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Vol. 73 No. 15
APRIl 10 - 16, 2025
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Trophy tribute honors legacy of Chris Carini include girls, offering flag football opportunities for young athletes throughout the Town In a heartfelt tribute to late of Hempstead. Each season Town of Hempstead Council- runs for six to eight weeks, in man Chris Carini, the Home- the spring and fall, with games town Boys and Girls Flag Foot- held at Cedar Creek Park and ball League ended its spring Seamans Neck Park, in Seaseason on March 30 by renam- ford, and Newbridge Road Park ing its championin Bellmore. ship trophies in his At the dedication honor. c e r e m o n y, t h e The dedication league presented took place at Cedar Carini’s wife, DaniCreek Park in Seaelle, his daughter, ford, where CounAva, 18, and son cilman Carini was with a plaque in remembered not appreciation of only as a public Carini’s efforts, and official, but also as awarded $500 schola devoted father. arships to his two According to league children. The commissioner league also Wayne Raso, Carini announced that, regularly attended going forward, its games to cheer on championship his 13-year-old son AVA CARINI aw a r d wo u l d b e J o e y, w h o h a s Chris Carini’s daughter renamed after Cariplayed in the league ni. for eight years. Danielle Carini “He was a great guy with a said her late husband loved the great family,” Raso said. “He youth sports program, especialreally, really cared about his ly since Joey played in the community, his town, this league starting when he attendcounty and this league.” ed kindergarten. T h e h o m e t o w n l e a g u e, “Chris really loved this orgaaccording to Raso, began in nization,” she said. “We’ve 2003 as a boys-only program and was rebranded in 2021 to CoNTiNueD oN pAge 4
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Local officials gathered at Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh on April 4 to congratulate Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, fourth from right, on 13 years of teaching Torah and preserving Jewish tradition on the South Shore.
Bar-Nahum celebrates 13 years Temple B’nai Torah honors rabbi for his leadership and impact on the South Shore Jewish community 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 bor-
der to help feed mig rants 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 officials gathered at the temple to mark the milestone. Among those presenting Bar-Nahum with citations were State Sen. Steve Rhoads, Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt, Nassau County Executive Br uce Blakeman, county Le gislators CoNTiNueD oN pAge 10
ust remembering him and paying respect to him is so meaningful, because this whole thing meant a lot to him.