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Vol. 73 No. 15
APRIl 10 - 16, 2025
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Trophy tribute honors Carini By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
Charles Shaw/Herald
The Hometown Boys and Girls Flag Football League honored the late Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini by renaming its championship trophies in his memory during a heartfelt season finale at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford. Carini’s family and local officials attended the ceremony.
In a heartfelt tribute to late Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini, the Hometown Boys and Girls Flag Football League ended its spring season on March 30 by renaming its championship trophies in his honor. The dedication took place at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, where Councilman Carini was remembered not only as a public official, but also as a devoted father. According to league commissioner Wayne Raso, Carini re gularly attended ConTinued on PaGe 4
Bar-Nahum honored for his leadership at Temple B’nai Torah By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
Last weekend, Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh honored Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum for 13 years of teaching Torah and preserving Jewish tradition on the South Shore. Bar-Nahum, 44, was ordained in 2012 by Hebrew Union College in Manhattan, and that same year he began serving as assistant rabbi at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow. He was promoted to rabbi the following year. In 2018, he assumed the leadership at Temple B’nai Torah after its merger with Temple Emanu-El.
Over the years, Bar-Nahum has been active in humanitarian efforts both local and global. He traveled to the Texas-Mexico border to help feed migrants with Team Brownsville, a volunteer group that supports asylum seekers with meals and supplies, and World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides meals in response to humanitarian crises. After the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas in Israel, he helped raise thousands of dollars for relief efforts, and took part in a solidarity mission last December to distribute the aid. The celebration of his 13th year began Friday, as local offi-
cials gathered at the temple to mark the milestone. Among those presenting Bar-Nahum with citations were State Sen. Steve Rhoads, Assemblyman T homas McKevitt, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, county Le gislators Michael Giangregorio, John Ferretti and Seth Koslow, and Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne. On Saturday, the congregation hosted a gala dinner in the rabbi’s honor at the Plainview Jewish Center. Bar-Nahum said it has been an honor to serve the Jewish community on the South Shore. “It’s a wonderful community,”
he said. “We’re a thriving reform synagogue here and I’m very lucky, because we have a community of people that work very hard to keep this community going.” Cantor Rica Timman joined the temple in 2017, and has known Bar-Nahum since their time together at Temple Emanu-El, where she played a role in the merger. She described
him as “an extraordinary partner,” noting that they work closely together in all aspects of serving the congregation. “He is wise,” Timman said, “and the two of us together have the same vision for this congregation, and it’s been flourishing.” Today the congregation is made up of four legacy temConTinued on PaGe 10