March 26 - April 2 • Pekudei 

Thursday Morning Study Group

Thursday, March 27, 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! 

K'tonton

Sunday, March 30, 10:00am-12:00pm

at Temple Sinai in the Larkin Library

This fun, interactive Jewish drop-off program for 3 & 4 year olds introduces young children to Jewish holidays and practices through arts & crafts, songs, stories and games. It’s a great way to introduce your child to the joy of Jewish learning!

Human Rights in the

Passover Story: a Discussion with Shlomo Levin, author of

The Human Rights Haggadah

Sunday, March 30, 9:45am

Are human rights and Jewish values the same, or are they different? How do human rights come up in the Passover story?

The Human Rights Haggadah highlights fifteen contemporary human rights issues as they come up in the Passover story. A must for anyone who wants to find contemporary meaning in the seder by using it as a springboard to discuss human rights. Copies will be available at $14.99 each, or $9.95 each for purchases of five or more.

Sponsored by the Adult Learning Committee.

Join Tzedek@Sinai and GBIO Brookline for a Brookline Select Board Candidates Forum! 

April 2nd from 7-9 pm at Temple Sinai, in person & on zoom

The five GBIO member religious organizations in or adjacent to Brookline are hosting a forum with the three candidates running in the May 6th town election for Brookline's Select Board. We are pleased that candidates Liz Linder, Carlos Ridruejo, and Michael Rubenstein will join us to respond to our questions on town issues that relate to the core of our faiths and views on justice. Click here to register.

In addition, GBIO has created teams working to address housing, trans/nonbinary rights, immigration, returning citizens and health care, and is also offering opportunities for deeper training in organizing skills and ways to deepen relationships with others across the full GBIO community. For further information, contact Charlie Homer or Bob Miller.

Temple Sinai Community 2nd Night Seder

Sunday, April 13, at 5:30pm in Ehrenfried Hall, Temple Sinai

Registration required by Sunday, March 30.

Join us for a festive and joyful Passover seder, led and organized by Temple Sinai members! Our Seder service will be led by Jeremy Wolfe and Robin Orwant. The Pesach meal will feature a delicious holiday meal, catered by Baker’s Best. Cost is $60 per person for adults and $45 per person for children under 10. Click here to register.

If you have questions, or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Judy Odenheimer and Jen Sullivan.

(Note that Temple Sinai values being fully inclusive, regardless of anyone's ability to pay. If you would like to register for the 2nd Night Seder, but finances or cost are an issue, please contact Rabbi Andy Vogel, who will be happy to make arrangements to meet your needs.)

Registration is Open!

Temple Sinai’s Community Retreat – a day of fun! 

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, MA, on Sunday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m, a day of fun, relaxing, sports activities, discussion, singing, eating and being with one another! 

This all-ages event is for our entire congregation. 

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. Don’t miss out on this special event—bring your family, friends, and fellow Temple Sinai members for a night to remember!

Click here to buy tickets!

Ticket holders who purchase through Temple Sinai will receive a Red Sox Jewish Heritage jersey with Red Sox written in Hebrew! The jersey is based of the 1975 Red Sox home uniform, with this year being the 50th anniversary of the AL Championship season. Jerseys will be available in sizes Adult S-XL, with sizes distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

Announcements...

Tzedek@Sinai: Donation Drive for Haitian Immigrants

Last month, during Friday night services, we heard the needs of Haitian immigrants in Boston. Tzedek@Sinai is having a gently used clothing drive for IFSI Immigrant Family Services Institute-Boston. Warm coats, rain jackets and clothes of the season for children and adults are needed. We are also collecting basic kitchen needs, such as utensils, pots and pans in good shape etc. Please bring these items bagged or boxed and leave them in the lobby or the Bridal Room. If you wish to donate funds, you may do so through their website. The clothing drive will continue until April 4, 2025. If you have further questions please contact Marsha Canick or Lynn Shyevitch. 

New in the Library!

These brand new books and many others are available for check-out in the Weintraub Room. Recent and topical: Tablets Shattered by Joseph Leifer and The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon. Prize winning poetry: The Story of Your Obstinate Survival by Daniel Khaastchi. Fun middle grade fiction: Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop by Joshua Levy. New novel: Songs for the Broken Hearted by Ayelet Tsabari.

Temple Sinai's Israel Committee urges you to 

VOTE Reform in the 

World Zionist Congress elections

The WZC is the democratically elected international body that convenes every five years and is a way for Diaspora Jews like you to have a voice in Israel and stand up for democracy, pluralism, security, and a path to peace. In the WZC, the Reform Movement's delegation stands for women's rights, the rights of LGTBQ citizens, religious pluralism, civil rights for all of Israel's citizens; works against the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and stands for other critical issues consistent with Reform values.

Here is a short video that gives step-by-step instructions on how to cast your vote. Visit www.vote4reform.org to learn more.

Questions? Contact Rabbi Andy Vogel or Rabbi Talia Stein, or members of our Israel Committee.