard-working ladies from our own community. Please come and support these small business owners to grow and succeed. They offer very competitive prices and sell merchandise from their own homes also. Many new vendors have joined this Bazaar.(Submitted by Lida Nemati)

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YMJC Programs at 130 offers incredible classes for adults. To register, please call or email Avital in the YMJC office at 516-708-9999 or avital@mashadi.org.

You still have time to register for the following classes:

· Kids Nutrition: What Happened To It? 

· Intro to Ebay Selling

· Persian Delights

· Krav Maga for Adults

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Learn it Up is a Mashadi social Jewish Learning program with MEAT DINNER. This Wed, Oct 30^th. Dinner starts at 8:00 pm, Learning Starts at 8:30 pm. We have a variety of very interesting classes and the option of sitting at a chavruta table with a friend and learn Torah one-on-one. This Week’s Learnit Up is Sponsored by Kohanian Cousins for The Complete Refuah Shlema Of  Avraham Ben Chava. For more information please contact Jonny Rahimi (jdrahimi@gmail.com) and Elliot Dilamani (edilamani@gmail.com).

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Join us in Saturday night, November 23rd at the 92 Street Y to see Saffron & Rosewater at 8:00 PM. Ticket price of $30 per person includes transportation to and from NYC. Bus transportation is sponsored by an anonymous donor and space is limited! Please call or email Avital in the YMJC office to purchase tickets today: Office: 516-708-9999 – Email: avital@mashadi.org

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Americana Manhasset invites you to participate in Champions for Charity® on Sunday, November 24th (in time for Chanukkah) and Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th. Americana Manhasset will donate 25% to the UMJCA when you shop at their stores onNovember 24th, December 5th and December 6th. To register before you shop, please go to:   http://www.americanamanhasset.com/champions-for-charity/ or visit the concierge desk at Americana Manhasset.

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Thursday, Nov 7 2013.  Join us for an unforgettable evening of solidarity honoring Israel.  Iranian American Jewish Federation mission statement is primarily to raise funds to assist varieties of charitable organization in Israel. Primary causes are hospitals, soldiers welfare, educational institution and other charity causes. Under provisions of an agreement with the Central Board 80 percent of the funds pledged by the members of the Mashadi Community will be provided to Mashadi Vaad Markazi in Israel for the benefit of the college scholarships and food for the needy during the holidays. The remaining 20 percent will be used for the benefit of the various Israeli charities. For more info you can contact either Parviz Roubeni or Liza Nikfarjam at IAJF office. (Submitted by Houshang Nematzadeh)

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Mr.Vahidipour was tragically killed about a year ago in Brooklyn. He is the father of Marjan (Vahidipour) Malekan who is well known to our community from her position as the pharmacist in CVS. Mrs.Malekan has started a memorial fund, in the name of her late father, for poorer widows and children. All donations made by community members will be used for Mashadi causes. You will be receiving a letter in the mail with more information and how to donate or you can go to Mashadi.org. (Submitted by Ephraim Aminoff on behalf of the Central Board)

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As in previous years, the Religious Council reminds parents not to let their children participate in Halloween in any way (including attending parties).Halloween has religious and pagan connections and is therefore totally inappropriate for Jews.(Submitted by Moris Aziz)

Renown Speaker, Author and Director of Psychology at North Shore University. Family Seminar, Monday Night, Oct 28 at 8:00 pm. Ahavat Shalom Synagogue. Free for all young couples, 130 Cuttermill Rd, Great Neck. Tel: (516) 482-4228. (Submitted by Albert Bassal)

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Wheels of Love

The Annual Bike Ride for the Children of ALYN Hospital Israel’s Largest Multi-day Multi-route International Charity Sport Event.

A Letter by David Ebrani

Dear friends

As you all may know, last year I took upon myself to take a 5 day, 300 miles charity bike tour in the southern Israel’s Negev desert to benefit a hospital specialized in working on physically challenged kids.My trip started in Arad and took me around the Negev toward the Egyptian border and the crater at Mitzve Ramon and the city of Beersheba.  It started with an especially hot sunny day. READ MORE