Shul News & Notes
Mazel Tov To All The Shul Family Graduates
- Max Gorman, grandson of Saul and Susan Rosenstreich, graduated from Champlain Valley Union Free High School in Charlotte, VT. Max will attend Northeastern University in Boston, spending his first semester with the university’s exchange program in Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Althea Brennan, granddaughter of Saul and Susan Rosenstreich, graduated from Chatham High School in Chatham, NY. She will attend Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
- Justin Meisel, grandson of Stanley and Roberta Kaplan, graduated from Commack High School in Commack, NY. He will attend the State University of New York at Albany.
- Ethan Meisel, grandson of Stanley and Roberta Kaplan, graduated from Commack Middle School in Commack, NY. He will enter Commack High School in the fall.
- Kira Biener, granddaughter of Mike and Cookie Slade, graduated from Centaurus High School in Lafayette, CO, earning both a high school diploma and an international baccalaureate. She will attend engineering school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
- Yona Browne, granddaughter of Carol Seigel, graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn, NY. She will attend Clarke University in Worcester, MA.
- Jeremy Radfar, grandson of Sylvia Safer, graduated from Saddle River Day School in Saddle River, NJ. He will attend Syracuse University.
- Sarah Provencher, grandniece of Adrianne Greenberg, graduated from Western New England University’s College of Pharmacy in Springfield, MA. Having passed all certification exams, she is now a pharmacist with the Big Y Pharmacy Group in Connecticut.
Shul Members Step Up To Prepare Onegs and Kiddushim
The Shofar joins the membership in commending Elaine Goldman for arranging Friday evening Onegs and Saturday Kiddush lunches. To that end, many thanks to June preparers Deborah Pittorino/The Greenporter Hotel & Spa, Cookie Slade, Diana Whitsit, Philip and Elaine Goldman, and Z. Micah Kaplan, MD, and Gayle Kaplan.
The tasks are simple to perform, and volunteers are needed. Won’t you step up? Please call the shul at 631-477-0232 and leave a message for Elaine, stating your availability.
Congregation Elects Officers For 2019-2020
At the June 23 annual congregation meeting, the following officers were elected to serve the term beginning June 2019 to June 2020.
President: Susan Rosenstreich
Vice President: Madelyn Rothman
Treasurer: Corinne (Cookie) Slade
Financial Secretary: Judith Weiner
Recording Secretary: Sara Bloom
Corresponding Secretary: Elaine Goldman
Members at large: Martin Ehrenreich; Miriam Gabriel, Rachel Levin Murphy
Sisterhood Representative: TBD by members of the organization
Men’s Club Representative: Z. Micah Kaplan, MD
Immediate Past President/Advisor: Adrianne Greenberg
Members of the Nominating Committee are Roberta Garris and Phil Goldman, with Susan Rosenstreich, ex officio.
You Are Invited To Be A Part Of Sisterhood’s Important Work
You are invited to participate in Sisterhood’s work to serve the shul. Please send your 2019 dues check for $20, payable to Sisterhood, to Congregation Tifereth Israel, P.O. Box 659, Greenport, NY, 11944. And come to the meeting on July 17, 1 p.m., at Eileen Santora’s home. Call the shul at 631-477-0232 to let her know you will be there. Your small contribution makes a big impact.
Adrianne Greenberg convened the June 6 Sisterhood meeting at her home for a fun get-together, election of officers, and planning for activities and events. Officers are: Adrianne Greenberg, president; Joanna Paulsen, vice president; Roberta Garris, secretary; Eileen Santora, treasurer.
In June, Eileen Santora will represent the Sisterhood in a presentation to the winning essay writer from the graduating class at Greenport High School. In July, Sisterhood will sponsor the Catch-A-Star Luncheon, arranged by Paula Shengold. [See separate article in this issue of The Shofar.]
The July Sisterhood meeting will be a potluck lunch on Wednesday, July 17, 1 p.m., at Eileen Santora’s home. More information to come.
Pictured, top row, from left, Paula Shengold, Joanna Paulsen, Rena Wiseman, Miriam Gabriel, Adrianne Greenberg. Seated, from left, Irma Strimban, Rochelle Garmise, Nancy Torchio, Eileen Santora, Roberta Garris.
Andrea Blaga photo
Book Circle To Explore A Murder Mystery In Modern Israel
The Book Circle will meet on Wednesday July 31, at noon, in the shul’s community room to discuss Murder in Jerusalem, a chilling mystery in Batya Gur’s Chief Superintendent Michael Ohayon series. When a woman’s body is discovered in the wardrobe warehouses of Israel Television, the brooding Ohayon embarks on a tangled and bloody trail of detection.
The Book Circle studies literature on Jewish themes by Jewish writers. For more information about the group, and how to join, call the shul at 631-477-0232, and leave a message for Susan Rosenstreich.
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