March 10, 2010   24 Adar 5770
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March 2010
03/13 -  10:30 AM Informal Shabbat Service (10:30 AM to 12:00 PM)
03/20 -  10:00 AM Simchat Shabbat & Kiddush Luncheon (10:00 AM to 12:30 PM)
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Worship

The observance of Shabbat at Temple Sinai is a central focus of our congregational life.  We strive to offer our members a variety of worship experiences and Shabbat programs.

Evening Shabbat Services: Services are held each Friday evening.  On the first Friday of each month, from September to May, we will have simultaneous Tot Shabbat and congregational services, in the Bet Am and Sanctuary, followed by a participatory congregational dinner. There will be additional Shabbat dinners after the service for guest speakers, religious school classes, or other special events.

Tot Shabbat: A special service and dinner is usually held on the first Shabbat evening of each month, for families with infants through pre-school age children. A special age-appropriate service is held at 6:15 PM, followed by a participatory dinner for which reservations are required.

Shabbat Morning Torah Study: A wonderful educational opportunity awaits all who attend weekly Torah Study on Saturday mornings, beginning at 9:15 AM in the Temple Library.  The classes, led by our clergy, focus on the Torah reading for the week.  The study is followed at 10:30 AM by an informal Shabbat service in the Library.

Kehillat Shabbat: Kehillat Shabbat is celebrated the first Shabbat morning of every month in the Bet Am, starting at 10:30 a.m. It’s very informal in dress and style. More...

Simchat Shabbat: Simchat Shabbat is celebrated the third Saturday of every month at 10:00 am.  At the Simchat Shabbat Family service, participants sing, read, dance, pray, and celebrate Shabbat in a spirited morning service. Led by Rabbi Jessica Oleon and Cantorial soloist Robyn Helzner , Simchat Shabbat offers an alternative Shabbat morning experience for all ages. More...

Shabbat Mincha Service: Shabbat Mincha (afternoon) services are held at 5:30 PM on those Saturday afternoons when B'nai/B'not Mitzvah services are scheduled.  The entire congregation is welcome to attend and to share in the joy of the occasion.

   


Rabbis Messages and Announcements  
Rabbi's Message - February 2010 02/01/10
In this, my final Purim message for Temple Sinai, I follow the tradition of our people and delve into arcane interpretations of obscure texts and points of law.
Service Time Update - January 20, 2010 (PDF 86.16 KB) 01/20/10
The Ritual Committee met to discuss the results of the Shabbat Service Time Evaluation Survey. The Ritual Committee and the senior staff agree that, in view of the almost equal split between those favoring early services and those favoring late services, we should have a uniform, predictable mix of early and late services each month.
Rabbi's Message - January 2010 12/23/09
Rabbis, Jews-by-choice, baseball, the afterlife, divorce----what could these topics have in common?
Rabbi's Message - December 2009 11/25/09
In November I attended the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial Convention in Toronto as part of a Temple Sinai delegation including Rosann Wisman, our congregation’s Executive Vice President, and Marcie Solomon and Celia Josephs, our Sisterhood (WRJ) Presidents.
Rabbi's Message - November 2009 11/18/09
The Torah is famously stingy with personal details. We hardly ever know what someone looked like, or thought, or felt, so when this kind of information comes along, we pay close attention. In Noah’s case, we read in Genesis 6:9 “Noach ish tzadik tamim haya b’dorotav” Noah was a righteous man, pure in his generation. At first reading, this is wonderful. It explains why Noah, of all his contemporaries, was the man chosen to survive the Flood. But on second reading....

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