“I believe in pride of race and lineage and self; in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves …” –W.E.B. Du Bois, “Credo,” 1904 Pride gives you strength. I am very good at understanding what I see, reading lips, body language, but have trouble translating what is said, especially if […]
When the Cliffs are frozen, they can withstand the battering waves, but this storm was warm, wet, and windy. Strong surf and extra-high tides split off a chunk of a huge boulder that had emerged from the Cliffs a few years ago. Everytime a warm, heavy rain falls and high tides bring strong surf, large […]
The Island community is invited to join in the celebration of Chanukah at Owen Park Beach on Thursday, Dec. 22. According to a press release, the public menorah lighting ceremony, organized by The Vineyard Chabad in collaboration with the Town of Tisbury, will begin at 6 pm, featuring a 9-foot menorah. The ceremony will be […]
While the population at this exclusive venue jumps to 200,000 in the summer, it’s also home to a small but growing year-round population of about 17,000. Like the lighthouses that dot the island’s coasts, Chabad will be there for the long, bustling summer days and the equally long, star-studded winter nights.