WEEKLY NEWS
23 Shevat 5780
February 18, 2020
Worship Times
Weekly Torah



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THIS FRIDAY
6:30pm
Join us for the 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.
In This Issue

 
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 ide
as about the weekly Torah portion, bringing both traditional commentary and recent scholarship to the bear on the text. It is a lively salon style, participatory Torah study where all are welcome, and no background or Hebrew is needed.


Annual Appeal
Marc and Linda Greenblatt
Patty and Steve Greenfield

Board Discretionary Fund
Carol and Barry Stone
In Memory of Helen Stone and Evelyn Greenstein


Education Fund
Beverley Bettmann
Sarah Gamer
Ilene Snow
In Memory of Sylvia Hoefherr

General Contribution
Betty Bouchett
In Memory of Ann Loeb Sikora
Allegra Manacher
Marc Kamhi
Dorothy Rosenweig
In gratitude to Judy Alexander for the Hebrew Class
Shelagh and Jerry Shapiro
Liz and Kevin Weishaar
Susan and Victor Zimmerman
In memory of Edward Samiljan

Oneg Fund
Irene and Merrill Epstein
In Memory of Bernard Abbott

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Elaine Beiberg
Tobi and Morris Silver
J.E. Weisman  
Social Action Opportunities

Meals-on Wheels
Passover Food Drive
Campaign for a Strong Fair and Impartial Policing Policy
Driver for Migrant Justice
Volunteering at the Food Shelf
Programs for Seniors
Supporting Hussein Noor Hussein
Do any of these interest you?
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Lost Mural Presentation at Temple Sinai
with Governor Madeleine M. Kunin
 Friday March 13th, after services

The Friends of the Lost Mural will be presenting a large photo print of the Lost Mural to be hung in the Temple Sinai social hall.  This event will highlight the Lost Mural's themes of immigration and freedom.
 
Rabbi David Edleson will be speaking about the Lost Mural during services.  After services, Governor Madeleine M. Kunin will present the Friends' gift  to Temple Sinai sometime the Oneg. 
 
SAVE THE DATE

                    Saturday, April 4th 

                     How Do We Havdalah?  
From Minsk to Havana to South Burlington

Rachel Levy serves as the Regional Director for Vermont and  has been working for the Jewish Federations of North America since 2011.  In this capacity, she recently had the opportunity to see how Jewish Federation is restoring and building vibrant Jewish life around the world. Rachel will share stories from her winter trips to Minsk, Tbilisi and Havana.  She will explain the challenges that the Jews face in each of these cities and ways that we can help.
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.


Click above to vote

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.


February Anniversaries & Birthdays
Join us in wishing them a wonderful day and many more!

4  ~ Linda Retchin and Jeff Solomon
14 ~ Terri and Russ Goodwin
15 ~ Sally and Jon Margolis
24 ~ Hannah Hauser and Rachel Green

  1 ~ Sophia Kehr
  2 ~ Johanna Prince
  4 ~ Holly Issenberg, Armin Tavakkoli
  7 ~ Mitchell Fried
7 ~ Sue Gordon
9 ~ Kimberly Dauerman
11 ~ Patty Greenfield
12 ~  Zoe Prue
13 ~ Sean Toohey
13 ~ Marissa Needleman
14 ~ Lisa Greenblott, Susan Leff
15 ~ Rachel Norotsky, Matt Weiner
16 ~ Tim Owings, David Weissberger, Leslie Schreiber
17 ~ Jason Friedman
19 ~ Samuel Lurie,  Joshua Prue
20 ~ Sandy First, Andrew Phillips
22 ~ Ari Diamond, Melvin Israel
23 ~ Arthur Goldsweig, Lauren Davis
28 ~ Alyssa Markp
29 ~ Ella  Stein, Vivian Saipe

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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.