On May 7 our class, the Dibrot, was honored at the Kehillat Shabbat service. Tom Plotz, lay leader of the service, and Cantorial Soloist Robin Helzer, periodically invite graduates of […]
About nine months after my husband died I went up to Smith College to teach in the school of social work. I lived in a faculty dorm and ate and […]
My connection with Temple Sinai began nearly 20 years ago. Before starting college at GW, I worked at Camp Harlam. There, I met Rabbi Reiner who was on staff for […]
The Chanukah Mart for me is like an open tent – a chuppah. It has four poles and four pole holders who hold it high for all of us to […]
When I was a teenager attending High Holy Day services, the liturgy did not speak to me. “Who shall live, and who shall die,” part of Unetanah Tokef, the central […]
Those people who know me understand that once I make a connection, I often become very invested in the connection and don’t like to let go. That’s why I am […]
When I first discovered the YAWS group (the acronym for parents of young adults who struggle), I didn’t know what I wanted from it. I just knew that it was […]
Many Jewish families with children approaching their 13th birthday have likely thought about how best to approach planning for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration. Like any major event or family oriented […]
Nina Borwick is a long-time Temple Sinai member, whose dedicated and active involvement in the Temple community enriched her life, her family’s, and the lives of those with whom she […]
When we joined Temple Sinai 40+ years ago, Marvin and I were eager to connect with a Jewish community for ourselves and especially for our four young children. Almost from […]
