A new session of Strength Trifecta will start on Monday, July 7 through Thursday, August 28. There are 16 classes in the series, held in the shul community room, on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 PM and cost is $160. Please call Laurie 631-566-0526 to reserve a place in the class.
The 2025 Journal Committee is proud to name Adrianne Greenberg and Miriam Gabriel as this year’s Journal honorees. Both women have served our shul with distinction for more than 20 years, contributing in many capacities — from leadership roles to committee members. Before her election as president of the shul for three consecutive terms, Adrianne held many offices on the Board of Directors over a period of 20 years, including Recording Secretary and Vice [...]
Rabbi Gadi was one of 18 Jews honored in a ceremony held on May 7 at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge. The event capped the Suffolk County Legislature’s annual observance of Jewish American Heritage Month. Each County District leader was invited to select one honoree of distinction. Legislator Catherine Stark of District 1 selected Rabbi Gadi for his leadership at our shul and his interfaith work with Project Genesis and the GEM (Greenport [...]
In a Yom HaShoah program held on the evening of April 23, a sizeable crowd of 50 people from our shul and the North Fork Reform Synagogue paid tribute and honor to the Six Million lost in the Holocaust. Rabbi Gadi Capela of our shul, and Rabbi Barbara Sheryll of the North Fork Reform Synagogue led the gathering in a moving program of prayers and remembrances. Rena Wiseman, one of our shul members and the [...]
To help the children of CAST families gain the skills necessary for success when starting kindergarten, the shul’s Tikkun Olam Initiative (TOI) group purchased 20 bilingual copies of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” for the 3-year old group, and 20 copies of “Rainbow Fish” for the 4-year-olds. Each book is labeled inside, announcing (in Spanish and English) that the book was donated by Congregation Tifereth Israel. “Helping these children gain the literacy skills that their English-speaking [...]
This month, the Book Circle will read and discuss The Hebrew Teacher by Maya Arad, winner of a National Jewish Book Award for Hebrew Fiction in Translation. The group will meet on Thursday, June 19, at 3 p.m., in the community room of the shul. Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States seek to overcome crises in their lives. In three novellas, the celebrated Israeli writer Maya Arad probes the [...]
Annual Event Attracts Thousands Of Marchers And Spectators On Sunday, May 18th, our congregation proudly marched up 5th Avenue in the annual Israel Day Parade as part of the Long Island cluster. The parade marked Israel’s 77th birthday and brought together an estimated 50,000 participants and spectators, making it one of the most meaningful and spirited events in recent memory. This year’s theme, “Hatikvah: The Hope,” resonated deeply. While the atmosphere was celebratory — with flags waving, music playing, [...]
On Monday, May 26, the annual Memorial Day Parade in Orient took place under clear skies and a spirit of reverence and remembrance. The parade began at the Orient Fire Department and wound its way through the surrounding roads, drawing a strong turnout of local residents and visitors. The event featured proud participation by the ROTC cadets, local clergy, and community leaders. Rabbi Gadi Capela offered a moving reflection at the World War II Memorial, [...]
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 8, at noon Celebrate 150 years of Jewish Communal Life in Nassau and Suffolk counties by visiting this illuminating exhibit of historic Torahs, books, documents, and artifacts collected from synagogues and private donors around Long Island. The exhibit is presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island, and featured at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum’s Weathervane Gallery, 300West Main Street, Riverhead, from June 8 through November 2025.
“Is This Heaven Or Is It New Jersey?” By Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman (A baseball story excerpted from The Forward) We had wanted to go to the shore — 70 miles to the south — to watch the waves and the seagulls. Instead, my wife Ruchama and I drifted toward Brookdale Park, a leafy paradise in Montclair, NJ, just a few miles from the concrete and cobblestone of our gritty homebase of Jewish Passaic. Here [...]
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