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As the weather gets colder, and as the days get shorter and darker, many peoples and cultures have celebrations involving the kindling of lights. In the Jewish tradition we eagerly await the arrival of a much beloved holiday, Hanukkah.
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By Rabbi Claudio Kupchik
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12/9/20
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Our quest for the perfect Hanukkah gifts for our children and grandchildren takes on a new urgency this year in light of the challenges, difficulties and anxieties they face because of the Covid-19 virus. The joy of giving and the reward of seeing happy children as they unwrap their gifts is a central theme of Hanukkah. That being said let us not lose sight of the main message and lessons of Hanukkah as reflected in the heroes of this most beloved of Jewish holidays, the Maccabees.
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By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum
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12/9/20
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Temple Israel of Lawrence will host a virtual Hanukkah celebration on Friday, Dec. 11 with virtual dinner at 6 p.m. and the virtual service an hour later. Dinner can be ordered from the Lido Deli or have your meal.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/1/20
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There have been 13 anti-Semitic incidents in New York since Dec. 8. On that Sunday, a Queens man verbally abused and physically threatened three Jewish people in the North Lawrence Costco, including …
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By Jeff Bessen and Nakeem Grant
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1/9/20
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“Frozen” had nothing on the Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah on Ice at Grant Park in Hewlett on Dec. 26, the fifth night of the eight-day holiday also known as the Festival of Lights.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/9/20
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New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . .
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1/2/20
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With the first night of Hanukkah being on Dec. 22, it was a busy night in the Five Towns as the Chabad of the Five Towns held its grand menorah lighting in Andre J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in Cedarhurst and Hewlett and Woodmere lit the menorah at the Veterans Memorial Triangle in Hewlett that Sunday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/2/20
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On the first full day of Hanukkah and two days before Christmas, fourth-grade girls from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere visited the residents of the New Nautilus Hotel in Atlantic Beach on Dec. 23, sang seven songs and danced as a part of a couple of those tunes.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/23/19
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It has been said that the world is warmer and brighter between December and January than it is between January and December.
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By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum
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12/19/19
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On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that is celebrated over eight days and nights, adults and children gathered at Grant Park on Hewlett for the Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah …
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/13/18
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