Don't miss out on these events!
Young Adults Wine & Canvas / Poker Night
Sunday, October 25 at 5:00 PM
Young Adults (Ages 21-45) are invited for a fun night out! For those who are feeling artistic, come explore your creative side. For those who want to try their hand at the poker table, come play a hand or three.  Light Kosher dinner fare will be served.

A minimum $25 donation is required, (please contact Rowan if you are unable to donate, and we will make sure you can still participate.) All proceeds go to the Jewish Family Services Kosher Food Pantry. Childcare services will be available for $5 a child. 

Contact Rowan at 574-233-1164 x 106 or by email at [email protected] for more information or to RSVP. 
RSVP is requested to ensure we have enough supplies 
and food for all participants. 
Lunch 'n' Learn
October 28 at 12:00 PM
Join us for our October Lunch 'n' Learn where we will welcome Karen Ogden, Clinical Consultant Pharmacist from Omni Care.  Her topic will be Appropriate Medication Use for the Aging Population. 

Please RSVP to 574-233-1164, by email to [email protected] or you can also visit our website to register by clicking here. An RSVP is requested to ensure we have enough food for everyone present. 
Save the Date!
Hope in the Face of Tragedy:
The Multi-faith Alliance for Syrian Refugees
Presented by the CRC of the Jewish Federation
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM

Be sure to join us for this moving event, where we will be
joined by  Dr. Georgette Bennett, Founder of the Multi-Faith
Alliance for Syrian Refugees & Mr. Amin Ahmed, Syrian Associate for the Multi-faith Alliance. 

Co-sponsors for this event include:
First Presbyterian Church of South Bend
Members of Hebrew Orthodox Congregation
St. Matthew Cathedral
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Sinai Synagogue
Temple Beth-El
United Religious Community of St. Joseph County

For more information please contact Bob Feferman at [email protected].

Welcome Author Diana Bletter
Friday, October 30 & Saturday October 31
Author, Diana Bletter will be speaking at Temple B'nai Shalom in Benton Harbor on  Friday, October 30  at a dinner starting at 6:30 pm which will be followed by evening services.
 Dinner is $10 a person and reservations to 269-925-8021 or by email to [email protected] are requested.

Ms. Bletter will also be meeting with the members of Sinai Synagogue book club on Saturday, October 31 prior to morning service and will then join in the services to give D'var Torah. An RSVP is requested to Sinai for the book discussion prior to services. Contact number for the RSVP or for more information is 574-234-8584. 

Both events are open to the public but RSVPs are requested.
Diana Bletter's novel Remarkable Kindness tells the story of four American women who are members of a burial circle in a small beach village in northern Israel. Their stories intertwine as they participate in this ancient, powerful ritual for the dead.

Diana Bletter's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Commentary .  Orignially from New York, she now lives in Israel where she is a member of a burial circle.