Community Bulletin Board
The Tikkun Olam Initiative Asks You To Pot Seedlings For CAST Clients
In the spirit of “Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow” come these little pots with their hidden treasures. Soon, tomatoes and peppers will sprout, announcing readiness for the shul’s common ground plots, or distribution to CAST members. If you can designate some of your seedlings for CAST — favorites are lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers and eggplant — please email a message to the Tikkun Olam Initiative at ctigreenport@gmail.com/. Other TOI donations this month are pasta-makings and chickens. Cookie Slade photo
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Scholarship Opportunities In The Arts
North Fork Reform Synagogue has announced the awarding of the second annual Linda Rie Cohen Scholarships, a $10,000 endowment from Fred Cohen to honor the memory of his late wife, who died in June 2013. The scholarships are awarded to candidates seeking pursue education in the arts and sciences, in keeping with Linda Rie Cohen’s lifelong passion for music, the arts, and education.
Applications are posted on the synagogue’s website: northforkreformsynagogue.org, and must be received by May 15, 2022.
Letter from Karina Hayes, Food Relief Program Manager
The following letter was sent to the Tikkun Olam Initiative, and is reprinted here with permission.
Dear Congregation Tifereth Israel:
Thank you so much for your continued support of CAST. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. I cannot express how grateful we are to have community members so dedicated to our common goal of supporting the underserved population on the North Fork.
Best wishes,
Karina Hayes, Food Relief Program Manager
Announcements From The Feb. 20 Board/Congregation Meetings
- In Rabbi Gadi’s absence, members of the congregation have stepped up to lead Shabbat services. On Friday’s, Feb. 25, March 4 and March 11, members of the rabbi’s Hebrew class will lead services. Special note: these Erev Shabbat services will be on Zoom only. On Saturdays, Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12, Gabbai Paul Nadel will lead services with readings from the Torah by shul member Ari Paul. These services will be hybrid — Zoom and in person.
- Rabbi Gadi will return to the pulpit on Friday, March 18, at 6 p.m. to lead a Shushan Purim service prior to the regular Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m.
- All members and guests planning to attend services in the sanctuary and/or activities in the shul building must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, including a booster shot, by March 22. (We will also continue to offer services on Zoom.) Please email proof of your vaccination and booster to ctigreenport@gmail.com./ In establishing the new booster mandate, the shul has been guided by the recommendations of Dr. Lewis Teperman, our medical consultant.
- Volunteers are needed for a Packing Party to help assemble packages of yellow candles for mailing to each shul family. We will light these candles together in our homes in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 27. Sisterhood and the Men’s Club are organizing the Packing Party, complete with refreshments for the helpers, to be held on Sunday, March 20, at 11 a.m. To volunteer, request additional candles for other family members or children away at school, or to get more information, email the shul at ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Adrianne Greenberg or Tom Byrne.
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