GCJC 2017-2018

President Deborah Rood Goldman and former President Dr. Jeffrey Krupen greeted Garden City Mayor Brian Daughney at the 65th Anniversary Party. More than fifty people attended the Tree planting ceremony in front of the Social Hall. The Rabbi gave a short sermon about trees and Cantor led the group in song. Rabbi Goodman and student Cantor Amelia Lavranchuk in a terrific photo. Garden City Mayor Brian Daughney spoke to the crowd. Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillian spoke eloquently about the formative years of the GCJC. Former GCJC Presidents and/or their representatives lit candles and gave a few reasons why the Temple has been important to them. Dr. Jeffrey Krupen, Dr. Alan Schoenfeld, Ken Gittelson, Rabbi Stephen Wise Goodman, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillian, Norma Mindel, representatives of David Greenwald and Jay Minsky, Deborah Rood Goldman, Mark Temares, Carolyn Hoera, Margie Edelman, Howard Edelman, and more representatives of Murray Rood. The Garden City Jewish Cente...

A student shows off his version of a hamsa, after the students viewed some of the work by Indian artist Siona Benjamin. How about this one?  Lovely. Some of the student artwork on display in our classroom. Here is another Havdalah ceremony, during which every student gets to participate...eventually. GCJC Vice President Robyn Clark arranged for a CPR class to be held during Religious school hours a few weeks ago...hope some of you took advantage and got certification! It’s a Mitzvah, or it should be! The final Art project of our school year, is a large mural/poster made up of Marc Chagall influenced images of our own Garden City Jewish Center! Ms. Edelman had the students make a drawing that they would later redraw onto the poster. Chagall loved floating figures, animals, colors and fantasy. Seriously, this could be from a real Chagall! This one also is very much in the spirit of fun and music found at the GCJC. This past week, we transferred the drawings to the large poster. A fig...