“Thanksgiving to Our Heroes”
Every year, the Greenport Ecumenical Ministries holds a special service on Veterans’ Day to honor our veterans and other civil servants. This year, the service [...]
“Open Ark, Close Ark”
It was a week before Rosh Hashanah, and we were still assigning aliyot to the Torah and other honors. It is a big honor to [...]
“4×4 Spirituality”
Many thanks to all of you who joined us online and in person for the High Holidays. The hybrid services were a special experience this [...]
“Ten Years a Tenure”
One Jewish year is ending, and another is about to begin. This will be my 10th year celebrating the High Holidays with CTI. If we [...]
“An Ode To 120”
Lechayim! To life! Our shul is 120 years old. For Jews, 120 is a special number that symbolizes completion, a complete life. Scripture tells us [...]
“Walking While Jewish”
On May 25, many Black communities and their supporters commemorated the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd. I participated in the local candlelight [...]
“The Guardian of the Walls”
Every Shabbat morning, just before we open the Holy Ark and take out the Torah scrolls, we sing: “Source of compassion, favor Zion with Your [...]
“The Grand Canyon of Angels”
For a long time, one of the top items on my bucket list was to climb down into the Grand Canyon. It was love of first [...]
“A Bridge To Pass Over”
One of the things I love most about traveling in the United States is going over big bridges. Bridges help us pass over otherwise arduous obstacles, [...]
“The Journey Continues…”
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the members of CTI, for your continued support of the successful contract extension process. As [...]
“A Journey Toward Reconciliation”
There are times in life when we need to make a decision. Do we want to move forward or not? Do we seek revenge or do [...]
“You’re Muted…!”
How does one start to summarize a year like 2020? A year in which so much was beyond our control. A year of re-learning, re-inventing, [...]