CONGREGATION OHR TORAH
SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE
Shabbat Parshat Vayikra
3 Nissan, March 31-April 1
Rabbi Moshe Tessone
Director of Sephardic Community Programming
Yeshiva University
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Friday Night Dinner 7:15 PM
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED $25 per person
($12 children under 13, ask about family package)
Rabbi Tessone will lead us in Sephardic Zmirot
and speak about Sephardic culture
Hazzan Tessone will conduct services in the Sephardic Custom
on
Shabbat April 1, at 8:45 AM
Special Kiddush following services
Mincha 5:30 PM
Followed by
Seudat Shlishit and Rabbi Tessone’s lecture
On Motzei Shabbos April 1 at 8:30PM in the
Gold Room at Ohr Torah
The Aish HaTorah movie
"Inspired"
will be shown.!
Admission is free and there will be light
refreshments.
GIVE BLOOD!!
It's Ohr Torah's Second Blood Drive.
Sunday February 26th
8:30AM-12:30PM
Promotion for the Day:
Everyone gets a $10 gas card for
donating.
Mark Your
Calendars!! Wed.
December 21st!!
Rebbetzin Tehila
Jaeger!!
Ohr Torah of North
Woodmere would like
to invite the women
of the five towns
community to join us
on Wednesday
December 21st at
8:00 pm for an
inspiring evening
lecture. We are
honored to have
Rebbetzin Tehila
Jeager,
noted speaker and
educator, who will
be addressing us on
the topic of
"The Mitzvah of
Nurturing Oneself" .
Refreshments will
be served and
admission is
free. All women
are welcome. Enter
via the main door of
the shul.
BE ABLE TO SAVE A LIFE!
Adult CPR with AED
(Defibrillator training)
Participants will
receive text book & American Heart Association
Certification
When:
Sunday, November 20th
-Two sessions: 9:30
AM & 12:30 PM
Where:
Congregation Ohr Torah
Cost: $60
Contact: Devora
Stiefel at 516-295-3939
Limited availability. Please specify which class you
would prefer & we will try to accommodate.
Ohr Torah in the News...
You have read about her in all the
local newspapaers. See our very own Hadara Milberg's
website to help raise charitable funds for hurricane
victims!
www.hadara.org
DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE!!
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - starts at 7:00 pm 
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
EMPIRE SAFETY COUNCIL’S DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE/
ACCIDENT PREVENTION WORKSHOP
SAVE- 10% Discount on auto liability, personal injury
protection and
collision insurance for 3 full years
REDUCE- Up to 4 violation points from your NYS driving
record
LEARN- Life-saving accident prevention skills and
defensive driving
techniques for even the most experienced drivers
HIGHLIGHTS ELIGIBILITY
• NYS-DMV approved six hour course All principal vehicle
operators are eligible, including:
• Student participation All drivers regardless of
violation or accident record
• Information workbook to keep Youthful drivers (in
addition to Driver’s Ed. Training Discount)
• VHS Educational film “Assigned Risk” Drivers
• Easy and interesting class with NO TESTS Senior
Citizens
• Savings start immediately Motorcycle Drivers and
Commercial
COST: $50 per person (cash or check only, no credit
cards); payment due 7 days prior to class
********SPACE IS LIMITED********
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED********FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
For further details, call:
Moishe Wargon/ Delivery Agent- (718) 886-2929- eve (718)
939-1990- day
*Recognized by all NYS Auto Insurance Companies
**Can be done once every 18 months
************* Call for dates of future classes
*************
An Evening of Jewish Inspiration
with
Rabbi Jonathan Rietti
B.ed M.sci
Lecturing on
“The Art of Healthy
Living”
The Evening of August 10th, 2005 - 8:30
pm
Rabbi Jonathan Rietti
- a descendant
of the Sephardic leader the
Ben Ish Chai
and son of the
famous British actor Robert Rietti, received his
rabbinical diploma from Gateshead Talmudical College,
England, after which he helped establish the now
flourishing Kollel in Gibraltar. Having received a
master's in education, he practiced for eighteen years
as an educational consultant to parents of gifted
children and those with ADD. With Montessori training,
he has developed a curriculum which dovetails a Torah
education with Montessori methodology.
Rabbi Rietti has
authored over twenty five lecture albums on topics
including inner growth, health, parenting and Jewish
identity, and draws upon his background in the film and
advertising industries to entertain the listener while
sharing powerful insights on love, happiness &
‘emotional intelligence.'
For details on assisting & sponsoring
this event or to help plan for future such events please
contact us at
adulteducation@ohrtorah.org
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- SCHOLAR IN
RESIDENCE -
Stuart
H. Ditchek, MD
Founder,
The Committee for the Release of
Zachary Baumel
Shabbat Parshat Bechukotai - May
27-28, 2005
Important
presentations regarding the plight
of
Zachary Baumel, an American
Israeli MIA being held prisoner by
Syria
SHABBAT MORNING IN THE MAIN SHUL AT
10:30am (Shacharit begins at 9:00)
AND IN THE AFTERNOON FOLLOWING
MINCHA AT 7:15pm
DURING A SPECIAL SEDUAT SHLISHIT IN
THE GOLD ROOM AT 7:35pm
Congregation Ohr Torah 410 Hungry
Harbor Road, North Woodmere
 Dr.
Ditchek has been representing the
Baumel family interests
regarding the Zachary Baumel case.
He has had direct discussions with
the Syrian government regarding the
recent information that Zack is
alive. Dr. Ditchek lectures on the
topic throughout Jewish communities
in the United States. His efforts
have succeeded in once again raising
awareness of the case at the highest
levels of the American and Israeli
governments.He travels extensively
on behalf of the cause coordinating
efforts in the United States, Europe
and the Middle East.
 COME
HEAR THE DETAILS ABOUT THE GLOBAL
EFFORT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP FULFILL
THE IMPORTANT MITZVAH OF PIDYON
SHVUIM - FREEING A CAPTIVE
A noted pediatrician
and author, Stuart Ditchek is the
Medical Director of Chai Lifeline’s
Camp Simcha Special, and a Clinical
Assistant Professor at NYU School of
Medicine. A friend since childhood
of Zachary Baumel, Dr. Ditchek has
founded the Committee For The
Release of Zachary Baumel.
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SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE
Please
be advised that
Dr. Stuart H. Ditchek, international
renowned physician, author and Chairman of
The Committee
to free Zachary Baumel
,
www.zacharybaumel.org, will be Congregation Ohr
Torah's guest in the North Woodmere community for the
Shabbat of May 27-28, Parshat Bechukotai.
We are very
enthusiastic about this program and look forward to an
enlightening and informative Shabbat.
-Shabbat Morning at 10:30am in the
Main Sanctuary (Shacharit at 9:00am)
-During a Special Seudat Shelishit in
the Gold Room at 7:35pm (Mincha at 7:15pm)
Please reserve the
times and dates on your calendar for this extremely
important event.
CONGREGATION OHR TORAH
PRESENTS
A
SHABBAT EREV PESACH DINNER
-Your House Will Be Ready for Pesach…
Why Have Chometz in Your Home?
Friday Evening, April 22nd 2005 - 13 Nisan 5765
Shabbat Hagadol - Parshat Acharei Mot
$25/Adult $15/Child under 12 $75 Cap Maximum
For Reservations Please
Contact The Shul Office at 791-2130
or Zamira Neumann at
zneumann@ohrtorah.org
RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT
MUST
BE RECEIVED
BEFORE
APRIL 15TH.
-DUE
TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ALL RESERVATIONS & DEADLINES
MUST BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
“…It is a mitzvah to eat the Kezayit Matzah
and the Afikoman from matzah baked of dough
whose wheat has been carefully watched from the time of the
harvest. This is known as Matzah Shmurah”
CONGREGATION OHR TORAH
NOW HAS
Hand Made
SHMURAH
MATZAH
FOR SALE
You will
be using matzah anyway… So why not order from the Shul ?
-A
percentage of all purchases will be donated back to the Shul
$ 16 / Pound (Approximately 7-8 Matzot per Pound)
ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
APRIL 11
For More Information Contact
The Shul Office at 791-2130 or
Yube Levin at ylevin@ohrtorah.org
B”H
Congregation Ohr Torah
cordially
invites you to a
Family-Style
Shushan Purim Shabbat Dinner
Enjoy your Purim without worrying about preparing for
Shabbat!
 
March 25, 2005
Candlelighting (available at Shul) at 5:54PM
Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00PM
Dinner following Services
Couples $50
Adults- 21 and over
$25
Young Adults- 13-21 $18
Children under 12 $12
For Reservations, please contact the
Shul Office at 791-2130 or Doris Weiss at
dweiss@ohrtorah.org
OHR TORAH
FAMILY FUN DAY !!
SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 20 (President's Weekend)
ICE
SKATING AT GRANT PARK
(off of
Broadway in Hewlett)
Open
Session 12:45-2:30 pm
Cost $5.50
per adult, $4.00 per child
For any
questions or to RSVP call Shelly Hubert at 791-1991
Bring Leisure Passport or
Nassau Driver's License.
The rink
closes if the weather is too warm. Call 571-7821
CONGREGATION OHR TORAH
PRE-CHANUKAH
PARTY
MELAVE MALKAH
Separate Entertainment Programs for Adults & Children!
MAGIC SHOW FOR
CHILDREN 8:00pm SHARP
ESP -
MINDREADING SHOW FOR ADULTS 9:00pm
MOTZEI SHABBAT, SATURDAY DECEMBER 4th
7:30PM in THE GOLD ROOM
Featuring Food From
Cho-Sen Island
$18.00 per adult
$8.00 per child (Children under 3 years are free)
RSVP by December 1st Please!
Daytime: Shul Office 791-2130
Evenings: Joe Gross 569-3763
You are cordially invited to a Torah
Dedication Ceremony
Honoring the Sefer Torah
completed in memory of
Nat and Sally Murr ע"ה
Sunday, November 14, 2004
יום א' לס' ויצא ר"ח כסלו תשס"ה
The procession will leave at 12 Noon
from the home of
Rabbi & Mrs. Mordekai Shapiro
58 Valley Lane West
North Woodmere
and proceed to
Congregation Ohr Torah
410 Hungry Harbor Road
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A MOVING VIDEO PRESENTATION
AND HEAR FROM RABBI MOSHE GOLDSMITH OF ITAMAR
Tuesday, August 3,
2004, 8:30 pm
Congregation Ohr Torah and Rabbi Mordekai Shapiro are proud
to host Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith of Itamar, a settlement located in
the Shechem region of Israel. Rabbi Goldsmith grew up in New
York and has been living in Itamar since 1986.
Rabbi Goldsmith has made this trip to New York to raise money
for a desperately needed security camera system for Itamar.
Itamar has been victimized by terrorist attacks and is in
desperate need of completing a security camera system, which has
already proven to save the lives of the men, women and children
that reside in Itamar. I am sure most of us have
heard of the Shabo Family massacre where a mother, her three
children and the head of the response team were killed by a
terrorist. This occurred at Itamar and Rabbi Goldsmith
personally responded to this incident, as | 
