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24 Tevet 5780
January 21, 2020
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THIS SATURDAY
9:30am

A one-hour, peaceful chanted service, mostly in Hebrew, with a focus on the "greatest hits" of Shabbat Shacharit services, a great way to get to know the service and start your day.

10:30am

Torah study with bagels/donuts and coffee will begin at 10:30am and go until Noonish.  Our Torah  Study is a vibrant exchange of ideas about the we ekly Torah portion, bringing both traditional commentary and recent scholarship to bear on the text.  It is a lively salon style, participatory Torah study where all are welcome, and no background or Hebrew is needed. 
Dessert Help Needed!
Friday January 31st and February 1st

Please click on the icon below to help us with dessert and more for the Scholar in Residence Weekend.
MUSIC & STORY HAVDALAH
Saturday, February 1st
4-6 PM
TU B'SHVAT!  Birthday of the trees!  
Saragail Benjamin leads us in our favorite activities-singing, dancing, stories, Havdalah-as we celebrate Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish birthday of the trees!  PLEASE COLLECT & BRING PAPER TOWEL & TOILET PAPER ROLLS!  We'll use them for our crafts project-making our own forest!  Followed by our usual pot-luck-please bring a dish to share.

  Dishes that incorporate fruit will be especially appropriate this week!  (Fruit comes from trees, for TU B'SHVAT!)




VOTE REFORM - MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN ISRAEL TODAY!!!

Between January 21 and March 11, elections for the World Zionist Congress (WZC) will take place in the United States. We need your vote in order to help the Israel Reform Movement.

Why Is It Important?

The WZC has a huge financial impact on the Israel Reform Movement - approximately a quarter of its annual budget comes from the National Institutions, who receive their mandate from the WZC.

How Do I Vote?

In a simple online process with a $7.50 processing fee
($5 if you are between the ages of 18-25).

1.5 minutes, 7.5 dollars, once every 5 years - this is all it takes to help the Israel Reform Movement grow and make a huge impact in Israel!

If you need help voting Stacie will be happy to assist you. Please note you have to be able to access your email when voting. Voting is $7.50 for adults or $5.00 for ages 18- 25.
See Rabbi Edleson's most recent email for more information or apply HERE
SAVE THE DATE: TU B'SHEVAT SEDER  
Sunday Feb 9th, 6pm-8pm

Together with participants from our Introduction to Judaism class, we will celebrate the holiday of Tu B'Shevat, Judaism's original "Earth Day", the new year for trees.   We will build on a ritual created in Tzfat, Israel in the 1500's by Jews escaping the Spanish Expulsion, and carrying their mystical and kabbalistic insights with them.   We will reflect on the connections between spirituality, mysticism, and nature.

Thank you to all of our Members that "Rounded up" their dues payments! 

Julie and Jason Baer
Julie and Jeffrey Benay
Gerri and Sam Bloomberg
Betty Bouchett
Ed Carroll and Josephine Burke
Kimberly and William Chatoff
Kimberly and Harold Dauerman
Jeffrey Davis and Lauren Alpert
Susan Dinitz
Charles Elioseff
Irene and Merrill Epstein
David Geddes and Sheila Stanton
David Gladstone
Jill and Tom Glaser
Barbara Burroughs and Joel Goldberg
Jane and Reid Grayson
Ginny and Art Greenblott
Patty and Steve Greenfield
Harriet and Marcel Grunvald
Neil Groberg and Ellen Wolfson
Hannah Hauser and Rachel Green
Bruce and Barbra Hicken
Sally Howe
Tina and Howard Kalfus
Kimberly and Jason Kenwood
Felicia Kombluh
Susan Leff
Joan and Kenneth Lorber
Betty and Paul Mayer
Maureen Mindell
Joane Molofsky and Neil Buckley
May Chow and Andy Orringer
Judy and Irwin Pensack
Alex Rose
Patricia Sears and Michael Rosenberg
Carol and Jeff Rubman
Bradley and Jacquie Schwartz
Marjie and Mitch Sheppard
Gail Shulman
Laurie and David Singer
Nancy and Dan Smith
Ilene Snow
Cheryl and Evan Stein
Carol and Barry Stone
relativity
Main Street Landing Black Box Theatre
On January 23rd, after the performance,  Rabbi Jan Salzman of Ru'ach Hamaqom and Rabbi David Edleson of Temple Sinai are doing a "Talk Back" session to lead an audience discussion about some of the issues and complexities raised in the play. Particularly how they view cultural icons whose work they admire but whose personal lives and treatment of women disappoint us.  Come see the play and join in the conversation!  
Click HERE for for information

Young Families
Camping Havdalah
June 27, 2020
Caring for the environment and celebrating the natural world are prime values in Judaism and of course, at Temple Sinai.  What better way to keep those values alive than by gathering with our kids, savoring the beauty of the outdoors, enjoying campfires, stories, singalongs, cookouts, s'mores, swimming, and just being together?  What a special way to end Shabbat and our wonderful year of programs, before we break for the summer.

Read more HERE
 


Teacher Spotlight
Kitah Bet
2nd Grade Teacher, Naomi Diamond
 
Just like our previous teacher profile, Sophie Dauerman, Morah Nechama, co-teaches Kitah Bet/Grade 2, (with Sophie).  Like Sophie, she too started school here in preK! Morah Nechama grew up in Williston and has one younger brother, Ari. She is a high school senior at CVU and loves ski racing, crossfit, cooking, hiking, and reading.

Some of the things she loves most to teach are the Jewish holidays and the history behind them. She says, "I think they are incredibly important to our Jewish traditions and customs, and [they are] fun to learn about." 

When asked about some of her favorite Jewish customs and memories, Morah Nechama tells me, "I love flourless chocolate cake on Passover and apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah. My favorite holiday is Rosh Hashanah because I love reflecting on the past year and starting a new one with family and friends." One of her favorite memories is traveling to Israel with her friends from Camp Judea and hiking Masada at sunrise. 

Morah Nechama is super passionate about "kids, Judaism, the outdoors, and I am so excited to be teaching at Religious School this year!"

And we're very excited to have Morah Nechama here at Temple Sinai!
January Anniversaries & Birthdays
Join us in wishing them a wonderful day and many more!

24~ Jay and Cynthia Pasackow


  2 ~ Norman Rapoport

  3 ~ William Camp

  7 ~ Daniel Laskarzewski

  8 ~ Glenn Harple

  9 ~ Garrett Levin

14 ~ Joshua Kalfus

17 ~ Eric Wolinsky

18 ~ Judy Hettena Wright, Stephanie Weiss

19 ~ Elaine Eldridge, Tom Glaser, Holly Glassman, Linda Roberts Greenblatt

20 ~ Barbara Hicken

21 ~ Hannah Hauser, Morris Silver

22 ~ Samuel Edwards-Kuhn

24 ~ Pamela Mittel

25 ~ Marti Sterin

26 ~ Jill Glaser, Sarah Lorber

28 ~ Neil Buckley

29 ~ Rose Fenderson, Howard Kalfus, Amelia Murtha

 30 ~ Alec Collins
Please support Grace Stein
Grace is jumping into icy cold waters on February 1st to support the Special Olympics of Vermont. That's a very COLD Mitzvah!


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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.