A Letter To The Congregation From CAST…

Thank you so much for all the effort involved in administering the Cans For Cast drive. The cans and nonperishables collected will go directly toward feeding the 1,211 families who use our services. The work we do would be impossible without the support and collaboration of community members like you. Warmly, Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST)   Calendar for giving Tikkun Olam, a shul group that spearheads charitable giving on behalf of the [...]

A Letter To The Congregation From CAST…2023-12-06T19:15:02-05:00

From the Shofar Editor…

An editor is known by many descriptive names, some nicer than others. Miriam Gabriel, my able colleague and proofreader, calls me “chief.” I like that one. Other names, clearly inappropriate for this family-focused publication, typically are invoked by those whose submissions I have adjusted for clarity, rejected for such shortcomings as relevance or timeliness, or found so hopelessly error-ridden that only a total rewrite could save them. An editor is the boss, the last word, [...]

From the Shofar Editor…2023-05-25T13:43:15-04:00

Letter from Erica Steindl, CAST

To the editor: Members of Congregation Tifereth Israel Synagogue, thank you so much for your generous contribution to CAST’s North Fork Parent-Child Program. This year, we expect to have forty families attending and completing this school readiness and language development program. Thank you for helping to brighten the futures of these young community members. Sincerely, Erica Steindl Education/outreach coordinator Editor’s note: The Tikkun Olam Initiative recommended support for this program to the shul’s Board of [...]

Letter from Erica Steindl, CAST2023-05-04T17:46:58-04:00

Letter from Chuck Simon

To the editors: Special thanks to Tom Byrne, Helaine Teperman, Andrea Blaga, Stephen Meshover, Adrianne Greenberg and Rosa Lee Emerson — all of whom have graciously consented to take part in “We Call It Whiskey,” a one-act comedy that will be read in the synagogue and available on Zoom on a date to be determined in May or June. Stay tuned for more. It will be a blast. —Chuck Simon

Letter from Chuck Simon2023-03-02T15:51:49-05:00

From TOI Members

To the editors... The Tikkun Olam Initiative (TOI) would like to thank everyone who participated in our successful 2022 year. We have provided CAST with chickens, personal care items, children’s toys, school supplies, diapers, fresh vegetables and vegetable plants. CAST has repeatedly thanked us in their newsletters as well as in personal letters to say what a positive difference our contributions have made to their clients. The Tikkun Olam Initiative has also served to familiarize [...]

From TOI Members2023-02-02T11:44:19-05:00

Letter from Stephan Brumberg

To the editors... The December issue of The Shofar offered a theme grounded in the world-wide presence of Jews. Starting with Rabbi Gadi’s beginnings in Israel and concluding with his citizenship ceremony in New York, The Shofar then offered the story of an Afghan synagogue, the Jews of Laramie, Wyoming, and a convocation of Chabad Rabbis living in 100 countries. Jews seem to know and main connections with Jews everywhere. Our history tells us there [...]

Letter from Stephan Brumberg2023-01-05T12:45:31-05:00

Tikkun Olam Initiative Pledges $600 For Chickens In The Baskets

The Tikkun Olam Initiative, a shul organization that provides charitable donations throughout the year for CAST clients, recently pledged $600 to purchase chickens and to help fill Thanksgiving baskets for CAST, which has changed its name from Community Action Southold Town to Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation. In response to the pledge, Veronica Kaliski, one of the women who spearheads the TOI group, received the following thank-you letter from Karina Hayes, CAST’s food relief [...]

Tikkun Olam Initiative Pledges $600 For Chickens In The Baskets2022-11-02T17:57:09-04:00

Letter from the Family of Charles Bogen

To the editors, and to all the wonderful members of CTI, Thank you for your kindness, support and comforting words. We gratefully appreciate the Italian food and the book on death and mourning, as well as the kind expressions of sympathy during this difficult time. The family of Charles Bogen

Letter from the Family of Charles Bogen2022-08-04T10:46:58-04:00

Response to the shul’s support of Blue Card, in connection with donations to the Yellow Candle Project

Response to the shul’s support of Blue Card, in connection with donations to the Yellow Candle Project. Published with permission.   June 24, 2022 Congregation Tifereth Israel Attn: Dr. Thomas Byrne 519 Fourth Street P.O. Box 659 Greenport, New York 11944 Dear Dr. Byrne, Thank you very much for the generous donation of $1,906.00. The Blue Card’s mission is built on a platform of helping Holocaust survivors who have suffered unspeakable atrocities in their lifetime. [...]

Response to the shul’s support of Blue Card, in connection with donations to the Yellow Candle Project2022-06-30T10:56:24-04:00

Letter from Ann Hurwitz

To the editors: I would like to thank everyone who participated in the second course developed for synagogues by Jewish Theological Seminary — Beyond Dispute: Debates that Shape Jewish Life. Thank you, Rabbi Capela, for your preparation, for the wisdom of your teaching, and for the adaptations you made to make the last four sessions timely and relevant. Thanks to Andrea Blaga for making sure each participant had access to the videos and the sources. [...]

Letter from Ann Hurwitz2022-06-02T15:28:29-04:00
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