Your Generous Donations Rescue Temple Sinai- Again!
The Board of Trustees and I are very grateful this week to the far-sighted and generous Members who gave to Temple Sinai’s Emergency Fund. Replacing the 30-year-old heating and air-conditioning unit that failed last week will be costly. We are very lucky that these folks stepped up when we asked them, a couple of years […]
Men’s Club Breakfast – Sunday, April 14
Dear Men’s Club members (and everyone special on this email), Have you been to Israel? If so, how long has it been? Never? Would you like to visit? Well, Sunday, April 14 you will get a glimpse and taste of this beautiful land, as Joanne Northrup, Curatorial Director and Curator of Contemporary Art, our very […]
Seder? Say yes!
In some communities, the highlight of the Passover seder is when participants gleefully brandish leeks, and “whip” each other with them to playfully recall our bondage in Egypt. In other places, people pour water on the floor, lift up their coats, and recall the towns they’ve traveled through. Others still, recall this liberation and other […]
Reno Jewish Story Club Meeting
Date and Time: Monday, March 25, 2019, 7 to 9 p.m. Story Titles: “War Zone” and “Written in the Bible” There are many English speakers in Israel but few outlets for Israeli English fiction to be published. Ang-Lit Press has sought to remedy that by producing anthologies in which Israeli writers hone their art in […]
Sisterhood’s Mah Jongg Tournament
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 […]