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Seventh-graders Leah Minkov, left, and Charlotte Isler on the first day of school at the renamed Brandeis Hebrew Academy.
Brandeis school in Lawrence is recast as a Hebrew academy
More than 90 years after opening its doors and a decade after ending its association with the Solomon Schechter school systems, the Brandeis School, in Lawrence, has rebranded as the Brandeis Hebrew Academy. more
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Young Israel of North Woodmere had Guest Speaker Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger speak about his life experience at last week’s Yom HaShoah event.
Holocaust remembered at Young Israel in North Woodmere
Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, a German who converted to Judaism, recounted his life to an audience of Young Israel of North Woodmere members on Holocaust Remembrance Day. more
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Rabbi Steven Graber.
Families mix technology with Judaism to stay connected
It is interesting to me how much technology affects language. When I was a kid, if you talked about a livestream, it had fish in it. Text was a noun, not a verb. Someone called a media expert knew everything there is to know about ancient Northwestern Iran. We didn’t use the term Facebook, but if we did, the book would probably be found at the police station and be filled with mug shots. more
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Brandeis fourth-grader Abigail ElHadef received guidance on a classroom lesson from general studies teacher Maida Weisman.
The Brandeis School celebrates 90 years of family and growth
Founded during the Great Depression, the Brandeis School, in Lawrence, is flourishing despite the coronavirus pandemic, melding 90 years of Jewish education with contemporary needs and technology. more
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Cindy Grosz, from Woodmere, was an award-winner and Anthony Scaramucci was a Guest of Honor and a guest speaker at the National Council of Young Israel dinner on March 15.
Five Towners honored at National Council of Young Israel gala in Queens
Cindy Grosz, was among the honorees and award winners at the National Council of Young Israel gala at Terrace on the Park in Flushing on March 15. more
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The cover from “Synagogues of Long Island” features four temples, including Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst, on top.
Documenting Long Island’s synagogues
Walking with his granddaughter, Hailey, then 7, two years ago in Philadelphia, Rockville Centre native Ira Poliakoff spotted an old building. “You could see the brick work,” he said, “seventy-five years ago it was a synagogue that was repurposed. I wanted to continue knowing of their past.” more
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Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman helped to build the Orthodox Jewish community in the Five Towns.
Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman, 96
Born in Harlem, the man who founded Congregation Beth Sholom is credited with helping to build a portion of the Five Towns Jewish community was remembered during a funeral service on Feb. 14 at the Lawrence synagogue in the village where he lived. more
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Midreshet Shalhevet students showed off their passports as they “traveled” around the globe at Shabbaton.
Midreshet Shalhevet High School takes in the world at Shabbaton
Midreshet Shalhevet’s event-of the-year took place last Shabbat Parashat Noach at Camp Seneca Lake. Students, alumni and faculty, joined together for the annual Shabbaton. more
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Chabad of Hewlett Rebbetzin Rivkie Tenenboim is teaching several women about Jewish traditions as if they were preparing for their bat mitzvah.
Sparking their Jewish souls
Standing in front of seven women at the Chabad of Hewlett, Rebbitzen Rivkie Tenenboim struck a long wooden match and ignited a flame to illustrate that God, according to the Jewish Bible, created light first — a spark that culminates with a bat or bar mitzvah for girls or boys, respectively, as they take on the responsibilities of Judaism. more
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DRS juniors Aaron Singer and Uri Ash finished first and fifth, respectively, in the National Jerusalem Science Contest. From left were Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky, Singer, Ash, Singer, Ash, and Principal Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum.
Top five finish for DRS juniors
Aaron Singer and Uri Ash, both juniors at Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere, placed first (tie) and fifth, respectively, in the National Jerusalem Science Contest, a highly competitive and prestigious contest, sponsored by the Jerusalem College of Technology. more
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