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Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh hosted an interfaith vigil last Sunday to honor the 11 people who died in the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh. Faith leaders who addressed the crowd included, from left, the Rev. James Barnum, of the Bellmore Presbyterian Church; the Rev. Dan Olsen, of New Hope Church in Westbury; the Rev. Christopher Hofer, of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh; the Rev. Martin Nale, of Christ Lutheran Church of Wantagh; Cantor Rica Timman, Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum and Rabbi Howard Nacht, of Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh; the Rev. Louis Knowles, of the First Presbyterian Church in Levittown; the Rev. Greg Cappucino, of St. Frances de Chantal Roman Catholic Church in Wantagh; the Rev. Maxine Barnett, of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh; and the Rev. Ron Garner, of Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church.

Temple B'nai Torah unites against hate with interfaith vigil

In the wake of the Oct. 27 shooting that left 11 people dead at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, 11 religious leaders from across Nassau County led an interfaith memorial at … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 11/8/18

The Rev. Dorett Johnson-Agu led congregants in prayer at the East Meadow United Methodist Church on Nov. 19.

Harvesting Thanksgiving spirit through prayer

As the East Meadow United Methodist Church choir sang a rendition of “He Loves Me,” congregants from different churches and synagogues across East Meadow joined together for the 36th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service on Nov. 19. more

By Stephany Reyes | 12/6/17

Temple Emanu-El religious school student Jared Levine read statistics about hunger in the military displayed in the touring exhibit “This is Hunger” on Monday.

'This is Hunger' exhibit visits Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow

Screen panels lined two walls of a 53-foot double expandable trailer temporarily stationed in Temple Emanu-El’s parking lot. Faces of different races and ethnicities lit up each panel: old and young, employed and unemployed, plump faces and ones with defined cheekbones. more

By Stephany Reyes | 11/15/17

Worship under the heavens

The weather brightened last Friday long enough for Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow to hold its annual outdoor tradition: Shabbat Under the Stars, a special evening of prayer. Below, Rabbi Daniel … more

8/29/16

Scribe Neil Yurman, right, guided members of the Alterman family as they inscribed letters in the Torah scroll.

Turning a page

The planning of a weekend full of celebrations of community and faith at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow all started with a few drops of rain. Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum explained that several months … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/17/16

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum has led Temple Emanu-El’s Reform congregation since 2012.

Activism and altruism

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/18/16

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, Temple Emanu-El’s spiritual leader since 2012, marched in America’s Journey For Justice on Aug. 25 in Columbia, S.C.

A rabbi walks for justice

As he walked 13 miles through the scorching heat and humidity on a 95-degree August day in Columbia, S.C., side by side with leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other clergy from across the country, Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum couldn’t help but think of the progress he made with each step of his journey as a metaphor for the nation’s struggle to provide equal rights for all its citizens. more

By David Weingrad | 9/9/15

Rabbiel Daniel Bar-Nahum of Temple Emanu-El

Basking in a brighter light

Why do we add a candle each night of Hanukkah? There is a debate in the Talmud, the ancient Jewish code of law, which asks this very question. Shouldn’t we rather, the question asks, begin with a full eight lit candles and decrease by one each night, as the oil decreased each day? The response given is that while it may make sense to reduce the number of candles each night, as Jews we are supposed to always work to increase holiness in the world, not reduce it. more

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum | 12/17/14

Boxes of food in the lobby of Temple Emanu-El. At the end of the month, it will be delivered to Island Harvest.

Feeding the hungry

While many local residents fasted for 24 hours beginning last Friday evening in observance of Yom Kippur, Temple Emanu-El, of East Meadow, asked its members to go one step further and donate the food they didn’t eat to those who need it. more

By David Weingrad | 9/23/13

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, 31, was hired earlier this year to help lead Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow.

New Rabbi takes the reins at Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El has been a cornerstone in the East Meadow community for more than 50 years. For nearly six decades, the synagogue has served the religious needs of Jewish residents through prayer, schooling and community spirit. more

By David Weingrad | 12/5/12