Yom Kippur Day 5777 Temple Sinai, Reno, Nevada Shana tov and welcome once again to Temple Sinai. The High Holy Days are filled with some of the most poignant and powerful prayers in Jewish liturgy but too often, we come to services and feel that we’re just thrown right in. Some of these High Holy […]
Helping Refugees
Kol Nidrei (Erev Yom Kippur) 5777 Temple Sinai, Reno, Nevada Shana tova, and welcome once again to Temple Sinai – it’s wonderful to see all of you here for Kol Nidre this evening. Many of you know our active and beloved Temple member Judy Schumer. You may have also heard the story of how Judy […]
Be Countercultural
Rosh HaShanah Day 5777 Temple Sinai, Reno, Nevada Good morning and welcome once again to Temple Sinai. I’m really glad to see each of you here on this first day of Rosh Hashanah. It’s a bit of a paradox, isn’t it? In here, it’s Rosh Hashanah: The New Year, the Day of Remembrance, and the […]
The Message of Unetaneh Tokef
Erev Rosh HaShanah 5777 Temple Sinai, Reno, Nevada Good evening and Shana Tova, and welcome once again to the first service of the high holiday season. I’m Rabbi Bair and I’m thrilled to see so many of you here this evening. No matter when the holidays are in the calendar, early or late, they always […]