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Actor and activist Mike Farrell was the guest speaker at the NCJW

Mike Farrell visits the NCJW [Photo gallery]

Actor and activist Mike Farrell, best known for his eight-year run as B.J. Hunnicutt on the TV show “M*A*S*H,” was the guest speaker at the National Council Jewish Women (NCJW) luncheon at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre in East Rockaway on Sept. 24. more

10/9/13

Rabbi Andrew Warmflash of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre.

Feeling God’s spirit during Hanukkah

One of the most important values celebrated during the Hanukkah holiday is captured in a passage near the end of the haftorah that we read in synagogue on the Saturday morning of the holiday. more

Rabbi Andrew Warmflash | 12/6/12

A synagogue that understands

What sets Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre (HERJC) apart from others is their deep understanding of today’s Jewish family. more

Teri Ann Loeser | 9/13/12

Many of those who helped write the new Torah celebrated its completion with scribe Zerach Greenfield.

Placing a new Torah in the temple sanctuary

The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre completed Mitzvah 613 by writing the final letters in their new torah scroll on May 20. more

5/24/12

Legos Architect Steven Schwartz explains the project.

Reconstructing Jewish history with Legos

Legos, those plastic snap together children’s building blocks, were used to reconstruct the Old City of Jerusalem by the children of the religious and nursery schools and their families at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on April 1. more

4/12/12

At the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre Torah writing event, Lev Herrnson explained the scroll writing tradition to parents and children.

Writing a new Torah at Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre propels mitzvahs [Photo gallery]

Striving to observe all the commandants in the Torah, congregants of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre in East Rockaway participated in Mitzvah 613 on March 18, the project to write a new Torah scroll that will be read each week during services. more

3/29/12

Despite oppression Judaism endures

Jews around the world observe Hanukkah for eight days every winter in celebration of a miracle that was done for our ancestors at this season, but what exactly was the miracle? more

RABBI ANDREW WARMFLASH | 12/15/11

Beth and Andrew Feigencaum practice Hebrew calligraphy at the Torah Fair at the Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre. The event kicks off the Mitzvah 613 project and the writing of a new Torah scroll for the synagogue.

Deepening their knowledge of the Torah

The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre began Mitzvah 613, a project to write a new Torah scroll for their shul, in hopes of bringing congregants together to share in the joyous process. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 10/20/11

Hewlett resident and Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre member Bill Lucas is heading the new Israel Action Committee which seeks to involve people in the United States-Israel relationship.

Answering the question, ‘what can I do?’

Increased awareness and support for Israel are the primary goals of the newly formed Israel Action Committee being established by members of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 8/25/11

Opening doors to learning and growth in East Rockaway

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. more

By Teri Ann Loeser | 8/25/11

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