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Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft led the city’s first ever Pride Shabbat at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach on Friday, the first day of the three-day Pride on the Beach festival organized by the LGBT Network.

Temple Emanu-El hosts first Pride Shabbat

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. … more

By Bridget Downes | 6/15/17

Magda Rosenberg, a Long Beach resident and Holocaust survivor, said that more should be done to help the remaining survivors of the Holocaust.

Commemorating victims of the Holocaust

“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 … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/20/17

The Long Beach Police Department is working with local religious institutions to increase patrol shifts in reaction to recent threats around the country.

LBPD to increase patrols at houses of worship

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 … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/30/17

Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, 60, who was born in Queens and raised in Brooklyn, lived in Oklahoma for 30 years, where he served as an assistant district attorney and was an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Temple Emanu-El welcomes Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft

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 … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/9/17

Worship under the heavens

The weather brightened last Friday long enough for Temple Emanu-El in East Meadow to hold its annual outdoor tradition: Shabbat Under the Stars, a special evening of prayer. Below, Rabbi Daniel … more

8/29/16

Alexa Salzman, center, will star in Temple Emanu-El Players’ production of “Mary Poppins” — a play chronicling a unique nanny’s adventures with the children she cares for and the cast of characters they encounter — this weekend.

Temple Emanu-El to present ‘Mary Poppins’

An East Meadow synagogue’s theater group is inviting the entire community to enjoy their production of a classic tale: “Mary Poppins.” The Temple Emanu-El Players will present the play, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/27/16

Cayla Goldstein, left, her mother, Janette, and sister, Allie, were among the 100 volunteers who took part in Mitzvah Day at Temple Emanu-El last year, making blankets for people in need. Congregants will team up with members of the Community Reform Temple of Westbury at this year’s event.

Temples teaming up for Mitzvah Day

Two East Meadow temples are teaming up to create positive change in the community this weekend — and they invite all residents to join their cause. Temple Emanu-El, at 123 Merrick Ave. will … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/15/16

Scribe Neil Yurman, right, guided members of the Alterman family as they inscribed letters in the Torah scroll.

Turning a page

The planning of a weekend full of celebrations of community and faith at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow all started with a few drops of rain. Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum explained that several months … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/17/16

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum has led Temple Emanu-El’s Reform congregation since 2012.

Activism and altruism

Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/18/16

East Meadow High School was covered in snow after a storm two years ago.

Local programs canceled due to storm

The Town of Hempstead and the East Meadow School District have canceled several programs due to this weekend's snowstorm. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/22/16

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