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From influencer to commissioner Hewlett’s Emily Austin joins Nassau County Bridge Authority arts degree from Touro University in 2023. She became known on social Emily Austin, a social media media in 2019, when she cominfluencer from Hewlett Har- peted in Miss New York, before bor, was appointed serving as a judge the newest comfor the 2022 Miss missioner of the Universe competiNassau County tion, in New Bridge Authority Orleans. on Oct. 22. When her Austin, 23, joins father, Ron Austin, four other commisran for mayor of sioners, and will Hewlett Harbor in serve as an unpaid 2020, Emily served volunteer for five as his chief of years. The board staff. Austin lost to has monthly meetMayor Mark Weiss. ings, and she will As she became attend her first one more involved in in December. the community, From taking Emily Austin part in the Miss attended political New York competievents hosted by tion to marketing U.S. Rep. Anthony her own skin care D’Esposito and brand, People’s Nassau County Beauty, Austin has Executive Bruce experience in variBlakeman. A memous industries, she EMILy AuStIN ber of Chabad of said. A 2019 gradu- Commissioner, Nassau Hewlett, she ate of North Shore County Bridge Authority attends High HoliHebrew Academy, day events and she attended Hofsspeaks on religious tra University, where she stud- issues. ied journalism, and landed an “I always made it clear that i n t e r n s h i p a t t h e U n i t e d one day I know I have a future Nations. After dropping out of Hofstra, she earned a liberal CoNTiNued oN page 8
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Men from the Hewlett community and Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim, right, took the Torah scrolls out of the ark to parade them around the room, in celebration of Simchat Torah.
Torah readings concluded, Chabad celebrates with dance By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Simchat Torah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the conclusion and restart of the annual Torah reading cycle, is celebrated with dancing, music and festive food. This year, the holiday fell on Oct. 24, the same day as the Hebrew anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. The Chabad of Hewlett held a community Simchat Torah celebration that day in honor of the rejoicing of the Torah. There was a children’s Hakafot party — when the Torah scrolls are removed from the ark and paraded around while people sing and dance — at 6 p.m., and a community celebration at 7 p.m.
The celebration featured merchandise and flags with the phrase Am Yisrael Chai — which means “The people of Israel live” — along with a buffet dinner, music from the boys from Israel Choir and an open bar. “It is a very beautiful holiday to celebrate the Torah, the absolute holiday of Am Yisrael Chai,” Rivkah Tenenboim said. “All are welcome to dance with the Torah, no matter how learned you are.” Tenenboim invited all women in attendance to make L’Chaim — a toast to something better in life. For Adi Carucci of Hewlett, the evening meant more than honoring the Torah and celebration. “I’m here to spread Jewish pride and JewCoNTiNued oN page 8
want to use my platform to make sure there’s open communication between the residents and the board, and really utilize technology as much as I can to have dialogue within the community.