Shul News & Notes
Hanukkah Cards
As Hanukkah is approaching, we are getting ready with the Hanukkah Cards.
Order yours early this year from:
Holiday Cards – Congregation Tifereth Israel (tiferethisraelgreenport.org)
Welcoming new members
The Shofar joins the membership in welcoming the following new member families to our congregation: Gordon and Debbie Henry of Southold, Steve Israel and Cara Longworth of Oyster Bay and Southold, and David Kaplan of East Hills and Southold. We look forward to meeting our new members and participating with them in the shul’s spiritual, educational and social activities.
Burial Plots For Purchase
The East End Jewish Community Council, led by Rabbi Gadi, offers burial plots for purchase in the Adrien Felder section of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Cemetery in Calverton. Plots are available for $1,650. For more information, call 631-353-0803 or 631-477-0232 or email eastendjewishcommunity@gmail.com/.
JTS Course On Tap: ‘Beyond Dispute: Debates That Shape Jewish Life’
Coming in December: a new course developed by the Jewish Theological Seminary. “Beyond Dispute: Debates That Shape Jewish Life” probes philosophical, spiritual, ethical and cultural questions at the heart of Judaism and Jewish life.
Are religion and reason compatible? Do we need to mean what we pray? When can we legitimately modify tradition? Is Jewish tradition intrinsically patriarchal and ableist? How have these debates been manifested over the course of Jewish history, and how do they resonate for us today?
The format of the course is similar to the previous JTS course, “The Ethical Life.” Each of the 11 sessions of “Beyond Dispute” includes a video lecture and classical and contemporary study texts. Rabbi Gadi will lead the instruction. The course is sponsored by the Marshall S. Hurwitz Fund for Special Projects and Programs. Fees are $18 per household for members, $36 for nonmembers.
Shul’s Tashlich Ceremony Draws “Sinners” To The Water’s Edge
Rosh Hashanah arrived this year on a warm summer night in September, followed by an even-warmer Monday when the shul’s ordinarily dependable air-conditioning system tested the mettle of our in-person attendees. The Tashlich ceremony, however, held at the water’s edge, was a welcome ritual under the late summer sun, attracting worshipfully-attired congregants and guests as well as those squeezing the last vestiges of summer from a September morn. Into the sea went our crumbs of bread, symbolically carrying away our sins and cleansing our souls as we welcomed 5782.
Joshua Rakhman photo
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