From Long Island to Jerusalem, Jews all over the world will celebrate Hanukkah this year from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. Countless families will view the bright lights of the menorah while enjoying the holiday and its blessings. But the Festival of Lights, as Hanukkah is also known, has a much more profound meaning to it than mere candles and oil.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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12/21/16
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The Hewlett and Woodmere communities joined together for what has now become an annual tradition, the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Hewlett Veterans Plaza at the intersection of Broadway and West Broadway in Hewlett.
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12/14/16
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Head over to the newly renovated Hewlett Veterans Plaza at the intersection of Broadway and West Broadway in Hewlett on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.
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11/25/16
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With the Syosset Board of Education’s recent addition of an Indian religious festival, Diwali, and two Muslim holy days to the list of school holidays beginning in the 2017-18 academic year, other Long Island school districts may follow suit.
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By Diana Colapietro
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11/2/16
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Nassau County is in a perpetual state of financial crisis. For decades, its expenses have outpaced its revenues. Elected officials tout the cuts they make to downsize county government. They insist . . .
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9/29/16
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A girl walks into a bar. Actually, a woman of a certain age walks into a coffee shop. To be perfectly honest, I walked into a coffee shop in Amsterdam . . .
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7/20/16
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Fairies and stodgy lords face off in Gilbert & Sullivan's whimisical political satire.
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6/8/16
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Lighting the Hanukkah menorah
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Potato latkes, dreidels and gelt (the chocolate coins given to children) were handed out by the Chabad of Hewlett as the Jewish organization took part in the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association menorah lighting at the Triangle by Broadway and West Broadway last Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
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12/9/15
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The Jones Beach Holiday Lights Spectacular is back. The drive-through show opened last Friday night and will continue into the new year.
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11/24/15
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Every Veterans Day, we are reminded of the sacrifices that those in the military have made for this country. Most visible are those who are affiliated with local veterans’ organizations . . .
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11/4/15
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