Big Change — A Switcheroo! — In Next Week’s ‘Lunch And Learn’ Format 

Hello, Lunch and Learners. Just when you thought you had the ‘Lunch and Learn’ Monday/Thursday format all clear, comes a switcheroo. Next week, Rabbi Gadi will lead off on Monday, July 6, because we have a special guest on Thursday, July 9, with a program you won’t want to miss. It’s a switcheroo. Please mark your calendars now. See below.

Monday: Does The Pandemic Contain A Message From God? 

On Monday, July 6, Rabbi Gadi will open the week’s ‘Lunch and Learn’ series with a question: What is God telling us through Covid? Can we understand the symbolism? Zoom at noon on Monday for a compelling discussion on the Biblical perspective of a 21st-century issue.

Thursday: COVID-18-19: The Straight Talk On What We Need To Know 

On Thursday, July 9, shul member Dr. Lewis Teperman will sort fact from fiction on the coronavirus pandemic: where we stand now, what we need to do, and what’s ahead. Dr. Teperman calls the program: “ Covid-18/Covid-19: What You Need To Know.”

Lewis Teperman, MD, FACS, is vice chair of surgery and director of transplantation at the Northwell Health System’s Transplant Center in Manhasset. He is an internationally-recognized pioneer in liver transplantation, and a professor at the Hofstra University Medical School in Hempstead. Be sure to join us for this opportunity to get the straight talk on coronavirus.

Sign into Zoom at 12 o’clock every Monday and Thursday. Have lunch with shul friends, and learn a little, followed by a Q&A and some lively discussion. Download Zoom, visit www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, and click on “go to meeting,” Follow the prompts, and type in the code that you use for events and services. That’s all there is to it. 

Why lunch alone? Come eat. Come learn. Zoom at noon for ‘Lunch and Learn.’ 

Hello, Lunch and Learners. Here’s a preview of what’s on tap for our Zoom at noon program next week. We hope you were able to Zoom at noon on Monday for shul member Saul Rosenstreich’s insightful look at making art and the creative process. Rabbi Gadi followed up on the art theme on Thursday with a discussion about God, the constant artist.

Coming up this Monday, June 29, shul members Nancy and Dan Torchio will talk about “Livin’ the Dream,” their 6-month sailing adventure aboard the Rhapsody, a 47-foot cutter-rigged Passport sailing vessel. In all, they voyaged more than 3,600 nautical miles from Greenport harbor, on Nov. 20, 2019, to Bermuda, San Juan, Culebra, St. John, and St. Croix, returning on May 28, 2020. Learn what it takes to provision, maintain and operate a cruising sailboat, including sharing excerpts from the ship’s log and Nancy’s perspective as first mate.

On Thursday, July 2, Rabbi Gadi will follow up on the sailing theme with a view of actual Jewish laws on how to maintain Jewish life in unusual circumstances, even on a boat.

Sign into Zoom at 12 o’clock every Monday and Thursday. Have lunch with shul friends, and learn a little, followed by a Q&A and some lively discussion. Visit www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, click on “go to meeting,” follow the prompts, and type in the code(same as for events and services). That’s all there is to it.

Why lunch alone? Come eat, come listen, come talk. Don’t forget: Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn. See you Monday.

Hello, Lunch and Learners. Here’s a preview of what’s on tap for our Zoom at noon program next week. We hope you were able to Zoom at noon on Monday for a fun session with Adrianne Greenberg, who got us out of our chairs and moving. On Thursday, Rabbi Gadi picked up on the theme with a Biblical view of good health.

Coming up this Monday, June 22, is a session about art: Can you draw? Do you want to draw? Is it too late to learn to draw? Join Saul Rosenstreich as he addresses the topic “Can Anybody Learn to Draw — and Should They?” Dr. Rosenstreich pursued these questions after a 30-year career in medicine. He looks forward to a spirited Lunch and Learn discussion about an interest that has been an important part of his life, he said.

On Thursday, June 25, Rabbi Gadi will follow up on the art theme with a session titled “God, the Constant Artist.” As the Rabbi explained, “When we say ‘Amen,’ God is inviting us to be His co-creators, co-artists.”

Sign into Zoom at 12 o’clock every Monday and Thursday. Have lunch with shul friends, and learn a little, followed by a Q&A and some lively discussion. Visit www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, click on “go to meeting,” follow the prompts, and type in the code (that you use for the synagogue events and services). That’s all there is to it.

Why lunch alone? Come eat, come listen, come talk. Don’t forget: Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn. See you Monday.

OK, Lunch and Learners, Time To Get Moving…

Hello, Lunch and Learners. Here’s a preview of what’s on tap for our Zoom at noon program next week. We hope you were able to Zoom at noon on Monday for a dynamic session with Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman talking about today’s political scene. On Thursday, Rabbi Gadi picked up on the theme with the politics of spirituality. The duo got us thinking, that’s for sure.

Coming up this Monday, June 15, it’s shape-up time, folks. No more lollygagging in front of the computer screen or lazing on the deck with a good book. Nope, it’s up-and-at-‘em time with Adrianne Greenberg, who will lead us in gentle stretching and strengthening. Join us as we move our rusty body parts. And there’s more. Not only will you get your tuchas out of the chair, you will stretch and strengthen in Yiddish. Oy vey, leave it to Adrianne to come up with that… She calls it “Stretching Without Kvetching.”

On Thursday, June 18, Rabbi Gadi will follow up on Biblical references to keeping the body healthy. “The body is our temple,” he said.
Sign into Zoom at 12 o’clock every Monday and Thursday. Have lunch with shul friends, and learn a little, followed by a Q&A and some lively discussion. Visit www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, click on “go to meeting,” follow the prompts, and type in the password that we use for events and services. That’s all there is to it.
Why lunch alone? Come eat, come listen, come talk. Don’t forget: Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn. See you Monday.

The Lunch and Learn program is honored to announce that Elizabeth Holtzman will lead the session on Monday, June 8. Her topic: Recent Political Developments.

Be sure to Zoom at noon for what is certain to be an informative and spirited presentation. Bring your comments and questions.

Elizabeth Holtzman served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 16th Congressional District (1973-1980). At age 31, she was the youngest woman elected to Congress, a record she held for 42 years. She was also the first woman to serve as District Attorney of Kings County (1982-1989), and also the first woman to hold the office of New York City Comptroller (1990-1993). Ms. Holtzman is the author of three books, most recently her highly praised account of “The Case For Impeaching Trump.”

Elizabeth Holtzman graduated from Harvard Law School, and magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe College. In addition to her law practice, she is a regular TV commentator.

On Thursday, June 11, Rabbi Gadi will continue the political discussion with a topic titled “Political Is Spiritual.”

Hello, Lunch and Learners. Here’s a preview of what’s on tap for the 7th week of our Zoom at noon program. We hope you were able to Zoom at noon on Monday for a delightful sing-along with Cantor Melissa Berman, who led us in songs, spirituals and rounds to celebrate Memorial Day. On Thursday, Rabbi Gadi followed up with insights into the memorial customs and rituals in Judaism — why we do what we do.

Coming up this Monday, June 1, is a session we’ll call “Hairy Business,” to be led by Ladan Shalom-Murray, a hair stylist, corrective colorist, and founder of the fashionable Paul Izak Salon and Day Spa, who will help us deal with all of that hair. For months, we have been social distancing, sheltering in place, and growing hair. We need help. Ladan to the rescue.
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On Thursday, June 4, Rabbi Gadi will follow up on the hair theme with a session titled “From Samson to Absalom.” Samson’s long hair, as we know, endowed him with great strength, whereas Absalom’s bestowed great beauty. What do we learn from that?

Sign into Zoom at 12 o’clock every Monday and Thursday. Have lunch with shul friends, and learn a little, followed by a Q&A and some lively discussion. Visit www.tiferethisraelgreenport.org, click on “go to meeting,” follow the prompts, and type in the password you use for services and events. That’s all there is to it.
Why lunch alone? Come eat, come listen, come talk. Don’t forget: Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn. See you Monday.