Honor Temple Beth Torah Anniversary

2019; and WHEREAS, For five decades, Temple Beth Torah has diligently worked to inspire acts of loving kindness, while merging traditional values, such as Chesed, Chavurah and Klal Yisrael, with contemporary ideals to cultivate a thriving and nurturing community; and WHEREAS, This landmark Jewish institution located in Melville, Dix Hills, New York, has enhanced its community through numerous charitable Mitzvah projects including the Wyandanch Summer Camp, and annual food, blood and clothing drives; and WHEREAS, In addition, Temple Beth Torah has enriched the lives of the area's Jewish population through various spiritual, cultural and educational events such as 3,000 B'nai Mitzvah ceremonies, weddings, baby namings and funerals; and WHEREAS, Temple Beth Torah has also supported Israel through the purchase of an ambulance and ambucycle, and provided aid to elderly Holocaust survivors living below the poverty line and nursery school children with cancer; and WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership of Senior Rabbi Susan Heneson Moskowitz, Temple Beth Torah is committed to the development of the Jewish identity and spiritual growth of its members and future generations through Torah, Tikkun Olam and worship; and WHEREAS, Many of Temple Beth Torah's clergy are leaders in the Jewish community and beyond, and have served on various boards including the New York Board of Rabbis, the Long Island Board of Rabbis, the Women's Rabbinic Network, the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, Lend A Hand Project, Island Harvest, The Interfaith Nutrition Network and Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County; and WHEREAS, For 50 years, Temple Beth Torah has strived to be a safe harbor where meaningful experiences take root and grow; and WHEREAS, Temple Beth Torah stands on the threshold of tomorrow, prepared to meet the challenges of the coming decades while retaining that spiritual resolve which characterizes its past; and WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of enduring religious institutions and to bring such institutions to the attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Temple Beth Torah, fully confident that this commemoration reflects the belief in those values which enhance the dignity and purpose of life; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Senior Rabbi Susan Heneson Moskowitz, Temple Beth Torah.