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Woodsburgh village officials presented outgoing Mayor Lee Israel with a plaque celebrating his years of service to the municipality. From left were Deputy Mayor Alan Hirmes, Mayor Jake Harman, Israel and Village Trustee Shira Hoschander.

Lee Israel leaves Woodsburgh, but will still serve as adviser

Lee Israel served as mayor of Woodsburgh village for the past decade, and as a trustee and in other roles dating back to 2005. Though he has stepped down and moved out of the Five Towns municipality, Israel will remain involved in an advisory position. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/13/22

Seventh-graders Leah Minkov, left, and Charlotte Isler on the first day of school at the renamed Brandeis Hebrew Academy.

Brandeis school in Lawrence is recast as a Hebrew academy

More than 90 years after opening its doors and a decade after ending its association with the Solomon Schechter school systems, the Brandeis School, in Lawrence, has rebranded as the Brandeis Hebrew Academy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/15/22

Assemblyman Ari Brown was one of several people who spoke about the ongoing battle against antisemitism in Cedarhurst on Aug. 23.

Revving up the battle against antisemitism in Cedarhurst

For the third time in more than two years, Cedarhurst village was the backdrop in the battle against antisemitism. more

By LISA MARGARIA Special to the Nassau Herald | 9/1/22

Temple Israel of Lawrence celebrated Cantor Galina Makaveyev’s 20th anniversary at the synagogue last Friday.

Cantor Galina Makaveyev honored by Temple Israel of Lawrence

Overcoming a dearth of Jewish education in her native Ukraine, Hewlett resident Galina Makaveyev became a cantor, and celebrated her 20th anniversary in that role at Temple Israel of Lawrence after the synagogue’s June 3 Shabbos service. more

By Lisa Margaria | 6/16/22

Ginsburg and his wife, Rachel, plan to move to Israel when Ginsburg retires at the end of June.

Congregation Sons of Israel Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg retires after 31 years

Traditionally, at the end of the Passover Seder, Jewish people say, “Next year in Jerusalem,” and for Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg and his wife, Rachel, that year is now. more

By Letisha Dass | 6/2/22

Sarai Fernandez, holding certificate, received a citation from Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck on May 24 for donating $1,800 to the Glen Cove Youth Services and Recreation Department to help underprivileged children take participate in the city’s youth programs.

Seventh-grader donates to help G.C. youth

A seventh-grader from Robert M. Finley Middle School decided to give back to the Glen Cove Youth Services and Recreation Department for her bat mitzvah project. Sarai Fernandez, 13, raised $1,800 to … more

By Letisha Dass | 6/2/22

Congregation Tifereth Israel will be celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Cantor Gustavo Gitlin, left, and Rabbi Irwin Huberman have served the congregation since the early 2000s.

Tifereth Israel served Glen Cove for 125 years

Congregation Tifereth Israel has been serving Glen Cove’s Jewish community as a place of worship for the past 125 years. Initially an Orthodox Jewish congregation, the synagogue has progressed … more

By Letisha Dass | 6/2/22

It was all smiles and friendship for Shomron Regional Council chair Yossi Dagan and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman after signing an economic and cultural agreement between the two ‘sister’ regions. Joining them were, at far left, Assemblyman Ari Brown, and former Boro Park Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Chabad of Mineola, and County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip.

Nassau County executive champions partnership with West Bank

Nassau County cemented its relationship with Israel last week, signing an economic and cultural agreement with the Shomron. more

By Ed Weintrob | 5/19/22

Discount kosher wholesaler Bingo leased the former home of Stop & Shop in the Bunside Commons in Inwood.

Bingo, a new kosher outlet in Inwood

The rumors circulating in the Five Towns turned out to be true as the discount kosher wholesaler Bingo is coming to Inwood as Bingo Wholesale has leased the 61,669-square-foot space in the Burnside Commons shopping plaza on Burnside Avenue that was occupied by Stop & Shop. It is expected to open for Passover next year, April 15, depending on when the required Town of Hempstead permits are approved. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/10/22

HAFTR High School students held yahrzeit candles to light the way in the darkened hallways before the Holocaust Remembrance Day assembly.

HAFTR High School creates historical Holocaust memories through ‘Lasting Legacies’

The hallways at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School were darkened on the morning of April 28. The only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students as they stood outside classrooms. At 9:20 a.m., a siren sounded — as sirens had sounded earlier that day in Israel. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/5/22

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