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6:00 PM Prozdor (appetizers)
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
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9:15 AM Torah Study
10:30 AM Family Shabbat Service & Kiddush Luncheon.
RSVP now.
10:30 AM B'not Mitzvah of Hannah Newman & Alana Barsky
5:30 PM B'nei Mitzvah of Evelyn & Lewis Labson
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5:30 PM Dinner & Activities.
Sold out!
6:30 PM Festival Service followed by an Oneg
During the service we will be inviting the following groups to lead the seven hakafot, or parades with our Torah scrolls. At the appropriate time during the service, the clergy will invite you to the steps of the bimah to take the torah scrolls and lead us in a joyful procession around the sanctuary. This year we will be honoring the following seven groups in the order below:
1) All volunteers who have worked with our refugee family from Afghanistan
2) Nursery School Parents Association
3) All Temple Musicians including instrumentalists, the High Holy Day Choir, and the Jr. Choir
4) Madrichim, Sinaites, and the Religious School Committee
5) All who have read Torah and Haftarah in the past year including during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
6) SinaiCares Volunteers
7) Our High Holy Day Volunteers
For the first aliyah, we will honor the Temple Sinai Board.
For the second aliyah, we will honor all students celebrating their B'nei Mitzvah in 5778.
TOMORROW, Thursday, October 12 at 10 AM
Join us for a community Simchat Torah Festival Service followed by a kiddush luncheon at
Temple Shalom
*Temple Sinai will be closed on October 12 |
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1st Time B'nei Mitzvah Parent Gathering
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Sunday, October 15 at 3 PM
New to b'nei mitzvah planning? Families that will be celebrating their first bat or bar mitzvah in 2018 or 2019 are invited to join some experienced families for an informal gathering, to share experiences, ask questions, and exchange ideas. This is for parents only, please. Refreshments provided. At the home of Kirsten Chadwick and Marc Zwillinger. Member addresses can be found in the Membership Directory. RSVP requested.
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SinaiCares Caregiver Workshop
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Sunday, October 15 at 3:30 PM
Join Leslie Kessler, Clinical Social Worker at the Jewish Social Services Agency and Rabbi Rosenwasser, for a workshop on caregiving from a Jewish perspective. This workshop is suggested for anyone who is currently a caregiver, expects to be a caregiver, or works with caregivers, and will address ways in which to maintain balance while meeting caregiving obligations. The workshop will also provide a chance for caregivers within the Temple Sinai community to connect and to share strategies and resources.
RSVP to Karen Auerbach.
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TSWRJ High Holiday Food Drive for the Capital Area Food Bank
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Donate Through October 15
The results are in from the Capital Area Food Bank. After another successful High Holiday food drive coordinated by the TSWRJ, we collected 3,758 pounds of food at the Temple and 1,670 pounds at BCC High School, for a total of 5,428 pounds! That is a total of 4,523 meals for our food-insecure neighbors! Thank you for your support of this wonderful, important cause!
There is still time to participate in the food drive! The CAFB collection box will remain in the front lobby of the Temple for additional donations through Sunday, October 15. Please bring in your donations of healthy, non-perishable food before the food drive ends on October 15.
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Rabbi's Class: The Prophets
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Begins Tuesday, October 17 at 10 AM
We will study the writings of the prophets using The Prophets by Abraham J. Heschel (1962) as our main text supplemented by other readings from Tanakh and related commentaries. Please purchase a copy prior to the start of class. This class is led by Rabbi Roos and sponsored by the TSWRJ. Register now.
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Begins Thursday, October 19 at 10 AM
Rabbi Fred N. Reiner will teach this series on Talmud. After a brief introduction to Mishnah and Talmud, we will focus on four Talmudic texts, in English translation. We will explore how these primary Jewish sources are structured, how the arguments are developed, and how other ideas are brought into the discussion. In exploring four very different text topics, we will discover how the Talmud deals with commercial, practical, ethical, and ritual issues.
Learn more & register.
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Shabbat Service Featuring Dedication of our New Piano followed by a Community Dinner
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Friday, October 20 at 6:30 PM
Join us as we celebrate Shabbat, enhanced by the exquisite music of the Steinway full concert grand piano now residing in our sanctuary. Just prior to the High Holy Days, our congregant Janet Shatz Snyder generously donated this exceptional instrument, in memory of her husband, Daniel C.
Snyder (z"l). Dan was an accomplished pianist with a passion for music, whose wish was for Temple Sinai to have one of his two beloved Steinways. If you attended any of the High Holy Day services in the sanctuary, you heard the piano played by our gifted accompanist, Neil Weston. At this Shabbat service of dedication we will officially consecrate the piano, as well as highlight the exquisite tone and sensitive expression of this fine instrument. The service will be followed by a catered community dinner.
RSVP for dinner.
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Sunday, October 22 at 3 PM
Join old friends and new for an afternoon of Maj Jongg. All levels of players are welcome. There will be designated mavens' tables. For new players, there will be a maven teaching at each learners' table.
The afternoon includes dim sum, noshes, libations, learning, playing the game, and a screening of
Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind
, an hilarious yet deeply moving portrait of the Asian and Jewish-American women who love to play the centuries-old game which simultaneously defines and transcends cultural boundaries.
Register by October 15th.
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Theater Outing: The Last Night of Ballyhoo
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Saturday, December 2 at 7 PM
The Membership Committee sponsors an evening at Theater J
The year is 1939 and Atlanta's posh German Jews are preparing for Ballyhoo, their annual lavish country club ball. The Freitag family hopes that the party of the year will be the chance for their daughters to meet their future husbands-but when their uncle brings home his new employee, a handsome Eastern European bachelor from Brooklyn, everyone must confront their own prejudices, desires, and beliefs.
Pre-reception at 7 PM followed by performance at 8 PM.
Purchase tickets by November 1st.
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Register by November 9 or as long as space is available
Retreat will be January 5-7, 2018
Join us at our third biennial retreat at the Inn at Henderson's Wharf, Baltimore. What's in store for the weekend? Praying, singing, eating, schmoozing, playing mah jongg, reading, book discussion, entertainment, an optional tour of the Walters Art Museum, and more eating!
Learn more and register.
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Project Mensch Volunteer Opportunity - Spanish Speakers Needed
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Fridays, November 10 & 17 1:15-4:30 PM
Temple Sinai's partner school, Highland Elementary, in Silver Spring is holding parent-teacher conferences. Spanish speakers are needed to help translate at the conferences for many of the Highland families. Please contact Elizabeth Roos
if you want more details or if you are able to help. Thank you for considering this mitzvah!
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The Beginning of the Temple Sinai Story As Told through Photos and Documents from the Archives
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Do you know about the founding of Temple Sinai? Do you know that services were once held at several venues, including the Washington National Cathedral?
Stop by Temple Sinai's library to see pictures and documents from the beginnings of Temple Sinai. And if you are the child of an early member, you may find your picture in the exhibit. Look for the Archives Committee exhibit on your left as you enter the library.
The Archives Committee thanks the library for their help and exhibit space.
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We Send Well Wishes to...
...Marvin Kranz.
...Zachary Isikoff.
We Extend Condolences to...
...Debbie Berkowitz (Geoff Garin) on the death of her mother, May Berkowitz. Funeral services took place this morning. Shiva will be Sunday October 15 at 7 PM, with a service at 7:30 PM at their home.
...Jeffrey Colman (Ellen Nissenbaum) on the death of his father, Albert Colman.
Member addresses can be found in the Membership Directory.
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The Sacred Calling: Raising Our Voices in Story & Song
Sunday, October 15 at 4 PM at Washington Hebrew Congregation's Julia Bindeman Suburban Center (11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD)
At this celebratory afternoon, Cantor Laura Croen, Rabbi Mindy Portnoy, and other female cantors and rabbis will reflect on their experiences and lift us up in song. It's a community-wide event for every age - babies to bubbes (and zaydes!).
Purchase tickets.
Therapeutic Yoga for Insomnia
Saturday, October 21, 2-5 PM at Washington Yoga Center (4000 Albemarle St NW, #100)
A good night's sleep is vital to our health, yet many of us suffer. Robin Glantz will teach a special workshop on yoga poses and breathing exercises that help your zzzs. This will include lifestyle suggestions and 3 yoga practices for morning, early evening and in bed to help promote a good night's sleep. All levels of yoga experience welcome.
Register now.
WIN Transit Action
Monday, October 23, 7 - 8:30 PM at Luther Place Memorial Church (1226 Vermont Ave., near Thomas Cir.)
Do you take Metro? Have a favorite bus route along Wisconsin or Connecticut Aves? Believe in robust public transit? Stand with the Temple Sinai WIN Core Team and other WIN congregations as we call WMATA Board Chair and Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans and other elected officials to fully fund, maintain and expand our public transit. More info:
Barbara Kraft.
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Friday, October 27 at 6:30 PM
Consecration Shabbat Service & Dinner. RSVP for dinner.
Sunday, October 29 at 9 AM
All Temple Read: Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss
Friday, November 3
6 PM: Tot Shabbat Service & Participatory Dinner. RSVP for dinner.
8 PM: Youth Shabbat Service
Sunday, November 5 at 1:45 PM
Doggie Playdate (Carnegie Institution Lawn)
Beginning Tuesday, November 7 at 7 PM
Seeking Everyday Holiness: An In-Depth Introduction to Mussar. Learn more.
Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM
Member Celebration Shabbat Service & Dinner. RSVP for dinner. |
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