With the old year having ended and the New Year just beginning, I’m once again going through my routine of looking back on the previous year’s memories and trying to anticipate what the next one might hold.
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By Peter King
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1/5/24
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Teenagers got the opportunity to make their own dumplings for the Chinese New Year at the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 23.
The holiday fell on Jan. 25 this year, and marks the end of the …
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1/30/20
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Gung Hay Fat Choy! If you still have some New Year’s revelry in you, keep the vibe going a bit longer with a festive Chinese New Year soiree.
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By Karen Bloom
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1/23/20
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A new year brings new promises, an opportunity for a fresh start. A chance to rid yourself of unhealthy habits and commit to doing better in the year ahead.
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1/9/20
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I suppose “God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world,” as the poet Robert Browning wrote, because Rosh Hashana fell on a perfect day this year. Some years, the Jewish New Year begins while beach chairs still sit on the sand. Other years, frost is on the pumpkin.
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10/4/19
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Keep that New Year’s revelry going and usher in the Year of the Pig, which begins on Feb. 5.
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By Karen Bloom
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1/17/19
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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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Get out some red paper lanterns and usher in the Year of the Dog, which begins next week, on Feb. 16.
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By Karen Bloom
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2/8/18
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"Red Riding Hood" finds new meaning in a beloved story.
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12/21/16
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