Marriage vow renewal ceremony

North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava, Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board are proud to announce the return of the popular Valentine’s Day Marriage Vow Renewal ceremony.

The event, now in its fourteenth year, will allow couples who wish to celebrate their milestone anniversaries to reaffirm their commitment. The renewal ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington.

A lunch and champagne toast will be served following the ceremony at a cost of $18 per person. Due to overwhelming demand and limited seating, you must reserve a place in advance. For more information, please call 311.

As an event of its Jews Around the World series, Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI) in Glen Cove presents a talk by Brad Kolodny, author of 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island, on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 pm. Kolodny is president of the Long Island Jewish Historical Society. His Feb. 19 program will be offered in person and virtually, on Zoom.

Refreshments will be available to those attending in person. There is no admission fee; registration is not needed. The public is welcome to join CTI members in viewing this talk about Long Island’s rich Jewish history. For a link to the Zoom talk, visit www.ctionline.org and scroll down to the event information.

Congregation Tifereth Israel is lo- cated in Glen Cove, at 40 Hill Street at the intersection with Landing Road. For further information about programs and activities at CTI, call (516) 676-5080 or log onto ctionline.org. CTI, Long Island’s oldest continuously operating Jewish congregation, has provided innovative Jewish programming and education to the Long Island community since 1897.