Community Bulletin Board
Amaya Liuba Rakhman
The Shofar announces with great joy the birth day of Amaya Liuba Rakhman on July 24, 2023, to Joshua and Antonia Rakhman.
Amaya joins her sister Ava, who received her Hebrew name, Chava, in our shul on Oct. 16, 2022.
Josh is our shul’s High Holidays guard, who greets all of us on our way to services. Mazel tov to the Rakhman family.
New members
The Shofar joins the congregation in welcoming new members Ronald Rose and family of New York City and Greenport, and Lisa Bardack and Gary Levine of White Plains, NY, and Orient. We look forward to meeting you, and to participating with you in our spiritual, educational and social activities.
Children Ages 5 to 10 Are Invited To Be ‘Joyfully Jewish’
Shul Plans New Shabbat Summer Program
Our shul will host a new summer program called “Joyfully Jewish,” for children ages 5 to 10, to be held on four Shabbat mornings, from 9:30 to noon. The dates are July 8, July 22, August 5, and August 19.
Dawn Teyuca, an early childhood educational professional, will lead the program, which will focus on experiences that prepare children to become active participants in Jewish life. Over time, the curriculum may include blessings and prayers, the celebration of Jewish holidays and observances, stories from the Torah, an introduction to the Hebrew language, and an understanding of Israel as the Jewish homeland. Rabbi Gadi Capela, spiritual leader of the Greenport congregation, will encourage the children to participate in the Torah Service held in the sanctuary of the synagogue on Shabbat mornings.
Parents enrolling their children in the program will pay $100 for the four sessions, “a small fee in return for giant rewards,” said Ann Hurwitz, coordinator of the program, who noted that discounts are offered to families enrolling more than one child.
For more information, and to enroll children in the program, please call Ann Hurwitz at
631-765-3341.
Shalom!
Congregation Tifereth Israel announces
A new summer program
“Joyfully Jewish”
For children ages 5-10
Shabbat mornings, from 9:30-noon
July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19
In our program, children can
Participate in the Torah service
Learn the meaning of Shabbat and the holidays
Hear the Bible stories that define our history
Understand how Jewish values enrich our lives
Discover the joys of being Jewish
All accomplished in a spirit of active fun and community
(Snack included)
For our program, parents can
Pay a small fee in return for giant rewards
Call Ann Hurwitz at 631-765-3341 to find out more…
The Shofar Proudly Announces The 2023 Graduates In The Shul Family
- Yona Brown, granddaughter of Carol Seigel and the late Irwin Seigel, graduated from Clark University.
- Tamar Brumberg, granddaughter of Stephan Brumberg and Carol Ingall, graduated from White Plains High School in White Plains, NY, and will attend the University of Maryland in the fall.
- Dylan Ellant, son of Drs. Jonathan and Devi Ellant, graduated from the Dalton Middle School in Manhattan, and will attend Dalton’s High School in the fall.
- Savannah Graf, daughter of Nathan Graf and Marisa Ryan, graduated from the Dobbs Ferry Middle School, and will join the honors program at Dobbs Ferry High School this fall.
- Theo Henry, son of Debbie Epstein Henry and Gordon Henry, graduated summa cum laude from the Tufts University School of Engineering. He will join Snapchat in New York City as a software engineer.
- Noga Hurwitz, great-niece of Ann Hurwitz, graduated with honors from a joint program offered by List College at the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University.
- Jacob Riegel, grandson of Arthur Riegel, graduated from the University of Michigan.
- Sophie Riegel, granddaughter of Arthur Riegel, graduated from Duke University.
- Micah Seigel, grandson of Carol Seigel and the late Irwin Seigel, graduated from Brandeis University.
- Sarah Stein, granddaughter of Ken and Nancy Stein graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, and is planning to attend the University of Southern California in the fall.
More mitzvahs…
The Shofar joins the membership in extending a big mazel tov to shul members Dennis Chalkin and Hillary Kelbick on the birth of their grandson, Lucas Daniel Chalkin, on Monday, May 22.
Mazel tov also to shul member Carol Seigel on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Shoshana Yari Seigel, on June 10, at B’Shert Congregation in Brooklyn, with Rabbi Heidi Hoover officiating. Shoshana is the daughter of Simeon Seigel and Myra Rosenbaum, and the sister of Micah Zemir Seigel.
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