Shul News & Notes
High Holidays Calendar For This Year: 5785-5786
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Leading services this year are Rabbi Debra Cantor, and Cantor William Weinstein.
(Not to be confused: Debra Cantor is a rabbi; William Weinstein is a cantor.)
Shul members and friends joined Rabbi Cantor in the sanctuary on the Shabbat weekend of August 22 and 23, where she provided inspirational services and learning. She is the spiritual leader of Congregation B’Nai Tikvoh-Sholom in Bloomfield, CT, having previously served as rabbi of the historic Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn, and Congregation Tifereth Israel in Andover, Mass. She has an extensive background in Jewish education, with expertise in adult learning, leadership development, and Jewish outreach.
Rabbi Cantor was a member of the first JTS class to include women, and was ordained in 1988. She is a cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. She holds a master’s from JTS.
Cantor Weinstein has offered cantorial services at Torat Emet, Columbus, Ohio; Etz Chaim Synagogue, Jacksonville, FL; Congregation Dor Tikvah, Charleston, SC; Shaarei Orah in Bala Cynwyd, PA; and at our shul last year for a Selichot service. Previously, he led Masorti/Conservative services for Hillel at Arizona State University.
Cantor Weinstein, a classi8cally trained musician, attended the Settlement Music School in Willow Grove, PA, and Arizona State University; he was tutored by professional and lay leaders in Jewish music.
Members and friends are invited to join us in our historic building at 519 Fourth Street, Greenport, NY, for an exceptional experience in Judaic tradition and communal worship.
Reservations are not required. No entrance fee is charged. But in the spirit of the holiday tradition of giving, you may, of course, mail a contribution to Congregation Tifereth Israel, P.O. Box 659, Greenport, NY 11944. We thank you for helping us maintain an active Jewish presence here on the North Fork of Long Island.
For additional information, please call Elaine Goldman at 631-765-3504.
Tu B’Av, Friday, August 15, at 6:30 p.m.
Be sure to join us as we celebrate
the holiday of Tu B’Av, the Jewish Valentine’s Day.
We’re planning a festive wine and cheese party on
Friday, August 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the community room,
followed by a love-ly Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m.
Sisterhood President Adrianne Greenberg
is overseeing the offerings and libations
to complement the theme.
There will be a full moon that night, giving off
positive vibes for love and romance.
Come to the Tu B’Av wine and cheese party.
It’s festive, it’s fun, it’s all about affection.
School Supply Drive Runs Through August 18. Let’s Fill The Big Barrel
Back-to-school for the young set means pencils, glue sticks, paperclips, notebooks, dividers, rulers, scissors, index cards, markers, pens, and the like, plus backpacks to haul all that stuff and — oh yes — schoolbooks and homework assignments.
All those fresh supplies get kids off to a good start in the school year, and the Tikkun Olam Initiative is supporting that effort with a call to our members for donations of school supplies that will be distributed to the children of CAST clients.
CAST has placed a big red barrel on the ramp by the kitchen door at our shul, and we are hoping our members can fill it to overflowing by August 18, the end of the drive.
For more information, contact the TOI at ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Veronica Kaliski.
Adrianne, Miriam And The 2025 Journal Feted At Gala Garden Party
Morning clouds evaporated on July 20, and glorious sunshine filled the sky for the second annual Garden Party held in Andrew Levin Park. Co-chairs Helaine Teperman and Nancy Torchio were the sterling hosts of the event, welcoming shul members, family and friends of the 2025 Journal honorees, Miriam Gabriel and Adrianne Greenberg, and overseeing every element of the splendid event, from food and drink, music by Ron Rothman and company, seating, and the ceremony saluting the honorees.
Also feted at the event was the 2025 Journal, a beautifully produced publication, which dropped into everyone’s email at 4 p.m., right at the start of the party. Accolades to the team of three, who organized the sponsors, designed, and distributed this year’s Journal: Andrea Blaga, Madelyn Rothman and Judith K. Weiner, with thanks also to the many ad sellers.
Morning clouds evaporated on July 20, and glorious sunshine filled the sky for the second annual Garden Party held in Andrew Levin Park. Co-chairs Helaine Teperman and Nancy Torchio were the sterling hosts of the event, welcoming shul members, family and friends of the 2025 Journal honorees, Miriam Gabriel and Adrianne Greenberg, and overseeing every element of the splendid event, from food and drink, music by Ron Rothman and company, seating, and the ceremony saluting the honorees.
Also feted at the event was the 2025 Journal, a beautifully produced publication, which dropped into everyone’s email at 4 p.m., right at the start of the party. Accolades to the team of three, who organized the sponsors, designed, and distributed this year’s Journal: Andrea Blaga, Madelyn Rothman and Judith K. Weiner, with thanks also to the many ad sellers.
Book Circle Chooses A Mystery Novel: Meet Nancy Wake, Intrepid Spy
The Book Circle will meet on Thursday, August 28, at 3:25 p.m. (yes, that’s correct), in the garden at the shul to dig into a juicy spy novel, Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon. Meet Nancy Wake, in Paris working for a newspaper when she gets swept into WWII. The novel follows Nancy’s transformation from journalist to one of the most powerful leaders of the French Resistance, known for her wit, red lipstick, and cunning.
The Book Circle meets monthly to explore books by Jewish authors ad Jewish themes. For more information about the group, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
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