Shul News & Notes
Book Circle Continues To Study Doerr Fantasy
The Book Circle will meet again on Wednesday, April 20, at 3 p.m. on Zoom, to continue exploring the inventiveness of Anthony Doerr’s much-anticipated novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, a followup to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the Light We Cannot See.
Cloud Cuckoo Land is a book about a book as told through sets of characters in past, present and future time periods. 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.
Shul’s Security Committee Gathers Documents For Grant Money
In the wake of the frightening hostage-taking situation that occurred in a in Colleyville, TX, shul in February, shul president Judith K. Weiner has convened a Security Committee, headed by Stephen Meshover and including Sara Bloom, Rabbi Capela, Elaine Goldman, Gordon Henry, and herself. The committee is reaching out to law enforcement and other civic agencies for support and guidance, and will explore various approaches to secure the shul and the parsonage. The committee is also gathering the required documents to apply for federal grant money to fund new security initiatives.
As part of the new security procedures, members planning to attend Shabbat services must arrive by 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and by 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays. The doors will be locked when services begin. Latecomers must knock on the ramp door and identify themselves before the door will be opened.
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The Yellow Candle Project
In a few days, a yellow candle will arrive in your mailbox. This candle is your invitation to participate in the Yellow Candle Project, a global program to commemorate the six million who died during the Holocaust.
We will meet together on Zoom to light our candles
in a communal act of remembrance.
Wednesday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Additional candles
Would you like additional candles so that friends or family members can participate? Please contact Andrea at
ctigreenport@gmail.com to place your order by specifying
the number of candles needed.
Blue Card Foundation
The candles are provided at no charge,
but if you would like to acknowledge your gift candle(s) with a charitable donation, we suggest
The Blue Card Foundation,
which provides food, healthcare and other basic needs to
indigent Holocaust survivors.
To contribute to the Blue Card Foundation,
visit the shul’s website, click on the “ donate ” tab,
identify Blue Card as the recipient,
and the shul will forward all donations to the charity.
Thank you.
Adrianne Greenberg, Sisterhood President
Tom Byrne, Men’s Club President
Letter from Karina Hayes, Food Relief Program Manager
The following letter was sent to the Tikkun Olam Initiative, and is reprinted here with permission.
Dear Congregation Tifereth Israel:
Thank you so much for your continued support of CAST. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. I cannot express how grateful we are to have community members so dedicated to our common goal of supporting the underserved population on the North Fork.
Best wishes,
Karina Hayes, Food Relief Program Manager
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