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6:00 PM Prozdor (appetizers)
6:30 PM Shabbat Service with Rabbis Goldstein & Rosenwasser
7:30 PM MRJ Scotch and Butterscotch in the Sukkah
Saturday, October 22
9:15 AM Torah Study with Rabbi Goldstein
10:30 AM Shabbat Healing Service with Rabbi Rosenwasser
10:30 AM Shabbat Service - B'not Mitzvah of Vanessa Schor & Sophie Gross
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Sunday, October 23
5:00 PM Simchat Torah Festival Service followed by a Festive Oneg
| 10:00 AM Simchat Torah Community Festival Service (with Yizkor) & Kiddush Luncheon at Temple Emanuel |
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Sunday, October 23 at 5:00 PM
Join us for our festive and fabulous Erev Simchat Torah service which will be followed by a delicious oneg.
On Simchat Torah, we rejoice and give thanks for the gifts that Torah brings us. We celebrate with 7
hakafot,
(processions) marching the Torahs around the sanctuary with music and revelry.
We invite the following people to lead the
hakafot:
- Hakafah 1: All who read Torah and Haftarah at Temple Sinai during the past year. This includes all b'nei mitzvah from Fall 2016- present!
- Hakafah 2: Our Temple Sinai Nursery School 4 year olds, their parents, Nursery School Teachers, and our Nursery School Director
- Hakafah 3: All of our incredible High Holy Days Volunteers
- Hakafah 4: Families new to the Religious School along with our Sinaites and Madrichim
- Hakafah 5: Our Choir, Middle Matzah Conspiracy, Music Committee, and Temple Musicians
- Hakafah 6: All our members who have been engaged with the work of Social Action and Social Justice during the past year
- Hakafah 7: Temple Sinai's Board, Officers, and Committee Chairs
Monday, October 24 at 10 AM
Join us for a community Simchat Torah Festival Service followed by a kiddush luncheon at
Temple Emanuel.
*Temple Sinai will be closed on Monday, October 24
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Audio and text versions of this year's High Holy Day sermons have been posted to the temple website. Check them out.
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Scotch & Butterscotch in the Sukkah
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Friday, October 21 at 7:30 PM
Join us for Shabbat services at 6:30 PM and plan to stay after for scotch tasting and ice cream sundaes in the sukkah, courtesy of the MRJ (Brotherhood).
A representative from Paul's Liquor in Friendship Heights will help us understand the differences between single-malt and blended scotch and the differences among various single-malt scotches. The event is free and open to all who are old enough to participate.
For worshipers not old enough to participate and older worshipers who choose not to join in the scotch-tasting, we will have ice cream (that's the butterscotch part; chocolate and vanilla will also be available) and fixings for sundaes.
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Saturday, October 22 at 10:30 AM
Please join us in the sukkah (weather dependent) for a lovely and contemplative service focused on healing. We'll take some deep breaths together as we move on from the Yamim Noraim and focus on asking God for peace, wholeness, and serenity in the coming year. All are welcome to attend, especially those who are struggling with a challenge such as a death or an illness. Please let
Rabbi Adam know if you have any questions.
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Sunday, October 23 at 9 AM
Join Rabbi Hannah Goldstein for a discussion of Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer, sponsored by the Library Committee.
Note: This book, in addition to raising important questions about contemporary Jewish identity, contains language and content not typically found in a synagogue educational setting.
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WRJ NIH Children's Inn Dinner
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Sunday, October 23
Each year the Temple Sinai WRJ (Sisterhood) provides a meal to families staying at the NIH Children's Inn. Please help by contributing a food item, which you may drop off at Temple Sinai until 1 PM on October 23. Learn more and sign up.
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Temple Sinai, WIN and Gun Violence and Police Accountability in DC
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Thursday, October 20 at 7 PM
Join Temple Sinai WIN Core Team Leader Cathy Goldwyn and others from our and other WIN congregations. Hear reports of WIN research actions with police commanders across DC, including actions Temple members are working on. What "asks" does WIN want to make of the Mayor, the Council and our city leaders? Meeting location: Brighter Day United Methodist Church, AP Shaw Campus, 2525 12th St., SE. Cathy Goldwyn has generously offered to drive from NW DC. Need a ride or have questions?
Email Cathy.
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The Work of the Good Neighbor - Refugee Resettlement Group is Underway!
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We have held our first team leader meeting and are actively recruiting help for each team. Team leaders are Amy York & Larry Willis/Real Estate, David, Debra & Emma Eichenbaum/Life Skills, Ilene Weinreich/Education, Mark Dettelbach/Medical, Matt Roberts/Finance, Jill Morningstar/Food, Marilyn Goldhammer/Furnishings.
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Temple Sinai has Taken the Nitzavim Pledge to Protect the Right to Vote This Year
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Last week, we noted that Temple Sinai has taken the RAC's Nitzavim Pledge to protect the right to vote this year. Many temple members have responded that they're helping our congregation fulfill the pledge: they're training as election day Voter Operations Judges in Montgomery County and doing non-partisan voter registration in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and elsewhere. Virginia's and Maryland's registration deadlines have passed, but there's still work to do. Check out Election Protection, a project of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
here. For more information on the Nitzavim Pledge including our national partners,
click here.
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Please Order a Gun Violence Prevention Yard Sign
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To help support the work of the Temple Sinai Gun Violence Prevention Group (GVPG), and raise awareness of the "91 Gun Deaths a Day" in America, please order a yard sign for your lawn this fall ($10 each).
To reserve your sign, please email GVPG Chair,
Steve Klitzman.
Signs will be available for pickup on Yom Kippur, Wednesday, Oct. 12, just before or after the 1-3 PM gun violence prevention discussion.
If any of you or your kids can help get this yard sign up on social media, e.g., Facebook, Change.org, etc. please also let Steve Klitzman know as soon as you can. The GVPG would love for this sign to "go viral!"
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Doggie Playdate & Havdalah
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Saturday, October 29 at 5 PM
Bring your well-mannered dog for some fun playtime with your fellow congregants and their pets on the lawn of the Carnegie Institution. Rabbi Adam will be on hand to offer snacks (human and pet friendly) and a blessing. We'll conclude the evening with a special Havdalah ceremony. Please note that the lawn is NOT fenced in. No RSVP necessary. |
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TSWRJ University Session: How To Touch A Hot Stove: Dealing With Disability, Dying & Crisis In Your Home
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Sunday, October 30 at 3 PM
Please join our esteemed panel for a lively interactive discussion of what to do when life throws you a curve ball. Presented in conjunction with TS Library Committee.
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We Send Well Wishes to...
...Norman Friedman.
...Nina Merrick.
We Mourn the Death of...
...Ned Gaylin (Rita). Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 20 at 11 AM at Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney, MD. The family will be sitting shiva on Thursday, October 20 and Saturday, October 22 from 7-9 PM, and will receive visitors throughout the day on Friday October 21 at the Gaylin home.
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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Bar Mitzvah Project: Get Outside Day
Sunday, October 30 at 2 PM at Candy Cane Park
Do you like to play a casual game of football? Maybe some frisbee? Or maybe you just like to sit down with a doughnut and hot cider to enjoy the day. If so, come to Candy Cane Park for some outside time. There will be hot cider and doughnuts provided so that you can warm up to the chilly October weather. Make sure to bring your own things as well! (i.e. frisbee, football, etc.) Everyone is welcome to join us and have some fun. There will be bins collecting your old sneakers that will be donated to Nike Reuse-a-shoe which is an organization that turns old sneakers into a material called Nike Grind. Nike Grind helps make basketball courts, football fields, tennis courts etc. So be sure to bring your old sneakers! Questions? Contact Aidan Emerson or Elizabeth Hoffman.
Job Search Training for Seniors
Are you over age 50 and frustrated by your job search?
JCA's Career Gateway Program can help you hone your resume, polish your networking and interviewing skills, use Internet job search resources more effectively, and turn your age and experience to your advantage. Each session of the Career Gateway features 30 hours of small-group classroom instruction over five days, comprehensive take-home materials, practical exercises, and a long-term mentor - all for only $75! Sessions run 9 AM-4 PM and are as follows:
Session II November 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 2016
Session III January 23, 25, 27, 30, February 1, 2017
Session IV February 27, March 1, 3, 6, 9, 2017
Session V April 24, 26, 28, May 1 and 3, 2017
For more information, contact
Ellen Greenberg (301-255-4215).
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Friday, November 4 at 6 PM
Monday, November 7 at 12:45 PM
Daytimers with Adam Immerwahr
Friday, November 11 at 6:30 PM
Member Celebration Shabbat Service & Dinner. Details to come!
Sunday, November 13 at 2 or 3 PM
Friday, November 18 at 6:30 PM
Shabbat Service with 1st Grade Consecration & Participatory Dinner.
RSVP for dinner.
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