Gathering Time to bring the 1960s back to Lynbrook Temple

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Catch the spirit of the 60s

The spirit of the 60s will be alive in Lynbrook when folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time returns May 4 through 6 to Temple Am Echad for a weekend. The event will be tribute to the artists of Woodstock. On May 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the Temple’s weekly Shabbat Service, the group, along with Cantor Jerry Korobow, who is also a well-known figure in folk music circles, will lead a “Peter, Paul & Mary” folk service, interspersing socially conscious songs by the iconic trio at appropriate places among the prayers. The Shabbat service is open to the public of all faiths, at no charge. On May 5, the tribute starts at 6:30 p.m. when the doors open to allow concert goers to get into the spirit of the event with food, beverages and memorabilia for sale. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and will feature songs by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, and others. Tickets for the event are $25 and can be purchased on-line at http://www.am-echad.org/woodstock or by calling the Temple office at (516) 593-4004. On May 6, Sunday morning, the trio will lead an assembly for the temple’s Sunday school featuring songs of conscience, which will be discussed by from a Jewish perspective by the school’s top educators. Temple Am-Echad is located at 1 Saperstein Plaza, immediately north of the Lynbrook LIRR station. Call (516) 593-4004 or see www.am-echad.org for additional information.