Congregation Toras Emes is like family to me. The Rabbi and Rebbetzin are pillars in our community…read more They make everyone feel like family. Our community is never alone. The amount of support that I and the rest of our community have received over the years is priceless. I feel at home when walk through the doors. I often ask what I can do for them.

A previous reviewer complained that we do not have the Yizkor service at Congregation Ohr Torah…read more Yes we do!!! The reviewer perhaps went to our Sephardic minyan, and in that custom, they do not have Yizkor. Our Ashkenazic minyan, the original Shul minyan, always has Yizkor when appropriate. Also, the Ashkenazic minyan does not charge for aliyahs (being called to read the torah); the Sephardic minyan raffles off this honor. As for his statement about "Clergy from Israel," please be assured that our Rabbi, Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, is a graduate of Yeshiva University, has a law degree from Columbia University, and also holds a Masters Degree in Family Therapy. He is a native of Long Island.

We started to go to Ohr Torah in 1988 through 1989. Later on we go to Ohr Torah in 1994 all the…read moreway to 2000 when we have regular services, Mitzvahs services and high holiday services. Now few years ago they charged more money to read the torah every high holidays, I wanted to read the torah but we have to wait and see if it's gonna get changed in the near future when they will be cutting the costs of reading the torah. If they don't cut the costs, then there will be budget cuts instead to read the torah. Last year and this year, they didi not do Yizkor service for people who lost their love ones. When I go to another synagogue for the Yom Kippur service, we will get better services especially praying, reading the torah and Yizkor service for people who lost their love ones. In the future there will be changed for low costs for reading the torah every Yom Kippur for 17 other men in the big shul where it used to be the Social Hole that used to be parties. We've have to wait and see when they will change the newer Clergy from Israel including new Rabbis and new Cantors after the whole community fired them for reasons why they did NOT do Yizkor service last year and this year and cutting the costs to read the torahs.

What a magnificent wedding we attended on Sunday, December 12, 2023. The inside of Temple Avodah is…read morevery lovely and allows for a dramatic entrance by the bride. Elegant and fun! The Kombert caterers put out an amazing assortment of delicacies both at the cocktail hour, reception, and then afterwards for dessert. The frozen margaritas at the cocktail hour were delicious. So was the tuna tartare and everything else offered that I tasted. The main course included filet mignon which everyone seemed to love. I enjoyed the salmon! The selection of desserts included chocolate mousse cake, a s'mores bar, a jelly bean cart, "security" walking around offering chocolate cigars and candy cigarettes and so much more. Above all, the wait staff were professional and friendly. Every single one of them! The band was the East Coast Band. They were amazing too. No one wanted to sit when they sang. They just kept on getting us revved up to dance the night away.

5 starz - food 5 starz - service…read more 5 starz - decor Kombert caterers Will make your event beautiful !!

This is the most child friendly welcoming chabad house!!! Everyone is made to feel accepted. Super…read morefriendly!!! Makes you want to go to Shul

Best shul in the world no talking just pray and learn. Come and tryread more

Khilah Marine Park is one of many smaller shuls in the Marine Park area. My husband says there is…read moreless talking during davening than most. They daven Ashkenazi-Sefard, but it is less chassidish than some of the other nearby shuls. The members of Khilah Marine Park are fantastic. When someone has a baby the community cooks and delivers meals every day for a few weeks. A member sponsors a scholar in residence program for the time between Pesach and Shavous. Past speakers include R' Paysach Krohn and R' Rietti. There is a father and son learning program as well as Shabbos parties for girls. R. Baruch Pesach Mendelson is the rabbi and I believe he has shmicha in eruvim so come visit and a backyard eruv may be in your future.

Our children, now in their 30s, went to Temple Judea Religious School through the High School…read moreYears. It offers an excellent Jewsish education in it's new location within Temple B'nai Torah of Wantagh, with which Temple Judea merged on July 1, 2008.

Great synagogue to pray on the Holidays and Shabbat, even though they are a bit noisy at times. One…read moreof the best chazans, in my opinion, in the area. The congregants have calmed down over the years having arguments only a couple of times a year. But when they do, you can guarantee that they will be heated. A very big plus, they keep the building very comfortable throughout the year. I never sat down without it being feeling relaxed while I prayed.