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Five Towns residents Yoav Deutsch (3), Gabriel Leifer (4) and Sammy Mandel (5) are part of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team that won the Skyline Conference championship.
Yeshiva University earns NCAA bid
For the first time ever Yeshiva University men’s basketball team, which has a trio of Five Towners on the roster, captured a championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament as the No. 4 seeded Maccabees (18-10) defeated No. 2 seeded SUNY Purchase 87-81 in the Skyline Conference championship game at Purchase on Feb. 25. more
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Festival of Lights is a grand celebration
Humankind’s fascination with light spans the countless generations religious fervor and imagination. more
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Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim, left, and Barry Beskin lit the ice menorah at Chabad of Hewlett’s Hanukkah celebration at Grant Park on Dec. 8.
Hanukkah on ice heats up the holiday [Photo gallery]
Fire and ice combined to be a part of the Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah on Ice celebration at Grant Park, also in Hewlett, on Dec. 8, that included ice skating and menorah necklaces were distributed. more
Berrel Wolowik lit the grand menorah in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on the first night of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah celebrated in Cedarhurst [Photo gallery]
Cedarhurst-based Chabad of the Five Towns lit the grand menorah in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park last Sunday to begin the holiday of Hanukkah. more
A lit menorah symbolizes the miracle of Hanukkah and the oil that lasted eight days and nights.
Being appreciative of life’s daily miracles
What constitutes a miracle? To many, a miracle is an amazing phenomenon that seldom occurs. It’s a rare yet marvelous serendipity that is remembered for years to come. Miracles are the celebration of the holiday of Hanukkah, which will be observed this year from the night of Dec. 6 through Dec. 14. more
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Rabbi Matt Futterman
Hanukkah drives away the darkness
We learn in the Talmud that when the Maccabees recaptured the holy Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek Syrians in 165 B.C.E. they immediately set out to purify it from the three years of defilement and pollution. This included relighting the lamp (menorah) with oil dedicated for that purpose by the priests (kohanim) who served in the Temple. more
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The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah rekindles the spirit of hope through its story about overcoming long odds.
Hope: The true miracle of Hanukkah’s spirit
A decade ago, the onset of Hanukkah meant an early dismissal from school, followed by a seemingly boring ritual. My father would recite the blessings and light the candles of the menorah, and the rest of my family would repeat the ritual. more
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Rabbi Yehuda Septimus of Young Israel of North Woodmere.
Persevering in the face of adversity
On Shabbat of Hanukkah synagogues around the world read from the section of Genesis that details the impressive success of Joseph under the most difficult of circumstances. more
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A menorah and a dreidel are the major symbols of Hanukkah, which celebrates a military victory and the miracle of the oil, begins on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
Celebrating the Festival of Lights
Families and temples across the Five Towns are getting ready for Hanukkah celebrations as the holiday is fast approaching, beginning on Dec. 1 this year and continuing for eight days and eight nights. more
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