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Hanukkah Messages 5771-2010 for Rockville Centre

Giving gifts at Hanukkah time is a response to our neighbors’ celebration of Christmas. I think it is pleasing to appreciate others every day and at special times. We Jews have a long and rich history. We have lived around the world and we have influenced and been influenced by other cultures. Giving gifts is a lovely thing to do. more

Marc A. Gruber | 12/1/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

12/1/10

Rockville Centre synagogue in merger talks with Lynbrook Congregation

Members of Central Synagogue of Nassau County were invited to an early-morning congregational meeting last Sunday to learn of the status of talks on a potential merger with Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. more

Judy Rattner | 11/24/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

11/24/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

11/18/10

“The Honeymooners,” Charles Fazzino’s tribute to the classic television show, is on view at Central Galleries.

Tea Time with Trixie at Central Galleries

Acclaimed 3-D pop artist Charles Fazzino introduces his latest work at Central Galleries in Cedarhurst on Sunday. more

11/10/10

Howard Wechsler snaps a photo of Ida Weiss Plaia, president of Central Synagogue of Nassau County, holding a Torah scroll in support of Women of the Wall.

Rockville Centre women support Israeli Women of the Wall

In an effort to combat religious extremism and force Israel to recognize the diversity of Judaism, 58 female members of Central Synagogue of Nassau County, including Ida Weiss Plaia, president of the congregation, came to the temple sanctuary before the start of the Succoth holiday on Sept. 22, to be photographed holding Torah scrolls by fellow congregant Howard Wechsler. more

Judy Rattner | 9/29/10

John Boyle, the Bellmore-Merrick Central District special-education teacher who led the effort to create the district's 9/11 memorial, honored Brad Allan of Long Island Crane & Rigging for his efforts to bring the project to fruition.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District dedicates 9/11 memorial

Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked. more

Scott Brinton | 9/24/10

Immigration reform, up close and personal

Each spring the men poured out of rickety trucks and lived in a barn that smelled of pesticides for the next six months. They seemed always to be joking, but their weatherworn faces told a different story about their lives — one of hardship. more

Scott Brinton | 9/4/10

Building blessings in the Promised Land

The Torah tells of the Israelite’s journey to the Promised Land, a rich land of blessing. Moses never enters the land, but he instructs the Children Israel to perform a ceremony of thanksgiving when they settle. He told them to take some of the first fruits of the soil and put these into a basket and bring this gift for God at the Temple. This service of thanksgiving holds special meaning for the Days of Awe. more

Rabbi Marc A. Gruber | 9/1/10