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Merokean Susan Saban is working With Temple Beth Am Rabbi Ronald Brown to create a new religious education program for children with special needs. Saban, a Temple Beth Am member, is the assistant director of pupil personnel services for the Herricks School District.

Remaking Jewish education for kids with special needs

One day not long ago, Merokean Susan Saban was sitting in a holiday service at Temple Beth Am of Bellmore-Merrick. A mother of a child with developmental disabilities kept getting up to attend to the boy, who was disrupting the service. Saban’s heart sunk. She knows well the challenges faced by children with disabilities and their families. She is the assistant director of pupil personnel services in the Herricks School District, and is charged with providing services for children with special needs. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/20/16

Aaron Baruch, 12, was one of many children who added their palm prints to a poster that read, “The Future of Israel is in good hands!” They used blue paint on a white background for the colors of he Israeli flag.

Synagogues unite for Israel Independence Day

Jews from Bellmore and Merrick came together on April 23 to celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday. more

5/7/15

Temple president Barbara Rothstein, Rabbi Scott Hoffman and Executive Vice President Gail Kanner cut the ribbon on the rebuilt Hebrew school.

After Sandy wreaks havoc, Temple Israel's rebuilt Hebrew school celebrates a new day

Temple Israel of South Merrick, at 2655 Clubhouse Road, reopened the Evan Kravitz Hebrew School on Monday, five months after Hurricane Sandy inundated it with four feet of destructive saltwater. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 4/12/13

Oy, vey – look how ‘late’ is New Year’s Day

No one ever complains that Thanksgiving came early this year, or that Labor Day came late. Secular holidays are always deemed to arrive on time. But Jews never seem able to accept the arrival of … more

By Rabbi Scott Hoffman | 9/28/11

Rabbi Scott Hoffman of Temple Israel of South Merrick will compete in the New York City Marathon in November.

Temple Israel rabbi preps for NYC Marathon

If you stumble across a middle-aged man sprinting on Merrick streets early in the morning, don’t be alarmed. That’s probably Rabbi Scott Hoffman. more

David Weingrad | 10/26/10

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