Join us virtually this Shabbat! Dear Friends, Please join us this weekend for Kabbalat Shabbat services on Facebook Live. You can either “Like” the Temple Sinai page on Facebook if you have an account, or watch via our live feed on our website. Since we are missing Toby Pechner and Shabbat Unplugged! this week, we decided to do a more musical […]
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Connect With Your Temple Sinai Family
Dear Friends, A huge thank-you to all who participated in our very first live-streamed Shabbat service! It was great to see how many of you called in and sang and wished us a Shabbat shalom. This week, our services will again be at 7:30 pm, and since we can’t do Shabbat Unplugged together, we will […]
Coronavirus: Important Update for Sinai
In conjunction with the Board of Trustees, we have decided to cancel in-person events, effective immediately, for the next month. Taking into consideration guidance from our county, state, and federal officials, we believe that this is necessary to help maintain the health and safety of the community. We will meet as a Board on April […]
Coronavirus Update
Dear Friends, The news about COVID-19, or the coronavirus, seems to change every time we look for updates. At this time, almost all the states surrounding us have confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and testing has begun here in Northern Nevada. Our staff and Building, Grounds, and Safety committee have been compiling resources and getting […]
Biennial Kickoff
Dear Friends, In a few short days, I will depart beautiful Reno to subject myself to the freezing gales of the Windy City for a week to catch up with friends and colleagues, learn about where our movement is headed, and hopefully represent us well as we vote on the issues important to American Reform […]
Purims Past
Dear Friends, As we look ahead on our calendars, one of our favorite holidays, Purim, is fast approaching. Both of us have a deep love for Purim: costumes, spiels, hamantaschen. We wanted to share some of our Purim memories as we prepare to make new ones with all of you. Rabbi Benjamin grew up going […]
Chanukah: A Time for Jewish Pride
Friends, As I sit here writing, snow is falling on the back quarter out my office window. Reno has turned to gray and white, and I can feel, despite the clouds, that sunset is coming soon. Winter is here, without a doubt, and Chanukah arrives precisely when our need for light is greatest, both literally […]
Starting to Feel Like Home
Dear Friends, Moving an entire family is a massive undertaking. The Book of Numbers, from which we are now reading, could just as easily describe the sheer number of boxes or books we’ve loaded onto trucks, the trips to the store to resupply our pantry, the frequency of calls from friends and family back east […]
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