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Like everyone in our community and all right-minded people in the world, I am horrified by the heinous terrorist attacks that occurred in Israel beginning last weekend.
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By Howard Bressler
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10/12/23
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Covid-19 has taken a devastating toll on our country and county in many ways. Far too many family members, friends, and neighbors have lost their lives, while the impact of the pandemic has brought unimaginable suffering financially, emotionally and even spiritually. I felt the frustration so many felt when our schools, businesses, and houses of worship had to close last March, and I felt the joy upon their reopening a few months later.
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By Laura Curran
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10/8/20
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A trio of Five Towns synagogues are taking part in the Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative Simchat Torah Program on Oct. 22 to make the observance of Simchat Torah more meaningful for women in North America.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/17/19
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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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Simchat Torah, the Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle — this year on the evening of Oct. 5 and 6 — is a time for rejoicing. In the past two years in the Five Towns, however, underage drinking has marred the celebration.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/30/15
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What is happiness? It’s a question that has left philosophers pondering for ages. To some, it may be a vacation, a car, a house, or maybe a general feeling of contentment and excitement.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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9/23/15
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During Simchat Torah, observers celebrate the conclusion and restart of the annual reading schedule of the Torah. It follows the seven-day holiday of Sukkot, also a time of celebration.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/15/14
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After the spiritual euphoria of the High Holy Days wanes with the conclusion of Yom Kippur, there is somewhat of a void as the connection to God that was very palpable during that time has faded as we return to our usual routines.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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10/1/14
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A large and enthusiastic crowd of families from Hewlett joined together to celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah at Chabad of Hewlett by the train station in Hewlett on Sept. 26.
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Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim
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10/2/13
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