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E-Volume 14 Number 2
February 2015/ Shevat-Adar 5775
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS •
Weekly and Holiday Services
Fridays: Erev Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Shabbat, 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor: Apr. 11 (Pesach), May 25 (Shavuot), Sept. 23 (Yom Kippur), Oct. 5 (Shemini Atzeret)
Learning at our Shul
Mondays, Feb. 2, 16 and 23: Hebrew class, 4 p.m.
Thursdays, Feb. 12, 19 and 26: Parasha class, 4 p.m.
Shul Events
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Book Circle, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Tu B’Shevat
Sunday, Feb. 15: Board and Congregation meetings, 9 and 10 a.m.
Lighting Shabbat Candles in February
Feb. 6: 5:01 p.m. Feb. 13: 5:10 p.m. Feb. 20: 5:18 p.m. Feb. 27: 5:26 p.m.
Dates to Remember
Monday, Feb. 16: Presidents’ Day
Thursday, March 5: Purim (reading of the Megillah)
Sunday, March 22: Great Music Sunday, Greenport High School
(Submission deadline for the March 2015 issue of The Shofar: February 20.)
From The Rabbi...
Dear members and friends,
There are times when it’s not too hard to decide what to write
about. This month is one of those times. Four million people in
the streets of France made it easy. The gunshots that murdered 12
staff members of the magazine Charlie Hebdo in its Paris
headquarters are still reverberating. The image of the line of world
leaders marching together in solidarity in the front seemed like the
film negative from another march, which took place 50 years ago
— the march from Selma to Montgomery. They are opposite images of the same march — a
march for freedom, both of them for the freedom of expression.
Half a century ago it was Black America protesting discriminatory requirements that
kept its voters from exercising their basic right to express their opinion. This time, it was
Europe protesting to maintain freedom of speech. In Alabama, the protestors were mainly
black with a few white faces in the front. This time the marchers were mainly white with a
few black faces. It seemed as though the march that started in Selma had just reached the
shores of Europe — as if to say, this is not a black or white battle.
But there is black and white in this battle; there is a clear clash between two forces —
freedom versus subjugation. At a time of year when we read in the Parasha’s weekly Torah
portion about the slavery of the Hebrews in Egypt, it’s hard to ignore all the connecting
dots. It’s really not a struggle of certain people, at a certain time, or in a certain place; it’s a
universal struggle of two forces — one that wants to come out, and one that wants to keep it
quiet. Which one will win, the pen or the gun? The pen that writes the magazine or the
magazine of bullets that wants to shoot it down? Will the freedom-loving world surrender and
pay the spiritual ransom? Will $100,000,000 for each Japanese hostage be enough?
The four million marchers also protested the murder of the four Jews in the kosher
market a few days later. They held signs that said: “I am Jewish.” It reminded me how white
demonstrators joined their fellow blacks 50 years ago, essentially saying: in this struggle I am
black. Here too, four million Europeans said: let’s not hide behind religion, color, or gender;
this is more basic than that; this time it is black and white.
Praying for a more peaceful world in the months ahead,
—Rabbi Gadi Capela
Participants enjoyed a
special Havdallah service led
by Rabbi Gadi on Saturday,
Dec. 27. Following the ritual
ceremony in the sanctuary,
everyone adjourned to the
community room for wine
and cheese and the
screening of a short film,
“Pet Thoughts,” by Don
Stewart. The discussion that
followed addressed the
existence of consciousness
and freedom of choice.
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From The President...
Does going to synagogue make you healthier? An article written for
Tablet by Marjorie Ingall cites a study suggesting that “…adults
who affiliate with a Jewish religious denomination and attend
synagogue report significantly better health than secular or nonpracticing Jews.” Social support has long been correlated with better
health. In other words, belonging to a community is good for you.
Attendance at religious services is correlated also with less
drinking, smoking, and the use of recreational drugs. Is that what
makes shul-goers healthier? Or is it the influence of the Almighty?
Volunteering is strongly associated with better health. Could it be
that the shul’s role in helping others makes a difference?
So, attend services, volunteer, participate in programs. Although it may not be possible to
prove that your health will be better, like chicken soup, it couldn’t hurt.
—Alan Garmise
• SHUL NEWS AND NOTES •
And Now, A Few Words About Scrabble
A palpable intellectual energy
permeated the community room at
the shul on a Sunday afternoon
early in January. It was the 9th
annual Family Scrabble Event, and
serious as well as novice players
were making words for fun and
prizes. John Williams, former
executive director of the National
Scrabble Association, which was
headquartered in the building just
north of the shul, was on hand to
lend support.
At the end of three hours
and three separate games, Nathan
Reece, middle son of shul member Jesse Reece, won in two categories and placed in another.
In past years, his father had taken top honors in several categories. Clearly, the Reece family
are documented Word Wizards. Here is the list of this year’s winners:
• 4-player table: Nathan Reece with 179 points; Tim Bhoen with 177 points.
• 3-player table: Nathan Reece with 278 points.
• 2-player table: Susan Williams with 457 points.
• High word score on a single turn: Valery Haller with “unvoiced,” 83 points; Nathan
Reece with “unlived,” 79 points; Susan Williams with “rescored,” 78 points.
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Congratulations to all the winners; thanks to all the courageous players; appreciations
to Poppy Johnson at the Floyd Memorial Library and Judith McCleery at the Peconic
Recreation Center for the loan of tables; and much gratitude to Adrianne Greenberg for
organizing yet another successful Scrabble tournament with prizes, refreshments and a great
time for all.
Susan Williams, left, took home two prizes for her
winning Scrabble efforts. Mary Tuttle, center, celebrated
with a Bingo (using all seven letters in a single turn).
And shul member Audrey Rothman, right, places a word
in the Scrabble event held on January 4 at the shul. Pictured top, event organizer Adrianne Greenberg
checks in at one of the 4-player tables.
Photos by AGreenberg and SMBloom
Readers Convene At Book Circle Debut
The first meeting of the new Book Circle took place on Jan. 7, the coldest day of the winter, with snow
flurries adding to the weather woes. Nevertheless, four brave souls — from left, Audrey Rothman,
Rochelle Garmise, Suzi Rosenstreich, and Debra Riva (plus Miriam Gabriel via Apple’s FaceTime) —
ventured to the shul, where Suzi Rosenstreich offered them a warm greeting, hot coffee, and the heat
of intellectual stimulation during an analysis of Jeremy Leigh’s Jewish Journeys. Others, hoping for
more temperate weather, are planning to attend the Feb. 4 meeting to discuss The Yiddish
Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon. For more information on joining the Book Circle, call the shul
at 631-477-0232 and leave a message for Suzi Rosenstreich.
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Quilt Raffle Winner Says He Will ‘Cherish’ His Prize
Jonah Gayer, winner of the magnificently crafted queen-sized
Floral Ohio Star traditional quilt, joyously accepted his prize
one January morning from Elaine and Phil Goldman on behalf
of the shul and Roberta Garris, who donated her handiwork for
a shul fundraiser. The project succeeded on multiple levels: it
brought positive visibility to the shul; the donor enjoyed the
satisfaction of contributing meaningfully to her shul and
spearheading a successful fundraiser; and the winner was
delighted with his prize. As he told the Goldmans, “I will
cherish the quilt; it is beautiful.”
Jonah Gayer, a resident of Shelter Island and
Manhattan, has visited our shul many times, and has
contributed funds over the years. Reportedly, when he picked up his quilt, he arrived with yet
another check in hand as a token of his appreciation.
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News From The Dec. 28 and Jan. 18 Congregation Meetings
• A committee comprised of Alan Garmise, Phil Goldman and Susan Rosenstreich is
negotiating a new three-year contract with Rabbi Gadi, whose current contract expires in
August 2015. The Congregation reviewed the proposed changes to the current contract, and
authorized the president to work with the Rabbi to finalize the new contract.
• Winter weather here and the annual seasonal migration to a warmer climate have taken a
toll on the weekly minyan. In efforts to provide a minyan for the Torah reading on Shabbat
mornings and for those observing a yahrzeit, Susan Rosenstreich will encourage attendance
on Friday evenings, and Carol Seigel will do so for Saturday morning services.
• Following the recommendations of the Bylaws Committee and the Board of Directors, the
Congregation approved several minor changes to the shul’s bylaws regarding eligibility to
serve on the Board of Directors, terms of service on the board, and replacement of elected
board members unable to complete their terms. For a revised copy of the bylaws, contact
Bylaws Committee chair Aaron Novick by calling the shul at 631-477-0232.
• Greenport Mayor David Nyce, a professional woodworker, has designed a new Hanukkah
menorah for the seasonal lighting in Mitchell Park. The new menorah will be ready in time
for Hanukkah 2015.
• A Tu B’Shevat Seder will be held at the shul on Thursday, Feb. 5, time TBA. Phil Goldman
will conduct the Seder in the Rabbi’s absence.
• The shul will sponsor two Passover Seders this year, to be held Friday and Saturday
evenings, April 3 and 4. More details will be forthcoming closer to the date.
• The Building and Grounds Committee has completed various minor repairs at the shul and
at the Rabbi’s house. The remainder will be completed in the spring.
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• The Beautification Committee will review the wall hangings that had been displayed in the
community room, and will make recommendations to the board on the art to be rehung in the
newly-repainted room.
A Message From Adrianne and Miriam
Following historic legislation in New
York State granting same-sex couples the
legal right to marry, we were wed on
Christmas Day in 2013. It was a modest
ceremony, held in the home of friends in
the presence of five witnesses dear to us,
including Adrianne’s sister, Irene. At that
point, we had been together for 23 years.
Although that ceremony was
meaningful, we felt the need to sanctify
our wedding vows at our beloved
synagogue, Congregation Tifereth Israel,
this time in the presence of our extended
families and shul friends.
For those of you familiar with the preparations needed for a wedding, you well know,
as the old adage goes, “It takes over your life.” We found that to be unfailingly true. But on
December 14, all of the plans miraculously came together. We thank our family and friends,
who provided help on so many levels. We are deeply grateful for the guidance and support of
Rabbi Gadi, who helped us plan a ceremony to express our feelings for each other and our
devotion to Judaism. We genuinely appreciate the efforts of Deborah Rivera and her
Greenporter staff for carrying out our wishes for a joyful reception.
And to all who attended, we thank you for bringing such gladness and spirit to our
simcha.
—Adrianne Greenberg and Miriam Gabriel
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• FYI • FYI • FYI •
U. S. To Pay Alan Gross $3.2 Million
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. government will pay $3.2 million to Alan Gross,
the U.S. contractor freed from a Cuban jail last month after five years of imprisonment. The
payment is part of a settlement with Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), the Bethesda,
MD, company for which Gross had been working when he went to Cuba in 2009.
The settlement voids a larger claim for $7 million filed by DAI against the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), which had contracted with Gross to set up
Internet access for the country’s small Jewish community.
1600-Year-Old Glass Fragment May Prove Jewish Presence
A fragment from a glass bracelet inscribed with a seven-branched menorah was discovered at
an excavation in Mount Carmel National Park, the Antiquities Authority announced last
month. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, excavations that took place there
exposed an industrial region that was part of a large settlement in the late Roman and early
Byzantine periods, during the end of the fourth century CE and beginning of the fifth, the
authority said.
The dig uncovered a box containing hundreds of glass fragments. The bracelet, made
of turquoise-colored glass, was decorated with the same menorah that, according to tradition,
was kept alight in the Temple for eight days by means of a single cruse of oil.
The Antiquities Authority researchers said the findings may provide proof that Jews
lived in the ancient settlement along with Samaritan, pagan or Christian populations.
Manhattan Synagogue Wins Award For Religious Design
The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 180
Amsterdam Ave. on Manhattan’s West
Side was one of 32 institutions cited by
Faith & Forum magazine in the
publication’s 2014 International Awards
Program for Religious Art &
Architecture. The winners were chosen
by a five-member jury of artists,
architects, liturgical designers and
clergy.
Streit’s Matza Factory Will Relocate Out of the Lower East Side
Streit’s, the matza factory founded in 1915 on Pitt Street in New York City’s Lower East
Side by Aron Streit, an Austrian immigrant, will close after Passover 2015. According to
Alan M. Adler, a great-grandson of Aron Streit, the two 75-foot ovens, which produce 900
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pounds of matza per hour, are slowing down with age, and no one can repair them. The
factory, now located on Rivington Street in four tenement buildings, has no loading dock, and
delivery trucks cannot find parking. “It’s tough to do business in Manhattan,” Alan Adler
said.
Streit’s is one of the last remnants of the Lower East Side’s Jewish commercial
district. According to an article in the New York Times, the family has resisted offers to sell
for years, but will turn over the property to a developer, and move to a site to be determined,
likely in New Jersey. Alan Adler said the factory’s 50 workers could have jobs at the new
site, if they want to make the commute.
Yale University Press Awarded Jewish Book Of The Year Prize
The Jewish Book Council has named the Yale University Press’s “Jewish Lives” series as the
winner of the 2014 Jewish Book of the Year. This is the first time that a series has won the
top prize.
The “Jewish Lives” series illuminates the lives of great figures in Jewish history. Yale
University Press began the series four years ago; the award “recognizes the achievement so
far as well as forthcoming contributions,” the JBC said.
For a complete list of the 2014 winners and runners up, visit
http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/2014-national-jewish-book-award-winners-andfinalists.
Coming In 2015: A New Biography of Notorious R.B.G.
Supreme Court Justice and Internet superstar
Ruth Bader Ginsburg — or rather, Notorious
R.B.G., as the 81-year-old is known online
these days — is getting a new biography.
Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth
Bader Ginsburg will be co-written by Shana
Knizhnik, the NYU law student behind the
Notorious R.B.G. moniker that sparked
Ginsburg’s recent rise to Internet celebrity, and
MSNBC reporter (and Tablet contributor) Irin
Carmon.
“As the court has moved to the right and
undone a lot of what R.B.G. and her generation
fought for, she has let loose in a way that really resonates online, where people are frustrated
about many of the same things,” Carmon said, describing Ginsburg’s online popularity. “She
is the female role model we’ve been looking for, and she’s been here all along.”
Israel To Host A Meeting On Global Anti-Semitism
On Jan. 22, the United Nations General Assembly agreed to a bid by Israel to host a first-ever
meeting devoted to the rise of anti-Semitism worldwide, the New York Times reported.
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No resolution came out of the meeting, but the Israeli Mission to the United Nations
distributed a statement, signed by 40 countries: “The determination to eradicate the
conditions that gave rise to the Holocaust was a guiding principle among the founders of this
organization over six decades ago. Let us rededicate ourselves to that principle and endeavor
to eliminate Antisemitism [sic] in all its forms.”
News For Jews
• According to the Pew Forum, the 114th Congress, which convened on Jan. 6, is 5.3 percent
Jewish, with 19 Jews in the House of Representatives and nine in the Senate. The new
Congress has five fewer Jews than the 113th Congress, and 11 fewer than the 112th.
• According to museum officials, a record 534,000 people visited Auschwitz in 2014, 92,000
from the United States. Most visitors — 398,000 — came from within Poland, followed by
the United Kingdom with 199,000. Throughout the year, 75,000 visitors came from
Germany, 62,000 from Israel and 41,000 from South Korea. The highest attendance occurred
in August, the lowest in January.
• According to a report in Tablet, the most popular names for Jewish babies born in 2014
were Moishe for boys and Esther for girls.
• JEWS IN THE NEWS •
Sheldon Silver
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was under investigation by the FBI
and prosecutors from the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the income he
received from a small real estate law firm, was arrested on Jan. 22 on corruption charges.
According to a New York Times report, “The five-count criminal complaint runs to 35
pages and lays out the schemes in detail. It charges Mr. Silver with honest services mail and
wire fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, extortion under the color of law
— using his official position to commit extortion — and extortion conspiracy. According to
the report, the fraud operation netted Silver nearly $4 million.
The assemblyman has been a recurring focus of controversy over the years. In 2003,
Silver faced allegations of sexual misconduct by one of his aides. He became entangled in the
Vito Lopez sex-harassment case when it was publicized that he employed two firms to defend
the shamed former assemblyman, using almost $700,000 in public money to foot the bill.
Woody Allen
Amazon Studios has signed Hollywood director Woody Allen to create his first-ever
television series. Not much is known about the new series, other than it is being called “The
Untitled Woody Allen Project,” and that it will be a half-hour series available to Prime
Instant Video customers in the United States, Britain and Germany. Amazon has yet to
release a premiere date or casting information.
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“I don’t know how I got into this. I have no ideas, and I’m not sure where to begin.
My guess is that Roy Price (Amazon’s vice president) will regret this,” Allen said in a
statement released by Amazon Studios. The director, who often mocks his Jewish upbringing
in his films, isn’t completely new to the medium; in the 1950s, he wrote scripts for Ed
Sullivan and Sid Caesar. Still, an online television show marks a major departure.
Michael Douglas
Film actor Michael Douglas has been awarded the second-ever $1 million Genesis Prize for
his commitment to Judaism and the State of Israel.
The award honors an accomplished individual who is an inspiration to others in their
engagement with the Jewish community or Israel. Last year’s Genesis Prize went to
billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, who used the money to
fund the Genesis Generation Challenge. The Challenge awards grants of $100,000 to 10
groups of enterprising young Jews.
Michael Douglas said he would use the $1 million to promote “activities designed to
raise awareness of inclusiveness and diversity in Judaism.”
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation by U.S. House
Speaker John Boehner to address a joint session of Congress on the threat posed by Iran and
radical Islam.
Netanyahu was originally scheduled to address the Congress on Feb. 11, the date of
the 36th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, marking the day the shah’s regime fell, but
the date was postponed until March.
Idina Menzel
Actress and singer-songwriter Idina Menzel will perform the national anthem at this year’s
Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 1.
Her performance credits include the voice of Elsa the Snow Queen in the animated
film Frozen, the starring role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, and the
original Elphaba in Wicked for which she received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Leading
Actress in a Musical.
• OBITUARIES •
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Harold M. Schulweis, an influential rabbi and theologian, who focused his sermons, books
and social activism on connecting the Jewish community with the wider world, died Dec. 18
at his home in Reseda, CA. He was 89.
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Rabbi Schulweis, who led the Valley Beth Shalom synagogue in Encino, CA,
established the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, which is devoted to locating and
supporting Christians who came to the aide of Jews during the Holocaust, it was reported in
the New York Times. In addition, he founded Mazon, an organization to combat hunger in the
United States and Israel. And with Janice Kamenir-Reznik, he founded Jewish World Watch,
a coalition of Jewish groups that supports survivors of atrocities in Sudan and the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Bess Myerson
Bess Myerson, crowned Miss America in 1945 and who later served in New York City and
national posts, died Dec. 14 at her home in Santa Monica, CA. She was 90.
In the history of the pageant, Bess Myerson is the only Jewish Miss America. When
she won, it was for herself, but equally so for the Jewish community, she was quoted as
saying. Nevertheless, it was a difficult time. Some sponsors withdrew, and some appearances
were cancelled because of anti-Semitic attitudes. However, she emerged as a celebrity and
appeared as a regular member or guest on a number of television programs.
She later distinguished herself in politics as consumer affairs chief under New York
City Mayor John Lindsay, and commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs under
Mayor Ed Koch. She also served three presidents: Lyndon Johnson named her to a White
House conference on crime and violence; Gerald Ford to a board dealing with workplace
issues; and Jimmy Carter to commissions on mental health and world hunger.
Ruth Popkin
Ruth Popkin, who led two major Jewish organizations — Hadassah and the Jewish National
Fund — in work that benefitted Israelis and refugees in the 1980s and ‘90s, died Jan. 2 at her
home in Manhattan. She was 101.
According to a report in the New York Times, under Ms. Popkin, Hadassah helped
house and acclimate the first major wave of young Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel as
part of Youth Aliyah, a program that had long helped young refugees and impoverished
Israeli children. There are now more than 100,000 Ethiopian Jews in the country. Hadassah
also raised money to plant 100,000 trees in Israel.
As president of the Jewish National Fund, she helped resettle Ethiopian and Russian
refugees in Israel and undertook environmental projects, like the redevelopment of the Hula
Valley in northern Israel, the Times said.
Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham, Francois-Michel Saada, and Yohan Cohen
The victims of the Paris kosher supermarket attack — Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham,
Francois-Michel Saada, and Yohan Cohen — were buried at the Har HaMenuchat cemetery
in Jerusalem on Jan. 14. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized them in the presence
of their families at a state ceremony, the Jerusalem Post said.
On Friday afternoon, Jan. 9, a lone gunman — Amedy Coulibaly — stormed through
the doors of the Hyper Cacher market and took its customers as hostages. Four died in the
four-hour ordeal, plus the hostage taker, who had previously shot and killed a police officer.
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The assault followed only days after the terrorist attack at the office of the Charlie Hebdo
satirical weekly tabloid, where 12 people died, plus the two terrorists. In all, 17 people and
three terrorists were dead, apparently because the magazine had published cartoons satirizing
the Prophet Muhammad, the New York Times said.
A march of more than one million people in Paris the following Sunday united the
French nation and world leaders, who joined French President François Hollande with arms
locked in solidarity against terrorism, according to The Times.
• COMMEMORATIONS •
Yahrzeits In February
1: Rebecca Revere
2: Anna Posner
3: Tillie Chrobersky; Dorothy Kaplan
4: Jack Dalven
6: Oscar Goldin; Donna Nadel; the Rev. David Orliansky
7: Adele Blanche Lustig; Samuel Joseph Pelovitz
8: Abraham Slotkin
10: Sophia P. Ballen; Samuel Neimark
11: Bessie Goldin
12: Kate Kalter; Nettie Rosenstein
14: Gertrude Ogur Moskowitz; Bernard Solomon
15: Lore Seligson
16: Phil Rosenstein; Harris Wilitzkin
17: Sophie Berson; Ida Kaplan; Michael Payne
18: Jerome Lipman; Leah Gertrude Sachs
19: Lewis Michelson; Edward Prager
20: Sylvia Golden; Maury Harris; Gertrude L. Poulson
21: Sara Slotkin
22: Herman Keller; Arthur Meyer
23: Celia Feigen; Nathan Goldin; Nora Levin
25: Jennie Kessler
26: Anna Levine; Irma Rybka
27: Philip Cohen; Emanuel Garmise; Michael Adam Rosenbaum; Kurt Seligson
28: Ruth Berman Cohen; Max Kremsky; Leo Schneider; Lottie Sherrin Schultz
Birthdays In February
1: Arthur Levin
7: H. Lee Blumberg
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24: Georgia Downey
27: Stanley Rubin; David Weinstein
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Anniversaries in February
19: Philip and Elaine Goldman
Spreading Sunshine
Rain or shine, a Sunshine Card brightens the day for recipients. Remember friends, family,
and fellow shul members on joyous occasions, and wish them well when illness and sadness
strike. It costs so little to do so much. Please make your contribution payable to the Daughters
of Israel, and send to P.O. Box 659, Greenport, NY 11944.
To send a Sunshine Card, call Thelma Novick at 734-6952.
Refuah Shlemah
Jed Clauss
Victor Friedman
Ann Hurwitz
Thelma Novick
Judith Schneider
• MONEY MATTERS •
Donations in January
Gayer Associates Tax Service
Stuart Glick
David Judlowitz
The Sound View Restaurant
Anthony and Francine Fontana
Eugene Kassan
Adam Adler
Ilene Adler
Miriam Gabriel and Adrianne Greenberg
Andrew Janowitz
Paul and Alice Nadel
Evelyn Ringel
Debra Riva
Miriam Gabriel and Adrianne Greenberg
Harry and Ana Katz
Solomon & Herrera
Elana Sydney
Carol Seigel
Sidney and Gloria Waxler
Dedicated Funds
• Capital Improvement: covers major additions and repairs to our building and grounds.
• Archive/Library: supports new books for our library, plus archival materials.
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• Education: provides supplies/materials for the Hebrew School and adult education classes.
• Ritual Materials: replaces prayer books, tallit, kippah, Torah mantles, Rimmonim,
breastplates, curtains, reader’s table covers, etc.
• Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: allows the rabbi to provide help when he is asked.
• Financial Assistance Fund: supports those in need in Southold Town.
• Harold Winters Fund For the Hebrew School: supports Jewish education
Invest In Our Shul
• Bequest: Make a gift to the shul with an inclusion in your will.
• Charitable Gift Annuity: A cash or appreciated stock gift provides fixed income for life.
• Life Insurance Policy: Contribute a fully-paid or new policy with the shul as owner.
• Life Estate: Donate real estate through a grant deed, and use the property for life.
• Charitable Remainder Unitrust: This investment allows the contributor a current tax
deduction and an income for life. Upon the death of the contributor, the balance in the trust
goes to the charity. For more information, contact Financial Secretary Z. Micah Kaplan, MD.
Honor Loved Ones With A Plaque
• Memorial Plaque: mounted in the sanctuary, lighted during the anniversary month.
Cost: $300 members; $600 nonmembers.
• Tree of Life Leaf: commemorates a simcha or joyous event, mounted in social hall. Cost:
$54 members; $108 nonmembers
• Sanctuary Seat Plate: nameplate is placed on the back of a seat in the sanctuary.
Cost: $200 members; $250 nonmembers.
Schedule of Synagogue Fees
Membership Per Year
Family
Individual
$850
$550
Event
Members
Nonmembers
Weddings and Bat/Bat Mitzvahs*
Sanctuary Only
Community Room Only
Community Room, Kitchen and Park
Rabbi’s classes
$450
No charge
$25 per hour
$300
No charge
$900
$300
$50 per hour
$600
No charge
Commemoratives
Members
Nonmembers
Memorial Plaques
Tree of Life Leaf
Prayer Book Bookplate
Pentateuch Bookplate
Sanctuary Seat Plate
Isidore Handler Hebrew School
$300
$54
$54
$72
$200
No charge
$600
$108
$54
$72
$250**
No charge
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*Fee includes use of the sanctuary, community room, kosher kitchen, and Andrew Levin Park.
Setup and cleanup fees will be paid by the individual or group renting the facilities. Renters of
our facilities must submit an agreement 10 days prior to the event.
** A seat plate designee must be a member or a deceased member of the synagogue.
• WHO’S WHO AT OUR SHUL •
Rabbi Gadi Capela: 631-477-6940
Gabbai Stanley Rubin: 631-765-6848
Board of Directors
Alan Garmise, President
Susan Rosenstreich, Vice President
Michael Slade, MD, Treasurer
Z. Micah Kaplan, MD, Financial Secretary
Debra Riva, Recording Secretary
Elaine Goldman, Corresponding Secretary
Leah Friedman, Marian Friedmann, Miriam Gabriel: Members at Large
Eileen Santora, Daughters of Israel Representative
Jesse Reece, Men’s Club Representative
Adrianne Greenberg, Non-voting advisor
The Daughters of Israel
Eileen Santora, President
Gloria Waxler, Vice President and Treasurer
Thelma Novick, Corresponding Secretary
Rochelle Garmise, Recording Secretary
The Men’s Club
Jesse Reece, President
Aaron Novick, Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer, David Judlowitz
Program Chairmen, Thomas Byrne and Jed Clauss
The Shofar
Miriam Gabriel and Sara Bloom, Editors
Shul Committees
Audio-Visual
Phil Goldman, chair
Sidney Waxler
Beautification
Helen Weinstein, chair
Leah Friedman, Miriam Gabriel, Adrianne Greenberg, Veronica Kaliski, Debra Riva
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Building and Grounds
Phil Goldman, chair
Sy Brittman, Tom Byrne, Miriam Gabriel, Adrianne Greenberg, Micah Kaplan, Aaron
Novick, Jesse Reese,
Bylaws
Aaron Novick, chair
Alan Garmise, Rochelle Garmise, Phil Goldman, Adrianne Greenberg, David
Judlowitz, Stephen Meshover, Joanna Paulsen, Joan Prager
Calendar
Elaine Goldman, chair
Cultural Arts
Paula Shengold, chair
Leah Friedman, Yehudit Moch, Debra Riva, Saul Rosenstreich, Carol Seigel,
E-Communications/Web Site
Adrianne Greenberg, chair
Marian Friedmann, Elaine Goldman, Phil Goldman
Finance
Paul Nadel, chair
Alan Garmise, Phil Goldman, David Judlowitz, Micah Kaplan, Joan Prager
Gift Shop
Sara Bloom
Journal Dinner-Dance
Gayle Kaplan, co-chair; Debra Riva, co-chair
Joanna Paulsen
Membership
Phil Goldman, chair
Sara Bloom, Marian Friedmann, Miriam Gabriel, Rochelle Garmise, Aaron Novick,
Debra Riva, Eileen Santora.
Nominating
Phil Goldman, David Judlowitz, Audrey Rothman, Paula Shengold
Pastoral
Rabbi Gadi Capela, Miriam Gabriel, Elaine Goldman, Carol Seigel
Plaques
Stanley Rubin, chair
Jesse Reece, Neville Reece
Public Relations
Alan Garmise, chair
Bruce Bloom, Sara Bloom
Ritual
Phil Goldman, chair
Rabbi Gadi Capela, Adrianne Greenberg, Stephen Meshover, Jesse Reece,
Susan Rosenstreich, Stanley Rubin, Carol Seigel
Telephone/Sunshine
Thelma Novick, chair
Gloria Waxler
Yahrzeit
Stanley Rubin, chair
Stephen Meshover, Jesse Reece
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