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Barbara Prins, right, helped lead a Rosh Hashanah service for residents at Rockville Centre’s Maple Pointe Assisted Living center on Sept. 22.
Maple Pointe residents celebrate Rosh Hashanah
When Scott Schnee blew into the shofar at Maple Pointe Assisted Living’s Rosh Hashanah service on Sept. 22, the crowd of seniors oohed and aahed as he held a note longer than expected, his face growing redder by the second. more
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Central Synagogue – Beth Emeth has been granted $55,000 to increase security measures at its building on DeMott Avenue.
Central Synagogue granted $55K to enhance security
Less than a month after South Shore residents gathered on the steps of Rockville Centre’s Central Synagogue – Beth Emeth to denounce hatred in response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded the synagogue $55,689 to enhance security measures. more
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People gathered at the steps of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth to denounce hatred and racism at a vigil on Aug. 17, in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., a few days earlier.
In RVC, denouncing hatred after Charlottesville rallies
“Why don’t we gather up closer?” Rabbi Elliot Skiddell told a crowd of about 200 people who surrounded the stairs outside Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Aug. 17. “We can love one another a little bit more.” more
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Jonah Schwarz-Van Praag, left, lights one of the candles with the help of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth Rabbi Marc Gruber.
Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated at RVC synagogue
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 … more
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Rabbi Moshe Green, left, Rabbi Shaul Rappeport, City Councilwoman Chumi Diamond, Joanie Schnirman and Jessica Cutter at Temple Israel’s Purim celebration on March 12.
Getting colorful for Purim
On Sunday, March 12, Long Beach residents gathered at the ballroom of Temple Israel to show off their brightly colored costumes and celebrate Purim, a Jewish spring festival. Temple Israel … more
Congregation member Richard Skolnik, right, gave a brief overview of prominent events in Central Synagogue’s 80-year history.
Central’s 80th anniversary exhibit on display
Did you know that founding Central Synagogue Rabbi Roland Gittlesohn served as a Marine Corps chaplain during the battle of Iwo Jima? He gave a sermon following the battle, titled “The Purest … more
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Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth launched the web site on Jan. 17.
Synagogue's new web site honored MLK legacy
As a way to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre launched a new web site on Jan. 17 that denounced hatred and prejudice. The debut of the … more
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‘Spreading light into the world’
On an unusually warm December evening, children impatiently scrambled around the front steps at the Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth. People brought their dogs and whole families came to watch. They … more
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RVC synagogues officially merge
Central Synagogue of Nassau County and Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Emeth have officially consolidated after it was approved by the New York State Supreme Court on Nov. 18. The entity will … more
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After the services, the congregation celebrated by dancing the Hora.
Central Synagogue celebrates 80 years
Last week, Central Synagogue of Nassau County celebrated its 80th anniversary with a special celebration. Synagogue members past and present gathered at the building, located at 430 DeMott Ave., … more
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