Connect this Week
with Temple Sinai
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Erev Shabbat Services - Friday, May 16, 6:00pm
Please join us this week for our Erev Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Stein and vocalist Micah Sandman. in the main Sanctuary or on Zoom, at 6:00pm. Please join us! Click here to join by Zoom.
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Shabbat Morning Services featuring the Bar Mitzvah of Ezra Beck -
Saturday, May 17, 10:30am
The entire congregation is encouraged to join us for Shabbat Morning Services, including the Bar Mitzvah of Ezra Beck, son of Deborah Fisher and Daniel Beck. We offer mazel tov to Ezra and his entire family! To join Saturday morning services by Zoom, click here.
Temple Sinai’s Community Retreat - Sunday May 18, 10:00am-5:00pm
The entire Sinai community will gather for our one day Community Retreat at the Metro-West YMCA Camp in Hopkinton (45 East St, Hopkinton, MA) for a day of fun, relaxing, sports activities, discussion, singing, eating and being with one another! Please look out for an email with more information from the retreat committee. Registration is now closed.
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Thursday Morning Study Group
Thursday, May 15, 10:15am
Weintraub Community Room
Join us each Thursday for a lively and friendly class with Rabbi Vogel. We study a wide variety of topics, rotating to a new field of study about every six weeks or so. Thursday Study includes discussions, films, text study, and an occasional guest speaker. Join us each Thursday or feel free to drop in just once! All are welcome. Join us either on Zoom or in person. Contact the Temple office to be added to the email list for information about each week’s session and link. In person, or by Zoom. All are welcome!
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Join Us for Our Special Teen Recognition
Shabbat and 12th Grade Aliyah Ceremony!
Friday, May 30 at 6:00pm
Please join us for a special Erev Shabbat Service for our annual Sinai U Teen Recognition Shabbat & 12th Grade Aliyah Ceremony. We will celebrate, honor, and thank our teens for the active engagement in Jewish life at Temple Sinai. And we will offer a special blessing to our graduating 12th Graders and their parents on this special occasion.
TEENS: Please RSVP HERE if you can make it. We would love to celebrate with you!
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Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway Park!
Monday, May 19, 6:45pm
Celebrate Jewish culture and sports with us at Fenway Park! Temple Sinai invites you to join us for an unforgettable evening at the Red Sox Jewish Heritage Night. Enjoy exciting baseball action, Jewish traditions, and a lively community atmosphere as we cheer on the Sox together. Registration to buy tickets through Temple Sinai is now closed.
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Shavuot
Sunday, June 1
Erev Shavu’ot & Yizkor Service
7:00pm at Temple Sinai’s Sanctuary
Please join us to celebrate the holiday of Shavu’ot, “the festival of weeks." This service will also include Yizkor memorial prayers recited on this and other festivals. Please join us to remember a dear relative or just to celebrate the holiday. All are welcome.
Annual Brookline Community Tikkun Leil Shavu’ot
8:00pm - 4:00am at Kehillath Israel
Temple Sinai joins other Brookline-area synagogues and minyanim for an all-night Jewish learning and cultural experience at the Brookline Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot! Over 500 people gather each year for dozens of Jewish learning sessions, including text study, art, music, cooking and food, and more, with a Sermon Slam as a highlight around 12:30am, to celebrate the Giving of the Torah on Shavu’ot. Sessions are led by community rabbis, teachers, volunteers, educators and activists.
For a list of sessions, click here.
Sponsored by Temple Sinai and dozens of Brookline Jewish communities.
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Mussar Study Group: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Challenges
Starting June 2025, Led by Merry Arnold
Join us for a sample session on Wednesday June 4, from 12:00-1:15pm
Mussar is a Jewish tradition that helps each of us cultivate and practice our ethical understanding. Come and explore Jewish ethical teachings - such as gratitude, patience and compassion - through study, conversation and practice. Regular meetings will then be every two weeks from June 18 - August 20th, 12:00-1:15pm, at Temple Sinai. Commitment required for sessions through August. Limited to 12 people maximum. Contact Merry Arnold for questions and to register.
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Distinguished Service Award: Yuval Gilbert
Friday, June 13, 6:00pm
The 2025 Harry Wheeler Distinguished Service Award is presented to Yuval Gilbert for his devoted and selfless service to the Temple Sinai community. Join us for Shabbat services with a reception to follow to celebrate!
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Temple Sinai’s Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 15, breakfast at 9:30am, the meeting will begin at 10:00am
In person or on zoom
Join with other members of the Temple Sinai community to hear a recap of the activities and events which took place at the Temple over the past year. There will be an opportunity to discuss our plans both for next year and for the future and to meet with other members for an informative conclusion to the Temple’s year. There will be no charges or solicitations of funds for any purposes. Under our bylaws, both adults in a family membership have the full right to vote.
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Weekly Sunday Afternoon Mah Jong
3:00pm-5:00pm
Weintraub Community Room
Join us to play and learn at our weekly Sunday Sinai Mah Jong games! Whether you are a seasoned expert or still learning the game, you are welcome to join! Come enjoy an afternoon of strategy, community, and enjoyment. Game equipment will be provided but feel free to bring your own set if you have one.
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Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Israeli Advocate for Human Rights
Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm
Walnut Street Minyan building, 858 Walnut Street in Newton (near the Whole Foods at Four Corners)
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, a leading human rights defender in Israel for over 30 years, will be visiting speaking at the Walnut Street Minyan to share his unique perspective of what is happening in Israeli society. Arik was a leader of Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) in Israel for 21 years, and in 2017, he founded Torat Tzedek (Torah of Justice). He has dedicated his life to working for universal human rights in Israel as a Jewish religious obligation based in Jewish sources.
Space is limited. To reserve seats, please RSVP.
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Adult Education: Introduction to Hebrew
Join this 6 week class! Learn to sound out words, read blessings and Torah. We will review (or learn for the first time) the alef bet and the vowels. We will read and sing to get comfortable with familiar prayers and songs. All levels of proficiency are welcome. Thursdays, 7-8:30pm, beginning May 15th at Nehar Shalom, 6 Eliot St, Jamaica Plain.
Registration Required
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Rather than charging fixed amounts for member "dues," the SinaiPromise membership model provides information about the amount needed to sustain Temple Sinai each year and enables every household to voluntarily pledge and contribute an amount of their choice to financially support our synagogue. Your membership contributions are vital in helping us continue to offer enriching programs, maintain our facilities, and foster our vibrant community!
Want to learn more about Sinai Promise? Click here.
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