Dear members and friends, I was saddened and troubled by the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump, and for the death and injuries of the other participants in the rally that was held in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. We all need to be aware and concerned. Many countries in the world are going through election seasons now, and the atmosphere is tense, which many believe is adding to the growing violence in our own [...]
Just the other day, I saw something I had never seen before and, in fact, never expected I would ever see. I gasped audibly at the gesture, and felt my eyes tear up that such a thing was still known, still practiced in a world that worships speed, efficiency, productivity and their various cousins that fuel competitiveness and our zeal to get it done, get ahead. Do we always have to be the most important [...]
Hear! Hear! It’s here at last! The 2024 Journal is being unveiled right now at a the Garden Party for our shul’s 123st birthday and our honoree, Judith K. Weiner. Many thanks to all for making this journal the financial success that helps us maintain our beloved shul. Click on this link to read the messages, the bio, the ads and good wishes, and to enjoy this beautiful publication. The 2024 Virtual Journal Committee: Madelyn Rothman, chair Nancy Bogen Torchio [...]
Garden Party Moved to Sunday, July 21, 4-6 p.m. Come one, come all and raise a glass to our 2024 Journal honoree, Judith K. Weiner, at a catered party in Andrew Levin Park on Sunday, July 21, from 4-6 p.m. The party is shaping up to be the CTI social event of the year, an occasion befitting our wonderful honoree, our beloved shul, and the launch of this year’s stunning journal. The Journal Committee is [...]
Synagogue Bestows Scholarship Awards For Community Service Representing our shul on Thursday, June 6, at the annual Awards Breakfast at Greenport High School, Sisterhood President Adrianne Greenberg called the names of two graduating seniors to receive scholarship awards for service to the community. In presenting the award to Stanly Rivas, the Sisterhood President said, “Stanly has faced the devastating loss of a beloved teacher, and it is a testament to his character that he [...]
Common Ground gardeners Tom Byrne and Veronica Kaliski, left, and Madelyn Rothman have been planting and harvesting veggies and herbs in the CTI beds, then donating the crops to CAST, which according to the charity is now serving 1,490 families in Southold Town. The group could use a couple of extra hands for gardening chores. Those interested can contact Veronica at ctigreenport@gmail.com/. Also from Tikkun Olam, the group has donated $400 from its operating [...]
Tikkun Olam members Madelyn Rothman and Suzi Rosenstreich attended this year’s graduation ceremony of CAST’s Parent-Child+ Program, signifying another successful year. The children were dressed up for the occasion and posed for this photo at the conclusion of the program. As you can see from a photo of the back page of the program, our shul was recognized publicly and thanked several times during the event, Madelyn and Suzi said. Our shul has contributed to [...]
Thousands of supporters of Israel marched along Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 2, during a heavily policed Israel Day parade that took on a more somber tone this year as the war in Gaza entered its eighth month. The normally jubilant event, which has been held annually since 1964, had fewer spectators in Midtown Manhattan than usual because of intense security. The parade, which drew about 40,000 participants, all of whom needed credentials to [...]
At the next Book Circle meeting, to be held on Thursday, July 25, at 3 p.m., in Andrew Levin Park, the group will study the effects on family members held for six years in an internment camp. Hazel Selzer Kahane has written a harrowing account of the experiences in A House in Lahore: Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan. Drawing on extensive boarding school correspondence, the book examines the power of letter writing to [...]
During the NBA playoffs, people were beginning to notice that the uniforms worn by the Dallas Mavericks seem not to say “Mavs,” rendered in all caps, but “Maus,” the title of Art Spiegelman’s 1986 bestseller, a graphic novel about the Holocaust. Louis Keene, a staff reporter at The Forward, covering religion, sports and the West Coast, decided to call Art Spiegelman to see what he thought of the Mavs/Maus mixup. “That’s funny,” Spiegelman said. “I [...]
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