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Atlantic Beach hires separate BZA counsel 2022. A federal judge ruled in Chabad’s favor, and it went on to present plans to create a reliThe Atlantic Beach board of gious community center with trustees voted unanimously to an accessory café last August. provide legal defense for the vilKasschau made the recomlage’s Board of Zoning Appeals mendation that the zoning in its case against board seek separate Chabad of the counsel at the vilBeaches. lage’s monthly The zoning board meeting on Feb. 10, selected Leo Dorfciting a settlement man, of Sokoloff demand by Chabad Stern LLP, to repreas the reason. sent it in the ongo“I am pleased to ing Chabad litigareport that we have tion. Dorfman was received a settlechosen following a ment demand from recommendation by the plaintiff ’s counAtlantic Beach Vilsel in relation to the lage Attorney Jared C h ab a d m at t e r, ” Kasschau that the Kasschau said. “I board seek separate then made the counsel. determination that The decision it’s appropriate, at reverses the vilthis juncture, lage’s original because the settleMItchELL SAhN stance to have a sinment needs to Former mayor, gle attorney repreinclude elements sent both the village Hewlett Bay Park from both the board and the zoning and the BZA, that board in the legal dispute with the Board of Zoning Appeals Chabad, which began in 2021, and its members have their own after the Chabad purchased individual counsel.” property on Park Street in the While the specifics of the setvillage. Atlantic Beach then tlement demand have not been attempted to acquire the proper- made public, Kasschau emphaty from the Chabad through a sized that it required input from claim of eminent domain in ConTinued on page 11
By BRIAN NoRMAN
bnorman@liherald.com
Courtesy Chabad of Hewlett
More than 100 women from Hewlett and the surrounding communities attended the Chabad of Hewlett’s Tu B’shvat resin-poured challah boards event on Feb. 11.
Women gather at Hewlett F.D. for Chabad’s Tu B’shvat event By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
The Chabad of Hewlett celebrated the Jewish holiday of Tu B’shvat — New Year of the Trees — with a resin-poured challah board event for women on Feb. 11. Tu B’shvat marks the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in Israel emerge and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle, according to Chabad.org. More than 100 women from Hewlett and the surrounding communities attended the event at the Hewlett Fire Department headquarters, and sampled Tu B’shvat Seder foods including almonds, barley, carob, dates, figs, grapes, olives, raisins and wheat. The Seder also includes snacking on various nuts with shells, fruits with peels, and fruits with edible seeds as well as those with inedible pits. It is also customary to drink both red and white grape juice or wine. The holiday, observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, was on Feb. 13
this year. In Israel it is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and includes the planting of trees. Tu B’shvat is often seen as a symbol of both Zionism — advocating for the independent State of Israel — as well as an example of Jewish sensitivity to the environment. The Chabad of Hewlett described the gathering as a soul and self-care event while paying tribute to the holiday. ‘The atmosphere was electric,” Rivkie Tenenboim, wife of Chabad of Hewlett Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim wrote in an email. “The women of Hewlett gathered at the Chabad’s Women’s Circle, held at the Hewlett Fire House, to celebrate Tu B’Shvat in style. Together, they discovered the profound connection between this special holiday and their own lives, and crafted stunning Shabbat boards to take home. What a wonderful evening of community, creativity, and Jewish connection!” Pauline Loffe-Beylik, of Hewlett, began attending Chabad events in 2021, when her ConTinued on page 7
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settled a lawsuit very similar to this, and the one thing I would not do as mayor is permit separate counsel for the Board of Zoning Appeals,