Music News at Temple Sinai

Summer 2025

Welcome, Cantors-in-Residence Becky Mann and David Mintz!

Temple Sinai is deeply committed to providing powerful, diverse, and musically rich prayer experiences. As we enter a year with fewer full-time clergy, we recognize the importance of maintaining the high level of worship our congregation cherishes. 

To ensure that, we are bringing Cantors Mann and Mintz who will join us throughout the year, infusing our services with their expertise, creativity, and passion for liturgical music. Moreover, their guidance will provide invaluable opportunities for our clergy team to expand their own musical and liturgical knowledge. By welcoming these cantors, we affirm our dedication to transformative worship and the continued enrichment of Temple Sinai’s sacred musical journey.  

Our cantor-in-residence program is generously funded by an anonymous donor. If you are interested in funding essential programs like these, please reach out to Noah Benjamin, Director of Development, nbenjamin@templesinaidc.org. 

• August 8th: To celebrate the Aufruf of Noah Roos and Zoe Waldman, the service will feature Seth Kibel, extraordinary klezmer clarinetist.
• August 15th: We welcome Cantor Becky Mann to Temple Sinai! Join us for this special musical Shabbat at which Becky will introduce us to some of her beautiful original compositions. 
• August 29th: This reflective healing service will include a quartet of singers.
• September 19th: Selichot services this year will include violinist Sonya Hayes and percussionist Lucas Ashby. A congregational dinner will follow; RSVP link to come!
• October 17th: Cantor Dave Mintz joins the clergy team on the bima for his first visit! Do not miss this chance to learn from an incredible cantor with a rich musical vision and gorgeous voice. 

Temple Sinai has many musical groups and all are open to you! 

Singers are welcome to join our adult choir, pop-up choir, or become a Kehillat Shabbat musical leader. Instrumentalists are welcome to join the Middle Matzah Conspiracy, our in-house band that performs a few times a year. 

There are many options for youth as well. See all the ways you can participate with us on our website and reach out to Cantor Rhodes at rrhodes@templesinaidc.org with questions or to join. 

Ellen & Jeffrey Agler, David & Ari Antonelli, Steve Asin & Paula Sweeney, Richard & Elaine Binder, Sharon Borshay, Nicholas & Carole Brand, Ravelle Brickman, Martin Burns & Wendy Kahn, Anthony Ciccone & Robin Glantz, Edward Cohen & Charlene Barshefsky, Robert & Ellen Croog, Nancy & Morris Deutsch, Isabel (Liz) Dunst, Patricia Eanet & Mikel Frazee, Sherman Edwards & Melinda Salzman, Andrew Engel & Karen Barr, Glenn & Michelle Engelmann, Lowell & Samantha Frank, Barbara B. Franklin, Robert & Susan Fratkin, Mark & Susan Ginsberg, Mitchell Goldstein & Susan Schiffer, Lisa, Sara, Alan, Carly, & Noah Otterstrom Gregerman, Robert Hartheimer & Nancy Golding, Sue Steinman & Stephen Heyman, Richard Honig & Dita Verheij, Ann Ingram, Kenneth & Deborah Jaffe, Ed & Stephanie Lebow, Marci Levin & Joel Resnick, Nancy Liebermann & Joseph Godles, Michael Lilek & Rosann Wisman, Jeanne Mandelblatt, Steve Messner & Liz Prelinger, Bobbe Mintz, Anne & Robert Molofsky, Marvin & Joan Mostow, Kevin Mulshine & Laura Kumin, Phyllis Myers, Cathy Klion & Tom Plotz, William & Judy Polk, Jo Ann & David Reiss, Cantor Rachel & Dov Rhodes, Catherine Ribnick, Elizabeth & Rabbi Jon Roos, Linda Rosen, Joyce & Lester Scall, Ronald Schechter & Susan Gilbert, Lois Schiffer, Sandra Schwarzbart, Jeffrey Seltzer & Karen Rothenberg, Shmuel Shoham & Ruth Polk, Deborah Smolover & Eric Bord, Steven Snyder & Deborah Eichhorn, Lafe Solomon & Catherine Crockett, Helen & Daniel Sonenshine, Seth Speyer & Linda Popejoy, Don & Judy Squires, Lisa Happ & Stephen Stein, Helen & George Steinheimer, David Stevens & Linda Wymbs, Gerald & Janice Sufrin, Joanne Tanner & Robert McGarrah, Ginny Levin & Bruce Vinik, Barry & Gail Wides, Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein & Henry Winokur

(Donations for the period of June 1, 2024 - July 28, 2025)