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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.
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By David Weingrad
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9/9/15
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It was a perfect evening last Friday for “Shabbat Under the Stars,” an annual outdoor tradition at Temple Emanu-El that adds a unique flair to their weekly Shabbat services.
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By David Weingrad
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8/5/15
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Residents passing by Temple Emanu-El in the last week of June may have noticed a few things they would never expect to see on the synagogue’s grounds — production crews walking back and forth; microphone booms and spotlights hanging from cranes; and trailers in the parking lot.
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By David Weingrad
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7/8/15
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It was a day of community service and goodwill at Temple Emanu-El on May 3, as about 100 congregants joined together for the the second annual Mitzvah Day.
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By David Weingrad
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5/6/15
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Synagogues across the world marked Yom HaShoah last week, also known as Holocaust Memorial Day, and local synagogues in East Meadow were no exception.
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By David Weingrad
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4/22/15
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Joel Ratner spent his life combining his two greatest passions: music and his family. He regularly brought his wife and two children, who are musicians themselves, to concerts at the Brentwood School District, where he directed the music program for the past 19 years.
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By David Weingrad
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3/11/15
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Though it may seem hard to believe given recent temperatures, spring is right around the corner, and with the change in season comes a plethora of activity among local East Meadow institutions and organizations. But even before the season officially begins on March 20, residents looking to enjoy fun-filled, family-oriented activities have plenty to choose from this weekend.
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By David Weingrad
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3/4/15
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It was a cool, windy, early-January Friday night in Jerusalem, where several members of Temple Emanu-El took part in a unique Shabbat service at one of Judaism’s most holy sites: the Western Wall.
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By David Weingrad
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1/21/15
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Recent frigid temperatures provided a perfect opportunity for Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow to host a party themed around 2013’s biggest children’s movie — “Frozen.”
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By David Weingrad
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1/14/15
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Gloria Klar, a former East Meadow resident, who, with her husband Henry formed an extremely successful team streamlining the transition for veterans moving to Long Island after World War II, and who later in life developed a love for sculpting, died on Dec. 17, in Florida, of respiratory failure. She was 94.
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By David Weingrad
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1/7/15
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