Traditionally, at the end of the Passover Seder, Jewish people say, “Next year in Jerusalem,” and for Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg and his wife, Rachel, that year is now.
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By Letisha Dass
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6/2/22
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The class of 2022 academic honorees for Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls include valedictorians Gabriella Herman and Atara Sicklick, salutatorian Yael Shtern and Mimi Altmark and Ilana Moskowitz as the Keter Shem Tov Award winners.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/26/22
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Nassau County cemented its relationship with Israel last week, signing an economic and cultural agreement with the Shomron.
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/19/22
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Seventh grade students at The Brandeis School in Lawrence, put together a presentation for Yom HaZikaron, reading letters written by fallen Israeli soldiers.
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By Lisa Margaria
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5/13/22
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The rumors circulating in the Five Towns turned out to be true as the discount kosher wholesaler Bingo is coming to Inwood as Bingo Wholesale has leased the 61,669-square-foot space in the Burnside Commons shopping plaza on Burnside Avenue that was occupied by Stop & Shop. It is expected to open for Passover next year, April 15, depending on when the required Town of Hempstead permits are approved.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/10/22
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The hallways at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School were darkened on the morning of April 28. The only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students as they stood outside classrooms. At 9:20 a.m., a siren sounded — as sirens had sounded earlier that day in Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/5/22
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More than 300 Birthright Israel Excel Fellows from North America and around the world, including several Long Islanders gathered for the Excelerate22 Summit, the first in-person Birthright Israel Excel summit since 2019.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/7/22
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A UJA-Federation of New York-sponsored trip in mid-March on which a pair of Five Towns rabbis were among 18 spiritual leaders who spent 48 hours in Poland, helping Ukrainian refugees, was an eye-opener.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/31/22
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Lifelong Five Towns resident David Friedman, the former ambassador to Israel under President Trump, along with wife, Tammy, will be honored by the Chabad of the Five Towns as “Ambassadors of Light,” at the religious organization’s 27th annual gala dinner on Feb. 15.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/10/22
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The mayor’s position in Lawrence village is now synced in similar fashion with the trustees as the board approved new term limits for the top executive post by a vote of 5-0 after a public hearing at the Jan. 13 meeting.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/20/22
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