We have a choice. We are here, in the brief, wild weeks after Thanksgiving and before Hanukkah and Christmas, and we get to decide how to survive this interlude.
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12/6/12
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With 782 menorahs burning brightly on Dec. 21, the Merrick-Bellmore community made history at the Merrick Jewish Centre.
More than 1,000 community members from throughout the Merricks, Bellmores and beyond joined together at the synagogue, on Fox Boulevard in Merrick, to set the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of menorahs lit simultaneously.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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1/3/12
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If you happened to notice a U.S. military Humvee leading two limousines with giant menorahs atop them through Merrick and Bellmore streets last week, you were not dreaming.
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By Deirdre Krasula and David Weingrad
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12/27/11
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Winter is right around the corner, and while a sudden onrush of freezing cold weather has brought an icy chill upon the Bellmore-Merrick area, it has done nothing to diminish the community’s joyous holiday spirit.
Hanukkah is officially here, and local congregations have found creative ways to celebrate.
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David Weingrad
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12/8/10
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Jolly Ol’ St. Nick flew through the Bellmores atop a shiny Bellmore Fire Department engine last Friday, meeting and greeting children of all ages.
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Scott Brinton
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11/29/10
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