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.
Tikkun Olam has volunteered to coordinate the packaging and distribution of candles for the Yellow Candle Project that the shul undertakes in observance of Yom Hashoah each May. Veronica Kaliski, who heads the Tikkun Olam group, is looking for additional volunteers to help with packaging, delivery and mailing. Please email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Veronica to help with this program to honor those lost in the Holocaust.
At its next meeting, to be held on Thursday, April 4 at 3 p.m., on Zoom, the Book Circle will consider a novel by Elizabeth Graver titled Kantika, a word translated from Ladino as “song.” In this work, readers will meet Rebecca Cohen and her family as they traverse four countries that test their endurance to maintain the family dynamic. The book group meets monthly to explore the writing of Jewish authors and/or [...]
The dinner menu on Jan. 26 at Ayat, a restaurant in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, included challah, a staple of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine and a traditional offering on a Shabbat table. The bread was served with a complete dinner to more than a thousand guests who responded to an invitation to a free Shabbat dinner posted on Ayat’s Instagram page. “It’s about breaking barriers, fostering dialogue, and connecting on a human level. This evening is more [...]
Photographer Gillian Laub orchestrated a sweeping public art project in which her portraits of Holocaust survivors would be projected on the facades of buildings and landmark structures across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Here, Rabbi Aliza Erber, age 80, is projected against the Brooklyn Bridge on Jan. 27, the United Nations’ designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to draw attention to the Live2Tell project. “The number of Holocaust survivors in the world is dwindling, but the story must [...]
About 1,400 Torahs that survived the Holocaust in Moravia and Bohemia, were first shipped to the Jewish Museum in Prague and are now part of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, the London organization that administers the collection. The scrolls are never sold or gifted, but are allocated on permanent loan to synagogues that request one, The New York Times reported. Many of the scrolls had been burned, waterlogged, torn or scarred when synagogues were destroyed during [...]
As reported in The Forward... Jewish teens are looking at a new factor in their college search — antisemitism. A recent survey of nearly 2,000 B’Nai Brith Youth Organization participants across North America found that 64% said antisemitism on campus was an important factor in the decision regarding where to attend college. In fact, some students said they would withdraw applications to certain Ivy League schools. Harvard University said on Feb. 19 that it is [...]
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