We have a choice. We are here, in the brief, wild weeks after Thanksgiving and before Hanukkah and Christmas, and we get to decide how to survive this interlude.
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12/6/12
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Gung Hay Fat Choy! If you still have some New Year’s revelry left, why not keep the celebration going – at least for bit longer. Get out your broom and sweep away the past: the Year of the Dragon begins January 23.
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1/18/12
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Only a couple of weeks into the New Year, local leaders have already set their priorities for 2012. Elected, civic and business leaders from across the Merricks and Bellmores recently spoke with the Herald and shared what they plan to focus on in the coming year.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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1/11/12
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Check out some of the seals who make their winter home in Long Island waters with New Year's Day stroll along the Jones Beach shoreline.
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12/28/11
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order.
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12/22/11
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I suppose that “God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world,” as Mr. Browning said, because Rosh Hashana falls on the perfect day this year. Last year the Jewish New Year began while beach chairs still sat on the sand.
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9/29/11
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No one ever complains that Thanksgiving came early this year, or that Labor Day came late. Secular holidays are always deemed to arrive on time. But Jews never seem able to accept the arrival of …
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By Rabbi Scott Hoffman
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9/28/11
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As we conclude the Jewish year of 5771 and reflect on the year that was, our hearts are filled with mixed emotions. We remember events that have been joyous and exhilarating, and others that have …
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By Rabbi Elon Soniker
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9/28/11
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As part of their studies of countries around the world, students at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently held a celebration to mark the Chinese New Year.
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By David Weingrad
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2/8/11
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Bellmore-Merrick business owners said in an informal Herald survey that they welcome the new year after a tough 2010. This past year, they said, they saw ups and downs in sales, with fluctuations in an economy that was attempting to right itself after one of the worst recessions in U.S. history.
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Deirdre Krasula
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1/11/11
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