Temple Israel of Great Neck will once again be holding their annual Sept. 11 Saddle Rock Bridge memorial service.
Members of the congregation will meet in the Temple Israel lobby at 6:45 a.m. and then walk to the Saddle Rock Memorial Bridge for the 7:00 a.m. service.
Marches will be lead by the Temple Israel of Great Neck’s Men’s Club.
“It is important that we remember this tragedy,” men’s club co-president Ken Kobline said. “And, what more fitting way to remember September 11th than with prayers said along with members of our congregation and community.”
Saddle Rock Mayor Dan Levy is working with Temple Israel to coordinate the arrangements for the walk and service including a Nassau County police escort for marchers, parking near the bridge for those who prefer not to walk but still attend the memorial, service participants, and the partial closing of the bridge during the service.
The men’s club first held the service in 2002, the year after the 9/11 attacks, and have continued to do so every year since the tragedy.
“I urge everyone to attend this moving service and to bring family, friends, and neighbors” said Kobliner.
During the walk to the bridge, members of the men’s club will be blowing a shofar, a horned instrument used for Jewish religious purposes.
Typically it is used during holidays such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur but can also be played during times of communal distress.
Originally named the Saddle Rock Bridge, Nassau County and the Village of Saddle Rock renamed and dedicated the bridge as the “9-11 Memorial Bridge” because of its view of the New York City skyline and the World Trade Center before the attacks.
