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6:00 PM Prozdor (appetizers)
6:30 PM Shabbat Service with Rabbi Roos
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9:15 AM Torah Study with Rabbi Goldstein
10:30 AM B'nai Mitzvah of Jonah Shesol & Carlie Sylvan
5:00 PM Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Sheppard
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Parking Lot Entrance Closed
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Thursday, September 22, 7 AM- 4PM
The Jocelyn Street entrance driveway will be closed for repaving. Please plan to enter the temple parking lot via Military Road only.
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Saturday, September 24 at 8 PM
During Selichot, we are encouraged to reflect on the past year and the changes that we wish to make in the upcoming one. It is our opportunity to prepare ourselves emotionally and spiritually for the coming Days of Awe.
As part of our preparation, during the Selichot service we will change the Torah covers to the traditional white covers that we use throughout the High Holy Day season. Our prayers will also be lifted by the participation of our choir as we meditate and reflect on the coming new year.
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Don't have your tickets yet? They can be requested and picked up during office hours (9-5 Th, 9-4 F) or at will call prior to services in the library.
A ticket request form can be found
here
and can be emailed to
highholydays@templesinaidc.org
, faxed to (202) 363-6394, or dropped off in the temple office.
Please note: Morning services in the Bet Am and at BCC have reached capacity. Tickets are available for sanctuary services. If you have tickets to services in the Bet Am or at BCC and your plans change, please let us know so that we can accommodate members on the waitlist.
Please keep in mind that we ask for payment of 1/4 of your member financial commitment for this year prior to the High Holy Days.
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Thanks to our members who have already volunteered to usher over the holidays. We will be in touch with you next week with further information. We still have needs for ushers at the following Services:
- Erev Rosh Hashanah services at 8 PM at the temple.
- Tot services at 8:30 AM at Temple Sinai on both holidays.
- Alternative Services at BCC High School at 10 AM on both holidays.
- Yom Kippur afternoon services beginning at 3:15 PM at the temple.
Ushers play a key role in having our services run smoothly by collecting tickets, assisting with seating and being a go-to-resource to assist with answering basic questions for congregants and guests. Please contact Executive Director
Ellen Agler if you can help.
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Baby Blessing at Rosh Hashanah Tot Service
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Monday, October 3 at 8:30 AM
Families with babies born or adopted in the past year to come for a special blessing that will take place during the Rosh Hashanah Tot Service.
During the service, we will call you and your baby forward to the bimah to receive words of gratitude and blessing from the clergy.
Just so we know how many babies and adults to expect, please RSVP to
Melissa Lauture.
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Help Set Up, Take Down Gun Violence "Memorial to the Lost"
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Sundays, October 2 & 16 at 11 AM
Please join the temple's new Gun Violence Prevention Group (GVPG) on Sunday, Oct. 2, 11 am-2 pm, to set up the "Memorial to the Lost" on temple grounds. During the High Holy Days, Temple Sinai is hosting the Memorial to the Lost, a dramatic and moving display of T-shirts with the names, ages, and dates of death of over 200 victims of gun violence in the Metro area just in 2015. Temple Sinai will be the first synagogue in the area to mount the display.
On October 2, light refreshments will be provided and Rabbi Rosenwasser will also lead a brief memorial ceremony.
We'll also need your help on Sunday, October 16 to take down the display. To volunteer either or both days, contact
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Theater Outing:
Angels In America
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Ticket Deadline: Friday, September 23
Just in time for election season, Round House Theatre presents the 25th Anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning masterpiece. Sexuality, religion, and politics collide at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in one of the most celebrated plays of the 20th century. Check out the Post's rave review!
This event is sponsored by the Membership Committee. Choose one or both performances:
PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES on Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 PM
Special pre-reception at 6:30 PM. (Light refreshments will be served.)
PART II: PERESTROIKA on Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
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TS @ the Bethesda Farmers Market
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Sunday, September 25, 8 AM-1:30 PM
Look out for Rabbi Goldstein at the
Bethesda Central Farm Market!
! Get ready for Rosh Hashanah with a taste of local apples and honey. Stop by our table and say hello!
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Crucial Conversations for Teens & Parents: Sexual Assault & Rape Culture
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Sunday, September 25 at 4 PM
With the focus on campus sexual assault, it deserves mentioning that 44 % of sexual assaults are experienced by individuals under the age of 18. Amanda Lindamood, Diector of Training and Community Engagement for the DC Rape Crisis center will be leading a facilitated discussion on dynamics of sexual violence that affect high school students. We will focus on preventing violence and promoting consensual relationships, capacity building approaches to supporting survivors, and we will leave time for an intimate Q&A. RSVP here.
This is the first of a 3-part series dedicated to bringing teens and their parents together in a safe space to learn and engage with challenging topics. We hope you will save the date for future Crucial Conversations on January 8 and March 19, 2017.
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September 29-October 1
SinaiCares is looking for volunteers to deliver Rosh Hashanah gift bags to members of our congregation around September 29 - October 1. If you are interested in helping, or have questions, please contact
Karen Auerbach
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Mussar Course: Seeking Everyday Holiness
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Sign-up Deadline: Wednesday, October 5
Class Begins: Thursday, October 20 at 7 PM
This fall, Temple Sinai, in partnership with the URJ and the Mussar Institute, is proud to offer "Seeking Everyday Holiness," an exciting course on the subject of Mussar. Led by Rabbi Adam Rosenwasser, the course will run for 20 weeks meeting every other week and will offer an in depth approach to Mussar as well as opportunities for self-study and reflection. Sign up now.
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Concert Across America to End Gun Violence
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Sunday, September 25 at 7 PM
Artists and activists will band together with a series of live concerts brought together by social media, as we come together as a community to remember and honor the victims of gun violence. Join Rabbi Rosenwasser along with other TS members and the new Temple Sinai Gun Violence Prevention Group, for a nondenominational "sing-in" at Temple Emanuel (10101 Connecticut Avenue, Kensington MD).
Learn more.
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Social Action Committee Meeting
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Tuesday, September 27 at 7:30 PM
All are welcome. Among other things, we'll discuss the Temple's Refugee Family Sponsorship project, work of the Gun Violence Prevention Group, Project Mensch, eyeglasses for Wheatley kids, upcoming Thanksgiving food baskets and other ongoing social justice activities.
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Wednesday, September 28 at 7 PM
Join representatives from Reading Partners, a one-on-one program in DC elementary schools, for a short presentation of the program and answer any questions. We are especially interested in getting more volunteers for Wheatley Elementary School, where many Temple Sinai members are already volunteering through Project Mensch.
We welcome anyone who might be interested in giving even one hour per week to this program that targets students in grade 1-5 who are testing below grade in reading and writing. To RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Ellen Croog.
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Volunteers Needed to Help Settle a Refugee Family
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The teams we need to enable Temple Sinai to join the Lutheran Social Services "Good Neighbor" program to resettle a refugee family are taking shape, but we need volunteers to help with the tasks each team will be responsible for. If you would like to know more about those tasks, please contact either of us. Also, please let us know about resources you may be able to tap into - relevant language skills, apartment possibilities, job opportunities, etc. We know, from consulting with other congregations, that some of the best results come from surprising sources!
Catherine Ribnick, (202-362-7022);
Andrea Dettelbach, (301-674-6316).
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Mazel Tov to...
...Darrell & Deborah Tanno on the marriage of their daughter Eleanor Tanno to
Ryan McGowan.
We Send Well Wishes to...
...Norman Friedman.
...Nina Merrick.
We Mourn the Death of...
...former member Carole Ashkinaze.
...Harvey Harris, father of Judith Harris (Norman Ornstein). Funeral Services took place on Tuesday. The family will be sitting shiva at the late residence tonight and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, with a service at 7:30 PM each evening.
We Extend Condolences to...
...Barry Hauptman (Robin) on the death of his father, Myron Hauptman. Funeral services took place in New York; the family will be sitting shiva at their home on Tuesday, September 27 from 7-9 PM.
...Alex Zwerdling (Alex Lewin-Zwerdling) on the death of his father, Bob Zwerdling.
Rides to Temple Services & Programs
To request a ride, please contact SinaiCares Coordinator
Karen Auerbach (202-363-6394 x215) at least 4 days in advance.
SinaiCares. Be part of our caring community.
Learn more.
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Affordable Housing Groundbreaking with WIN
Friday, September 23 at 9 AM (812 Jefferson St., NW)
WIN will be celebrating the groundbreaking of Homestead Apartments, a 55-unit tenant purchase that will renovate and preserve needed affordable housing off Georgia Avenue. This will be a great opportunity to learn about some of WIN's work and imagine what else WIN congregations can do together. Mayor Bowser and W4 Council Member Todd will be there.
RSVP here. Hard hats will be provided! Questions? Contact TS Social Action Chair
Barbara Kraft.
Community Discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me
Sunday, September 25 at 1 PM at Adas Israel (2850 Quebec Street, NW)
Between the World and Me, written as a letter from Coates, a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and national correspondent at The Atlantic, to his 15-year-old son, provides an unflinching portrait of the reality of being a black man in the United States today. Adas invites the community to join a guided discussion of this powerful book, winner of the National Book Award and heralded as one of the most compelling books of our age.
Fiction Gets Real: Writing in Israel Today with Israeli Author Etgar Keret
Monday, September 26 at 7 PM at American University's Abramson Family Founders Room-SIS Building
Etgar Keret, internationally acclaimed Israeli author, filmmaker, and storyteller, will read from his works and discuss the critical role of writers in Israeli society today. A book-signing reception will follow the discussion.
Learn more and RSVP.
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Sunday, October 2 & Monday, October 3
Friday, October 7 at 6 PM
Tot Shabbat Service & Participatory Dinner.
RSVP for dinner.
Sunday, October 9 at 10 AM & 2 PM
Garden of Remembrance High Holy Days Community Memorial Services
Sunday, October 9 at 11 AM
TSMRJ Golf Outing.
Learn more.
Tuesday, October 11 & Wednesday, October 12
Sunday, October 16
5 PM: Erev Sukkot Tot Service & Dinner.
RSVP now.
7 PM: Erev Sukkot Service & Festive Oneg
Monday, October 17 at 10 AM
Sukkot Community Festival Service and Kiddush Luncheon at
Temple Shalom.
Friday, October 21 at 6:30 PM
Shabbat Services followed by TSMRJ Scotch & Butterscotch in the Sukkah
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