Adapted from the June 6, 2020, URJ Inside Leadership blog post. Original post here. The URJ is pleased to announce several new opportunities for people to live Jewishly this summer – and to help move our Reform Movement into a bold new future. RJ on the Go: An Interactive Platform for Jewish Engagement Available to URJ […]
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Shabbat Unplugged
Shabbat Unplugged! Sample Recordings Adonai S’fatai Pitchu Li Salaam Hinei Mah Tov Haskiveinu Mi Chamocha (Elana Arian) Oseh Shalom (Nava Tehila) Ahavat Olam (Debbie Friedman) Roll Into Dark (Noam Katz)
URJ: Creating a Meaningful Shabbat Experience at Home
This Week in Jewish Life TEN MINUTES OF TORAH How to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience at Home by Chris Harrison As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, many of us will be staying close to home this weekend. Here are just a few ways you can make the most of Shabbat and feel like part […]
Men’s Club Breakfast
Sunday, March 15 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Temple Sinai Men’s Club will be meeting on March 15th at 8:50 AM in our small social hall. Volunteers are preparing breakfast, but if you would like to also participate in the preparation, please contact me. Caren C. Jenkins, Esq. our guest speaker has been a member […]
Doris Is Coming
Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting 7:00 – 9:00 pm Monday, February 24, 2020 “Doris Is Coming” by ZZ Packer It’s the early ’60s, a time of social upheaval. Martin King is making speeches that threaten segregation’s status quo. Kennedy becomes President and is assassinated. Governor Orval Faubus, who had ordered the Arkansas National Guard to […]
2020 Men’s Club Breakfast Meetings
Dear Men’s Club friends, Your club president has surfaced. It has been a long six months since we met – I have been in the throws of closing many escrows for the many transplants moving to Reno. But you have not been forgotten! We have a great 2020 season planned! Sunday, January 19 – Mark […]
ADL Cyberhate – Backspace
I am excited to announce that today ADL launched Backspace Hate, a new legislative and awareness campaign to protect victims and targets of online hate and harassment. Our goal is to raise awareness about the issue of cyberhate and harassment and to strengthen state and federal laws to better hold perpetrators accountable both criminally and […]
Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting
7 – 9:00 pm Monday, September 23, 2019 “What You Pawn, I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie I admit to having issues with literature that bleeds about the American underclass. I have issues with panhandlers. I have issues with people who don’t have enough self-control to avoid becoming druggies, alcoholics or zombies. But author Sherman […]
Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 pm Monday, July 22 “Out of Action” by Joseph Epstein Joe Epstein has been a favorite Story Club author since we read his work “JDate” in 2015. He has a droll and sage way of painting characters and creates inventive plot lines. A lot of Epstein stories have serious themes but he […]
Temple Sinai Financial Update
As we are now in our new fiscal year (July 2019 – June 2020), I want to provide a financial recap of last year and share our budget for this year. Our membership continues to grow and we ended the year with 165 member units. The Rabbis Zober just celebrated their first anniversary at Temple […]