Shul News & Notes
This Shabbos: The Bees’ Knees at CTI
Bees on the North Fork: A Conversation with Two Horse Honey
Congregation Tifereth Israel invites you to a special Friday evening program with local beekeepers
Scott and Heidi Vayer of Two Horse Honey.
Friday, September 4, 2026
After services, at approximately 8:30 PM
Congregation Tifereth Israel
519 Fourth Street, Greenport
Scott and Heidi will discuss the worldwide decline of bee colonies and what they are seeing here on the North Fork. Bee populations are threatened by pollution, heat, habitat loss, and other factors, with serious consequences for agriculture and our food supply.
Two Horse Honey’s hives are located among the farms, vineyards, and wildflower patches of the North Fork.
They carefully tend their colonies and harvest raw honey in small batches, lightly filtered and bottled straight from the hive.
Join us for an informative conversation about local beekeeping, colony collapse, and the essential role bees play in our environment.
It will be the bee’s knees!
High Holiday Services 2026/5787
Congregation Tifereth Israel warmly invites our members, friends, and the wider community to observe the High Holidays with Rabbi Robert L. Wolkoff and Cantor William Weinstein.
Join us for prayer, reflection, renewal, and community throughout Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah.
Service Schedule
- Saturday, September 5 at 7:00 p.m. — Havdallah/Selichot
- Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. — Erev Rosh Hashanah
- Saturday, September 12 at 9:30 a.m. — Rosh Hashanah, Day 1
- Sunday, September 13 at 9:30 a.m. — Rosh Hashanah, Day 2
- Sunday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m. — Tashlich
- Sunday, September 20 at 6:00 p.m. — Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre
- Monday, September 21 at 9:30 a.m. — Yom Kippur
- Monday, September 21 at 1:00 p.m. — Yizkor
- Monday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m. — Mincha/Ne’ilah
- Thursday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m. — Build the Sukkah
- Friday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. — Erev Sukkot/Kiddush in the Sukkah
- Saturday, September 26 at 9:30 a.m. — Sukkot Service
- Sunday, September 27 at 9:30 a.m. — Sukkot Service, Day 2
- Sunday, September 27 at 12:30 p.m. — Pizza in the Hut
- Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. — Blessing of the Animals
- Friday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. — Hoshana Rabba
- Saturday, October 3 at 9:30 a.m. — Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah/Yizkor
All services are hybrid. Join us in person at 519 Fourth Street, Greenport, NY, or email ctigreenport@gmail.com to receive the Zoom information.
Our historic synagogue is handicapped accessible. We look forward to welcoming you!
One Barrel Filled—Let’s Keep Going!
Thank you to everyone who has donated school supplies for the children of CAST clients. Thanks to your generosity, one big red barrel has already been filled!
Our collection continues, and we hope you will keep donating. The barrel is located at the top of the ramp outside the synagogue’s kitchen door.
Together, we can help even more local children begin the school year prepared and ready to succeed!
GHS 10th Graders Thank Shul For Funding Holocaust Museum Trip
Money collected from shul members, who contributed to the Yellow Candle Project, was contributed to Greenport High School to fund the bus that took the 10th-grade class to the Holocaust Museum in Glen Cove. The museum trip served as the culmination of the history class unit on the Holocaust.
The shul delivered a yellow candle to each member’s house in preparation for the online presentation in which all participating families lit a candle in memory of The Six Million. The Yellow Candle project honors those murdered by the Nazis during the Shoah. As we lit our candles here in Greenport, so did many thousands across the globe. Contributions that ranged from $18 to several hundred dollars covered the cost of the bus. The students also attended a Holocaust-related film at the North Fork Arts Center, and attended a Friday evening Shabbat service to talk with congregants about their experiences.
Last month, The Shofar received numerous thank-you notes from the students, expressing their appreciation for the shul’s support of their study of the Holocaust. Some excerpts appear below:
- “Thank you for your generous support in making our trip to the Holocaust Museum and the theater in Greenport possible. Your kindness gave us the opportunity to learn important lessons about history, and reflect on a memorable educational experience.”
- “I am thankful to be part of this experience, and being able to hear the testimony of a survivor. It is a unique experience to learn about the suffering caused by hate, which should not take place in any part of the world.”
- “Thank you for the opportunity and the learning experience. It spreads the history of discrimination against the Jews to students, making sure that people don’t forget the tragedy of the Holocaust.”
- “To our great friends at Congregation Tifereth Israel. Many thanks for the support of our students. Very truly yours, Gary Kalish, Principal, Greenport High School”
Book Circle Delves Into A Risk-Taking Story For Love And Freedom
The book circle will meet on Thursday, August 27, at 3:30 p.m., in Andrew Levin Park to discuss The Thread Collectors by Shauna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman, a novel about female strength, hope and friendship. This book was reviewed by The New York Times as a story “that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.”
One woman embroiders in New Orleans. A Jewish woman quilts in New York City. These two women risk everything for love and freedom during the Civil War. Their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us.
The Book Circle meets monthly to discuss books by Jewish authors and Jewish content. For more information, email Susan Rosenstreich at ctigreenport@gmail.com/.
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