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Rabbi Shimon Kramer, center, and his wife Chanie, fourth from right, with their children, Mendel, Aizik, Leibel, Binyamin, Sarah, Mirel and Leah.

Chabad Center for Jewish Life begins Sukkot festivities

Not long after the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the Jewish community of Long Island is celebrating another holiday — Sukkot, also known as Feast of the Tabernacles. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 10/20/22

Ian Fishman helped Rabbi Mickey Baum shake the Lulav at Friday night’s dinner in the sukkah, at Temple Beth Am of Bellmore and Merrick. The Herald was there to capture one of the most joyous evenings in the Jewish faith.

Celebrating ‘the time of our happiness’

Members of Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore enjoyed dinner in their sukkah tent under the stars on Friday night before the Shabbat evening service. more

By Yitzchak Carroll and Erik Hawkins | 10/12/17

Yosef Hutner, a salesman at National Sukkah Outlet in Woodmere, showed one of several models of sukkahs.

Celebrating the ‘time of our happiness’

What is happiness? It’s a question that has left philosophers pondering for ages. To some, it may be a vacation, a car, a house, or maybe a general feeling of contentment and excitement. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 9/23/15

Devorah Leah Kramer, 3, lit holiday candles with a little help from Chabad during Sukkot.

Merrick-Bellmore Chabad celebrates Sukkot

Joining Jews around the world, members of the Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh celebrated Sukkot, the Jewish festival of booths, from Sept. 18 to 25. Congregants capped the festivities with a barbecue and festival in the Chabad’s sukkah in Merrick. more

By Julie Mansmann | 10/9/13

Rachel Goldberg, 7, had fun with finger-painting at Chabad’s arts and crafts booth at the Merrick Fall Festival during Sukkot this past weekend.

Bellmore-Merrick synagogues celebrate Sukkot

The Holy High Days of Judaism may be coming to a close, but there is still one more celebration to be had this year. Many houses around Bellmore and Merrick could be seen with small huts, called sukkahs, in their backyards to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot this past week. more

David Weingrad | 9/29/10

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