The suggestion that the shul reinstate the Oneg Shabbat ritual following each Friday night service and the practice of providing a Kiddish lunch each Saturday was met with bravos and hurrahs at the Sunday, March 19 meeting of the shul’s Board of Directors. Shul president Judith Weiner called the idea a “return to a sense of community.” As president of the shul’s Sisterhood group, Adrianne Greenberg was asked to meet in committee to formulate a [...]

The shul’s Tikkun Olam Initiative (TOI) group delivered a check to CAST to support the ParentChild+ Program, a nationally-certified literacy program site on the North Fork. ParentChild+ serves vulnerable, low-income families through one-on-one home visits to children ages 2 to 4. Early Learning Specialists expand children’s language and literacy skills, preparing them for success in school and the community. At the same time, the program strengthens parents’ literacy and parenting skills, and their knowledge of [...]

Once again, our shul is planning to participate in the Yellow Candle Project, a global program to commemorate the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. Men’s Club president Tom Byrne, coordinator of the shul’s participation, said that congregants are continuing to remark on last year’s moving tribute as we lighted candles in a communal remembrance on Yom HaShoah. This year’s observance will be held on Monday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., when we will [...]

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023: Opening day of the shul’s new Hebrew School. But wait! At the Board of Directors meeting last Sunday, Ann Hurwitz, coordinator of the program, referred to the Hebrew School as Shabbat Hebrew School. So that’s it then. Ah, maybe not. A small voice expressed an opposing thought: “School is where we go during the week,” it said. “This is a kids’ service.” And all nodded in agreement. And so it came [...]