A Conservative Congregation serving the South Shore of Long Island.
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MY HOUSE IS
A HOUSE FOR ALL PEOPLE
Bay Shore Jewish Center is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue and Hebrew School located in Bay Shore on the South Shore of Long Island. Its minyan began in l899 and the community incorporated twenty years later, in l9l9. Our current synagogue dates from the late l950’s.
Our mission is a simple one: we are here to offer everyone the services and support of a Jewish community. For the newcomer, we are a gateway to learning and prayer. For the spiritual seeker, we offer meditation and an openness to the mystical traditions of Judaism. For those raised in Jewish homes, we offer continuity and growth. We provide ceremonies for baby-naming, rituals for healing, support and guidance in all the life-cycle events,
and a plot of earth for burial.
Our times of service are:
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Morning minyan Mondays and Thursdays at 7:20 AM, finishing in time for work.
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On the first Friday of the month we hold a family-oriented Shabbat which begins at 7:15 PM.
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Regular Kabballat Shabbat Services begin at 8:00 PM with a healing-oriented service once a month.
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Shabbat morning services 9:15 AM.
Our Rabbi, Leslie Schotz, was ordained by the Academy of Jewish Religion in New York and perfectly bridges both the Conservative traditions of the Center and its vision of the future. She leads services and consults in all our educational programming for adults and for children.
Our Cantor, Arlene Zucker, co-leads services on Friday nights and holidays as well as being a guide for our b’nai mizvot.
Our Ritual Director, Al Beja, makes sure that all worshippers have the opportunity for synagogue honors. In the past three years our Hebrew School enrollment has tripled, and this Fall more than forty five children will matriculate to classes held Thursday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 and Sunday mornings from 10:30-12:30. We are introducing a kindergarten program, and will have ten children and two adults in our bnai-mitzvot program.
You Don't have to Pay to Pray!
Our High Holiday and Festival Services are open to
everyone. Call our office at 631-665-1140 to
reserve a place. We are glad to welcome you
and trust you will find us dedicated, open,
interested, and diverse.
Rabbi Leslie Schotz
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Cantor Arlene Zucker
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President Mitchell Weinstein
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President Ex-Officio
Marilyn
Schulman
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Ritual Director Al Beja
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Chairman Robert E. Snyder
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Office Manager
Debbie Kosakavich
26 North Clinton Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
phone: 631 665 1140
fax: 631 665 1561
email: jcbs36@verizon.net
Website Art Direction: Amy Mantione
