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Gathering with family and friends for our Passover Seders is rooted in the verse from Exodus that reads “And you shall explain to your son on that day, 'It is because of what God did for me when I went free from Egypt.' (Exodus 13:8) The Talmudic exhortation that “in every generation a person is obligated to regard himself as if he personally had gone forth from Egypt” (Pesachim 116b) helps us understand both our own history and, perhaps, a bit of what modern refugees experience today.
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4/6/17
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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 …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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4/6/17
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Dozens of local folks shyly chimed in when the Rev. Christopher Hofer, the rector of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh and vicar of St. Michael and All Angels in Seaford, began singing …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/4/17
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The Long Beach Police Department is partnering with local religious institutions to increase patrol shifts during the upcoming holidays in reaction to recent threats around the country. The effort is …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/30/17
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More than 100 people gathered at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach on March 4 for a meet-and-greet dessert party to welcome a new rabbi to the community.
Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, 60, who was born in …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/9/17
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After a bomb threat called in to the Mid-Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview on Feb. 27 — the second to centers of its kind in Nassau County this year — police announced heightened patrols around the county’s religious institutions and have launched a full investigation.
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By Ben Strack and Mike Smollins
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3/8/17
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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 …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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1/18/17
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Rabbi Howard Nacht, of Temple B’Nai Torah in Wantagh, said that the word, “rabbi,” means teacher. But as he learned through his own path to the leadership role, rabbis do so much more.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/10/17
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ome Jewish rituals take place at home, and are meant to be shared with the family families. Others are done in synagogue. However there is one ritual that is public, as it is intended to catch the attention of Jews and non-Jews alike: According to the Talmud, one of the most important elements of the menorahs Jews light on Hanukkah is that their light should be visible in our windows at the time when the most people will be passing our homes on the street.
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Rabbi Andrew Warmflash
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12/21/16
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Central Synagogue of Nassau County and Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Emeth have officially consolidated after it was approved by the New York State Supreme Court on Nov. 18.
The entity will …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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11/23/16
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