Join us online for a variety of classes and discussions each week. From Torah study to contemporary book and film discussions, there’s something for everyone!
For online security, all temple services and classes utilize a “virtual waiting room.” Please be sure to join with your first and last name so we know who you are and let you in! If you have questions or feedback about our virtual programming, let us know.
Adult Learning
Saturday Torah Study
Saturday, April 27 at 9:30 am
Join us in person or virtually for our Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Jonathan Roos. This week’s session will be followed by a brief Shabbat morning service at 10:15 am that provides those who are saying Kaddish an opportunity to be in community.
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 839 7118 5697
Passcode: 20015
DAYTIMERS: Inseparable: The Hess Twins' Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America
Monday, May 6 at 1:00 pm
Guest Speaker Marion Ein Lewin
Rabbi's Class 2023-2024
Tuesday, May 7 at 10:00 am
Join us as we study Chasidic teachings, especially as applied today outside Orthodox circles in what is commonly called “Neo-Chasidism.” The book for this year’s class is The Way of Humanity, According to Chasidic Teaching, by Martin Buber, translated by Rabbi Bernard Mehlman and Gabriel Padawer (CCAR Press, 2023). Please purchase the book on your own.
This class is taught by Rabbi Jonathan Roos and meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month through Spring 2024. If you have questions, email Gail Sell.
Join via Zoom
Join via Phone: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 838 7031 0067
SinaiReads Book Discussion
Sunday, May 19 at 10:00 am
Join us for a discussion of Hotel Cuba by Aaron Hamburger, led by Rabbi Hannah Goldstein. This discussion can be joined in person at the temple or virtually via Zoom. No RSVP or registration is required to join in person or virtually.
Join via Zoom (link to come)
Join via Phone: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: to come
Daytimers: Vladimir Putin - From "Accidental Czar" to Global Menace?
Monday, May 20 at 1:00 pm*
Guest Speaker Andrew S. Weiss
Who is Vladimir Putin? In the West’s collective imagination, Putin is a deceitful cartoon villain, constantly plotting to destroy his enemies not only in Ukraine but around the world. But how did a mid-level KGB officer become one of the most powerful leaders in Russian history?
Russian expert Andrew Weiss chronicles Putin’s political rise and reveals the truth behind the persona that Putin has spent his career cultivating. Weiss offers a compelling look at the myths surrounding Putin as a take-no-prisoners political mastermind and exposes who is really behind the façade.
Andrew Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research in Washington, Berlin, and Kyiv on Russia and Eurasia. He previously served as director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff and was a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. He is the author of the graphic novel Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin.
Join the Temple Sinai DayTimers to learn more about Vladimir Putin and how he could become a menace to the world. There will be adequate opportunity for questions and comments following the presentation.
*NOTE: This program was originally scheduled for April 8. The Zoom registration link is the same.