Keyword: Hanukkah
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Temple Beth Am brings Hanukkah to Mercy Medical Center
Rabbi Ronald Brown of Temple Beth Am in Merrick stood with members of his congregation around Stanley Bralower, a patient at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre. Bralower smiled as Brown placed a menorah by his bedside and a series of get-well cards, crafted by the third and fourth-grade students at the temple’s Hebrew school, in his hand. more
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A wish list for the new year
Once upon a time, the coming of Hanukkah and Christmas meant that friends and family would send me lots of gifts, and I would reciprocate. more
Joseph Wiener helped Ethan Laby, 7, and Sadie Laby, 6, to assemble colorful homemade menorahs at the Merrick Jewish Centre’s recent Light the Night 2 event.
Merrick Jewish Centre dreams big
For the second time in recent years, the Merrick Jewish Centre drew hundreds of people to share in the joy of Hanukkah by lighting menorah candles together at the synagogue. more
Curtis Izen prepared to light a giant menorah made of ice at Temple Israel of South Merrick’s Hanukkah party on Dec. 14.
Temple finds ‘cool way’ to celebrate
Ice sculptor Mark Mckenzie had never before carved a menorah larger than 10 feet, but the one he made for Temple Israel of South Merrick went to 11. more
Joseph Santos was among the many children who turned out in 2013 for Santa’s annual visit to Merrick.
Chamber, Fire Department hosting holiday events
The Merrick Chamber of Commerce is busily preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 6 ... more
Begin the holidays with a generous heart
’Tis the season of holiday lights and holy nights, of children’s smiling faces, giddy gift-opening, half-price sales and the festive if frenetic bustle of store-to-store shopping. more
Hanukkah celebrants danced in a circle during a Chabad of Merrick/Bellmore/Wantagh parade on Nov. 27 at Veterans Broadcast Plaza in downtown Merrick.
Celebrating Hanukkah in the Merricks
Merrick’s temples, synagogues and Jewish residents this and last week celebrated Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with prayer, menorah lightings, family time, presents, traditional foods and an abundance of community events organized around the holiday’s themes. more
Calendar coincidence leads to perfect storm
We’ll have to wait 77,798 years to face the same challenge we’ll confront this very month — a perfect culinary storm of biblical proportions. more
Potato latke, the holy grail of pancakes
Consider the Yiddish word latke. It is what it sounds like, an onomatopoeic name for a flat, fried potato pancake consumed by Jewish people during Hanukkah. more
For the first time, members of the Merrick Fire Department led the annual Great Menorah Car Parade.
Chabad parades through Merrick for Hanukkah
The Bellmore-Merrick Chabad’s Hanukkah parade was a little brighter and louder this year, as the Merrick Fire Department led the route for the first time at this year’s annual procession on Dec. 8. more
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