Rabbi Gadi Capela Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

04.05.2025 Featured Story

Passion for peace drives quilt making: Former Shelter Island teacher uses art to deliver messages

Quilting is personal to Roberta Weiskott Garris, likely because her quilts are more than beautiful works of art. When AIDS was ravaging the gay community, she created a quilt...

09.29.2024 Featured Story

Shelter Islander’s Torah covers are unveiled: New Year observance at Greenport synagogue

When Island artist Susan Schrott was asked to create new covers for the Torah scrolls at the Congregation Teferith Israel in Greenport, she felt especially honored. This small synagogue...

10.28.2023 Featured Story

Shelter Islanders gather in prayer for Israelis — Seeking healing, hoping for peace

Moved by the loss of innocent life and the capture of hostages in the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, Islander Susan Friedman Schrott organized an Interfaith Peace...

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Passion for peace drives quilt making: Former Shelter Island teacher uses art to deliver messages

Shelter Islander’s Torah covers are unveiled: New Year observance at Greenport synagogue

Shelter Islanders gather in prayer for Israelis — Seeking healing, hoping for peace