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Merrick’s temples, synagogues and Jewish residents this and last week celebrated Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with prayer, menorah lightings, family time, presents, traditional foods and an abundance of community events organized around the holiday’s themes.
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12/5/13
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Hundreds of local women gathered in Cedarhurst last week to support a Bellmore-Merrick breast cancer support center.
Circle of Hope, a project of the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh Chabad Center for Jewish Life, hosted its second “Journey for a Purpose” benefit on Oct. 24. The event, which featured special guests and award presentations to local survivors and activists, attracted an estimated 400 women to the Sephardic Temple’s grand ballroom for what organizers described as an entertaining evening for a cause.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/1/13
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Consider Albert Einstein’s singular equation: e = mc2. Or don’t consider it; it will surely make your head hurt.
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9/5/13
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Memorial Day is a solemn occasion, a time to remember America’s fallen combat heroes, but in communities across the U.S., it is also a time that people come together to celebrate our shared humanity with parades that attract thousands of participants and spectators. Merrick is one such community.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/29/13
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Seventeen years ago, Merokean Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she was then a patient undergoing treatment, she was also still a mother of three. The survivor said she doesn’t know what she would have done if her mother weren’t around to watch her then 1-year-old daughter and help –– and now she wants to make sure other local women battling the disease have the same support.
“You love your children, but you are worried about surviving,” she said. “I had a very good support group in my family, but some people don’t, and we want to help them. “
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Consider the Yiddish word latke. It is what it sounds like, an onomatopoeic name for a flat, fried potato pancake consumed by Jewish people during Hanukkah.
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12/13/12
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Thanskgiving weekend offers up more than just hitting the stores. See pumpkins smashed to the ground at the Cradle of Aviation's annual event or step back in time at a 19th century Thanksgiving at Old Bethpage Village, among other holiday happenings.
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11/21/12
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Exhibits and more...
Complejo: The Art of M. Tony PeraltaA thought-provoking exhibit of mixed-media silkscreens exploring race and physical appearance, created by New York-based artist-designer …
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10/24/12
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What sets Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre (HERJC) apart from others is their deep understanding of today’s Jewish family.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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9/13/12
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Israel recently celebrated its 64th birthday, and to mark the occasion, the Merrick Jewish Centre was transformed into the country itself.
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By David Weingrad
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6/1/12
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