Temple Israel in Lawrence played host to the ninth annual Greater Long Island Jewish Community Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration that celebrated the slain civil rights leader life’s work on Jan. 16.
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1/19/11
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Temple Israel, 140 Central Ave., Lawrence, is hosting and sponsoring the ninth annual Greater Long Island Jewish Community Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m.
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1/12/11
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Five Towns Community Chest marked another year of service in the area by presenting funds to several organizations and awards to those who have contributed greatly to making the Five Towns better.
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1/5/11
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The Chabad of the Five Towns held a menorah lighting in Cedarhurst Park on the first night of Hanukkah on Dec. 1.
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12/8/10
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Temple Israel in Lawrence marked the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah with a dinner and service last Friday.
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12/8/10
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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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Lawrence High School has been placed on the New York State Education Department’s “needs improvement” list, as 35 special-education students did not meet the state’s mandated standard in math.
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JEFF BESSEN
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11/10/10
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For the first time in 40 years the High Holy Days prayer book used by Conservative Jewish temples was updated and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive based on congregant reports.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/29/10
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The Sherman family watched as Rabbi Moshe Klein finished writing the Sefer Torah as a scroll was dedicated to the Chabad of the Five Towns on July 2 by Dr. and Mrs. Steven Sherman in loving memory of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Abraham and Cecilia Bernstein OB”M and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Selma Sherman OB”M.
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7/15/10
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In a creative twist on the Friday night Shabbat Service, the folk-rock harmony trio “Gathering Time” will perform songs of the spirit and social conscience made popular by iconic folk group Peter, Paul & Mary at Temple Am Echad (formerly Temple Emanu-El) of Lynbrook on Friday, April 30 at 7:15 p.m.
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Mary Malloy
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4/29/10
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