In a few days, you will receive your candle

in the mail or delivered to your front door.

Please join our shul on Zoom,

Monday, April 13, at 6 p.m.

when we will light our candles together

in memory of the six million.

The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Project encourages us to pause and reflect on the Holocaust — the six million who were lost amid the horrific acts of aggression that vanquished Jewish populations in major cities and peaceful villages all across Europe. Last year, more than two hundred thousand candles were distributed in North America and in the United Kingdom.

The candle is a gift from the Congregation to you. However, should you wish to acknowledge the receipt of your candle with a charitable contribution, we suggest you consider a multiple of $18, the number that represents life — chai. Perhaps double-chai at $36, four times chai at $72, or more. All funds received will be used to underwrite bus transportation for the 10th-grade world history class at Greenport High School to visit a Holocaust museum. This visit is the culmination of the students’ unit of study on the Holocaust. Thanks to our support this year, more than 60 young people will participate in this effort.

Following the museum experience, several students will attend the Friday Shabbat service online at our shul on April 24, to share their responses to what they have learned. In previous years, the give-and-take between congregants and students has been revealing. We hope you will attend in person or online.

Let us join together on this night of remembrance — Monday, April 13, at 6 p.m. on Zoom for Yom HaShoah, and again on April 24, at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom or in person to learn from the GHS students. We must keep alive the memory of the events that occurred nearly a century ago. Our lighted candles are powerful symbols that can open the door to discussion, education and interaction — the paths that fight the antisemitism that continues to build in the world.

For more information, please call the shul at 631-477-0232. You can contribute online at our website, www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, or by mail to our P.O. box.

Sara Bloom, President

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