About Tifereth Israel Greenport

Congregation Tifereth Israel is a Historic Synagogue on the North Fork in Greenport. It is an egalitarian, inclusive, Conservative synagogue committed to strengthening Jewish values, learning and spiritual well-being as well as building a close, warm and supportive community for all who wish to join.

The Book Circle’s December Selection Is A Globe-Spanning Mystery

The shul’s Book Circle group has chosen The Lock-Up, a globe-spanning crime novel by Booker prize-winner John Banville, as its December selection. The session will take place on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m., on Zoom. When Rosa Jacobs is found dead in her car, the investigation leads two detectives to the mountaintops of Italy, the front lines of WWII Bavaria, the gritty streets of Dublin, and other unexpected settings in efforts to solve [...]

The Book Circle’s December Selection Is A Globe-Spanning Mystery2023-12-21T15:26:06-05:00

Shul’s Membership Windfall Continues Until Dec. 31: Sign Up Now

Many people choose to join our shul after the High Holidays. As an incentive to join now, the shul is making the following offer: Any individual or family joining between now and the end of the year will pay the new rate — $1,000 for families; $650 for individuals — for the remainder of this year, and will be paid-up members through 2024. In other words, get an extra 12 months... Interested? Know people interested? [...]

Shul’s Membership Windfall Continues Until Dec. 31: Sign Up Now2023-12-06T19:20:20-05:00

Shul To Mount A New Art Show Featuring Works By Israeli Painters

Show Opens Sunday, Dec. 3 With Bagels/Lox Brunch and Art Talk By special arrangement with Michelle Schwartz, a highly regarded gallerist and curator of Israeli art in the Bay Area of San Francisco, the Judaism and Art group is mounting a new art show in the community room of our shul. The first viewing of the show will take place on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m., at a bagels and lox brunch, after which [...]

Shul To Mount A New Art Show Featuring Works By Israeli Painters2023-12-06T19:18:55-05:00

Plans Underway For Annual Shul Hanukkah Party On Sunday, Dec. 10

It Ain’t Just Latkes... The annual shul Hanukkah party is jam-packed with fun stuff to see, to do and, of course, to eat. Will there be latkes? You bet. Chef Deborah Pittorino has promised 300-400 latkes for the party. And that ain’t all. Also on the menu: jelly-filled doughnuts (sufganiot), hot cider, coffee, tea, cold drinks, plus applesauce and sour cream for the latkes. What else? Thanks to the hard work of Madelyn Rothman, [...]

Plans Underway For Annual Shul Hanukkah Party On Sunday, Dec. 102023-12-21T16:13:49-05:00

A Letter To The Congregation From CAST…

Thank you so much for all the effort involved in administering the Cans For Cast drive. The cans and nonperishables collected will go directly toward feeding the 1,211 families who use our services. The work we do would be impossible without the support and collaboration of community members like you. Warmly, Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST)   Calendar for giving Tikkun Olam, a shul group that spearheads charitable giving on behalf of the [...]

A Letter To The Congregation From CAST…2023-12-06T19:15:02-05:00

“March for Israel” held on the National Mall in Washington, DC

Rabbi Gadi joined massive crowds of mostly Jews from across the country on Nov. 14 at the “March for Israel” held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The march is believed to be the largest U.S. show of solidarity with Israel since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking hundreds of hostages. The demonstrators denounced antisemitism, and many speakers expressed sympathy for innocent Jews and Palestinians and their families [...]

“March for Israel” held on the National Mall in Washington, DC2023-12-06T19:12:44-05:00

Late Breaking News: Two Dozen Hostages Are Freed

Just as the December issue of The Shofar was readied for distribution, news came of a breakthrough in the tense situation of the long-awaited release of hostages held by Hamas. In exchange for the two dozen released from Gaza, Israel released 39 imprisoned Palestinians, completing the first exchange brought about during the temporary truce that halted the fighting after seven weeks, The New York Times reported. The hostages released included 13 Israelis, several children among [...]

Late Breaking News: Two Dozen Hostages Are Freed2023-12-06T19:10:38-05:00

Brandeis Bans ‘Students For Justice In Palestine’ Chapter From Campus

Brandeis University has banned a student chapter of National Students for Justice in Palestine from its campus. The university notified the student group on Nov. 6 that it will no longer recognize it “because it openly supports Hamas, which the United States has designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.” Brandeis is one of hundreds of universities roiled by demonstrations and counterdemonstrations in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,400 [...]

Brandeis Bans ‘Students For Justice In Palestine’ Chapter From Campus2023-12-06T19:08:12-05:00

The Music of Sephardic Jews Preserved in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

When Flory Jagoda, the superstar of Ladino music, died in 2021, it was a wakeup call for Vladimir Mickovic, a Bosnian musician from Mostar, who realized that with Jagoda’s death, the music of Sephardic Jews was in danger of being lost forever. “The Sephardic music and culture, their proverbs and literature, is a part of our culture here in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Mickovic told Religion News Service. Recently, he released a tribute album to her [...]

The Music of Sephardic Jews Preserved in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina2023-12-06T19:07:07-05:00

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