Temple Beth Am was established in 1963, and more than 180 families now comprise the temple's membership. Services offered include Shabbat family services and children's religious school. Torah studies, book clubs and choir are ongoing at the temple, as is active membership through social action committees and other community-related activities.
Temple Chaverim, located on Washington Avenue in Plainview, is a Reform Synagogue that offers a full range of Jewish ritual, social and educational programs for its diverse membership. In its new Temple since 1996, the congregation is led by Rabbi Jonathan L. Hecht, Assistant Rabbi Debra Bennet and Cantor Bradley Hyman.
The Temple also operates a religious school. Temple Chaverim is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and draws its members from Plainview, Woodbury, Syosset, Old Bethpage, Melville, Farmingdale, Jericho and Huntington.
The Westchester Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue in Mamaroneck, New York. It offers programs for all ages, such as nursery and religious schools, Torah study, summer camp, extra-curricular activities for children in third grade and through high school, a brotherhood and sisterhood, and regular services, including minyans twice a day, Shabbat and Yom Tov.
The Center grew out of an initially small group in Mamaroneck, the Social and Aid Society, which was founded in 1905. It later became the Hebrew Institute of Mamaroneck, gradually transforming into what it is today.
The Center's first two full-time, long-term rabbis, Rabbi Irving Koslowe and his wife Marly, joined the congregation in 1943. In 1949 the congregation changed its name to the Westchester Jewish Center and five years later moved to its present location.
Rabbi Koslowe was given life tenure in 1966 and finally retired in 1985.
Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman has been the rabbi of the Center since 1987. Originally from Boston, he received bachelor's degrees from Boston Hebrew College and Boston University. He has a master’s degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he also earned his rabbinic ordination.
Temple Israel of Northern Westchester offers Jewish religious services and programs for individuals throughout the Westchester area. The institution offers an early childhood center, a religious school, adult education, high school and adult B'Nai Mitzvah. Various events are held at this location, including Purim carnivals, Hanukkah parties, movie screening, concerts and comedy nights.
Rabbi Avraham Lehr said, "Everyone is welcome at the Chai Center, regardless of one's level of religious observance. The philosophy is in keeping with the Chabad-Lubavitch approach of joy, scholarship and unconditional acceptance and love of every Jew."
No membership is required. The Rabbi said that at the average shabbat service, 100 people will attend. But at a High Holy Day service, for example, the temple will be packed to capacity with 600 people. You don't need to pay for a ticket to attend a High Holy Day service, like you do at most temples.
About: In 1976 a handful of Jewish families from diverse backgrounds came together to establish the Temple Shaaray Tefila. The temple's sanctaury, however, was constructed long before that. Designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris, it was built in 1918. In November 2000, it opened a new education center, which serves as a cultural center for everyone from pre-schoolers to adults. To accommodate the congregation's expanding worship and social programs, the Jewish Heritage Center was set up in 2007.
Rabbi: David E. Greenberg. His e-mail address is [email protected]
Service schedule: For details, click here.
