"To those I may have wronged, 

I ask forgiveness.

To those I may have helped,

I wish I did more.

To those I neglected to help,

I ask for understanding.

To those who helped me,

I sincerely thank you so much."

Bayswater Jewish Center

23-55 Healy Ave.

Far Rockaway NY 11691

Temple Beth El

46 Locust Ave.

Cedarhurst NY 11516

Beth Tikvah

3710 Woodbine Avenue

Wantagh NY 11793

Dix Hills Jewish Center

555 Vanderbilt Parkway

Dix Hills NY 11746

East Meadows Beth-El JC

1400 Prospect Avenue

East Meadow NY 11554

Forest Hills Jewish Center

106-06 Queens Blvd.

Forest Hills NY 11375

Huntington Jewish Center

510 Park Ave

Huntington NY 11743

Congregation Beth Ohr Bellmore

2550 South Centre Avenue

Bellmore, NY 11710

Congregation L'Dor V'Dor

OLNJC

49-10 Little Neck Parkway

Little Neck NY 11362

Manetto Hill Jewish Center

244 Manetto Hill Rd

Plainview, NY 11803

Midway Jewish Center

330 S. Oyster Bay Road

Syosset, NY 11791

North Shore Jewish Center

385 Old Town Road

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

Park Avenue Synagogue

50 East 87Th Street

New York NY 10128

Plainview Jewish Center

95 Floral Drive West

Plainview NY 11803

Shaaray Shalom

711 Dogwood Ave.

West Hempstead NY 11552

Shelter Rock Jewish Center

 272 Shelter Rock Road

Roslyn, NY 11576

Sutton Place Synagogue

225 East 51St Street

New York NY 10022

Temple Beth Sholom

401 Roslyn Road

Roslyn Heights NY 11577

Temple Gates of Prayer

38-20 Parsons Blvd.

Flushing NY 11354

Temple Israel of Great Neck

108 Old Mill Rd.

Great Neck NY 11023

Temple Sholom of Flatbush

2075 East 68th Street

Brooklyn NY 11234

Where to order Yom Kippur break-fast meals in NYC in 2023

(New York Jewish Week) Thousands of pounds of smoked salmon are consumed in New York City at the conclusion of the fast on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which this year begins on Sunday night and ends the following evening. In this vast and diverse city of ours, there are a host of other delicious ways to break the fast — without breaking a sweat over the stove. Whether you want a platter of Yemenite flatbreads delivered or a variety of vegetarian Ethiopian stews to go, keep reading for 12 places across the city that are preparing Yom Kippur break-fast meals this year... 

Click here for the selection that spans all boroughs.

Upcoming Events to the Editor

If you have an article of interest, a special event happening at your Men's Club or other news for the New York Metro Region newsletter, please forward them to Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org

"A Jewish Tradition of Giving Back"

by Steven Mandel, MD

On a raining Sunday morning in NY, I volunteered with my friend Les Agisim to deliver packages to older people in NY before the Jewish New Year. We said that we were delivering as part of the DOROT Program and as members of the NY JMC. One woman responded after the delivery. "It has been a very bad year for me. Taking the time to bring me this gift is so meaningful to me. May your holiday be filled with kindness and joy. You have made me happy today." 

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When You Have to Stay Up Late: 6 Ways to Do It Safely

(Everyday Health) — Staying up late can be tough on the body, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. In 2017–2018, about 16 percent of Americans worked a nondaytime schedule, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Are People Eating Too Many Empty Calories in an Effort to Get Enough Protein?

(Everyday Health) — Is the body’s unmet need for protein causing us to overeat and gain weight? In a paper published on September 4 in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the scientists who first put forth the concept, called the “protein leverage hypothesis,” present more evidence that our built-in protein appetite, unsatisfied by our modern-day diet of highly processed foods, is an important driver of obesity.

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Rosh Hashanah in the Atlas Mountains, assisting quake-struck villages

(eJewishPhilanthropy) — A team of 14 United Hatzalah volunteers — doctors, paramedics, nurses and others — spent Rosh Hashanah traveling to remote villages in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, treating over 100 people each day, some of whom had been without medical attention since before the devastating earthquake struck the area on Sept. 8.

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A ‘Landing Day’ ceremony in Lower Manhattan celebrates the first Jewish community in the US

(New York Jewish Week) —When a small group of people convened next to an inconspicuous plaque steps from the entrance to the Staten Island Ferry’s Whitehall Terminal earlier this week, they weren’t there to catch a boat leaving the island. Instead, they had come to the southern tip of Manhattan to celebrate a ship that had arrived on its shores centuries before...

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When Have You Changed Your Mind About Something Important?

(Moment Magazine) - View points from the Independent, Humanist, Renewal, Reconstructionist, Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, Orthodox and Sephardic Rabbis.

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How bathroom graffiti inspired this Jewish comedian and singer

(New York Jewish Week) — The graffiti scrawled on public bathroom walls may not seem like the highest form of art. But for Jewish comedian and musician Caitlin Cook, a particular phrase she saw on a bathroom stall became the catalyst for a decade of creative inventiveness. “Since writing on bathroom walls is neither for critical acclaim nor financial reward,” it read, “it is the purest form of art. Discuss.”

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"The Hidden"

How a thousand year old tree became the inspiration for this poem

(Moment Magazine) — Poetry can do more than make claims; it can enact the movement from bewilderment toward insight while leaving the great mysteries intact. Its “arguments” are impossible to paraphrase, carrying us from image to image with the logic of a dream. In this poem, Marcela Sulak explores nothing less than the nature of the sacred, asking which aspects have been hidden—or lost—in our spiritual practice as Jews...

Click here to read the beautiful poem!

Israeli Hebrew didn’t kill Yiddish. As a new exhibit in NYC shows, it gave it a new nest to live in.

(New York Jewish Week) —  Just before the end of the second millennium, Ezer Weizman, then president of Israel, visited the University of Cambridge to familiarize himself with the famous collection of medieval Jewish notes known as the Cairo Genizah. President Weizman was introduced to the Regius Professor of Hebrew, who had been allegedly nominated by the Queen of England herself... 

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How a religious revival fed the demise of the Midtown kosher deli

(New York Jewish Week) — It happened toward the end of the last theater season, and it didn’t occasion much comment in the media. But the merging of Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen on West 38th Street with the glatt kosher Mr. Broadway around the corner marked the end of an era...



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Jewish rappers Beastie Boys honored with Lower East Side street renaming

(New York Jewish Week) — The corner of Ludlow and Rivington streets in New York City is now officially known as Beastie Boys Square...

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Wisdom for the New Year!

1. Honor the wise person.
2. Work it through with friends.
3. Think about it.
4. Love humanity.
5. Growth through teaching.

and many more...

Click here to read the insightful Aish.com article in its entirety.

Do you have any trivia or interesting facts that you would like to share for the newsletter? Please contact Lisa at assistant@fjmc.org