Shul News & Notes
Shul’s Tikkun Olam Group’s ‘School Supply Drive’ An Enormous Success
This year’s “School Supply Drive” for the children of CAST clients was a success beyond anyone’s wildest expectation. According to Veronica Kaliski, speaking for the shul’s Tikkun Olam group, she had to ask CAST to empty the big red barrel by the kitchen door twice during the campaign, and still school supplies kept coming — pencils, glue sticks, paperclips, notebooks, dividers, rulers, scissors, index cards, markets, pens and backpacks to hold all that stuff. The campaign ended on August 21.
Tikkun Olam had asked shul members to fill the bin to overflowing, not thinking the bin would be filled to overflowing three times. Tikkun Olam thanks all contributors for helping kids get a head start on a successful school year with all the new supplies to inspire them.
Also overflowing are the veggie beds at Common Ground, harvested by Madelyn Rothman, and contributed to CAST.
New members
The Shofar joins the congregation in welcoming new members Ronald Rose and family of New York City and Greenport, and Lisa Bardack and Gary Levine of White Plains, NY, and Orient. We look forward to meeting you, and to participating with you in our spiritual, educational and social activities.
Shul Offers Membership Windfall For New Families And Individuals
Many people choose to join our shul midway through the year, or even after the High Holidays, which leaves only a few months until dues are due again. Not fair, we said. So here’s the deal: 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, but will be paid-up members through 2024. In other words, pay dues for 12 months and get up to 17.
Interested? Know people interested? Email Sara Bloom at citigreenport@gmail.com.
‘First Friday’ Oneg Idea: A Popular Event For Noshing and Schmoozing
Be sure to join us for September’s First Friday Oneg Shabbat on Sept. 1. Francis DuBois and Paul Jeselsohn have volunteered to host the noshing and schmoozing after the service.
Shul member Nancy Torchio started it all when she offered to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat to honor her father, Charles Bogen, on his first yahrzeit. The promise of socializing in the community room over coffee and cake and other goodies drew an eyepopping turnout to the sanctuary on Friday, May 26, and later in the community room for socializing over refreshments. “We should do this again” was the tone of the evening. So we did…
On June 30, Suri Lan and Rob Brown stepped up to sponsor what was billed as the first of a
“First Friday” Oneg Shabbat idea, to be held on the first Friday of every month. Sure enough, another big crowd turned out.
Elaine Goldman sponsored the Oneg Shabbat on Friday, August 4. Members and visitors congregated in the community room after the service, and enjoyed conversation over coffee and tea with platters of pastries and a fruit bowl overflowing with seasonal favorites.
And on Sept. 1, come see and enjoy what Francis and Paul will “cook up.”
The Book Circle Selection Renders A View Of Present-Day Palestine
The shul’s Book Circle group has chosen a novel focused on Palestine and the competing lives of sisters brought together after many years. Can they relate to each other, to the Palestine both knew as children, and to what is before them as they navigate the history, culture and politics of their homeland?
The Books Circle meets monthly to explore works by Jewish writers and the topics meaningful to Jewish readers.
The current selection, “Enter Ghost” by Isabella Hammad, will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the group, to be held on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 3:30 p.m., in the community room at the shul. For more information, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Suzy Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
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