From young children to seniors, several volunteers worked diligently to decorate gift bags that were filled with treats and write heartfelt cards at the Chabad of the Five Towns Mitzvah Fair on Jan. 31.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/12/24
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Blending their love for Israel with the making of the traditional Jewish challah, over 200 Five Towns women gathered in the Chabad of the Five Towns grand tent on Oct. 16.
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By Parker Schug
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10/27/23
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The Chabad of the Five Towns celebrated the Jewish holiday of Succos with its Simchas Bais Hashoeva part at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Monday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/6/23
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Temple Hillel Rabbi Steven Graber of the Conservative Jewish synagogue in North Woodmere is speaking to his congregants through a video on YouTube and conducting weekday evening services at 7:30 …
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/2/20
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More than 500 students 9 to 13 from 16 Long Island Chabads will test their knowledge of Jewish history, heritage and practice in the Long Island JewQ Championship on Feb. 2, Super Bowl Sunday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/30/20
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Nine people were honored by the Chabad of the Five Towns at its 25th annual dinner in the Constellation Ballroom at the TWA Hotel at Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jan. 12.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/23/20
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Chabad of the Five Towns will honor nine people at its 25th annual dinner on Sunday, Jan. 12.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/9/20
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With the first night of Hanukkah being on Dec. 22, it was a busy night in the Five Towns as the Chabad of the Five Towns held its grand menorah lighting in Andre J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in Cedarhurst and Hewlett and Woodmere lit the menorah at the Veterans Memorial Triangle in Hewlett that Sunday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/2/20
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Based on reviews from audience members and the show’s director and producer, the Girls’ Talent Tour performance at the Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway on Sept. 22 was a smashing success.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/10/19
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For one-third of the past 1,000 years, 66 percent of the Jewish population spoke Yiddish, yet the “mama lushen” — the mother tongue of Jews — appeared consigned to the dust bin of history, especially after the Holocaust and when Israel decided on modern Hebrew as its national language.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/29/19
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