Temple Sinai Sentinel - February 2011 Issue

TEMPLE SINAI affiliated with the Union for Reform JudaismTHE NEWSLETTER OF RENO’S REFORM CONGREGATION

Volume 37, No. 5 — February 2011 • Shevat/Adar-I 5771(To sponsor a Sentinel call the Temple offi ce at 775-747-5508.)

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INSIDE:

Special Congregational Meeting . .2Yahrzeits: In Loving Memory . .4

Donations to Sinai . . . . . . . . . . .5Temple Sinai Family . . . . . . . . .5Schedule of Services . . . . . . . . .6New/Prospective Member Dinner . .7

Family Promise - 2010 . . . . . . .7KNPB Documentary . . . . . . . . .7Religious School / Youth . . 8 & 9B’nei Mitzvah Schedule . . . . . . 8

Silver Anniversary Celebration . .9Sinai Sisterhood / Men’s Club 10Brisket Cook-Off . . 11-12 & InsertCalendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Special Congregational Meeting

Announcementof Special

Congregational Meeting

To Discuss Financial Shortfall and Possible Closure of Temple Sinai

We Need All Members to Attend

Come With Solutions to Keep Our Jewish Community Alive

Sunday, February 27, 2011at 4:00 PM

Temple Sinai Social Hall

Kehillat: Community

Question: What does it take to create a kehillat kedushah: a holy community

engaged in meaningful, joyful, and soulful prayer embedded with

music; a kehillat talmudim: a community of learners in

which children and adults are interested in acquiring

deep and broad Jewish knowledge; and a

kehillat hesed: a caring community

which responds to the needs of

our own congregants as well

as to the needs of the

larger community?

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CARING COMMUNITY KEHILAT HESED sxj ,kveTh e goal of the kehilat hesed is to create a more caring and responsive community:

to transform our casual associations into loving and sacred relationships.

Let us know if you can help with any of the following:

Deliver a meal to a neighbor Give a neighbor a ride to a Temple event Give a neighbor a ride to an appointment Run an errand for a neighbor Call or visit someone who is home-bound Knit a shawl for someone who is ill Off er a place at your holiday table

Let us know what your needs are and please call:

If there has been a death in your family If you or a family member is ill If you need a ride to the Temple If you need an errand done If you are home-bound If you are the caregiver for a family member with special needsIf you would like to be hosted for a Shabbat or holiday dinner

The Rabbi WantsTo Know...

Do you have college age children away from home? We would like to keep in touch with them.

Let Rabbi Appleby know at 747-5508 or RabbiTempleSinai@

pyramid.net.

KADDISH TO BE SAID FEBRUARY 4

Neville Donovan

father of Neva Donovan,

January 30

Ben Kornbluth father of

Bobbi Kornbluth, January 31

Ina Cohen mother of Les

Cohen, February 1

Avraham Tordjman

grandfather of Deb Garrett,

27 Shevat (February 1)

Johanna Bretzfelder, 29 Shevat (February 3)

Eleanor Rolston grandmother of Aaron

Rolston, February 3

Cecil Greenspan grandmother of Linda

Labowe, 30 Shevat (February 4)

Albert E. Kaye grandfather of Linda Duffi é,

February 4

Eva Rosenberg, February 4

Sophie Mathis Kahn grandmother

of Robert Dickens and Debra Pomeranz,

February 5


Esther Jacobson grandmother of Rabbi

Emerita Myra Soifer, February 6

Rose Medrech sister of Ethel Jaff e and aunt

of Sue Burkhamer, February 6

Anne Schwartz grandmother of Deb Garrett,

February 6

Florence Roth, February 7

Israel Kaplan father of Mary Garfi nkle, z”l,

February 9

Joseph Nasater father-in-law of Monroe

Barnett, February 9

Jeff rey David Zentner, February 9

Ruth Ragazner step-grandmother of

Michael Weinzweig, 6 Adar-I (February 10)

Tillie Zwelling great-grandmother of Bradley

Medvin and grandmother of Sandra Medvin,

z”l, February 10

Dustin Harter nephew of Dawn Frohlich,

February 11

Rosella Reusch, February 12

Philip Paul Soifer father of

Rabbi Emerita Myra Soifer, February 12

Annie Sutton, February 12


Jake Garfi nkle husband of Mary

Garfi nkle, z”l, February 13

Sidney Stern husband of Vera Stern,

February 13

Katy Zwelling great-aunt of Bradley Medvin

and aunt of Sandra Medvin, z”l, February 13

Edith Abedon sister-in-law of Ethel Jaff e and

aunt of Sue Burkhamer, February 14

Ruth Feinberg wife of Rabbi Abraham

Fineberg, z”l, February 14

Bertha Gruenwald grandmother of Rod

Sloan, February 14

Leo Minuk, 10 Adar-I (February 14)

Alecksander Kregg, February 15

Henry Kahn, February 17

Robert I. Waroff , February 17

Harold Barnett brother of Monroe Barnett,

February 18

Sybil Reiman grandmother of Debra McKean,

February 18

Mary Gold mother of Adrienne Tropp,

February 19


Kenneth H. Fliess father of Adam Fleiss,

February 20

Bernard Paul Platshon father of Linda

Platshon, February 20

Joan S. Siriott, February 21

Leo J. Stillpass, February 21

Anne Zimmerman mother of Norm Robins,

February 21

Herbert Brenner father of Van Brenner,

February 23

Frederica Lue grandmother of Catherine

Harris, February 23

Rae Aaronson Carpol aunt of Marynne

Aaronson, 20 Adar-I (February 24)

Milton Krochmal, February 24

Anna K. Mandelstam, February 25

John S. Sinai, February 25

Margaret Winnick mother of Ilene Hobson,

February 25

Ken Yeghoian son of Enid Matteson,

February 26

KADDISH TO BE SAID MARCH 4

Rebecca Shenkman, February 28

Lila Nasater mother-in-law of Monroe

Barnett, March 1

Nathan Serotick grandfather of David

Kladney, March 1

Ruby Smolensky grandmother of Michael

Weinzweig, 25 Adar-I (March 1)

Tillie Thalmessinger, 25 Adar-I (March 1)

Adeline Mayer in the Virginia City Cemetery,

March 2

William Bradbury Platt grandfather of

Marynne Aaronson, March 2

Julia Salmirs great-aunt of Barbara Pratt,

March 2

Audrey Merkin sister of Joseph Merkin,

March 3

Ella Spinner mother of Helene Spinner, March 3

Leon Tretter grandfather of Helene Spinner,

March 3

Joseph I. Bluhm father of Susan Bluhm,

March 5

Mary Garfi nkle wife of Jake Garfi nkle, z”l,

March 5

Leonard Levenson step-father of David

Zucker, March 5

Ellen B. Levine mother of David Levine, 29

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We thank those who support Temple Sinai.

General Fund

Rabbi Teri Appleby & Jonathan Leo in consideration of the fi scal emergency

Karen & Jerry Ceppos towards the Selichot Oneg

Kurt & Dawn Frohlich in memory of Lotte Frohlich, z”l and Dustin Harter, z”l

Betty Goodman in memory of her husband Jesse Goodman, z”l

Douglas Goodman in memory of his father, Jesse Goodman, z”l

Allison & Jeff Gorelick in appreciation of Torah for Tots and Temple Sinai

Kim Grist in memory of Estelle C. Mannis, mother of Kim Grist and grandmother of Brittney, Randall, and Courtney Smith

Israeli Folk Dance Co-op in appreciation of Temple Sinai

Ethel Jaff eBobbi KornbluthArlene Levenson in honor of Ethel

Jaff e on her 95th birthday

Susan & Alan Liebman in appreciation of Temple Sinai

Wayne OmelSusannah Skyer for Family PromiseThe Stites Family in honor of Camille

Gertler, Marilyn Rappaport, and Julia Rubin

Rabbi Emerita Myra Soifer, Ethel Jaff e, and Sue Burkhamer towards the memorial plaque for Sis. Laureen

Jane Townley & Jeff Gingold in memory of Jane’s mother, Dorothy Townley

Adrienne & Richard Tropp in memory of Dalit Gold, z”l

Adrienne & Richard Tropp in consideration of the fi scal emergency

Leonard Weinberg in memory of Rose Weinberg, z”l and Herman Rappaport, z”l

Music Fund

Karen & Jerry Ceppos in memory of Dorothy Appleby, z”l, mother of Rabbi Appleby

The Stites Family in honor of Jon Leo and Gerald Willis

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

The Stites Family in honor of Rabbi Teri Appleby

Religious School Fund

Gay Warner in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Stites

Please Consider Making A Donation

General NeedsCapital Fund: Servicing capital

improvements to the SynagogueCemetery Fund: Maintenance of cemeteryFF&I Fund: Furnishings, fi xtures and

interior improvementsGeneral Fund: General operating expensesMaintenance Fund: Building and

grounds maintenanceMusic Fund: Events, equipment, musiciansReligious School Fund: General school needsRitual Fund: Sanctuary and religious suppliesRabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Directly

supports Rabbi’s tzedakah eff orts

Temple Sinai Family

Thanks ~ Todah

Thanks to our January Oneg hosts: Sharrone Blanck’s 4-5th Grade Class, the Gertler, Rappaport and Rubin Families, Benala Abrams, and the Sisterhood.

Thanks to our January greeters: Temple Board members, Jeff Blanck, Marilyn Rappaport, Marsha Cohen, Doug Goodman, Adrienne Tropp, Bobbi Kornbluth, and Julia Rubin, and Temple Board president Jake Margolis.

Our Condolences

Our Condolences to Marilyn Rappaport on the death of her aunt, Dorothy Reich, on January 4, 2011, to Edie Paris on the death of her mother, Donna Harris, on January 11, and to Adrienne Tropp on the death of her father, Bernard Gold, on January 20.

Refuah Sheleimah

“Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery” to: Herb Pevney, Joe Amsterdam (friend of Marilyn Roberts), Jules Rutkovitz, Marsha Levins (mother of Marilyn Rappaport), Hilary Schweigler and Cindi Prescott (friend of Alison Lasher)

Birthdays

Jan 30: Ariya WeissJan 31: Gary PomeranzFeb 2: Shane GrayFeb 3: Jason LopezFeb 4: Nathan ZeltzerFeb 6: Jacob ZuckerFeb 7: Douglas GoodmanFeb 7: Linda KuttenFeb 10: Max Blanck, Eli PovolnyFeb 12: Amber FrohlichFeb 13: Daniel Dichiara, Selma

Goldstein

Feb 15: Marc PickerFeb 16: Pam Sloan, Rod SloanFeb 17: Sue Burkhamer, Samantha

MedvinFeb 18: Linda Duffi éFeb 19: Debra PomeranzFeb 20: Marynne Aaronson, Monroe

Barnett, Honor EdmondsFeb 21: Louis MedvinFeb 26: Bradley Medvin, Max ZeltzerFeb 27: Susannah Skyer GuptaFeb 28: Saundra GoodmanMar 2: Mindi Brenner, Ikaika FlaggMar 4: Sharrone BlanckMar 5: Mary Bonds, Hannah Davis

AnniversariesFeb 4: Deb & Robert GarrettFeb 22: Elliott & Gail SterissFeb 24: Stuart & Linda LaboweFeb 28: Marc & Diana Basché

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Erev Shabbat ServicesEVERY FRIDAY at 7:30pm

(Except the 1st Friday of each month)Th is month: FEBRUARY 11, 18, & 25

at 7:30PM

Monthly Simchat Shabbat Services (ages 9-109)

Th e FIRST FRIDAY of every month at 7pmTh e service is followed by an Oneg with an

ice cream bar and Israeli dancing (all levels are welcome).

Th is month: FEBRUARY 4 at 7PM

Monthly Shabbat Morning Service & Dairy Potluck Lunch

Saturdays on the FIRST SHABBAT of every month at 10:30am

Th is month: FEBRUARY 5 at 10:30AM

Monthly Tot Shabbat Service & Dairy Potluck Dinner (ages 0-8)

Th e THIRD SHABBAT of every month at 6pm

Th is month: FEBRUARY 18 at 6PM

Curious About Hinduism?

R ajan Zed, President of the Universal Society of

Hinduism will be our guest speaker during Erev Shabbat Services on February 11, 2011.

Since the format of this event will be ques-tion and answer, Mr. Zed requests that you go on to Wikipedia.org to ac-quire some basic knowl-edge about Hinduism and bring your questions. Rajan Zed, President of the

Universal Society of Hinduism

Bikur Holim ~ Visiting the Sick

I n Jewish tradition, it is a mitzvah to visit those who are sick. This includes visiting patients in the hospital, a rehabilitation center, or a

nursing home; it also includes visiting the home-bound and making phone calls.

Rabbi Appleby makes bikkur holim visits and

phone calls, but can only do so if she knows that someone is ill or is in the hospital. Due to HIPAA patient privacy laws, the only time a hospital will inform us about a congregant is if the patient lists Temple Sinai as his/her congregation.

If you, a loved one, or a friend, would like Rabbi Appleby to make a bikkur cholim visit or phone call, please let Rabbi Appleby know. Call the Temple offi ce at 775-747-5508.

Shabbat Across America

O n Friday Night, March 4, 2011, hun-dreds of synagogues and Jewish or-ganizations across America will take

part in the historic national Jewish event to celebrate what unifi es all Jews -- Shabbat! Join us for the 15th anniversary of Shabbat Across America, where tens of thousands of Jews will come together to eat, drink, relax, dance, enjoy, debate and celebrate!

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T he membership committee is organizing a dinner for our new and prospective

members. The dinner, hosted by the Board of Temple Sinai, will be held on Friday, February 11. Dinner will begin around 5:45pm and will be followed by Services at 7:30pm. This is a wonderful op-portunity for the board to get to know our newest congregants in a relaxed, informal way and to welcome Shabbat together. If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining our Temple community, or if you want more information, please get in touch with Marilyn Rappaport via cell phone at 250-6628 or by email at [email protected]. Invitations will be sent directly to our new or prospective mem-bers from the Membership Committee.

SAVE THE DATE:Temple Sinai

Passover Seder

Monday, April 18that the Atlantis Casino Resort

Look for a mail fl yer and

reservation form by the beginning

of March

Family Promise - 2010

T hank you so much for help-ing with this big Mitzvah! Once again, our Temple

Sinai family, and members of the Reno-Sparks community, came together to help before and dur-ing the week. More than 77 vol-unteers, including Kim and Abdul Barghouti of the Northern Nevada Muslim Community, made dinners or breakfast, bought food and supplies, hosted for several hours, stayed overnight, laundered the linen, set-up and cleaned-up, bought gifts, or donated money. Our yearly participation in Family Promise wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s generous help. A giant thank you goes to Mike Stombaugh for all his help,

especially with setting up the “Volunteer Spot” website.

The cash donations given by Temple Sinai’s Men’s Club and many individuals enabled us to buy nested wheeled suitcases and gifts for each family, needed items mid-week, and replacement items for our kitchen. The food left over at the end of the week was do-nated to Casa di Vida, the shelter for pregnant women.

Thank you again--and please put Family Promise down for late December on your new 2011 calen-dar!

And... Temple Sinai thanks Judith Schumer for all her hard work in coordinating Family Promise. It is through her herculean eff orts that Family Promise is the tremendous success it is every year.

New KNPB Documentary based on Jews of Nevada - a History by Dr. John Marschall

K NPB - Nevada Public Television - is planning to produce a documentary that will present the history and unique stories of the fi rst Jewish set-tlers and other prominent Jewish fi gures in Northern Nevada and their

contribution to shaping what our community is today. Telling this story is an important part of preserving the history of Northern Nevada. Upon comple-tion, the show will be off ered for distribution to PBS stations across the coun-try, sharing and telling the story of Jews in Nevada to millions of viewers

The production cost for this project is around $100,000, of which more than $45,000 has already been raised. KNPB is asking the members and friends of Temple Sinai to participate in this project. The Temple will be listed as a funder in the program credits.

Additional information about the documentary is available at the Temple.If you would like to contribute, please write a check to Temple Sinai and

indicate “Community Education Fund - KNPB” in the memo line.

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I wanted to tell everyone about a very wonderful mitzvah

project Sharrone’s 4th/5th grade class did for Family Promise. They got fl eece material, chose two col-ors to put together, they were then tied together on the edges to make beautiful blankets! One of our very own students from the Religious School taught them how to do this project. Once completed the blankets were donated to the families at Family Promise over the winter break.

Please, read about one of our teachers below and check out the calendar for what we’re up to this month.

Tracy BartlettReligious School [email protected]

Meet Your Teacher: Heather Bartlett

H ello, my name is Heather Bartlett and I have been coming to Temple Sinai

since I was 5 years old. I have very many fond memories of attending Religious School and by becoming a teacher I hope to pass the feel-ing on to the students I teach.

I taught Hebrew on Tuesday

nights here at Temple Sinai last year, and I also taught Religious School and Hebrew at Temple Emanu-El. My favorite thing is to

see the students learning some-thing new, like how to count to ten in Hebrew, and be able to pick a number randomly that they can recall automatically

without having to count starting at one and on up until they reach

the right number. I love to hear the students’ views of our lessons. Some of their answers are very in-teresting.

I was lucky to have been taught by Nurit when I was pre-Bat Mitzvah, and I loved her class very much. I learned so much with her, and of course with Al Alderman. I had my “tutoring” sessions with Ethel for Hebrew before my Bat Mitzvah, and I loved going to her house. She was al-ways so much fun to read for, but my favorite part was fi nding out what she would call me that day. One day it would be Princess, an-other day it would be young lady, but my favorite was when she called me her little ‘weed’ since she swore I grew more every time she saw me.

My plans for a career are to be-come a crime scene photographer. I love photography, and I also love to help people. I think it would be great to combine them together to help solve crimes.

Torah for Tots

T orah for Tots, Temple Sinai’s program for children ages 2-5, will meet on Thursday,

February 17 at 4 pm at the Temple. The February class will celebrate Shabbat and the children will also learn about Daniel and the Lion’s Den. Torah for Tots incorporates songs, stories, games, prayers, and art projects to teach young children about Judaism. There is no fee for the class and non-members are welcome. To join the class, contact Judy Schumer at [email protected].

Schedule UpcomingB’nei Mitzvah Now!

Our current schedule is as follows:

May 21, 2011 – Jessica & Daniel Fuchs

June 25, 2011 – Matthew McKean

July 2, 2011 – Noah Blanck

July 9, 2011 – Max Zeltzer

B'nei Mitzvah must be scheduled at least eight months in advance. Call the Rabbi at 747-5508 to reserve your date. ALL services listed

above are at 10:30am.

Religious School Calendar

Religious/Hebrew School(Sundays)

Feb 6, Feb 13Feb 20, Feb 27

Hebrew (Tuesday Evenings)Feb 1, Feb 8

Feb 15 & Feb 22

Upcoming Holidays:

Purim Celebration - March 20 (stay tuned for details)

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Youth GroupYouth Groupages 13-18ages 13-18

For information on the Youth Group and to be placed on the email list, please contact:

Tovah Goodman ([email protected]) or Rabbi Appleby (at [email protected]).

Youth Group News

A s a new year approaches, it is time for some new and exciting activities. The beginning of December the youth

group had its fi rst event by eating a wonderful Chanukah dinner together. Everyone got ac-quainted as well as brainstormed for upcoming events. Some of the things to come include an Israel night, a benefi t concert, roller skating and a dance marathon. We will also be doing some fund-raisers including bake sales and chip bag jewelry in which we will not only raise money for our group but collectively decide which lo-cal organizations we will donate and spend time volunteering with.

My assistant director, Heather, has a lot of experience working with many of the charities and organizations in the area and I look forward to getting involved with these groups. Overall, it looks like a very promising year ahead of us and I am excited to get started!

Youth Group Director,Tovah Goodman

Beginning Adult Hebrew(learning the aleph-bet) 10 Sessions

Tuesday Evenings from 6-7pmStarting January 18

To join the class, please email Rabbi Appleby at [email protected] or call her

at 775-747-5508.

A Silver Anniversary Celebration

P arties To Remember is celebrating its silver anni-versary this year as a local Reno business. What began from the love to create the most memora-

ble celebrations, has grown well beyond the original idea of its owner, Missy Green. In August 1986 Missy was talk-ing with an aunt of hers about the aunt’s business selling invitations. A nerve was hit and Parties To Remember was born. Missy started helping friends, neighbors and a few referrals with their children’s birthday parties. Parties To Remember would supply the invitations, party favors and decorations. Soon she incorporated cakes and food.

While the original services off ered are still available today, Missy has expanded to also include diff erent ven-ues, entertainment, fl owers, party and equipment rentals, photography, videos and much more. “Tell me your vision, and I will make it a reality,” is one of the fi rst things that is asked of the customer. The only limit to what an event can entail is how far the imagination can take you. From the description of the customer’s dreams, mixed with Missy’s creative ideas, events come together to exceed any expec-tations. Missy does not sell a tangible product, but does provide a very important service, the ability to make your event something that is special and memorable. Often cli-ents walk into a fi rst appointment hoping to simply get a new idea, and end up walking out knowing they can have everything they want, and more. Her most important rule is to work within her client’s budget.

Missy and Parties To Remember has had the oppor-tunity to work with the National Conference of Christians and Jews honoring the late Sammy Davis, Jr., the sixtieth Israeli anniversary of independence for the Reno commu-nity, a local business owner for a story-book wedding in Ireland, themed parties, weddings for our service men and women, and many more special events. Missy also works with her caterer during the year feeding the homeless or those who are less fortunate than most. It is important to her and Parties To Remember that she gives back to the community that has supported her and her business for so long. She has created events for births, birthday par-ties, bar and bat mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, sweet sixteen celebrations, weddings, and celebrations of life. Many times these events have been for the same family, with just a few years in between.

The web site, www.partiestoremember.com, allows its guests to some of the products and services that can be included in their special event. You can read several testimonials from former and current customers about how Parties To Remember made their event much more special. Please call Missy at (775) 348-4787, and schedule an appointment with her for your next event. Missy would be happy to answer any of your questions. Missy wants to help create a magical time in your life that you will always know as a “Party To Remember.”

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T he Men’s Club speakers list excels month after month, thanks to the ever expanding thinking of our own Dr. Jeff Gingold. From the world of

medicine, to the university, to our friends in Reno’s reli-gious community, there is no end to his list, or equal in his eff ort. He deserves our thanks every month.

Our speaker for the February 6 Mens Club meeting will be Dr. Osca Alvarez Gila, Visiting Professor at the Center for Basque Studies at The University of Nevada, Reno, College of Liberal Arts. He has a PhD from the University of the Basque Country in History and his recent special interest has been the migration of the Basque people to the Americas. We have asked him to speak about the origins of the Basque people, their migration to Nevada, and their infl uence on our state. Chef Jane and the remaining Lox Smiths will prepare our breakfast as Les and Marcia will be away. We hope to have a strong turnout and expect people to RSVP in plenty of time so that Jane can prepare the appropri-ate amount of food and we show respect to our noted speaker.

For March, we are still trying to fi rm up Laura Jackson conductor of the Reno Philharmonic and the visiting Israeli musicians. Sunday might be to much pressure on her and the musicians, so, we are looking into a possible special dinner meeting.

Remember breakfast starts at 9am and is served until around 10. At 9:45am we usually have a very short meeting and our speaker talks from 10 until 11am. Breakfast is $15.00; Coff ee or Speaker only $5.00. RSVP to [email protected].

For more information contact our president Dave Levine at [email protected] or [email protected].

Men’s ClubMen’s Club

Marilyn & Ken RobertsJoe Merkin – Sympathy for loss of mother

Julie Stage & Mark RosenbergJoe Merkin – Sympathy for loss of mother

Rabbi Teri Appleby – Sympathy for loss of mother

Lynne DausJoe Merkin – Sympathy for loss of mother

Marsha & Les CohenRabbi Teri Appleby – Sympathy for

loss of mother

Call Marilyn Roberts(775) 622-3115 or e-mail:[email protected]

Minimum Donation:1 card $ 3.00

Pkg. of 10 $ 27.00

Marilyn & Ken Roberts

Temple Sinai Sisterhood Temple Sinai Sisterhood

Tribute FundTribute Fund

Mitzvah at the Gospel Mission

Temple Sinai Sisterhood now has an on-going commitment to serve dinner to the homeless at the Gospel Mission. We serve on the third Wednesday of each month for about an hour & half. Please contact Pat Blanchard at [email protected] to sign-up for your special date or call 824-0220. This is not a drop-in arrangement.

Marsha Cohen Julie Stage

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REMINDER: By Board action, on recommendation of the Ritual Committee, pork and shellfi sh may not be served at Temple Sinai. This includes any products containing either pork or shellfi sh; so, do check, carefully, the contents of what you might be serving at Onegs, meetings, receptions, etc. Also be careful to remember those possible “common” foods that are indeed included in these restrictions (pepperoni pizza is one good example!).

7pm Tuesday, February 8.All Temple members are

welcome to attend.

7pm Tuesday, February 8.All Temple members are

MonthlyMonthlyBoard MeetingISRAELI

Folk Dancing:7pm Every Tuesday Night &

7pm One Saturday each Month (check the calendar for dates)

(Open to all; 1st time FREE, $5 regular, $3 for students.)

INTERNATIONALFolk Dancing:

7pm Every Thursday Night.(Open to all; $2 for the public and

$1 for Temple Sinai Members.)

Check the calendar to confi rmall dates and times.

BoBoISRAELIFolk Dancing:

Folk Dancingat Sinai

If you are taking trash out and it does not fi t into the dumpster, DO NOT leave it on the ground beside the dumpster. Please leave a note

for our Administrative Assistant and arrangements will be made to

have the dumpster emptied.

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ROBERT RAND MD

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Temple Sinai Temple Sinai Book Club Book Club

P lease join us for these won-derful upcoming meetings:

February 17 – Infi del (nonfi ction) by Ayann Hirsi AliHost & Facilitator: Leona Kockenmeister

March 17 – Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter (fi ction) by Peter ManseauHost: Judy HermanFacilitator: Judy Schumer

April 14 – Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America (non-fi ction) by Stephen J. BloomHost: ??? (any volunteers?)Facilitator: Barbara Weinberg

For further information about the book group or to get on the email list, please con-tact Leona Kockenmeister at [email protected] or 853-0808. Note, Leona is the new contact person for the Sinai Book Club.

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Temple Sinai Breast Cancer Support LineJulia Rubin, Sinai member, a nurse, and herself living with breast cancer. 846-2122 or [email protected]. Confi dentiality honored. Go to www.thebreastcancersite.com to donate a free mammorgram a day to an under-privileged woman. Go to www.armyofwomen.org to join a movement to bring women and researchers together to eradicate breast cancer.

Th e Temple Sinai Sentinel is published monthly. Temple Sinai is a Reform Congregation affi liated with the Union for Reform Judaism.Temple Sinai is located at: 3405 Gulling Road, Reno NV 89503. Th is issue is: Volume 37, No. 5 • February 2011

Calling Oneg Hosts:2010/2011 Oneg Hosting

Calendar now available

for sign-ups...

Oneg means “delight/pleasure.” It is for the delight of the host and the pleasure of congregation. The host to share his/her delight for the special occasion/event and the congregation to enjoy the pleasure of interaction with others.

Please sign up for a date or two. Th ere are four easy ways to sign up:

1. Stop by Temple Sinai offi ce to sign up2. Sign up on Temple Sinai kitchen door

Oneg sign up sheet3. Call the offi ce at 747-55084. Email [email protected]

If you are unable to host an Oneg, please con-sider a donation to sponsor one. Just send your donation to Temple Sinai with a note that it is for the Oneg Fund and if the donation is in honor or memory of someone or of an occasion.

Thank you to all our Oneg hosts. The congre-gation certainly enjoys all Onegs.

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15FEBRUARY 2011לוח LU’ACH CALENDAR

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

25 Shevat Jan 30 31 Feb 1 2 3 30 Shevat 4 1 Adar-I 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 Mar 1 2 3 4 29 Adar-I Mar 5

February 2011 Shevat / Adar-I 5771Temple Sinai is affi liated with the Union for Reform Judaism

3405 GULLING ROAD • RENO, NEVADA 89503(775) 747-5508 Fax (775) 747-1911

E-mail: [email protected], web page: www.templesinai-reno.comRabbi Teri Appleby

Torah Portion: T’rumah Ex. 25:1-27:19

Rosh Chodesh Adar I 10:30am Shabbat Morning

Service 12noon Potluck Dairy Lunch

6:36pm Havdalah (72 min)

Torah Portion: T’tzaveh Ex. 27:20-30:10

Lincoln’s Birthday Sentinel Deadline

6:44pm Havdalah (72 min) 7pm Monthly Israeli Folk

Dance Evening

Torah Portion: Ki Tissa Ex. 30:11-35:35


Torah Portion: Vayak’heil Ex. 35:1-38:20

6pm Temple Sinai Brisket Cookoff

7pm Havdalah (72 min)

Torah Portion: P’kudei Ex. 38:21-40:38, 30:11-16

Shabbat Shekalim 10:30am Shabbat Morning

Service 12noon Potluck Dairy Lunch


Rosh Chodesh Adar I 5:04pm Candle Lighting 7pm Simchat Shabbat

Service

5:13pm Candle Lighting 5:45pm New/Prospective

Members Dinner7:30pm Shabbat Services

with the Oneg hosted by Shirley and Toby Isler

Purim Katan 5:21pm Candle Lighting

6pm Tot Shabbat Service & Dinner

7:30pm Shabbat Services with special guest

Rajan Zed

5:29pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm Shabbat Services

with the Oneg hosted by Gail Small Ferrell

5:36pm Candle Lighting 7pm Simchat Shabbat /

Shabbat Across America Service

7pm Reno International Folk Dance Co-Op

12noon Talmud Study 7pm Reno International

Folk Dance Co-Op

7pm Book Club 7pm Reno International

Folk Dance Co-Op



12noon Talmud Study 7:15pm Ritual Committee

Meeting

12noon Talmud Study3pm ACTIONN Meeting at Universal Unitarian

Fellowship

12noon Talmud Study

12noon Talmud Study 7pm Ritual Committee

Meeting

6pm Midweek Hebrew (grades 4-7)

6pm Adult Beginning Hebrew6:30pm Sisterhood Mahjong Night 7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op


6pm Adult Beginning Hebrew

7pm Board Meeting7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op


6pm Adult Beginning Hebrew

6:30pm Sisterhood Mahjong Night 7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op

Washington’s Birthday 6pm Midweek Hebrew

(grades 4-7) 7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op


6pm Adult Beginning Hebrew6:30pm Sisterhood Mahjong Night 7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op

President’s Day

9:30am Religious School 11:30am Hebrew

(grades 3-7)

9am Men’s Club breakfast and guest speaker

Dr. Osca Alvarez Gila9:30am Religious School

11:30am Hebrew (grades 3-7)


(grades 3-7)


(grades 3-7) 11:30am-4pm 5th Annual

Reno Jewish Film Festival (at the National Auto

Museum, Downtown Reno)


(grades 3-7)4pm Emergency

Congregational Meeting (all members are

requested to attend)

Save the Date: Feb. 27 at 4pmEmergency Congregational Meeting.

All Temple members are requested to attend (see page 2 for information).

Rabbi Teri Appleby (775) 747-5508 • E-Mail: [email protected] Jake Margolis (775) 827-1068 • E-Mail: [email protected] Ken Roberts (775) 622-3115 • E-Mail: [email protected] School Director Tracy Bartlett (775) 972-1396 (h) • E-mail: [email protected] Sinai Fax (775) 747-1911 • Web Page: www.TempleSinai-Reno.com • Email: [email protected] Myra Soifer, Emerita (775) 747-6330 • E-Mail: [email protected]

Temple Sinai3405 Gulling RoadReno, Nevada 89503(775) 747-5508

Rodley Moser, CRSLet my experience and expertise

work for you!(775) 741-1199

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Temple Sinai Sisterhood

Brisket Cook-off Dinner Saturday, February 26, 2011

6:00 PM

Enjoy many delectable samples and vote on

your favorite brisket!

3-Course Dinner Price: Adults $18.00 before 2-18/$28.00 after 2-18 Children (up to age 12) $9.00 before 2-18/$18 after 2-18

Wine available to purchase by the glass or bottle.

RSVP to Mike at Temple Sinai 775-747-5508 or [email protected] by February 18

(Sorry, no refunds)

Please indicate if you prefer a vegetarian entrée when you make your reservation.

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