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A huge swath of the outside play area was covered with folding chairs, the basketball hoop poles were decorated with balloons and the dais ran half the length of one side as Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett, an Orthodox Jewish boys only school, celebrated a groundbreaking of a new building and the street dedication for its founder on Nov. 21.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/26/21
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Following a fun-filled summer, HAFTR High School has returned for another successful school year. After last school year’s daunting transition back to the building from the previous months on Zoom, HAFTR is ecstatic to be able to open our doors again for a new, safe school year.
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By Kyra Seidel
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10/1/21
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According to the Jewish tradition, this Saturday, Sept. 4, just before Rosh Hashana, the beginning of the Jewish New Year, we read in the Torah the words from Deuteronomy 30:19: “I call heaven and earth to witness about you this day: I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life — so that you and your offspring shall live ...”
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By Rabbi Claudio Kupchik
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9/5/21
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As the Jewish people prepare to turn the calendar to the new year 5782 this Rosh Hashanah — which begins at nightfall Sept. 6 — there is little in our lives that seems to be a sure thing.
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By Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim
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9/5/21
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Thirteen rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their synagogues and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice.
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/2/21
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With more than 20 years of educational experience and familiarity with the Five Towns, Rabbi Nissan Goldberg has joined The Brandeis School mishpacha – which means family in Hebrew – bringing his unconventional learning methods.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/26/21
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His life began in a Connecticut community founded by Jewish New York City firefighters that has a street named after a famous singer-songwriter. He grew up in a household that actively lived the Hebrew words tikkun olam, which translate to “world repair” and is interpreted to mean acting constructively and beneficially in the world.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/8/21
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HAFTR fourth-graders prepared for their March art show with guidance from artist Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, who is inspired by Andy Warhol.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/1/21
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Hanukkah is a holiday with two major themes. One is the faith in God that brings victory. The other is need for light to dispel darkness.
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By Rabbi Steven Graber
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12/9/20
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As the weather gets colder, and as the days get shorter and darker, many peoples and cultures have celebrations involving the kindling of lights. In the Jewish tradition we eagerly await the arrival of a much beloved holiday, Hanukkah.
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By Rabbi Claudio Kupchik
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12/9/20
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