Shul News & Notes
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features a painting by Hedvah Campeas-Cohen, a member of the shul’s Judaism and Art group, titled “God’s Light,” a 16×20 acrylic on canvas.
The artist told The Shofar, “One of the unexpected benefits of living on the North Fork is walking our dog, Sundance, at night. I have become aware of the warmth or chill of the wind, the rustle of leaves, the buzzing of insects, the sudden movement of animals, large and small. Most of all, I love the glorious white moonlight and the magnificence of stars.
“The words of B’reishit (Genesis 1:16) echo in my ears. ‘God made the two great lights, the greater light to dominate the day, and the lesser light to dominate the night and the stars.’ This painting is the result of that inspiration.” Photo by Graham Diamond
Hanukkah Candlelighting Service
Imagine this…
Date: Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Our whole congregation on Zoom, each of us with a menorah…
Rabbi Gadi lighting the shul’s menorah in the sanctuary…
And all of us lighting a menorah at home.
What a grand and glorious festival of lights it would be.
Come and help us make it happen.
Come and let us celebrate the festival of lights together.
Come and enjoy our beloved sanctuary.
Come and sing joyously.
Come and add your light to our Hanukkah spectacle.
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New Member Happy Hour
NEW MEMBER HAPPY HOUR
MONDAY DEC 14 AT 5:30 PM
Book Circle Considers Plight Of Palestinians Living In Israel
The next meeting of the Book Circle will be held on Wednesday, Dec.16, at 2 p.m., on Zoom. The selection for the month is The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem, translated from Arabic by Sinan Antoon.
This book, a translation of the critically acclaimed Arabic novel, invites English language readers into the complex lives of Palestinians living in Israel.
The Book Circle meets each month to explore books on Jewish themes and Jewish writers. For more information, call the shul at 631-477-0232 and leave a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
The Shofar Sends Happy Hanukkah Ha-Ha’s For A Latke Fun
Sadie goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Hanukkah cards. She says to the clerk, “I’d like 50 Hanukkah stamps.”
The clerk asks, “What denomination?”
“Oy vey, has it come to this?” Sadie asks. “Ok, give me three Orthodox, 10 Conservative, and 20 Reform.”
A son asks his father, “Dad, can we get a Hanukkah tree?”
“Absolutely not,” his father says.
“But why not?”
“The last time we had dealings with a lighted bush, we had to spend 40 years in the desert.”
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