Shul News & Notes
Shul Members Celebrate Journal And Our Own Suzi On Zoom
A rhyming invitation brought shul members to the launch of the 2020 Virtual Journal, a stunningly colorful and elegantly designed publication by shul member Joanna Paulsen and office assistant Andrea Blaga. It was a labor of love for the designers as well as the many other hands that contributed to the first virtual journal in the 30-year history of the Journal Dinner-Dance event.
The annual Journal Dinner-Dance, popularly known as the JDD, was not to be this year, owing to the continuing dangers of community spread associated with Covid-19, the coronavirus disease that has escalated into a worldwide pandemic. Nevertheless, our shul was not to be bested by this virus. Instead, thanks to the ingenuity and drive of shul president Judith Weiner, the annual JDD event went virtual. And what a success it was — financially, socially, aesthetically and communally.
On Thursday, Sept. 3, the journal went live online to raves from those who attended the launch party on Zoom. Glasses were raised to the journal and to the 2020 honoree, Susan Rosenstreich — our Suzi, who had led the shul for two years as president. Tributes from friends of long standing and local admirers attested to our good fortune in enjoying the richness of Susan Rosenstreich in our ranks.
Yom Kippur Schedule and Prayer Books
Please download your Yom Kippur Prayer Books from the following links:
Mahzor Hadash pg 392-491 Yom Kippur Evening
Lunch and Learn: Owning A B&B, Pleasures and Pitfalls From A Local Innkeeper
Monday, Sept. 14
Owning A B&B: Pleasures and Pitfalls From A Local Innkeeper
We’ve invited a community guest to join the Lunch and Learn program this Monday. Sylvia Daley, owner of Quintessentials Inc. in East Marion, will join us for a fun session about the pleasures and pitfalls of owning a bed and breakfast. To have journeyed around the globe from her home in Jamaica to a B&B in East Marion is a fascinating story, filled with insights, love of people, 23 years of experience, and much humor. As Sylvia says, “When people check into a B&B, they think I am their mother, solver of all problems and picker-up of socks from the floor.
Thursday, Sept. 17
Rabbi Gadi Continues High Holiday Series With Covenant of Rachel
This is the final session — the wrap-up — of Rabbi Gadi’s seven-part series on the covenants of the three Jewish patriarchs and four Jewish matriarchs. We have followed the journeys of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and Sarah, Rebecca and Leah. And now, this journey will conclude with the covenant of Rachel. The series has provided a fitting introduction to Rosh Hashanah and the observance and celebration of the High Holy Days. Join Rabbi Gadi for the closing story and personal reflections.
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 for services. That’s all there is to it.
Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn.
Random Reads
- The Seventh Heaven: Travels In Jewish Latin America, Ilan Stavans
Essayist and cultural commentator Ilan Stavans spent five years traveling across a dozen countries in Latin America in search of what defines the Jewish communities in the region, whose roots date back to Christopher Columbus’s arrival. Along the way, he looks for the proverbial “seventh heaven,” which according to the Talmud suggests the meaning of life in general and Jewish life in particular.
- Love and Treasure, Ayelet Waldman
In 1945, on the outskirts of Salzburg, American soldiers discover a train filled with riches: gold watches and wedding rings, picture frames and Shabbat candlesticks. The gift of a necklace comes with an assignment: return the necklace to its rightful owner.
- Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker, David Mikics
A look at a cool, cerebral talent. A study of Kubrick’s films and life. Kubrick’s Jewishness played a role in his idea of himself as an outsider, the author says. Kubrick rebelled against authority, war, and male violence, and reveled in the creation of his films.
Book Circle Selection: Journey Of Faith Turns Into Espionage
The September meeting of the Book Circle will take place on Wednesday, the 16th, at noon, on Zoom. The members have selected The Mandelbaum Gate by prolific Scottish writer Muriel Spark, who won the James Tate Memorial Prize for this novel.
As the narrative unfolds, a journey of faith to the Holy Land turns into an adventure of espionage when the Mandelbaum Gate into Jordan is crossed.
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.
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