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At Chabad, honing skills of self-defense the facility. “It’s really nice when people say, ‘Thank you for protecting me and my family.’” An early-November alert by The fact that Jews are the the FBI about threats to tristate- most often targeted victims of area synagogues was yet anoth- religiously motivated hate er reminder of the need for con- crimes, Speiser said, is proof stant vigilance. The Chabad of that congregants must be preWest Hempstead has been train- pared, and the best reason for ing congregants in them to be proactive self-defense and and train for a posactive-shooter drills sible attack instead in case those skills of being reactive. and procedures are “It’s inevitable that ever needed. something is going Avi Abraham, a to happen to somemartial arts expert one in the Jewish and the chief c o m m u n i t y, ” h e instructor of the said. “We would N e w Yo r k S e l f rather it not happen Defense Academy, to us, but if it does, directs the training. we train to mitigate Abraham is a forthe attack.” mer Israeli soldier, aVi aBRahaM S e ve r a l ye a r s and has been teach- martial arts expert ago, Speiser said, ing people how to many congregants defend themselves were opposed to for over two decades. training a security team to proWhile self-defense may seem tect the Chabad. Now, he said, extreme to some, Abraham and more and more congregants the Chabad’s congregants are realize that as attacks continue, agree that the training is need- the need for defense increases. ed and appreciated. “Every time The training consists of selfpeople come in and out of the defense, active-shooter drills, synagogue, we get so many weapons defense, and more. thank yous,” said Rachel Flam, Abraham said that the basic who, along with her husband, course — Community EmergenSeth Speiser, oversee security at Continued on page 10
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MalVERNE ChaMBER of Commerce president Maria Casini with a gift certificate for Orchid Nails and Spa. Gift certificates, she said, are big items for the holidays.
Some shopping on Main Street Finding perfect gifts, great service downtown By MaRK NolaN mnolan@liherald.com
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and whether you’re a shopper who plans ahead or a last-minute scrambler, Main Streets have everything you need to complete your list. While many people search high and low for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, chambers of commerce in Nassau County emphasize that local businesses provide quaint and unique items that show a level of care that can’t be found with online gifts. “It’s time to get back to having the experience of shopping in a store,” said Stephen Wangel, a past president of the Lynbrook
Chamber of Commerce and owner of the Kitchen Loft. “Local retailers are more geared towards serving individual customers and making sure they get exactly what they want.” “Malvernites have been supportive of our business community during the last few years, and this holiday season is no different,” said Maria Casini, president of the village’s chamber and chief executive of Visual Fuel Design. “Black Friday was bustling, with many people buying from our retail stores and purchasing gift certificates from our restaurants, bars, the cinema and our bowling center. People realize the importance of shopping local to provide tax dollars for our village, and to keep home Continued on page 4
he more people who are trained, the more lives will be saved. It’s as simple as that.