Keyword: Yom Kippur
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Heightened police awareness for the Jewish holidays
To increase awareness of safety and security during the Jewish High Holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Nassau County police addressed community and religious leaders on patrol and policing strategies at police headquarters in Mineola on Wednesday. more
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Michael Herzlin, a member of Central Synagogue, blew the shofar in celebration of the holidays for the residents of Maple Pointe.
Making a Shabbat house call every week
The week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the holiest time of year for Jews, and is known as the High Holy Days. However, not everyone is physically able to make it to a synagogue for … more
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Nassau County Police will ratchet up security during the Jewish High Holidays. Above, police outside of Young Israel of Woodmere synagogue.
Tightening High Holy Days security
Increased police patrols and a special hotline to call for reporting were announced at a closed meeting on Sept. 2 about security for the Jewish High Holy Days. more
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Following the High Holy Days, the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah are celebrated. At the National Sukkah Outlet in Woodmere, Yosef Hutner showed off one of the huts the store sells.
Being invited into God’s personal hut
After the spiritual euphoria of the High Holy Days wanes with the conclusion of Yom Kippur, there is somewhat of a void as the connection to God that was very palpable during that time has faded as we return to our usual routines. more
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Central Synagogue will be holding a bone marrow donor drive on Yom Kippur this year to help get more names in the Bone Marrow Registry.
Help Central Synagogue save lives
Yom Kippur is the day where Jews pray for their names to be inscribed in the book of life. It is also a day to give the gift of life at Central Synagogue of Nassau County, where this year, the synagogue will hold a bone marrow donor drive on Yom Kippur. more
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Girls from the Hagen School of Irish Dance performed traditional Irish dances during last year’s parade.
Irish Day parade stepping off a week earlier this year
The 25th annual Saint Brendan the Navigator Long Beach Irish Day Parade and Festival, organized by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. The parade steps off at … more
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Rabbis prepare for Jewish New Year
Area synagogues are getting ready for the high holy days. These holidays, which celebrate the Jewish New Year, start with Rosh Hashanah on the night of Sept. 24 and end with Yom Kippur on Oct. 4. more
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Sweet food items such as honey, apples and bread symbolize the wishes of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Beginning a new year on the right path
As the Jewish year of 5774 comes to an end and we are ready to usher in 5775, there are mixed emotions about the past 13 months of the leap year. more
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National Council of Synagogue Youth summer program participants annually visit the Western Wall of the Second Temple at the end of Tish B’Av.
Remembering those who have perished
Though better known as the holiday when Jewish people fast to atone for their sins, Yom Kippur does not hold a candle for melancholy to Tisha B’Av, which is considered the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. more
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Boxes of food in the lobby of Temple Emanu-El. At the end of the month, it will be delivered to Island Harvest.
Feeding the hungry
While many local residents fasted for 24 hours beginning last Friday evening in observance of Yom Kippur, Temple Emanu-El, of East Meadow, asked its members to go one step further and donate the food they didn’t eat to those who need it. more
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