It didn’t take long for Edible East End Magazine to jump on the story as soon as the editors heard that our own Deborah Pittorino was going to provide 300-400 latkes for the shul’s Hanukkah party on Dec. 10. Before you could say “eggs and potatoes, please,” the magazine had set up a photo session at our shul, where the rabbi, the president, the writer and the photographer all pitched in to help Deborah turn [...]
The annual shul Hanukkah party is jam-packed with fun stuff to see, to do and, of course, to eat. Let’s get to the major question right here at the get-go: 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 and cold drinks, plus applesauce and sour cream for the latkes. What else? Thanks [...]
A Message From The Fundraising Chairperson “Have you given?” Your donation to our 2023 High Holiday Gift Campaign suddenly takes on an urgency amid global implications that we could not have imagined in past years. Strengthening the infrastructure of Jewish institutions and the hallmarks of Jewish life, means securing our own Jewish community on the east end of Long Island. We need you to make that happen. If you have not yet given, remember that [...]
The prayer books hardly had been collected and stored away for next year’s High Holiday services when Adrianne Greenberg called together the volunteer builders. On a spring-like afternoon, the crew hauled the components up the stairs from the basement and spread them out on the lawn in Andrew Levin Park. It was time for the annual building of the Sukkah. Mark Solomon drew the plan, the boys figured out which pieces went where, and [...]
On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas fighters breached Israel’s borders by sea, land and air, occupied more than 20 Israeli communities, murdered hundreds, killing children in their homes and young people at a music festival, and wounded thousands of Israeli citizens. Militants also kidnapped some 150 Israeli men, women and children as hostages and dragged them into Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared to the world, “Israel is at war.” On Sunday, Oct. 8, Rabbi [...]
The late fall session of Strength Trifecta begins on Monday, 6 November and runs every Monday and Thursday until Thursday, 21 December, for a total of 13 sessions. There will be no class on Thanksgiving, 23 November. 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.
What a difference a Shabbat makes… It’s been three weeks since Israel was attacked and brought into war once again. We gathered at our shul for a special time of prayers, and another time on Shelter Island with 80 people coming to show support. We said the Blessing for Israel and Mi Sheberach for IDF soldiers. It was just on Yom Kippur that we prayed together — who will live and who will die — [...]
Hard to believe that for the past three-plus years, I have only rarely missed a Shabbat service. Like a modern take on mailmen of yore ...neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night stays this shul officer from the swift completion of the Zoom setup in the sanctuary. By this time, the Shabbat service rituals and prayers in our sanctuary are etched in my consciousness. So it caught me by surprise on Rosh Hashanah [...]
Have you given? Your donation to our 2023 HH Gift Campaign suddenly takes on an urgency amid global implications we could not have imagined in past years. Strengthening the infrastructure of Jewish institutions and the hallmarks of Jewish life secures our own Jewish community on the east end of Long Island. We need you to make that happen. If you have not yet given, remember that our Leadership Donors have already given almost 20% [...]
Shabbat Services this Friday night, October 6, will begin at 5:30 pm.
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