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The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Young Israel of Woodmere will close at 2 p.m. on Jan. 18.

Young Israel FEMA center closing Jan. 18

Residents of the Five Towns and surrounding communities have until Friday, Jan. 18 to visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center at Young Israel of Woodmere At 859 Peninsula Blvd. in Woodmere. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/11/13

A recovery and relief information center has been set up at Young Israel of Woodmere.

Disaster recovery center opened in Young Israel of Woodmere

In response to the urgent need for coordinated federal and state aid and intervention resources, Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence), Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, and Town of Hempstead Councilmen Anthony Santino and James Darcy, in conjunction with the county’s Office of Emergency Management, and Young Israel of Woodmere, have joined efforts to establish a formal disaster recovery and relief information center at the synagogue. more

12/3/12

Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale responded to Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray's request to increase police patrols of Jewish institutions in the wake of the killing of five Israelis in Bulgaria.

Patrols stepped up in Jewish communities after Bulgaria bombing

Updated July 23 at 11:20 a.m. In response to the terrorist attack on young Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria on July 20, the Nassau County Police have increased patrols at Jewish institutions including shuls, temples and yeshivas at the request of Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/20/12

At the security forum in Lawrence, Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale made several key points about fighting crime and terrorism.

What if it wasn’t …nothing?

An unidentified man dressed differently from the bar mitzvah attendees at a synagogue wants access to the building. Outside the temple, a person in a parked car appears to be more of a potential threat than a law enforcement agent. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/20/12

Andrew Mermelstein, center was congratulated at his Court of Honor by high school friends Ari Porter, left, and David Gold.

Attaining the Boy Scouts’ highest honor [Photo gallery]

Earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts’ highest honor, rates a celebration and Woodmere’s Andrew Mermelstein achievement was celebrated during a Court of Honor held at Young Israel of Woodmere on March 4. more

3/8/12

Andrew Mermelstein, a senior at Davis Renoir Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere, will attain the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor on March 4.

‘A testament to his character’

When Andrew Mermelstein was 12 his mother’s cousin in Massachusetts introduced him to the Boy Scouts, but when he went looking for Orthodox troops to join, there were none to be found in the Five Towns. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/1/12

The Tomchai Shabbos program out of Young Israel of Woodmere helps to feed 35 families in the Five Towns and surrounding communities on Shabbos. From left, Averim Stavsky, Howard Rosen, Willie Senders, J.J. Goldstein and Justin Friedman packed food to be delivered to area families.

It’s always Thanksgiving at this shul

“It’s Thanksgiving every week,” said Rabbi Hershel Billet of Young Israel of Woodmere as he described how every Thursday night, congregants gather for the Tomchai Shabbos program to pack food and deliver it to needy families who would not otherwise have the necessary items for a Shabbos dinner. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 11/17/11

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