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Challah bake offers prayers for Israel
A scary fun time Emma, 7, throwing heat at a Trunk-or-Treat event in Seamans Neck Park last Saturday. Parents and children dressed in spooky costumes for a fun and safe trick-or-treat at the Seaford park. Story, more photos, Page 3.
1,400 Israelis were killed during the attacks and more than 5,000 were injured, according to The Chabad of Merrick-Bell- Magen David Adom, Israel’s more-Wantagh is turning to national emergency medical, challah for more than just com- disaster, ambulance and blood fort food in these times of great bank service. I n a d d i t i o n t o p r aye r, turmoil for Israeli citizens as Chabad’s challah the war with bake is providing Hamas rages on. aid to the Israeli To help those medical service, struggling in Israel, with proceeds going the Chabad hosted a to Ma g en David women’s challah Adom, which will bread bake on Oct. help replenish EMT 24, at which particisupplies and keep pants engaged in ambulances runprayer and solidarining in Israel. The ty to help their JewChabad has also ish brethren in the helped provide food, Middle East. Acflashlights and cording to Chabad RABBI other supplies to R a b b i S h i m o n SHIMON KRAMER those in Israel who Kramer, the challah Chabad of Merrickhave been displaced bake is one of the Bellmore-Wantagh due to the exploding many mitzvahs, or rockets and other g o o d d e e d s, t h e violence. Chabad is undertaking to help. According to Rabbi Kramer, “Every mitzvah we do means a merit for them to succeed in the support from the South their mission to keep them Shore community has been tresafe,” Kramer said of the Israeli mendous. “What’s beautiful to see is citizens. Since the Oct. 7 attacks on the unity amongst the entire Israel by Hamas, a terrorist community,” he said. “Getting group occupying Gaza, Israelis together, even though we are near the enclave have been in miles away, everybody cares.” desperate need of aid. Roughly CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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hat’s beautiful to see is the unity amongst the entire community.
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Domestic violence panel lets people know help is there By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and state senators in Nassau County teamed up to host an informative program on Oct. 19 with the Safe Center LI. The center, located in Bethpage, is the only agency in the county that provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, as well as a range of additional services related to housing, food insecurity, child abuse and more. The Safe Center LI is in Sen. Steve Rhoads’ district, and Rhoads also represents Bellmore, Merrick, East Meadow, Wantagh and Seaford. He
was joined by Sen. Jack Martins at the East Meadow Public Library, as well as Jennifer Rowland, the director of education at the Safe Center. Rhoads also partnered with fellow senators Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Alexis Weik to host the discussion. “It’s about getting information out,” Martins said, “and making sure there’s a safe place in Nassau County.” “What really makes this safe center such a unique place, and such a wonderful place for children and families, men and women, people with disabilities, people that are in the LGBTQIA+ community — we help all people,” Rowland CONTINUED ON PAGE 4