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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rabbi Polakoff’s shabbos drasha through 5779 MAZAL TOVS & COMMUNITY NEWS
is dedicated in memory of DOVID BEN NISSAN v’LEAH
For other such opportunities please contact Mazal Tov to Charlotte & Perry Schneider on the birth of
Howard Wolf 516-643-3344 a granddaughter, Sarah Anne, born to their children
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS MOVING INTO THE Lauren & Sam Flaks.
GREAT NECK AREA PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.
SAVE THE DATE: NSHA ANNUAL DINNER
OFFICE HOURS FOR RABBI POLAKOFF The North Shore Hebrew Academy Annual Dinner
Celebration will take place on Sunday, April 7 at Old
Tuesdays 10:00-12:00; Thursdays 1:00-3:00. He can th
always be reached on his cell 516.637.3674/ Westbury Hebrew Congregation. The honorees are our
dpolakoff@gns.org. members - Dina & Jonathan Ohebshalom, receiving
the Guests of Honor Award, our members, Shoshana &
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
Sunday Breakfast is sponsored by Ruth & Milt Mitzner in Martin Sokol, receiving the L’Dor V’Dor Award and Sandy
commemoration of Milt’s siblings’ yahrzeits, all in the Sudberg, receiving the Distinguished Faculty Award. In
month of Adar: Chana Ruchel Shapiro, Moshe Dovid addition, NSHA will also pay tribute to the Class of 1979,
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Mitzner and Pinye Ducker z”l. celebrating its 40 year Reunion. Those wishing to serve on
the Dinner Committee, please contact aflatow@nsha.org or
CHAVERIM CENTER call the Business office 487.8687 ext 2.
Please join us on Wednesday, March 13th for Purim/
Persian New Year with speaker Amit Yaghoubi. The Book PARLOR MEETING TO BENEFIT ORA
group is reading Graham Moore’s “Last Days of Night.” Join us at a parlor meeting to benefit ORA, an extraordinary
Thank you to Roz Wagner who sponsored in memory of non-profit organization which advocates on behalf of agunot
Anna Seider a”h and Rose Wagner a”h. and prevents get-refusal in our community. It will take place
on Wednesday, March 13th at 8:00 pm at the home of
WOMEN’S PRE-PURIM LEARNING David & Lani Pelcovitz, 29 North Drive in Great Neck.
Join us on Wednesday evening, March 13th, at the
home of Jessica & Evan Shusterman, 2 Chestnut Dr. at JEWISH SINGLES MIXER FOR AGES 30-40 YEAR OLDS
7:30 pm to hear Ms. Chevi Garfinkel speak on “Purim
There is an upcoming singles mixer event for Jewish single
Perspectives: Keeping Your Footing in an Upside Down men and women ages 30 to 40 years old that will take place
World.” in Great Neck. If you or anyone you know may be interested
CHOLENT COOK-OFF in attending, please be in touch with Rabbi Polakoff
Shabbat March 16th: We ask all chefs to please email (dpolakoff@gns.org) or Rabbi Lichter (ilichter@gns.org) so
ilichter@gns.org so that you can be officially entered into they can give your information to the event organizers.
the competition. NYC MARATHON/JERUSALEM MARATHON
BLOOD DRIVE Need a spot in the NYC Marathon or the Jerusalem
Marathon? We’ve got you covered! To register for the NYC
Sunday, March 17th from 8:00 am-12:00 pm:
Full Marathon on November 3, 2019, contact Sharon
Braun Youth Center. To schedule an appointment, go to
nybloodcenter.org. Goldwyn at sgoldwyn@acsz.org or 212-764-8062. To join
Team Shaare Zedek/Team Caleb at the Jerusalem Marathon,
YOUTH EVENT visit https://teamcaleb.eventbrite.com.
Sunday, March 17th from 10:00 am-11:30 am:
Pre-Purim Safari Adventure Puppet Show for pre-school OHEL XTREME CHALLENGE CLASSIC
thru 2nd grade. $10/members; $15/non-members; $25/ On Sunday May 19, Tami Secunda-Kramer will be
family. participating with a team of women from Great Neck, Team
IMOVE & SWEAT, in the OHEL Xtreme Challenge at Camp
HUNGER INITITATIVE/PASS IT FORWARD
Kaylie. She will be challenging her body & testing her limits
We are excited to share that the Great Neck Synagogue
in support of children and adults with disabilities, foster
Hunger Initiative program received a $2000 grant from children, children in OHEL's 3 domestic violence shelters,
OU’s Maot Chitim Program for our Passover program. The and the elderly. Please donate to her page and help the
date for our Initiative this year is April 15. Stay tuned for Great Neck team be the highest fundraising team! Thank
information regarding how you can help us. Cindy Hodkin you! http://www.oheloxc.org/gntrainertami.
and Nechama Liss Levinson
THANK YOU VERY MUCH Saturday, 9 Adar II
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Thank you very much to Roslyn and Zachary Dicker who Ken Magida for Frieda Magida
hosted a wonderful, successful – and sold out - Purim A Tuesday, 12 Adar II
Lunch and Learn at their beautiful apartment in Kensington H Phil Hanfling for Nathan Hanfling
Gate. Everyone greatly enjoyed Rabbi Polakoff’s discussion R Wednesday, 13 Adar II
about Purim. Stay tuned for future holiday lunch and learn Z Michael Hoenig for Pessel Hadassah
events! E bat R’Yaakov HaKohen
HOMEBOUND FOR PURIM I Elliot Diamond for Louis Diamond
Ethan Heisler for Irving Heisler
If you know someone homebound and in need of a Thursday, 14 Adar II
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Megillah Reading for Purim, please contact Rabbi Polakoff Sam Yehaskel for Moise Algava
or Rabbi Lichter to make arrangements.