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Gunther Lawrence passed away on January 24, 2017 at age 89. He was husband to Leah, father to David and Lucie and grandfather to Laney, Ellie, Zoe, Abby and Cooper. 

Gunther was Director of Public Relations for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Conference of American...Read more...

Alona Nir-Keren Ordained

November, 18, 2016-Last Friday, five new Israeli rabbinical students were ordained from the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. The program began in 1975, and since then, over 100 Israeli Reform rabbis have been ordained at the...Read more...

The Community Synagogue, Port Washington, New York â€"Monday, November 7, 2016 - Two Minutes of Torah, a podcast recorded by Rabbi Danny Burkeman of The Community Synagogue, has been included in a list of Top Seven Jewish Podcasts, as compiled by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and featured by The Times of Israel. The podcast is listed alongside Israel's equivalent of ‘This American Life' and a podcast about Orthodox sex, amongst...Read more...

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york/amid-terror-refugee-advocates-seek-balance

Just days after 15 major American Jewish organizations and 200 synagogues signed statements affirming their support for the resettlement of refugees fleeing strife-ridden countries, terrorist attacks in the New York area and Minnesota last...Read more...

Jonathan became a Bar Mitzvah on May 16, 2015. But his journey was unlike that of most Jewish children. Jon is on the autism spectrum, is non-verbal, and his disabilities prevented him from participating in traditional religious...Read more...