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A Reform Jewish Congregation
500 Swift Street | South Burlington, VT 05403
For my house shall be called
a
house of prayer
for all people.
~ Isaiah 56:7
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3-4 Tevet 5779
December 11, 2018
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SPECIAL KABBALAT SERVICE
w/ Guest Speaker
December 14 | 6:30pm
Professor Joyce Antler, author of Jewish Radical Feminism - Voices from the Women's Liberation Movement, will speak during services and do a Q&A during the Oneg. We will discuss the role of Jewish women, and the connections with Jewish culture and values, in the women's liberation movement and second-wave feminism. All are welcome.
About the Book
Fifty years after the start of the women's liberation movement, a book that at last illuminates the profound impact Jewishness and second-wave feminism had on each other.
Jewish women were undeniably instrumental in shaping the women's liberation movement of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Yet historians and participants themselves have overlooked their contributions as Jews. This has left many vital questions unasked and unanswered-until now. Delving into archival sources and conducting extensive interviews with these fierce pioneers, Joyce Antler has at last broken the silence about the confluence of feminism and Jewish identity.
About Dr. Antler
Joyce Antler
is the Samuel J. Lane Professor Emerita of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor Emerita of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University. She is the author of You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother (2007) and The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America (1997) and is the author or editor of many other books on American Jewish history and women's history.
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This Weekend
SPECIAL KABBALAT SHABBAT
~ 6:30pm
Join us for the start to Shabbat as we wecome Professor Joyce Antler.
SHABBAT
MORNING SERVICE w/ TORAH SERVICE
~ 9:30am
One thing that has become clear is that for too many of our students, the ONLY Saturday morning services they attend are for their bat or bar mitzvah. This is a significant problem, and to address it, we decided to schedule two school-wide Saturday morning school services during this school year. The first one will be this Saturday, Dec 15th, the next will be on March 16th. The service will be modeled on the b'nei mitzvah services, and will include a Torah service. Different classes are expected to lead various parts of the service, so it is important that you and your students do your best to attend. Although this is a school-wide service, everyone is encourage to attend to support our Religious School children.
TORAH STUDY & HAVDALAH
~ 4:00pm
Due to our extend morning service this Shabbat, our Torah study will be held later in the day and will be followed by Havdalah. We'll look at both modern scholarship, traditional commentary, and considering how these ancient texts can help us explore our own spiritual lives, our values, and what it means to be human. Please plan to join us!
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Temple Sinai Sisterhood
wishes to express their
sincere
"Thank You"
to the
Temple Sinai Brotherhood
for their help with making this year's
Annual Congregational Breakfast
this past Sunday a great success!
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Christmas Day
Social Justice
Opportunity!
Click the "Meals On Wheels" image
for more information >>>
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JEWISH TRADITION ON CHRISTMAS DAY?
Chinese Food and Movie
SAVE THE DATE
December 25 | 1:00pm
We at Temple Sinai spend the morning of Christmas delivering meals to people in need, but this year, we are adding an important Jewish Tradition - Chinese Take-Out food and a movie. We will gather at Temple Sinai at 1:00pm for Chinese food, a movie, and board games. Please tell your friends to come and join us! More information is coming soon, but save the date and spread the word!!!
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From Our Mailbox to Yours
Thank you to our Temple Sinai family for your love and support. Ken would have been happy to know we were so well cared for.
-- The Kaye, Singer, and Sheppard families
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OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND THE AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC IN MARCH
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Oneg Coordinator Needed
Do you enjoy getting to know your fellow community members? Do you like organizing food for events? Then we have a place for you as our Oneg Coordinator.
Our current Oneg Coordinator, Amy Collins, is stepping down in December, and we need someone to step up and assume the position to ensure that our Onegs following our Kabbalat Shabbat services continue without a hitch. If you are interested, please contact
Amy Collins.
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Jewish History Study Group
Wednesdays | 11:00am
Our Jewish History Study Group has started a new book,
The Rag Race: How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire
(The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History) - Adam D. Mendelsohn.
Click the image to read
more about the book
Please join us on Wednesday as we read and discuss this work. All are welcome!
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Anniversaries & Birthdays
Join us in wishing them a wonderful day and many more!
~ None this Week
December 13 ~ May Chow
December 13 ~ Jeffrey Loiter
December 14 ~ Joshua Lorentz
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Birthdays Celebration
Oneg
Friday, December 21
CALLING ALL
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS!
Mark your calendars, and join us
Friday,
December 21, after the 6:30pm worship
for a special Oneg
in honor of your birthday.
No need to RSVP,
just come for some cake
and to CELEBRATE!
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Giant Family Drum Circle
New Year's Eve
HIGHLIGHT--Burlington
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Treasurer Needed
for Sarah Frank Chapter
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Throughout Vermont
Click the logo to view upcoming Jewish events sponsored by Jewish groups and houses of worship in VT.
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Click the image for a calendar
of upcoming events.
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UVM
Miller
Center for
Holocaust Studies
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Mission Statement
We are a diverse, egalitarian, and inclusive community of Jews and interfaith families. We joyfully embrace Judaism as a way of life through prayer, music, social action, celebrating Jewish holidays, lifelong learning, and life cycle events. Through these activities, we seek to promote spiritual growth, moral values, and the social welfare of our community.
Vision Statement
Temple Sinai strives to be a joyful, energetic, accepting, innovative, caring, and accessible faith community. We choose to practice and teach Jewish traditions in our community, so that Jews and Judaism will continue to flourish, both in Vermont and in an ever-changing world. We believe that support for a safe and prosperous State of Israel is an important part of our Jewish identity.
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