Documenti di Didattica
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A quarterly publication
Issue 22, Volume 1
Presidents Message
Here I am again. President. Some 20+ years after I did it
before. Am I crazy? Is this a good idea? Why, you ask
would I be willing to do it again? For me the answer was
easy and clear. I saw Sinai at a turning point. With Rabbi
Cohen at my side I was willing to take the job again, to
take us to the next step in our maturation. Sinai is my
Jewish home. I hope most of you feel the same way. And,
because its our home, we need to support it to the best of
our ability from a financial point of view and from a volunteering point of view. As we do these things, we will continue to make it the place we want to grow and live our
Jewish lives.
As I embarked upon this new role (again) as President, it seemed to me
that changes were imperative to ensuring the future of our Jewish home: Step One
was to change our fair share dues commitment structure to a voluntary pledge program. As a result of this change, many of our families were incredibly generous and
increased their annual pledge. Others told us of hardship their families are currently going through and told us that they needed to pay less. Being a part of our family, we are happy to understand each familys needs and welcome them. We had a
congregant tell us that they are snow birds for the winter and belonged to another
congregation for half of the year. Generously, they kept their Sinai pledge the
same. Our bottom line is that everyone's story is unique and everyone's contribution is meaningful and important to us. Thank you, thank you!
Step Two is to listen to you so that we can best meet the Jewish needs of
our Sinai family as a whole. To that end, we held some listening sessions this past
spring. To those that attended we learned a lot. To those who did not attend I am
available to listen to you. Our entire Board of Trustees is also available to listen. Please call or email any one of us.
Step Three has not yet been written. Helping me this year I have an incredible group of Officers, Trustees and of course our professional staff. I am confident
and excited how "our" Sinai family is going to grow and flourish. Let's write this next
step and our future together.
Chip Mann
john.d.mann2606@gmail.com
262-238-1535
Shabbat/Holiday Schedule 2
Reflections, Sinai @ 60
Sinai @ 60 Honors
Sinai Engagement
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Whats Happening
12-16
Women of Sinai,
Brit Nashim
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Brotherhood
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19-21
Chesed
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Scene at Sinai
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Library News
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Supporting Sinai
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Calendars
26-28
29-30
Contributions
30-32
Those We Remember
33
Rabbi David B. Cohen Cantor Lauren Phillips Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman
Director of Youth Education Barb Shimansky, MSW Director of Administration Karen Lancina Program Coordinator Jen Friedman
Assistant to Rabbi and Cantor Karen Hintz School Administrator Jeri Danz Bookkeeper Ilene Wasserman Sinai News Nicole Sether
Congregation Sinai 8223 N. Port Washington Road Fox Point, WI 53217
414.352.2970 414.352.0944 (fax) www.congregationsinai.org
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Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Eikev
Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25
August 7
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Outdoor Shabbat Service 6 pm
August 8
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Ki Teitzei
Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19
August 28
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Outdoor Softball Shabbat 6 pm
August 29
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Jordan Berger Bar Mitzvah 5 pm
Shabbat Ki Tavo
Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8
September 4
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Outdoor Shabbat Service 6 pm
September 5
Selichot
September 5
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Dessert Reception 8 pm
Selichot Study Session 8:30 pm
Selichot Service 10 pm
Shabbat Nitzavim
Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20
September 11
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service 6 pm
September 12
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Rosh Hashanah
September 15
Yom Kippur
September 24
September 26
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Erev Sukkot
September 27
Sukkot
September 28
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Miranda Lile Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Simchat Torah
October 4
October 5
Shabbat Bereshit
Genesis 1:1 - 6:8
October 9
October 10
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Ethan Schlesinger Bar Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Noach
Genesis 6:9 - 11:32
October 16
Green Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
October 17
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Lech-Lecha
Genesis 12:1 - 17:27
October 23
Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
October 24
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Lauren Glusman Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Vayera
Genesis 18:1 - 22:24
October 30
Friday Night Lights
Family Shabbat: Unplugged Service 5:15 pm
Congregational Dinner 6 pm
Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
October 31
Shabbat Vayeilech
Deuteronomy 31:1 - 31:30
September 18
Shabbat Shuva Service 6 pm (off site)
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Ha Azinu
Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52
September 25
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service 6 pm
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Shoftim
Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9
August 21
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Outdoor Shabbat Service 6 pm
August 22
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Reeh
Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17
August 14
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm
Outdoor Shabbat Service 6 pm
August 15
September 19
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
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Reflections
Certainty
Unlike its daughter religions, Christianity and Islam, Judaism viewed certainty with suspicion.
The ordinary populace AM HAARETS was assumed to have small capacity for understanding. Those individuals who were closest to God, and who were recipients of revelation in visions and dreams, were the
prophets. Of all of these, the one whose awareness of Gods word was most accurate, was Moses. The
moment that Moses stood closest to God was atop Mt. Sinai when he was presented with the Ten
Words. But even when the greatest prophet was afforded the greatest of revelations, Moses did not
confront God face to face. The most perfect of men was only granted a vision of Gods back. Henry
Slonimsky, beloved dean of my seminary, suggested that all that Moses saw was the knot of the Tephillin
on the back of Gods head.
Our contemporary world is threatened by the rivalry of contending visions of what is correct. The continued existence
of the universe rests upon our capacity to devise compromise postures which prove partially satisfactory to each, and allow
rival dominions to live side by side in relative tranquility.
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman
Bring your friends & family into our congregational family! Share what you love!
*Religious School fees not included
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Sinai@60 Honors...
Save the
Date!
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Next meetings:
Dates: Wednesday, September 9, Wednesday, October 14
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am followed by lunch at Maxfields
To sign up for a meeting contact Jen Friedman at jfriedman@congregationsinai.org or call 352-2970.
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A Modern Rabbis
Approach to the Bible
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 9:30 AM
Facilitator: Rabbi Jay Brickman
Rabbi Brickman is a trained Jungian, a
philosopher, and a practitioner of Tai Chi.
If you havent studied with him now is the time!
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make a difference. This is such a fundamental part of Judaism that we have a phrase for it Tikkun Olam, which literally
means fixing the world. Through our teachings, we learn the
ways in which the world needs healing, and discover the gifts
we each have to contribute to that cause in our own corners
of the universe. Sometimes it may feel like our
efforts are not enough. But as Hillel said, It is not
our task to complete the work, nor are we free to
desist from it. Anything we can do in the spirit of
Gmilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness) can
help in improving our world. This is also a vital
way in which we can live out those mitzvot I mentioned earlier to walk through the world with the
intention to make it better. As my long-time teacher Cantor Ellen Dreskin says, If it doesnt make a
difference, what difference does it make?
Toward the end of our discussion, someone quoted the wise sages John Lennon and Paul
McCartney by pointing out, All you need is love. Psychologist Abraham Maslow would disagree that this is ALL we
need, though it is certainly the basis for being able to achieve
all of the other needs we encounter throughout our lives. And
if there is one fundamental truth that Judaism can offer, it is
love. We can find that throughout our tradition not always
overtly, but it is there. In fact, when we complete the cycle of
Torah on Simchat Torah and immediately, without taking a
breath, begin again, we are connecting the last letter of the
Torah, a lamed, with the first letter, a bet, which can also be
read as a vet. The letters lamed-vet spells lev, the Hebrew
word for heart. This indicates that the Torah, Gods gift to the
Jewish people, is wrapped in love, an essential need that can
be met through our teachings. Perhaps love is not ALL we
need, but so many of our fundamental human needs community, developing a moral compass, self-actualization,
learning, and making a difference can be met through Jewish living.
So what is the point of Jewish education? Learning
gives us the tools to do all of this, and to do it well, and to
continue refining it throughout our lives.
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Whats Happening
(Birth - 3)
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Whats Happening
Cost:
Adults: $10, Children 12 and under: $7, Children 3 and under: free
https://sinaishabbatdinneroct2015.eventbrite.com
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Whats Happening
Youth & Family Programming
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
3:00 PM
10:15 AM
9:30 AM
2:00 PM
6:30 PM
9:30 AM
October
Sunday 4
Sunday 25
Friday 30
5:00 PM
9:30 AM
5:15 PM
6:00 PM
Sukkot BBQ followed by Simchat Torah celebration, Dancing and Taffy Apples
Sinai Mitzvah Day
Friday Night Lights Family Shabbat Unplugged Service with special guests Marc
and Wendy Cohen
Congregational Dinner
Sunday 15
6:15 PM
7:15 PM
10:15 AM
December
Friday 11
6:15-7:00 PM
November
Friday 13
Sunday 13
January
Sunday 10
Friday 22
10:15 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
6:15 PM
7:15 PM
Pancake Breakfast
Itsy Bitsy Sinai story, song, crafts - ages 0-4
Rockin Family Shabbat
Potluck Dinner
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Whats Happening
Youth & Family Programming
February
Friday 19
March
Friday 18
Sunday 20
Wed. 23
April
Friday 15
5:15 PM
6:00 PM
Friday Night Lights Family Shabbat Unplugged Service with special guests
Marc and Wendy Cohen
Congregational Dinner
6:15 PM
10:15 AM
4:30 PM
6:30 PM
5:15 PM
Friday Night Lights Family Shabbat Unplugged Service with special guests
Marc and Wendy Cohen
Congregational Dinner
6:00 PM
May
Friday 13
Sunday 22
6:15 PM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Shabbat Unplugged & Teacher Appreciation with school participation with guests
Marc and Wendy Cohen
Itsy Bitsy Sinai story, song, crafts-ages 0-4
Year End Family Picnic
For information on any of our programming or to RSVP for an event at Congregation Sinai, please contact:
Jen Friedman Program Coordinator 414-352-2970 or jfriedman@congregationsinai.org
Visit our website at www.congregationsinai.org
Mitbach Sinai
(Sinai Cooks!)
October 26th at 6:00 PM
Do you enjoy cooking for fun with friends? Or do you
find yourself in the kitchen at every party? Come have a
glass of wine with Sinai Cooks! We gather in the Sinai kitchen (Mitbach) to cook and bake
for the Sinai community and our own fun.
Projects include Sinai events, soup for our congregants who need a little TLC, classes,
onegs, and whatever we want to plan. We promise laughter, great conversation and
friendship! Please look to your eNews for cooking dates and times. Looking forward to
seeing many new faces!
Have a great Sinai Cooks! Idea? RSVP to Jill Weinshel @ jillgw2@gmail.com
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Sinai Committees
Women of Sinai
Break-the-Fast with Sinai
Break-the-Fast
Kugels & Desserts
Needed!
Brit Nashim
Join Us: Become a Member of B'rit Nashim in 5776
B'rit Nashim (Covenant of Women) is a group of
Sinai women who meet once a month for programs of personal interest and Jewish content. The purposes of the
group are: to build a community of women within the larger
community of Congregation Sinai, to share interests, and
to strengthen our connections to Judaism.
Some highlights from last year included:
Making lasagnas and donating them to Pathfinders
Youth Homeless Shelter.
Creating and leading the Erev Sukkot Service for Congregation Sinai.
An Evening with Cantor Lauren Phillips discussing The
History of The Bat Mitzvah.
A speaker from the local organization: "Common
Ground".
A Presentation by B'rit Nashim member Phyllis Wiggins
describing her experiences as a Red Cross Volunteer.
Discussion of the Book: "Once We Were Brothers by
Ronald Balson.
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Sinai Committees
Brotherhood
Sinai Brotherhood will sponsor our Annual Softball Shabbat. Kosher hot dogs
and other appropriate "ballpark-style food" will be served directly following
Shabbat Services and the awesome annual "sermon from the mound"!
The Sinai softball team will all be there to sign autographs! Don't miss it.
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Sinai Committees
Social Action Committee
Something for Everyone
Social Action at Sinai offers a wide variety of ways
you can become engaged in the social & economic justice
issues of the day: Shabbat services with a speaker, topical
films, Sunday morning or weekday evening speakers and discussion, interactive events, opportunities for you and/or your
family to volunteer.
Check out what we highlight in this newsletter and in
the weekly Sinai E-News.
Volunteer Opportunities:
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Sinai Committees
Social Action Committee
Social Action Survey Results
As part of its continuing effort to provide social
action programs of interest to all congregants and to
increase Committee participation, Congregation Sinais
Social Action Committee issued an email survey to congregants in the spring of 2015.
The surveys over 75 responses confirmed congregants interest in, among others, issues of the environment, economic justice and social justice. Of note,
congregants expressed interests in various specific subissues, including the following:
Environment:
Preserving environmental resources
Maintaining safe food and water
Climate change
Public/private gardens
Economic justice:
Hunger
Homeless
Economic inequality
Social justice:
Racism
Human trafficking
Health care disparities
Immigration
Threats to all religious freedoms
LGBT issues
The Committee thanks those congregants responding to the survey, including those expressing an
interest in participating in the Committee and/or its programs.
The Committee will apply the survey results to
provide activities and programs serving members interests and Reform Judaisms dictate to do social justice.
After all, and like Congregation Sinai itself, the Committees effectiveness is dependent on the strength of its
relationship with all members.
Our Sinai entry hall barrel holds items collected for Pathfinders.
Please donate!
*Toiletries
*Gently used or new
clothing
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Sinai Committees
Social Action Committee
Mayim: Green Shabbat Service, Pot Luck Dinner, Night Walk to the Lake
October 16, 2015 at Congregation Sinai
Join us for our 4th annual Green Shabbat Dinner, a time we reflect upon our role in caring for the earth
and water, share food from our gardens or local markets, and relish in the beauty of the night with a
night walk to the lake.
6:15 PM: Service and speaker: Ann Brummitt Co-Director Milwaukee Water Commons
7:15 PM: Dairy potluck dinner using locally grown foods, our local harvest meal
8:15 PM: Night Walk to the lake led by Naomi Cobb
Please register at https://greenshabbatpotluck2015.eventbrite.com
by October 12th.
BRING THE FOLLOWING:
1. Potluck dinner: First letter of last name, bring the following vegetarian/
dairy foods: A-F (main dish) G-O (dessert or fruit) P-Z (side dish or salad)
Please bring a Vegetarian/Dairy dish to share that is made using as many
local foods as possible. This is Wisconsin's harvest season and between our
gardens, local markets and CSA's, we can cook from our own land.
2. Bring a dining tablecloth for our Shabbat tables.
3. Bring shoes that are comfortable for walking on paths for the night walk to the lake and a flashlight if you want to use one.
4. Please pre-register to insure your place for the night hike, and to have children participate in art project by October 12th.
Sponsored by the Social Action Committee
Ann Brummitt is the Co-Director of the Milwaukee Water Commons, a cross-city network that fosters connection, collaboration and broad community involvement on behalf of our waters with 3 program areas:
Water City, producing a series of recommendations and action steps we can take to catalyze a bold water
future for Milwaukee, Water School, which cultivates neighborhood water leadership throughout the city
to cement the value of water stewardship in all our participants, and We Are
Water, supports art infused water activities. Learn more at www.milwaukeewatercommons.org
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Sinai Committees
Chesed
Would you like to get more involved at Sinai?
Give back with your time, energy and ideas to other congregants?
We are looking for members to step in and run with our Chesed initiatives. Help us
take our existing running programs (soup delivery, Chesed phone calls and notes of
thought, caring visits) and make it your own. You could add new programs you
always wanted, change how we run the current ones, invite friends or members to
offer new services for our congregants through Acts of Loving Kindness.
Please contact Karen Lancina at klancina@congregationsinai.org or
(414) 352-2970 if you'd be interested.
Chesed has opportunities to connect with our Sinai community in small and
easy ways. Please consider including your name on our:
*Funeral House Watch
When there is a death in the Sinai
community, we offer house watching
during the funeral. We will email our list of
house watching volunteers to see if someone is available to help. Interested?
Please contact Karen Lancina at
klancina@congregationsinai.org
*Sacred Aging
Sally Moskol is using her skills,
knowledge and experience to
create meaningful programs for
our older congregants.
Please contact her at
skmoskol@gmail.com if you
would like to be a part of this
engaging group.
*Caring Connections
Consider adding your name to this
group of members. When we are
notified of a member needing a
phone call, a connection, or a
helping hand, we will email the
request to see if someone is
available to make that contact.
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Scene at Sinai
Legacy Dinner
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Supporting Sinai
Shop
& Support Sinai!
Support Sinai whenever you shop on-line at amazon.com.
Go to the Sinai homepage: www.congregationsinai.org.
Click on the amazon.com banner. Youll be linked directly to amazon.com.
By using the website link, your purchase will support Congregation Sinai.
Shaina Shops!
Gift
Shop
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Religious School 9:30 am
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Religious School Open
House 9 am
Religious School 9:30 am
Brotherhood Sukkah
Building 9:30 am
Itsy Bitsy Sinai 10:15 am
Madrichim Training 12 pm
Simchat Torah Band
Rehearsal 12 pm
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Office Closed
Yom Kippur Morning
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Yom Kippur Adult Study
Session 12:30 pm
Yom Kippur Family
Service 2 pm
Yom Kippur Afternoon
Service 3 pm
Yizkor Service 4:30 pm
Nilah Service 5:30 pm
Break the Fast 6 pm
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Kol Nidre Service 8 pm
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Rosh Hashanah Morning
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Rosh Hashanah Children &
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Shofar Blowing Contest 3 pm
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HHD Choir Rehearsal 7 pm
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Morning Minyan 9:30 am
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Selichot Study Session 8:30 pm
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Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Yoga Shabbat 9:30 am
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Sinai @ 60 Celebration 7 pm
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Lauren Glusman
Lauren Glusman will become a Bat Mitzvah on October 24, 2015. Lauren is the daughter
of Caroline Hogan and Larry Glusman, sister of Jack Glusman and grandson of Judy and Pat Hogan and Carol and Sheldon Glusman.
Lauren is a 7th grader at University School of Milwaukee. She enjoys theater, singing,
dancing, ballet, piano, swimming and tennis. Lauren enjoys traveling, reading and spending time
with friends and family.
Lauren is very excited about this important Jewish milestone. Lauren and her parents
would like to thank Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Phillips for their assistance and guidance in preparing
her for this special day.
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Condolences to:
Alan and Shirley Horowitz on the birth of their twin grandsons Nathan Marshall Horowitz and Samuel Albert Horowitz.
Brad Houston & Sarah Etlinger on the birth of their son, Gabriel
Itzhak Etlinger-Houston.
Contributions
Donations received from 4/7/15-7/2/15
Tzedakah Fund
In Memory of Simon Arenzon
Bill & Idy Goodman
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Contributions
Rabbis Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation
The Goodmans
Terry & Dena Grossman
Shu Situ & Scott Loewenstein
Dean & Laurie Segal
Jack Shlimovitz
In Memory of Daniel Burton Albert
In Memory of Hana Mae Albert
Michael & Wendy Lerner
In Memory of Maurice J. Ansfield
James & Joni Ansfield
In Memory of Jeanette Barnow
In Memory of Eugene (Gene) Frank
Bernice Fagan
In Memory of Robert Brill
Marian Brill
In Memory of Nellie Cherniack
Gerry Cherniack
In Memory of Robert Eiseman
Eva Eiseman
In Memory of Erwin Grossmann
In Memory of Donna Resek
Ron & Beth Shapiro
In Memory of Helen Grossman
Ron & Beth Shapiro
In Memory of Lowell Grossman
Barbara Shafton
In Memory of Jeffrey Hayes
Jim Phillips
In Memory of Sam Kaufman
Barbara Shafton
In Memory of Selma Joy Kay
Stanley Jolton & Sons
In Memory of Lillian Rosenstein Pugach
In Memory of Paul Pugach
Bill Rickards & Marleen Pugach
In Memory of Herb Reiss
In Memory of Leo Shafton
Barbara Shafton & Family
In Memory of Nina Rotman
In Memory of Rose Taitelman
Sheila Taitelman
In Memory of Jane Shlimovitz
Dick Kahn & Sue Freeman
Don & Helen Polacheck
In Memory of Beatrice Segal
Marshall & Bonnie Medved
In Memory of Bede Segal
David, Elaine, and Benjy Elkind
Herbert Rubin & Mindy Segal
Barbara Shafton & Family
In Memory of Dr. Eugene Jack Usow
Barry & Leslie Usow
In Honor of Neal Zechmans 75th Birthday
Morrie & Sheila Rudberg
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Contributions
In Memory of Beverly Bender
Herb & Rosalee Bratt
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Those We Remember
August Yarhzeits
August 7, 2015
Helen Goldberg Ball
Samuel Bender
Sally Bodanskya
Eva Eisenberg Dorf
Neel Wehe Laing
Jo Ann Mann
Harry Meissner
Morris Aaron Paschen
Isabelle Polacheck
Ari Porat
Slava Porat
Rachel Presley
Leonard Roth
Lucia K. Schaub
Eugene Schlossmann
Molly Scklore
Howard Silver
Samuel Tarachow
Robin Temkin
Ethel Veit
Arthur Zechman
William Kaufmann
Louis Lebow
Larry David Lieberman
Melvin Orenstein
Jacob Schapiro
Janet Shlimovitz
Hyman Stern
Louis Temkin
Yetta Usow
August 28, 2015
Helen Blesser
Richard A. Cook
Sheldon Frank
Esther Gliber
Robert Glick
William C. Heller, Jr.
Carolyn Hoffman
Rose Hoffman
Sherwin J. Kader
Charlotte Schwartz
Goldene Strauss
September Yarhzeits
September 4, 2015
Ruth Gelbart
Dr. Mary Zeldes Friedman
Alvin S. Hartz
Whilemina Jacobs
Geraldine Gerri Kay
Gertrude Kerns
Esther Larkey
Beryl Levine
Irving Malawsky
Racine Meyerowitz
Lee Ostermann
Esther Smith
September 11, 2015
Rose Adler
Naum Akselrod
Andy Alameno
Kenneth Allschwang
Phyllis Holzman Bernstein
Andrew Cherniack
Claudia Anne Cowan
Ben Zion Hersch
Mae Horowitz
James J. Katz
Milton B. Katz
Edward Rosenberg
Molly Jeanette Rosenberg
Victor Salinsky
Benjamin Schiffer
Pauline Schwedelson
Jacob Malcom Seidman
Lilly Wallis Sidon
Jeffrey C. Siegel
Ann Simon
H. Alan Stein
Harold Stemerman
Lois Taus
September 18, 2015
Phillip Altshul
Hilda Barash
Klara Borkovitz
Leon Borkovitz
Irving A. Bram
Dr. Carl O. Diamond
Selmer Melvin Feld
Nathan Fishbach
Russell Fisher
Abe Friedman
Ethel Geisenfeld
Paul Gratch
Carl Greenfield
Edik Loxvitsky
Leah Mandel
Jim Muchin
Samuel Rothman
Maybelle Sametz
Myra Steiner
Charlotte Teweles
Aaron James Carr Thomas
Herman Veit
September 25, 2015
Wolf Armour
Sam Butlein
Jewel Calloway
William Dinkes
Henry Federlin
Margaret Federlin
Morris Hackman
Oscar Jacobs
Maureen B. Kahn
Milton Letven
Sol Lindenberg
Lottie Lubar
Mariam Medvedovsky
Anna Melcher
Joan S. Parelskin
Ethel Primakow
Eugene Prudell
Anna Reuter
Tammy Robinson
Judith Saltzstein
Eugene Schwartz
October Yarhzeits
October 2, 2015
James Buchbinder
Albert Cherniack
David Colburn
Lucille Fensin
Charles Geisenfeld
Ralph Heilbronner
Sara Kaplan
Warren W. Laing
Miles Mandel
Eli Meltzer
Sara Moskol
Ada Perlson
Charlotte Rabenn
Jonathan David Resek
Benjamin Rosenberg
Richard Saltzstein
Mildred Sanderson
Sara Shafton
Beatrice Fein Weber
Ethel Weinberg
October 9, 2015
Lillian Schwartzberg Armour
Max Fershtman
Marvin Fishman
Mary Fishman
Louis Kaufman
Sylvia Letven
Scot Alan Levin
Eleanor Mann
Joseph Pereles
Herman Pollishuke
Sofie Feld Rozoff
Ida Rugowitz
Virginia Saffro
Michael Shapiro
Charles Wiggins
Jenny Wiviott
October 16, 2015
Hannah Auerbach
Milton Auerbach
Irving Isador Cowan
Steven Doyle
Robert Fishkin
Mary Flesch
Harold Frolkis
Errol J. Glusman
Jean Golper
Sadie Schweitzer Harris
Beverly Hassel-Manburg
Thomas E. Hassel
Jody Hersch
S. David A. Hirsh
Edward Jacobson
Elise Low Kahn
Isadore Kaplan
Elizabeth Lamb
Dr. Jerome Marks
Robert Grant Marks
Morris Moskol
Fanny Padway
Geneva Rife
David Joel Schechter
Congregation Sinai
8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217
Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
Board of Trustees, 2015-2016
Chip Mann, President
Larry Glusman, Vice President
Mike Weinshel, Treasurer
Judy Flegel, Secretary
Dan Elias, Past President
Marc Kartman, Past President
Judi Ketten, Past President
Rachel Buff, Social Action
Andrea Bernstein, Youth Education
Mitch Colton, Brotherhood
Jenni Goldbaum, Membership
Bill Goodman, Membership
Robert Hieb
Michael Hool, Finance
Terry Jacobs, Fundraising
Steve Kravit
Marvin Lauwasser, Fundraising
Julie Lookatch, Vice President
Nick Padway
Sandy Saltzstein
Michelle Silverman, Vice President
Carmel Sweet
Phyllis Wiggins, Finance/Fundraising
Deborah Wilk
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Table of Contents
Rosh Hashanah
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Yom Kippur
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Selichot
Selichot: Selichot are a series of prayers we say in the month leading up to
Rosh Hashanah which are designed
to focus our intention and prepare us
for the Heshbon HaNefesh (soul accounting) that lies at the heart of the
High Holy Days, which in turn prepare
us to do Teshuvah - repentance.
Simon Weisenthals
The Sunflower: On the
Possibilities and Limits
of Forgiveness
You are a prisoner in a concentration camp. A dying
Nazi soldier asks for your
forgiveness. What would you
do? This is the premise of
Simon Weisenthals devastating book, The Sunflower.
We will read from the 1999
edition, which contains the
responses of dozens of notable voices in the Jewish community. From this most extreme of examples, well
work our way back to ethical
challenges we face in weighing forgiveness.
Rosh Hashanah
1 Tishrei 5775
3:00 PM
Rosh Hashanah
1 Tishrei 5775
New!
Join us for the Rosh Hashanah Young Children & Family Service, stay for Tashlich
(participate in this special Rosh Hashanah
ritual) and enjoy a sweet snack!
Shabbat Shuvah-Lakeside!
Friday, September 18, 2015
at 6:00p.m.
Yom Kippur
10 Tishrei 5775
Erev Yom Kippur
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
8:00 PM
Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
9:30 AM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Break-the-Fast
Sponsored by Women of Sinai
Yom Kippur
10 Tishrei 5775
N'ilah (Concluding) Service - Families Welcome
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Join us for the final opportunity to reflect on High Holy Day themes
before the gates of repentance close.
Please bring your children to share in this special candlelit service.
Bring your own shofar for this very moving and meaningful
experience.
Break-the-fast!
The Women of Sinai
invite you to break-the-fast at the
conclusion of Yom Kippur services on
Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
Shanah Tovah
We look forward to breaking the fast with you!
Kugels & Desserts Needed!
If you are able to bake a kugel or dessert, please let us know by contacting Judy Shor at
jshor@wi.rr.com or registering at: https://bakingbreakthefast2015.eventbrite.com by September 15th. If you are unable to bake, monetary donations are also appreciated. Please make
checks payable to Women of Sinai. Drop off at the synagogue office or mail to Sinai.
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Pre-teen/Teen Programming
6th - 8th Grades
For both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, our 6th through 8th graders will have a chance to take a break
from the main service to have a discussion in a relaxed atmosphere, led by an adult from our Sinai community, on themes related to the High Holy Days.
Adult Volunteers
Adult Volunteers
We need adult volunteers to work in the classrooms for our High Holy Day Youth Programs. If you are interested, please sign up and we will be in touch to discuss responsibilities and options. Please sign up for
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or both. Registration below.
Have questions about our High Holy Day Youth Programming or volunteering?
Contact Judy Flegel at judyflegel@att.net or Andrea Bernstein at andrea_haus@hotmail.com.
https://sinairoshhashanahyouthprogramming2015.eventbrite.com
Yom Kippur
To register your K
12th
https://sinaiyomkippuryouthprogramming2015.eventbrite.com
Questions about registration?
Please contact Jeri Danz at 414-352-2970 or jdanz@congregationsinai.org
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PARKING
Parking: We have limited spots available in our parking lot. There is additional parking available at Maple Dale
School and on Port Washington Road.
Parking Pass: Your parking pass should be on the dashboard of your car so that you are not ticketed in the parking
lot or on the street.
SECURITY
Professional Security Officers and Volunteer Ushers: are here to ease your experience and protect us in case of
emergency. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in placing your parking passes in your car and showing your
tickets to our ushers. This is for YOUR safety.
Disabled Parking Spaces: are limited. Please arrive no less than 30 minutes prior to services to ensure parking.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Congregation Sinai is an accessible congregation for all of your needs. If you are in need of hearing assistance,
transportation, or reserved seating, please contact Karen Hintz in our office, (414) 352-2970 or
khintz@congregationsinai.org
PRAYER BOOKS
Congregation Sinai worships on the Holy Days while using the red Gates of Repentance prayer book. A limited
supply are available to borrow from Sinai for each service. You are encouraged to purchase your own copy of
Gates of Repentance for $25 by calling Karen Hintz in the Sinai office prior to the Holy Days.
For all tickets, parking accommodations, prayer book arrangements please contact Karen Hintz
in the Sinai office or by email: khintz@congregationsinai.org
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1. You get shvitzadik? - Sit on the ends. You get kalte? - Sit in the middle.
Not sure? - Bring a sweater.
2. Make room for Bubbe! When coming to Sinai, remember that some of us
have an easier time walking from Port Washington Road than others. If
youre able, please reserve our little parking lot for those who need it.
3. Shush! Its great to catch up with friends and fellow congregants. Please remember to keep your
conversations during services to a minimum. The mishpacha should also sit together. Keep your
school-aged children worshipping with you. Lets work together to create an environment worthy
of prayer.
4. I know you think its standard Jewish practice to be late, but these are the Holy Daysso come
on.be on time and dont save seats.
5. Lets be mensches at the start of this New Year, after you finish praying and asking God for forgiveness, take a look around your chair, please pick up your pamphlets, wrappers, and your dirty
tissues. Theres a place for everything and the sanctuary floor is not one of them. Please find a
trash can.
6. The choir and Cantor Phillips are so beautiful - how lucky we are to have them. Lets be sure to
join them in song even if you sing like me!
7. The folks who wear carnations? They are our volunteer ushers, here to make your experience
more comfortable and safe. Dont forget to thank them!
8. Gesundheit, oy, these allergies are killing me - outside is bad enough with all that pollen in the air,
lets keep our Sanctuary as its meant to be.Fragrance Free. Leave the Chanel at home.
9. Not everyone is as fortunate as we are! On Erev Rosh Hashanah there will be brown bags handed
to you as you exit. Take it home and fill it up (with non-perishable food, of course). Return it by
Yom Kippur for the Jewish Community Pantry. Its a MITZVAH!
10. Bubbe (and Congregation Sinai) wish you and your family Shanah Tovah UMetukah! May you
have a happy and a sweet new year! And remember, all those sweet apples have plenty of good
fiber.
P.S. Did you know the Holy Days dont end with a little Break-the-Fast nosh???
Oh yes, theres more
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Sukkot/Simchat Torah
Sukkot/Simchat Torah
Service Schedule
Erev Sukkot
Hosted by Brit Nashim
(Sinai women who meet once a month for
programs of personal interest & Jewish content)
Erev Sukkot
Sunday, September 27th at 6:15 p.m.
Sukkot Morning Services
Monday, September 28th at 9:30 a.m.
Sukkot BBQ
Sunday, October 4th
5:00 p.m.
6:15 PM
Dont you want to dwell in our new hut with your family and friends? Contact Karen Hintz at (414) 352-2970
or khintz@congregationsinai.org to reserve time between September 21st & October 1st in the sukkah!
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