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Gianna Farley, center, and Lauren Torres were happy to have their faces painted at the East Meadow Jewish Center’s “Purim Party with a Purpose” event on Sunday.
East Meadow Jewish Center celebrates ‘Purim with a Purpose’
A cast of tiny characters sang, ran jumped and paraded around the East Meadow Jewish Center on Sunday to celebrate a holiday and raise money for worthy causes. Costume-clad kids and their families … more
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Scribe Neil Yurman, right, guided members of the Alterman family as they inscribed letters in the Torah scroll.
Turning a page
The planning of a weekend full of celebrations of community and faith at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow all started with a few drops of rain. Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum explained that several months … more
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Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum has led Temple Emanu-El’s Reform congregation since 2012.
Activism and altruism
Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel … more
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Shir Soul released a music video of its song “Lift Yourself Up” for Hanukkah.
Finding faith through music
Scott Eckers has always been deeply involved in music. The 35-year-old East Meadow native said he received an excellent music education in the local schools, went on to sing a capella in college, and … more
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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
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Hadassah members Libby Biemenfeld, Susan Weiss, Marilyn Gordon, Anna Cohen and Marcia Sherman play a game of maj jongg.
Hadassah continues to grow
For the East Meadow Simcha Chapter of Hadassah, the next two months will be spent fundraising for health education, while also honoring its own members who devote much of their time towards community activism. In other words, it’s just business as usual for the local chapter. more
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Boxes of food in the lobby of Temple Emanu-El. At the end of the month, it will be delivered to Island Harvest.
Feeding the hungry
While many local residents fasted for 24 hours beginning last Friday evening in observance of Yom Kippur, Temple Emanu-El, of East Meadow, asked its members to go one step further and donate the food they didn’t eat to those who need it. more
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Matzo balls and Easter eggs, side by side
It seems divinely appropriate when Christian and Jewish holidays coincide, but it doesn’t happen that often. more
EMJC Hebrew School receives excellence award
The East Meadow Jewish Center Hebrew School was informed in a letter on Jan. 12 that it was re-certified as a School of Excellence by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. more
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Mayim Bialik spoke about how she and her husband are raising their two sons and how she fits Judaism into her acting career, which she admitted is not always an easy feat.
Mayim makes a splash at Young Israel of West Hempstead
The Young Israel of West Hempstead’s Sisterhood arranged for actress Mayim Bialik, known for her roles in the shows “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory,” to speak about … more
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