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As we conclude the Jewish year of 5771 and reflect on the year that was, our hearts are filled with mixed emotions. We remember events that have been joyous and exhilarating, and others that have …
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By Rabbi Elon Soniker
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9/28/11
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When Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre (HERJC) started its nursery school in 1969, there were only two classes. Since then it has increased in size, extended hours, and the amount of programs that are offered. Having added programs such as art, music, Jewish Enrichment and Mommy and Me, the nursery school has grown to nearly 200 children, ranging in ages from 10 months to 5 years.
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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8/25/11
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Exhibits and more...
Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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6/8/11
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We’ll return to the mini-series about the ups and downs of the teacher job market next week. But first, a preview of an upcoming program that is of interest to all this week: “Suicide is preventable.”
Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people.Therefore, the leading cause of death among children and teens is preventable. That’s a fact—and yet we’re losing an increasing number of young people.
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By Steve Kussin
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5/12/11
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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre will be hosting noted Holocaust speaker Marion Blumenthal Lazan on May 2 at 7:30 p.m. for its Yom HaShoah Memorial as she recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood. Lazan is the author of “Four Perfect Pebbles — A Holocaust Story.”
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By Mary Malloy
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4/13/11
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After months of stalling, harsh letter writing, name calling and finger pointing, the Freedom Party and Pride Party presidents reached a stalemate, which cost East Rockaway …
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Mary Malloy
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3/2/11
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Giving gifts at Hanukkah time is a response to our neighbors’ celebration of Christmas. I think it is pleasing to appreciate others every day and at special times. We Jews have a long and rich history. We have lived around the world and we have influenced and been influenced by other cultures. Giving gifts is a lovely thing to do.
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Marc A. Gruber
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12/1/10
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The Principal’s Office took a field trip on Nov. 23 to the Merrick Jewish Centre for a Jewish-Muslim dialogue between Rabbi Charles Klein and Imam Shamsi Ali of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York.
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Steve Kussin
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11/29/10
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Once again the “Yad Squad” helped students of Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre’s religious school to make their yads, or Torah pointers, during the annual Yad program on Nov. 7.
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11/18/10
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“So long as this memorial stands, so long as the village of East Rockaway endures, we will always remember the loss and feel the pain of the loved ones that you lost, and that we lost, on that horrific day.”
Those were the words of the Rev. Mark Lukens of the Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway as he opened the 9/11 memorial services last Saturday in Memorial Park.
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Mary Malloy and Clarissa Hamlin
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9/15/10
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