Keyword: Hanukkah
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Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum of Temple Israel in Lawrence.
Taking in God’s strength during Hanukkah
These past few weeks have been a most difficult time for our community. Sandy was New York’s Hurricane Katrina, but as a community, we pulled together with that indomitable Jewish chutzpah and New York spirit which shouts in word and deed for all to hear, “You won’t get us — you won’t bring us down — we can take whatever man or nature brings our way and emerge stronger and more resolute than before.” This, too, is the message that our holiday of Hanukkah, through the millennia, has transmitted to the world. more
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Nochem Tenenboim lit the 5-foot ice menorah at the Chabad of Hewlett’s Hanukkah get together at Grant Park.
Celebrating Hanukkah in Hewlett's Grant Park [Photo gallery]
The Chabad of Hewlett marked Hanukkah with a 5-foot sculpted ice menorah that was then lit at 4 p.m. in Grant Park on Dec. 26. more
Comedian and actor Elon Gold with Ilan Tocker, right, at the fundraiser gives a thumbs up for Tocker’s recovery.
Elon for Ilan
Actor and comedian Elon Gold entertained a crowd of 350 at Temple Israel in Lawrence at a fundraiser for the Ilan Tocker Foundation that raised $63,000 on Dec. 8., the first night of Hanukkah. more
Hogwarts, wizards and more in Israel
When I think of Israel, I think of the famous curative waters of the Dead Sea, the beautiful Chagall windows at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, fond memories of watching the world go by sitting in the cafes along Dusseldorf Street in Tel Aviv, the glorious beaches in Eliat, the haunting remembrances of the holocaust in Yad VaShem, and bargaining with vendors in the Arab market in Jerusalem’s Old City to buy the hand carved backgammon set for my children. more
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Children gathered around the menorah in Cedarhurst Park after it was lit on the first night of Hanukkah.
Lighting the menorah
The Chabad of the Five Towns held a menorah lighting in Cedarhurst Park on the first night of Hanukkah on Dec. 1. more
Temple President James Rotenberg, Michelle Rosenbaum the temple’s director of education, and Rabbi Rosenbaum, along with temple students lit the menorah and sang Hanukkah songs.
Celebrating Hanukkah
Temple Israel in Lawrence marked the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah with a dinner and service last Friday. more
A menorah and a dreidel are the major symbols of Hanukkah, which celebrates a military victory and the miracle of the oil, begins on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
Celebrating the Festival of Lights
Families and temples across the Five Towns are getting ready for Hanukkah celebrations as the holiday is fast approaching, beginning on Dec. 1 this year and continuing for eight days and eight nights. more
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Daniel Melmelstein lights the menorah with Cantor Moshe Weiss.
JCC hosts Hanukkah service
The Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns hosted a Hanukkah service at the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach on Dec. 16. more
A Menorah out of Legos rises in Woodmere
In honor of the first night of Hanukkah starting on Dec. 11, children at the Morgenstern School of Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere constructed a 15-foot Menorah out of lego pieces on Dec 6. more
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