Rabbi Sandra Bellush offered her reflections on Hanukkah, which begins Dec. 12.
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12/6/17
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Dear friends,
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, Jews in America, Israel and around the world will come together to light the first candle of Hanukkah — the Festival of Lights.
At its heart, …
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12/5/17
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Screen panels lined two walls of a 53-foot double expandable trailer temporarily stationed in Temple Emanu-El’s parking lot. Faces of different races and ethnicities lit up each panel: old and young, employed and unemployed, plump faces and ones with defined cheekbones.
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By Stephany Reyes
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11/15/17
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Many people have said that there is no instruction book on how to be a good parent, though many have tried to offer much needed advice through books, articles, lectures, and counseling.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/9/17
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Rosh Hashanah, the joyous Jewish celebration of the New Year, is followed eight days later by Yom Kippur, a solemn day of fasting and soul-wrenching introspection. What is the connection between …
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By Rabbi Andrew Warmflash
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9/14/17
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As Jews around the world gather on the evening of Sept. 20 to welcome the New Year of 5778, our usual joy and celebration will be diminished by the memory of what took place in August in …
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By Rabbi Sandra Bellush
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9/14/17
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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.”
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/22/17
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Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach hosted the city’s first Pride Shabbat service on June 9, part of the many events included in the Pride on the Beach three-day festival organized by the LGBT Network. …
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By Bridget Downes
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6/15/17
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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 …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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4/27/17
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“It’s important that we continuously remember accurately what happened, why it happened and to whom it happened, so that we can educate those that may have misunderstood history,” Rabbi Jack …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/20/17
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