Shul News & Notes
Book Circle To Delve Into Anthony Doerr’s Much-Anticipated Fantasy
The Book Circle will meet again on Wednesday, March 16, at 3 p.m. on Zoom, to uncover 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. Doerr’s cast includes an orphan girl and farmer’s boy in Constantinople in the 1400s, an environmental activist setting off a bomb in a library in 2020, and a girl on a mission to a distant planet in the not-so-distant future. An ancient Greek tale and an old shepherd on a search for utopia intertwines them.
The book circle 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.
In The Wake Of Texas Hostage Situation, New Efforts To Tighten Security
In the wake of the frightening hostage-taking situation that occurred last month in Colleyville, TX, shul members planning to attend Shabbat services in person are asked to 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. [Please note, in Rabbi Gadi’s absence, Erev Shabbat services on Fridays, Feb. 25, March 4 and March 11 will be on Zoom only.]
Among other security initiatives, shul president Judith K. Weiner has convened a Security Committee, headed by Stephen Meshover and including Sara Bloom, Rabbi Capela, Gordon Henry, and herself. The committee is reaching out to law enforcement and other civic agencies for support, and will explore various approaches to secure the shul and the parsonage.
The committee is planning to apply for federal grant money to fund new security initiatives.
Vaccination mandates for entering shul effective March 22, 2022
Vaccination mandates for entering shul effective March 22, 2022
You must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, including the booster shot, by March 22, in order to attend services or programs in the synagogue. At the same time, we continue to have services available on Zoom.
Please email proof of your vaccination and booster to ctigreenport@gmail.com.
If you have already sent us your vaccination documentation, just update your record with the booster file. In establishing this mandate, the shul has been guided by the recommendations of Dr. Lewis Teperman, our medical consultant.
Judith K. Weiner, President
Join Chef Deborah On Feb. 7 For A ‘Lunch and Learn’ Valentine Event
You are invited to Zoom at noon on Monday, Feb. 7, when Chef Deborah Pittorino once again visits Lunch and Learn to inspire your culinary creativity with tips and tricks for gifts of love on Valentine’s Day — from your own kitchen. Whether you’re cooking and baking together with spouses or grandchildren, or cooking and baking for them, you’ll have a love-ly time with Lunch and Learn’s popular restaurateur as she pays tribute to the annual celebration of love.
Chef Deborah is the head chef/owner of The Greenporter Hotel and Restaurant in the heart of downtown Greenport, and a frequent guest on Lunch and Learn. Zoom at noon on Feb. 7, and bring friends for a seat at Chef Deborah’s virtual table.
Join Lunch and Learn on the first Monday of every month for programs that inspire and amaze.
A Change: Due Date When Dues Are Due
Acting on a recommendation by the shul’s Finance Committee, the Board of Directors, at the Jan. 16 meeting, approved the following motion: Dues notices sent on Nov. 1, 2021 for the calendar year beginning Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022 are payable no later than Sept. 1, 2022. (This motion advances the payable-by date from Dec. 31 to Sept. 1.)
Treasurer Alan Garmise reported good responses so far from dues notices sent on Nov. 1, 2021 for the calendar year 2022.
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