United Against Hate Conference
In January of 2024, the Village of Great Neck Plaza hosted a United Against Hate Conference. The Conference was a prelude to Martin Luther King Day and was held to unify the community in confronting the increase in hate crimes in recent months. The panel of speakers included SHAI Board […]
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Annual Winter Clothing Drive
The fourth annual SHAI Winter Clothing Drive to benefit the Great Neck Public Schools clothing pantry took place on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Despite the rain, members of the SHAI Board were on hand to accept the generous donations of members of the community who drove up with bags of […]
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Annual “Gift Their Wish” Chanukah Chessed
On Sunday morning, December 3rd, our SHAI Young Families division and the Moise Safra Center had our annual Chanukah Chessed Drive for the children of Chai Lifeline in Israel and locally. Participants wrote cards and wrapped over 300 presents. There were Chanukah cookies to decorate, Israeli necklaces and bracelets to […]
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United for Israel Solidarity March
On November 14th, hundreds of thousands of Jews from across the United States of America boarded planes, buses, trains, cars, and bicycles to get to Capitol Hill and the Great Lawn in support and solidarity for Israel. Hundreds of Persian Jews and our allies from the Long Island, New York […]
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Medical Spotlight
October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. At an event hosted by SHAI & Ahavat Shalom Synagogue and organized by Shahruz Shahery, Dr. Danny Benasher, an oncologist at North Shore University Hospital, presented as guest speaker. Dr. Benasher gave a lecture […]
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Annual Fall Farm Festival at White Post Farms
On October 22nd, over 100 people joined us at our Annual SHAI Young Families Fall Festival. A favorite event for many, our families enjoyed a Kosher Lunch from Hunki’s, Israeli flag cookies from Butterflake Bakery, and spending time together at all the wonderful activities and shows White Post Farms has […]
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Between the Shells
On October 15, 2023, SHAI and Temple Israel co-sponsored a screening of the film “Between the Shells.” Almost 100 people came to Temple Israel to view the film, which highlights the artistic career of a local Iranian-Jewish artist, Mr. Jalil Harooni. Members of Mr. Harooni’s family were in attendance, as […]
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Raising Funds as the Dough Rises
On October 12th, 5 days after the barbaric Hamas attacks in Israel, SHAI & Ahavat Shalom Synagogue hosted a challah bake to raise money for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). Over 150 women – mothers, daughters, and grandmothers – stood in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in […]
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SHAI and Selihot
On Rosh Hashanah, we pray the words, “Ha-yom Harat Olam. Today is the day when the world was born.” Rosh Hashanah commemorates how all of creation is called together under God’s compassionate rule. In that spirit, the Jewish New Year encourages us to consider our connections to our personal families, to our […]
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