TEMPLE SINAI BULLETIN

Volume LII, No. 9 May 2018

The Temple Sinai Bulletin is published monthly by Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Road, Rochester, NY 14625. Phone 585-381-6890 www.tsinai.orgHearing Loop Handicap Accessible

The Temple Sinai Confirmation ClassInvites You to Attend Their Service of Confirmation on

Shavuot Saturday, May 19, 2018 6 Sivan 5778

7:00 p.m.

Ella BementJoshua Klein

Aidan LeitMiya Libman

Anna RutbergVictoria SanbergNate Snyderman

Reception Following Service

Muslims fast and dedicate themselves to reflection and self-discipline. One fasts from dawn to sunset for an entire month refraining from food and drink. It is a time to build compassion towards others especially those who know what hunger truly means. Of course we have a similar purpose with our Yom Kippur fast and observance but we only do that for one day. Last year I read of a number of congregations who hosted iftar dinners for their Muslim neighbors around the country. It was decided that we have this special opportunity to extend our hospitality to members of the local Muslim community who are already neighbors and friends to many of us. This year we decided to do this on a limited basis so please note that not everyone will be able to participate. (Please see the notice in another part of the bulletin.) The fast is broken in a traditional manner. After the evening prayer there is the eating of a date and drinking some water.

Then the meal is served. The traditional greeting that one can offer is “Ramadan mubarak,” May you have a blessed Ramadan. I want to thank our Women’s Chavurah and our Social Action Committee who are making this come to fruition.

Shalom,Rabbi Alan J. Katz

Over the years one of the most satisfying parts of my rabbinate has been the work in interfaith activities. There have been so many occasions where I engaged in activities and with people that were outside the world of the Jewish community. What has been so impressive time and again has been the hospitality shown to outsiders when we visit other venues of faith. Our Kesher students over the years have encountered this warm hospitality in the Hindu Temple, the Sikh Gurdwara and the Islamic Center, and numerous churches. We have returned some of this hospitality with invitations to our Sukkah and Passover Seders. This welcoming atmosphere where we share our culture and our food is always appreciated. Over the years invitations have come from both the Islamic Center of Rochester and the Turkish community to visit them and share a meal to break the fast during Ramadan. The meal to break the fast is called an iftar. Each year the Islamic Center invites many non-Muslims to a special iftar to share their bounty and culture with friends and guests. It has been an honor to be invited and there have been times when I was asked to speak during the program before dinner. Ramadan is a holy month in the Islamic calendar when the revelation of the Koran began. Since the Muslim calendar is a purely lunar one with no solar adjustments as we have in our Jewish calendar, the months rotate each year to a different corresponding point in our Gregorian calendar. Ramadan changes seasons over the years. It is a time when able-bodied

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Contacting The RabbisPlease let the temple office (381-6890) know of any illnesses, deaths or joyous occasions so that the Rabbis and the congregation can respond appropriately. Also, remember not to schedule any life cycle events at which Rabbi Katz or Rabbi Till will be present without speaking to them first.

To reach Rabbi Till in an emergency, please call her cell phone (355-0192). While Rabbi Katz is on sabbatical, please call the temple office at 381-6890 if you need to contact him.

It is a mitzvah to visit those who are ill. Please remember that HIPAA regulations prevent hospitals from alerting us when someone is ill. We ask temple members who are aware that one of our members is in a hospital to please call the Temple Sinai office so that one of our Rabbis may visit them.

The seders were lovely, and then they were over. The kids went back to their respective universities, and I began to clear my calendar of non-essential meetings. And I started counting the days until the furniture store could deliver my new recliner to sleep in.

For the very traditional, if you miss a full evening and day of counting the Omer, you must count the rest of the days without saying the blessing, because you have not fulfilled the mitzvah of counting the complete weeks. You may still count, but you must listen to someone else recite the blessing. While we are supposed to be looking joyfully towards Shavuot and the receiving of the Torah, it also teaches us mindfulness. We count each day, numbering it, blessing it, and looking forward to the next.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the disappointments. There were many times in these last few weeks that I wished I could just skip ahead to a time when this would all be over, but I am learning to appreciate what each day brings, and the blessings of family, friends, and each new skill learned with my non-dominant hand. I am trying to be mindful of the goodness around me. I truly appreciated the wonderful meals cooked by my husband, and the holiday table set by my children. I am trying to find the blessings in each day. I am overwhelmed daily by all of those around me that I know I can count on to help.

And I am looking with eager anticipation towards Saturday, May 19th, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah, usher in Shavuot, and celebrate our 10th grade Confirmation Class. Please join me on that 50th day of counting, and join me as well in “counting on” instead of “counting off,” because when we count on each other, we can fulfill mitzvot together. Count on it!

Blanche Fenster

From the evening of the second day of Passover until Shavuot, we are instructed to Count the Omer. We are to mark seven full weeks between the time that the ancient barley offerings were brought to the Temple, and the holiday of Shavuot, reciting the blessing every evening for 49 days and celebrating Shavuot, the giving of the Torah, on day number fifty.

Passover is a holiday I have always “counted down” to. I cook for seders, and have calendar appointments for making, freezing, and defrosting soup, shopping, baking, and making about a hundred matzoh balls. Everything is planned to the day, counting down from the emailed invitations and phone calls (three weeks prior) to the brisket (cooked the day before) to the table setting (the morning of the Seder.) After the second Seder, though, my personal counting is usually done, and I have always ignored the Count of the Omer.

This year my counting took a very different turn. On the Friday before Passover, as I was cleaning up from a lovely Shabbat dinner, I slipped on my own kitchen floor and broke my shoulder. This started my first count: the two days between my emergency visit and when the Orthopedic offices would reopen. Soon everything became a count: a week until another x-ray. Four to six weeks in a sling. And just a week until Passover.

My “counts” had me reeling. My husband loves to cook, and I knew that cooking the Seder meals would actually be fun for him, but how could we get everything done in time if I was going to be of no help? The kids were coming home for the holiday, but could I count on them to work? Suddenly I went from “counting off” to “counting on.” I counted on my immediate family to help me create the holiday smells and visions that I was yearning for. I counted on my friends and extended family to help with serving, clearing dishes, and cleaning. I counted on the traditions and the friendship to help me through the lack of independence and lack of sleep that were weighing on me.

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School of Jewish Life and Learning Pinat Ha-Talmid (The Student Corner)

By Ilan D. Adar, Education Director

siddur (prayer book). At the end of the service the students will receive a special gift from their parents: their own copy of our prayer book: “Mishkan T’filah.” The event will conclude with Havdalah ritual and a pot-luck dinner.

On Sunday, May 13, at 11:15 a.m., we will gather in our Sanctuary for the end of the year assembly and to say farewell to our 7th grade students who are “advancing” to Kesher. Everybody is welcome to join us.

Please Note: May 13 will be the last Sunday School for the year. Due to the holiday of Shavuot, our school will be released a week earlier than usual.

Erev Shavuot and Confirmation CeremonyOn Saturday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m., we will gather in our Sanctuary to participate in the Shavuot service and to rejoice with our 10th grade students as they become confirmed. The evening will conclude with a special oneg sponsored by students’ parents.

We encourage all our school families to come and join with us on this important day.

Tenth Grade Confirmation Trip to NYCThe last event of the year will be our 10th Grade Confirmation trip to NYC. The students will be traveling to New York City on Sunday, May 27 and return to Rochester on Tuesday, May 29. The core subject of the trip is to guide the students along “the path of Jewish immigration” into the United States; and to become familiar with the establishment of the Jewish community in New York City.

Thank you to....... our volunteering parents for preparing the charoset, peeling 180 hard-boiled eggs, and cutting 180 pieces of green onion and parsley for our Passover Model Seder.... all who baked for the Coffee House and Bake Sale. We greatly appreciated your delicious (!) contributions. ... members of our Student Council, and other volunteer students, for setting up the serving tables; and for tending our Coffee House and Bake Sale.... Jane Amstey for coordinating and helping our teens during the Bake Sale.... all our talented performers for sharing their talents with us during the “Open Mic” event.And last, but NOT least, thank you to all who came to enjoy the baked goods, the live entertainment, and the lovely social gathering.

Events in MayOn Friday, May 4, our 5th grade class will lead the Erev Shabbat Family Service. We thank Mrs. Bobbi Sarnov and her Madrichim/Madrichot for preparing the students.

On Saturday, May 5, our 4th grade families, along with other interested members of our Temple, will gather in the Sanctuary for a Shabbat afternoon service lead by the students.

On Sunday, May 6, adults and children of our temple will participate in our annual Mitzvah Day. This year the format will not be according to per-grade activities, but rather each family will choose the activity they would like to participate in. This year participants will come back to temple to share an Israeli/ Mediterranean or pizza lunch.

On Saturday, May 12, our 3rd grade students and their families will gather in our Sanctuary for a special service and ceremony: Siyum Shlav Aleph, the conclusion of the first step in the students’ reading of Hebrew text; and the beginning of learning Jewish prayer from the

WANTED:YOUTH ADVISORS!!

Temple Sinai is looking for passionate leaders or couples who can help strengthen our already vibrant junior youth group, SAWCY (Super Awesome Way Cool Youth) and senior youth group, RATSY (Rochester Association of Temple Sinai Youth).

These are two separate positions which will begin in September, 2018. The advisors will work in partnership with Rabbi Till. Contact Jerry Elman at jelman@tsinai.org if you are interested!

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Saturday May 5 - from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.Interfaith Event

Saturday May 26 - from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.Kosher Kooking: Chocolate Catastrophe

Please feel free to contact me, Nira Mehlenbacher, at any time by email nmehlenb@rochester.rr.com with any questions, concerns or anything you need. Feel free also to reach out to RATSY president, Jacob Snyderman jacob.snyderman@gmail.com with any questions.

SAWCYOn May 5th at 2:00 p.m. members of SAWCY are meeting to create Kindness Rocks. Kindness Rocks are rocks that are painted and decorated with positive messages. After they are created, we will be placing them around the grounds of Temple Sinai. Our final event of the year will be a cooking event in the middle of June.

Please check out the SAWCY bulletin board outside the temple office and Facebook page (under groups "SAWCY") for updated event information now and throughout the year. SAWCY is full of opportunities to have fun, give back and perform tzedakah, collaborate with RATSY, cook traditional Jewish goodies as well as learn about each other. Please feel free to contact Diana Seroski with any questions: sawcy18@gmail.com.

YOUTH CORNER

Please bring your USED COMPUTER PRINTER CARTRIDGES

to the school office.

The Religious School will receive money for all cartridges turned in.

We Could Not Be Prouder

Please join us on June 1st at 6:00 p.m. for the 5th annual Temple Sinai We Could Not Be Prouder Service which will honor our graduating Madrichim, our many graduating high school and college seniors, and Temple teens traveling to Israel during the summer of 2018.

Please encourage any family members that fit into these categories to come and be acknowledged. This has become a very special event!

Temple Sinai has partnered with AARP to offer a course designed for mature licensed drivers to tune up on driving skills. Upon completion, participants may receive up to 10% multi-year reduction on certain portions of auto insurance coverage. NY DMV MAY allow up to a four-point reduction.

This course is open only to TEMPLE SINAI FAMILY MEMBERS.

Fee: $20 AARP members/$25 non-members, payable at the start of first class (check only, no cash). Checks payable to AARP.

Participants MUST bring NYS driver’s license to class.Attendees MUST be present for the entire session(s).

Classes will be held in the Youth Lounge. This is a 6-hour class. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Class dates: August 9th and August 16th.

Go to tsinai.org and click link ‘AARP Smart Driver Course’ to register. You will develop a greater appreciation of new driving challenges!

AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE

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Within Our FamilyIn Memoriam…Temple Sinai notes with sorrow the passing of:Susan Spector, wife of David SpectorSherman Levey, husband of Deborah RonnenIrma Rosenthal, wife of Bernard RosenthalLeonard Baker, father of Marjorie Baker-PriceTemple family extends its heartfelt sympathy to the families.

Mazal Tov to…Scott & Phyllis Wagner on the marriage of

daughter Samantha to Paul CampagnaBeth & Kenneth Rabinowitz on the birth of

grandson David River VigdorJanet & Jerry Elman on the engagement of son

David to Emily RosenbergJoel & Ann Shamaskin on the birth of

granddaughter Isabel TrimbleJoe & Elise Wojciechowski on the engagement

of son Daniel to Sara Siegel

Todah Rabah to…Carol & Michael Yunker for their donation to

the Women’s Chavurah in memory of Susan Spector

Your ‘nachas’ is our ‘nachas’. Email any good news you would like to share with the congregation to jschachter@tsinai.org

Be part of the Sinai Community!

Join our service as our Bar Mitzah leads us in worship.

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Inclusion Awareness and Education DaySinai congregants and community members came together on March 11 to learn with inclusion expert Shelly Christensen, MA, FAAIDD. Shelly shared Jewish texts that illus-trate the information discussed by participants… •A mandate to be a welcoming synagogue

for all who want to pray and participate in Temple life... "For my house shall be a house of prayer for all people" - Isaiah 56:5.

•An assessment of our facility to optimize its accessibility and ability to accommodate members with disabilities... "Do not insult a person who is deaf or put a stumbling block in front of someone who is blind" - Leviticus 19:14

•The importance of giving all of our children the best opportunity to learn and grow... "Teach each child according to his way. Even when he is old, he will not depart from it" - Proverbs Mishlei

•Ways to move our membership and leader-ship toward a goal of being an exemplar of a truly inclusive congregation... "Every member of the people of Israel is obligated to study Torah - whether one is rich or poor, physically able or with physical disability" - Maimonides, Mishne Torah

The Accessibility and Inclusion Committee welcomes anyone interested in advancing our mission to weave inclusion into our congre-gational life by continuing work in the areas of accessibility, education and awareness.

Lauren Lieberman Llieberman@brockport.edu Joel Shamaskin Joel_shamaskin@urmc.rochester.edu

March for Our LivesWhile Temple Sinai did not have an official contingent at the March, some of our members met up for a photo opportunity! Also pictured are Rabbi Katz along with Rabbi Stein and Rabbi Levy from TBK.

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Erev Shabbat Family Service with Birthday Blessings 6:00 p.m.5th grade leading the serviceShabbat Dinner with Friends 7:00 p.m.Torah Portion: EmorLeviticus 21.1 - 24.23

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Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.4th Grade Shabbat Service and Dinner6:00 p.m.

Young Family Service and Dinner 6:00 p.m.Schmoozin' Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m.Torah Portion: Behar - BechukotaiLeviticus 25.1 - 27.34

Book Group 10:00 a.m.School in SessionBaby Boomer Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m.Klezmer Band Practice 7:00 p.m.

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June Shabbat Services

June 1 Erev Shabbat Family Service & Get S’more Shabbat @ 6:00 p.m. June 8 Erev Shabbat Service @ 8:00 p.m.June 15 Erev Shabbat Service @ 6:00 p.m. June 22 Erev Shabbat Service @ 8:00 p.m..

June 29 Erev Shabbat Service @ 6:00 p.m.

Coalition Against Human Trafficking Meeting 5:00 p.m.Executive Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.

Erev Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m.Torah Portion: BemidbarNumbers 1.1 - 4.20

Membership Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m.Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 p.m.

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Schmoozin' Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m.Torah Portion: NasoNumbers 4.21 - 7.89

Women’s Chavurah Ramadan Break Fast Dinner 8:00 p.m.

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Mitzvah Day 9:00 a.m.School in Session- Mitzvah Day Sprouts - Mitzvah Day 9:30 a.m.Coffee for a Cause 9:30 a.m.Mitzvah Day luncheon 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. NO KESHER

School in SessionBogrim 6:00 p.m.

Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.3rd Grade Siyyum Shlav 4:45 p.m.

School in Session7th Grade Advancement, End of Year AssemblyConversational Hebrew 10:30 a.m.Sprouts End of Year Picnic 12:00 p.m.NO KESHER

Hiking Chavurah Planning Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.Erev Shavuot and Confirmation Service 7:00 p.m.

Shavuot Service with Yizkor Memorial Prayers 10:30 a.m.

Religious Practices Meeting7:30 p.m.

Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.

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racticesThe Religious Practices Committee has approved the replacement of two of our High Holy Days Torah covers. After consideration of different styles, colors and fabrics, the Committee has selected the two designs seen below. They most closely represent the style of our other High Holy Days Torah covers. These covers feature metallic gold and silver on a white background.

The designer, Margery Langner of Custom Judaica, suggested that we might also purchase liners for the insides of the covers. Names can be printed on these liners providing congregants and friends with an opportunity to honor or remember friends and family. The Religious Practices Committee wholeheartedly agrees!! It is with great pride and enthusiasm that for a donation of $100 per line - the name(s) you designate will be printed on the liner of a new High Holy Day Torah cover. One scroll will be designated specifically for names of congregants themselves or for those they wish to include “In Honor of ….”and the other scroll will be for names designated “In Memory of”…..

Here are some examples of how you might submit names.

Harry and Frances SnyderSarah Meyers

Suzanne Smith and Charles Jones

If you want your own name included on the Torah liner, please choose the “In Honor of…” Torah liner.

Since each cover and liner is custom made, time is of the essence and all requests and donations must be complete before June 25th. This is a very hard deadline. At no date in the future will we be able to add names.

Please send your donation ($100 per line – see above) with the name(s) requested to the office. Be sure to specify whether the name is to be included on the “In Honor of” Torah liner or on the “In Memory of “ Torah liner. Funds not used to cover the cost of the new Torah covers and liners will be donated to the Torah Restoration Fund.

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May 4 & 5Ruth BakerPolya BerenbaumMary Jo EbnerMargaret FaberBarbara FleischerHarvey GageSamter HorwitzBarry KienerSamuel KlauAbba LekakhJune McDonnellPearl ParnesThomas F. Reinke, Jr.Arthur RosenPhilip SalitFreda WilsonJack YellenMorris ZandMorton Zimbler

May 11 & 12Miriam AltmanRuth BelinoffPhyllis CohenGerald CooperKenneth CramerMichael DiJulioSanford ElwittBessie FensterThomas J. FinnefrockG. Harry HorwitzHilda KeilAnna KolmanSteven LapinCatherine LebmanPeter ManisewitzMildred ManisewitzSaul MoressJamie Nussbaum

Faye PerlmanMurray PessBruce RosenFlorence SchererJoanne G. SchoenfeldKathryn SchwartzMoses SommerMorris SpornLea TeborSamuel WangIrving WeinerMorton Weitman

May 18 & 19Frances B. AbramsAlbert BarnettNeale BogardusBetty BrownSuzanne CameronPhilip CytrynAngelo DiMatteoFrank DonskySteven DrexlerBasya FalkovichSylvia Sue FriedlanderRose GoldensherSam GoldensherBernard GolubMaria GouzySylvia GreenJerry GreenfieldLawrence GreerElaine HoffmanLillian KleinbergCarol LedermanSamuel LeonardAbraham A. LiffJack MorseAnthony PriceJeffrey Rubel

Gary D. SandlerBessie SnyderBenjamin StaenbergMarion SternEvelyn StolerWilliam Waddell, Sr.

May 25 & 26Edwin AlpertMorton BergerMarian BerlowitzEvelyn BerlowitzNathan BirenPauline BlockHarvey DenisRovi FaberElya FarbenblumSheindel FarbenblumPesl FarbenblumMorris FeldmanHelen FeldsottArthur FinkDennis GrawoigAlan GreenJudy GreenAnna HillerStephen JacobsIrwin MetzgerHelene RothschildJewel SchellerJudith SchneiderManuel SchwartzJoseph ShattanBarbara ShavickHyman ShiffrinPhillip SteinCharles SteinbergArlene SternFanny M. WeinsteinBernard YellenAllan ZeldmanPearl Zwart

June 1 & 2Ethel AginsRose BadainesRuth BattlerDavid BodnerArlen BrodskyS. George DiGiovanniAnne FarhiWilliam FeldmanMaurice FleysherAlexander I. FreedmanCecile Gross FriedAlbert GoldenSarah GordonJulia GuttmanBetty HeckerEleanor HowittFlorence HutkoffIsabel KahnIsaac KingJoseph KolmanLois LevinRhoda LongArleigh MarksAnna OliverEileen OseroffSophie PotrakerJeanette RapkinHarold RibKathryn RosenthalRuth SchildkrautMaishe SchusterMinnie SpectorPearl StoneSelma Feinman SussmanJoseph WeinerMildred WeinerAbraham WeinsteinBella WeiserEstherbelle Land Zacher

Yahrzeits The departed live on in the hearts of those who cherish their memory

Todah Rabah !

... to all those who remembered Temple Sinai when they remembered others.

Did you sign up for Mitzvah Day activities?

Don’t miss the new and improved Mitzvah Day.

Opportunities for everyone!

If you haven’t signed up there’s still time. (See our link in Snippets or on the temple website.) Mitzvah Day begins with a special service from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Next we meet with our groups and go to our activities. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. an Israeli lunch and pizzas will be served in the social hall. This is a time to share with others about your activities.

Also during this time, we will have Social Action Centers to visit where you can register to vote, bring small recyclables to Color Brighton Green, learn about Pachamama Alliance for environmental education and sign letters to advocate for children through the Children’s Agenda.

We are still collecting for School 45 new backpacks, school supplies such as glue sticks, post-its, crayons, markers, colored pencils, small hand sanitizers, small scissors, dry erase markers. For women and children in transition we are collecting new socks, underwear, small toys, and flashlights. Recyclables being collected are orange medicine bottles with caps removed and personal info deleted, eye glasses, sneakers, corks, can pull tabs, and CDs and DVDs. There are bins at each entrance.

See you on Mitzvah Day! Ilan Adar, Marilyn Rosen and Nancy Kraus

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Temple ContactsRabbis Alan J. Katz rabbikatz@tsinai.orgDebbi Till rabbitill@tsinai.org Education Director Ilan Adar iadar@tsinai.orgCantorial Soloist Elise WojciechowskiExecutive DirectorJerry Elman jelman@tsinai.org

Officers President Blanche Fenster Secretary Renee Brownstein

visit our website: www.tsinai.org

Vice Presidents:Administration Keith GreerCongregant Connections Carol YunkerFinance Victor PoleshuckEducation Barb Snyderman & Bari WexlerReligious Practices Ellen GoldenbergYouth Initiatives Eric RozenCaring Community & Social ActionAnne Ghory-Goodman

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GET S’MORE SHABBAT! and WE COULD NOT BE PROUDER Service

  ...Friday, June 1st at 6:00 p.m. Mark your calendar now so you don't miss out. This is the first of two Get S'More Shabbat services planned for summer. Come worship, eat and schmooze outside with your temple family. Those who have previously attended know what a great evening it is, and those who have not won't want to miss out on the experience. Join us on the temple lawn to welcome Shabbat with a lively, camp-style musical service, followed by dinner and s'mores. 

Bring your own picnic dinner and relax with new and old friends. Drinks and s'mores will be provided. There will be tables set up, or you can bring your own lawn chairs and blankets.  All ages are welcome. 

Know someone looking for a synagogue?... bring them along! Get S’more Shabbat is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our vibrant and welcoming community.

RSVP by email at office@tsinai.org or call the temple office at 381-6890. There is no charge for this event.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO A PROGRESSIVE DINNER

SPONSORED BY THE WOMEN'S CHAVURAH

WHO:Temple Sinai members

WHAT:Progressive Dinner:

Appetizers will be served at the first home, main course at the second, and dessert at the third.WHEN:

Saturday, June 9th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.WHERE:

At the homes of fellow congregantsWHY:

To have a delicious dinner and perhaps make new friends THE PROCESS:

Everyone attending will be asked to contribute to the dinner by preparing a dish. We will also need people to host.

Once we have all the responses, we will create a menu. Everyone will then be notified of the addresses where they will be eating,

and will receive a recipe to prepare. If you have any questions about how the evening will work, please get in touch with Sue Bondy.

When you RSVP, let us know if you would like to host.

In order to have time to plan, please RSVP by May 25th

to Sue Bondy at 388-0333 or susanbondy@yahoo.com

The Temple Sinai Women's Chavurah will be sponsoring a

Ramadan Break Fast for our Muslim neighbors

on Monday, May 21st at Temple.

We invite you to join us for this Interfaith dinner.

Please plan to arrive at 8:00 p.m. In keeping with Muslim tradition, dinner will begin at 8:35 p.m.

The number of Temple Sinai members will be limited to 30, so please RSVP by May 17th to Donna Goldberg at dgoldberg10@gmail.com . There is no charge for this dinner,

and as always, not for women only!

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In memory ofIrma Rosenthal, by Bernard RosenthalSusan Spector, by David Spector

RABBI TILL’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn memory of

Molly Levitt, by Jane & Jerry MargolisRose Yaffee, by Jane & Jerry MargolisSarah Smolowitz, by Nancy HillerMalvin Ring, by Hilda RingEsten Coan, by Janine & Steven Coan

In honor ofRabbi Till, by Rochelle Cresov

In appreciation ofRabbi Till, by Joyce & Charlie Schachter

ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION FUNDIn memory of

Herman Sarachan, by Jeremy Sarachan & Marie Pellet

Gloria Sarachan, by Jeremy Sarachan & Marie Pellet

Morton Sarachan, by Jeremy Sarachan & Marie Pellet

Samuel Klau, by Karl AuerbachIn honor of

Lillian Courtheoux, by Marcia ElwittA donation has been made by Monika & Les

Katzel

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn memory of

Idel Royzer, by Yefim & Svetlana Royzer

BUILDING FUNDIn memory of

William Yalowich, by Lillian Courtheoux

FLORAL FUNDA donation has been made by Ellen LoughrinA donation has been made by Thomas &

Lorraine Donaher

LIBRARY FUNDIn memory of

Eleanor Rayburn, by Allan & Leni RayburnNelson Gorin, by Marilyn Feldman

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDIn memory of

Joseph Kellerman, by Elise & Joe WojciechowskiRobert Kellerman, by Elise & Joe WojciechowskiSusan Spector, by Monika & Les KatzelSherman Levey, by Judy & Allan Schwartz

In honor ofThe birth of Ed Muszynski & Bonnie Hughes

grandson Andrew, by Monika & Les KatzelThe marriage of Phyllis & Scott Wagner’s

daughter Samantha to Paul Campagna, by Joyce & Charlie Schachter

The engagement of Joe & Elise Wojciechowski’s son Daniel to Sara Siegel, by Joyce & Charlie Schachter

The engagement of Jerry & Janet Elman’s son David to Emily Rosenberg, by Joyce & Charlie Schachter

GENERAL OPERATING FUNDIn memory of

Norman Schenker, by Howard & Arlene Schenker

Aaron Beckwith, by Stefan Cohen & Jodi Beckwith

Faivel Gurevech, by Zina LyubchanskayaHelen Cramer, by Stewart Cramer

JOEL BLOOM MEMORIAL FUNDIn memory of

Ida Keil, by Arlene & Jerry Wiesenberg

LAMPERT MUSIC FUNDIn memory of

Khananiya Kaplan, by Robyn & Irene Belyakov-Goodman

In appreciation ofElise Wojciechowski, by Victor & Joyce

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MITZVAH CONNECTION FUNDIn memory of

Alice Levine Rosen, by Marilyn RosenJerome Louis, by Carol & Michael Yunker

In honor ofThe birth of Joel & Ann Shamaskin’s

granddaughter Isabel Jade, by Elizabeth Steinberg

ONEG FUNDIn memory of

Anna Joel, by Judy & Allan SchwartzSamuel Mazur, by Marcia Elwitt

In honor ofLillian Courtheoux’s special birthday, by

Arlene CooperIn appreciation of

Temple Sinai, by Brian & Renee MendlerHealing wishes to

David Kotok, by Judy & Allan Schwartz

RAIHN FUNDIn memory of

Elmer Louis, by the Yunker FamilyJack Meyers, by Susan & Wayne WillisLouis Green, by Amy & Larry JacobsonMilton Davis, by Janice DaitzMax Kahn, by Harry & Louise Kahn

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDIn memory of

Irving Friedlander, by Nadine & Steve Friedlander

Henrietta Schester, by Nadine & Steve Friedlander

Barnet Fried, by Adam & Janine Fried

PRAYERBOOK FUNDIn memory of

Warren Proulx, Sr., by Janine & Steven Coan

DICK SCHONFELD SOCIAL ACTION FUND

In memory ofJosephine Abelman, by Judy Abelman & Barry

GoldfarbHealing wishes to

Patrick Taricone, by Marilyn Rosen & Allan Hymes

TED ROTHSCHILD ART AND CULTURAL FUND

In memory ofAnita Staenberg, by Marsha Staenberg BoelioJay Etlinger, by Marlene & Henry Etlinger &

FamilyRosalyn Greenberg, by Marlene & Henry

Etlinger & FamilyHarold Greene, by Marlene & Henry Etlinger &

Family

TORAH RESTORATION FUNDIn memory of

Sol Goldman, by Donna & Michael GoldbergSusan Spector, by Donna & Michael GoldbergHarry Rosenfeld, by Arlene & Howard

SchenkerIn appreciation of

Monika & Les Katzel, by Dennis & Carol Goldsmith

For information about these funds, go to our website: www.tsinai.org /About Us / Contributions /

Tributes received after April 10th will be acknowledged in the June Bulletin

A Mitzvah with Perks: Great Way to Help Others . . . and OurselvesPlease bring clothes and other useful items that you no longer need to the donation box located at the end of our parking lot. In addition to helping others, our Temple receives a donation for each pound donated.

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Save the Date: Temple Sinai Annual MeetingOn behalf of the Board of Trustees, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting at Temple Sinai on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in the Social Hall. Come enjoy refreshments at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The agenda for the evening:

- Opening prayer- Rabbi’s report- Education Director’s report- President’s Message- Presentation of the Temple 2018-2019 Budget- Nominating Committee Report- Election of Officers and Trustees