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“The floods have risen, Oh Lord, the floods have lifted up their clamor; the floods lift up their roaring. Above the sounds of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the Lord is mighty on high. Your statutes are indeed enduring; In Your house holiness is becoming, Adonai, for all time.” — Psalm 93:3-5 more

By Rabbi Claudio Kupchik | 9/19/17

Rabbi Claudio Kupchik is ready to lead his nearly 250-member congregation at Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst.

New rabbi aims to build community bridges

Sitting with Rabbi Claudio Kupchik, the new spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst, is like being with an old friend. The welcoming is warm, the conversation keeps moving and you never feel like saying goodbye. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/14/17

Shulamith High School for Girls is in its second year and growing. In Room 214, Rabbi Ya’akov Trump led the Jewish law class.

Not your mother’s yeshiva

The hallway and classroom walls have been freshly painted and are adorned with words and phrases such as “Discover” and “Make Your Parents Proud,” and as you walk through the Shulamith High School for Girls there is a sense that the 35 freshmen and sophomores are really learning. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/13/17

Rabbi Matthew Futterman of Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst.

Making a better world

When asked to cite the most significant events of the past year I usually think of national and international events that achieved headline status. more

By Rabbi Matthew Futterman | 9/9/15

The Shulamith School, a girls’ yeshiva, will consolidate its first through eighth grades and open a new high school in September in the Number Five School, in Cedarhurst, above.

Shulamith School moves forward

With an eye toward its future, the Shulamith School, a first- to eighth-grade yeshiva for girls that will open a high school in September, has agreed to lease the Lawrence School District’s Number Five School for one year for $500,000, with a renewable option for a second year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/13/15

The grand ballroom in Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst hosted about 300 members of that synagogue and Congregation Beth Sholom for a Shabbat dinner last Friday.

Building unity by breaking bread

It was altogether fitting that congregants from the Orthodox Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence and the Conservative Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst shared meals and got acquainted on the very Shabbos weekend that the designated Torah potion introduces the word “family” for the first time. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/29/14

Pained by the monstrosity of inequality

It was on March 25, 1968, 10 days before he was assassinated that Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to us at our annual rabbinical assembly convention held at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, New York. more

Rabbi Sholom Stern | 1/23/14

Giving thanks this Hanukkah

Many have pointed out that this year is the only time in the 21st century that the first day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving. It is fortuitous that the two holidays occur on the same day, for thematically they are identical. more

By Rabbi Sholom Stern | 11/20/13

Temple Beth El held a gala dinner at its Cedarhurst temple to mark the Conservative congregation

Temple Beth El celebrates 90 years [Photo gallery]

Temple Beth El, a Conservative congregation, celebrated its 90th anniversary with gala at the Locust Avenue synagogue in Cedarhurst on Oct. 27. more

11/8/13

Members of Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst gathered together on Sept. 10 to kick off their 90th anniversary celebration.

Temple Beth El celebrates 90 years

When Alvin Epstein moved to Woodmere 47 years ago, he decided to join Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst a year later because it shared the same conservative values and offered outstanding youth and adult programs. more

By Ann Friedman | 9/18/13

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