He was 49 years old in March, and he hopes to celebrate his 50th birthday next year.
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12/9/21
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Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, spiritual leader of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, died on Friday at the age of 74.
The cause was not disclosed.
Kelemer studied at Mir Yerushalayim in Brooklyn, and …
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By Nakeem Grant and Ed Weintrob
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1/10/21
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In the tangled web that is the Middle East, peace breakthroughs are few and far between. They seem to happen once a generation. But when they do happen, they’re historic.
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8/28/20
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Let us assume that we all have first-rate intelligence. It’s a bit of a leap, because many Americans are wedged into a rigid binary belief set, either blue or red . . .
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8/21/20
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A Shul member at Young Israel of West Hempstead has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. Shul member Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld tested positive for the virus, according to a letter from the …
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By Nakeem Grant
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3/11/20
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After years of dwindling membership, Temple B’Nai Israel of Elmont sold its building on Elmont Road last year and moved into the Congregation Shaaray Shalom synagogue in West Hempstead a few months …
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By Melissa Koenig, Nakeem Grant and Ronny Reyes
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10/3/19
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Two assailants, armed with several weapons, pushed through the doors at Anshei Shalom in West Hempstead on the morning of June 16. Some congregants headed for cover under the pews and behind chairs, …
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By Nakeem Grant
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6/27/19
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West Hempstead native Yitzchak Milworn decided long ago that he wanted to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. During his senior year of high school at Rambam Mesivta, a Jewish private school in …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/17/19
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The Valley Stream Jewish Center, in conjunction with the Malverne Jewish Center, will host a bagel brunch featuring Lynda Kraar, development consultant for the Society for the Protection of Nature in …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/10/19
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Tribute bands perform the hits of a generation on Sunday.
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6/7/18
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