Tikkun Olam Group Heads Candle Packaging and Distribution Our shul will join with members of the North Fork Reform Synagogue in a joint program to honor the six million lost in the Holocaust. We will participate together in the Yellow Candle Project on Sunday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., on Zoom. Rabbi Gadi Capela and one of the NFRS rabbis will lead participants in commentary and prayers to honor those who were lost amid the [...]
Should you wish to acknowledge receipt of your candle with a charitable contribution, we suggest that you consider a gift in a multiple of $18, the number that represents life — chai — to Congregation Tifereth Israel, and designate it for the Yellow Candle Project. The shul will, in turn, donate the full amount of all the contributions to Greenport High School to help finance a visit to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, a fitting [...]
Photos by Sara Bloom
Rabbi Gadi, Pastor Ann Van Cleef, and Don Russo, guests at the GEM interfaith event, display a poster of the shul’s “adopted” brothers, held hostage in Gaza. The Israel-Hamas War and the hostage-taking are uppermost as Jews throughout the world observe Passover, a holiday that celebrates freedom and rebirth. Pictured right, the event’s kitchen crew, from left, Dora, Sara, Joanna, Roberta and Carol. Photos by Beth Young and Sara Bloom
Tikkun Olam members Veronica Kaliski, center, and Madelyn Rothman, right, deliver purchases and contributions of men’s clothing to Alex Zimardo, coordinator of John’s Place at St. Agnes Church in Greenport. In a thank-you letter to the group, the coordinator wrote, “Having other organizations willing to support our efforts with this vulnerable population is truly a blessing. We are grateful to be a part of a community that cares.” John’s Place provides a safe, warm [...]
Every time I read the name Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, I behold the embodiment of the sin of war. Sin and war are also the two words that make up his name. Like Haman in ancient Persia, who plotted to annihilate a nation, Hamas today holds the same agenda, only by a different name. Gaza has submitted to the sin of war in the underground of Hamas’ state of death. When death [...]
Memory is flawed. Images and details surface in the mind and, from those bits, a composite of a past experience emerges. Sometimes the memory is blurred, lost in a haze of maybe’s that the passage of time has largely swallowed. Siblings central to a family happening may have different recollections of how an event unfolded — unique perspectives and points of view on the same experience, even though all were present and participating. For sure, [...]
Jewish Holiday Of Purim Observed At Greenport Synagogue With Megillah Reading, Fun Costumes, and Hamantaschen Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport invites community residents and visitors to join the membership in the observance of the Jewish holiday of Purim. The Biblical story of Queen Esther will be read, followed by a social hour consisting of hamantaschen, the filled, tri-cornered confection traditionally served for the holiday. The event will take place on Sunday, March 24, at [...]
The March session of Strength Trifecta begins on Monday, March 4 and runs every Monday and Thursday until Thursday, March 28, for a total of 8 classes. Equipment needed: two pairs of weights, one heavy and one light: e.g., 5 lbs and 3 lbs, or 6 lbs and 4 lbs, also a mat. Please call Laurie 631-566-0526 to reserve a place in class.
The Shofar joins the membership in mourning the deaths of two long-time shul members: Bill Adams on Feb. 15, at his home in Silver Spring, MD; and Alice Nadel on Feb. 23, at her home in Cutchogue. May their memories be blessed. We extend deepest condolences to the families.
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