Shul News & Notes
Book Circle Takes On The World In A Plot-Packed Global-Sited Novel
The Book Circle will meet on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. to talk about The World and All That It Contains by Aleksandar Hemon.
Opening in Sarajevo as WWI is triggered, this globe-trotting century-spanning novel mingles fact with fiction, taking readers on a journey through years and lives that span continents. Find here falling empires, storied cities, wars galore, loves, losses, dreams, delusions, allusions, and the occasional rude joke.
According to book reviewer Lucy Hughes-Hallett, the novel is immense, not because it is long — it isn’t — but because it contains almost as much as its title promises.
It is “as emotionally compelling as it is clever,” she said, noting “I’ll be surprised if I enjoy a novel more this year.
Hanukkah Event Draws Crowd Of Members And Greenport Villagers
On a clear night in Greenport’s village center, shul members, guests and villagers gathered in Mitchell Park to light the public menorah, sited a few feet from the village Christmas tree as a sign of ecumenism. Rabbi Gadi led the crowd in reciting the blessings before illuminating the menorah on the 5th night of the 8-night observance.
Following the ceremony, all walked two blocks west to the synagogue on Fourth Street for Hanukkah latkes and jelly donuts (foods fried in oil) that remind us of the miracle of the small cruse of oil that burned for eight days.
Music by Ron Rothman, Dave Berson and friends, and lots of socializing capped a fun-filled celebration, chaired by Adrianne Greenberg, with assistance from Sara Bloom, Suri Lan-Brown, Francis DuBois, Roberta Garris, Miriam Gabriel, Paul Jesselsohn, Joanna Paulsen, and Madelyn Rothman. In the park, Hanukkah candles and Christmas lights lit up the sky throughout the holiday season.
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All-Women’s Tu B’Shevat Seder on Sunday, February 9 at 2PM
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WE ARE FROM HERE Film, Saturday, January 18, at 6:30 PM
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Trifecta workout; new session with Laurie Short
The new session of Strength Trifecta
starts Monday, January 6 through Thursday, February 27
— no class 20 January for Martin Luther King day.
The cost of the sessions is $150.
Equipment needed: three pairs of weights:
e.g. 8 lb, 5 lb and 2 lb, or 7 lb, 5 lb and 3 lb, also a mat.
Use a suitcase with wheels to transport your weights.
Please call Laurie 631-566-0526 to reserve a place in the class.
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