Marthe Cohn was barely 25 on April 11, 1945, and Jewish, but being blond and blue-eyed, she could pass for an Aryan. She was French, from northeastern Alsace, but spoke German fluently. She was a nurse and 4 feet 11 inches tall. She was also a spy, working with the French resistance to Nazi occupiers in WWII. She died on May 20 at her home in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, where she had settled with [...]
Terry Louise Fisher, who channeled her experience as a Los Angeles prosecutor into an Emmy Award-winning television career as a writer and producer for “Cagney & Lacey,” and a creator, with Steven Bochco, of the sleek drama “L.A. Law,” died June 10 in Laguna Hills, CA. She was 79. In 1983, she began writing for “Cagney & Lacey,” bringing depth and realism to a CBS series focused on two female NYC detectives. “L.A. Law” ran [...]
Dear Members and Friends, Just last Thursday, on June 13, the date that echoes the 613 commandments of our tradition, I reached out to you in the wake of Israel’s preemptive operation in Iran. We were all feeling the weight of uncertainty and concern for our homeland and for the Jewish people everywhere. What is emerging now is nothing short of remarkable. In just a few days, history has continued to unfold at lightning [...]
As I write this message for the July issue of The Shofar, the outdoor temperature is pushing 92 degrees, and my hair is bushing-out uncontrollably from the humidity. I’m reminded of another scorching hot day one summer long ago. I hope readers will find charm in the story, and wisdom in the postscript. In the tradition of the proverbial chicken that crossed the road to get to the other side comes this story about [...]
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 [...]
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