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.

Avi Mayer

Avi Mayer, a pro-Israel activist and communications professional has been named the next editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post. Mayer, 38, will succeed the current editor of the 90-year-old English language newspaper in mid-April, after Passover. He most recently served as managing director of global communications and public affairs for the American Jewish Committee, and previously served as the spokesperson for the Jewish Agency for Israel. He also served in the spokesperson’s unit of the Israel [...]

Avi Mayer2023-04-10T10:49:23-04:00

Antisemitic Incidents Highest Recorded, Says Anti-Defamation League

The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2022 was the highest since the Anti-Defamation League began keeping track in 1979, the group announced. The A.D.L. report documented 3,697 incidents last year, a 36% rise from 2021. A majority were characterized as harassment, including online, but the tally also included 111 assaults and more than 1,200 occasions of vandalism.

Antisemitic Incidents Highest Recorded, Says Anti-Defamation League2023-04-10T10:48:29-04:00

Kandinsky Painting, Returned To Heirs, Sells At Auction for $44.9 Million

A painting by Wassily Kandinsky that spent decades in a Dutch museum after its Jewish owner was murdered in the Holocaust has sold at auction for $44.9 million. “Murnau mit Kirche II” (Murnau with Church II) set a record price for the Russian artist in a sale at Sotheby’s in London. Completed in 1910, the brightly colored landscape of a Bavarian village foreshadows the bold abstract imagery of Kandinsky’s later work. The Van Abbemuseum in [...]

Kandinsky Painting, Returned To Heirs, Sells At Auction for $44.9 Million2023-04-10T10:47:48-04:00

Making A Seder At Home? The Gift Shop Has The Needed Accouterments

If you decide to make a Seder at home, you need to search no further than the shul’s Gift Shop for the accouterments you’ll need to make a beautiful Seder plate to grace your Seder table. Pictured are two Seder plates, one with a matching serving platter. And for fun, the Gift Shop recommends the package that offers an apron, an oven mitt, and a pot holder — in a matza pattern. Always good for [...]

Making A Seder At Home? The Gift Shop Has The Needed Accouterments2023-04-10T10:46:10-04:00

Shabbat Kids’ Service Delights Shul Goers And Energizes The Kids

It was only the second session of the Shabbat Kids’ Service, but Ann Hurwitz, coordinator of the program, issued a glowing report to The Shofar. “The children seemed to enjoy being in the synagogue on Shabbat. In fact, they clearly wanted to remain in the sanctuary  much longer than I and Dawn Teyuca, the children’s teacher, had expected. “They are responsive to each other and to whatever plans Dawn makes. Currently, they are learning Moses’s [...]

Shabbat Kids’ Service Delights Shul Goers And Energizes The Kids2023-04-10T10:41:40-04:00

Yellow Candle Project Volunteers Will Deliver Packages In Early April

Members and friends of our shul can expect to find yellow candles delivered to their mailboxes or doorsteps in early April. Once again, our shul is planning to participate in the Yellow Candle Project, a global program to commemorate the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. Men’s Club president Tom Byrne, coordinator of the shul’s participation, met with his team for a packing party on March 26 to ready the candles for delivery. Included [...]

Yellow Candle Project Volunteers Will Deliver Packages In Early April2023-04-24T13:21:12-04:00

Hats, Scarves And Even Feathers Created Stylish Dressing-Up For Purim

The sounds of noisemakers could be heard throughout the building as shul members, once again, told Haman and his sons what they think of that whole bunch of momzers. Hamantaschen treats, on the other hand, received a warm welcome. In the sanctuary and on Zoom, the costumes were fun and inventive for the holiday of Purim. Pictured, from left, Sara Bloom, Leah Friedman and Carol Seigel. Joanna Paulsen photo

Hats, Scarves And Even Feathers Created Stylish Dressing-Up For Purim2023-04-10T10:34:28-04:00

As Covid Wanes, Shul Plans To Reinstate Shabbat Oneg/Kiddish Rituals

The suggestion that the shul reinstate the Oneg Shabbat ritual following each Friday night service and the practice of providing a Kiddish lunch each Saturday was met with bravos and hurrahs at the Sunday, March 19 meeting of the shul’s Board of Directors. Shul president Judith Weiner called the idea a “return to a sense of community.” As president of the shul’s Sisterhood group, Adrianne Greenberg was asked to meet in committee to formulate a [...]

As Covid Wanes, Shul Plans To Reinstate Shabbat Oneg/Kiddish Rituals2023-04-10T10:32:03-04:00

Oculus: Eye On Art

“Grazing on High,” a 12” x 20” pastel by Saul Rosenstreich, founding member of the shul’s Judaism and Art group, is based on a photo captured by the artist last summer while visiting the Scottish Highlands. “Sheep were every- where,” he told The Shofar, recalling how the light beige forms stood out against the distant and highly-colored hills and valleys. Thinking about the many references to sheep in the Bible and the ancient Jews who [...]

Oculus: Eye On Art2023-04-10T10:31:14-04:00

Book Circle Continues To Explore Rothschild Women

The Book Circle is finding the Rothschild women so fascinating — and lengthy — that discussion will continue into the April meeting, which will be held on Thursday, the 20th, at 4 p.m., on Zoom. In this book, The Women Of Rothschild: Untold Story of the World’s Most Famous Dynasty, Natalie Livingstone reveals the role of women in shaping the legacy of the famous Rothschild family, synonymous with wealth and power. The writer follows [...]

Book Circle Continues To Explore Rothschild Women2023-04-24T13:20:37-04:00

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