The Elmont Jewish Center held its annual Grand Menorah Lighting, Chanukah Party and Hakhel Gathering on Dec. 18 at 500 Elmont Road.
Members of the congregation, friends, family and neighbors came …
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By Ana Borruto
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12/22/22
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It’s Chanukah — sometimes spelled “Hanukkah” and pronounced HAH-new-kah — and you are planning on attending a public menorah lighting. Here’s what you need to know.
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RABBI CHAIM BLACHMAN
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12/15/22
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When the novel coronavirus swept across the globe in the weeks before Passover, there was a frenzied panic as we prepared to celebrate the holiday alone, physically distant from our extended family …
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By Chaim Blachman
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9/16/20
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The coronavirus pandemic claimed another life on April 20, when Abraham Goldstein died of complications from the virus. He was 101-years-old.
Goldstein was a “mainstay” at the Elmont …
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/5/20
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What Are the High Holy Days?
If the year is a train, the High Holy Days are its engine. A delicate blend of joy and solemnity, feasting and fasting, prayer and inspiration make up the …
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Rabbi Chaim Blachman
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9/6/18
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The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in …
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3/19/13
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The Elmont Jewish Center celebrated 63 years and a vibrant congregation with an active Sisterhood at it’s first public menorah lighting on Dec. 9.
This Hanukkah, in addition to illuminating …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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12/13/12
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The year 1948 was a tragic time for people of Jewish faith — that year, citizens worldwide acknowledged the Holocaust. Additionally, that year, the Elmont Jewish Center was founded, becoming a place of worship for members of the Orthodox Jewish community.
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By Sean Harmon
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4/17/12
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