Minyan

Sinai Synagogue is proud to maintain our twice-daily minyanim, which are largely lay-led. Our community is strongly committed to the importance of regular worship and the obligation to support people who need to say Kaddish. Every weekday morning, we daven shacharit, gathering in person or on Zoom, depending on the day of the week. On Mondays and Thursdays, morning minyan includes a short Torah reading, and many days we also are treated to a brief teaching from Rabbi Friedland. In the evenings, we come together on Zoom to recite mincha or maariv, depending on the time of the sunset. We encourage members and visitors to explore a weekday prayer practice with us.

Shabbat

Our primary Shabbat service takes place on Saturday mornings, when the whole community gathers for tuneful services, Torah reading, and a celebratory kiddish lunch. A meditation group often meets during the services, as well. A Friday night minyan is held on Zoom. In the summer months, congregants occasionally offer a musical Friday night service with instrumental accompaniment. We love to sing at Sinai, and our services combine traditional melodies with newer tunes from contemporary liturgical composers. Members are actively involved in every aspect of our services; please contact Rabbi Friedland if you would like to lead part of a service or to chant Torah or Haftarah.

Yahrzeit

In the words of one regular minyan attendee - “Rabbi, I don’t come to services because I need a minyan to pray, I come to services because someone else needs a minyan.”

Reciting Kaddish for our loved ones is an important responsibility that we take on as Jews and as family members.  Sinai Synagogue makes it a practice to remind our members of their family members’ upcoming yahrtzeits.

We encourage our members to make a commitment to attend one or more minyanim each week to ensure that there is always a minyan for someone who needs to recite Kaddish.

During our evening minyan, individuals observing yahrtzeit are invited to share memories or thoughts about their loved one.  May their memories be for a blessing!

Donations in memory of loved ones are welcomed.  Funds are used for tzedakah through the Rabbi’s discretionary fund or other designated purpose.