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This summer, I went to camp. Now, before you picture me squeezed onto a bunk bed eating s’mores with a flashlight under my chin — well, actually, that’s not entirely wrong. I will be volunteering for two weeks at URJ Crane Lake Camp in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, serving as a […]

Today we mourn with the families of Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Oded Lifshitz, as their bodies were returned home to Israel. Oded was a peace activist. In his memory we must never give up hope for a peaceful future. In his honor we must continue to look for allies. We may never […]

We Jews base our religious experiences on our origin story as freed slaves from Egypt. It is in the very fabric of our souls. We were in bondage and God brought us out to freedom. We are living our own Exodus story now. As we celebrate the freedom of seven hostages in the last two weeks, […]

Celebrate Chanukah with us this year! On the first night, Wednesday December 25th: Join Rabbi Shalhevet at the Plainview MidIsland Y JCC at 1:30 PM as part of their Chanukah Fair which starts at 11am Join Rabbi Shalhevet for the Syosset menorah lighting at 4:00 PM (50 Jackson Ave) Join Rabbi Shalhevet, Cantor Hevenstone and […]

My dear North Shore Synagogue Family, Our year began, as it always does, in the month of Tishrei (approximately mid-September) with our High Holy Day services and programs. We welcomed Cantor Steven Hevenstone and his wife, Kathy, to our community as he lifted our prayers to the heavens with beautiful songs. We celebrated Sukkot in […]