There’s No Business Like Shul Business
It has been my absolute honor and pleasure to serve as your president over the past two years. I am deeply touched and humbled by your trust in me to continue in this role for another term. As I look back on my first term and ahead to what’s next, I wanted to take a […]
Actual Sabbatical
Dear Friends, As you may have heard, we are weeks away from our sabbatical. This means a few things: We have been here for seven years already! We will be out of the office and off-duty for four months and The congregation gets four months to explore and grow on its own without meddlesome rabbis […]
A Season of Growth: What Our Rabbis’ Sabbatical Means for Us All
This past weekend at Temple Sinai was nothing short of extraordinary. Friday night’s Tot Shabbat brought the most families we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic. That energy carried into a vibrant community potluck and Shabbat Across America and Canada service. On Sunday, we joined forces with Temple Emanu-El for a lively Purim carnival, […]
Rabbis in the Community
Dear Friends, Since Rabbi Sara and I began working and living in Reno, we have been aware of the severe shortage of affordable housing. In our early days here, we partnered with interfaith groups and many of you joined us as we lobbied in Carson City, staffed overnight shelters, and worked for change. Sadly, the […]
Light in Darkness
Dear Friends, As often was the case, the rabbis were arguing. Shammai argued that we should light 8 candles on the first night of Chanukah, and count down, lighting one fewer candle each night. Hillel, on the other hand (or foot as was his wont), believed we should start with one and build up. As […]
The Bottom Line: Fighting for our communal survival
Across our country and in our Temple Sinai membership, I recognize the impulse to draw inward. Over the past year, we’ve seen an uptick in people declining to renew their Temple Sinai memberships citing financial reasons. They feel that they aren’t attending Temple enough to justify the cost of membership. My concern is that, someday […]