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V.S. home sales rebound Demand for real estate is high after a difficult spring manelli said, “which was a good month for a January.” She attributed the phenomeLong lines at house showings, non to a number of factors, chiefmultiple offers and the highest ly low interest rates on mortgagsale prices in two es, supply and years. demand, and famiThose are indicalies leaving New tors that Valley York City for the subStreamer and urbs in higher numlicensed real estate bers. saleswoman Maria “The people I’ve Ottomanelli said sigtalked to, their thing nal a strong housing is they need more market after a spring space,” Ottomanelli in which the coronasaid of city families. virus pandemic In addition to Valley brought nearly all Stream, she deals aspects of life to a with buyers and sellhalt. ers in Brooklyn, House showings Queens and Suffolk have resumed, and counties. “They’re the local real estate MAriA feeling the city’s not industry is reboundcutting it,” she said, oTToMANelli ing after a disastrous “especially if they April and May, Otto- Licensed real estate have kids.” manelli said. The saleswoman Valley Stream median sale price for isn’t the only coma home in Valley munity seeing Stream, including North Valley increased demand. In neighborStream, was nearly $553,000 in ing Lynbrook, the median sale July — a 10.5 percent increase price for a home in July was from the same period last year, $553,000, a 15 percent increase and the highest it’s been since over the previous year, according 2018, according to One-Key, a real to Redfin, another real estate listestate listing service. ing service. “Growth is basically at preCovid levels in January,” OttoContinued on page 2

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isaias slams Valley Stream Dozens of residents were left without power on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the neighborhood, downing a number of trees in its wake. For more, go to liherald.com.

In revote, Elementary District 13 passes 2020-21 spending plan By PeTer Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Voters passed Valley Stream Elementary School District 13’s revised 2020-21 spending plan on July 28, after narrowly rejecting its original budget in June. The vote was 949-783. The revised budget will make roughly $880,000 in cuts, including more than $400,000 in teacher and employee retirement and health insurance spending,

$108,000 in the summer recreation program and $105,000 in pre-kindergarten. It also holds off on equipment, textbook and classroom furniture purchases as well as the hiring of two parttime instructors. Voting was done in person, and while turnout was higher than in previous years — last year, the district spending plan passed narrowly, 584-532 — it was down from the original vote, which was carried out chiefly

through mail-in ballots and saw a record count of 1,353 votes for and 1,522 against the budget. It was one of three school spending plans on Long Island that were rejected this year. Board of Education trustee challengers Anthony Bonelli and Bill Freda had made district spending a centerpiece in their unsuccessful bids for seats on the board, arguing that the yearContinued on page 4

rowth is basically at pre-Covid levels in January, which was a good month for a January.

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Ottomanelli described long lines at open houses. If the house is priced reasonably, it will sell fairly quickly, with multiple offers. A fixer-upper in Valley Stream might catch a price in the high $400,000 range, she said, or a readyto-move-in home might sell for somewhere in the low $600,000s. Supply is also relatively low. According to Redfin, in July there were 246 homes for sale in Valley Stream, compared with 266 in July 2019, a roughly 7.5 percent decrease in inventory. As to why there are fewer sellers at the moment, Ottomanelli said, it could be related to a number of factors. “Everyone moves for different reasons,” she said, but with the economic fallout from the pandemic expected to last for months, if not years, she added, “I definitely think it’s related.” “There’s a lot of uncertainty,” she continued. With the threat of layoffs and financial hardship, people may not be able to afford to move. But come the fall and winter, when coronavirus forbearance extensions and foreclosure moratoriums are set to expire, she said, there could be a wave of evictions and short sales in which homes are sold below market price. Meantime, however, “the demand is there,” she said. “You have the buyers.” As to whether it’s a buyer’s or seller’s

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market, she said, “I’m leaning toward a sellers market.” While high property taxes and prices in Valley Stream might price out a number of first-time buyers and preclude the bidding wars that characterize a true seller’s market, Ottomanelli said the perks that come with living there, including proximity to New York City and major transit hubs, as well as its tight-knit community feel, have long made it a desirable place to live. Plus, as a longtime resident herself, she said, “It’s a great place to live.”

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Central Salutatorian ankit Signh address his classmates at one of the school’s four separate in-person commencements.

V.S. high schools hold commencements Valley Stream’s high schools held socially distant commencements on July 28 and 29. The ceremonies served as a cap to a tumultuous school year marked deeply by the coronavirus pandemic. Central, South and North high schools split the ceremonies up into four events per building spread over two days in order to maintain space the space required keep students and their family members at least six feet apart from each other. The in-person commencement came in addition to virtual graduations that took place online late in June.

South high SChool students made their way across the stage to receive their diplomas. all StudentS and their families were spaced six feet apart to maintain safety. South ValediCtorain Zane Amray, far left, gave his remarks to fellow classmates.

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District 13 budget passes in revote continued from front page to-year increase in the original $55.3 million budget — roughly $2.2 million, or 4.2 percent — was too much, given the financial hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Property taxes were set to increase 1.99 percent, which fell within the limits of state tax-cap restrictions. Totaling $54.4 million, the revised plan increases spending 2.51 percent and taxes nearly 1 percent. The results were certified on July 29. “I want to thank the public, on behalf of the superintendent’s office and the Board of Education, for their support in the proposed budget revote for the 20202021 school year,” Superintendent Dr. Constance Evelyn said. “We really appreciate the community support for the budget, and we’ll move forward in a positive direction to ensure that we maintain the quality public education that we provide in Valley Stream 13.” Had the revised spending plan failed to pass, the district would have been required to adopt a contingency budget with a tax freeze and across-the-board cuts in expenditures, except those “considered essential to maintain an educational program, preserve property and ensure the health and safety of students and staff,” according to State Education Department guidelines. Gerard Antoine, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, warned that adopting a contingency budget would have severely impacted district prog ramming. “The worst implication for us under a contingency

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District 13 passeD its revised spending plan on July 28, after voters rejected the original budget proposal in June. budget is that we are unable to provide our after-school clubs,” he said, such as chorus, band, book club, Student Council and more. Even the purchase of equipment such as art supplies, paper and pencils might have been in jeopardy. The revised budget, Antoine said, does not affect instruction.

Budgetary reductions ■ Salary for a .5 extra-help math teacher: $50,000

■ Textbook purchases: $55,000 ■ Prekindergarten: $105,000

■ Salary for a .4 orchestra teacher: $40,000

■ Summer recreation program: $108,369

■ Language teacher extra-help stipends: $10,000

■ Employee retirement: $85,000 ■ Teachers retirement: $100,000

■ Classroom equipment and furniture: $50,000

■ Health insurance: $276,749

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Neighbors iN the News South students earn Seals of Biliteracy V a l l e y Stream South High School announced this summer that a second set of its students had completed requirements to earn the New York state Seal Nabiha subzwari of Biliteracy for the 2019-2020 school year. Performed virtually, South students Tayeeba Ahmed and Nabiha Subzwari presented to a panel of teachers cultural comparison analysis conducted entirely in Spanish, followed by a

series of questions, also in Spanish. According to the State Education Department, the state Seal of Biliteracy recognizes high school graduates who tayeeba ahmed attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. Compiled by Peter Belfiore

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RCI to premiere three publications in August Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, is launching three new monthly publications in August to help local businesses get the word out about all they do — Living Large and LI Prime/ Long Island’s Prime Focus. Living Large, which will launch Aug. 14, is a broadsheet — the width and length of The New York Times — offering an oversized tablet for display advertising. It will be mailed to 10,000 homes and businesses in each of the five areas where it is published, and will be printed with bright white covers. For advertisers, covers are nearly sold out. LI Prime and Long Island Prime Focus are RCI’s new monthly shopping and specialty guides. Each month, LI Prime will promote local stores, restaurants, real estate agencies and doctors’ offices. Long Island’s Prime Focus will feature a guide focused on the best deals and businesses in a specific area of interest, such as back to school, real estate, home improvement and dining, with the premiere issue highlighting health and fitness. LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus will be found in one, magazinesize publication — flip over the book to move from LI Prime to Long Island’s Prime Focus, and vice versa. The publications are set to launch this week. When mailed, the new publications will go to virtually every home in the Five Towns, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Oceanside-Island Park, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream. For more information on these publications, call Rhonda Glickman, RCI vice president of sales, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 250, or email her at rglickman@liherald. com, or call Lori Berger, sales manager for digital and specialty products, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 228, or email her at lberger@liherald.com. RCI Publisher Stuart Richner said the new publications are a showcase where local businesses can advertise their goods and services. “These new monthly publications will provide our business clients with the reach they expect and desire from Richner Communications publications,” he noted, “and will encourage the community to frequent and support our local businesses.” Michael Bologna, RCI’s vice president of operations, said, “We needed to find a way to help local businesses get their message out at this point in time. We asked our account executives what they thought advertisers needed and simply gave it to them. These products are just the right mix of fresh and unique to appeal to both the merchants and their customers.” “I’m so excited to be launching three new products,” Glickman said. “Living Large is a spectacular broadsheet publication priced so that even the smallest business can afford to advertise. It’s big and beautiful and mailed to your home. Seeing your ad on a large space only enhances its beauty.” “A very special feature of both new publications,” Berger said, “is that they are both being mailed to over 10,000

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HOT OFF THE presses at RCI’s Garden City headquarters, clockwise, from left, Living Large is one of the company’s three newest publications — a broadsheet the size of The New York Times that will provide plenty of room for advertising. Pictured is press operator Braulio Luna. RHONDA GLICKMAN, RCI’S vice president of sales, at home in Lynbrook with LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus, a two-sided publication. ELLEN REYNOLDS, RCI’S classified sales manager, showed off the new publications at her home in Freeport. LORI BERGER, RCI’S sales manager for digital and specialty products, with the new Living Large publication in her backyard in Wantagh.

homes and businesses monthly in all of the communities we are launching these publications. This gives so many residents and community leaders the opportunity to peruse these informative new publications.” Ellen Reynolds, RCI’s classified advertising manager, said she gave out samples of the new publications in Oceanside last weekend, and local shop owners were interested. “But the customers,” Reynolds said, “were also fasinated. They seemed truly excited they would get three new publications each month with local ads delivered to their homes through the mail. “One customer couldn’t get over how

beautiful Living Large was and didn’t believe me that they would be getting a publication the size of The New York Times for free,” Reynolds continued. “They loved the idea that the ads in the papers would be local and wanted to know how they could be guaranteed that they will get them.” Amy Amato, RCI’s executive director of corporate relations and events, said, “I’m thrilled about the design of the new publications. It offers a cleaner, more modern, fresher look in a bigger format. Our Living Large broadsheet publication is so huge and well designed that it’s impossible not to notice every ad.”

State reps discuss child care coronavirus aid As the fall months approach, and most of New York remains open with low coronavirus infection rates, many working parents are returning to their jobs. For their children, however, remains the lingering question of whether schools will remain fully or partly closed, and whether many children of working parents will require full-time child care providers during the day. On July 22, the Empire State Campaign for Child Care and the office of Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages hosted a virtual meeting entitled “child care is essential,” with state lawmakers, child care industry advocates, local parents and health care providers. During the meeting they discussed the challenges both parents and the child care industry has faced during the pandemic and many advocated for the need for more federal financial support for parents and child care workers to aid with the high demand for child care services. “Child care is in a bad economic place and if the federal government doesn’t provide this money, we will have to slash child care programs,” Solages said. “Already 30 percent of child care services have closed and without this money, things are only going to get worse—which will slowly kill Long Island and New York

state.” In late June, a group of over 60 New York State legislators sent a letter to the New York Congressional Delegation urging them to secure an investment of at least $50 billion in the next federal coronavirus relief package to stabilize the child care sector for children of all ages. As the pandemic continues, Solages said that with disruptions caused by the virus, many more parents in the state may be forced to turn to professional child care services that they might not be able to afford. However, despite the increase in need for those services, many child care centers are taking in fewer children because of cuts to class sizes to adhere to social distancing protocols. That, has in turn negatively impacted the child care centers. “With less students, there is less tuition and with less money, it is harder for these child care centers to pay rent and buy personal protective equipment and sanitation equipment to take care of the children,” Solages said. “A lot of child care centers were in crisis before the pandemic because of the minimum wage increase, but the pandemic has exacerbated the situation.” Many child care providers also expressed the need for the financial support to help keep their businesses afloat. Mothers also shared their struggle to balance work and home schooling their kids

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during the pandemic. “Before the pandemic, money was already tight for us and now we have to purchase Personal Protective Equipment and other safety equipment to do our jobs.” said Alicia Marks, a child care provider at the Marks of Excellence Child Care Center in Amityville New York. “Child care is on the verge of collapsing because we have been traumatized by the pandemic.” Juliana Pinto-Mckeen, a child care provider at Honeybirds Playschool in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, said that business at her center—which services children 2 and a half to 5 years old—had been good for the past six years until the pandemic. In early March, Honeybirds closed because Pinto-Mckeen said no one felt safe with the coronavirus spreading before the mandated closures. With the business closed, they lost half of their tuition from customers. When they tried to reopen a few months later, 45 percent of customers dropped out, they eventually lost 55 percent of necessary enrollment from customers, and now the business remains closed. “Our economy cannot go back to work without childcare,” she said. “Failure to act today is a generational crisis.” Paulette Duran, a mother to a 6 year old daughter named Naomi, said that working full time for eight hours a day

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AssemBlywomAN michAelle solAges hosted a talk on child care coronavirus aid. while homeschooling her child has been the most difficult and scary things she has ever experienced. “I do not have any other options,” she said, with the hope that health care providers and mothers could both receive financial help to make child care services more affordable. “We desperately need adequate money and resources and I pray that they help us.”

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L.I. Democratic lawmakers seek stimulus talks By ScoTT BrinTon

the HEROES Act. Without more such aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned, New York would likely have to cut 20 percent of U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on July state aid for police, schools and hospitals, at a time when 29 called on Republican senators to work with the Democosts are increasing because of the Covid-19 crisis. A 20 heroeS Act: Health and Economic Recovery cratically led House of Representatives to pass another percent cut, local officials have said, would be devastatOmnibus Emergency Solutions Act round of economic stimulus, only two days before a $600 ing, potentially resulting in mass layoffs. additional weekly payment that the unemployed had Suozzi said aid to state and local governments must be heALS Act: Health, Economic Assistance, received in recent months was set to expire. included as part of any additional stimulus package. As The two, along with Matt Cartwright, a Democrat far as Democrats are concerned, he said, it’s a “non-negoLiability Protection and Schools from Erie, Pa., excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch tiable” point. McConnell, saying he was stonewalling a deal to infuse Suozzi pushed back against an argument that McConfurther aid into the American economy, at a time when nell has made numerous times: that stimulus money Many people are not returning to work because of Covid-19 cases were surging across the South, West and local shutdowns of the economy, she said, noting a sister unequally benefits so-called “blue states,” or Democraticperhaps now the Midwest. who is out of work in California. “She wants to [work], majority states. He noted that New York annually pays Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and Suozzi, a but she can’t,” Rice said. tens of billions more in federal taxes than it receives Democrat from Glen Cove, held a virtual back in aid and projects. Meanwhile, McConWithout further stimulus, news conference with Cartwright to help nell’s home state of Kentucky each year Rice warned, “there are going to apply pressure to Republican senators to receives tens of billions more than it sends to be millions of families across negotiate an aid package with Democrats. Washington. this country who cannot pay Coronavirus deaths surpassed 150,000 the Cartwright said the senate majority leadtheir rent.” day before the conference. er appears more “interested in protecting She noted gyms and bowling On May 15, the House passed its $3 trillion corporations” than he does in providing aid alleys remained shut down in HEROES Act, which would extend unemto average Americans. And, in fact, the New York. ployment benefits, including the weekly $600 HEALS Act would give companies, universiWithout additional aid, Cartpayment. Meanwhile, the Senate on July 27 ties and hospitals a five-year liability shield wright said, “we could slide into unveiled its $1 trillion HEALS Act, which against coronavirus-related damages. a great depression.” would reduce the $600 weekly payment to The White House, the three Congress McConnell, Suozzi said, will Kathleen rice Tom Suozzi $200. Now the two chambers must agree on a members said, is bypassing the Senate to only “respond to political presunified bill before it can go to President negotiate directly with House Speaker Nancy sure,” and he added that presTrump for his signature. Pelosi, noting Treasury Secretary Steve sure must come from Republican At press time on Aug. 3, the two sides had entered ten- governors, mayors and town supervisors. Mnunchin’s recent talks with the speaker. tative talks, but did not appear close to reaching an McConnell has said the HEALS Act is a starting point As of press time, the Republican bill contained no agreement. The only measure that the two chambers had new aid to state and local governments — it would only in what will likely be prolonged negotiations. “The agreed on was a $1,200 stimulus check for Americans allow them to use an existing $150 billion funding pool in American people need more help,” McConnell has said. who meet certain income requirements. a more flexible way, giving them the ability to use the “They need it to be comprehensive and carefully taiRice refuted a Republican position that people would money to close their budget gaps, according to The Wash- lored, and that is what the Senate majority has assemrather stay home than work because of the additional ington Post. Meanwhile, Democrats were seeking more bled … Every bill has to start somewhere, and this is the $600 payment, calling the argument “garbage.” than $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments in starting place.”

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American Red Cross needs hurricane volunteers The American Red Cross in Greater New York is seeking up to a thousand volunteers to be part of its inaugural Hurricane Season Reserve Corps, a new, trained group of team members ready to support affected communities in the event of a major disaster in the region. This large number of reserve volunteers is needed because of the added constraints caused by Covid-19 and the projected intensity of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which will run through Nov. 30, peaking in August and September. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” said Susan Rounds, interim CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York. “Train now to be a Red Cross volunteer and answer the call to help if the need arises here in our region.” For more information, go to redcross. org/volunteertoday. Scroll down to find the Shelter and Disaster Health Services roles, which comprise the Hurricane Season Reserve Corps. The greater New York region includes New York City, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester counties, and Greenwich, Conn. Positions are available across New Jersey and New York state as well.

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The AmericAn red Cross in Greater New York needs up to a thousand volunteers to help staff its shelters in the event of a hurricane. There is a special need for volunteers to support sheltering efforts. To help keep people safe during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross has put in place additional precautions and developed special training for its workforce. The Red Cross needs volunteers to help staff shelter reception, registration, feeding, dor-

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emergency medical technician or physician’s assistant with a current and unencumbered license, the Red Cross needs your support. Volunteers are needed in shelters to help assess people’s health. Daily observation and health screening for Covid-19-like illness among shelter residents may also be required. Nurses supervise all clinical tasks. Roles are also available for certified nursing assistants, certified home health aides, student nurses and medical students. The Red Cross needs volunteers who can provide care as delegated by a licensed nurse in shelters. This could include assisting with activities of daily living, personal assistance services, providing health education and helping to replace medications, durable medical equipment or consumable medical supplies. All necessary training (minimum five hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization, individual shifts for these roles are 12 hours. Be sure to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for people who are at higher risk for severe illness, consult your health care provider and follow local guidance. The Red Cross’s top priority is the health and safety of its employees, volunteers and the people whom it serves, agency officials said.

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Dr. Gainosuke suGiyama, chief of surgery at LIJ Valley Stream with the latest in the DaVinci series of robotic surgeons. The hospital was named a Center of Excellence in both the fields of robotic and hernia surgery by an independent patient safety organization.

LIJ V.S. receives dual accolades in surgery in the use of the DaVinci series of surgical robots since 2013. In 2019 LIJ received the latest model of DaVinci robots: the Xi, LIJ Valley Stream has been named a which was affectionately nicknamed Center of Excellence, receiving dual “Rosie” after the robotic maid character accreditation in both the fields of hernia in the “Jetsons” cartoon television show. and robotic surgery from the Surgeons touted the $2.4 milSurgical Review Corporation, lion machine’s versatility and a non-profit patient safety ease of setup. organization. In particular, Sugiyama LIJ is the only hospital on named staffer Dr. Douglas the South Shore to receive the Held as a premier expert in accolades in both fields, the field of hernia and other which signify, “the departminimally invasive surgeries. ments’ commitment to pro“Both he and I have been viding the highest level of doing a lot of hernia care,” care and patient safety,” over the years, he said. The according to the organization. Corporation also named Held Dr. Gainosuke Sugiyama, as a Surgeon of Excellence in director of surgery at the hoshernia surgery. pital credited his team of surSugiyama said the recognigeons for their dedication to tion is the latest example in safety and reducing hospital the ways Northwell Health — stay times to meet the strict the largest health network in criteria required for the New York — has been leveraccreditation. In addition to aging its resources to bring recognizing his department, high quality care to the hospithe Surgical Review Corpora- Dr. Gainosuke tal in a number of different tion named Sugiyama a Surmedical fields, noting its geon of Excellence in both suGiyama opening of a dedicated orthoChief of surgery hernia and robotic surgery. pedic unit at the hospital in “We consider ourselves LIJ Valley Stream 2019. experts,” he said. “We do a “It’s a message to the comgreat job taking care of munity,” he said, “That we’re patients so we thought, why don’t we take here and we’re going to provide top-of-theit to the next level and have an indepen- line care to all patients that come here, dent body look at us.” regardless of their need.” Sugiyama has a long history in robotic surgery, and has been training surgeons Melissa Koenig contributed to this story.

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t’s a message to the community that we’re here and we’re going to provide topof-the-line care to all patients that come here, regardless of their need.

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’ve been in constant communication with chamber members and Mayor Keith Corbett to stay informed about Covid-19. It’s an unprecedented event in our lifetime, so there’s no way to prepare our businesses for something like this. Not every business is affected to the same degree, but ultimately this affects all of us. My fellow chamber leaders and I have worked to help storeowners modify their business structure, and we’ve urged members to offer customers coupons and gift cards. Since our community has a large number of mom-and-pop businesses, one of the challenges is maintaining their operations on a small budget. With that in mind, we’ve been telling our businesses to create a little bit of cushion in their savings. However, I know how difficult that can be for small shops. That’s the only thing we can try to make sure of, but that’s not always easy. The businesses in our chamber have been supporting the community all these years, and now we need a little more support from the community during a time when we’re all feeling anxious. We had to cancel most of our annual events due to the pandemic, but we’re hoping to come back strong with our village-wide events next year. Right now, our main focus is finding ways to support our businesses. There are businesses that are literally starving because they can’t open, but we’re hopeful that we can stick together, keep our chin up and come through on the other side.

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n the field of education, we are called upon to take care of other people’s children. We lose sleep over other people’s children. When the reality of Covid-19 entered all of our lives, we needed to stay true to that calling. The great challenge of this time, which had similar emotional underpinnings to 9/11 and Superstorm Sandy, was to move forward for the good of children, despite the emotional upheaval in our own lives. Every decision a leader makes is guided by the principles of safety and educational excellence. The weight is great. A balance exists between the social-emotional needs of students and their educational needs. This was never clearer than in the spring of 2020. One must acknowledge and support concerns for staff, their families and personal families, while remaining committed to moving learners forward educationally and supporting their social-emotional needs. Lawrence had the good fortune of support from each and every member of the school community. We were technologically in a good spot, having distributed Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots to every six- to 12th-grader in September, and rapidly used the lower grades’ devices as hot spots for new Chromebooks. Our teachers, staff, children and their families rose to the challenge of learning while under great stress. The adverse experience faced by these amazing individuals did not stop the system from carrying on the mission of caring for children. The community is filled with heroes and will continue to always follow our calling, caring for the children.

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graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1988 and served as a surface warfare officer, earning the rank of lieutenant. I continue to lead now as the president of Roberts & Ryan Investments. As a long-time resident of Rockville Centre, I saw the need not only in my community, but in several others nearby, for PPE for front-line workers. I quickly went to work organizing donation drives and have secured more than 20,000 masks, 15,000 surgical gloves, 225 coveralls, 320 pounds of ground coffee and 120 cases of K-Cups. I first began securing masks in April, and continued to donate and deliver food and supplies through the first week of June. I got involved with the cause when I was contacted by [State] Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office. The senator was getting requests for masks and asked if I could help. I started raising money, donating money, passed the hat among my friends, and the word got out. Early on, we were able to provide N-95 masks to the Rockville Centre Police Department. I spent about 15 to 20 hours a week purchasing supplies and making and coordinating deliveries, though I could not have done it all alone. One thing that was amazing to me is how many people started giving money, and there were some really generous donations. About $60,000 was raised in total, and then my company started donating coffee. It was heartwarming to see the outpouring of support and great that people wanted to donate money and their time. Wherever there was a need, I would try to buy supplies and distribute them. I see it as a call to duty. I’ve always been about service. When you think of yourself less, it works. The best part is seeing the outpouring of support from others. Rockville Centre is a great town. It’s very patriotic and service-oriented.

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ver since the pandemic hit, my job has remained relatively the same, but business has changed drastically. Business has gone down. At first, we were open for only takeout and delivery, and people were very supportive. But now that we have opened with dine-in services, business has gone down. This might be because people are afraid to go out and dine in because of the virus, or maybe some people don’t know that businesses are open in that way again. Now, when we work, we must wear masks, and those who serve food must also wear gloves. I think the hardest part about working during a pandemic is the mental and emotional stress and uncertainty of working that weighs down on me and other workers so heavily. We don’t know what the future holds, and that is what is weighing on me. Now that we are in a pandemic, I’m working less hours because business is not as busy as it was before. The pandemic is an unforeseen and unfortunate situation. My father, who is the owner of the restaurant, has been in the food business for 47 years, and he has never seen anything like this pandemic. It’s sad and stressful to see people, such as our customers, dying. This pandemic has taught me that, as a person, I must be more loving and kind and appreciate what I have more. But, as a business owner, this is devastating. My hope is that a vaccine is found soon and that people can resume the good parts of life before the pandemic and not be quarantined at home and afraid anymore.

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Football camps delayed until Sept. 21 By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Eliminating scrimmages and one round of playoffs are the only changes so far in place for Nassau County football, which moved 2020 season kickoff plans to Saturday, Oct. 3 after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced a monthlong delay for fall sports on July 16. If no alternative guidance is received from the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force, fall athletes will begin practicing Monday, Sept. 21, four weeks later than the original date of Aug. 24. For football, 10 practices are mandatory before games can be played. “I’m actually happy for the delay,” said Section VIII football coordinator Matt McLees, who noted keeping the regular season schedule intact was a priority. “I thought the news would have been worse,” he added. “I don’t think we are out of the woods yet though for the fall. But for now, we have hope.” The original opening date for games was Thursday, Sept. 17. Freeport (Conference I), Garden City (II), Plainedge (III) and Seaford (IV) are the defending county champions. All four are seeded No. 1 in their respective conferences for the upcoming season. Freeport, which has captured back-to-back Long Island Class I titles, opens at home against Uniondale. “The fact we’re even talking about having a season is pretty positive, but nobody knows anything for sure,” said Baldwin head coach Steve Carroll, whose 10thseeded Bruins are scheduled to open the Conference I campaign at home against Hicksville. “As a coach, I’d love to see a season happen as long as everyone can be safe doing it,” he added. Oceanside, seeded No. 2 behind Freeport, will host Hempstead in Week 1. East Meadow, back in the top conference after one season in II, travels to Massapequa. “As a state we’ve done a great job getting the Covid numbers down,” Oceanside head coach Rob Blount said. “I’m optimistic we can play in the fall, but I can also see them pushing things to 2021.” Garden City, which has won four straight county crowns, opens at New Hyde Park. MacArthur, the 2019 runners-

10 Games To Watch Oct. 3: Oct. 3: Oct. 10: Oct. 17: Oct. 24: Oct. 24: Oct. 31: Nov. 7: Nov. 14: Nov. 14:

Roosevelt at Lynbrook V.S. Central at South Side Lawrence at Seaford Baldwin at Oceanside MacArthur at Garden City East Rockaway at Malverne North Shore at Wantagh Garden City at Carey Oceanside at Freeport Wantagh at Seaford

up in Conference II, is seeded second and will visit Elmont in the opener. Other local Week 1 matchups in the conference has No. 3 Carey hosting No. 7 Sewanhaka, fourth-seeded South Side hosting No. 6 Valley Stream Central, No. 5 Mepham at home against No. 12 Kennedy, and No. 11 Calhoun visiting No. 10 Long Beach. “I’m glad the fall season is still a possibility,” said VSC head coach Mike Rubino, who conducts Zoom meetings with his players four days a week. “I’m happy New York State is letting the process play out and didn’t jump to any conclusions.” Plainedge, which nipped Freeport in the 2019 Rutgers Cup voting, kicks off at Division. Seaford opens at home against Cold Spring Harbor in a battle of the past two Conference IV champs. McLees said the regular season would conclude Saturday, Nov. 21, and the number of playoff teams in each of Nassau’s four conferences has been cut in half, from eight to four. The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 26-28, followed by the county championship games Dec. 5-6. The L.I. title games will not be held.

Eight teams switch conferences

Of the eight programs taking on new conference rivals in 2020, half were part of Conference III a year ago. Runner-up South Side jumps to Conference II, while perennial powers Wantagh and Lawrence, along with North Shore, bounced to Conference IV. New to Conference III are Manhasset and Valley Stream South.

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OcEaNSIdE quarTErBack charLIE McKee, a rising junior, has thrown for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns over his first two varsity seasons. East Meadow and Herricks are back in familiar stomping grounds in Conference I after competing in Conference II in 2019.

JV remains on Saturday mornings

The majority of Nassau’s junior varsity football games in 2018 kicked off Monday afternoons, but last year the action returned to traditional Saturday morn-

ings at the opposite location of that day’s varsity game. It’ll remain that way for 2020. Should any freshmen, sophomores or juniors not step on the JV field on a particular Saturday morning, they would be eligible to play in the varsity game. “There’s also a mechanism in place where if both schools agree to move the JV game to Monday afternoon, they can do so,” McLees said.

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House For Sale HEWLETT BAY PARK 30 Heron Dr, Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead and a 4 Car Heated Gararge. SD#14..$4,850,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299 MILL NECK: Ranch, Top Schools, 3 BRS, Den, 2.5 Bths, Large LR, 2 Car Garage, C A C , F b s m t . L o w Ta x . O w n e r . 718-465-3520 WOODMERE 8/9 11:30-1, 960 GREENFIELD Rd, BA,4 BR,3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR w/ Fpl, FDR , EIK & Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth.Mstr Ste/Bth/ Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All..REDUCED $999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman RE 516-238-4299

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Mr. Trump, suburbia needs solutions, not tweets

resident Trump claimed last week that he is protecting suburbanites from low-income housing projects, tweeting on July 29: I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood . . .” Clearly, Trump is out of touch with suburban America. In Nassau County, no new low-income housing has been built for decades. The Freeport Housing Authority recently rebuilt its Moxie Rigby apartment complex, previously a drab, red-brick structure surrounded by black chain-link fencing and set next to a heavily trafficked intersection. Now it’s a state-of-the-art building that is bright, clean and inviting. Contrary to depressing local home values, this new structure, constructed through a public-private partnership, will only improve them. Moxie Rigby aside, we haven’t seen any new public housing built here in recent years, largely because of the prohibitive costs, particularly the high land values. Instead, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development issues Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, which, in theory, allow low-income residents, seniors and the disabled to rent the homes they want. Two problems: One, there are relatively few rental units in Nassau compared with New York City and Westchester. Two, the rents are often exorbitantly expensive, far in excess of what the federal voucher program provides for. Section 8 voucher recipients thus tend to concentrate in Nassau’s

letters In defense of Kreiss and Kremer To the Editor: Both Randi Kreiss and Jerry Kremer were criticized in recent letters to the editor for neglecting to criticize Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his decision to return Covid-19 patients to nursing homes while criticizing how President Trump has handled this crisis. The differences in how these two men have handled their responsibilities is important in understanding and appreciating why the resulting narratives might be different. This pandemic took everyone by surprise, although, presumably, the president had knowledge (or at least the means to have had knowledge) earlier than the rest of us. As it became clear what was happening, Cuomo acted, and communicated with New Yorkers through daily briefings. He spoke with truth about the virus, emphasizing facts over opinion, and was honest

poorest neighborhoods — often communities of color — straining local schools that struggle to keep up with services for many of the students in greatest need, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Instead of seeking a solution, Trump is actively working to keep low-income residents — often people of color — out of the suburbs. What we need, however, is national leadership. Because of systemic racism, Black people were denied equal opportunities for safe and affordable public housing from the 1930s through the ’70s, especially in the suburbs, where the schools were better and the neighborhoods were safer. At the same time, Black people were often barred from buying homes in suburban neighborhoods, as was the case at first in Levittown after World War II. They were largely confined to inner cities or rural regions, without the most basic services, leaving them to fend for themselves. Instead of working to lift up all Americans, in particular those of color who have traditionally been marginalized, Trump is perpetuating a racist system whose roots date back to the Jim Crow Era, which lasted from the 1870s through the mid-1960s, when in many parts of the U.S. whites and Blacks remained separate, in unequal facilities. Trump also forgets — or denies — that the suburbs are no longer lily-white. They are rapidly becoming multi-racial, multiethnic and multi-cultural. Immigrants, often people of color, are increasingly moving to the suburbs. In fact, without those immigrants, the suburbs could be in deep trouble. In 2016, the Heralds undertook a year-

long investigative series titled “The Changing Face of Long Island.” Here’s what we wrote in our concluding editorial: “According to a 2015 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute, ‘New Americans on Long Island,’ immigrants now comprise 18 percent of the population and 23 percent of the workforce, accounting for 20 percent of the Island’s total economic output. “In total, there are some 526,000 foreignborn Long Islanders out of roughly 2.8 million people living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Latin Americans make up the largest portion of the Island’s immigrant population, at 41 percent, but people come from throughout the world, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia. “There is much talk about how Long Islanders are leaving for elsewhere because of the high cost of living. The Island, however, actually saw a net gain in population because of immigration. Suffolk’s population remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2012, while Nassau’s increased by roughly 78,500 people, according to census data.” Without the recent arrival of immigrants on Long Island, we could see steep drop-offs in locally owned businesses and the housing market. Trump should celebrate the new suburbia, not attempt to reignite tired old wars of words intended to divide people along racial and socioeconomic lines. Like it or not, Mr. President, the suburbs are not — thank goodness — what they used to be. He must recognize the new realities of the suburbs and offer sound solutions to ensure that all people, regardless of their backgrounds, are able to live out their “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.”

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o single moment in medicine produces more anxiety for patients than surgery. As doctors, we work tirelessly to establish the invaluable trust needed so that patients feel comfortable undergoing what often sound like scary procedures. The anxiety levels increase exponentially when patients are confronted with the dual concerns of cancer and Covid-19. It’s true that when the pandemic arrived in New York a few months ago, public health officials made the careful decision to cancel elective surgeries JeFFreY across the region, DreBiN including some cancer procedures. At a time when our region was preparing for a surge in Covid-19 cases and didn’t have enough testing to determine the spread of the virus, it was important to take steps to preserve our ability to care for those critical cases and limit the number of people walking into hospitals. A recent analysis of data from hospitals across the country showed that preventive cancer screenings have dropped between 86 and 94 percent due to the pan-

demic. But now it’s critical that patients feel confident to resume the care they need. We still have a lot to learn about Covid19 and how it will impact our country. But one thing we already know is how to safely provide surgery to patients who need it. And nowhere is that need greater than among patients battling cancer — which waits for no crisis or pandemic — because, for the vast majority of people who have the disease, it is a greater threat to their lives than the virus. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I work, we did not make the decision to postpone cancer surgeries lightly. Our surgeons assessed which patients needed surgery right away, who could postpone it without negatively impacting their wellbeing, and whether other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation might give equivalent results. Some cancer surgeries can be postponed safely for up to a few months, but studies suggest that it’s not safe to wait longer than that, because a cancer that’s curable might progress and become incurable. At MSK we never stopped performing essential surgeries, though we did postpone some cases for which it was safe to do so.

As Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across the region, all types of lifesaving cancer surgeries have been occurring for several months, and patients who had to abruptly postpone their surgeries are getting the care they need. At many hospitals around the metropolitan area, all patients are tested for Covid-19 before a hospitalization or a surgery. At my hospital, any patient who needs to be hospitalized overnight is tested every 72 hours, regardless of their initial Covid-19 status, for any changes in their results. And in the event that patients are infected, surgeons — bolstered by infectious-disease experts — are well equipped to minimize patients’ risks and are prepared to manage problems that may be virus-related. Evidence from our own institution suggests that the majority of patients who develop the virus within 30 days of a major surgical procedure do well and can usually recover as outpatients. The test detects the virus in people who are ill as well as those who are infected but do not have symptoms. Hospitals like mine are doing this extensive testing to help us avoid the risk of operating on someone who feels well but may

t’s critical that patients who have waited feel confident to resume the care they need.

Letters about what we would have to do to withstand the threat posed by the virus. The president, on the other hand and at the same time, dismissed it as a hoax or as a bad flu that would simply suddenly disappear. From March through June, Cuomo continued to plan and put procedures into place based on the available scientific and medical information and guidance. Mistakes were made, admitted to and corrected. During the same time period, Trump championed untested treatments contrary to medical and scientific advice. He also declined any responsibility for ensuring adequate numbers of supplies and equipment, leaving states to fend for themselves (and creating situations in which states were competing against one another for needed supplies). We now know this early resolve against a plan for federal intervention and testing was based on the political determination that the virus was most prevalent in “blue” states. The president and his supporters want to credit him for closing travel from China. Even that action, as necessary as it was, was too little, too late. For months he shunned the advice of medical experts on the benefits of face coverings, and even as the virus began to spread to “red” states, he provided venues for spread by holding large rallies. Now, with more than 150,000 deaths, he does not acknowledge his inaction, misinformation and absent leadership. Because he sidestepped his initial responsibility

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No need to fear cancer surgery, despite the pandemic

then develop Covid-19-related symptoms after surgery. Surgeries for patients with the virus are done in a separate operating room, and we have isolation procedures in place so that they are never in contact of prog beat pa with non-Covid patients. To protect against the virus, hospitals ries ca shift to know we have to test more than just patients. We’re also tracking the health are jus of our staff before they come to work, and test them as needed. For those who interact directly with patients, we perform weekly testing, and only those who test negative are allowed to report to work. Following state regulations, many hospitals are limiting visitors, but they’re using technology to keep patients connected with their loved ones. At MSK, we’re providing tablets and smartphones to people who don’t have devices to help facilitate those virtual connections while they’re receiving care. In many ways, a hospital is one of the to all r cleanest, safest places a vulnerable patient can be right now. I urge any New every c In a Yorker who may be afraid to get the care tend to you need to call your doctor. Your life proces could depend on it. time to Dr. Jeffrey Drebin is chair of the Depart- though ment of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Ket- intern every r tering Cancer Center, and specializes in treating cancers of the pancreas and liver. to vote lions o

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D’Amato was right about our greatest leaders To the Editor: Al D’Amato and I rarely see eye to eye on political issues, but I thought his July 16-22 column, “Let’s learn from America’s past, not destroy it,” was spot on. I am stunned that people are just discovering that most of our founding fathers were slave owners, and that later leaders held racist views that were prevalent in their time. First, you can only honestly evaluate people in the context of the times in which they lived. Further, you should only evaluate our presidents and leaders on the balance of their service to the nation. As D’Amato pointed out, Franklin Roosevelt interned the Japanese and failed to oppose segregation — but he also led the nation through the Depression and World War II. On balance, he thus was one of the handful of our nation’s most consequential presidents. Thanks to Al for a well-argued column. DORIS MEADOWS Glen Cove

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How a virus upended the Democratic primary

he June New York state primary produced many shocking results. A number of entrenched incumbents were ousted, and a handful of progressive candidates managed to beat party-endorsed candidates. But stories calling the election results a major shift to the left by the Democratic Party are just plain false. The coronavirus pandemic has caused great turmoil in our daily lives. It also had a dramatic impact on the primary. On April 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requirJeRRY ing the state kReMeR Board of Elections to send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. That was a gift to every challenger. In a normal election year, citizens tend to be indifferent about the voting process. Most people won’t take the extra time to get an absentee ballot, even though they’re readily available on the internet. But thanks to the governor, every registered voter got an application to vote absentee, which resulted in millions of ballots, some of which are still

being counted. For many years, incumbent elected leaders would ask their loyal supporters to fill out absentee ballots, while their opponents generally ignored this process. This time, with voters confined to their homes, the challengers mounted strong telephone campaigns, urging potential voters to send in their ballot requests. Many incumbents, distracted by their official duties or maybe just a little cocky, didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers. Another factor in the defeat of some current Democratic office holders was their opponents’ use of social media. Potential voters were housebound, spending a lot of time on their computers, and they were easier to reach by smart challengers. Many of the incumbents haven’t mastered this strategy, and were caught off guard by their challengers’ aggressive campaigning. Geography had a lot to do with some of the upsets. Districts that had been safe for incumbents have been changing rapidly. There has been a lot of movement into communities with available hous-

ing, and overconfident politicians ignored those population shifts. One losing incumbent recently lamented, “I didn’t realize how much my district has changed.” Party leaders won’t admit that they are losing their influence, but neither political party has the clout that it had in the past. Once upon a time when the party endorsed a candidate, he or she was a sure winner. But in some of the districts where there were serious contests, the party leaders couldn’t deliver the votes. One result that has received a lot of media attention was the defeat of U.S. Rep. Elliot Engel, the current chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Engel held the 16th Congressional District seat for over 30 years, and obviously became overconfident, thanks to a history of weak opponents. During the height of the coronavirus crises, as he had over the years, Engel spent much of his time in Washington, and with a tough challenger, voters punished him for his absence. One race in which a progressive newcomer triumphed is a good example of what happens when there are too many

istracted by their official duties or perhaps just a little cocky, many incumbents didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers.

candidates running. In the 17th C.D., which covers a portion of Westchester and Rockland counties, the winner, Mondaire Jones, got 47 percent of the vote. Some seven other candidates got a total of 51 percent. Did the progressives dominate the primary day roster of winners? The answer is no. Twenty incumbents won their contests by wide margins. On Long Island, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi won 56 percent of the vote, compared with challenger Melanie D’Arrigo’s 32 percent. Incumbents who took their challengers seriously managed to hold on and win. This year’s primary holds many lessons for candidates. If you’re an incumbent, the moral of the story is that you’d better spend more time in your district and learn to master the challenges of the internet to survive. Like it or not, you’re an endangered species. As for challengers, hopefully there won’t soon be another coronavirus that will interfere with the electoral process, and you won’t get the same breaks. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Double mitzvahs in a one-horse mountain town

f there is any topic guaranteed to irritate readers more than politics, it’s religion, but here goes a true story. In the innocent days before the plague of Covid-19, my daughter and son-in-law moved to a rural mountain town in the high Sierra of the American West. Let’s call it One Horse. There they settled into a life at one with nature, hiking the high trails, kayaking the rivers and camping in the Randi hills. kReiss Both of them are Jewish by birth, and embrace the practices and traditions that are meaningful for them. I have been at their home during Rosh Hashana, for example, and, after hunting down a brisket and other holiday goodies, we enjoyed a meal with the couple of other Jewish people who live within 20 or 30 miles. When the grandkids approached age 13, they said they wanted to pursue the education necessary to become bar and bat mitzvah, and officially be welcomed as adults in the Jewish community.

They did it their way, even if it wasn’t entirely kosher. A family friend, Rabbi Eddie, who went to Lawrence High School with me, suggested a b’nai mitzvah, conducting one service for both kids, even though my granddaughter would be a little younger than the traditional 13, and my grandson would be a little older. It seemed practical. In the beginning, my daughter drove the kids to a synagogue an hour and a half away for their lessons, but that quickly became a nightmare of snowstorms and exhaustion. Rabbi Eddie suggested going virtual. So my daughter contacted Rabbi Anna, who married her and her husband 18 years ago in another mountain town in Vermont. Honestly, it was meant to be. Rabbi Anna, a sunbeam of a woman, took on the education of the grandkids and met with them online over the past year, teaching, singing, listening and imparting to them the ethics and values associated with living an honorable life. She taught them the connection between being a good Jew and being a good human being in the world. The kids learned the Hebrew prayers, studied

their Torah portions, and wrote their own speeches about what this rite of passage means to them. My mitzvah project with my grandson was to read and discuss “All American Boys,” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. My granddaughter and I read “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In Plan A, the family was going to travel to One Horse in July to participate in the mitzvahs; even Rabbi Anna was ready to fly out for the celebration. The ceremony would take place down by the river, followed by a party on the banks, catered by local food trucks. Then the pandemic upset the plans, grounded all travelers and forced us into a Zoom version of the One Horse b’nai mitzvah. The grandkids were outstanding. They wore prayer shawls once worn by their grandfather and great-grandfather. Their accomplishment was impressive, considering just a year of study. I recited a prayer for peace. My husband said a blessing. The kids chanted in Hebrew, and for me, their young voices echoed other voices from ages ago. My granddaughter said in her speech that she had grown in many ways over

he kids chanted in Hebrew, and their young voices echoed others from ages ago.

this year, including physically, one and a half inches. My grandson said he hoped the Jewish presence in his town would lead to increased diversity and the welcoming of others. He said he was happy to share the occasion with his sister, noting that it is only since 1922 that women have been welcomed to become bat mitzvah in some Jewish communities. Sixty people Zoomed in, many curious friends who had no idea what to expect. The atmosphere was serious and respectful. The rest of us were family from around the country. Some raised their own silver prayer cups; some showed off gorgeous challahs they had baked. We watched the service, trying to read everyone’s expression, yearning for real contact, yet gratified that this technology allowed us to participate at all. The day seemed iconic of our moment in this time. We are all stressed by distance from those we love and too much isolation. But the losses are mitigated by the willingness of people to find creative compromise. Our grandkids were the first children to become bar and bat mitzvah in One Horse. An interesting, odd and, to us, magnificent distinction. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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