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A Reform Jewish Congregation
500 Swift Street | South Burlington, VT 05403
For my house shall be called
a
house of prayer
for all people.
~ Isaiah 56:7
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20-21 Tammuz 5779
July 23, 2019
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THIS FRIDAY
5:30pm
As you wind down from a busy week, join us for some light refreshments and schmoozing before the service. This is a great time to meet new people and enjoy the company of fellow members and new comers.
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 6:30pm
Join us for this service to start the Sabbath. The service is filled with music, prayer, and reflection on this week's Torah portion. Following the service, join us for the Kiddush in the main foyer.
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8:00pm
Special Oneg
Please join us for a Special Oneg
after the 6:30pm Service this Friday
In honor of Patricia and Paul Levi
who will be moving to the Boston area in the Fall.
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THIS SATURDAY
9:30am
Join us for our Shabbat morning services every week from 9:30am-10:30am. Our one-hour service is rooted in the traditional chanting of prayers, but includes English readings and song as well so that all can be included. (This service does not include a Torah service.) The service is a lovely, meditative, and peaceful way to start the day. Whether we have five or fifty, we'll be mixing traditional chanting with songs both old and new tunes to create a prayerful space for connection.
10:30am
Torah study with bagels/donuts and coffee will begin at 10:30am and go until Noonish.
Our Torah
Study is a vibrant exchange of ideas about the we
ekly Torah portion, bringing both traditional commentary and recent scholarship to bear on the text. It is a lively salon style, participatory Torah study where all are welcome, and no background or Hebrew is needed.
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"To everything there is a season," says Ecclesiastes and having gotten a good many people asking me when I was going to take a group from Sinai to Israel, it seems like this might be a good season for us to plan that trip. While I was in Israel, I spoke with Rabbi Don Goor, the liaison from the Reform agency that plans these trips, "DA'AT", and he thought a quick survey would be a good way to get started so we can plan some options to share with everyone and see if we have enough interest to make it work. To that end, below is a button that will link you to a short questionnaire to get a better sense of what people might want in such a trip.
Please fill it out soon, and we will set up a face to face meeting once DA'AT outlines a few possibilities for us to consider. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!!!!
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CALLING ALL SINGERS!
High Holy Day Choir Members Needed
Want to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord?"
THEN WE NEED YOU!
We are organizing our annual High Holy Day Choir. If you would like to be a part, please email
Mark Leopold
to share your interest and come to our first rehearsal on
Sunday, August 4 from 1:00-3:00pm.
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Special Thanks
to all those who helped make this a success!
A great time was had by all those who attending this past Sunday at Oakledge Park
Look for it again next year!
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From Our Mailbox To Yours
Click below to read a letter from
Naomi Diamond, a Temple Sinai Member and recipient of a 2019 Weisbein Scholarship, who is currently traveling around Israel with a program called Biluim Israel, and will be sharing about her trip each week for the next month.
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BE AN AMBASSADOR
The Membership Committee is initiating a Membership Ambassador Program
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The goal of the program is to connect each new member with a current member
who will welcome the new member, check in with them periodically to answer
questions, and invite them to services and/or special events to ensure that
new members are feeling connected with Temple.
If you would like to be an Ambassador or would like more information
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Jewish History Study Group
Wednesdays | 11:00am
Award-winning writer Matti Friedman's tale of Israel's first spies has all the tropes of an espionage novel, including duplicity, betrayal, disguise, clandestine meetings, the bluff, and the double bluff-but it's all true.
Click the image to read
more about the book
Please join us on Wednesday as we read and discuss this work. All are welcome!
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Anniversaries & Birthdays
Join us in wishing them a wonderful day and many more!
July 28 ~ Gail & Bob Issenberg
July 23 ~ Erik Glitman
July 24 ~ Elizabeth Kleinberg
July 26 ~ Art Greenblott
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Birthday
Celebration Pre-
Oneg
CALLING ALL
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS!
Mark your calendars, and join us
Friday,
August 16, at 5:30pm for a special
Pre-Oneg celebration
in honor of your birthday.
No need to RSVP,
just come for some cake
and to CELEBRATE!
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Ohavi Zedek Event
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Throughout Vermont
Click the logo to view upcoming Jewish events sponsored by Jewish groups and houses of worship in VT.
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The 4th
Stowe Jewish
Film Festival
<<< 2019 FESTIVAL SPONSOR: MORGAN STANLEY >>>
New this year:
All films will be presented at
Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
122 Hourglass Drive, Stowe, VT
Join us for the following films
( Click on the title for details on the film and ticketing information )
Wednesday, July 24, 7:00pm
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Annual Gala
Luncheon
Sunday, August 25 | 12 noon
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Rosh HaShanah
Honey Gifts
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Click the image for a calendar
of upcoming events.
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UVM
Miller
Center for
Holocaust Studies
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Mission Statement
We are a diverse, egalitarian, and inclusive community of Jews and interfaith families. We joyfully embrace Judaism as a way of life through prayer, music, social action, celebrating Jewish holidays, lifelong learning, and life cycle events. Through these activities, we seek to promote spiritual growth, moral values, and the social welfare of our community.
Vision Statement
Temple Sinai strives to be a joyful, energetic, accepting, innovative, caring, and accessible faith community. We choose to practice and teach Jewish traditions in our community, so that Jews and Judaism will continue to flourish, both in Vermont and in an ever-changing world. We believe that support for a safe and prosperous State of Israel is an important part of our Jewish identity.
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