Posts Tagged ‘Jewish Long Island’
Mom’s Night Out
Moms are the hardest working people I know. Whether they’re stay-at-home moms or are juggling both a full time job and taking care of the family, they deserve an award for all that they do! Well, the Chai Center doesn’t have an award for them unfortunately, but they are providing Mom’s Night Out. The event [...]
Happy Jewish Birthday!
Did you know that you actually have two birthdays? Besides the day you were physically born, the one most people typically celebrate, you also have what is known as your Jewish birthday. What’s the distinction? The Jewish birthday follows the Jewish calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar. This calendar differs in that follows the lunar [...]
Join the Chai Center for Candymania!
As many of you know, Halloween is next Monday. In sort of a non-way of celebrating, Jewish Long Island can come to the Chai Center for Candymania. It’s definitely not a Halloween party, but in light of the Halloween tradition, there will be plenty of candy for your little ones. Don’t worry, we’re not going [...]
The Holidays Continue with Sukkot
Jewish Long Island has been doing much celebrating lately because of the High Holidays. This weekend we celebrate Sukkot, which begins five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot quite literally does a “180″ from such a solemn holiday. Sukkot is a joyous celebration and is commonly known as the Season of Rejoicing. The festival commemorates the [...]
Preparing for Yom Kippur
Last week we briefly touched upon Yom Kippur in our discussion about Rosh Hashanah because it leads right into this holiday, the Day of Atonement. Like the name itself suggests, Yom Kippur is about atoning for our sins, to reconcile what we’ve done wrong to others and to G-d. Not only should you be refraining [...]
Getting Ready for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah begins begins this Wednesday evening at sunset, which I’m sure many of you are already aware of. The name means “head of the year” and it is the start of a brand new year. It celebrates the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, as well as celebrates our special relationship between [...]
Learn the Artful Ways of Baking Challah Bread
No Shabbat meal is complete without the challah bread. It is an integral part of this tradition, not to mention a delicious one. It is customary to begin the Friday night meal and the two meals eaten on the Sabbath with a blessing over two loaves of challah. It is a symbol of the manna [...]
Advertise in the Jewish Art Calendar
Can you believe we’re halfway through the year? I don’t know about you, but it sure flew by for me so far. As we enter the second half of the year, it’s time to start thinking about 2012. If you didn’t already know, the Chai Center NY puts out a calendar each year. The calendar [...]
Golf and Tennis Outing
We’ve been talking quite a bit about the Friendship Circle as of late, and for good reason of course –it’s just a wonderful program! However, like any program, the Chai Center NY needs sponsorship to keep the program running. The Friendship Circle isn’t just made up of the volunteers and the children, it’s also made [...]
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
When I think of summer there are three things that come to mind: the beach, ice cream, and baseball. I’m not a huge fan of sports but I love going to a great baseball game. Not only is it a staple of summer activities, it’s the great American pastime. Despite the somewhat pricey refreshments, I [...]