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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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17 Tevet 5780
January 14, 2020
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Office Hours Friday January 17th
The office will be closed at 2PM.
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6:30pm
A
Shabbat Service Honoring MLK , Jr. Day
Rabbi David will be away this Friday night.
Join Mark Leopold, Eric Friedman, and representatives of the Social Action Committee in a service to inspire us with songs of struggle and justice, and readings by and about Dr. King and with verses from this week's Torah Portion, Sh'mot, which tells of the enslavement and suffering of the Israelites under a new Pharaoh in Egypt.
Join us for this service to start the Sabbath.The service is filled with music, prayer, and reflection on this week's Torah portion.
Following the service, join us for Kiddush and an Oneg in the Weisbein Social Hall.
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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.This week the service is led by Dr. Bruce Chalmer.
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. This week will be led by Dr. Bruce Chalmer.
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Temple Sinai
Tot Shabbat
Friday, January 17, 5:30-6:15 PM
Saragail Benjamin leads us in a kid-friendly service with singing, stories, followed by kiddish, challah, schmoozing, and play!
A joyful way to connect with family and commity as well as Shabbat!
UPCOMING
MUSIC & STORY HAVDALAH
Saturday, February 1
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 put-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!)
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See Rabbi Edleson's most recent email for more information.
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WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS ELECTIONS
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WE NEED YOUR VOTE!
THE WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS (WZC) IS ONE OF THE FEW REPRESENTATIVE GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC BODIES OF THE WORLD'S JEWISH PEOPLE. The Reform Movement has become one of the key parties that make up this voting body.
The 38th World Zionist Congress is scheduled to meet in Jerusalem from October 20-23, 2020; the elections will determine the size of the various delegations to the Congress and are scheduled to be held from January 21 to March 11, 2020 (MLK Day to
Purim
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PARTICIPATING IN THE WZC ELECTIONS IS THE ONLY WAY NORTH AMERICAN JEWS CAN DEMOCRATICALLY INFLUENCE ISSUES AND FUNDING IN ISRAEL.
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SAVE THE DATE:
TU B'SHEVAT SEDER
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.
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Sisterhood/Brotherhood
Upcoming Events
Sisterhood Movie Night
January 14th
Sisterhood Goes X-Country Skiing
January 17th
Click on the images for info on each event!
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Thank you from Sinai Sisterhood to all of Brotherhood and Bowlers who came out for our yearly bowling tradition.
Pins, balls, mammoth pizza's and a good time was had by all.
See you next year Burlington Bowlers.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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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