2nd Outdoor Lunch & Socialization Event
Last Thursday, a group of Sinai Sisterhood members met in the Temple's shady back yard. We brought our own chairs, food and drink, and masks; and we sat socially distanced from each other and shared our thoughts about our lives, families and things that interested us. We re-discovered that it is so helpful to reach out when we are struggling with issues and not isolate. We shared our thoughts and feelings and saw how identifying with what other people are feeling really helped to lighten the situation. We shared, commiserated, and laughed together. We shared strategies that we are using to cope with these challenging, isolating times. We found that spending time with each other safely and in person truly nourished our souls.
Before we left each other, we agreed to meet again this week!
We welcome all to join us at our 2nd luncheon,
even if you did not attend the 1st!
INVITATION:
Please join your Sinai Sisters for an outdoors, Covid Compliant, socially distant, brown bag lunch and discussion.
WHERE:
Temple Sinai backyard, under the shade of our lovely trees.
We will meet in groups of 6-10 people so that we can more easily hear and share with each other.
DATE:
This Thursday, July 9th
TIME:
11:30 am to 12:30 pm ( or longer if you wish)
BRING:
Your own chair, lunch, drink, hat, umbrella, wear or bring a mask
Please RSVP to:
Irene Epstein by Tuesday, July 7th
PLEASE NOTE: TEMPLE SINAI BATHROOMS WILL NOT BE OPEN!!!!!
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At last week's luncheon, Jan Orlansky provided the participants with some coping materials, and they requested that these items be included in this week's newsletter as noted below:
1.
Meditation:
with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: M-F at 8:30-9:00 am
1 253 215 8782, ID: 580 872 399, then press #.
2.
Book:
Getting Good At Getting Older
by Richard Siegel & Rabbi Laura Geller.
Thank you Jan for providing these references!
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UPCOMING EVENT - yummy BLUEBERRY PICKING IN JULY!
We will have more details in our next newsletter- stay tuned!
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Summer Book Club
Updated
Information
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Sisterhood Virtual Book Club
Join Sisterhood for our very first Virtual Summer Dessert & Zoom Book Discussion
Book:
Here All Along, By Sarah Hurwitz
If you have a copy of the book that you wish to share, please contact Irene Epstein at:
Date:
Monday, August 10th
Time
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7:15 pm Socialization
7:30 pm Book Discussion
Dessert:
Bring your own dessert to “share” prior to the Book Discussion!
Chairwoman:
Nancy Levine
Please contact Nancy Levine with any questions about this event or about attending a zoom meeting.
Click here
Below is the
ZOOM MEETING INVITATION
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Moderator:
Jan Zatzman Orlansky
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Nancy Levine is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: HERE ALL ALONG
Time: Aug 10, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 816 6748 2711
Password: 666568
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VIDEOS
Although viewing the videos below is not necessary for the discussion, they may be of interest.
In the next video interview, Sarah talks about Judaism in divisive times.
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Book Summary:
A renowned political speechwriter rediscovers Judaism, finding timeless wisdom and spiritual connection in its age-old practices and traditions.
“Sarah Hurwitz was Michelle Obama’s head speechwriter, and with this book she becomes Judaism’s speechwriter.”—Adam Grant,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Give and Take, Originals,
and co-author of
Option B
After a decade as a political speechwriter—serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign—Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book . . . about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is.
Hurwitz was the quintessential lapsed Jew—until, at age thirty-six, after a tough breakup, she happened upon an advertisement for an introductory class on Judaism. She attended on a whim, but was blown away by what she found: beautiful rituals, helpful guidance on living an ethical life, conceptions of God beyond the judgy bearded man in the sky—none of which she had learned in Hebrew school or during the two synagogue services she grudgingly attended each year. That class led to a years-long journey during which Hurwitz visited the offices of rabbis, attended Jewish meditation retreats, sat at the Shabbat tables of Orthodox families, and read hundreds of books about Judaism—all in dogged pursuit of answers to her biggest questions. What she found transformed her life, and she wondered: How could there be such a gap between the richness of what Judaism offers and the way so many Jews like her understand and experience it?
Sarah Hurwitz is on a mission to close this gap by sharing the profound insights she discovered on everything from Jewish holidays, ethics, and prayer to Jewish conceptions of God, death, and social justice. In this entertaining and accessible book, she shows us why Judaism matters and how its message is more relevant than ever, and she inspires Jews to do the learning, questioning, and debating required to make this religion their own.
“Searching for meaning in the ancient scripture and traditions of Judaism, Sarah Hurwitz takes us along on an enriching journey of discovery. In
Here All Along,
she explores her birthright as a Jew and finds timeless and valuable life lessons.”—David Axelrod, director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama.
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Summer Sisterhood Events!
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We welcome all to join us for meaningful programing, joyful camaraderie, services to Temple Sinai and ongoing philanthropy to our community.
#More Than Your Bubbe's Sisterhood
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