On your next trip to the shul, be sure to visit the community room to see the new artwork displayed by some members of the “Judaism and Art” group. At monthly meetings with Rabbi Gadi, the participants discuss the Judaic themes of works in progress. Finished work is mounted in a continuing rotation at the shul. Pictured, a few samples from the current show, including, from left, paintings by Judith Weiner, photography by Cookie [...]
Basically Baroque To Perform In Synagogue’s ‘Great Music Sunday’ Series, March 10 Program Includes Works From The German, French And Italian Baroque periods Basically Baroque, a quartet of local professional musicians, will perform in the fourth annual Great Music Sunday concert, to be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, in the community room of Congregation Tifereth Israel, the synagogue on Fourth Street in Greenport. The Great Music Sunday series, a popular cultural [...]
Congratulations Congregation Tifereth Israel! We won two Schechter Awards from USCJ: "Bulletins and Periodicals" for our wonderful Shofar, and "Arts & Music" for the Shul's Judaism and Art Program! Mazel Tov!
Great turnout at Ira Poliakoff’s lecture and book signing, Sunday April 22-nd 2018. Event was organized and hosted by Congregation Tifereth Israel Greenport in partnership with Temple Israel Riverhead and North Fork Reform Synagogue in Cutchogue. Ira Poliakoff is a retired small business owner who grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island. He served as a youth director at the Oceanside Jewish Center and Queensboro Hill Jewish Center. He has researched and traveled extensively [...]
Artists To Explore Jewish Themes Represented In Gallery Show at Greenport Synagogue Public Is Invited To Participate In Illuminating Give-And-Take Five local artists, whose work is currently on display in a show titled “Who Art Thou,” mounted in the community room at Congregation Tifereth Israel, will participate in an informal and interactive art talk at the synagogue, following the regular Friday night (Shabbat) service on April 27. The public is invited to attend the [...]
Tifereth Israel Greenport is glad to announce upcoming lecture and booksigning by author Ira Poliakoff, on his latest book Synagogues of Long Islang. Long Island has one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in the nation. After World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jewish soldiers returned from war looking for a life in the suburbs and synagogues to join. In 1946, Rabbi Elias Solomon called a meeting of Conservative rabbis from the area [...]
Exploring Judaism Through Art at Greenport Synagogue In Memoriam for Robert Strimban A group of eight Jewish artists have come together in search of a deeper understanding, insight and connection to Judaism through their art in a multimedia exhibit entitled WHO ART THOU? Honoring the late North Fork illustrator/sculptor, Robert Strimban, the show will be on view at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport from March 25 thru [...]
Our group toured the Eldridge Synagogue Museum on Aug 11, 2015.
Member of congregation Susan Schrott presented a range of her varied fabric artwork pieces. View all photos.
Robert Strimban, Sculptor and Artist May/July, 2014 – Well known North Fork Sculptor and Artist Robert Strimban known for his bright aluminum sculptures of animals and figures, recently has been working on paper sculptures.. He has known since he was four years old that he wanted to be an artist. Now at the age of “91 years young” as he describes himself, Robert exhibits frequently and Tifereth Israel was fortunate enough to have him speak [...]
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