Peter Max, whose posters of Day-Glo flowers, butterflies, rainbows, and stars sold by the millions to express the exuberance of the countercultural 1960s, died on Sept. 14 in Manhattan. He was 88. His graphic images, incorporating Art Nouveau, Op Art, and psychedelic motifs, lent themselves to a long list of licensed commercial products, from sheets, glassware and shower curtains to airplanes and a stamp for the U.S. Postal Service. For his legions of [...]
Jay Maisel a masterly photographer whose dark and moody portrait of the jazz great Miles Davis performing at the Apollo Theater appeared on the cover of his landmark 1959 album, “Kind of Blue” — Mr. Maisel’s best-known work in a long and varied career — died on August 20 at his home in Brooklyn. He was 95. Mr. Maisel’s honors include the 1987 Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, and induction into [...]
Ada Yonath, the boundary-pushing Israeli chemist whose ingenuity and tenacity helped unlock the inner workings of the ribosome — the microscopic factory inside every living cell that builds the proteins necessary for life — died on August 31. She was 87. The Weizmann Institute of Science, near Tel Aviv, where Dr. Yonath worked for decades, announced her death. Dr. Yonath’s career was defined by a question that had long bedeviled scientists: What does the [...]
We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Robert L. Wolkoff will begin teaching two regular weekly classes starting next week. Wednesdays at 12 Noon — Parsha and Poetry Although most of the Torah looks like prose, it is as tightly packed with meaning as poetry. Using the work of modern poets, we will seek to understand the nuances and complexities of the weekly Torah text. Thursdays at 4:00 PM — Introduction to the Siddur Our [...]
The Baal Shem Tov, the 18th-century spiritual master who founded the Chasidic movement, once recited the following parable: Two men went to the royal palace to see the king. At the entrance, they were informed that the king was not holding court that day. One left immediately, but the other asked permission to visit the palace, and view its beautiful paintings and works of art. This, explained the Baal Shem Tov, is very similar to [...]
Dear CTI members and friends, We have just completed the first High Holiday season with our new spiritual leader, Rabbi Robert Wolkoff, and our returning Cantor, Ze'ev Weinstein, leading services and related activities. Many of you joined us in person and online for this special time, and the enrichment goes both ways — us to you, and you to us. Todah, todah, todah! Also, I am especially grateful to the many people who worked so hard [...]
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Services led by our very special guest, Cantor Shiya Ribowsky Cantor Ribowsky has served the Jewish community as a cantor for nearly four decades. He is a master of the traditional Ashkenazi cantorial style, which will be featured throughout our upcoming Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah services. During these services, we will include the special prayer for rain, Geshem, one of our most dramatic liturgical compositions, as well as [...]
Join Us This Friday Night For several years, Rabbi Wolkoff has been trying to make sense of the path on which G-d has led him. The result is a spiritual autobiography in which Rabbi Wolkoff shares the spiritual lessons he has learned through life experience. You heard one example on Yom Kippur, when Rabbi Wolkoff shared the spiritual lesson he derived from the death of his mother, z”l. This Friday night, Rabbi Wolkoff will [...]
With regret, and due to the continued wet weather, we are canceling the sukkah building scheduled for 2:00 p.m. today. Instead, please join us Wednesday, September 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the CTI Community Room for an evening of pizza and a movie as we gather together for Sukkot. Pizza & Ushpizin Wednesday, September 30 6:00 p.m. CTI Community Room We’ll enjoy pizza together and watch Ushpizin (The Guests), a warm and engaging film [...]
Pets. They drool, shed and, from time to time, they toss up a hairball or oopsie on the carpeting. They track in mud, snow, leaves and sand. They dig deep holes by our favorite bushes and roll around in the dirt. Some skitter around in their cages at night, keeping us awake; others slither around, sticking out forked tongues at us. Ah, but we love them. And on Thursday, October 1 at noon, Rabbi [...]
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