This year friends of Israel Bonds & Israel Stamps & Israel flag will sell the best quality of Pomegranate for Rosh Hashannah to people in our community for very reasonable price ! These Pomegranate are in two different sizes , big & medium and here below are their prices.

Four big Pomegranate for $10.00

Four medium Pomegranate for $8.00

These Pomegranate are one the best quality of Pomegranate that presently exist in the market !

These Pomegranate will be available for sale at Shaare shalom synagogue on Sunday Aug 25 from 10 AM till 4 PM and on Thursday Aug 29 from 6:30 am till 10 am from 8 pm till 10 pm. You can also call 1-917-771-3865 and place your order and your Pomegranate will be delivered to your address

All the profit from sale of these Pomegranate will be donated in behalf of our community to Weizmann institute of science. For more information please contact Albert Bassal.

The Young Mashadi Jewish Center would like to welcome Rabbi Joshua Maroof this Shabbat, August 16-17. Rabbi Maroof is a native Long Islander who has been the Rabbi of Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville, MD for the past eight years. Rabbi Maroof received his BA in Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook and an MA in Educational Psychology from CUNY. Rabbi Maroof has authored many essays/papers addressing the fundamental issues related to Judaism and maintains four online blogs, including a Dafi Yomi class. Rabbi Maroof will deliver the derasha at Shaare Shalom on Friday night and at YMJC on Shabbat morning and afternoon. For .more information contact Afshin BassaliEfibee@gmail.com.

WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR AROUND THE CORNER  EVERYONE WILL BE DOING SOME SCHOOL SHOPPING. PLEASE BRING IN NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO YMJC 130 STEAMBOAT ROAD AS AN ACT OF CHESED THESE SCHOOL SUPPLIES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NEEDY JEWISH CHILDREN. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT MRS. JANET HAKIMIAN AT 516-782-3806.

Join Janet Hakimian and her volunteers in continuing a Mashadi tradition of providing meals to needy families for the High Holidays. Donations will be used to provide food to Jewish families locally and to Mashadi families in need in Israel. Donations can be given to any of the following volunteers: Cheryl Behnam, Anna Carmili, Roxanne Davoodzadeh, Rozita Djourabchi, Melissa Ghafarian, Bianca Hakimi, Suzy Hakimian, Jila Hezghia, Dina Kalaty, Alice Kohanim, Hagit Mordechai, Janet Navaei- Livian, Judy Sabzevari, Dina Siouni, Lily Siouni.

The JDC Archives would like to remind you of its upcoming program: “The Jewish Community in Iran from 1941 until the Revolution. Featuring Lior Sternfeld”, Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Texas at Austin.Mon, Aug 19th at 6:00 P.M. at the Center for Jewish History. Submitted by Mehdi Nassimi

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YMJC and MYC present week two of this series with a lecture by Oren Bezalely on “Man’s Desire and the Harlot of Mishlei” at the Young Mashadi Jewish Center.   A light dairy dinner will be served at 11:00 p.m, lecture at 12 midnight, Selihot at 12:55 a.m.  All men and women are invited free of charge.  Sponsorship for this event are available.  For more information contact Moshe Enayatian menayatian@gmail.com, Jonathan Levian jonathanlevian@gmail.com or Afshin Bassali efibee@gmail.com .

Shaare Shalom Synagogue invites you to check your Mezuzot & Tefilin. Sunday, Aug 18th at 10:30 am at Shaare Shalom. Shaatnez checking Drop off is at 10.30. Pick up at 4.00 pm. For more information please contact Moris Aziz

We are looking forward to celebrating the High Holidays soon. Again, many community members have requested that we continue the Yom Kippur services at the Huntington Hilton. As before, Lederman caterers will provide pre and post fast meals.

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YMJC and MYC present the first session of Saturday Night Lecture & Selihot this Saturday night, August 10th at YMJC (130 Steamboat Rd.) Rabbi David Bitton will be this week’s guest speaker.  After receiving his semiha from the Shehebar Sephardic Center in Jerusalem, Rabbi Bitton became the head Rabbi of the Sephardic Synagogue of Shanghai, China and Menora Youth Programs. A light fairy dinner will be served at 11:00 pm followed by the lecture at 12 midnight on “Repentance: Made In China.” Selihot will follow at 12:50 am. All are invited free of charge. For more information contact Afshin Bassali Efibee@gmail.com or Jonathan Levian Jonathanlevian@gmail.com.

The Higher Education Committee Presents a special Guest Speaker Dr. Yehuda Kamari. Dr. Yehuda Kamari is a physician and a research scientist at the ShebaMedicalCenter in Israel. He will be the guest of our community at: Young Mashadi Jewish Center, 130 Steamboat Rd Tuesday August 13, 2013 – 8:30 PM. Dr. Kamari whose parents made aliya from Iran to Israel in 1952, specializes in the prevention of heart disease and will speak about his clinical work as a physician in Israel, as well as his research in atherosclerosis and diabetes.Dr Kamari also plays the Oud (a classical Persian music instrument) and will talk about how he connects to his Persian heritage through music. All Are Welcome Light refreshments will be Served (Submitted by Mansour Karimzadeh)

Shiraz is proudly present ” Rosh Hashana at Shiraz” for the second consecutive year.This year Shiraz Restaurant are catering for both nights of Rosh Hashanah in their elegant restaurant. The venue consists of full Rosh Hashana Simanim, Appetizer, Main Course, Desserts and Non Alcoholic Beverages. The prices areas follows: Adults: $65.00, Children (between 5-10) $35.00, Infants Under 5) free. All prices are per person, per night and includes taxes and tips. FIRST NIGHT IS SOLD OUT – YOU CAN BOOK ONLY FOR THE SECOND NIGHT. Please contact Shiraz Restaurant at 516-487-6666. Start and enjoy the new Year with family and friends and leave everything else to us. Submitted by Beni Carmili.

There will be a Special Rosh Chodesh Mincha Service this Tuesday at 747 Middle Neck Rd. Room 206 at 4:00 pm. Gourmet Sushi served and sponsored by Sushi Fussion.

Submitted by Omid Hakimi

This month’s lecture will be hosted at the home of Lior Kashimallak (10 Cherry Lane). There will be dinner from Sushi Fussion followed by a book signing and shiur by Rabbi Yosef Bitton on his new bestseller Awesome Creation. Event will take place on Monday, August 5 at 8pm. Hope to see you all there!For more information please contact Johnny Rahimi at jdrahimi@gmail.com.

August 25th – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at Shaare Shalom 

Introducing the Mashadi Working Mothers Fashion Sale & Bazaar by a group of hard-working ladies from our own community.

Please come support these small business owners to grow and succeed.

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