The South Baldwin Jewish Center, SBJC, hosted their annual Hanukkah Candle Lighting last Thursday with over a dozen community members in attendance.
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By Ben Fiebert
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12/15/23
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Chanukah, or the Festival of Rededication, celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, after its defilement by the Syrian Greeks in 164 BCE.
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By Ben Fiebert
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12/8/23
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What does it mean to be antisemitic? Can Jews do better in fighting against it? This is a complex issue, and a difficult one. It requires looking outside and inside our community.
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By Shai Beloosesky
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11/30/23
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The South Baldwin Jewish Center, SBJC, will be hosting their annual Chanukah Candle Lighting next month, but amid the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the holiday will hold more significance.
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By Ben Fiebert
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11/24/23
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Following Hamas’s attack on the nation of Israel, I attended several vigils, including one at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Greenvale. It was a very poignant event with a lot of emotion.
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By Charles Lavine
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10/26/23
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Hamas’s Saturday-morning assault on Israel was more than just a shocking demonstration of barbarism. The toll of Israeli dead and wounded — not to mention those kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip by these murderers — is sickening.
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10/12/23
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Sophie and Chip, 19-month-old sibling Black Labrador guide dogs in training from The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, stopped by Hangout One Happy Place at the South Baldwin Jewish Center on September 14.
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By Ben Fiebert
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9/29/23
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Eleven people were murdered on October 27, 2018, in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh just for being Jewish. This one event changed synagogue life forever, Ian Brecher, executive vice president of the Oceanside Jewish Center, said.
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By Mallory Wilson
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7/9/23
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I had never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience.
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5/11/23
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Peter King says there's only one way you can bring him down, and it involves a bus, and a curb to step off of.
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By Michael Hinman
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4/30/23
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