Garden Party Moved to Sunday, July 21, 4-6 p.m. Come one, come all and raise a glass to our 2024 Journal honoree, Judith K. Weiner, at a catered party in Andrew Levin Park on Sunday, July 21, from 4-6 p.m. The party is shaping up to be the CTI social event of the year, an occasion befitting our wonderful honoree, our beloved shul, and the launch of this year’s stunning journal. The Journal Committee is [...]

Synagogue Bestows Scholarship Awards For Community Service Representing our shul on Thursday, June 6, at the annual Awards Breakfast at Greenport High School, Sisterhood President Adrianne Greenberg called the names of two graduating seniors to receive scholarship awards for service to the community. In presenting the award to Stanly Rivas, the Sisterhood President said, “Stanly has faced the devastating loss of a beloved teacher, and it is a testament to his character that he [...]

Common Ground gardeners Tom Byrne and Veronica Kaliski, left, and Madelyn Rothman have been planting and harvesting veggies and herbs in the CTI beds, then donating the crops to CAST, which according to the charity is now serving 1,490 families in Southold Town. The group could use a couple of extra hands for gardening chores. Those interested can contact Veronica at ctigreenport@gmail.com/. Also from Tikkun Olam, the group has donated $400 from its operating budget, [...]

Tikkun Olam members Madelyn Rothman and Suzi Rosenstreich attended this year’s graduation ceremony of CAST’s Parent-Child+ Program, signifying another successful year. The children were dressed up for the occasion and posed for this photo at the conclusion of the program. As you can see from a photo of the back page of the program, our shul was recognized publicly and thanked several times during the event, Madelyn and Suzi said. Our shul has contributed to [...]

Thousands of supporters of Israel marched along Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 2, during a heavily policed Israel Day parade that took on a more somber tone this year as the war in Gaza entered its eighth month. The normally jubilant event, which has been held annually since 1964, had fewer spectators in Midtown Manhattan than usual because of intense security. The parade, which drew about 40,000 participants, all of whom needed credentials to [...]

An estimated 60 people attended the shul’s Yellow Candle event on Sunday, May 5, a memorial to Yom Ha Shoah and The Six Million. The event has been growing steadily since Chuck Simon introduced our shul to the project several years ago. Each shul family received a yellow candle with the name of a child affixed to the container. In past years, the event was held on Zoom, each family lighting the candle at home. [...]