WEEKLY NEWS
16-17 Iyar 5779
May 21, 2019
Worship Times
Weekly Torah


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THIS FRIDAY

6:30pm

As you whind down from a busy week, join us for this service to start the Sabbath. Following the service, schmooze with us by staying for the Kiddush and an Oneg in the Social Hall. This is a great time to meet new people and enjoy the company of fellow member and new comers.
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THIS SATURDAY

10:00am

Everyone in the community is invited to join us this Saturday for our Shabbat morning service as we celebrate the occasion of Diana Larrow, daughter of Karen and Jerod Larrow, becoming bat mitzvah.





Please also join us in congratulating her on this achievement by staying for the Kiddush immediately following the service.

 
No Torah Study
Due to the extended service with Torah reading this Saturday, we will not hold our weekly Torah Study.  Please join us for the reading of the Torah during the service.
Religious School
Visioning Session

How do you see the future of our Religious School?

A Religious School Visioning Session will take place at Temple on Thursday, May 30, from 6:00pm-7:30pm.  If you haven't already RSVP'ed, please let Judy Alexander know if you plan to attend.


Social Action Committee News

Your Social Action Committee is developing a list of important volunteer activities. Click the button below for a list of some good places to start in May and June.

Please join us!

OPEN TO EVERYONE 
Friday, June 7 | 5:00pm

Thinking it is time for your child to start Religious School?

Come on Friday, June 7 and get to know our school, and the exciting innovations we are making for next year.  Meet the Rabbi and Education Director!

Enjoy ga-ga, games, singing and a barbeque, and then join us for Rock Shabbat with Temple Sinai's in-house rock band, Dahg.

If not now, when?



Friday, June 7 | 6:30pm


Saturday, June 8 | 7:00pm
Joint Event at Ohavi Zedek

It is a centuries-old tradition to study into the night on the evening of Shavuot to honor the giving of the 10 Commandments.  Our "Tikkun Leil Shavuot" this year is with Ohavi Zedek, and will include an engaging range of topics of study, and singing sessions, with cheesecake and a short service between the two learning sessions.  Rabbi Edleson will be leading Shavuot singing and a study on the Book of Ruth focusing on conversion and inclusion.  Other Temple Sinai members will be leading a session on law and its role in creating a holy society.  See the attached flyer for details. 

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Sunday, June 9 | 10:00am
Shavuot Festival Service
w/ Hallel and Yizkor

Celebrate the giving of the 10 Commandments, and celebrate Temple Sinai's birthday with our Festival Service.  The service will be full of singing, and will highlight the chanting of the 10 Commandments.  A dairy Oneg will follow.  
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Get updates about upcoming events, projects, and meetings.  Remember, Brotherhood is open to everyone, regardless of gender identity or religious affiliation.



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WE'RE BACK

After too long a hiatus the Chaverim Committee (AKA-Caring Committee) is back in action with Deb Leopold and Amy Collins as co-chairs. They are excited to be heading up this very necessary committee for our Temple community. If you enjoy helping friends in times of need, please consider joining our "non-committee" committee--no regular meetings, just the warm, fuzzy feeling you get from helping others. Email us if you are interested at [email protected]
 
We have a number of initiatives that we are currently engaged in:
  • Card Team--sends birthdays cards monthly, get well and condolence cards as needed and we are always looking for helping hands for this.
  • Providing rides for members to Temple services/events.
  • Meals for members during difficult times.
  • Visits to home-bound members.
  • Comfort Shawls (please get out your knitting needles)
  • The third Friday of each month is designated Birthday Shabbat.  Chaverim provides a birthday cake, but we aren't able to host the entire oneg each month.  So, feel free to host one of the birthday onegs.
Coming soon-- Salsa Dancing. We are hoping to have a Salsa dance event sometime in June.  More details to follow as things develop.
thanks
 
Dear Temple Sinai Members and Friends,

As I write this, I am still reeling from the wonderful honor you showed me at Teacher Appreciation Shabbat. 
 
Aside from the wonderful accolades and gifts, which I cherish and appreciate, I am so grateful to be part of this warm, loving community that has been such a huge part of my life these past 20 years. 
 
I am heartened to know that I have touched so many lives, but even more, my life has been so enriched by all of you. I am very humbled and honored to have the love and support of our Temple community.
 
Ben Zoma said: "Who is rich? Those who are happy with their portion." (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 32a also found in Pirkei Avot 4:1). I am, indeed, a very rich person.
 
Several folks have asked to see the necklace so I'm enclosing a picture. It contains the first line of the Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6:24 -Yivarechecha Adonai viyishmirecha

May God bless you and guard you,

Judy Alexander
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!
Anniversaries & Birthdays

Join us in wishing them a wonderful day and many more!

 


 

May 22 ~ Jane Molofsky & Neil Buckley

May 24 ~ Suzanne & Tom Grocki

May 25 ~ Barbara & Gary Keller

May 27 ~ Sheri & Tim Duff

May 27 ~ Patricia Sears & Michael Rosenberg



 

 

 

 

 

May 21 ~ Sara Birnbaum

May 22 ~ Ed Carroll

May 23 ~ Barbara Keller

May 26 ~ David Shiman

 

Birthday Celebration  Oneg
 
CALLING ALL
JUNE BIRTHDAYS!

Mark your calendars, and join us
Friday,  June 21, after the 6:30pm
service  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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HADASSAH EVENT
"Our Heritage
and Our Health"
Facts about Genetic Conditions
among the Ashkenazim
June 2 | 12:00pm

THIS EVENT WAS  CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST

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Click the image for a calendar  of upcoming events.

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.