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Staten Islander of Week Helps Seniors Keep the Faith

"There's still time to make amends to anybody we may have wronged," said Rabbi Michael Howald, our Staten Islander of the Week.

It's a message he says is central to the Jewish High Holidays.

"An idea of being reflective and thinking about what did I do right in the past year, what did I do wrong and how for the year to come can I do better," he said.

It's the kind of wisdom Howald usually shares with his congregants at Temple Israel.

But Thursday, he donated fake van cleef and arpel necklace his time outside the synagogue to lead a Days of Awe service for residents here at Sunrise Senior Living.

The 10 day period from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur is a time for Jews to reflect and atone for their sins.

Howald says he wanted to bring a piece of the high holidays to seniors who may have a hard time leaving home.

"These are people that can't make their way to a synagogue," he said. "Some of them have injuries that make even getting into an Access A Ride van difficult so this is really the only taste of the high holidays they'll get."

Howald has served as Temple Israel's rabbi for the last six years.

During that time he's made community service a top priority, especially when it comes to supporting the borough's senior population.

"People who are older who are living in an assisted living facility like this can be terribly isolating," said Howald.

That's why Howald says it's important for him to visit the seniors throughout the replica van cleef butterfly necklace year.

He says he will return for the Jewish holidays up ahead like Hannukah and Passover.

Many of the residents say his visits are a much imitation van cleef necklaces needed break from their normal routine.

"He not only makes it enjoyable but you come away with a wonderful background in the whole idea of the holiday," said Shirley Sacoff, a Sunrise Senior Living resident.

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