Dear Friends, There are so many things that are unique and different about the times we are living in. One such thing that we seldom mention is that this is a time of great creativity and openness to new ideas. The combination of technology and need means that our options for activities during quarantine have […]
Adding Thanks
Dear Friends: On certain holidays, we add special prayers of thanks into our liturgy. These “hoda’ah inserts” are part of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, Purim, and Chanukah, among other times. Somehow, considering how many thanks we have, perhaps we need a post-virtual-HHD hoda’ah insert. Maybe: “Thank you, everyone, who participated, contributed, logged in, offered words […]
Jacks of All Trades
Dear Friends, I have a fondness for what most people call useless knowledge. Random facts, esoterica, trivia, I love it all. But I often quip that it is only useless, until you find a way to use it. Part of what attracted me to the rabbinate was that I might be able to employ some […]
Lech L’cha – Go Out and Vote!
There is a story about the Chazon Ish, an early 20th Century Orthodox rabbi, who ran into a congregant on Election Day. When the congregant admitted having not voted because he could not afford the poll tax, the rabbi told him to sell his tefillin, the boxes he wound around his arm and head each […]
When I Turn
I don’t turn my back on the congregation very often, but when I do, it is in prayers like the Barechu or the Amidah. And when I am not facing you, I see the ark, crafted by a congregant, now of blessed memory. I see the woodwork, refinished and polished by volunteers last fall. And […]
Summertime and the Livin’s – Still Confined to Our Homes
Dear Friends, As our fiscal year draws to a close, we wanted to highlight all of the incredible things that we did this year – in person and across the digital divide. Our members were incredibly busy with events in the congregation and out in the community. Our Sisterhood came together on several occasions to […]
There is No “I” in Synagogue
Dear Friends, Rabbi Sara and I miss you all terribly. We are continuing to find a way to bring Shabbat and other Jewish events into your homes in the best way possible. Many of you have become regular visitors to the virtual shul streaming from our living room. Others join our Zoom Torah Study on […]
Rabbi’s Message: Shabbat Events
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 […]
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 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 […]
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