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Slow down and sip, don't gulp, the holiday cheer

We have a choice. We are here, in the brief, wild weeks after Thanksgiving and before Hanukkah and Christmas, and we get to decide how to survive this interlude. more

12/6/12

The Merrick Jewish Centre recently made history, lighting 782 menorahs simultaneously to set a new Guinness World Record. More than 1,000 community members attended the festivities for a night of prayer and celebration. Above, from left, were organizers Jamey Kohn, Karen Katz and Rabbi Charles Klein of the Merrick Jewish Centre, joined by Gabriel Ades, 5, of Merrick.

Merrick Jewish Centre goes into Guinness record book

With 782 menorahs burning brightly on Dec. 21, the Merrick-Bellmore community made history at the Merrick Jewish Centre. More than 1,000 community members from throughout the Merricks, Bellmores and beyond joined together at the synagogue, on Fox Boulevard in Merrick, to set the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of menorahs lit simultaneously. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 1/3/12

Rabbi Shimon Kramer, center, of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, thanked the U.S. Army veterans in attendance.

Chabad lights the night with giant menorahs

If you happened to notice a U.S. military Humvee leading two limousines with giant menorahs atop them through Merrick and Bellmore streets last week, you were not dreaming. more

By Deirdre Krasula and David Weingrad | 12/27/11

Rabbi Ira Ebbin lit the seven-foot menorah on the front steps of Congregation Ohav Sholom

Congregation Ohav Sholom celebrates Hanukkah

Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick found festive ways to celebrate Hanukkah this past week. On Friday, the temple held a dinner for its Hebrew school children, parents and congregation members. This was followed by a carnival on Sunday for the children of Ohav Sholom, filled with games and puppet shows. more

David Weingrad | 12/8/10

Danielle Dukofsky, 5, added jelly beans to the giant candy menorah as her mom, Melissa, looked on at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s Chanukah Wonderland. Helping with the ladder was Jonathan Boxer.

Hanukkah celebrations abound in Bellmore-Merrick

Winter is right around the corner, and while a sudden onrush of freezing cold weather has brought an icy chill upon the Bellmore-Merrick area, it has done nothing to diminish the community’s joyous holiday spirit. Hanukkah is officially here, and local congregations have found creative ways to celebrate. more

David Weingrad | 12/8/10

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