Shul News & Notes
Hanukkah Party yes; Mitchell Park no.
Rain. Rain. Rain. Sorry to cancel the lighting of the public menorah in Mitchell Park…
BUT...Hanukkah festivities at the shul are on.
Come directly to the shul at 5 for latkes, sufganyiot, silent auction final bids, music, music, music, and lots of fun and togetherness.
See you at the shul.
Trope Trainer: Learn To Read From The Torah. New Class Forming
Sign Up Now For Launch In January
Adding to the education program at our shul, Rabbi Gadi has announced the start of a new class, beginning in January, to teach interested congregants how to read from the Torah. Several members have been studying informally with the rabbi, who will now offer the opportunity to others.
As Hebrew readers know, the difficulty in reading from the Torah is that the text contains no vowels and no punctuation. Various symbols indicate directions to readers. Learning the symbols and their meanings is challenging and also satisfying, enhancing one’s understanding and connection to the ancient script.
To join our shul’s community of Torah chanters, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Rabbi Gadi.
The Book Circle’s December Selection Is A Globe-Spanning Mystery
The shul’s Book Circle group has chosen The Lock-Up, a globe-spanning crime novel by Booker prize-winner John Banville, as its December selection. The session will take place on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m., on Zoom.
When Rosa Jacobs is found dead in her car, the investigation leads two detectives to the mountaintops of Italy, the front lines of WWII Bavaria, the gritty streets of Dublin, and other unexpected settings in efforts to solve a complicated case that puts the duo’s personal lives in peril.
The Book Circle explores works by Jewish writers and Jewish themes. For more information about the group, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
Shul’s Membership Windfall Continues Until Dec. 31: Sign Up Now
Many people choose to join our shul after the High Holidays. As an incentive to join now, the shul is making the following offer: Any individual or family joining between now and the end of the year will pay the new rate — $1,000 for families; $650 for individuals — for the remainder of this year, and will be paid-up members through 2024. In other words, get an extra 12 months…
Interested? Know people interested? Email Sara Bloom at citigreenport@gmail.com.
Shul To Mount A New Art Show Featuring Works By Israeli Painters
Show Opens Sunday, Dec. 3 With Bagels/Lox Brunch and Art Talk
By special arrangement with Michelle Schwartz, a highly regarded gallerist and curator of Israeli art in the Bay Area of San Francisco, the Judaism and Art group is mounting a new art show in the community room of our shul.
The first viewing of the show will take place on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m., at a bagels and lox brunch, after which Michelle Schwartz will talk about the art, the artists, and the vision each artist conveys about the challenges and ideals of living in Israel.
The show is particularly significant at this time of turmoil focused on the State of Israel. See the country through the eyes of an impressive roster of creative artists and their enlightening insights and expressions. Represented are works by Dorit Feldman, Samuel Katz, Menashe Kadishman, Moshe Kupferman, David Reeb, Naftali Bezem, Nachum Guttman, Moshe Castel and Samuel Bak.
“I’m looking forward to talking about this body of work, revealing the stories about this art at this time — what inspired it, and what it says about 20th-century creative artists and their world,” Michelle Schwartz said. The shul will receive a generous percent of the proceeds from any sales.
Bring your family and friends. Bring your appetite for a bagels and lox spread, and prepare for an engaging and uplifting afternoon. [Photo Menashe Kadishman by Dan Porges/Getty Images]
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