Shul News & Notes
The Book Circle Chooses A High-Stakes Adventure Novel
The Book Circle will meet Wednesday, Nov. 20, at noon, at the synagogue to examine a high-stakes adventure novel by Julie Orringer titled The Flight Portfolio.
In 1940, Varian Fry traveled to Marseille carrying three thousand dollars and a list of imperiled artists and writers he hoped to help escape within a few weeks. Instead, he stayed more than a year, working to procure false documents, amass emergency funds, and arrange journeys across Spain and Portugal, where the refugees would embark for safer ports. His many clients included Hannah Arendt, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Marc Chagall. The race against time to save them is a tale of love, adventure, and courage.
For more information about The Book Circle, call the shul at 631-477-0232, and leave a message for Susan Rosenstreich.
Long-Range Planning survey
Have you completed the Long-Range Planning survey? Our shul’s Long-Range Planning Committee is looking ahead to secure a meaningful future for our synagogue. To that end, your thoughts on the issues addressed in the survey will help guide the committee in this important work. With the results of the survey in hand, the committee will be able to implement plans that will move us forward.
At last report, nearly 50% of congregants have already responded. If you have not, please do so. If you need another copy of the survey, please call the shul at 631-477-0232 and ask Andrea to email a copy to you. Your opinion matters.
Bob Strimban Sculpture dedication
Irma Strimban (Photo left)/ Judith Weiner and Rabbi Gadi Capela (photo middle)
One of the last pieces constructed by artist Robert Strimban is the paper sculpture titled “The Unfinished Rabbi,” completed using only paper and an Xacto knife. The work is now installed permanently in the community room at our shul, thanks to a generous gift by the artist’s widow, Irma Strimban.
The members of the shul’s Judaism & Art group, led by Saul Rosenstreich and Rabbi Gadi Capela, consulted with professional framers to house the sculpture on a base, place it on a pedestal, and protect it with a transparent enclosure that allows viewing from three sides, revealing the work’s intricate details.
The piece was dedicated and officially installed on Sunday, Oct. 20, in a ceremony attended by dozens of congregants and friends. Refreshments were provided by the Men’s Club.
The Shofar joins the membership in thanking Irma Strimban for this generous gift, and the Judaism & Art group for their efforts to display this important work with artistic integrity.
Judith Wiener photo
New Work From Members Of Judaism And Art Group On Display
Selected works from members of the Judaism & Art group are featured in a new display on the north wall of the community room. Artists are, top row, from left, Bruce Bloom, Saul Rosenstreich, Corrine Slade; bottom row, from left, Bruce Bloom, Hedvah Campeas Cohen, Judith Weiner. Not pictured, sculpture by Graham Diamond.
The new display opened for public viewing in concert with the dedication of “The Unfinished Rabbi,” a paper sculpture by Robert Strimban, now on view in the southwest corner of the community room.
Judith Wiener photo
Shul Members Form Construction Crew To Assemble The Sukkah
With instructions and direction from Jesse Reece, an able crew constructed the sukkah in record time.
Crew members were Hedi and Graham Diamond, Francis Dubois, Martin Ehrenreich, Z. Micah Kaplan, MD, Paul and Alex Nadel, and Mayela Sandoval. On Sukkot, the Men’s Club provided pizza, which was served to the membership with the help of Adrianne Greenberg and the Sisterhood.
Graham Diamond photos
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