BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Fire Island Synagogue - ECPv6.10.1.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Fire Island Synagogue REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T210000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240620T215630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T220058Z UID:2979-1723316400-1723323600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Annual Art Party With Ellen Alt DESCRIPTION:PROJECT: Fabric banners  \nCome to help decorate fabric banners for the porch. \nThe banners will feature a Hebrew phrase of spiritual guidance and be a bridge from the summer through the High Holidays.   \nAll supplies provided; all are welcome.   \n Havdahlah: 8:45  URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/annual-art-party-with-ellen-alt/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/alt2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T170636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233716Z UID:2936-1723222800-1723226400@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program-8/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T123000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240716T203830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T203830Z UID:2985-1722771000-1722774600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Foundations for Flourishing: Leveraging the Science of Positive Psychology to Boost Resilience\, Well-Being\, and Performance DESCRIPTION:A presentation by\, and discussion with\, Seaview’s own Jordana Alter Confino\, attorney\, certified professional coach\, founder of JC Coaching & Consulting URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/foundations-for-flourishing-leveraging-the-science-of-positive-psychology-to-boost-resilience-well-being-and-performance/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T170309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233813Z UID:2930-1722618000-1722621600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program-5/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T165839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233741Z UID:2928-1722013200-1722016800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program-4/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T132255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T223409Z UID:2903-1721498400-1721502000@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:The 2024 Presidential Election DESCRIPTION:“The 2024 Presidential Election” \nA talk with Alvin and Mildred Caplow Memorial Scholar in Residence Jefrey Pollock\, Campaign Pollster for President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Founding Partner and President of Global Strategy Group \nWine and cheese reception will follow the presentation. \nEvent sponsored by The Leo Rosner Foundation URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/the-2024-presidential-election/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-02-at-9.22.16-AM-e1717367585979.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T165749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233507Z UID:2926-1721408400-1721412000@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program-3/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T130821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T010456Z UID:2895-1720893600-1720900800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate DESCRIPTION:“The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine\nCampus Debate” \n \nA talk with Alvin and Mildred Caplow Memorial Scholar in Residence\nKenneth S. Stern\, Award-winning Author and Director of the Bard\nCenter for the Study of Hate \nWine and cheese reception will follow the presentation. \nMr. Stern’s book\, The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate\n(New Jewish Press\, 2020)\, can be ordered here \nDiscount Code: CONFLICT24 \nEvent sponsored by The Leo Rosner Foundation \n  URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/the-conflict-over-the-conflict-the-israel-palestine-campus-debate/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-02-at-9.03.59-AM-e1717367499820.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T165626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233611Z UID:2923-1720803600-1720807200@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/2923/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T135220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233634Z UID:2921-1720198800-1720202400@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T125440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T125440Z UID:2892-1719741600-1719745200@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Navigating Present Realities in the U.S. and Israel DESCRIPTION:  \n“Navigating Present Realities in the U.S. and Israel”\nA Town Hall Discussion with Rabbi Shaul Magid URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/navigating-present-realities-in-the-u-s-and-israel/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/magid-e1717333001245.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20240602T124421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T233336Z UID:2884-1719594000-1719597600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Children's Program DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM on the deck of the Fire Island Synagogue for a fun and engaging experience. Our free program is led by experienced OBYG counselors Ariel and Bria and Lewis and designed for children ages 2-8 years old. \nThe Children’s Program offers a variety of activities\, including arts and crafts projects\, snacks\, and sing-a-longs with Cantor Schechter. Parents or guardians of children under 5 are encouraged to accompany their children to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for all. \nCome and be part of our community each week! URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/childrens-program/ LOCATION:Location: Fire Island Synagogue ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FIRE-ISLAND-SYNAGOGUE-CHILDRENS-PROGRAM-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20231009T174903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T174903Z UID:2869-1696838400-1696870800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Terrorist Attacks in Israel DESCRIPTION:Our prayers are with those in Israel who have been devastated by the horrific acts of terror by Hamas. Appreciating how this surreal event has touched so many around the world\, we hope you and your loved ones are safe and secure.  Rabbi Shaul has provided some reflective and personal thoughts for the congregation\, included below. \nFor those who would like to support those most in need\, we have identified UJA and United Hatzalah as organizations with specific campaigns to support those directly impacted by these atrocities. \nMay those who lost family members and friends find comfort at this incredibly challenging time and may their memories be a blessing. \nWith prayers for Israel’s peace and safety. \nRob\, Marco\, and David\nFire Island Synagogue \nDear Fire Island Synagogue Hevra\, \nI write this with a heavy heart and a trembling conscience. I am sure you are all following the harrowing events happening in Israel\, the death\, the bloodshed\, the shock\, and the pain. Just as many of us were preparing to dance with the Torah and celebrate being a part of this complicated but proud people\, we were stricken with the realities that hatred can produce\, where human life becomes expendable\, where one human being can kill another with no remorse\, no guilt\, no shame. Where the words of Hebrew Prophets\, recounting our destruction millennia ago\, come into sharp and tragic relief. \nIt is hard to know what to think\, how to think\, what to say\, and what can’t be said. The myth of Israel’s invincibility came crashing down again\, leaving us all wondering\, how could this have been planned for many months without military intelligence being aware of it? How could those whose job it is to protect Israeli citizens\, have gone to bed the night of October 5th without any knowledge of what would happen at 4 am the next morning? It is a question many of us are asking today\, and it will likely be answered in time\, but perhaps that is not the question for today. Today we can only mourn the deaths of innocent men\, women\, and children; murdered in their homes\, in their gardens\, and in their communities. And pray for those captured in Gaza. As the death toll rises\, more and more of us will likely come to know someone\, or know someone who knows someone\, who was killed or wounded. \nI want to briefly relate two such cases that have personal significance for me. Ilan Troen was the founding director of the Israel Studies Program at Brandeis University. I knew him in that capacity. He retired some years ago and moved to Israel. Ilan was one of the founders of Israel Studies in the US. On Shabbat\, his daughter and son-in-law were murdered as they hid in the bomb shelter in their home in a town in the south. Their teenage son was with them and played dead\, miraculously surviving with only a gunshot wound. Moses Maimonides teaches that one of the most tragic things imaginable is when a parent must bury their child. Who can fathom such a tragedy? \nHayim Katsman was a young Israeli scholar who I came to know when he was on a postdoc at the University of Washington in Seattle. We subsequently did some work together. I invited him to give a zoom lecture at Dartmouth during covid about his groundbreaking work on religious extremism in Israel. I also invited him to write an essay in a journal volume I edited called Shofar. The volume will appear this month. He lived in Holit\, a small town in the Negev where he also worked as a car mechanic (not typical for young academics). On Shabat\, he was murdered in his home by Hamas terrorists. \nThese are three of more than 600 Israeli citizens and soldiers who have died thus far. The numbers will surely rise. In their memory I would like to offer a brief Torah observation that gave me some solace. Because even in these dark times\, perhaps precisely in these dark times\, the Torah may be the only solace we have. \nOn Sukkot we read the book of Ecclesiastes\, a laconic work questioning life\, meaning\, and the fragility of human existence\, all too appropriate for these days.\nThere is a famous passage that many of you may know\, All the rivers run into the sea\, yet the sea is not full; Unto the place where rivers go\, they will do again. (Ecc. 1:7). \nA Hasidic commentary (Divrei Yoel on Sukkot\, 296) offers an interpretation of Rashi’s gloss to this verse:\nAll the rivers run into the sea\, yet the sea is not full. This refers to idolaters. In their foolishness they worship the waters thinking there is something real about them. Why? Because they see the sea where all the rivers flow\, and yet the sea is never full. What they do not know is that the place where the rivers flow\, those waters will return to again. The water of the rivers that flow into the sea are the same waters that flowed there before. They come from below ground\, rise up to the sea\, and then return and flow back into the rivers. Thus\, the rivers never stop flowing and thus the sea is never full. \nThere is a midrash in Kohelet Raba\, chapter 1 that offers a different rendering of this phenomenon. All the rivers run into the sea. All wisdom is contained in the human heart. Yet the sea is not full. And yet the heart is never full. This comes to teach you that you might think when a person takes wisdom from the heart\, it never returns. Yet the verse teaches us that such wisdom always returns to its origins in the human heart. Thus\, the heart is never empty\, and the heart is never full. \nThe point of Rashi and the midrash as I understand it may be to teach us that we err when we adopt a sequential vision of history; that things progress in a linear fashion. Thus when the sea is not full even after all the rivers flow into it\, there must be something about the sea that is magical and thus worth worshipping. But Ecclesiastes tells us something else. The world does not run in a linear fashion\, history is not necessarily progress\, even as we may not see its circularity. Put otherwise\, what we see does not tell us the whole story. And when wisdom that is rooted in the human heart leaves its origin and becomes knowledge\, we may think the heart suffers the loss. But no\, says the mythic King Solomon\, the heart is where wisdom begins\, and the heart is where wisdom will return. Therefore\, wisdom has no end\, and the heart that contains it can never be full. \nWhen we witness a tragedy like this\, when we experience needless loss of life\, it is too easy to see things in a linear fashion\, or to flatten all meaning into the cacophonous emotions of an aching heart. But in the eyes of tradition\, that error\, as reasonable as it may be in moments of pain\, is idolatry. It is worshipping that which appears to us as if that is all there is. The approach of Ecclesiastes here is to compel us to recognize what lies beneath the surface; not to reveal it to us\, but simply to acknowledge its existence. All happiness may be fleeting\, but pain is not final either. Tragedy does not portend the end but a moment in the cycle that never ends. All rivers run to the sea\, and all its waters then return to where the rivers begin. Not knowing is no salve for pain. But sometimes not knowing is all there is. \nI will never see Hayyim Katsman again. And he will never experience the joy of seeing his published work in our journal we all worked so hard to complete. But the rivers will continue to flow. And the heart will continue to produce wisdom. And we will continue to try to understand – although we never will –  why human beings continue to hate and kill their fellow human beings. It began with Cain and Abel\, and like the rivers and the sea\, it never seems to end. \nShaul URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/terrorist-attacks-in-israel/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231003 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20231002T122657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T125804Z UID:2841-1696204800-1696291199@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Rabbi Shaul Magid's High Holiday Sermons 2023 DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to share Rabbi Shaul Magid’s 2023 High\nHoliday Sermons. \nRosh Ha-Shana Day 1 –  “Achdus and Torah” \nYom Kippur – Kol Nidre –  “Shver zu sein a Yid”: Jewish Identity\, Critical Race Theory\, and Transphobia” \nYom Kippur – Yizkor – “Wither Israel?: A Retrospective” \n  \nIf you have enjoyed these sermons\, please consider making a donation in honor of Rabbi Shaul.  Thank you for helping to support the Fire Island Synagogue. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/rabbi-shaul-magids-high-holiday-sermons-2023/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230627T203752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T224352Z UID:2743-1693130400-1693134000@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Breakfast with the Rabbi DESCRIPTION:Rethinking Exile as a Jewish Idea URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/breakfast-with-the-rabbi-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-9.43.55-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T210000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230627T203707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230704T200208Z UID:2739-1692471600-1692478800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Art Party with artist Ellen Alt “The Light of Shabbat from Candles to Stars” DESCRIPTION:Together with artist Ellen Alt we will create mobiles to light up our days as the Shabbat lights up our week\, “from candles to stars.”\nThere will be musical accompaniment by Meg Okura on violin and Sam Newsome on clarinet. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/art-party-with-artist-ellen-alt-the-light-of-shabbat-from-candles-to-stars/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/alt2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230707T181405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T181405Z UID:2803-1691946000-1691949600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Book Talk with Jane Rosen . "On Fire Island" DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Fire Island Synagogue and The Seaview Association. \nFire Island resident Jane Rosen  will be discussing her new book “On Fire Island.”  The event will take place at Ziggy’s lot.  Bring your own chair.  In the event of rain the event will be held at the Fire Island Synagogue. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/book-talk-with-jane-rosen-on-fire-island/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rosen-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T220000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230629T155925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T223556Z UID:2758-1690664400-1690668000@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Klezmer Concert DESCRIPTION:Kelzmer concert by Romashka \nThe FIS and the Barbara and Aaron March Fraylich fund are pleased to present a klezmer concert by:\nROMASHKA!!\nSaturday July 29th 9 PM\nThe powerful vocals of Inna Barmash combined with brassy Balkan beats\, sassy strings\, guitar and accordion syncopations will pull your heartstrings and will bring you up on your dancing feet. \nPlease join us for an unforgettable night of klezmer music . URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/klezmer-concert/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/romshaka.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230627T203218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T205321Z UID:2736-1690106400-1690110000@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Meet Rabbi Zoe Klein author of Candle\, Feather and Wooden Spoon DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Zoë Klein serves Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles\, California\, where she brings her unique blend of innovation\, tradition\, creativity\, and wisdom. At Temple Isaiah since 2000\, she has served as the associate rabbi\, the senior rabbi\, and the director of adult education and engagement. A Connecticut native\, Rabbi Klein holds a degree in psychology from Brandeis University. She received a master’s degree in Hebrew literature and rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in New York and Jerusalem. She pursued the rabbinate out of a passion for ancient texts\, mythology\, liturgy\, and poetry. Rabbi Klein is the author of the novel Drawing in the Dust (Gallery Books\, 2009) of which Publishers Weekly wrote\, “Insight into the world of biblical excavation in Israel raises Rabbi Klein’s debut novel from a Jewish Da Vinci Code to an emotionally rich story of personal and historical discovery.” Drawing in the Dust has been published in five countries. In addition to this collection of short stories\, Rabbi Klein is the author of a children’s story The Goblins of Knottingham: A History of Challah (Apples & Honey\, 2017)\, The Scroll of Anatiya (Wipf and Stock\, 2009)\, and the collection of short stories Candle\, Feather\, Wooden Spoon (CCAR Press\, 2023). Rabbi Klein’s writing is included in The Torah: A Women’s Commentary\, Teen Texts\, Holy Ground: A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation\, The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic\, and more. Her poems and prayers are used in houses of prayer around the world. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/meet-rabbi-zoe-klein-author-of-candle-feather-and-wooden-spoon/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/zoe-klein.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230702T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230702T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20230627T202947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T202947Z UID:2734-1688292000-1688295600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Breakfast with the Rabbi DESCRIPTION:Join us for a stimulating breakfast lecture by Rabbi Shaul Magid entitled “What is Jewish Renewal and Does it Still Matter?” URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/breakfast-with-the-rabbi-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-9.43.55-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T113000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220920T173116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T173422Z UID:2723-1664269200-1664278200@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah Day 2 A communal text study will be led by Rabbi Shaul DESCRIPTION:Tuesday September 27\, 9:00 AM\n\n11: 30 am – Please join us in celebration of The New Year!\n\nFollowing the traditional aspects of the holiday service\, we look forward to connecting with friends and neighbors.  A communal text study will be led by Rabbi Shaul. Traditional holiday treats will be served for us to enjoy a sweet and happy new year. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/rosh-hashanah-day-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shabbat-shalom-bread-challah-with-sesame-seeds-poppy-seeds-wooden-background-traditional-jewish-bread-shabbat-holidays-rustic-concept-copy-space-selective-focus-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220804T172831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T193049Z UID:2696-1661079600-1661079600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:The Alvin and Mildred Caplow Memorial Scholar Sponsored by the Leo Rosner Foundation DESCRIPTION:The Alvin and Mildred Memorial Scholar sponsored by the Leo Rosner \n Manuel Oliver and Patricia Padauy-Oliver Co-Founders – Change the Ref \nTheir Mission · “To raise awareness about mass shootings through strategic interventions that will reduce the influence of the NRA on the Federal level.” · \nThe Olivers will address the community on The Role of the Advertising Industry in Preventing Gun Violence \nMother of Joaquin  Oliver\, who was murdered in Parkland\, Florida\, on February 14/2018\, during the MSD high school mass shooting. \nPatricia Oliver grew up in Venezuela. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business\nadministration and an associates degree in public relations. She and her husband Manuel\, and their children Joaquin and Andrea\, immigrated to the United States in 2003. They chose Parkland\, Florida for its reputation as a safe and family friendly community and its excellent\nschools. After the shocking events on February 14\, 2018\, her ordinary life changed forever. \nPatricia has become an activist and devoted every single day to fighting for change and common-sense gun reform\, so nobody has to endure the pain and suffering to losing a loved\none to gun violence. Patricia is incredibly proud to work alongside the youth of this great nation inspired by the March for Our Lives Movement. \n  \nManuel Oliver is the father of Joaquin Oliver. His son Joaquin was murdered in Parkland\, Florida\, on February 14/2018\, during the MSD high school mass shooting.\nManuel is an Artist\, Creative Director\, and recognizable mentor for the Advertising Industry.\nGun Safety Campaigner\, Global Activist\, and International Speaker.\nManuel Immigrated to Parkland from Venezuela before dedicating himself to a particular brand\nof not-so-subtle activism. He co-founded a nonprofit advocacy group called  Change the Ref which seeks to vote out politicians who take NRA money and vote in politicians with gun-safety agendas. He uses his artist training and guerilla advertising instincts to keep the focus on the more than 40K victims/year of gun violence in the US. Manuel has painted more\nthan 52 murals around the country and overseas\, partnered with very qualified firms from the\nadvertising industry\, received invitations from international events to share creative solutions\nregarding gun violence\, and received more than 40 creative international awards for his disruptive campaigns.\nHis nonprofit has developed sympathy for the youth by showing a rebellious response to the gun\nlobby and generating music projects along with recognized musicians. In addition\, since 2018\, he has promoted and supported four documentaries that show the reality behind gun violence. \nIn 2019\, Manny wrote his One-Man Show My Son my Hero with support from recognized talents from Broadway. His movement challenges Corporate America by bringing for the first time a Gun Safety Certification Program that will start a new way of consuming goods and services in our country. \nManuel got arrested after climbing a crane across the White House during the fourth anniversary\nof the Parkland Shooting. That day he displayed a banner with the face of Joaquin demanding a meeting with President Joe Biden and asking for gun law regulations. On April 12\, 2022\, the president received Manuel and Patricia Oliver at the Oval Office. \nGun violence is beyond schools\, beyond Parkland\, and even beyond our amazing son Joaquin\n-Manuel Oliver- URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/the-alvin-and-mildred-memorial-scholar-sponsored-by-the-leo-rosner/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ref2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220804T172627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220806T114028Z UID:2693-1661027400-1661027400@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:A Screening of Blue Box from The Other Israel Film Festival DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n\nThe JNF’s Blue Boxes were part of a successful fund raising campaign to support the purchase of land in Palestine. Joseph Weitz was the man who orchestrated the acquisition and expropriation of Palestinian lands.\nThe Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine. The trees have since spread their roots\, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings. Joseph Weits\, filmmaker Michal Weits’ great-grandfather\, was a key figure in the organization. His private diaries reveal the story of the massive land takeover that led to the creation of the State of Israel. In conversations with her family\, she questions his actions\, which result in an exploration of Israel’s past and an uncomfortable truth. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/a-screening-of-blue-box-from-the-other-israel-film-festival/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bluebox.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220804T172405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T172405Z UID:2690-1660474800-1660474800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Jane Rosen – will present a book talk on her latest novel - A Shoe Story DESCRIPTION:Seaview Resident – Jane Rosen – will present a book talk on her latest novel – A Shoe Story URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/jane-rosen-will-present-a-book-talk-on-her-latest-novel-a-shoe-story/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shoe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T210000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220721T123610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T173004Z UID:2676-1660424400-1660424400@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:An Evening of Klezmer music The Strauss/Warschauer Duo DESCRIPTION:The FIS and the Barbara and Aaron March Freilich Fund are excited to present an evening of klezmer music with the Strauss/ Warschauer duo \n  \nDem Fideles Neshome: The Soul of the Fiddle\nA Concert with the Internationally Acclaimed Strauss/Warschauer Duo \nHailed by the New York Times as “terrific\,” Deborah Strauss (violin\, accordion\, vocals) and\nCantor Jeff Warschauer (vocals\, guitar\, mandolin) are sweet and soulful performers who draw\nfrom klezmer\, Yiddish\, Hasidic and Jewish liturgical music and culture\, adding their own original\ncompositions and song settings. Their music is grounded in tradition\, yet thoroughly\ncontemporary. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the most influential and beloved\nklezmer groups of this generation. \n  \nThe Strauss/Warschauer Duo Biography\nDeborah Strauss (violin\, accordion\, vocals\, dance) and Cantor Jeff Warschauer (guitar\,\nmandolin\, vocals) are sweet and soulful performers who draw from klezmer\, Yiddish\, Hasidic\nand liturgical music and culture\, adding their own original compositions and song settings. Their\nmusic is grounded in tradition\, yet thoroughly contemporary.\nFor over 25 years\, Deborah and Jeff have been at the forefront of the international klezmer and\nYiddish music scene. They were both longtime members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band\,\none of the premiere groups of the klezmer revival\, and have performed with legendary violinist\nItzhak Perlman on film and in concert.\nAs the Strauss/Warschauer Duo\, they have performed to overwhelming acclaim in such diverse\nvenues as the Philadelphia Folk Festival\, Great Britain’s Fiddles on Fire\, the Jewish Culture\nFestival in Cracow\, Poland\, and the Art of Yiddish in Los Angeles with the late actor and singer\nTheodore Bikel.\nDeborah and Jeff are Yiddish speakers\, and have researched and collected Yiddish and Hebrew\nsongs and instrumental melodies since the 1980s. They lead some of the most popular klezmer\nmusic\, Yiddish song and traditional dance workshops throughout North America\, and Eastern\nand Western Europe. Both teach regularly at KlezKanada\, Yiddish Summer Weimar\, and the\nWarsaw International Summer Seminar in Yiddish Language and Culture.\nCantor Jeff Warschauer is internationally renowned as a one of the foremost\nexponents of the klezmer mandolin\, as an innovator in the development of a\nklezmer guitar style\, as a soulful and expressive Yiddish singer and as a skillful and\ninspirational educator. A graduate of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at the\nJewish Theological Seminary\, Jeff is the cantor at The Jewish Center of Princeton\, NJ. He is on\nthe faculty of Columbia University\, and is a Founding Artistic Director and Senior Artistic Advisor\nof the KlezKanada Institute for Yiddish/Jewish Culture. \nDeborah Strauss is one of the leading klezmer fiddlers of her generation. She is also an award-\nwinning children’s educator and a highly regarded Yiddish dancer and dance leader. She has \nperformed with the Klezmatics and appears in the film\, Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom\nAleichem. Deborah is co-director of both the instrumental music program and the dance\nprogram at Yiddish New York and\, with Alan Bern\, is the author of Klezmer Duets for Violin and\nAccordion\, published in 2017 by Universal Edition\, Vienna. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/an-evening-of-klezmer-music/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/strauss2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220806T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220806T210000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220804T172153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T172153Z UID:2687-1659819600-1659819600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Erev Tisha B’Av - A reading of the Book of Lamentations DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/erev-tisha-bav-a-reading-of-the-book-of-lamentations/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-9.32.56-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T100000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220726T183957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T183957Z UID:2683-1659261600-1659261600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Conversation with the Rabbi The Beauty Queen ofJ erusalem DESCRIPTION:Join the Rabbi for a discussion of\nThe Beauty Queen of Jerusalem \n(Book and Netflix miniseries) \nOn the deck of the Synagogue URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/conversation-with-the-rabbi-the-beauty-queen-ofj-erusalem/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/beauty-queen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220730T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220730T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220718T184252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220721T123726Z UID:2671-1659207600-1659207600@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Art Party DESCRIPTION:Live music with Sam and Meg.\nArt making will focus on landscape. Participants can work in collage\, drawing or watercolor painting.\nAll supplies are provided.\nDrinks and snacks will be available. We will close with Havdahlah. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/art-party/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-18-at-2.41.38-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T100000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220718T184441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T184441Z UID:2674-1658656800-1658656800@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Breakfast with the Rabbi DESCRIPTION:Are Jews an Oppressed People Today; Or\, Why the Obsession with Defining Antisemitism? \nFor at least the past 1\,500 years\, it is safe to say that in most places where Jews lived\, they constituted an “oppressed people\,” in some places more than others. Antisemitism\, loosely defined\, was one expression of that state of oppression. Are Jews an oppressed people in America today? And if not\, how can we understand contemporary antisemitism in relation to the past? And why are we obsessed today with “defining” it? We will ask these questions by looking at the two recent documents on defining antisemitism today; the IHRA document and the Jerusalem Document in an attempt to understand what is going on. URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/breakfast-with-the-rabbi-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-9.43.55-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T050219 CREATED:20220523T213309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220523T213354Z UID:2634-1653732000-1653739200@fireislandsynagogue.org SUMMARY:Memorial Day Saturday Services DESCRIPTION:Saturday May 28 10:00 AM URL:https://fireislandsynagogue.org/event/memorial-day-saturday-services/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR