Introducing a New Collaboration between
Temple Sinai and the
New England Repertory Company
President’s
Message
From the
Bimah
From the
Educator
At the
Temple
Our
Volunteers
Our
Holidays
B’nai
Mitzvah
Acts of
“SINAI STAGE”
PRESENTS in March
Starring Beth Goldman
Details on page 8
ADAR/NISAN 5776 MARCH/APRIL 2016
VOL.59/NO.4
Tzedakah
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
PRESIDENT’S
Message
Friday, Mar. 4
6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat
7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat B’Simcha Service
with Social Action
Sandy Slavet
Audacious: “showing a willingness to take
surprisingly bold risks. synonyms: bold, daring,
fearless, intrepid, brave, courageous, valiant, heroic,
plucky”
Hospitality: “the friendly and generous
reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or
strangers” (Webster’s Dictionary)
This year, the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) is focusing on the
concept and practice of Audacious Hospitality. Their goal and our
goal at Temple Sinai is to engage not only members of our congregation
but all those who are unaffiliated or under-engaged to become more
deeply involved. At Temple Sinai, we want to make our synagogue a
place where each of us feels included and feels so connected that we
have every reason to stay and no reason to leave.
If we get it right and practice audacious hospitality, we can be the
spiritual home to those who want to connect with their Jewish
identity in ways that bring meaning and value to their lives. As URJ
President Rabbi Rick Jacobs stated recently, “No more than 50% of
North American Jews are members of synagogues at any one time...
the Jewish world needs new approaches for engaging the future.
Together we will shape the strategies that will broaden and deepen
our movement."
I hope all of us at Temple Sinai can see ourselves as part of that
movement and part of that future. So what can we do to practice
audacious hospitality?
Audacious Hospitality means seeing everyone in our community as
part of the center: no one should ever feel left out in the margins. It
means seeing Jews from diverse racial backgrounds as part of the
center. It means seeing Jews from every corner of the world as part
of the center. It means seeing Jews with disabilities as part of the
center. It means seeing interfaith or interracial families as part of the
center. It means seeing those who identify as GLBT as part of the
center. It means not just accepting difference but embracing difference.
Audacious Hospitality means sharing difficult times with fellow
congregants. We need to be there to support each other at times of
loss and sorrow. I know from my own experience having temple
members come to a funeral and shiva means so much. We see each
other at temple for services, holidays and events, but when someone
makes a special effort to attend a funeral or shivah it is above and
beyond and brings a feeling of connection to our community that
can’t be overstated.
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Saturday Mar. 5
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with
Michael Bornstein Bar Mitzvah
Friday
Mar. 11
7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service w/ Choir
Saturday Mar. 12
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with
Allison Carr Bat Mitzvah
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Mar. 18
Erev Shabbat Service
Mar. 19
Shabbat in the Round
Mar. 25
Erev Shabbat URJ Service
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
Mar. 26
Shabbat in the Round
Apr. 1
Erev Shabbat Service
Apr. 2
Shabbat Morning Service with
Kendall Huot Bat Mitzvah
Apr. 8
Tot Shabbat
Erev Shabbat B’Simcha Service
Apr. 9
Shabbat Morning Service with
Spencer Freedman Bar Mitzvah
Apr. 15
Erev Shabbat Service
Apr. 16
Shabbat Morning Service with
Elliot Pototsky Bar Mitzvah
Friday
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
(Temple Beth David, Canton)
Saturday Apr. 23
10:00 a.m. Festival Morning Service with
Kiddush Luncheon
6:00 p.m. Congregational Seder
Friday
Apr. 29
10:00 a.m. Festival Morning Service with
Kiddush Luncheon
7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday Apr. 30
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with
Jack Rosenfeld Bar Mitzvah
From the
BIMAH
OUR RABBI
OUR CANTOR
Rabbi Joseph Meszler
Cantor Jeff Klepper
Judgment, Mercy, and Prison
Bob Dylan @ 75...
How does it feel?
On Yom Kippur, I spoke about racial
diversity, white privilege, and Jewish
Bob Dylan (the former Robert Allen
values. I said that our country needs to
Zimmerman) was born May 21, 1941.
make a cheshbon nefesh – a fearless and
In honor of Dylan’s 75th birthday I
honest accounting of our souls – when it
recently presented two Adult Studies
comes to racism. Now, coming before Congress is the classes on Jews in Folk & Rock Music, with the third
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act which I believe and final installment on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m.
will go a long way towards acknowledging and seeking to
No use bemoaning that few folks under 35 have much,
correct racial bias in America.
if any, appreciation for Dylan’s place in music history.
A little bit of background from the NAACP: Due to the In time they will, for Dylan (along with Elvis Presley
“war on drugs”, from 1980 to 2008, the number of and Frank Sinatra) is one of the 20th century’s three
people incarcerated in America quadrupled-from roughly most iconic male singers. Their towering perch will not
500,000 to 2.3 million people. African Americans now be toppled anytime soon and, of the three, Dylan is the
constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million last man standing.
incarcerated population.
Yes, he has flirted with
African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times irrelevance over the past few
the rate of whites. Is this because African Americans use years, coming very close to selfdrugs more frequently? Actually, no. About 14 million parody in an album of Christmas
Whites and 2.6 million African Americans report using songs, and a more recent CD
an illicit drug. However, during the 1980s and 90s, drug that finds him crooning obscure
enforcement occurred selectively in black neighborhoods. numbers that Sinatra himself
More importantly, mandatory minimums made non- recorded back in the day.
violent, minor drug offenses (usually with marijuana)
His most recent public sighting is on a YouTube video
crimes punishable by decades in prison.
for IBM, in which he jokes with the Watson computer
The effect of mandatory minimums for marijuana and actually smiles. Dylan? Joking and smiling? How
selectively enforced and prosecuted in Black out of character for he whose image as an angry 1960s
neighborhoods has devastated the African American protest singer seems to have been frozen in time.
community. Once a person is labeled a felon,
employment opportunities plummet. Also, often felons There is, in fact, a great deal of humor in Dylan’s work,
are not allowed to vote. For this reason, journalist though much of it is dark and subtle. His early talking
Michelle Alexander has called this combination of blues, such as “World War III” and “John Birch Society”
are tours de force of absurdist topical humor.
practices “The New Jim Crow.”
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From our
School News
EDUCATOR
Beth Fine-Nelson
OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Special Programs:
Passover Fun facts
The story of Passover hasn’t changed in the last
3000 years. But that doesn’t mean you won’t
have anything new to discuss! Here are some
little-known Passover facts to spice up your
Seder.

During Passover, some vegetarian’s use a broiled beet
instead of a lamb bone on their seder plate. The beet,
blood red in color, serves as a reminder of the Pascal
sacrifice. Others use an avocado pit instead of a lamb bone
on their seder plate.

According to tradition, Miriam gave water from her well to
sustain the Israelites in the desert. Some people honor
Miriam by placing a cup for her at the seder table and
pouring water from their glasses into her cup.

In the mid 1930’s, Maxwell House started giving out
Haggadot to clarify that coffee beans are kosher for
Passover, and thus prevent a dip in coffee sales.
Distributed nearly every year since, there are now more
than 50 million copies in print.

Jewish Civil War soldiers without ingredients for charoset
put a real brick on their seder plate. In 18th century
Salonika, Greece, people added chopped stone to their
charoset, and some Moroccans included grated rock.

Many Jews were in the synagogue for Passover when
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The American Jewish
Historical Society notes that synagogue bimahs “were
quickly draped in black and, instead of Passover melodies,
the congregation’s chanted Yom Kippur hymns.”


According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the
worlds’ largest matzah ball was unveiled in Tucson,
Arizona, in 2010. Weighing in at 488 pounds, this giant
matzah ball was made from more than 1000 eggs and 125
pounds of matzah meal.
Coca Cola makes a special batch of kosher-for-Passover
Coke with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup,
because corn products are forbidden during the holiday.
Look for the bottles with yellow caps.
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Hamantaschen Making
Sun. Mar. 13
Mon. Mar. 14
Wed. Mar. 16
Tues. Mar. 22
Grade 3
Grades K-2; 7
Grade 5
Grades 4 & 6
Passover Program
Mon. Apr. 25
Tue. Apr. 26
Wed. Apr. 27
Tues. Apr. 28
Grades K-2; 7
Grades 4 & 6
Grades 3 & 5
High School
Field Trip
Tues. Mar. 8
Wed. Mar. 16
Tues. Apr. 12
Sun. Mar. 6
Sun. Mar. 20
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 6
Pre-B’nai Mitzvah Program
Grade 6
Purim Carnival
Tues. Mar. 22 Purim Program
High School
There will be no Religious School
Classes on:
Mon. Mar. 7
Sun. Mar. 27
Wed. Apr. 13
Sun. Apr. 17-24
Spring Vacation
Our
YOUTH
and Jr
The Confirmation class went to Washington, DC
with Rabbi Meszler
TASTY
(grades 9-12) and (grades 6-8)
TASTY has been working hard planning for the big
Spring Conclavette Weekend - writing creative services,
planning entertainment and writing programming.
We've still managed to have some fun as well. In February,
we had a ski/tubing weekend in New Hampshire with
NFTY-NE. At the end of February, two of our freshman
planned a "Kidnap Event." We all boarded a bus for
destinations unknown...and we had a GREAT TIME!
Jr and Sr TASTY will once again be running our Purim
Carnival! We can't wait to entertain you!
Contact: Illyse Habbe at [email protected] for more details.
Support of economic justice
Rabbi Jonah Pesner & Rabbi Michael Namath of the
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in DC
(l-r) Madison Nathan, Lily Norian, Erica Jonas, &
Maya Wasserman
Havdalah at the Jefferson Memorial
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At Congressman Joseph Kennedy’s office
Our
YOUTH (Cont’d)
GET READY FOR THE
TEEN INVASION!!!
April 1-3 our Youth Group (TASTY)
will host NFTY-NE’s
SPRING CONCLAVETTE
Over 400 TEENS will join our temple for a weekend of
Learning, prayer, song and FUN!
We need YOUR help to house these teens!
EVERY MEMBER OF TEMPLE SINAI CAN HELP!
Housing teens is easy. You do not need to have teens in the youth group, your own kids at home,
or beds for our guests. They are happy for a floor to sleep on, and they bring their own bedding and towels.
You provide overnight accommodations on Friday and Saturday nights (from about 10pm)
1 breakfast, 1 dinner, and transportation from your home to and from Temple.
IT’S THAT EASY!!!
Please consider helping out either by housing teens or
by helping at the temple.
Email our advisor, Illyse Habbe, at [email protected] for more information, or
to sign up to house teens please use this website, http://illyse.wix.com/housing-for-tasty
MEGILLAH MADNESS
Wednesday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m.
Once again the Temple Sinai Religious School “not ready
for prime time players” will be presenting A SHUSHAN STORY.
An original Purim Shpiel with original songs by Jon Nelson.
We promise you a fun-filled, comical, sing-a-long experience for allnot to be missed!!
Original songs to familiar tunes: The Adams Family theme,
Sponge Bob Square Pants opening song, and the Jeopardy tune
just to name a few.
Please come ready to be entertained and to sing along.
(The Purim play is part of the Megillah reading service)
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PRESIDENT’S Message
From the Bimah
(Cont’d)
Rabbi (cont’d )
Audacious Hospitality means not letting new members feel
alone and isolated. We should greet new members as if
we have known them for years. And audacious hospitality means being generous in our assumptions about others: no one is a shnorrer, no one is a shlepper, no one is a
shmendrik or a shlemiel. We should see the good in each
other and know we all have worth. When anyone walks
through our door we must ensure that they are welcomed
graciously so they know immediately that they belong.
In Judaism, justice defined as a combination of judgment and mercy. Of course, people should not do
drugs and should be held accountable for their actions.
However, fairness and rehabilitation must also play a
role. America can do better.
If the family is the foundation of Jewish life, the synagogue is the first floor. And think about what is on the
first floor of our homes: the living room, the kitchen, the
dining room. This is the life-center of our home. Temple
Sinai can be the life-center of our Jewish home. But only
if we make it that. We can welcome people into our synagogue just as we would welcome them into our home.
Cantor (cont’d )
Tzedek, tzedek tirdof: justice, justice you shall pursue
(Deuteronomy 16:20). To the Rabbis, this double
language meant that a just result must come about
through just means.
His December 1965 press conference in San Francisco
(viewable on YouTube) is a masterpiece of satire, as
Dylan playfully jousts with a roomful of clueless reporters.
How appropriate that just a few days after Purim
(Wednesday, March 30, 7:00 p.m.) we will gather to
celebrate the lighter side of some of folk and rock music’s most colorful (Jewish) figures. In addition to Dylan, we will see and hear Tom Lehrer, Shel Silverstein,
Kinky Friedman, comedians Sasha Barron Cohen and
Sarah Silverman…and of course, the great Allen Sherman.
This year, the Board of Trustees, and our many committees are working to support an environment that promotes audacious hospitality through a wide variety of
initiatives and programs (you can read more about these
throughout the year). When we make audacious hospitality
not just a catch-phrase but a real commitment-a real In one of his greatest songs, “Desolation Row,”
strategy, our temple will be a place for everyone to feel at Dylan sings, “When you asked how I was doing, was
home and people will just naturally want to be here!
that some kind of joke?”
No way! Happy Birthday, Bob!
Correction Regarding Endowment Donations
We regret any confusion about donations to the Laura P. and Myron J. Dickerman for
the Sustainability of Temple Sinai Endowment Fund that may have resulted from the
article in the Jan/Feb Shofar. It was never the intention of Myron and Laura to have the
donations to the fund be restricted to a minimum amount of $1,000.00. Donations in any
amount will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to the generosity of Myron and Laura for establishing this
endowment and with the continued support of our congregation, Temple Sinai can look forward to a
bright and secure future. To make a donation to the Endowment Fund, you may send a check to the
temple office made payable to Temple Sinai and designate “Endowment Fund” in the memo field. You
may also donate at www.temple-sinai.com.
CREATE A LEGACY.
SUPPORT CHERISHED CAUSES.
HONOR LOVED ONES.
Thank you!
Sandy Slavet, President
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What’s Happening
AT THE TEMPLE
“SINAI STAGE”
March 5 & 6; 12 & 13
Temple Sinai and the New England Repertory Company will present Golda’s Balcony for two
weekends in March. The play, written by William Gibson, is directed by Mike Kiernan and
features our own congregant, Beth Goldman as Golda Meir. The rise of Golda Meir from
impoverished schoolgirl to prime minister of Israel is one of the most amazing stories of the
20th century. Now her life has been transformed into a play of overwhelming power and inspirational triumph.
Performances are on Saturdays, March 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., and on Sundays, March 6 and 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Please order your tickets by going to www.newenglandrep.org, or
by mailing a check payable to NERC, 408 Massapoag Ave. Sharon, MA 02067 with your preference of show time.
For any questions, please call 781-269-9866.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL TICKETS WILL BE HANDLED BY NERC (NOT TEMPLE SINAI!)
Sisterhood
Making Miriam’s Cup for Passover; Monday, March 14, at 7:00 p.m.
We will be doing an art project and learning about Miriam and the women that are instrumental in the
survival of our people in leaving Egypt. Rabbi Julie Zupan will be teaching us about Miriam, and Beth
Fine-Nelson will show us how to decorate a glass goblet to be used on the seder table in honor of Miriam.
Book Club:
Monday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. Orphan Train - By Christina Baker Kline
Tuesday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves By Karen Joy Fowler
Congregational Passover Seder
Saturday, April 23, at 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Julie Zupan as we celebrate the 2nd night of Passover with
Temple Sinai’s annual seder.
Come for a delicious dinner and the retelling of the Exodus story with our family Haggadah.
The seder is to be judged on three things: the matzoh balls, the afikomen hiding place, and
the depth of the discussion.
Bring your whole family! There is plenty of room at our table.
Look for the flyer with more information that will be coming out shortly.
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AT THE TEMPLE (Cont’d)
Planning a Wedding-Bar/Bat Mitzvah
or Other Special Event?
Don’t miss Temple Sinai’s
Mitzvah Day
Sunday, April 10
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
EVENT EXTRAVAGANZA
Mitzvah day is not just for the kids
anymore. If you can draw, paint, write,
color, dig in the dirt, or assemble things,
you can join us for a fun filled day while
helping to serve your community.
Sunday, March13
11: 00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHTS AT TEMPLE SINAI
See Israel through three lenses:
The Immigrant Experience • Orthodoxy • Modern Life
Discussion to follow each film (A donation of $5 is requested.)
Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 p.m. Turn Left at the End of the World
A film about a small Negev development town in 1968,
and the struggle of Moroccan & Indian immigrants.
Saturday, April 9, 8:00 p.m.
Kadosh
Two orthodox Jewish sisters face conflicts caused by
their faith and gender.
Wednesday, May 18, 8:00 p.m. Aviva Ahuvati
(RSVP to the temple office)
A modern day tale of Aviva, a hard working hotel cook
in a small northern Israeli town.
Temple Sinai is Taking Climate Change Seriously!
Join the Green
Team of Temple Sinai!
Work with the
Jewish Climate Action Network to help reduce our carbon
footprint. For more information, contact the temple office or
email Cheryl Schnitzer at [email protected]
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Our
Social Action
VOLUNTEERS
MainSpring Thanks
Temple Sinai serves guests of the MainSpring House
in Brockton on the second Sunday of every month.
Servers & meals are always needed. If you are able to
contribute time or meals, please contact Jana Huot at
[email protected], Judy Kaufman at [email protected]
or Tanya Hitter at [email protected].
Thank You to the Servers & Cooks for:
December
Servers:
Debby & Bill Scher
Cooks:
Susan Caplan, Jacqueline Fleishman, Nancy Hall,
Shelley Kahalas, Beth Kurland, Debby & Bill Scher,
Allison Schnipper, Susan Slater, Sandy Slavet,
Mamie Spelfogel, Amy Steinberg, Vivian Sternweiler,
Betsy Strauss
January
Servers:
Beth Kurland & Steve & Brett Shostek
Cooks:
Gail Bashein, Amy Buckman, Susan Caplan,
Carl Engelbourg, Joy Goldenberg, Nancy Hall,
Beth Kurland, JoEllen Ross, Debby & Bill Scher,
Allison Schnipper, Shostek Family, Simons Family,
Susan Slater, Sandy Slavet, Deb Stamm,
Vivian Sternweiler, Betsy Strauss
Family Table Passover Collection
Please make Passover donations of 25 boxes
of matzoh and macaroons by March 20th
to the JF&CS Family Table box located
in the temple hallway.
By Claire Winthrop
Ner Shel Tzedakah
Thank you to all of the families and religious school
students who contributed to our Ner Shel Tzedakah
donation. We hope to sponsor one new child at SOS
Childrens Villages and will be able to contribute to the
service work of the Jaffa Institute too.
Knitzvah
We really enjoyed knitting with a group of 12 congregants this winter. The multi-colored pastel 6 x 6 inch
squares were plentiful. Thank you to our home knitters
who contributed their squares too as well as the folks
who helped us put them all together on February 28th.
Project Linus clients will enjoy 4 to 6 new blankets from
your efforts. Special thanks go to Maggie Friedman for
organizing this project.
JF&CS Family Table
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our cracker
and raisin collections for JF&CS Family Table every
month. We especially appreciate the efforts of the Weil Family,
Beth Nelson, Illyse Habbe, Andrea Gray, Sandy Slavet,
Donna Holzinger and TASTY, who made sure we had
enough to deliver and brought our dry goods to Canton.
To sign up to deliver in April or May, contact Claire
Winthrop at [email protected].
Hamantaschen
Please join us to make hamantaschen for our college
kids, the Purim service and to sell at the Purim carnival.
No experience baking them is necessary. We will provide
you with a recipe for your dough ball. Just bring in a rolling pin, a cookie sheet, a can of filling and an apron to
the temple kitchen on Sunday, March 6th between 10am
and 2pm or on Monday night, March 7th at 7pm. Email
Claire Winthrop at [email protected] to get the
recipe to be a part of either baking party.
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The
SINAI FORUM
Report from Malta VII
By Morton Hoffman, Treasurer, Malta Conferences Foundation (MCF)
As a follow-up to the Vera Marshall lecture, I would like to report on the seventh biennial Malta Conference
(Frontiers of Science: Research and Education in the Middle East), which was held in Rabat, Morocco, in November.
The terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris a few days earlier, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the continuing
humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq served as backdrops.
The more than 90 participants had an increased determination to unite with one another to build collaborations as
a bridge to peace. With scientists and science educators from universities and national institutes in 15 countries
(Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates), as well as speakers and meeting organizers from U.S., E.U., and U.K.,
the Conference featured plenary lectures by four Nobel Laureates, workshops on topics of importance to the participants
from the region, oral and poster presentations, and opportunities for everyone to make personal and professional
connections.
Amazingly, given the declared and undeclared states of war and political animosities among the countries, only one
person, a representative from Libya, was denied a visa to enter Morocco. Even the Syrians and Iraqis, who received
their visas on the day before the Conference was to begin, were able to come and tell us first-hand about the hardships they encounter on a daily basis in their lives and professional work as well as the obstacles they faced to
make the trip to Morocco.
The plenary lectures were presented by Ada Yonath (Weizmann Institute), Dan Shechtman (Technion),
Roald Hoffmann (Cornell University), and Martin Karplus (Harvard University).
Future action includes the continuation of existing collaborations on water and education, the development of new
ones, and a search for long-term funding to provide research and international exchange opportunities for students
and faculty. In the closing session, the participants, many of whom had attended previous Malta Conferences,
enthusiastically endorsed the motion that Malta VIII be held in 2017.
Sincerest thanks go to the sponsors of Malta VII and all the personal contributors to the Foundation.
(l-r) Morton Hoffman (Boston University),
Abdol-Khalegh Bordbar (University of Isfahan, Iran),
Masoud Mehrgardi (University of Isfahan, Iran).
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From our
Social Action (Cont’d)
EDUCATOR(Cont’d)
Mah Jong Tournament
Passover Fun facts
 In
Vilna, Poland, during World War I, it was very
difficult to find kosher wine, Rabbinical authorities
made a special announcement to allow sweet tea to
be substituted for the traditional four cups of wine
during the seder.
 Centuries
ago during Passover, Jewish people living
in the Sahara abandoned their fortified villages and
marched into the desert, in memory of the first Passover.

During Passover, Manischewitz alone sells more
than 1.5 million jars of gefilte fish nationally and
internationally that’s almost one jar for every ten
Jews in the world.
 This
is my personal favorite and have added to
it my own seder:
Persian Jews (Sephardic) distribute green onions
during the song Dayenu and hit each other with the
stalks when the ninth stanza begins.
Learning how to play or have you been playing
Mah Jong for years? Either way, please join us for our
tournament on March 30th to raise money for the
Family Autism Center. Your entry fee will go towards
the donation. You will have fun, do something meaningful and have a chance to win prizes. RSVP to Mimi
Reinbold at [email protected] to register.
Mitzvah Day
It’s coming! On April 10th, we will be holding Mitzvah
Day. For the 3rd year in a row, Temple Sinai is participating in the Chai South Area Social Action Mitzvah
Day Collaboration. We would love your help with a
variety of in-house projects; the bake sale, making lazy
lasagna, decorating and stuffing literacy bags, making
fleece blankets, creating lunches for MainSpring, filling
Mothers Day bags for DOVE, and participating in an
interactive exercise to show how poverty impacts hunger.
There will also be off-site projects in the community.
Contact Claire Winthrop at [email protected],
or Mimi Reinbold at [email protected], to find
out more.
The Life Cycle of our Congregational Family
Condolence
Mazel Tov
To Phyllis Opper & Nate Workman who
were married on December 13, 2015.
To Sheldon Leppo on the death of his wife,
Marilyn Leppo, who passed away on January 4
To Sharyn Keimach & Wayne Miller
on the birth of their granddaughter, Lola Elyse Keimach,
born to Dierdre & Noah Keimach on January 13
To Carol & Scott Brown on the engagement of
their son, Matthew to Sarah Voigt
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The
SINAI FORUM
Why the URJ Biennial
By Sara Joseph
I was one of those individuals that was called up for the first Torah aliyah on Shabbat morning, November 7, 2015.
Rabbi Jacobs invited anybody who grew up in Reform Judaism and always loved it, loved Hebrew school, and
every part of Judaism. At first I thought, “do I go up?” with that bit of shyness and reservation that I have carried
with me since childhood, and instantly I knew, of course I do, it’s Biennial. The group of people gathered at the
Torah at the front of the aisle, welcomed me in, guiding me towards the front so that I could see.
I did not have an obvious reason in attending Biennial as I am neither a Jewish professional nor Temple board
member. It was not the easiest time for me to leave on a trip with my daughter in the throes of her early action
college applications. Was this going to be a good use of my limited vacation time? Who would stay with the kids?
Despite the debate in my mind, I was drawn there. Somehow I knew that this year I would be sitting in the plenary
sessions and not watching them on my computer as I had from San Diego and DC.
Music was a big pull towards Orlando. In June of 1979, I had boarded the camp bus seemingly fine and fully geared
up for my first summer of overnight camp. By the time we pulled into Eisner Camp, I had developed a fever and
was led straight to the mirpa’ah (infirmary) where I spent my first three days of camp. I had not yet brought my
trunk and duffle to the bunk or met anyone other than the nurses and the two machon assigned to the infirmary. I
was able to hear the hustle and bustle in the chadar ochel (dining room) just a few hundred feet away. All of a sudden, I
was startled and astounded by the music from the opening night song session that actually shook the walls. Mesmerized
and confused, I listened intently. I did not know the words to most of those songs, but I did in short time. It has
been my favorite music genre ever since. That music taught me prayers, Torah, holidays, history, Israel, social action
and Hebrew. I am privileged to be able to wear a different hat as song leader in our congregation a few times a
year. At Biennial, I ate, prayed and sang along with my favorite songwriters. Where else does the music play all day
and night?
There were so many highlights of Biennial. The people who authored my books and I follow on my social media
news feeds were talking with me in the elevator, standing on line with me at Starbucks, and sitting behind me in
the plenary. Ari Shavit signed my copy of My Promised Land, “To Sara: All about the nation we love, Ari Shavit.”
At the Shabbat lunch session, he spoke of our powerful community and said that he will be our ambassador to Israel.
I also had the special privilege of meeting Anita Diamant in the shuttle from the airport.
In an overflowing conference room, I listened to Rabbi Noa Sattath, Director of the Israel Religious Action Center,
speak of the many efforts to achieve justice in Israel, and met Anat Hoffman in the same room. I watched the
footage of the NAACP America’s Journey for Justice with pride that our congregation’s Rabbi carried the Torah in
that march. Seeing the remarkable inspiring career of Rabbi David Saperstein and work of the RAC on the large
screens and hearing his words moved me, bringing me back to NFTY Convention of 1985, themed in the words
of Arik Einstein, Ani Ve’Ata Neshane Et Ha’Olam - You and I will change the world. Hearing Vice President
Joe Biden speak of Dachau, Israel, and recount his 1973 meeting with Golda Meir at her office and retell her
words “You see, Senator, we have nowhere else to go” will stay with me always.
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Our
HOLIDAYS
PURIM
Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a joyous holiday that recounts the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre
during the Persian period (539-330 BCE). The story of Purim is recounted in the Book of Esther, whose
eponymous heroine plays the leading role in saving her people. The holiday is traditionally celebrated with wild
abandon and with the giving of gifts to friends and the poor.
What to do on Purim
Read the story of Purim (the Megillah Esther).
Perform a Purim shpiel.
Give gifts to the poor.
Eat a festive meal: kreplach and hamantaschen.
Give food gifts (mishloah manot) to friends.
Why do we have Purim Shpiels?
Purim shpiels started in the 1400s in Europe. They usually were silly sermons and monologues with rhymed
paraphrases of the Book of Esther aimed to entertain audiences.
In the 1500s, shpiels took place in the home and Yeshiva students were often recruited as actors wearing masks
and costumes. Over time, sphiels evolved into more rigid traditions and even competitions. Sometimes there were
contests between cantors.
PASSOVER
Passover celebrates the biblical exodus from Egypt. It is a time for us to celebrate freedom and hope. It brings
families to the table, and it is a holiday when we are actually commanded to sit and eat together. The most significant observance involves avoiding chametz throughout the holiday. This commemorates the fact that the Jews leaving
Egypt were in a hurry, and did not have time to let their bread rise. It is also a symbolic way of removing the
“puffiness” (arrogance, pride) from our souls.
The Rituals of the Passover Seder
“You shall observe the (Feast of ) Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your ranks out of the land of Egypt; you
shall observe this day throughout the ages as an institution for all time.” (Exodus 12:17)
There are 15 steps in a seder:
Kadeish
Ur’chatz
Karpas
Yachatz
Maggid
Rochtzah
Motzi
Blessing over the wine
Washing of hands before eating
Green Vegetable
Dividing the matzah
Storyteller
Washing of hands before
eating unleavened bread
Bring forth
Matzah
Unleavened bread
Maror
Bitter herbs
Koreich
Wrapping (as a sandwich
Shulchan Orech Set a table
Tzafun
Hiding (afikoman)
Bareich
To Bless
Hallel:
Praise
Nirtzah
It should be accepted
(concluding the service)
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MARCH 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
2
3
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
6
7
8
9
10
MainSpring
3:00 p.m.
Gesher
7:00 p.m.
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
Sinai Stage
Golda’s Balcony
4:00 p.m.
Social Action
Mtg.
7:30 p.m.
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
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14
15
16
Event
Extravaganza
11:00 a.m.
Sisterhood
Making
Miriam’s
Cup for
Passover
7:00 p.m.
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
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22
23
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
Sinai Stage
Golda’s Balcony
4:00 p.m.
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Purim Carnival
12:00 p.m.
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Sitting at Sinai
Meditation
7:30 p.m.
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Sisterhood
Book Club
7:00 p.m.
4
Tot Shabbat
6:00 p.m.
Saturday
5
Torah Study
Pot Luck
6:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Michael
Bornstein
Shabbat
B’Simcha
10:00 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah
w/ Social
Action
Golda’s Balcony
7:30 p.m.
11
Erev
Shabbat
12
Torah Study
Service
with Choir
7:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Allison Carr
Bat Mitzvah
10:00 a.m.
Sinai Stage
Golda’s Balcony
7:30 p.m.
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24
Purim
Shpiel 7:00 p.m.
30
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
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Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
Jewish Humor
in Pop Music
7:00 p.m.
15
25
Erev
Shabbat URJ
Service
(Temple
Beth David
Canton)
7:30 p.m.
Erev Purim
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
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Torah Study
8:30 a.m.
Shabbat in the
Round
10:00 a.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
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Erev
Shabbat
Service
7:30 p.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
Board of
Trustees Mtg.
7:30 p.m.
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
Friday
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Torah Study
8:30 a.m.
Shabbat in the
Round
10:00 a.m.
APRIL 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2
NFTY -NE
Conclavette
NFTY -NE
Conclavette
Erev Shabbat Torah Study
Service
7:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Kendall Huot
Bat Mitzvah
10:00 a.m.
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NFTY
Conclavette
4
5
6
Gesher
7:00 p.m.
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
6:00 p.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
Advisory Mtg.
7:30 p.m.
Pot Luck
6:30 p.m.
Social Action
Mtg.
7:30 p.m.
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
7
8
Shabbat
B’Simcha
7:30 p.m.
10
Mitzvah Day
10:00 a.m.
11
12
13
Sisterhood
Mtg.
7:00 p.m.
Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
Choir
Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
Board of Trustees
7:30 p.m.
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20
MainSpring
3:00 p.m.
17
18
School Vacation Sitting at Sinai
Meditation
7:30 p.m.
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9
Torah Study
8:30 a.m.
Spencer
Freedman
Bar Mitzvah
10:00 a.m.
15
16
Erev Shabbat Torah Study
Service with
Sisterhood
7:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Elliot Pototsky
Bar Mitzvah
10:00 a.m.
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Rabbi’s Study
1:30 p.m.
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Erev Pesach
No Services
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Torah Study
8:30 a.m.
Festival Service
w/ Kiddush
Luncheon
10:00 a.m.
Congregational
Seder 6:00 p.m.
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25
26
27
Sisterhood
Book Club
7:00 p.m.
PJ Library
9:30 a.m.
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Mahjong
7:00 p.m.
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Service w/
Kiddush
Luncheon
10:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Jack Rosenfeld
Erev Shabbat Bar Mitzvah
Service
7:30 p.m.
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30
Torah Study
10:00 a.m.
ALMOST
SINAI LIBRARY
A Remarkable Kindness
By Diana Bletter
It's 2006 in a seaside village in Israel,
where a war is brewing. Lauren, Emily,
Aviva and Rachel, four memorable
women from different backgrounds, are
drawn to the village. Lauren, a maternity
nurse, loves her Israeli doctor husband
but struggles to make a home for herself
in a foreign land miles away from her beloved Boston.
Seeking a fresh start after divorce, her vivacious friend
Emily follows. Strong, sensuous Aviva, brought to
Israel years earlier by intelligence work, has raised a
family and now lost a son. And Rachel, a beautiful,
idealistic college graduate from Wyoming, arrives with
her hopeful dreams. The women forge a friendship
that sustains them as they come to terms with love and
loss, and the outbreak of war.
The 613
By Archie Rand
The 613 is surely one of his most
ambitious feats yet. Without any idea
where the work would be exhibited, Rand
began transforming each and every one
of the 613 mitzvahs, or commandments, into
its own breathtaking painting, a series
that took five years to complete. Each of
the gorgeous and perplexing panels features a vibrant,
unexpected image that brings forth the heart of its law
and commands our eyes to linger. Rand is startling and
original in his rich color choices, bold characters, and
extraordinarily expressive approach. The New York
Times describes the paintings as "rendered in the style
of comics and pulp fiction book jackets, a dash
of Mad magazine, a spoonful of Tales of the Crypt, some
grotesques, some superheroes, always action, emotion,
drama." Whether grotesque or dramatic, each painting
provokes a sense of wonder and self-reflection,
making The 613 a book to be visited time and time
again. Perfect for readers of art, religion, or popular
visual culture, The 613 may be the most audacious and
distinctive gift book of its kind.
HAVURAH
By Diane Rosen
Avgolemono Soup
Avgolemono is Greek for “egg
and lemon. Artichokes, lemon
and eggs are ingredients
frequently used in Greek cuisine. This easy soup
is delicious served hot and refreshing served
cold. Serves 6 as a first course.
Ingredients:
6 C ups Chicken Stock, vegetable stock or any
well-flavored stock
1/2 Cup Long-grain white or brown rice
3-5
Egg Yolks, or more for a thicker soup
1/2 Cup Freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
to remove seeds
2 1/2 Cups Cooked artichoke hearts or bottoms
& leaf scrapings as well as any tender,
peeled stems, coarsely chopped into
pieces or two 10 oz. pkgs. frozen
artichoke hearts .
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or mint,
sliced red bell pepper and one thin lemon sliced
Directions:
In a soup pot bring stock to a boil and stir in
rice. Turn down heat to medium-low and cover
and simmer until rice is done 20-25 mins. for
white rice and 30-35 min. for brown.
Whisk together the egg yolks and lemon juice.
When rice is tender, ladle 1 or 2 scoops of the
hot soup into yolk mixture, whisking to blend.
Barely simmer over very low heat stirring constantly. The egg yolks will cook and slightly thicken
the soup in about 2 mins. Don’t let soup boil.
Remove soup from heat and stir in cooked
artichokes. Serve soup hot immediately or let it
cool and chill deeply to serve cold the next day.
Ladle into bowls and serve with garnishes.
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B’NAI MITZVAH
Happenings
May the celebration of your Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah inspire you to become a
responsible adult worthy of emulation. And may you be a source of joy to your
family and friends always.
Michael Ross Bornstein
Kendall Arianna Huot
Michael Ross Bornstein, the son of
Douglas and Susan Bornstein will be
called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on
Saturday morning, March 5, Shabbat
Vayakhel. Michael attends the Galvin
Middle School in Canton, and is currently
in grade 7. For his school interests and activities,
Michael likes soccer, baseball, and playing the piano. For
his tzedakah project, Michael is working with Special
Olympics athletes. Mazel tov to Michael and his family on
this special occasion.
Kendall Arianna Huot, the daughter of
John and Jana Huot will be called to the
Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday
morning, April 2, Shabbat Shemini.
Kendall attends the Sharon Middle
School and is in grade 7. Kendall's
school activities and interests include basketball, softball, art, baking and hanging out with friends. For her
tzedakah project, Kendall volunteers with the Basketball
Stars program for children with disabilities. She organized a cooking party with friends to make meals for
the MainSpring Shelter in Brockton. She also served
meals at the shelter. Mazel tov to Kendall and her family
at this special time.
Allison Carr
Allison Carr, the daughter of Steve and
Wendy Carr will be called to the Torah as
a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday morning,
March 12, Shabbat Pekude. Alli is currently
in grade 7 at the Sharon Middle School.
For her school interests and activities,
Alli likes soccer, softball, skiing, and spending time with
her family, friends, and dog. For her tzedakah project,
Alli is volunteering with Jewish Family Table, packing
and delivering food to families in our community.
Mazel tov to Alli and her family on this simcha.
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Spencer M. Freedman
Spencer M. Freedman, the son of
Brian and Roxann Freedman will be
called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Saturday morning, April 9, Shabbat
Tazria. Spencer attends the Robert G.
O'Donnell Middle School and is currently
in grade 7. His school activities and interests include
Steam Team, Honor Society, Math Olympiad, soccer,
acro, tap dancing, Muay Thai, and Kray Maga. For his
tzedakah project, Spencer decided to participate in a gift
drive to give presents for the holidays to those who could
not afford them and that made children giggle with joy.
He served food at MainSpring, and collected baby
clothes and delivered 25 baskets to La Casa Myrna, an
emergency shelter for battered woman and their children.
Mazel tov to Spencer and his family on this wonderful
occasion.
B’NAI MITZVAH
Happenings (cont’d)
Coby Jacobson
Jack Rosenfeld
Coby Jacobson, the son of Jeff and
Nikki Jacobson will be called to the
Torah as a Bar Mitzvah in Costa Rica
on Saturday, April 16, Shabbat
Acharei Mot. Coby attends the Sharon
Middle School, and is currently in
grade7. His school activities and interests, are soccer,
skiing, basketball, football, going in the summer to
Camp Laurel South, and playing the ukulele. For his
tzedakah project, Coby is helping special needs kids to
play soccer. Mazel tov to Coby and his family at this
special time.
Jack Rosenfeld, the son of Cheryl and
Dan Rosenfeld, will be called to the Torah
as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday morning,
April 30, Shabbat, Pesach. Jack attends the
Sharon Middle School and is currently in
grade 7. His school activities and interests
include playing baseball and basketball, and he is in his
4th year playing in the Sharon Middle School Tangarura
Marimba Ensemble. For his tzedakah project, Jack has
been working with SOWMA (School on Wheels of Massachusetts). He volunteers both at the headquarters sorting
and filling backpacks, and in the community holding
school supply drives. Mazel tov to Jack and his family on
this simcha.
Elliot Frasier Pototsky
Elliot Frasier Pototsky, the son of David
and Elissa Pototsky will be called to the
Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday
morning, April 16, Shabbat Metzora.
Elliot attends the Sharon Middle
School and is currently in grade 7. His
school interests and activities include
soccer, baseball, basketball, and the clarinet. Elliot’s
original tzedakah project was to recycle crayons. In the
process of collecting crayons, Elliot learned that some
crayons, made in China but sold in the United States,
contain asbestos, and would therefore not be good for
recycling. Instead of collecting crayons, he collected
signatures and asked nearly 500 people to sign a petition that would encourage companies to no longer sell
these harmful products. Elliot’s main mission was to
raise awareness and ensure a healthier earth and
healthier kids. Mazel tov to Elliot and his family on this
simcha.
Memories are created by sharing
special moments with loving
family and friends.
~
“Thank You
to all of our Temple friends
for their generous donations to
the Temple in honor of
Samantha’s Bat Mitzvah.”
~
mazel tov!
bar/bat mitzvah
Rabbis Joseph Meszler and Julie Zupan
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Donations for November / December
Acts of
TZEDAKAH
Amy Gardner Youth Fund
Roni Thaler
In honor of Griffin Yas becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Lois Wasserman
In honor of Andrew Hoffman becoming
a Bar Mitzvah, and the Hoffman family’s trip to Israel
In honor of Emma Magit becoming a Bat Mitzvah,
and the Magit family’s trip to Israel
Beautification Fund
Pam & Al Breitman
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, mother of
Lois Wallenstein
Gerald & Michele Kaye
In honor of the birth of Talia Orleck, granddaughter
of Gary & Ronna Orleck
Sandra Levy
In memory of my father, Joseph Holt
In memory of Kim Cooperman, sister of
Brad Palter
Gregg & Greta Nathan
In honor of Samantha Meszler becoming a
Bat Mitzvah, congratulations!
Capital Reserve Fund
Steve & Ellen Gilman
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, mother of
Lois Wallenstein
Elliot & Barbara Grupp
In honor of Ernest J. Greenhood
Charles Wilson Disability
Access Fund
Leslie Friedman
In memory of Phyllis Friedman
Beverly Johnson
In memory of my parents,
Joseph & Ella Goldman on their yahrzeits
Irma Sands, Cirel Bortnick & Carole Goodman
In honor of Audrey Wilson, thanking you for all
you do and who you are. We love you!
Chumash Inscribed
Harris, Teresa & Davis Miller
In memory of Irvin Miller
Cantor Morris Gordon Fund
Janis Monat
An act of tzedakah
Ruth Saffron
In honor of Susan & Richard Slater
Donations & Memorial
Bruce & Maria Caplan
An act of tzedakah
Judy Levye
An act of tzedakah
Joe & Judy Ludwig
In honor of Samantha Jane Meszler becoming
a Bat Mitzvah
Larry Rubin
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10th Anniversary
with Temple Sinai
Cantor Music Fund
Joan Nachbaur
In honor of the naming of Michayla Carpenter,
daughter of Ryan & Cheryl Carpenter
Ed & Amy Weinberg
In appreciation of Cantor Klepper
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Donations & Memorial (cont’d)
Landscape Fund
Rose Karas
In memory of my beloved father,
Samuel Koretsky
Melvin & Elaine Levitts
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, mother of
Lois Wallenstein
Arthur & Leslie Pearlstein
In honor of Barbara & Elliot Grupp
Library Book Inscription
Phyllis Opper
In memory of my brother, Sumner Robinson
Stan & Bev Jacobs
In honor of Rabbi Joseph Meszler's
10th anniversary at Temple Sinai
Jay & Melody Ritt
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, beloved mother &
mother-in-law of Arnold & Lois Wallenstein
Hesed Fund
Joy Goldenberg
In memory of Doris Goldstein, mother of
Brad Palter
In memory of Myron Mintz, father of
Sara Zwicker
Leo & Claire Kadet
In honor of Mort & Sandy Hoffman's
50th Anniversary
In honor of the marriage of
David Chella to Kailyn Mulcahy
In honor of Linda & David Blocker's
new grandchildren
In honor of the marriage of
Joy Goldenberg's granddaughter
In memory of Hessa Kadet
In memory of Sylvia Kadet
Rose Karas
In honor of Joy Goldenberg
Mazel tov on the wedding of your granddaughter
Sandra Levy
In honor of the wedding of
Caryn Goldenberg & Snir Karp
Rich & Susan Slater
An act of tzedakah
Memorial Plaques
Lester & Linda Fleishman
Arnold & Lois Wallenstein
Oneg Shabbat Fund
Claire K. Castleman
In memory of my father, Leo Kalish
Dan & Sue Greenfield
In honor of Jacob Greenfield becoming
a Bar Mitzvah
Charles & Jeri Heinberg
An act of tzedakah
Joe & Judy Ludwig
An act of tzedakah
Stuart & Wendy Raifman
An act of tzedakah
Alan & Harriet Saks
In honor of Taylor & Jordan Saks becoming
B'nai Mitzvah
Sharaden Schneider
An act of tzedakah
Peter & Nancy Young
In honor of Jacob Young becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Jeff & Ellen Shapiro
Mazel tov to Jane & Paul Desberg on
the engagement of their son, Carl to Eva Martin
Holocaust Memorial Fund
David & Janet Bloom
In loving memory of Rose & Nathan Murra,
beloved parents, grandparents, &
great grandparents
David & Janet Bloom, Matt & Rita Sudhalter, &
Steven & Cherie Murra
In memory of Allen Kesselman, beloved son of
Morris & Rita Kesselman
Sandra Levy
In memory of my mother-in-law Rose Levy
Prayerbook Inscribed
David & Elissa Pototsky
In honor of Gabi Struss becoming a
Bat Mitzvah
In honor of Samantha Meszler becoming a
Bat Mitzvah
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Prayerbook Inscribed (cont’d)
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund (cont’d)
Jeanette Roberts Palter
In memory of Melvin W. Roberts
Rich & Susan Slater
In memory of Liz Rubin
Gary & Staci Saks
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10th anniversary at
Temple Sinai
In memory of Elaine Leve
Michael & Lesley Shain
In honor of and to thank Rabbi Meszler for his
wisdom, humor & kindness
Roni Thaler
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, mother of
Lois Wallenstein
Carolyn Weil
In memory of Marion Hezman Kantar
Ed & Amy Weinberg
In appreciation of Rabbi Joseph Meszler
Marge Zeman
In memory of Esther Pomerantz
Sara Zwicker
In memory of Myron Mintz, and to thank
Rabbi Meszler for his support
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
David & Marlene Bohn
In memory of Dorothy Levitt, mother of
Lois Wallenstein
Harris Cohen
In memory of my mother, Anna Cohen
Craig Edwards
An act of tzedakah
Sherman Eisenthal
In memory of Susan M Eisenthal
Ken & Marcia Greenberg
In appreciation of Ken & Bette Brody
Norman & Nancy Klayman
An act of tzedakah
Gerald & Michele Kaye
In honor of Rabbi Joseph Meszler's
10th Anniversary at Temple Sinai
Jim Lerner
In memory of Jane Lerner
Lillian Levine
In memory of my husband, Melvin J Levine
Paul & Raisa Levine
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10th anniversary
at Temple Sinai
Neal & Cheryl Opper
In appreciation of Rabbi Meszler for officiating
at Phyllis & Nate's wedding
Stuart & Wendy Raifman
An act of tzedakah
Ruth Rubino
In memory of Barbara Kaplan's father
In honor of Audrey & Stan Zamkow
becoming grandparents
Jan & Randy Rubinstein
In honor of our daughter Amanda's marriage to
Gregg Albaum
Marc & Elyse Russman
To thank Rabbi Meszler for leading a most
beautiful wedding for Hayley & Rob
Holli & Robert Ryter
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10th Anniversary
Len & Nancy Sacon
In memory of Nathan Sacon
Rachel Gusman Music Fund
Jack Gusman
In memory of Rachel Gusman
Religious School Fund
Wayne Wilfand
It was amazing to see the amount of Jewish knowledge
my grandsons, Derek & Mason Brody, have while
attending the Shabbat Helper Service
Anne, Adrian and Griffin Yas
In memory of Myron Mintz, father of Sara Zwicker
Social Action Fund
Jonathan & Penny Altman
David & Marlene Bohn
Scott & Carol Brown
In memory of Arnold A. Rubin, loving father &
grandfather
Jim Castleman
In memory of my mother, Ann K. Castleman
Jeff & Allison Schnipper
Rob Newbold & Betsy Strauss
Special Education Fund
Harry, Shari & Hannah Cohen
Mazel tov to Jacob Greenfield becoming a Bar Mitzvah
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Torah Fund
Youth Group Fund
Steve & Ellen Gilman
In memory of Kim Cooperman, sister of
Brad Palter
Joe & Judy Ludwig
In memory of Nathan Flaxman & Toby Kaplowitz
Tzedakah Round-Up
Larry & Tracey Abrams
Anne Chapman
Myron & Laura Dickerman
Richard & Susan Slater
Youth Travel To Israel Fund
Cantor Steven & Myrna Dress
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10th anniversary
with Temple Sinai
Thank you to our sustaining members whose
generous contributions above their standard
level of support enable Temple Sinai to
sustain its programs while continuing to offer
membership to those in financial need.
Vera Marshall Annual Lecture Fund
Paul Berger
In honor of Rabbi Meszler's 10 years as our
spiritual leader
Marshall Family
Best wishes for continued success for Temple Sinai
and spiritual growth for all who attend
Sustaining Members
Jonathan & Penny Altman
Myron & Laura Dickerman
The
SINAI FORUM (Cont’d)
Why the URJ Biennial
One of the greatest highlights was seeing my nephew song leading on the giant screens in the beautiful film
documenting Rabbi Daniel Freelander’s musical career as he accepted the Debbie Friedman award.
I came to Biennial alone, but did not feel alone. A fellow Eisner & Crane Lake Camp ambassador invited me to
join her group for dinner. I connected with Brandeis alumnae that I had not seen in over 26 years. I loved the hugs
from my high school daughters’ friends in the lobby and meeting their friends’ parents or co-counselors on line.
I was welcomed by many new faces at the Shabbat dinner table. The person sitting next to me always struck up a
conversation or put their arm around me to sway to the music, including Rabbis from California or Jewish
Community leaders from the UK. I experienced audacious hospitality first hand.
Biennial seemed to be permeated with social action and social justice as much as Judaism if not more. I arrived on
the day that the URJ passed a resolution on the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming people. It makes
me proud to be a part of a religion with a main tenet of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) working towards peace
and justice for all people of all races, cultures and religions. Social justice and Reform Judaism are hand-in-hand.
I left Biennial with a feeling of hope and optimism, and though our world seems even more broken than it was
three weeks ago, there is work that can be done. At Biennial, I was among 4999 other people who love Reform
Judaism as much as I do. What a comfortable and beautiful place to be!
I am planning to attend the next URJ Biennial which will be held in Boston on December 6-10, 2017. What an
amazing opportunity so close to home. I invite you all to come and experience the magic.
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Oneg Shabbat Hosts
Once or twice each year we ask you to bring a dessert to the temple for the Friday night Oneg Shabbat. Please drop it off in the
temple kitchen any day of the week, but before Friday at noon. If you are unable to drop off a dessert on your assigned week,
please make a donation to the Oneg fund, or bring your dessert contribution the next week. Thank you for your help.
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