Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish year. One of the highlights of the Rosh Hashanah worship service is the sounding of the shofar, a ram’s horn.
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9/5/18
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Why is it so hard to apologize? On the High Holy Days, Jewish people are called upon by God to seek out people we have wronged and ask forgiveness for what we have done to them, or failed to do for them.
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9/5/18
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On Aug. 1, the Merrick Jewish Centre welcomed its new assistant rabbi, Jack Dermer. According to Centre officials, Dermer “hit the ground running,” with a moving Shabbat at the Beach, and an …
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/30/18
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The 17th annual North American Board of Rabbis American-Jewish/German High School Youth Exchange Program will take place from June 24 to July in Berlin.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/11/18
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Rabbi Andrew Warmflash of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre wrote a message delving into a Passover tradition.
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By Rabbi Andrew Warmflash
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3/28/18
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“We’re going to have a brief moment of silence as we remember the 17 victims from Stoneman Douglas High School, and all victims of senseless shootings,” said Beila Goodman, of Chabad of the …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/1/18
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Do not invite someone who has never been at a Jewish worship service for Purim. That is kind of the standard rule. You see, Purim is a time when our service is more like a carnival than a worship …
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2/27/18
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Long before Rabbi Shimon Kramer established the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, he would walk up 5th Avenue in Brooklyn every Friday with the hope of improving the lives of the business owners and residents he met.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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12/28/17
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As the East Meadow United Methodist Church choir sang a rendition of “He Loves Me,” congregants from different churches and synagogues across East Meadow joined together for the 36th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service on Nov. 19.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/6/17
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Rabbi Andrew Warmflash offered his thoughts about Hanukkah, which is observed from Dec. 12 through 20 this year.
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12/6/17
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