The loan is forgivable after seven consecutive active years of membership at the YILB. The new incentive program that is being offered to young couples and growing families is a loan of up to $30,000 towards a down payment of a house or condominium in Long Beach. There are a number of kosher establishments, including a brand-new kosher DunkinвЂ™ Donuts, all under the supervision of Rabbi Chaim Wakslak, rabbi of the YILB. The Jewish community of Long Beach currently offers an eruv, a mikveh, chesed organizations, a yeshiva, and soon a night kollel. Long Beach is also home to some of Long IslandвЂ™s best playgrounds, along with sprinkler and sand parks. The YILB is currently undergoing an expansion of its youth department, with new playground equipment and a youth lounge. Long Beach also has the great benefit of having the Long Island Rail Road within walking distance, making commutes to Manhattan or Brooklyn quite manageable, especially because you can always find a seat since it is the first stop. The YILB provides daily minyanim, daily daf yomi, weekly shiurim for men and women, and much more. Long Beach is graced by an incredible 2.2-mile boardwalk (included in the eruv) that provides ocean views all year round. Many of the founding families of YILB speak of the values of respect for others, and modesty as a way of life, as being the bedrock of the community that they chose to raise their children in. While in proximity to all the amenities of the South Shore of Long Island, the Long Beach community has a very cordial, out-of-town feel to it. The YILB recently announced an innovative incentive program designed to attract and assist young families to come and see the beauty that lies within the вЂњCity by the Sea.вЂќ The Young Israel of Long Beach, one of the cornerstones of the community, is excitedly taking steps to ensure that the community continues to grow and blossom in the future. vДЇor decades, Long Beach, NY, has been known to be a warm and friendly place where Jewish families can raise their children in a most nurturing environment.

For more information or if you would like to arrange a Shabbos in Belle Harbor, please contact Rabbi Selengut at 20. The entire community is invited to share in this special simcha. David Pelcovitz, the Gwendolyn & Joseph Straus Chair in Jewish Education at YU, will be delivering a lecture to the entire community entitled, вЂњManaging Conflict in Personal Relationships and Communal Relationships.вЂќ The lecture will be followed by a dessert collation. In honor of the rabbiвЂ™s achievement, Ohab Zedek, along with Yeshiva University, will be holding a community-wide celebration on Sunday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. It will also pay tribute to the memory of Rebbetzin Pess Epstein, aвЂ™h, a founder of the organization.ДЇor more information and to make your reservation, please call 51 or 71 or e-mail vД¬ongregation Ohab Zedek of Belle Harbor is celebrating Rabbi Tsvi SelengutвЂ™s participation in this yearвЂ™s Yeshiva University Chag Hasemikha. This occasion will recognize Aviva and Yossi Hoch and Judy Silverman for their dedicated support and leadership. The brunch will help Shalom Task Force continue to provide its many services, including a confidential hotline, legal counseling, educational programs, and workshops for engaged and married couples. at the Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Boulevard in Cedarhurst. Shalom Task ForceвЂ™s Annual Brunch is to take place on Sunday, May 4, at 10:00 a.m.

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