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Student leaders of B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and members of Boy Scout Troop 214 lit candles in memory of the 11 people killed during a shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27.
Hundreds mourn Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims at Rockville Centre vigil
“The people who speak are supposed to be here to try to comfort us,” said Rabbi Howard Diamond, who addressed members of his congregation and others during a vigil at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David on Oct. 30. “. . . It’s very hard to be comforted. It’s very hard for me to be comforting.” more
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Rabbi Howard Diamond, center, and members of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David last Sunday unrolled the Torah, which was repaired over the last several months.
Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David celebrates Torah repairs at fundraiser
Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David in Rockville Centre held a special celebration called a Siyum last Sunday to culminate the Torah repair project that started back in March. more
Rabbi Aaron Glatt, M.D., left, and Nathan Diament
The AMA should reject physician-assisted suicide
The Hippocratic Oath has been passed down through the ages because it contains some perennial wisdom: I will keep the sick from harm and injustice. I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asks for it, nor make a suggestion to this effect. more
Rabbi Howard Diamond
High Holy Days: A time of contrasts
The High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are a period of contrasts. We celebrate the anniversary of the beginning of world, enjoy festive meals with family and friends and wish one another a good and sweet year. But, we are also called to judgment. more
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Former Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt carrying out Sabbath services at Central Synagogue in 1956.
Newly released book celebrates 80-year history of Central Synagogue
Central Synagogue’s 80-year history is captured in a recently released book that celebrates the Jewish community of Rockville Centre, and then some. “Covenant and Community, Central Synagogue … more
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Rabbi Art Vernon, co-chair of the Black-Jewish Coalition for Justice spoke at a peace rally organized by the coalition in Hempstead village on Aug. 22. Vernon is a rabbi at Congregation Shaaray Shalom in West Hempstead. Coalition co-chair Rev. Dr. William Watson is to his immediate right.
Charlottesville prompts area peace rallies
Following a peace demonstration on the steps of Hempstead Village Hall on Aug. 22, West Hempstead Rabbi Art Vernon spoke of the racially-charged events in Charlottesville and categorized them as a watershed moment in American history. “No one knew what the impact of Charlottesville was going to be,” said Vernon, who is co-chair of the Black-Jewish Coalition for Justice. “When a moment like that occurs, it's an opportunity to say we have to do something.” more
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Jonah Schwarz-Van Praag, left, lights one of the candles with the help of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth Rabbi Marc Gruber.
Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated at RVC synagogue
Last November, Rabbi Marc Gruber of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre noticed Rachel Izower Fadde’ fiddling with a bunch of papers as she was sitting in an office waiting to pick up … more
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Rabbi Marc Gruber is with Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre.
A Passover message from RVC Rabbi Marc Gruber
The following Passover message was sent by Rabbi Marc Gruber of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth:Even though most of the Hagadah [the home service that tells the story of Passover] was originally … more
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Rabbi Elliot Skiddell, of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre, stressed the importance of religious inclusivity.
‘People of the book’ stand together for unity
Leaders and parishioners from several area synagogues visited Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of South Shore in Valley Stream on Feb. 3, to condemn religious discrimination in all its forms, and to … more
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Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth launched the web site on Jan. 17.
Synagogue's new web site honored MLK legacy
As a way to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre launched a new web site on Jan. 17 that denounced hatred and prejudice. The debut of the … more
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