jewish+community+of+long+island,+new+york,+USA

we live in a community called the 5 towns, which is located 20 miles east of new york city. our community is a very large orthodox population. in this small, 5 mile, community, we have over 50 synagogues and 15 jewish day schools. we also have many kosher stores and restaurants. our favorite jewish holiday is simchat torah, where all the community comes together to sing and dance to rejoice with the torah.