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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
BY GARY SIMEONE
Students of U Gotta Dance of Woodbury were featured performers during the Holiday Lighting Spectacular on December 8th. See pages 10-11.
New rabbi installed at Woodbury Jewish Center
Rabbi Jason Fruithandler
Woodbury Jewish Center is proud to announce that Rabbi Jason Fruithandler, 37, was formally installed as its sixth rabbi on October 30. The leadership installation ceremony for the temple included its over 400 congregation families, as well as tributes from Rabbi David Wolpe – Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, and Legislator Joshua Lafazan. “I am very honored to have been chosen to lead the WJC congregation,” said Rabbi Fruithandler. “I feel my role as a rabbi is to be a bridge between the unique circumstances of each community member’s life and the depth of wisdom and meaning our tradi-
tion has to offer. I look forward to getting to know each member of Woodbury Jewish Center and support them as they navigate their Jewish and secular journeys.” Rabbi Fruithandler has served as rabbi of Woodbury Jewish Center since July 2018. Before that, he served as the associate rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles for seven years, where he led the religious school, teen center and young professional communities. Rabbi Wolpe praised, “Rabbi Fruithandler combines the joyous spirit of youth with the gentle wisdom of age. He can refashion a group into a community because See page 16
In a Town of Oyster Bay public meeting that took place in November, Town officials proposed changing the Old Bethpage Solid Waste Disposal Complex into a state of the art recycling management facility. The current solid waste complex and superfund site is located on 135 acres of town property off of Round Swamp Road. Deputy Town Supervisor Gregory Carman said that the Town is exploring different options to deal with its sanitation issues, and that proposals would be sent out later this month to developers who would turn the site into a recycling facility. “The Town is currently examining new ways to deal with sanitation with the goal of creating a more efficient and streamlined process for both trash and recyclable waste," said Carman. "Last month, the Town sought assistance from several private sector consultants to assist us with the planning and design of a new green environmentally-friendly solid waste and recycling management facilities at the Old Bethpage complex." In November, the Town Board approved spending up to $193,125 for three different contractors on work related to the site. The work would include research and preparation for requests for proposals relating to the transfer and disposal of the town's municipal solid waste. "Once the Town issues the request for proposals, we will solicit input from the sanitation industry and from the public to ensure both taxpayers and the surrounding community are protected," said Carman. " Our vision is to beautify the site and build a state-of-the-art facility for processing waste in a less costly-manner.” The Old Bethpage complex contains a 40,000-foot solid waste transfer station, a landfill collection gas system, a treatment facility for the water that leaches through the site, a vehicle maintenance garage and two incinerators that are currently inactive. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has categorized the landfill area as a superfund site on the NPL See page 16
"Arctic Expedition" at JMS Book Fair PAGES 20-21 Town recognizes soccer champions PAGE 4