Tuvia Tenenbom, best-selling author of “I Slept in Hitler’s Room” and “Catch the Jew” will be speaking at Congregation of Beth Shalom this Sunday, July 23, about …
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By Zachary Schechter
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7/19/17
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We weren’t struck by a bolt of moral clarity when Hamas terrorists murdered and pillaged in Israeli communities near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, “because …
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The Jewish Star
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10/19/23
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The COVID-19 crisis is not over, but “these vaccines are the light at the end of the tunnel,” Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt told more than 2,100 people on Zoom and YouTube on motzei …
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By Ed Weintrob
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12/29/20
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Monday evening’s Greater Five Towns Community Yom Hashoah Memorial Service for the Six Million, at Beth Sholom in Lawrence, featured a keynote address by survivor Esia Friedman. The evening …
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By The Jewish Star
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4/19/23
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With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a message by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Billet urges congregants to exercise both physical and …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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7/3/19
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JCC appoints Joel Block as exec director
From JCC of Greater Five Towns
The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has announced the appointment of Joel Block as executive director. Block will provide strategic direction for the JCC and rely on his expertise in program development and community relations to expand JCC’s curriculum, strengthen its community ties and encourage overall growth.
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7/18/13
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AMIT will hold its annual Long Island Yom Iyun, a day of learning for women and by women, on Wednesday, July 18, at Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst, starting at 9:30 am …
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7/11/18
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From a seemingly endless stream of reactions to the tragedy at Chabad of Poway, we’ve chosen to quote from two — by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere and Rabbi Chaim …
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Rabbi Hershel Billet and Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
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5/10/19
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Israel — the Holy Land, Eretz Zion, the Land of Milk and Honey. It’s a frequent topic of conversation around the Shabbat table, in shuls and on college campuses. Its politics may be polarizing at …
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By Eric Narrow, JNF
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12/11/19
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Thirty children from the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst embarked on a chessed mission last Sunday.
Led by Youth Director Alyssa Schechter, they created “thank you” cards at shul …
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11/23/16
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