Shul News & Notes
A High Holidays Preview… Cantor Billet and Cantor Davidson To Chant the Prayers
Once again, our congregation will welcome Cantor Phillip Billet, who will join Rabbi Gadi on the bimah
for High Holidays services this year. Cantor Billet is a familiar and welcome presence at our shul, having served our congregation for a number of years. He will chant the Erev Rosh Hashanah prayers on Sunday, Sept. 25, followed by services on Rosh Hashanah, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 26 and 27, Kol Nidre on Tuesday, Oct. 4, and Yom Kippur on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
The Board of Directors has also engaged Cantor Ilana Davidson for the Selichot service on Saturday, Sept. 17, and for the Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah service on Monday, Oct. 17. Please plan to welcome Cantor Davidson when she offers her voice for these two special services, one to open the holiday observances, and one to close them. This is the first time our shul has engaged a cantor for Selichot and Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. We invite you to participate in these enriching holiday experiences.
A complete High Holidays schedule will be provided as the dates near.
Tikkun Olam Initiative Maintains Two Veggie Plots At Common Ground
No, you’re not seeing double. It’s two plots overflowing with veggies and herbs at Common Ground, grown and maintained by the shul’s Tikkun Olam Initiative. Lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes and peppers will be harvested and delivered to CAST (Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation) for distribution to clients. Common
Ground plots are located on North Road farmland in Peconic, and generously donated by the farming family.
Look for the truck emblazoned with the American flag.
Tom Byrne photos
Looking ahead: In August, the TOI will be collecting school supplies for the children of CAST clients. Watch for more information in the August issue of The Shofar.
Proudly Announcing This Year’s Graduates In The Shul Family
Aaron Shank Adams, grandson of Bill and Liz Adams, graduated from the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD. Honors included a National Merit Commendation, William Davis School Leadership Award, Quill and Scroll Award, and Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica Award. Aaron is planning a double major in industrial engineering and theater at the University of Rhode Island.
Caleb Browne, grandson of Carol Seigel, graduated from Bard High School in Manhattan, as a National Merit Scholar. He will attend Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
Aiden Carter, son of John Carter and Meryl Kramer, earned a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude from Clark University in Worcester, MA, where he was a member of Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. He has a research internship in the psychology department at Brown University, and has been accepted to Clark University’s master’s program in communications.
Haley Ellant, daughter of Drs. Jonathan and Devi Ellant, graduated from the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. She will attend Barnard College.
Nava Kiss, granddaughter of Elizabeth Levi Senigaglia, earned a degree in marine biology from the University of Florida/Gainesville. She is an intern at Gulf Islands National Seashore at Pensacola-Gulf Breeze.
Calling All Singers: The Shul Is Planning A Music Project; Fun Ahead
Are you musical? Can you sing, carry a tune? The shul wants you. How would you like to learn new tunes for the Friday night service? Lend your voice to enrich our Shabbat service? Join our Training Meet-Up, headed by shul member Chuck Simon, who will teach participants on Zoom or in-person this summer.
This is your opportunity to join others already enlisted in the program, eager to learn new skills and share in building a musical community in our shul. Ability to read Hebrew not required.
Email ctigreenport@gmail.com with your name and contact information for a fun summer.
The Book Circle Embraces Poignant Love Story From Second World War
Time for a love story, the Book Circle has decided, choosing Weina Dai Randel’s The Last Rose of Shanghai: A Novel, a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Here, readers are introduced to a vibrant portrait of a little-known slice of World War II history.
Described as a powerful story of the relationship between a Shanghai heiress and a Jewish refugee, this sweeping novel — from the jazz clubs of Japanese-occupied Shanghai to the impoverished streets of a city under siege — sets in motion a chain of events that will change both their lives forever.
The Book Circle explores stories by Jewish writers and those focused on Jewish themes. For more information, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
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