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Archive: February 2016

Sharon Shorten

Posted on February 5, 2016

When Barry and I chose to leave our previous synagogue, we shul shopped for many months and finally decided that MHJC was the place we wanted to be. From the Continue Reading »

Marilyn Morris

Posted on February 5, 2016

It’s been over a quarter of a century since we first joined MHJC, initially being attracted by it’s reputation as a warm, welcoming and hamish congregation. Over time we’ve grown Continue Reading »

From the Rabbi’s Desk: January 2016

Posted on January 2, 2016

I thank you for your vote of confidence in me. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at MHJC and I look forward to many more years of growth together with you Continue Reading »

Jewish Center Installs New Rabbi

Posted on January 28, 2015

Plainview-Old Bethpage Herald — Manetto Hill Jewish Center of Plainview recently celebrated a grand occasion—the installment of its new rabbi, one who hopes to usher his new congregation into a Continue Reading »

Jewish Center Ages Well

Posted on May 9, 2014

Plainview-Old Bethpage Herald —  For the past year, Manetto Hill Jewish Center (MHJC), a progressive Conservative synagogue in Plainview, has been celebrating its 45th birthday. And members — both long-timers and Continue Reading »

On Island, No More Pay-To-Pray

Posted on August 27, 2013

The New York Jewish Week — Free Hebrew school. Free Junior Congregation for the High Holy Days. No building fund. Membership dues reduced to as low as $50 a year. It’s the Continue Reading »

CNN, Holocaust Torah Restored to Life

Posted on July 23, 2011

New York Synagogue Restores Torah That Survived Confiscation by Nazis New York (CNN) – Help wanted: Someone who can sit in one place for hours on end, has the hand-eye Continue Reading »

Manetto Hill Jewish Center Holocaust Torah Dedication

Posted on May 6, 2011

Plainview-Old Bethpage Herald — A prideful group of onlookers sat on folding chairs, watching as Rabbi David Ross Senter, ranking members of the temple, and local town officials dedicated a 150-year-old Continue Reading »

Kolin’s Torah Comes Home Sunday

Posted on May 2, 2011

Plainview Patch —  No longer silent, the rededication of Kolin’s Torah is the culmination of Manetto Hill Jewish Center’s efforts to ensure the names of Kolin’s dead are not forgotten. This Continue Reading »

Out Of The Display Case, Into The Ark

Posted on April 27, 2011

The New York Jewish Week — A Holocaust Torah that sat untouched for 36 years in a synagogue display case is to be rededicated Sunday, May 1 by a congregation Continue Reading »

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