With a little help from shul members working at Beds 16 and 18 at Treiber Farms, Mother Nature is delivering bigtime at the Common Ground Project. Just look at the luscious plants that have emerged from the fragile seedlings that were pictured in the June issue of The Shofar. The project, initiated by Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greenport, grows vegetables to stock local food pantries, including CAST, the shul’s designated charity. The gardening group [...]

Gideon Browne graduated from the Kane Street Synagogue Hebrew School in Brooklyn, and will be a Bar Mitzvah in November. Gideon is looking forward to continuing his participation in Hebrew School teen programs. He is the son of Rebecca Seigel and Chris Browne of Brooklyn, the brother of Yona and Caleb Browne, and the grandson of shul member Carol Seigel. Georgia Eve Downey earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with honors, from the University [...]

We’ve all heard of Amazon.com, and probably most of us, at one time or another, have shopped its thousands of products and connected with the conglomerate’s many hundreds of affiliate members. But buried inside all those big numbers is a small idea that can make a difference — yes, a little difference — but remember: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Here’s how it works: Congregation Tifereth Israel is now registered as a charity [...]

Your Ad Says ‘Hats Off’ To Our Shul, And Thanks To Suzi  Since the super success of our first-ever Virtual Silent Auction, excitement has been building for the first-ever Virtual Journal that got under way on June 10. Have you submitted your ad? Ads in the Virtual Journal will be on our website 24/7 for an entire year, and also on Facebook and Instagram. This broad exposure raises the shul’s visibility, raises respect for this [...]

At the Congregation meeting on May 17, the Nominating Committee announced the slate of officers and directors for the 2020-21 term. As the congregation offered no additional nominations at the May 17 meeting, the recording secretary cast one vote at the June 21 Congregation meeting to elect the slate, as follows: President: Judith Weiner Vice President: Sara Bloom Treasurer: Alan Garmise Financial Secretary: Susan Rosenstreich Corresponding Secretary: Elaine Goldman Recording Secretary: Joanna Paulsen Members at [...]

You’re also invited to be part of another great new venture — our 2020 Virtual Journal. With your messages of good wishes and good will in the Virtual Journal, you proclaim loudly that you are here for our synagogue, you are here for our shul family, and you are here for our future together. Your ad in the Virtual Journal can deliver your messages to a greater audience than ever before — congratulations to our [...]