Shul News & Notes
Blessing of the animals, Tuesday, Oct. 22 at noon
Pets. They drool, shed and, from time to time, they toss up a hairball or oopsie on the carpeting. They track in mud, snow, leaves and sand. They dig deep holes by our favorite bushes and roll around in the dirt. Some skitter around in their cages at night, keeping us awake, others slither around, sticking out forked tongues at us. Ah, but we love them.
And on Tuesday, this week, Rabbi Gadi will bless them. Not in Andrew Levin Park, as in days gone by — enough of that chaos. Now we invite you to bring your pets on Zoom, where we can admire them, ooh and aah over them, and not need to keep them from running amok.
So Zoom at noon this Tuesday, October 22, and bring your pals, the ones who bark and meow, the scary ones who slither, and the pesky ones who party at night. We love them. Bless them.
It’s a fun time. Join us, even if your pet-owning days are done.
Holiday Schedule Reminder and Changes
EEJCC October 7th Memorial Service – Sunday October 6 at 7pm on Zoom
You are invited to participate in the East End Jewish Community Council Event, hosted by Congregation Tifereth Israel
October 7th Memorial Service
Sunday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
We will share words, prayers and songs for the women, men, and children who were killed, injured physically and mentally, and for the kidnapped, who are still in the Hamas’ terror tunnels.
Participants:
Rabbi Barbara Sheryll – North Fork Reform Synagogue, Cutchogue
Rabbi Gadi Capela – Congregation Tifereth Israel, Greenport
Rabbi Michael Rascoe – Temple Israel, Riverhead
Rabbi Margie Cella – Port Jefferson
Dr. Brad Tepper – Temple Adas Israel, Sag Harbor
Participant reflections will be encouraged
A Busy Week At Our Shul
Shanah Tovah To Shul Members And Friends
A Busy Week At Our Shul
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Erev Rosh Hashanah, 7:30-9 p.m., Hybrid
Thursday, Oct. 3: Rosh Hashanah/Day 1, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Hybrid, Tashlich, 1-1:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4: Rosh Hashanah/Day 2, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Hybrid
Friday, Oct. 4: Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m., followed by First Friday Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by Elaine Goldman, Hybrid service.
Saturday, Oct. 5: Shabbat service continues. 9:30 a.m.-noon
Shabbat Shuva. Hybrid
Sunday, Oct. 6: Oct. 7 Memorial Program, 7 p.m. with North Fork Reform Synagogue and other EEJCC member shuls. Video clips, readings, discussion of Israel present and future. ZOOM ONLY
The Cans For CAST drive is a Yom Kippur project, but you may bring your donations to any and all High Holiday services and events. The big red barrel will be stationed at the top of the entry ramp.
Download the High Holiday prayer books below:
Shacharit Yom Kippur
Shacharit Rosh Hashanah
Mahzor Yom Kippur
Neilah
Mincha
The Big Red Barrel Is Back; Let’s Fill It Again With Cans For CAST
Once again, our shul will participate in a worldwide movement to feed the hungry as part of the annual observance of Yom Kippur, often referred to as the “Fast of Isaiah,” the Biblical prophet who said, “And if you spend yourself in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”
Our campaign is called “Cans For CAST,” and is managed again this year by our shul’s Tikkun Olam group. You’ll see that the big red barrel is back, on the ramp by the entry door that leads to the sanctuary, not the kitchen door, which often is the barrel’s location. We ask that as you arrive for High Holiday services this year, you bring a can or two of food, and deposit in the barrel. Although the ritual is associated with Yom Kippur specifically, the barrel will be in place for Rosh Hashanah, and will remain throughout the High Holiday season, which concludes with Simchat Torah on Oct. 26.
The concept that inspires “Cans For CAST” on Yom Kippur is that worshippers feeling the effects of hunger on a fast day will be reminded of those who struggle to nourish their families. Cans of fruit and soup are truly needed this year.
In addition to overseeing the “Cans For CAST” campaign, the Tikkun Olam group at our shul oversees the school supplies and the personal items campaigns, harvests vegetables and herbs at Common Ground, and contributes to CAST’s Parent-Child-Plus Program. The Shofar joins the membership in thanking Veronica Kaliski, Susan Rosenstreich, Madelyn Rothman and Cookie Slade for their volunteer efforts on behalf of our shul for the benefit of CAST clients.
Veronica Kaliski told The Shofar that on a recent phone call to CAST, when she identified herself as being from Congregation Tifereth Israel, the respondent said, “Your synagogue does so much for us.”
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