Lewis E. Lehrman, who as a young man helped expand a family-owned Pennsylvania grocery business into Rite Aid, for years of the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and then used his personal fortune to mount a strong, but losing bid to become governor of New York in 1982, died on March 11 at his home in Greenwich, CT. He was 87. Mr. Lehrman left the presidency of Rite Aid in 1977 at the age of 39, [...]
David Botstein, a molecular biologist who changed the course of genetics by discovering a method for locating genes in human DNA, died on Feb. 27 in Palo Alto, CA. He was 83. Dr. Botstein began his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the early 1970s, when little was known about genes and how they interact. The human genome was understood to be a vast stretch of DNA, and the idea of locating within [...]
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 [...]
As I write this message, incidents of antisemitism are rising worldwide — in schools, on academic campuses, in synagogues, malls, gathering places. Thousands of miles away, Israel is at war. My friend Judith and I talk every day about Israel and the vulnerabilities of the people and the country itself. She tells me about the sirens, how little children race through the streets to safety in bomb shelters. “Even at their age, they know what [...]
More than 2,000 years ago, remnants of one of the lost tribes of Israel appeared on the shores of India. They became known in India as the Bene Israel. A handful of the tribe’s descendants band together to live in a communal housing complex, known as the Shalom India Housing Society. Nestled amidst their Hindu and Muslim neighbors, the residents find ways to laugh and love while keeping faith with their Jewish roots. Esther David [...]
A new session of Strength Trifecta Begins Monday, March 23 through Thursday, April 30 Classes are at 5:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday at the synagogue except Monday, March 30 and Thursday, April 2, when there are no classes. 10 classes for $100, cash or a check made out to Laura Short due the first night of class Equipment required: three pairs of dumbbells 8lbs-5lbs-2lbs OR 7lbs-5lbs-3lbs A Mat and a water bottle Use a carry-on bag [...]
Congregation Tifereth Israel will usher in this year's observance of Passover with a festive Seder celebration on the first night of the holiday Wednesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the shul's community room. Cost $60 per person, children under 12 no charge Please plan on joining us as we recount the ancient and heroic story of the Exodus from Egypt, followed by a beautiful dinner complete with all the favorite Passover holiday foods. More [...]
On Sunday, Feb. 1, Rabbi Suzan Lipson led congregants, members of the Unitarian Universalist Church, and other guests in the shul’s second annual Women’s Tu B’Shevat Seder. Each of the tables in the community room was laden with examples of the seven species, including fruits, nuts, grains, wines, and carob, all native to Israel. We read the Haggadah aloud, and celebrated the New Year For The Trees in a warm, spiritual and communal atmosphere. SMBloom [...]
In 2019, when Lasha Shakulashvili was a graduate student at Tbilisi State University, he stumbled onto Yiddish posters in the National Archives of Georgia from 1910 that were announcing theater performances. Almost nothing had been written about Ashkenazi Jewish heritage in Georgia, and Shakulashvili was eager to find out more. Born in Tbilisi to Christian parents, he was raised in part by a Jewish nanny who taught him Russian and Yiddish. That early exposure set [...]
The body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last Israeli still unaccounted for after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, was returned from Gaza, ending more than two years of waiting. Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer killed while defending Kibbutz Alumum, was brought home for burial 843 days after he was taken captive. “The first to go, the last to leave,” his mother posted on Facebook. “Our hero.” Israel is now expected to reopen the Rafah [...]
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