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South Baldwin Jewish Center Rabbi Samual Denbaum and Sean Gleason of Baldwin Chamber of Commerce ushering in Hanukkah.

The South Baldwin Jewish Center, SBJC, hosted their annual Hanukkah Candle Lighting last Thursday with over a dozen community members in attendance. more

By Ben Fiebert | 12/15/23

Sam Waidenbaum gives a Hanukkah message for the holiday.

Chanukah is here

Chanukah, or the Festival of Rededication, celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, after its defilement by the Syrian Greeks in 164 BCE. more

By Ben Fiebert | 12/8/23

A rabbi’s musings on where antisemitism comes from

What does it mean to be antisemitic? Can Jews do better in fighting against it? This is a complex issue, and a difficult one. It requires looking outside and inside our community. more

By Shai Beloosesky | 11/30/23

This year’s South Baldwin Jewish Center’s candle lighting will occur on Dec. 7 at 6:45 p.m. at the Baldwin Train Station.

Hanukkah to be more ‘significant’ than ever before

The South Baldwin Jewish Center, SBJC, will be hosting their annual Chanukah Candle Lighting next month, but amid the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the holiday will hold more significance. more

By Ben Fiebert | 11/24/23

The people of Israel live

Following Hamas’s attack on the nation of Israel, I attended several vigils, including one at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Greenvale. It was a very poignant event with a lot of emotion. more

By Charles Lavine | 10/26/23

In Israel, war ends politics, diplomacy as usual

Hamas’s Saturday-morning assault on Israel was more than just a shocking demonstration of barbarism. The toll of Israeli dead and wounded — not to mention those kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip by these murderers — is sickening. more

10/12/23

The Guide Foundation for the Blind brought two guide dogs to meet up with Hangout One Happy Place on Sept. 14.

Guide dogs ‘Hangout’ at South Baldwin Jewish Center

Sophie and Chip, 19-month-old sibling Black Labrador guide dogs in training from The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, stopped by Hangout One Happy Place at the South Baldwin Jewish Center on September 14. more

By Ben Fiebert | 9/29/23

From left, Rabbis Ira Ebbin, Moshe Weisblum, Joshua Dorsch and Sam Waidenbaum, from Congregations Ohav Sholom in Merrick, Beth Tikvah in Wantagh, Merrick Jewish Centre, and South Baldwin Jewish Center, respectively, shared how to combat antisemitism.

Synagogues gather to combat anti-semitism

Eleven people were murdered on October 27, 2018, in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh just for being Jewish. This one event changed synagogue life forever, Ian Brecher, executive vice president of the Oceanside Jewish Center, said. more

By Mallory Wilson | 7/9/23

My unexpected medical adventure

I had never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. more

5/11/23

Former U.S. Rep. Peter King is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from the wall of his stomach.

Peter King doing well after successful cancer surgery

Peter King says there's only one way you can bring him down, and it involves a bus, and a curb to step off of. more

By Michael Hinman | 4/30/23

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