Temple Israel, in Lawrence, has decided to remain in its home at 140 Central Ave., a Spanish-style domed sanctuary built in 1930, after questions were raised about the congregation’s future.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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8/6/23
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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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Nearly 50 people listened to readings, poems and prayers of memorial during the one hour Temple Israel of Lawrence service held over Zoom on Nov. 9 to commemorate Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass— a name for the Nov. 9 to 10, 1938 violent Nazi attack on the Jewish people and their property in Germany and Austria.
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By Lisa Margaria
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11/18/21
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Newspaper publisher Horace Greeley’s advice to young men in the 19th century was to go west.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/5/21
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His life began in a Connecticut community founded by Jewish New York City firefighters that has a street named after a famous singer-songwriter. He grew up in a household that actively lived the Hebrew words tikkun olam, which translate to “world repair” and is interpreted to mean acting constructively and beneficially in the world.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/8/21
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Amy Pincus’s father, the owner of Pincus Decorators on Kings Highway in Brooklyn, and Jay Rosenbaum’s mother, one of the business’s designers, thought their daughter and son, respectively would be a great match.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/10/20
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While the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed in-person services for houses of worship since March, Five Towns synagogues have still emphasized the importance of holding virtual services for …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/4/20
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Shanah Tovah! Have a good year! But the word shanah means more than year in Hebrew. It means both to change and repeat. Without a doubt, this Rosh Hashana, this New Year and the six months …
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By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum
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9/17/20
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The next Temple Israel of Lawrence event will feature a discussion with former light middleweight boxing champion Boyd Melson.
Along with being a boxer, Melson, 38, is a soldier with the United …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/18/20
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Temple Israel of Lawrence has announced an upcoming virtual tour event that will explore how the Five Towns was in the 19th and 20th century.
A Vacation in the Branch, presented by Millicent …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/10/20
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