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The internationally renowned Calvary Baptist Church Choir performed at the Jan. 16 event, including singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is considered the African-American national anthem and was a poem written by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1900.

Celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Temple Israel in Lawrence played host to the ninth annual Greater Long Island Jewish Community Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration that celebrated the slain civil rights leader life’s work on Jan. 16. more

1/19/11

MLK event at Temple Israel

Temple Israel, 140 Central Ave., Lawrence, is hosting and sponsoring the ninth annual Greater Long Island Jewish Community Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. more

1/12/11

Five Towns Community Center Executive Director Bertha Pruitt, left, received the Joseph M. Sokol Award from Five Towns Community Chest President Craig Spatz, right, for Pruitt’s outstanding contribution to the quality of human services in the community.

Helping their neighbors in the Five Towns

Five Towns Community Chest marked another year of service in the area by presenting funds to several organizations and awards to those who have contributed greatly to making the Five Towns better. more

1/5/11

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

12/8/10

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

12/8/10

Rabbi Charles Klein of the Merrick Jewish Centre hosted a talk with Imam Shamsi Ali of the Islanic Cultural Center of New York last week.

Merrick Jewish Centre hosts Jewish-Muslim talk

The Principal’s Office took a field trip on Nov. 23 to the Merrick Jewish Centre for a Jewish-Muslim dialogue between Rabbi Charles Klein and Imam Shamsi Ali of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. more

Steve Kussin | 11/29/10

Lawrence Superintendent Dr. John Fitzsimons says there is a plan to improve the high school’s academic standing.

LHS cited for lack of progress

Lawrence High School has been placed on the New York State Education Department’s “needs improvement” list, as 35 special-education students did not meet the state’s mandated standard in math. more

JEFF BESSEN | 11/10/10

The cover of the revised prayer book used by Conservative Jews during the High Holy Days.

Prompting a prayer book revival

For the first time in 40 years the High Holy Days prayer book used by Conservative Jewish temples was updated and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive based on congregant reports. more

Jeff Bessen | 9/29/10

Torah dedicated at Chabad of Five Towns

The Sherman family watched as Rabbi Moshe Klein finished writing the Sefer Torah as a scroll was dedicated to the Chabad of the Five Towns on July 2 by Dr. and Mrs. Steven Sherman in loving memory of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Abraham and Cecilia Bernstein OB”M and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Selma Sherman OB”M. more

7/15/10

'Gathering Time' appears at Temple Am Echad

In a creative twist on the Friday night Shabbat Service, the folk-rock harmony trio “Gathering Time” will perform songs of the spirit and social conscience made popular by iconic folk group Peter, Paul & Mary at Temple Am Echad (formerly Temple Emanu-El) of Lynbrook on Friday, April 30 at 7:15 p.m. more

Mary Malloy | 4/29/10

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