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Kealys Vargas and her personal shopper, June Cadel, looked at winter hat at the NCJW Back 2 School store.

NCJW store gets kids ready for school [Photo gallery]

The annual Back 2 School store, sponsored by the Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), took place at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/4/16

At the National Council of Jewish Women’s Back2School Store last Sunday, fifth-grader Danny Garcia picked out socks with help from Elaine Schwarts, center, and Annabelle Kaish.

NCJW hosts student school shopping [Photo gallery]

Up to 650 children shopped for items such as notebooks, winter jackets and sneakers at the third annual National Council of Jewish Women’s Peninsula and South Shore sections’ Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/5/15

Temple Am Echad congregants prepared to help restore a 150-yearold Torah during an event at the Lynbrook synagogue on March 1.

Cleaning up their biblical language

More than 30 congregants of Temple Am Echad took part in restoring a 150-year-old Torah under the guidance of scribe Neil Yerman, who oversaw see the cleaning session at the Lynbrook synagogue on March 1. Yerman is charged with reconditioning the Torah. When restored, it will be the only Torah unique to the temple. more

4/7/15

The Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women hosted their second annual Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. Joanna Levitt of Oceanside helped kindergartner-to-be Cheyne Shin pick out a new pair of sneakers.

Shopping at the NCJW back to school store

More than 460 children from Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach, Elmont, Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead and Roosevelt shopped for clothes … more

8/6/14

At the National Council of Jewish Women’s second annual Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook, kids shopped for clothes and school supplies. Above, kindergartner Melvin Beltran and his personal shopper, Jeff Cohn, got acquainted.

Shopping at the NCJW back to school store [Photo gallery]

More than 460 children from Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach, Elmont, Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead and Roosevelt shopped for clothes and school supplies at the second annual Back 2 School Store sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula and South Shore sections. more

7/30/14

The joint women’s Seder at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre included singing and strumming by Amy Dattner-Levy helped by Vivian Blumstein, members of Temple Am Echad.

Women’s groups gather to celebrate Passover [Photo gallery]

Less than a month before the holiday began, the sisterhoods of several South Shore synagogues, along with two sections of the National Council of Jewish Women came together for their annual joint Seder held this year at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre in East Rockaway on March 24. more

4/9/14

Audry Espinoza, 5, tried on a new pair of sneakers with an assist from Sharon Bank.

Putting smiles on kids’ faces at Lynbrook temple

Parents and volunteers alike were overwhelmed with joy, gratitude and teary eyes as they watched children from South Shore Nassau County communities affected by Hurricane Sandy benefit from the inaugural National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections “Back 2 School Store” on July 28. more

By Dana Pearl | 7/31/13

'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

Glenn Jacob is new Am-Echad rabbi

On December 6, the board of directors at the newly-formed Temple Am-Echad held an installation ceremony to official name Glenn M. Jacob the leader of their temple. Refreshments were served afterward, and many congregants congratulated the new rabbi. more

by Mary Malloy | 12/10/09

Rabbi Glenn Jacob led the holiday services at the newly-formed Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook.

700 pack new temple

A new flavor, a new energy, a new excitement: This is how people described the first observances of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur at the new South Shore Reform Congregation of Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. more

Mary Malloy | 10/1/09