As the Thanksgiving holiday approached, the shul’s Tikkun Olam Initiative group delivered 60 chickens (preferred to turkey) to CAST for distribution to the organization’s clients. The group also continued to harvest vegetables from the Common Ground beds to accompany a traditional holiday dinner.

Needed in December are donations of personal care items, particularly soaps and detergents. The TOI has suggested that shul members bring an item or two to donate when they attend the Hanukkah party at the shul on Nov. 28. Plastic collection bins will be placed in the shul’s vestibule and also on the porch by the kitchen door. “In the spirit of the Festival of Lights, let us bring light where it is needed,” said Veronica Kaliski, one of the organizers of the TOI group.

And this final note, a happy surprise awaited the TOI group when a neighbor responded to the group’s request last month for a wheelbarrow to replace one that had outlived its usefulness. Julie Levi, a new Southold resident, saw the request while reading the November issue of The Shofar that was posted on the shul’s website. The Shofar thanks Julie Levi for her neighborliness, and the TOI for its many efforts on the shul’s behalf to help those in need.

Pictured, from left, Madelyn Rothman, Veronica Kaliski, and Susan Rosenstreich. Tom Byrne photo