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At the seventh annual Nedivei Lev Service Society induction ceremony, 16 seniors from David Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys were recognized for their community and school service and acts of kindness (chessed). Student Activities Director Rabbi Eli Brazil coordinates all the cheesed opportunities at DRS.
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1/18/18
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On Oct. 22, 2012, Tropical Depression 18 formed in the Caribbean Sea south of Jamaica, according to the National Weather Service.
It intensified, and seven days later Hurricane Sandy struck the metropolitan area, flooding homes, businesses, schools and hospitals as well as the New York City and New Jersey transit systems. Fierce winds flung boats onto nearby lawns. Trees were uprooted. Residents went without power for days.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/26/17
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Food was served, stories were told and wine flowed as roughly 100 people gathered in the sukkah at the Chabad of Hewlett on Oct. 4 to usher in the beginning of Sukkot, also known as the Feast of the Tabernacles — an eight-day Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest and commemorates the 40 years during which the ancient Hebrews wandered the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/12/17
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Rabbi Shais Taub is the new scholar in residence for the 2017-’18 year at the Chabad of the Five Towns. There will be a special Kiddush welcoming the rabbi and his family on Sept. 9 after morning services. He will deliver a sermon entitled, “Where is the best place to live in 2017?” Chabad’s scholar program was established 23 years ago.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/7/17
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Though Hurricane Sandy was nearly five years ago, Five Towns residents vividly remember the devastation the storm brought — flooding, boats flung from piers, power outages — and people being out of their homes for months.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/1/17
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After six weeks of classes about Judaism — the 613 mitzvahs in the Torah and cultural identity — eight women made their bat mitzvah many years after Jewish girls typically celebrate this rite of maturity.
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8/25/17
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Standing in front of seven women at the Chabad of Hewlett, Rebbitzen Rivkie Tenenboim struck a long wooden match and ignited a flame to illustrate that God, according to the Jewish Bible, created light first — a spark that culminates with a bat or bar mitzvah for girls or boys, respectively, as they take on the responsibilities of Judaism.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/20/17
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The Chabad of Hewlett hosted its second annual Israeli Shabbat, where more than 100 people joined together for a festive Friday nigh meal on May 19, and commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
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6/12/17
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Students from Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Solomon Schecter, The Brandeis School and Woodmere Middle School wrote letters and boxed care packages for U.S. military personnel in honor of Memorial Day on May 24.
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6/12/17
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Chabad of Hewlett’s Babyccino has returned through June 19. Get in on the Monday classes beginning at 10:15 a.m.
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5/11/17
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