GHS 10th Graders Thank Shul For Funding Holocaust Museum Trip

Money collected from shul members, who contributed to the Yellow Candle Project, was contributed to Greenport High School to fund the bus that took the 10th-grade class to the Holocaust Museum in Glen Cove. The museum trip served as the culmination of the history class unit on the Holocaust. The shul delivered a yellow candle to each member’s house in preparation for the online presentation in which all participating families lit a candle in memory [...]

GHS 10th Graders Thank Shul For Funding Holocaust Museum Trip2026-08-06T22:30:43-04:00

Random Reads

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück, Lynne Olson The true story of how an intrepid band of Frenchwomen resisted the Nazis in Hitler’s all-female concentration camp. They risked death for any infraction, but that did not stop them from defying the SS at every turn. A Fool’s Kabbalah, Steve Stern In the ruins of postwar Europe, the world’s leading expert on the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism goes on a hair-raising journey to recover sacred books stolen [...]

Random Reads2026-05-08T11:08:19-04:00

CTI Election Process 2026

The election of officers and members at large for the year beginning July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 will be held in June. Click here to view the document outlining the election process. We look forward to your participation. The Board of Directors Congregation Tifereth Israel

CTI Election Process 20262026-04-21T21:43:08-04:00

Letter from Veronica Kaliski

To the editors: I thought our members would like to know about a program at the Floyd Memorial Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Dolly Parton. The program, titled the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, sends free, age-appropriate books to Greenport, East Marion, and Orient kids, who are 5 years old and younger. If any of our members know of youngsters who would benefit from this program, please encourage parents to complete [...]

Letter from Veronica Kaliski2026-02-25T15:26:01-05:00

A Letter To The Congregation From CAST

Thank you for supporting our Toy Drive. Your generosity brings so much joy and peace to families in our community this Christmas. Because of you, children will have beautiful gifts to unwrap this holiday season. We are so grateful.

A Letter To The Congregation From CAST2026-01-05T15:23:48-05:00

Letter to GEM

The following letter to the editors was sent to the members of GEM (Greenport Ecumenical Ministries), and is reprinted here, with permission: Dear GEMs, On behalf of Congregation Tifereth Israel and myself, I extend our heartfelt condolences to our Catholic brothers and sisters on the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis. His papacy has accompanied me through most of my rabbinic journey, and when I think of the role of the pope through a [...]

Letter to GEM2025-04-22T20:30:19-04:00

Letter from Cathy Demeroto

[Excerpted from a letter addressed to the shul membership]   Thank you for your generous gift of $600 to the Parent/Child Plus program. With support from donors like you, CAST can better serve those in need, improve family wellbeing, and strengthen our community. We currently serve nearly 1,500 families seeking to improve their food, housing and economic security. Together, we are transforming lives and making a difference in our community.   Cathy Demeroto, Executive Director, [...]

Letter from Cathy Demeroto2024-10-01T20:22:55-04:00

It Was A Fun Morning With Books And Bagels, And Bubbles And Babies

Seth Golob brought the fun of PJ Library to our own Andrew Levin Park on Sunday morning, August 11, and kids, parents, grandkids and grandparents gobbled it up, along with bagels and cream cheese, hot and cold drinks, and an assortment of baked goods. Storytime, arts and crafts, and running happily in the park rounded out an event specially planned for children that bodes well for more gatherings of youngsters at our shul. For kids, [...]

It Was A Fun Morning With Books And Bagels, And Bubbles And Babies2024-09-02T14:35:41-04:00

Silent Auction Item Reward. The Ladies Did Lunch With Chef Deborah

Patience was rewarded on a pleasant Wednesday afternoon in August, when the ladies who wanted to do lunch with Chef Deborah Pittorino were able to find a convenient date to cash in on their Silent Auction winning bids. The cooks sliced, diced and chopped, grilled and fried and, as a reward, sat down to a splendid repast of vegetable bisque, breaded porgy fillet, roasted corn and avocado salsa, and Jasmine rice, all overseen and hosted [...]

Silent Auction Item Reward. The Ladies Did Lunch With Chef Deborah2024-09-02T14:30:53-04:00

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