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After nine months, we can say, modestly, that we have birthed a success. Folks tell us all the time how much they enjoy The Schmooze that arrives weekly in each reader’s inbox. The videos — from the ridiculous to the sublime — and the contributions by members and friends make our schmooze your schmooze, our success your success.
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Book Circle To Discuss Hedy Lamarr’s Story: More Than Beauty
The next meeting of the Book Circle will be held on Wednesday, April 21, at 1 p.m., on the synagogue’s Zoom. The selection is The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel by Marie Benedict. Here is the story of Hedy Lamarr, a brilliant woman and a Hollywood glamour queen, who is remembered only for her beauty.
Married to an Austrian arms dealer, she devised a plan to flee in disguise, the whirlwind escape landing her in Hollywood, where Hedwig Kiestler became Hedy Lamarr, screen star. At the height of her film career, and in the midst of a world war, Hedy invented the basis for Wifi, modern wireless communication called signal hopping.
This is the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist. For more information, call Susan Rosenstreich at the shul, 631-477-0232.
Oculus: Eye On Art
This month’s Oculus feature is titled “End of Winter on Mud Creek, Cutchogue, a black and white photograph by Dan Torchio, a member of the shul’s Judaism and Art group. In this shot, “local inhabitants are looking toward the upcoming spring equinox and a clearing of the frost fog,” the photographer told The Shofar. He captured the scene late on a February afternoon, at around 5:30. The specifics: Sony A7 mirrorless, FE lens 2.8/70mm 3200/second at f/3.2. The photographer pointed out that the avian population may have been thinking spring, yet a closer look reveals that a thin sheet of ice supports them on the water.
Will You Be A Part Of Our ‘Matzah To Mitzvah’ Campaign?
Hashem has parted the Sea of Covid, and Passover 2021 is about to roar in. With it comes a way forward — from the matzah of Passover to the mitzvahs of oneg celebrations as we anticipate the reopening of our beloved shul.
Join members and friends this Passover with your donation to the Matzah to Mitzvah Fund.
Embrace Passover’s themes of freedom and rebirth — the opportunity to celebrate freedom together this Passover at our Zoom seders on March 27 and 28, and to anticipate the reopening and rebirth of our beloved shul in the coming months. With your help, we can set the ceremonial table and prepare for the festivities to come.
Contributions to the Matzah to Mitzvah Fund are tax deductible. To donate by credit card, click this link: http://e3d.7d4.mywebsitetransfer.com/donate or mail a check to P.O. Box 659, Greenport, NY, 11944.
Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? Because, like our forebears thousands of years ago, we have withstood the enemy, we have survived, and we see freedom from isolation ahead, when all of us together will experience jubilation — a mitzvah. Thank you for participating.
Plant A Row Or Fill A Container; Get Dirty For A Good Cause
Wanted: All CTI Gardeners
Could you grow us an extra row?
Or provide us with some seeds
For Tikkun Olam to plant
Plus take care of the weeds.
This project’s a labor of love
The veggies will benefit CAST.
Just give us some help to get started
And the rewards you sow will be vast.
The shul’s Tikkun Olam group is urging shul gardeners and wannabe gardeners to play in the dirt to support two new projects to benefit CAST. When you plant veggies for your family, plant an extra row for CAST. Or, how about providing a large container, potting soil, and seedlings so CAST families can grow their own veggies? Get down and dirty for Tikkun Olam and CAST.
When your veggies are ripe and ready, or your containers, soil and seed need picking up, call the shul at 631-477-0232 and request a Tikkun Olam volunteer. Hey, let’s make this work.
—Verse and young tomato plants, thanks to Cookie Slade
A note on giving and receiving: A response from one of the recipients of a whole chicken from Tikkun Olam’s “Chicken in Every Pot” campaign: She was so grateful to prepare and serve a chicken dinner to her family. “It made a real difference to us,” she said.
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