Temple Emanuel’s annual interfaith service

The Island Now Published February 14, 2024

Participants in the service included (l-r): Rev. Andrea Smith, First United Church in Roosevelt; Freeman Sue, director, Tzu Chi Foundation, L.I. Branch; Junling Wang, Chinese Center on L.I.; Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso; Rev. Kathleen Edwards, St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church; Edward Chung, chairman, Chinese Center on L.I.; Bertha Del Carpio, St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church; Adam Turek-Herman, Temple Emanuel; Julie Shields, St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church; Hussain Ahmad, vice president, L.I. Muslim Society; Thomas Stallone, Temple Emanuel; Todd Frizzell, Temple Emanuel; Father Rene Tapel, St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church; Patti Dunham, Temple Emanuel; Carole Lynn Marino, Cellini Lodge #2206 OSIA.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck held its annual Interfaith Pre-Thanksgiving Service. The message was strong: “We lift our hearts in praise and gratitude for the spiritual heritage of America; for freedom of altar, home and school; for the glorious tradition of a nation established and ruled by its people; for patriot souls, heroes of the spirit, loyal to Thy living word—who offered the full measure of selfless devotion that this precious legacy might be preserved to us and to our children. For all of this we offer humble thanks.”