Manetto Hill Jewish Center

05/28/2026

Come explore everything Manetto Hill Jewish Center has to offer! 🌟🗓️

When: Sunday, May 31st | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM📍

Where: 244 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY✨

What we offer: Programs from 2 years old through Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah - Flexible 1-day core learning & 2-day enrichment options “Give from the Heart" dues structure (You say what you pay!)📩

RSVP: Email Sue Martin at [email protected] to save your spot!

We invite you to learn about us and to become part of the future of Manetto Hill Jewish Center. We ar

05/26/2026

Big changes are coming to Manetto Hill Jewish Center!

For the 2026–2027 school year, we are launching A Fresh Approach to Learning for our Religious School!

We’ve redesigned our program to be more flexible, interactive, and fun for your kids. The Quick Details:

Grades 3+: Core learning on Sundays OR Wednesdays + hands-on enrichment on Mondays.

Grades K-2: Flexible Sunday OR Monday options.

Ages 2-4: Fun gatherings 1-2x a month on Sundays.Enrollment opens soon! Let's build community and grow together.

Drop a comment or DM us if you want to be notified the second registration goes live!

05/21/2026

Is your family looking for a warm, welcoming place for Jewish learning? Join us at the Manetto Hill Jewish Center Religious School Open House! ✡️✨

We are so excited to showcase our vibrant
programs designed for kids from age 2 all the way through Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Come explore our unique core learning program and see what our exciting second day of enrichment is all about!

🗓 WHEN: Sunday, May 31st
🕙 TIME: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 WHERE: 244 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY

We pride ourselves on our inclusive community and our "Give From The Heart" dues structure—where you say what you pay for membership! 🧡

📧 RSVP Today: Please reach out to Sue Martin at [email protected] to let us know you're coming!

Have questions? Give us a call at 516-935-5454. We can't wait to meet you and your family! 🍎🐝🌈

05/19/2026

Shavuot and Simchat Torah – what do they have in common? They both center around the Torah.

On Shavuot, we received the Torah at Mount Sinai and entered into a covenant with G-d in which we agreed to live by the principles and commandments set forth in the Torah. As with many other synagogues, at MHJC we follow the custom of learning on the first night, as we constantly study the Torah to gain new insights, interpretations and applications from generation to generation.

Every year on Simchat Torah we finish reading the Torah and then start again, thereby reaffirming that commitment and celebrating our continued faith. It is a journey that never ends and one that we joyfully embrace.

This year, that journey takes on an even deeper meaning. Through its DEAR project, Manetto Hill Jewish Center is rededicating an existing Torah in memory of the victims of October 7th. The Torah will be formally rededicated on September 6th, and we will celebrate with it for the first time on Simchat Torah.

A Torah that has already lived through generations of Jewish life will now carry an added layer of memory, resilience, and holiness; honoring those we lost while affirming the strength and continuity of the Jewish people.

As we celebrate the gift of the Torah this Shavuot, we invite you to be part of this meaningful mitzvah. Your support will help make this rededication possible and ensure that this Torah continues to inspire future generations.

Please contact the synagogue office for more information (516-935-5454) or email us at [email protected]

05/19/2026

Happy birthday to ALL (yup, everyone) of our May birthdays! Sorry it's late ...but we wish a Happy Birthday to all of you having a birthday this month!
May this be your best year ever.

Jonathan Engel May 1
Jackson Blattberg May 3
Cheryl Stern May 4
Barbara Randall May 4
Jan Grubman May 5
Lauren Greenstein May 5
Asher Edelstein Fritzmauer May 6
Deborah Hershkowitz May 6
Stephanie Kurtzman May 6
Mackenzie Abamont May 8
Steven Schenkein May 8
Rachel Konel May 9
Sherry Lerner May 9
Eric Minkoff May 9
Marilyn Morris May 10
Rochelle Samberg May 11
Seth Reznik May 11
Henry Tiriolo May 12
Cassie Edelstein May 12
Edwyn Pinck May 13
Jordan Edward Dashow May 13
Todd Andron May 13
Jeffrey Ozur May 14
Matthew Sudran May 14
Samantha Hirsch May 15
Joanne Guo May 15
Marvin Waks May 15
Keren Liss May 16
Steven Osdoby May 16
Dan Brown May 16
Nina Trembley May 17
Laurel Scarr-Konel May 18
Lisa English May 18
Laurel Scarr-Konel May 18
Howard Benjamin May 21
Howard Rokofsky May 21
Scott Sommer May 22
Brian Spund May 24
Samantha Kaufman May 24
Emily Kaufman May 24
Paul Grossman May 24
Norma Spund May 28
Jack Sand May 28
Evan Rosenbloom May 28
Marc Liss May 29
Jaci Osdoby May 29
Samara Pfeiffer May 30
Jaci Kessler May 30
Jeffrey Akavan May 31

05/15/2026

It’s almost Shavuot!

On Shavout, we commemorate our people receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. As part of the celebration, it is customary to learn and study Torah together and to eat delicious dairy foods such as cheesecake, blintzes and ice cream.

But what is the connection between eating dairy foods and celebrating the giving of the Torah? One of the explanations connects dairy foods to the Torah’s description of the land of Israel as a land “flowing with milk and honey.”

Another explanation is that we consider the Torah as nourishing as milk and that eating dairy on Shavuot is our way of honoring Hashem for giving the Torah to our people. As we eat delicious cheesecake and other dairy favorites next week, we are reminded of how the Torah should bring sweetness and joy into our lives.

May we all feel that sweetness and joy in our hearts as we celebrate the holiday!

05/15/2026

We are truly excited to share something new and meaningful about the future of our Religious School.

Starting in the 2026–2027 school year, we’ll be introducing a fresh approach to Jewish learning—one that reflects what we all want for our children: not just education, but connection. Connection to Judaism, to our traditions, to our community, and to their own growing sense of Jewish identity.

We want our students to feel that Judaism is something they don’t just learn about, but something they experience, take pride in, and carry with them as part of who they are.

This new model blends strong core learning with hands-on enrichment experiences, giving each child the opportunity to build a solid foundation while also engaging with Jewish life in creative, meaningful ways.

For more information, or to learn about our Open House on May 31, message us or comment.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our graduating Hey Class and to the rest of our students for “moving up” after completing another year at Religious School.

Thank you to Rabbi Neil, Morah Sue and all of our teachers for another great year.

Want to learn about our Religious School and our upcoming improvements, comment below or message us for information about our Open House on May 31: