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The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores marked the end of Hanukkah with a burst of light, as the organization hosted its annual celebration of the holiday on Dec. 4.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/12/13
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Hundreds of local women gathered in Cedarhurst last week to support a Bellmore-Merrick breast cancer support center.
Circle of Hope, a project of the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh Chabad Center for Jewish Life, hosted its second “Journey for a Purpose” benefit on Oct. 24. The event, which featured special guests and award presentations to local survivors and activists, attracted an estimated 400 women to the Sephardic Temple’s grand ballroom for what organizers described as an entertaining evening for a cause.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/1/13
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Consider Albert Einstein’s singular equation: e = mc2. Or don’t consider it; it will surely make your head hurt.
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9/5/13
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When New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia served as a municipal court judge early in his career, a man who was caught stealing a loaf of bread was brought before him for sentencing. LaGuardia’s judgment that day, so the story goes, made an impact on everyone in the courtroom. The man was going to have to pay a fine for the theft as well the bread that he stole. Then La Guardia asked all in the courtroom to empty their pockets to cover the man’s fine. He said, “We are all responsible for the society where a man needs to steal a loaf of bread to survive.”
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By Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein, Bellmore Jewish Center
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9/5/13
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The Bellmore Jewish Center will welcome its new spiritual leader to the community this summer, as Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein is preparing to start her tenure as rabbi of the synagogue. The center, located at 2550 Centre Ave., is a full egalitarian conservative synagogue that officials said emphasizes family services and programs. President Ian Wald said congregants would have the chance to meet Bernstein at their “Shabbat Under the Stars” open house at 6 p.m. on July 12 before she officially starts on Aug. 1.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/3/13
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Seventeen years ago, Merokean Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she was then a patient undergoing treatment, she was also still a mother of three. The survivor said she doesn’t know what she would have done if her mother weren’t around to watch her then 1-year-old daughter and help –– and now she wants to make sure other local women battling the disease have the same support.
“You love your children, but you are worried about surviving,” she said. “I had a very good support group in my family, but some people don’t, and we want to help them. “
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Consider the Yiddish word latke. It is what it sounds like, an onomatopoeic name for a flat, fried potato pancake consumed by Jewish people during Hanukkah.
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12/13/12
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Thanskgiving weekend offers up more than just hitting the stores. See pumpkins smashed to the ground at the Cradle of Aviation's annual event or step back in time at a 19th century Thanksgiving at Old Bethpage Village, among other holiday happenings.
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11/21/12
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Exhibits and more...
Complejo: The Art of M. Tony PeraltaA thought-provoking exhibit of mixed-media silkscreens exploring race and physical appearance, created by New York-based artist-designer …
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10/24/12
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What sets Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre (HERJC) apart from others is their deep understanding of today’s Jewish family.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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9/13/12
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