Join your fellow members of Sisterhood for a Girls Night Out on Wednesday, May 9, at 7:00pm.
Yearly Archives: 2012 - 5772 / 5773
Final Days of FEAST and Hebrew School
As the summer approaches, the final day of Hebrew School will be Thursday, May 17, and the final day of FEAST will be Saturday, May 19. Thanks again to Ossie, our teachers, and our students for making this another successful year for youth education at Sinai.
“Journey to Sinai” Program and Congregational Meeting – May 22
In preparation for Shavuot and to celebrate Sinai’s annual meeting, join the Sinai Synagogue family as we again hear stories from three of our members–both Jews by birth and Jews by choice–about their journeys to Judaism, to Sinai Synagogue, and the meaning of Judaism in their lives. The program will include appetizers, desserts, and the Rabbi’s famous coffee bar. Beginning at 7:00pm on Tuesday, May 22, we will have a (brief) annual congregational meeting, followed by the program. Last year’s “Journey to Sinai” program was very well received, so please plan to attend this year. RSVP to the synagogue office by Friday, May 18.
Sell Your Hametz Before Pesach
Pesach is fast approaching and I wanted to make sure that all of us had the opportunity to sell our hametz before Pesach approaches. Every year I offer to sell the hametz of members of our congregation and it is worthwhile to spend a moment reviewing what this means. At the end of this explanation is the form you can fill out and send in to me. It is necessary to print out the form and sign it or come to Sinai and fill out a form. The Torah prohibits ownership of Hametz during Pesach. Hametz is any product of food which contains one of five types of grain – wheat, oat, barley, spelt, or rye – which is mixed with water and allowed to leaven (or has the potential to leaven). Matzah is composed of one of these grains BUT baked through before the grain has a chance to…
Lunch and Learn
Join the Rabbi and others for an informal study session each week. We currently are studying the Books of Kings.
Jewish Economics: Stewardship of the Land – May 3
Join us at Sinai on Thursday, May 3, from 7-8pm, to hear Professor Donna Kay Dial discuss the environment and the role the Bible can play in addressing environmental issues. Professor Dial, an Associate Professor Emerita of Economics at IUPUI, has taught courses in various areas of economics–the history of economic thought, economics and religion, and church resource planning. Her interests in economics and its role in religion have led to teaching assignments at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Christian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Graduate Theological Union, and Trinity Theological Seminary.
Help Tali’s Singing Group at Brandeis
Tali Friedland is part of a wonderful all-women a capella singing group called Ba’Note (a pun on the musical term and the Hebrew word for girls). They are attempting to raise funds to be able to record in a professional studio for their upcoming CD. To watch their video or donate, visit their website.
Annual Spaghetti Dinner – March 25
Join us for Sinai Synagogue’s annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, March 25, from noon to 6:00pm. The menu includes spaghetti (with our famous kosher meat sauce), soup, salad, bread, and dessert. Tickets are available in advance by contacting the Sinai office, or at the door. If you’re a Sinai member and haven’t yet signed up to volunteer, please contact Brian Kordansky.
FEAST Havdalah – Feb. 4
The FEAST program will hold a Havdalah celebration in anticipation of Tu B’Shevat on Saturday, February 4, beginning at 5:30. Please bring $15 for the tzedakah box. There will be no FEAST that morning.
Sermon for VaYayrah
This past week during minyan we have been studying Rashi’s commentary on the Akedah. As Abraham is about to lift the knife with which he intends to slaughter Isaac on God’s command, an angel of the Lord calls, Al Tishlach yadkha el hanaar – Literally do not send forth your hand against the child. But can be read colloquially as “Don’t touch the boy”. I don’t know if there was ever a case where the Torah was referencing the headlines from the news more accurately then this: Don’t touch the boy was a message that should have been sounded in College Station, in South Bend and in too many communities in the United States. When I first heard on sports talk radio about the events at Penn State University I was a bit cynical. The hosts of these shows spend their days attacking the reputations of sports figures based on…
