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E-vents at Temple Sinai
Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Together, We’re Stronger! | |
It’s a very important time to be in Israel’s corner right now, and to raise our voices about our hopes and visions for our state.
Show your support by marching with us for UJA Walk with Israel on Monday, May 22!
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ALL TEAM MEMBERS WHO JOIN US GET A FREE TEMPLE SINAI BASEBALL CAP! | |
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UJA WALK WITH ISRAEL
Temple Sinai is Walking with Israel!
Monday, May 22 at 9.30 a.m.
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Join the Temple Sinai team for this year’s UJA Walk with Israel! Click below to register online, and then let David know that you’ll be joining our team (by Friday, May 19 at 3.00 p.m.).
Meet us in Earl Bales Park at 9.30 a.m. and look for Rabbi Jordan Shaner and the Temple Sinai banner. We hope to see you there!
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IN-PERSON
Morning Minyan
Monday through Friday
7.30 a.m.
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VIRTUAL
Boker Tov
Sunday through Friday
8.30 a.m.
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday at 6.30 p.m.
Confirmation Class Ceremony
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday at 10.00 a.m.
Prelude Music 9.45 a.m.
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SHABBAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI
Service Greeters:
Annette Singh and Bev Little
Chanting Torah:
Eric Mares and Judith Miller
Chanting Torah & Haftarah:
Ella Katz (bat mitzvah)
Seth Robinson (bar mitzvah)
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Chevrat Torah/Omer Study
Saturdays at 12.00 p.m.
| Each week between Pesach and Shavuot, we will be offering our Omer Study instead of our usual Chevrat Torah Study. Please join us for our sixth session this Saturday, May 13 at 12.00 p.m. | |
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B’NEI MITZVAH BOOKINGS
Our 2026 b’nei mitzvah calendar is almost full.
| Speak with Deb to reserve your date, and book a tour of our beautifully renovated social halls! | | |
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Bat Mitzvah of Ella Katz
Mazal Tov to Ella, daughter of Nadine Rockman Katz & Darren Katz, who will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 13, 2023!
Yasher Koach, Ella and family, on this wonderful occasion!
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Bar Mitzvah of Seth Robinson
Mazal Tov to Seth, son of Rachel Goldman Robinson & Marc Robinson, who will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 13, 2023!
Yasher Koach, Seth and family, on this wonderful occasion!
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Erev-Shavuot Evening Service
Thursday, May 25 at 6.30 p.m.
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Thursday, May 25 from 7.30 p.m. to 12.00 a.m.
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Night of Jewish Learning in partnership with Temple Har Zion and Temple Emanu-El.
Join us for lectures with participating rabbis from all three congregations, sing-along sessions with our cantors, free Jewish book fair, and Shavuot snacks.
| Jewish book fair sponsored by the Lewis David Katzman Fund. | | | |
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Morning Service with Yizkor
Friday, May 26 at 10.00 a.m.
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FEATURING THE TEMPLE SINAI ENSEMBLE CHOIR
Barbara Bernstein, Lorne Bernstein, Kate Blumberg, Dina Charney, Sandra Fraleigh, Warren Fraleigh, Fern Gitter, Lance Gitter, Geoff Gooderham, Herb Hess, Phyllis Johnston, Benjy Karch, Tami Jacobs Kligman, Tamara Koffler, Beverley Korman, Arlene Lerer, Shimmy Plener, Carol Sevitt, Moriah Tebor Shaw, Annette Singh, Doris Smith, Mary Anne Talbot, Joanne Wolfson, Shami Zimmerman
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SPONSORED BY BERNICE & VICTOR ROYCE | |
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IN-PERSON
Tea and Memory
Erev Shavuot: Thursday, May 25
2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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Join Rabbi Michael Dolgin, Rabbi Jordan Shaner, Cantor Charles Osborne and Cantor Meara Lebovitz for a special Shavuot gathering with High Tea followed by moments of memory and Yizkor.
COST: $18 (under 85 years)
Transportation provided if needed (85 years and up).*
| Please RSVP to Fran at 416.487.4161 or email fran@templesinai.net by Monday, May 15 at noon, indicating if you require transportation or if you have any dietary restrictions. | | |
*We are currently looking for volunteer drivers for this event. If you are able to help, please contact Fran at fran@templesinai.net. | | |
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TIKKUN OLAM INITIATIVE
Shavuot Food Drive for Braeburn
Wednesday, May 24 to Wednesday, May 31
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With food prices escalating, food banks are under pressure like never before. This Shavuot, help us stock the shelves of our food drive partner, northwest Toronto’s Braeburn Neighbourhood Place, whose members greatly appreciate our community’s support.
Please consider dropping 3-4 items from the list found here into our donation box, located in the foyer, any time between 8.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
Chag Shavuot Sameach!
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YOUNG FAMILIES
Shavuot with Shoresh
Sunday, May 28 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
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Families are invited to join us at Earl Bales Park to celebrate the Shavuot harvest, explore the park and search for the “first fruits” of the year.
We’ll scavenge for food sources beneficial to local wildlife, take part in a forest cleanup, and plant wild seeds. Together, we’ll learn about medicinal properties found in wild plants and share in practices and traditions passed down from our Indigenous brothers and sisters on our shared lands.
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Temple Sinai Charity Golf Day
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Lebovic Golf Club, 14020 Leslie Street, Aurora
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Single Golfer: $180
Foursome: $600
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YOUR GOLF DAY PACKAGE INCLUDES:
★ Golf cart, snack, two meals and three drinks.
★ Golfers can purchase vouchers for future play.
($99+tax Monday to Friday and $119+tax on weekends per round of golf, including a cart!)
| Tee times occur every 15 minutes, beginning at 8.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. | -YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT HELPS OUR YOUTH START A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO ISRAEL! | |
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Omer Study: Prophetic Voices
Saturdays at 12.00 p.m.
(May 13 & 20)
| -NEXT STUDY SESSION COMING UP THIS SATURDAY, MAY 13.- | | |
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IN-PERSON
The Shuk of Jewish Identity
Wednesday, May 17 at 7.00 p.m.
| -FINAL SESSION COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.- | | |
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Members: $12 // Non-Members: $15
(includes admission, food and drink)
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GUIDANCE. PERSPECTIVE. STORIES.
Career Inspiration for Young Professionals
Thursday, May 18 from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
| Join us for part-two of our G.P.S. program for NextGen as we nosh and chat with acclaimed sports lawyer, Director and Secretary of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and Canadian Tire Centre, Sheldon Plener, along with Sun Media’s longest-serving, most provocative sports columnist, and Temple member, Steve Simmons. | | |
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Help protect our forests. When hiking, stick to marked paths. Going off trail can harm vegetation and saplings. | | |
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IN-PERSON
Canasta is Back!
Mondays at 1.00 p.m.
-NEXT GAME | MAY 15-
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Calling all experienced Canasta players from Temple!
We’re four to a table, playing by American Canasta rules. Masking is encouraged, but optional.
For more information or to secure your seat, please contact David.
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VIRTUAL
Food 4 Thought
Tuesdays at 4.00 p.m.
-NEXT ZOOM | MAY 16-
| All Temple Sinai seniors and anyone interested in a lively conversation of what’s going on in our world are welcome to join us! | |
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Afternoon Sinai Stitchers
Wednesdays at 1.00 p.m.
-NEXT MEET-UP | MAY 17-
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Do you knit or crochet? Thinking of learning? No matter your skill level, Sinai Stitchers are always happy to welcome you!
For more information or to join, please contact David.
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VIRTUAL
Bring Your Own Bagel
Friday, May 19 at 9.00 a.m.
-AFTER BOKER TOV-
| Bring your own bagel (or rice cake), and reconnect, virtually, with your regular Friday morning minyan buddies (and make some new ones) over freshly-brewed coffee and breakfast! | |
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Men’s Chat Group
Wednesday, May 31
7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
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The Immigrant Story Exhibition with Sholom Wargon
Everyone is invited to view a sampling of this impressive collection and engage in discussion on the project’s genesis and evolution with its creator, writer/designer Sholom Wargon.
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VIRTUAL
Exercise Classes
Tuesdays & Thursdays
-SIGN UP FOR SPRING/SUMMER!-
| Register today for the spring/summer session of Sinai Connections Exercise Classes: Pilates & Power of Posture! | | |
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IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
Installation of Cantor Meara Lebovitz
Saturday, June 3 from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
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Please join us for a very special Shabbat Morning Service and Oneg as we celebrate Cantor Meara Lebovitz’s installation with featured guests, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller from Hebrew Union College and Cantor Suzanne Hamstra from Washington Hebrew Congregation.
Stay after Oneg for a joyous musical celebration featuring Cantor Lebovitz, Cantor Schiller, Cantor Hamstra, Cantor Osborne, Rabbi Shaner, and some of their Canadian Reform cantorial colleagues!
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IN-PERSON
Notice of Congregational Meeting
Monday, June 19 at 7.00 p.m.
| Please note that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 7.00 p.m. in person only. | | | |
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Seeds of Hope
Helping Toronto’s Homeless
| Temple Sinai is proud to partner with Seeds of Hope to donate food items weekly and help feed Toronto’s homeless. There is a greater demand than ever for food security in these inflationary times, and Seeds of Hope relies on and greatly appreciates the continued support from Temple Sinai and our community at large. | |
IN THE TEMPLE SINAI FAMILY | |
Stephanie, daughter of Diane & Michael Paisley, granddaughter of Esther & Eugene Bialys and Adele Paisley, to Brad, son of Wendy Talan & Alan Edelson, grandson of Beverly Talan. |
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BOOK LAUNCH
Musicians Under the Radar
36 Notable Canadian Jewish Performers
| Temple member and author, David Eisenstadt, is pleased to announce the launch of his second music history book! Written from a historical, not critical music perspective, Eisenstadt’s “Musicians Under the Radar: 36 Notable Canadian Jewish Performers” includes our very own Cantor Charles Osborne among other well-known names in the industry. | | | | | |
