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Synagogue Awards
Awarded in seventeen categories for excellence in synagogue programming, METNY recognizes and honors those congregations who have developed unique, creative and dynamic programs that enhance the life of the synagogue and its congregants.
These programs have the potential to enhance the life of your kehillah (community). You can download information and resources for each individual program simply by clicking on an award entry below.
| Synagogue | |
| Entry Category | Entry |
| Bellmore Jewish Center, Bellmore, NY | |
| Family Education | Torah Project |
| HAZAK | HAZAK Programming |
| Beth El Synagogue Center, New Rochelle, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Early Childhood Center | Nursery School |
| Israel Awareness | Israel Programming |
| Jewish Art and Music | Kanner-Kurzon Museum |
| Social Action | Tzedakah Garden Program |
| Website / Social Networking | www.bethelnr.org |
| Year-Round Programming | Library Jewish Literacy Programs |
| East Northport Jewish Center, East Northport, NY | |
| Israel Awareness | Holy Land Project |
| Forest Hills Jewish Center, Forest Hills, NY | |
| Jewish Art and Music | Zimriyah |
| Social Action | G’mach |
| Youth Activities | Pikuach Nefesh |
| Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre, East Rockaway, NY | |
| Early Childhood Center | Bereishit |
| Family Education | Wimple and Yad projects |
| Religious School | Religious School Programs & Curriculum |
| Website / Social Networking | www.herjc.org |
| Youth Activities | |
| Hillcrest Jewish Center, Flushing, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Social Action | 70th Anniversary Mitzvot Project |
| Website / Social Networking | Facebook Page |
| Jewish Community Center of Harrison, Harrison, NY | |
| Commitment and Observance | Phat Phriday Program |
| Special Programs | Blessing of the Animals |
| Lake Success Jewish Center, Great Neck, NY | |
| Religious School | Religious School Programming |
| Merrick Jewish Center, Merrick, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Midway Jewish Center, Syosset, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| North Shore Jewish Center, Port Jefferson Station, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Social Action | Yetziat Mitzrayim Program |
| Religious School | Display of Honor |
| South Baldwin Jewish Center, Baldwin, NY | |
| Commitment and Observance | |
| Special Programs | Annual Family Shabbaton |
| Year-Round Programming | Share-A-Shabbat |
| South Huntington Jewish Center, Melville, NY | |
| Religious School | Chugim |
| Temple Beth El of Bellmore, North Bellmore, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Special Programs | Coffee With Rabbi and Ruth |
| Temple Beth Shalom, Mahopac, NY | |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Fundraising | The GodFather’s Meshuggener Wedding |
| Special Programs | Bike-In |
| Temple Israel, Riverhead, NY | |
| Adult Education | Tefilah Talk |
| Fundraising | Alumni Weekend |
| Religious School | Havdallah Service |
| Social Action | Ronald McDonald House |
| Special Programs | Holocaust Program |
| Temple Israel Center, White Plains, NY | |
| Social Action | Partnership With Coachman Family Center |
| Temple Israel of Great Neck, Great Neck, NY | |
| Family Education | Shabbat Ha-Mishpachah |
| Social Action | Midnight Run |
| Special Programs | Veterans |
| Temple Israel of South Merrick, Merrick, NY | |
| Commitment and Observance | Bar Mitzvah at 53 Program |
| Special Programs | Selichot/Trip Down Jewish Broadway |
| Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT | |
| Adult Education | Lunch & Learn |
| Bulletins and Periodicals | Synagogue Bulletin |
| Early Childhood Center | Selma Maisel Nursery School |
| Israel Awareness | Israel Advocacy, Education, & Awareness Initiative |
| Religious School | Creative Arts Program |
| Special Programs | Cadets Weekend |
| Website / Social Networking | www.templesholom.com |
| Tifereth Israel, Glen Cove, NY | |
| Israel Awareness | Israel Awareness Programming |
| Town & Village Synagogue, New York, NY | |
| Young Adult Programming | Monthly Friday Night Dinners |
| Yorktown Jewish Center, Yorktown Heights, NY | |
| Special Programs | Yom HaShoah |
| Total # of Synagogues: 24 | |
| Size | Awarded |
| Small | 21 |
| Medium | 10 |
| Large | 28 |
| Total | 59 |
