ISRAEL CENTER SCHEDULE
"Regular" Israel Center classes & lectures - 15NIS for members, 20NIS for non-mem. Life members, free.•No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.

SHABBAT
5:00pm•Shiur in Pirkei Avot•Men and Women are invited •Different speakers weekly• This week (6th perek): Phil Chernofsky•Cold drinks will be served•Mincha follows Shiur

MOTZA"SH
July 7th, 9:45pm•Internal Medicine: Update 2001: New developments in... Hypertension, Diabetes, Arthritis, Obesity, holesterol Control, Cancer Therapy, Gastro-Intestinal Disorders, Asthma, Genetics, the Common Cold Also - Important new drugs•Guest speaker: Dr. Henry R. Hashkes

BEIS MEDRASH PROGRAM•SUN-THU, 9:30-12:30•Shiurim at 10:00am•Magid Shiur and supervisor HaRav Hillel Ruvell•For men who want some serious learning
DAF YOMI in English 3:00-4:00pm•Sunday-Thursday

SUNDAY
9:30am (women)• Mystical Insights into the Months of the Year•Golda Warhaftig
N'shei Library •10:30-12:45
10:30am (women)•Let's Study Eicha•with Tonia Frohwein
11:30am•(This class is open to men and women)•Parshat HaShavua•Shprintzee Herskovits
12:30pm (men & women)•Great Jewish Stories with music •Rabbi David Zitter
July 8th• 17th of Tammuz•5:00pm •Special Video Presentation: The OU & RCA present...Israel: One People, One Family Reaching out in times of crisis •5:45pm •Shiur by Rabbi Menachem Raab, Anatomy of a Fast Day•6:45pm, Mincha for the Fast Day•7:40pm, Siyum by Dr. Joel Luber•8:10pm, Maariv and refreshments•The 17 Tammuz program is in memory of Murray Luber z"l, MOSHE BEN HARAV YITZCHAK

MONDAY
9:15am• The Prophetic Dozen•Last session on HOSHEA•Rabbi Eliezer Grunbaum•Beginning IY"H next week (July 16th)•Rabbi Grunbaum will be teaching TAAMEI MITZVOT U'MINHAGIM,Reasons for Jewish Law & Custom
10:30•Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith •Rabbi Zev Leff
N'SHEI lending library 10:00-12:30
July 9th, 11:36am•The Three Weeks, The Historical Setting•Dr. Henry Goldblum
July 9th, call 051-985225•NLP Workshop given by Rabbi Shlomo Kory, Certified NLP master-practitioner•How to communicate with almost anyone
July 9th, 8:00pm •Bush-Sharon-Arafat, What Now?! Update on U.S. attitudes vis-a-vis Israel•Dr. David Luchins, Senior advisor to New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall 

TUESDAY
9:00-9:50•TORAH TOPICS•Kiddush HaShem•Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55-10:45•SIDDUR TOPICS•In-depth study of Kaddish•Dr. Hayim Abramson
10:50-11:40•Parshat HaShavua•Rabbi Mordechai Spiegelman
10:12:00•The Israel Center and the Old City Free Loan Association Gemach - Free Loan Society to provide interest-free loans for people in financial distress. Interviews at the Center from 10:00-12:00 • Please bring ID
11:45am (women)•Chassidic insights into Parshat HaShavua and the Actualia of Our Time based on Chabad teachings•Raizel Zisk
2:00pm •Shiur in the Laws and Practices of Shabbat
July 10th, 8:00pm•Only one year in Auschwitz!!•Guest speaker: Ruth Brand
July 10th, 6:45-10:00pm•Friends and relatives of singles! Members of shidduch committees and matchmakers! People who want to make a difference in another Jew’s life! Join us for an evening workshop: The Art of Being a Dating Advisor featuring Talking Tachlis authors and dating advice columnists, Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W. and Sherry Zimmerman, Esq. founders of Sasson V’Simcha, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Jewish singles marry. Learn the “psychology” of single adults as you are trained to guide a friend, relative or client through courtship and engagement Admission 70nis - includes materials, certificate of participation and ongoing “technical support” by Sasson V’Simcha

WEDNESDAY
8:20am•The Eshet Chayil Foundation in conjunction with the Israel Center, is pleased to announce a class on TEHILIM with Sara Wurtzel•Each session will begin with the reading of a chapter of Tehilim, followed by a study of the same perek.
9:30am•Towards a more Meaningful Davening Experience•Dr. Joel Luber
10:30am•for everyone•Break the Fear Habit ...and LIVE!•Alan Romm, P.C
11:30am-1:00pm•Spiritual Intelligence in PIRKEI AVOT•Batya Yaniger
3:00pm•Women in Tanach•Pearl Borow•This class is open to men and women
July 11th, 4:00-5:30pm •Poetry Workshop with Shmuel Mann•Express your feelings, your view of the World, observations of every day... through the world of poetry. Each individual has a world of experiences within them.Written in any form, rhyme, free verse, any style, each member will work towards putting together his/her own collection of poems
7:45-8:45pm•Jewish Philosophy•Rabbi Chaim Eisen•One week: Road Map to the Prophets: Rambam's Guide of the Perplexed•One week: Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and its Wellsprings•This week: Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and its Wellsprings
8:00-10:00pm•Aliya Counseling•Miriam Bass
July 11th, 8:00pm •From Hindu to Buddhist Pillar to the Vatican...to Sinai, the spiritual journey of best-selling author, Roy S. Neuberger From Central Park to Sinai - How I Found my Jewish Soul, Distinguished educator and author, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet will introduce the guest speaker•Come here the compelling story of a Jew born with a silver spoon in his mouth but with an absence of (and animosity towards) all things Jewish, set out on a search for spirituality and meaning in life.
July 11th, 8:00pm •JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION INSTITUTE•New Perspectives on Prayer•Blessings of Self-Identity with Prof. Yosef Tabory, Chairperson, Dept. of Talmud, Bar Ilan University

THURSDAY
10:30am•Shiur while you fold
10:30am•SLIM FOR LIFE•Group weight-loss program for women•Qualified Nutritional Advisor (BSC Hons) on hand•No obligation for the first session•Libby - 651-8061 • Elisheva - 999-6479
July 12th, 7:30pm•NLP Workshop given by Rabbi Shlomo Kory, Certified NLP master-practitioner•“RiteWeigh”, an NLP alternative to dieting to help you take control of your eating habits, reach and maintain your ideal weight, and feel healthier•30NIS members (40 for non-members)
8:00pm•Shir HaShirim•Reb Yosef Schreiber

FRIDAY
9:00-10:00am•In-Depth Pirkei Avot Rabbi Chaim Eisen

Upcoming at the Israel Center
Motza'ei Shabbat, July 14th, 9:30pm•L'maan B'nos Yisrael International in cooperation with the OU Israel Center•Jerusalem Int'l Conference; Approaches in Dealing with the Agunah Crisis•Speakers: Rabbi Shmuel Gamliel, Director of the Agunah Department of the Rabbinic Courts of the State of Israel; Rabbi Yaakov Pollack, Rabbi, Cong. Shomre Emunah; Rabbi Elazar M. Teitz, Rabbi of Elizabeth, NJ Marilyn Mattie Klein, Founder & President, L'maan B'nos Yisrael Int'l•Admission free • program subject to change• Refreshments will be served•L'maan B'nos Yisrael Int'l works on behalf of Agunot, former Agunot and their abandoned children. They ask for your prayers and attendance at this important program. Alone, we can do little. With HaShem's help, there is little we cannot do.•For further information about this program (or the organization, in general), call (02) 658- 2822, or the Center at (02) 566-7787 ext. 204, and/or visit www.lbyi.org

Sunday July 15th, 8:00pm•Cloning •Prof. Edward H. Simon, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Specialties: Animal virology, molecular biology

Tuesday, July 17, 8:00pm•JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION INSTITUTE•First of a new series•Watch for further details

Wednesday, July 18, 8:00pm•JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION INSTITUTE•New Perspectives on Prayer•What do the Dead Sea Scrolls teach us about Jewish Prayer with Dr. Esther Chazon, Dept. of Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Thursday, July 19th, 8:00pm•Special shiur for the Three Weeks; SIN'AT CHINAM: Revenge vs. Self Defense•Rabbi Efraim Sprecher

Motza'ei Shabbat, July 21, 9:30pm•Pre-Tish'a b'Av Preview of Kinot with Dr. David Luchins; with the hope & prayer that Kinot become obsolete, relegated to academic obscurity, speedily in our time