Volunteers? Anyone?
Tikkun Olam is looking for volunteers to help maintain the herb and veggie beds at Common Ground. All produce is donated to CAST for local families. Contact Veronica at ctigreenport@gmail.org/.
Book Circle Discovers A House And Its People Are Not What They Seem
The Book Circle will meet on Wednesday, April 30, at 4 p.m., in the community room at the shul, where the group will talk about The Safekeep, by Yael Van Der Wouden, in whose debut novel it is learned that a house and its people are not what they seem. It is a dark tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer [...]
“To Be Free Is To Not Look Back”
I am writing this message on March 20, the 20th day of Adar. Exactly 30 years ago on this very day on the Jewish calendar, I was on my way to Jerusalem to register for architecture school. Little did I know that God had a different plan for me. It was a moment of transition — my final week after four years of army service. I had chosen not to extend my service again. I had given my [...]
“What Did You Learn Today?”
For my column this month, I’m borrowing from the correspondent who had inspired my March column with his statement: “I try to do a good deed every day.” An insightful concept, I reasoned, one with a path forward for the good of self and the world. I wrote about it, and some readers wrote back to me that they had thought about it. I hope they are continuing to do so. Now, with a little [...]
Second Passover Seder: Sunday, April 13 at the shul @ 6 PM
Join Rabbi Gadi, shul members and friends at our 2025 Seder this Passover, to be celebrated on Sunday, April 13, at 6 pm at the shul $75 members, $95 nonmembers, half price for children 12 and under includes ceremony, readings and songs, traditional catered Seder dinner, a memorable event Celebrate the freedom of togetherness on this holiday. Click here to reserve and pay by Wednesday, April 2 You can Pay online with a credit card or a mail-in check by the [...]
Purim Party
We’re having a Purim Party And you are invited. Read the Megillah (The Story of Purim) Cheer for Queen Esther Boo Haman — groggers provided Feast on hamantaschen And Come in Costume — prizes for creativity Friday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at the shul Brief Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. Bring the kids. Fun for all.
Trifecta workout: spring session with Laurie Short
The spring session of Strength Trifecta started Monday, March 3 through Monday, April 28 — no class April 21. The cost of the sessions is $150. Equipment needed: three pairs of weights: e.g. 8 lb, 5 lb and 2 lb, or 7 lb, 5 lb and 3 lb, also a mat. Use a suitcase with wheels to transport your weights. Please call Laurie 631-566-0526 to reserve a place in the class.
Lucille Bogen
The Shofar joins the Congregation in mourning the death of Lucille Bogen, mother of shul member Nancy Bogen Torchio, on Saturday, Feb. 8. Our most sincere condolences to Nancy, her husband Dan, and the family.
Jo Baer
Jo Baer, an admired painter who exchanged the severe abstraction that made her name for a heady mix of dream imagery and deep historical references, died on Jan. 21 at her home in Amsterdam. She was 95. Beginning in 1960, when she moved to New York, Ms. Baer became one of the handful of artists developing Minimalism. In the early 1970s, she moved her work to sculpture and paintings in brightly colored designs. “People [...]
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts, the Hollywood and stage actor best known as the hero’s best friend in Woody Allen movies like “Annie Hall,” and who distinguished himself on the New York stage with two Tony Award nominations, died on Feb. 7 at his home in Manhattan. He was 85. Other acting credits are “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “Play It Again, Sam,” “Don’t Drink the Water,” “How Now, Dow Jones,” “Serpico,” “The Sisters Rosensweig,” “Barefoot in the Park,” [...]
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