CSBE In The News

March 20, 2025

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Purim carnival brings out fun costumes"
Central Synagogue­-Beth Emeth held their Purim celebration on March 9 to bring an afternoon of fun to their congregation. The Purim carnival saw over 100 peo­ple come out...
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February 20, 2025

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Sisterhood returns to baking tradition"
For the first time since 2020, the Central Synagogue - Beth Emeth Sisterhood has returned to baking its beloved hamantaschen for their annual Purim celebrations. The traditional treat, made with dough and filled with a variety of sweet fillings, has been a hall­mark of the synagogue's annual cele­bration of the Jewish holiday...
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January 30, 2025

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Synagogue's day of service for MLK Day"
Central Synagogue - Beth Emeth held a day of service on the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day; offering families a chance to come together and contribute to the community. The event was organized by Jeff Kelman, the new director of the synagogue's Hebrew school, or "the Jewish Experience," along with volunteers and staff...
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November 28, 2024

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Thanksgiving community dinner at MLK"
More than a hundred people gathered at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Thursday, November 21, for its annual Thanksgiving community dinner. CSBE's Rena Riback, Anti-Racism Project Co-founder, and Rabbi Michael Cohen were proud volunteer's at the 15 year community staple...
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July 11, 2024

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Gelman joins board of Jewish charity"
Suzy Gelman, a member of the Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre, was selected to join the Women of Reform Judaism's national board, where she will assist in its mission to serve thousands of Jewish women and maintain and global network of...
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May 9, 2024

Rockville Centre Herald -
"Two Synagogues Unite for Yom Hashoah"
In commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah, both synagogues in Rockville Centre - Central Synagogue Beth-Emeth and...
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March 21, 2024

Rockville Centre Herald -
"CSBE dinner Dance celebrates rabbi, cantor"
Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre hosted a dinner dance on March 16, celebrating the official installation of Rabbi Michael G. Cohen and Cantor Eryka Velazquez as the...
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