The Shofar announces with great joy the birth day of Amaya Liuba Rakhman on July 24, 2023, to Joshua and Antonia Rakhman. Amaya joins her sister Ava, who received her Hebrew name, Chava, in our shul on Oct. 16, 2022. Josh is our shul’s High Holidays guard, who greets all of us on our way to services. Mazel tov to the Rakhman family.
The Shofar joins the congregation in welcoming new members Ronald Rose and family of New York City and Greenport, and Lisa Bardack and Gary Levine of White Plains, NY, and Orient. We look forward to meeting you, and to participating with you in our spiritual, educational and social activities.
Shul Plans New Shabbat Summer Program Our shul will host a new summer program called “Joyfully Jewish,” for children ages 5 to 10, to be held on four Shabbat mornings, from 9:30 to noon. The dates are July 8, July 22, August 5, and August 19. Dawn Teyuca, an early childhood educational professional, will lead the program, which will focus on experiences that prepare children to become active participants in Jewish life. Over time, the [...]
Yona Brown, granddaughter of Carol Seigel and the late Irwin Seigel, graduated from Clark University. Tamar Brumberg, granddaughter of Stephan Brumberg and Carol Ingall, graduated from White Plains High School in White Plains, NY, and will attend the University of Maryland in the fall. Dylan Ellant, son of Drs. Jonathan and Devi Ellant, graduated from the Dalton Middle School in Manhattan, and will attend Dalton’s High School in the fall. Savannah Graf, [...]
The Shofar joins the membership in extending a big mazel tov to shul members Dennis Chalkin and Hillary Kelbick on the birth of their grandson, Lucas Daniel Chalkin, on Monday, May 22. Mazel tov also to shul member Carol Seigel on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Shoshana Yari Seigel, on June 10, at B’Shert Congregation in Brooklyn, with Rabbi Heidi Hoover officiating. Shoshana is the daughter of Simeon Seigel and Myra Rosenbaum, and [...]
The Shofar joins the membership in welcoming Rosa Lee Emerson, PhD, and family to our shul. We look forward to meeting you and participating with you in our shul’s spiritual, educational and social activities and events.
The new Trifecta Workout series of 15 classes will be held in the shul’s community room beginning on Monday, July 10, and run through Thursday August 31. Equipment needed: two pairs of weights, one heavy and one light: e.g. 5 lbs and 3 lbs, or 6 lbs and 4 lbs, also a mat. The cost is $150, due at the first session. Call Laurie Short at 631-566-0526 to reserve a place in the class.
To the editor: Members of Congregation Tifereth Israel Synagogue, thank you so much for your generous contribution to CAST’s North Fork Parent-Child Program. This year, we expect to have forty families attending and completing this school readiness and language development program. Thank you for helping to brighten the futures of these young community members. Sincerely, Erica Steindl Education/outreach coordinator Editor’s note: The Tikkun Olam Initiative recommended support for this program to the shul’s Board of [...]
Register now to march with the Long Island Cluster at the Celebrate Israel Day Parade on Sunday, June 4, 2023. The parade will take place from 11am - 4pm on Fifth Avenue between 57th Street – 74th Street. Register Here Registration Fee: The fee is $360 for each group marching within the Long island Cluster. Transportation: This year is covered by a generous grant from UJA-Federation of NY and coach bus transportation will be FREE for the Long Island Cluster. Register [...]
The Tikkun Olam Initiative, a shul organization that provides charitable donations throughout the year for CAST clients, recently pledged $600 to purchase chickens and to help fill Thanksgiving baskets for CAST, which has changed its name from Community Action Southold Town to Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation. In response to the pledge, Veronica Kaliski, one of the women who spearheads the TOI group, received the following thank-you letter from Karina Hayes, CAST’s food relief [...]
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