About Tifereth Israel Greenport

Congregation Tifereth Israel is a Historic Synagogue on the North Fork in Greenport. It is an egalitarian, inclusive, Conservative synagogue committed to strengthening Jewish values, learning and spiritual well-being as well as building a close, warm and supportive community for all who wish to join.

From the Shofar Editor…

An editor is known by many descriptive names, some nicer than others. Miriam Gabriel, my able colleague and proofreader, calls me “chief.” I like that one. Other names, clearly inappropriate for this family-focused publication, typically are invoked by those whose submissions I have adjusted for clarity, rejected for such shortcomings as relevance or timeliness, or found so hopelessly error-ridden that only a total rewrite could save them. An editor is the boss, the last word, [...]

From the Shofar Editor…2023-05-25T13:43:15-04:00

Deadline today-Join the EEJCC at Israel 75th Birthday Parade

Please join the East End Jewish Community Council (EEJCC) as we march in the Israel Day Parade in New York City to celebrate ​​​​​​​Israel’s 75th birthday. Sunday, June 4 We are part of the Long Island cluster, leaving by bus for NYC from Riverhead at a place and time TBD as the date nears. You can also meet us directly at the parade at a predetermined location. Participation and transportation are free. But you need [...]

Deadline today-Join the EEJCC at Israel 75th Birthday Parade2023-06-06T14:06:26-04:00

Shavuot Activities/May 25-27

Shavuot Schedule/Memorial Day Weekend - May 25-27 The Holiday of Torah and Harvest Thursday, May 25, at 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Ann Hurwitz’s 90th birthday Join us to plant a tree at our Andrew Levin Park in honor of Ann Hurwitz’s birthday and her contribution to CTI over the years. (In-person only) * The tree is donated by Ann’s grandson, Andrew Weisberg. Thursday, May 25, at 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Tikkun Leil Shavuot (in-person and [...]

Shavuot Activities/May 25-272023-06-01T11:05:20-04:00

Letter from Erica Steindl, CAST

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 [...]

Letter from Erica Steindl, CAST2023-05-04T17:46:58-04:00

Nominating Committee Proposes Slate/June 2023-24 Board Of Directors

Congregation To Vote On Slate At June 11 Meeting  At the April 16 meeting of the Board of Directors, and at the Congregation meeting immediately following, Susan Rosenstreich, chair of the CTI Nominating Committee, which included Miriam Gabriel and Roberta Garris, proposed the following slate of officers and directors for June 2023-June 2024: President:                                Sara Bloom Vice President:                       Ellen Buchbinder Treasurer:                                Joanna Paulsen Financial Secretary:               Nancy Torchio Recording Secretary:              Suri Lan Brown Corresponding [...]

Nominating Committee Proposes Slate/June 2023-24 Board Of Directors2023-05-04T17:45:52-04:00

The Tikkun Olam Initiative Gets An Early Start On Spring Planting

Madelyn Rothman, one of the founding members of CTI’s Tikkun Olam Initiative, takes advantage of a sudden warm day in spring to get a jump-start on planting at one of the shul’s designated raised beds at the Common Ground garden on the North Road in Peconic. First in the ground this year are lettuce and arugula. On the way are beans, peas, peppers, kale collards, carrots, radishes and cucumbers. Products from the TOI’s efforts are [...]

The Tikkun Olam Initiative Gets An Early Start On Spring Planting2023-05-04T17:44:13-04:00

Yellow Candle Project Underwrites Educational Program For GHS Students

On Thursday, April 27, 10th-grade students at Greenport High School will visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, the culmination of their social studies unit on the Holocaust. Contributions to the Yellow Candle Project financed the bus to transport students to the museum. It is hoped that this visit will provide young people with a deeper understanding of the events that led to the Holocaust and the tragic aftermath of intolerance and hate.

Yellow Candle Project Underwrites Educational Program For GHS Students2023-05-04T17:42:21-04:00

The Book Circle Probes The Story Hidden Within A Catalan Village

The May meeting of the Book Circle will be held on Thursday, May 18, at 4 p.m., on Zoom, to wrestle with the meaning of the term “terra incognita,” which for the medieval Catalan navigators could mean fear or the thrill of adventure. The characters in Terra Incognita, a novel by award-winning author Libi Astaire, are about to have their peaceful life upended when outsiders threaten to reveal a secret hidden within this village [...]

The Book Circle Probes The Story Hidden Within A Catalan Village2023-05-18T19:52:51-04:00

Yom HaShoah Observed April 17 At Our Shul And Around The World

On the evening of April 17, our congregation joined with the North Fork Reform Synagogue to observe Yom HaShoah, honoring the six million murdered in the Holocaust. Rabbi Gadi led the program with prayers, and we lit yellow candles in solidarity with Jews and Christians around the world. Attached to each candle was the name of a child lost in the Holocaust; each participant recited the name aloud. We heard moving commentary from Annie Nodes, [...]

Yom HaShoah Observed April 17 At Our Shul And Around The World2023-05-04T17:39:13-04:00

Sunday Afternoon at the Art Show

Thanks Saul and Judy for show concept; Jenny for hanging the art; Rabbi Gadi for innovative room design; Judy, Saul and Sara for refreshments; our shul’s talented artists for submissions; and members and guests for attending on April 23. Photos by Judith Weiner, Graham Diamond, and Sara Bloom    

Sunday Afternoon at the Art Show2023-05-04T17:35:09-04:00
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