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Rabbi Howard Diamond will retire in August after 10 years leading Congregation B'nai Sholom-Beth David, the only rabbi the temple has had since its merger in 2010.

Rabbi Diamond set to retire from Rockville Centre temple

After 10 years in Rockville Centre, preceded by decades leading various congregations around Long Island, Rabbi Howard Diamond will lead his final service at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David on Aug. 8, and then retire. Diamond has been the only rabbi there since the two temples merged in 2010, and was instrumental not only in bringing them together, but also in helping the congregants form bonds. more

By Jill Nossa | 7/31/20

Dani Shapiro, the New York Times bestselling author of “Inheritance,” will visit Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David for a Q&A and book signing on March 22.

Memoirist to visit, sign books at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David

Author Dani Shapiro will speak at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David on March 22. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/5/20

Rabbi Howard Diamond bowled a spare on his first turn up.

Strikes and spares at Super Bowl-a-thon

Forget football; bowling was the name of the game on Sunday, Feb. 2 in Rockville Centre. Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David held a Super BOWL-a-thon fundraiser on Super Bowl Sunday at Maple Lanes, where bowlers of all ages raised money for the temple. more

By Jill Nossa | 2/13/20

Student leaders of B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and members of Boy Scout Troop 214 lit candles in memory of the 11 people killed during a shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27.

Hundreds mourn Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims at Rockville Centre vigil

“The people who speak are supposed to be here to try to comfort us,” said Rabbi Howard Diamond, who addressed members of his congregation and others during a vigil at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David on Oct. 30. “. . . It’s very hard to be comforted. It’s very hard for me to be comforting.” more

By Ben Strack | 11/8/18

Rabbi Howard Diamond, center, and members of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David last Sunday unrolled the Torah, which was repaired over the last several months.

Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David celebrates Torah repairs at fundraiser

Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David in Rockville Centre held a special celebration called a Siyum last Sunday to culminate the Torah repair project that started back in March. more

10/4/18

High Holy Days: A time of contrasts

The High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are a period of contrasts. We celebrate the anniversary of the beginning of world, enjoy festive meals with family and friends and wish one another a good and sweet year. But, we are also called to judgment. more

By Rabbi Howard Diamond | 9/6/18

Holocaust Survivor Claire Heymann showed the tattoos she received at the Auschwitz concentration camp — to distinguish her as a Jew — during a talk at Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David last week.

Holocaust survivor shares her story

“Seventy-two years ago, I marched out of Auschwitz,” Claire Heymann said to a roomful of guests last week at the Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David in Rockville Centre. Among the remaining … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 4/19/18

Grace Hatton, center, had a good laugh with her friends Jean Pellegrino, left, and Connie Kearns during Temple B’nai Sholom-Beth David's Mahjongg Game Night, which raised funds for Bethany House.

Temple game night raises money for Bethany House

About 70 residents gathered together at Temple B’nai Sholom-Beth David on July 25 to compete against each other in Mahjongg and raise money in the process. more

By Ben Strack | 8/3/17

Rabbi Elliot Skiddel of Congregation Beth Emeth spoke during the Yom Hashoah service. The Torahs in the white coverings, at left, survived the Holocaust and are now used by Rockville Centre synagogues.

These scrolls are still here

The Nazis thought these Torahs would be relics of a forgotten people, but today they stand as the symbols of the people who thrived and survived. The Jewish community of Rockville Centre honored … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/11/16

Amiel Zamir, left, and his cousin Shalom Yitzchok Lieb Baer at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The two were born a little more than an hour apart.

Almost twins

Rabbi Howard Diamond, of the Congregation B’nai-Shalom Beth David, was ecstatic when he learned that his daughter was at the hospital giving birth to his grandchild. When he learned that his … more

By Alex Costello | 11/11/15

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