July 04, 2009   12 Tamuz 5769
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SINAI YOUTH PROGRAM  

Our Youth program offers students in Grades 4–12 a forum to develop friendships, gain leadership skills, and shape a personal sense of what it means to be Jewish. It complements Religious School by engaging our youth in different ways that build a sense of communal responsibility, while also fostering Jewish identity. Providing this foundation is essential to our mission as a Temple. To join, simply complete the registration below. For more, see Of Note, Ruach Luach, Bredhoff EssaysFlyersRelated Links, and Photos below.

PHOTOS  
Photo - CONFIRMATION CLASS 2008
CONFIRMATION CLASS 2008 (1 of 17)
YOUTH NEWS & EVENTS  
From the Sinaites
Mark you Calendars
Come be part of the inaugural trip (6/29 - 7/28)
RELATED LINKS  
BREDHOFF ESSAYS  
Announcement 2008 BREDHOFF MEMORIAL PRIZE WINNERS
Read the Essays
Document Bredhoff Essay on Brandeis by Alex Lipow (8/08)
Click PDF below
Document Bredhoff Essay on Brandeis by Jeremy Klitzman (8/08)
Click PDF below.
Article 8/29/08 Labor on the Bimah Service
“Agriprocessors - Can Meat Be Kosher If Labor Policies Aren't?"
Article 8/29/08 Labor on the Bimah Essay
Bredhoff Memorial Prize for Labor Essay
OF NOTE  
Item Title Date Added
Event 5/28/09 Confirmation Service (05/28/2009) 04/23/09
You are cordially invited to our Confirmation Service – Erev Shavuot on Thursday, 5/28/09 (6 Sivan 5769) at 7:30 PM: Cara Lee Bennet; Caroline Rice Charendoff; Samson Friedman Cohen; Michael Adiv Davies; Alexa Strauss Dettelbach; Laura Jeanne Drohan; Jacob Yaron Friedman; Jordan William Friend; Jesse Gainsburg; Jessica Ellie Garland; Lisa Beth Geller; Samuel Gilman; Alex Reuben Goldberg; Marisa Sydney Goldberg; Alice S. Howard ; Hannah Ilana Johnston; Mike duPlessis Klain; Jackson Peter Knapp; Joshua Mark Lederman; Seth Daniel Markowitz; Peter Lawrence Metz; Eric Benjamin Miller; Daniel Noah Miller; Allison Elizabeth Mutnick; Daniel McFayden Parmenter; Eli Street Robbins; Daniel Oppenheim Salus; Henry Joseph Sandman; Ari Robert Saperstein; Timothy Eric Simon; Dwight Chichester Smith, IV; Elizabeth Snyder; Alex Julian Steel; Melanie Eliana Stern.
Event 4/22/09 Generations 04/02/09
Chaverim Midor L’dor (which means “Friends from Generation to Generation”) has been together for one year, and we are ready to celebrate and want you to join us. The group consists of B’nai Mitzvah-aged kids & senior members of the congregation who get together at least once a month for fun, Jewish-themed activities. The purpose is to strengthen our temple’s community by providing opportunities for these two congregational groups to interact, mentor one another and become companions to one another. It’s a mitzvah & fun all rolled up into one! Please join us for a brief presentation, a little cake & ice cream and to find out if this is the temple group for you. (The event will begin when Religious School is dismissed, so the parking lot may be busy.) RSVP by 4/17 to Eve Schenker (below).
Announcement David Barr Grants (2009) 04/01/09
For college students & HS seniors
Event 4/16/09 Teens & the Law 03/18/09
TEENS & THE LAW: A PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS & THEIR PARENTS Note New Date - Thurs. 4/16/09 (7:30 PM) Teens in Grades 7-12 and their parents are invited to join law professor & former chief DC public defender Angela Davis and our own Rabbi Jessica Oleon at a program sponsored by the Temple Sinai Brotherhood to help teens learn how to handle themselves in potentially troublesome situations - and provide a basis for family discussions about avoiding them. RSVP to aker@wcl.american.edu.
Announcement 2 0 0 9 - S I N A I T E S - H A M E N T A S C H E N 02/23/09
GROGGERS + HAMENTASCHEN = PURIM 5769 (Mon. 3/9/09)
Announcement DOG TOY DONATIONS 02/19/09
Help the Pawprint Society!
Event 3/5/09 Teens & the Law 01/31/09
Teens in Grades 7-12 and their parents are invited to join law professor and former chief DC public defender Angela Davis and Rabbi Jessica Oleon at a program sponsored by the Temple Sinai Brotherhood to help teens learn how to handle themselves in potentially troublesome situations – and provide a basis for family discussions about avoiding them. RSVP (not necessary but appreciated) to bbergstein@templesinaidc.org
Announcement Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prep (Class of 2011) 11/29/08
ATTENTION HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN BORN IN 1998
Event 10/19/08 Teen Trip to Israel 10/15/08
COME HEAR ABOUT THE 1st TEMPLE SINAI TEEN TRIP TO ISRAEL ♦ 10th-12th Grade Families: We are excited to launch our first Temple Sinai Teen Trip to Israel with Rabbi Oleon, Summer 2009. This 4-5 week trip, run through NFTY in Israel, is open to all T/S 10th-12th Graders. Parents & teens, come learn about our plans (including financial assistance) at a meeting with Rabbi Oleon, Lawrence "Jake" Jacobs, Director of NFTY in Israel, & others. For more, visit www.nftyisrael.org or contact Rabbi Oleon, 202-363-6394 (joleon@templesinaidc.org).
Event 9/28/08 Sinai Katan Paddle Boating 09/26/08
Sinai Katan (Grades 4-5) is picnicking & paddleboating, with a little early Tashlich, at the Tidal Basin. (We will leave promptly after Religious School) Drop-off & pick-up at the Temple. Bring a bag lunch. We will provide drinks & dessert. $15 per person (includes transportation, paddle boats & snacks!). RSVP by Thurs. 9/25, to Shira at sinaikatandc@gmail.com. *Rain Activity at Temple Sinai.
Article WHAT'S IN A NAME? 08/31/08
¶ Pick up you Name Tags in the Front Office
Article Israel @ 60 Series, by Debby Friedman (6/08) 05/31/08
LIVING & WORKING IN ISRAEL IN THE 1980'S
Article Israel @ 60 Series, by Justin Metz (6/08) 05/31/08
ISRAEL SUMMER, TEMPLE SINAI TEEN
Article Sinai House News (6/08) 05/30/08
TEMPLE SINAI YOUTH SERVE AT SINAI HOUSE
Event 7/9/08 ADULT STUDY RETREAT 05/21/08
WED. 7/9 - SUN. 7/13 @ FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE, RINDGE, NH: Visit www.urj.org/educate/adultstudy/summer (click MORE INFO below) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JEWISH CAMPING: The URJ offers a number of camp experiences to enable your son or daughter cultivate an independent sense of self & a proud Jewish identity. Related Items: www.urjcamps.org
Article 4/29/08 Youth Survey 04/29/08
Let us know what you think
Article Camping (1/08) 12/26/07
The Jewish Camping Experience
Document Israel @ 60 Student Film Contest (4/1/08 Deadline) (PDF 159.32 KB) 11/04/07
1st Prize: $250 Israel Bond! May 8, 2008 commemorates 60 years since the founding of the State of Israel. Israel's Independence Day is called Yom Ha'atzmaut. The Washington Jewish Film Festival is seeking short films (max. length: 6 minutes) from Washington-area high school students. Ten finalists will be invited to a screening of their films at the Washington, DC JCC on 5/12/08. Send entries to: Israel@60 Student Film Contest (c/o Washington DCJCC) 1529 16th St., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 www.washingtondcjcc.org (DEADLINE: 4/1/08; for details, see PDF flyer below)
Document DOUBLE MITZVAH! (PDF 75.08 KB) 10/18/07
Perfect for B'Nai Mitzvah, Announcements & Other Special Events ... Temple Sinai Sisterhood can help with invitations, stationery & much more. See flyer below & Related Items->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Article Jessica Oleon - Assistant Rabbi (5/07) 05/12/07
Welcome Rabbi Oleon
Article 4/26-29/07 NFTY-MAR Kallah Information 04/22/07
Host Family Information for Spring Kallah: April 26-29, 2007
Article 8/05 Impressions of Israel by Lauren Godles 09/11/05
A view from abroad.
Announcement The Game of Dreidel 11/20/04
How to Play the Dreidel Game
Youth & Family News  
YOUTH GROUP FLYERS  
Item Title Date Added
Document 3/20/08 Purim Masquerade (Flyer) (PDF 149.59 KB) 03/02/08
Mark you calendars for the Purim Masquerade Ball open to students in grades 7-12 from 8:30-10:30 pm following our Family Megillah reading and Purim Shpiel. During the dance we will give away prizes for costumes and hold a raffle to benefit the Religious School Fund. We plan to raffle off Ipod products and gift cards. To donate raffle items or prizes, please call the Office.
Document Hamentaschen Sale 2008 (PDF 104.98 KB) 02/06/08
Order your Hamentaschen! Pre-order deadline is 3/3/08. Click on-line form below. Pre-order pickup will be Wed. 3/19 from 6–6:30 PM, and Thurs. 3/20 before the Congregational Purim Celebration starting at 5:30 PM.
Document 2/07 Tu B'shevat Seder Flyer (PDF 123.72 KB) 01/22/07
Join Sinai Katan for a pizza dinner and Seder to celebrate Tu B’Shevat!
Document NFTY Israel 2007 - The Most Incredible Summer of Your Life! (PDF 209.19 KB) 12/03/06
Up to $2000 in Scholarship available for qualified Temple Sinai high school students! See Rabbi Potter for details.
Document 2/25/06 Laser Tag Waiver (PDF 256.56 KB) 02/25/06
PDF; opens new page
Article 3/2006 CHARMS for DARFUR (Flyer) 02/17/06
Charms for Darfur on sale March 5, 12 & 19, 2006.
Document 1/27/06 Sinaites Challah & Movie (DOC 4.50 MB) 12/26/05
Movie and Challah-making Extravaganza (MS-Word Flyer). For more, contact Rabbi Shena Potter in the Front Office (202.363.6394)
Document 1/8/06 Sinai Katan Pottery (DOC 49.63 KB) 12/26/05
Pottery Making Get-together at "All Fired Up" (MS-Word Flyer)
Document 2/20/06 Sinaites Ski Trip Rescheduled from 1/15 (DOC 34.32 KB) 12/26/05
Flyer (MS-Word Doc)
Document 9/10/05 Sinai Katan Mini-Golf Flyer (DOC 27.65 KB) 09/02/05
(MS-Word Format)
Document 9/11/05 Jr. Sinaites Wacky Olympics Flyer (DOC 100.86 KB) 09/02/05
(MS-Word Format)
Document 9/11/05 Sinaites BBQ Picnic Flyer (DOC 50.69 KB) 09/02/05
(MS-Word Format)
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