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Rabbi Paul Hoffman: This Rosh Hashana, let’s think about the next generation

A Rosh Hoshana message from Rabbi Paul Hoffman of the South Shore Jewish Center in Island Park. more

By Rabbi Paul Hoffman | 9/26/19

Rabbi Levi Gurkov, of the Chabad of Oceanside, said he was in favor of legislation requiring that students in sixth through 12th grades receive instruction about hate symbols such as the swastika and noose.

Oceanside rabbi supports law that would teach hate symbols to students

In response to several instances of hate crimes and anti-Semitism in the U.S., New York lawmakers recently announced legislation aimed at ensuring that “students are taught the hateful intolerance of the swastika and noose” and other symbols of hatred in order to educate them about the history of those symbols. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/22/19

Loved ones, friends and congregants surrounded Rabbi Mark Greenspan, left, and his wife, Marilyn, as they celebrated his 22 years in the community on Sunday.

Retiring Oceanside Jewish Center rabbi left mark on community

After more than two decades of spiritual and educational leadership, Rabbi Mark Greenspan will retire at the end of the month. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 6/6/19

The stories we tell, the life we live

A Passover message from Rabbi Mark Greenspan of the Oceanside Jewish Center. more

By Rabbi Mark Greenspan | 4/17/19

Passover and Easter signal a time of redemption, salvation

A Passover message from Rabbi Paul Hoffman of the South Shore Jewish Center. more

By Rabbi Paul Hoffman | 4/17/19

Recalling the story of Hanukkah

It’s that time of year again — eight crazy nights as Adam Sandler calls it; yes, the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is here once again. more

By Rabbi Paul Hoffman | 12/6/18

Hanukkah is a time for us to reaffirm our Jewishness

December is here already, the end of our secular year. 2019 is upon us. Yes, the new secular year is ready to explode with the surprises that only the unknown future can present to us. Therefore, … more

By Rabbi Uri Goren | 12/6/18

Rabbi Aaron Glatt, M.D., left, and Nathan Diament

The AMA should reject physician-assisted suicide

The Hippocratic Oath has been passed down through the ages because it contains some perennial wisdom: I will keep the sick from harm and injustice. I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asks for it, nor make a suggestion to this effect. more

9/21/18

Purim, a lesson in being who we are

Do not invite someone who has never been at a Jewish worship service for Purim. That is kind of the standard rule. You see, Purim is a time when our service is more like a carnival than a worship … more

2/27/18

Yom Kippur, a universal message

On Yom Kippur we recite Yizkor, a prayer which make us evoke the memory of our loved ones who are not with us physically but are part of who we are. Our loved ones who have passed away made us … more

10/6/16

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