Posts Tagged ‘Dix Hills Jewish’
Visit the Chai Gardens
Recently the Chai Center NY acquired the Chai Gardens, a section of the Jewish cemetery Mount Golda in Dix Hills. It is meant to benefit all those in the Dix Hills Jewish community and the Melville areas. The Chai Center has decided to purchase 100 graves and they will sell those graves to the community [...]
Chanukah Events at the Chai Center
As we pointed out last week, Chanukah is getting nearer and nearer. The Chai Center of NY is holding 10 events between December 1 and 7 — take a look at what’s coming up: On Wednesday, December 1 at 5:15 p.m. join us for the Grand Menorah Lighting and Super Simon Sez Show. Afterwards hot latkes [...]
Stock Up for Hanukkah at The Chai Center
We’re getting closer and closer to Hanukkah, so why not check out the Chai Center of NY‘s gift shop to see what kind of supplies and decorations you can stock up on? Take the Rambam Oil Menorah, for example. With a nickel finish, it stands at nearly a foot high and about 10″ wide. The [...]
Start Your Month the Right Way
Happy Rosh Chodesh, from everyone at the NY Chai Center. As stated on the Center’s web site: Today is the second of the two Rosh Chodesh (“Head of the Month”) days for the month of Kislev (when a month has 30 days, both the last day of the month and the first day of the following [...]
Israel in 3-D!
Don’t waste any time! Sign up for Israel 3-D, a “journey through space, time and beyond.” The course is open to high school students and will run on Tuesdays nights from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Chai Center in NY, starting December 7 and ending January 18. Though the cost is $60 for members [...]
Hoshana Rabbah at the Chai Center in NY
Wednesday is the celebration of Hoshana Rabbah, the seventh and final day of Sukkot (and judgment)…
Sukkot at the Chai Center NY
Sukkot has a twofold importance. On one hand, it is the harvest festival. On the other, we remember our time wandering in the dessert by living in temporary dwellings. The word “Sukkot” means “booths” and refers to dwellings we are commanded to live in to remember our ancestors’ struggles before reaching the promised land. No [...]
The Chai Center NY for the High Holidays
I remember some of my fondest memories at Rosh Hashanah dinner. The apples dipped in honey, the sweet challah, a delicious fish, the new fruit, such as the pomegranate. I love being together with the family and welcoming a New Year. The Chai Center NY always has a great deal of welcoming and love to [...]
The Chai Center NY and the High Holidays
Ah the High Holidays. My favorite time of year. Not just because of the days off from work, but because of the lengthening shadows, the crisp breeze that signals autumn, the prominence of squash, pumpkin, corn and other harvest vegetables, and the general feeling that we are beginning something anew. With the close of summer [...]
The Chai Center NY for Children with Autism and Special Needs
My little David just celebrated his 6th birthday yesterday. It’s hard to believe that 4 years ago he was diagnosed with autism and required specialized learning programs. My husband and I sent our older children to Hebrew School, but feared that David would not be able to receive a proper Hebrew education. My family and [...]