Shul News & Notes
Lunch and Learn: An Up-Close View of Ukraine, June 6 @ Noon
Be sure to join Lunch and Learn this Monday, June 6, when we will connect live with Gulo Swan in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia for an up-close view of Ukraine and the people there displaced by war. This rare opportunity will provide insights about the people and culture of Ukraine, well beyond the daily newscasts.
Gulo told Lunch and Learn that she is happy to express her thoughts and feelings about what she has observed and experienced. Those attending are encouraged to bring their questions and impressions. Rabbi Gadi will moderate.
Gulo Swan is a long-time friend of our shul and many of our members. Before moving to her homeland in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, she participated actively in Rabbi Gadi’s weekly Torah study class.
Zoom at noon on Monday, June 6, for a first-hand account of those living the war in Ukraine.
Photo of Rabbi Gadi with Gulo Swan, in front of The Great Synagogue of Tbilisi, the Capitol of Georgia
Lag B’Omer: It’s a celebration!
It’s Lag B’Omer: A Time to Celebrate
You are invited to join Rabbi Gadi’s Lag B’Omer firepit celebration
in his backyard at 500 4th Street, Greenport
Wednesday, May 18 (17 Iyar 5782)
from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
in-person and on Zoom
What’s it all about?
Lag B’Omer is celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer,
which is counted for 49 days between the end of Passover and Shavuot.
During the days of Rabbi Akiva, it is said that a plague occurred. Yet there were no deaths on that day — a cause for celebration,
observed by creating a bonfire.
Come one, come all!
Training Meet-Ups with Chuck Simon
Are you musical? Would you like to learn new tunes for the Friday night service? And lend your voice to help Rabbi Gadi while enriching our community service.
If so, join a Training Meet-up and we will teach you on zoom or in person over the Summer.
What a great opportunity to learn new skills and share in building a musical community in our Shul. You don’t have to be able to read Hebrew to participate. Just email ctigreenport@gmail.com and leave your name and contact information for a musical summer.
Nominating Committee Announces Slate Of Officers For June 2022-2023
Election at Annual Congregation Meeting, June 12, 10 a.m., on Zoom
The Nominating Committee has proposed a slate to serve for one year, beginning June 2022 to June 2023. To contest the slate with additional names, email Susan Rosenstreich at ctigreenport@gmail.com/.
President: Judith K. Weiner
Vice president: Sara Bloom
Treasurer: Alan Garmise
Financial Secretary: Nancy Torchio
Recording Secretary: Joanna Paulsen
Corresponding Secretary: Elaine Goldman
Members at Large: Elizabeth Adams, Suri Lan-Brown, Madelyn Rothman
Also sitting on the Board of Directors are Adrianne Greenberg, Sisterhood President, and Thomas Byrne, Men’s Club President. Members of the Nominating Committee are Susan Rosenstreich, chair; Miriam Gabriel, and Rochelle Garmise.
The annual meeting of Congregation Tifereth Israel will be held on Sunday, June 12, at 10 a.m., on Zoom, at which time the last agenda item will be the election of officers. Congregation members are urged to attend the meeting to support the Board of Directors whose time and expertise contribute to the smooth running of our synagogue.
Book Circle Selection Combines Present-Day And Fictional Characters
The Book Circle will meet on Wednesday, May 18, at 4 p.m. (new time) to talk about The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro, a multi-theme novel exploring pre-WWII politics, European refugees, New York’s art scene, and the emergence of the American school of abstract expressionism.
Here, real-life artists Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock interact with Shapiro’s fictional Alizée Benoit in a frenzied attempt to solve a long-standing mystery in Benoit’s family.
The group meets monthly to explore works about Jews and by Jewish writers. For information, email the shul at ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.
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