On Sunday, March 3, 2019, we held a Mah Jongg tournament in the Temple Sinai Social Hall. Here is a short recap of the tournament which was held jointly by the Sisterhoods of Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai. A special thanks to Marilyn Roberts and Brigitta Aaron for helping on the day of the event, […]
How Privileged We Are!
As I was trying to process the horrific events in New Zealand, I also had to prepare for my class’s week of fieldwork. This year my class is working with the Burning Man organization and the Friends of Black Rock – High Rock to investigate the geological and hydrological underpinnings of Fly Geyser, north of […]
Men’s Club Breakfast: March 10, 2019
To my Men’s Club colleagues, Shall we try “this” again? Sunday, March 10th? Yeeeesss! Waffles! Scrambled eggs! Bagels galore! Chocolates! Even cream for your coffee! Haha! You may even want seconds after you hear Professor Renata Keller’s presentation of “Reefer Madness? A History of Marijuana.” Professor Keller teaches modern Latin American history at UNR. Her […]
Gathering for Grief
Dear Friends, “I put down these memorandums of my affections in honor of tenderness, in honor of all of those who have been conscripted into the brotherhood of loss…” Edward Hirsch Part of living in a Jewish community is caring for one another. Jewish tradition knows this and memorializes it in our rituals. When one […]
Summer In Israel
SUMMER IN ISRAEL Jewish Nevada and the Israeli-American Council (IAC) are very excited to partner this Summer to offer THREE different Birthright Israel trips – for THREE different age groups! We are now actively seeking candidates to be part of this extraordinary experience! This year, we are thrilled to offer a one of a kind […]
Temple Sinai Financial Update
We are now over halfway through this fiscal year (July 2018 – June 2019) and I wanted to provide an update of how we are doing financially and what we project the rest of the year will look like. We have had over 20 new members/families join Temple Sinai since the start of this fiscal […]
It’s Only Adar One!
You might have noticed that Sinai’s calendar seems a little light right now, with no holidays coming right up. A couple of Shabbats ago, Rabbi Benjamin helpfully reminded us that last week we entered the Hebrew calendar’s occasional Leap Month of Adar One. A whole Leap Month allows our calendar to synchronize with both the […]
Men’s Club Breakfast
Men’s Club Breakfast Wednesday, February 10, 2019, at 9:00 am Dear Gentlemen and Ladies of the TS Men’s Club: Thanks to all who attended our 2019 kick-off meeting on January 13th! It was a great turnout! Thank you, Professor Dennis Dworkin, on an outstanding presentation of Jewish Comedy in America. Please mark your calendars for […]
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 […]
Who is Temple Sinai? And, Closures for Snowfall
Just a reminder that the Sinai Board of Trustees will host a Congregational Forum on Sunday, January 27 at 10:15 AM in the Sanctuary. We have some new demographic information that motivates the strategic plan outline, that 1st VP Howard Holden will distribute soon to all of you. What surprised us the most about our […]