Recently, I was privileged to be invited to the 11th annual Congressional bipartisan Hanukkah celebration at the Library of Congress. I met our Congressman, Lee Zeldin, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who mutually hosted. I also met again a colleague and a Jewish Theological Seminary graduate, Chaplain (Col.) Rabbi Larry Bazar, who gave the benediction. [...]
Two old friends bring two faith communities together, as Passover and Holy Week arrive By Eileen Benthal, RiverheadLOCAL Passover and Holy Week coincide this year and for Rabbi Gadi Capela of Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport and the Rev. Roy Tvrdik of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, it’s the perfect [...]
It’s more important than ever for our community to come together and focus on our similarities rather than our differences. In this episode, CMM Managing Partner Joe Campolo spoke with Father Roy Tvrdik, Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, and Rabbi Gadi Capela, Congregation Tifereth Israel, about their work on Project Genesis, which is [...]
