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Members of the law enforcement departments in attendance, all recognized by community members and congregants, with Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, center.

A special recognition at Temple Emanu-El

Long Beach’s police departments try to meet with community members and build relationships at events throughout the year, like International Night Out, which takes place every August. … more

By Angelina Zingariello | 3/22/24

The Long Beach Historical Society hopes to bring groovy tunes and history together for residents.

Teaming up for a groovy gala

The Long Beach Historical Society is set to host a nostalgic blast from the past with its “Woodstock Revisited Gala” at Temple Emanu-El on Saturday, March 9. The event is scheduled … more

By Angelina Zingariello | 2/16/24

Temple Emanu-El’s lit Menorah representing the first night.

Temple Emanu-El kicks off Hanukkah

At Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach, the community gathered to mark the commencement of Hanukkah during a spirited celebration on Dec. 7. The event featured a spread of snacks, a DJ, dancing, and … more

By Angelina Zingariello | 12/15/23

Rona Kauffman delicately helds a sunchoke, a vegetable that blooms in March.

Wantagh temple garden is giving back to those in need

Birds chirped, and the smell of dirt and garlic filled the warm spring air as about a dozen volunteers worked on a community-service garden at Temple B’nai Torah, in Wantagh, on March 15. They … more

By Maria Cestero | 3/24/22

Lynbrook's Temple Am Echad celebrates 10-year anniversary of merger

A decade ago, Temple Sinai, of Lawrence, and Temple Emanu-El, of Lynbrook, merged to form Temple Am Echad — which translates to “Temple of One People” — but the undertaking of combining the faiths was not easy. more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/1/19

Local Holocaust survivor Simon Berger spoke to a crowd of people at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach on May 5 for the annual Yom Hashoah program.

Commemorating victims of the Holocaust

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach hosted its annual Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial program on May 5, where a local Holocaust survivor served as the guest … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/9/19

The Week Ahead

—Fun in the Park: Bubbles Day The Parks and Recreation Department hosts Family Fun in the Park, a program that celebrates National Parks and Recreation Month and encourages families to do something … more

7/12/18

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, of Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow, and Rabbi Howard Nacht, of Temple B’Nai Torah in Wantagh, led a joint Simchat Torah service last October.

Re-evaluating religion

“People aren’t looking any less for comfort and religious experiences,” said Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, of Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow. “But the way they approach it is … more

By Rebecca Anderson and Stephany Reyes | 1/3/18

Temple Emanu-El religious school student Jared Levine read statistics about hunger in the military displayed in the touring exhibit “This is Hunger” on Monday.

'This is Hunger' exhibit visits Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow

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. more

By Stephany Reyes | 11/15/17

Rabbi Howard Nacht, of Temple B’Nai Torah, looked over a scroll at the temple’s Simchat Torah service on Oct. 11. Temple Emanu-El, of East Meadow, will merge with the congregation next July.

When two become one

After 68 years of hosting religious services, Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow will merge its synagogue with Temple B’Nai Torah in Wantagh. The early stages of the merger have already … more

By Rebecca Anderson and Stephany Reyes | 11/2/17

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