Temple Sinai Adult Engagement Brochure 2022-23

adult engagement

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Temple Sinai and the State of Israel

TEMPLE SINAI OF ROSLYN

Adult Engagement Committee

Barbara Klein and Lynn Fishkind

Co-Chairs

Amy Braunstein

Temple Sinai President

Adrianne Rubin, Ph.D.

Director of Membership & Engagement

Barbara Blatte

Richard Blatt

Jacqueline Covey

Charlotte Hollander

Andy Karmin

Ann Karmin

Karen Lowenthal

Ronna Niederman

Tammy Szerencsy

Joan Waldman

Barbara Wallach

Leslie Wollin

learning

mondays at 7:00pm in-person and via zoom

The Torah's stories, laws, and teachings, especially through the eyes of the sages of every generation, have the power to transform our lives, deepen our spiritual awareness, help heal our relationships and guide our pathway through life. Together, we will explore its messages through different lenses, including the mystics, the rationalists, the Zionists, the post-Holocaust theologians and more. No previous knowledge is necessary. Come and learn and share and grow. november 14

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with rabbi michael white

From the comfort of your home, go on a Jewish journey that is sure to inspire!

During each session, Rabbi White will discuss a different topic from a Jewish perspective. Pour your favorite cocktail, iced tea, coffee, or other drink of choice and join the conversation.

THURSDAYS AT 5:30PM

DECEMBER

DID YOU HEAR?

PRAY. EAT. LOVE.

Saturday Mornings - 9:00am via ZOOM the first Saturday of the month in-person and livestreamed all other Saturdays led by Rabbi Ilana Schachter and special guests

A Class about Jews, Gossip, Yentas, and Shandas

with Rabbi Ilana Schachter

Join Rabbi Schachter as we explore the Jewish fascination with scandal and our conflicted relationship with gossip.

If you miss it, it would be a Shanda!

Wednesdays at 7:00PM

January 25

March 1

May 10

March 29

June 7

in person at temple sinai

Shabbat is a time for reflection, gratitude, and enrichment. All are welcome on Saturday mornings as we blend ancient practice and modern interpretation and immerse ourselves in meaningful opportunities for reflection, worship, and engaging learning.

No previous knowledge of Hebrew, liturgy, or text required – join us as we learn from our tradition and from one another!

& wine, women wisdom

led by Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz

SCoTCH and SACRED TEXT

with Rabbi Michael White

Now in its eighth year, this popular series, presented by Friend of a Friend/Chaverot, features Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz leading interactive discussions on the wisdom of Jewish teachings. The sessions give women the opportunity to learn, laugh, and connect over a glass of wine while gaining insights into sacred texts.

sip, schmooze, and study

Hosted by Brotherhood, this award-winning program takes place four times a year.

We know you’ll find both the stimulating discussion on Torah and the camaraderie to be most worthwhile.

Wednesdays at 7:00pm

November 16, 2022

April 26, 2023

Tuesdays at 7:30pm

October 18 • December 13 • February 7 • April 18

Locations to be announced

events

CELEBRATING CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI ARTISTS

with Nancy Traeger

Sunday, January 8 • 4:00pm • via ZOOM

Temple Sinai favorite, Nancy Traeger, returns with a wonderful program focusing on contemporary Israeli art.

Nancy is a docent at the Nassau County Museum of Art. She has also served the Museum as Docent Co-Cordinator, Docent Trainer, and Presenter for the Outreach Program.

Mark Rothko

Orange and Tan, 1954

pigmented hide glue and oil on canvas

Yaacov Aram

Color and MonochromeLine and Structure, 1962-87 synthetic polymer paint on metal

EVERY OBJECT TELLS A STORY

A virtual exhibit

Wednesday, January 11 • 11:30am

Space is limited! Sign up at mysinai.org/ virtualmuseumtourjan2023

Every Object Tells a Story introduces viewers to treasured artifacts from the collection of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Museum staff and viewers engage in dialogue about the artifacts, discussing how each illuminates an aspect of Holocaust history and, through each, explores the impact of WWII and the Nazi genocide on Jewish lives and communities in Europe.

Thursday, January 19 7:30pm • via ZOOM

19 JAN Fighting Hate Online: Creating Safe & Inclusive Spaces with Daniel Kelley Director, Strategy and Operations, Center for Technology and Society

Daniel Kelley leads the ADL’s efforts to fight hate and harassment in online spaces, particularly online gaming and social media sites. Daniel will share resources to help our community to continue to advocate for respectful and inclusive spaces online.

AUTHOR’S TALK: ALLA SHAPIRO, MD

DOCTOR CALL

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CHERNOBYL RESPONDER, JEWISH REFUGEE, RADIATION EXPERT

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

7:30PM • VIA ZOOM

Co-sponsored by Friend of a Friend

Alla Shapiro’s book explores her experiences first living and working as a pediatrician and hematologist in Ukraine, and later in the United States; it is rich with historical details and personal anecdotes. As a resident of a country that discriminated against both women and Jews, Shapiro endured numerous hardships and managed to rise above them all to carve out a rewarding, productive career and to raise a loving, close-knit family.

We are thrilled to be hosting Alla Shapiro as part of the Sid Jacobson

JCC’s Linda & Gerald Marsden’s Partners with the Community Program.

Light Classical Concert

Sunday, January 29 4:00pm at Temple Sinai

Performer(s) to be annouced. Check your email or visit the Temple Sinai website (mysinai.org) for more details.

Sunday, February 5

10:00am • via ZOOM

The Current State of Israeli Politics with

author and journalist

Yossi Klein Halevi

Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Harman Institute in Jerusalem. He co-directs the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity, and Israel. Over 150 Muslim leaders have participated in the unique program.

He is co-host, together with Donniel Hartman and Elana Stein Hain, of the Hartman Institute’s podcast, For Heaven’s Sake.

Halevi’s 2013 book, Like Dreamers, won the Jewish Book Council’s Everett Book of the Year Award. His latest book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, is a New York Times bestseller and has appeared in a dozen languages.

presents a three-part series on Reproductive Rights

co-sponsored by Friend of a Friend

previous sessions:

Part 3:

Thursday February 9 7:30pm

Part 1:

Thursday October 27

Susan Herman

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Professor of Law, Brookyn Law School

Part 2:

Thursday December 15

Aviva Zadoff

Co-Chair, NY Section’s Pro-Truth campaign

Dr. Sharon Gerber Director of Complex Family Planning at Northwell Health

Hope Coleman

Pro-Choice Activist

Monday, February 13

7:30pm • via ZOOM

Transgender Awareness Series

PART ONE: Featuring speakers

Emery Cohen and Aaron Grotas, MD

A second year student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Emery Cohen is on the path to both a master’s degree in Hebrew Arts and Letters, and a rabbinic ordination. He will speak about his experience with gender transition. He will be joined by Sinai’s own Dr. Aaron Grotas, a board-certified urologist, who offers specialized urological care for transgender patients.

Thursday, March 30

7:30pm • at Temple Sinai

A Conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt

CEO & National Director

SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS

IMPORTANT COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT

As chief executive of ADL, Jonathan leads all aspects of the world’s leading anti-hate organization. Since becoming CEO in July 2015, Greenblatt has modernized ADL while refocusing it on the mission it has had since its founding in 1913: to fight the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. In 2022, Greenblatt released It Could Happen Here, a book that sounds an alarm, warning that hate and systemic violence are gathering momentum in the United States – and that violence on a more catastrophic scale could be just around the corner.

2 JUN

ALDEN SOLOVY

3 JUN

Poet and Liturgist in Residence

Friday, June 2 - Sunday, June 4

JUN Alden Solovy, the world-renowned liturgist, author, journalist, and educator, comes to Temple Sinai for a weekend-long series of activities, including readings, adult workshops, youth programs, and worship.

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Solovy has written more than 700 pieces of new liturgy, offering a fresh new Jewish voice, challenging the boundaries between poetry, meditation, personal growth, and prayer. His writing was transformed by multiple tragedies, marked in 2009 by the sudden death of his wife. Solovy’s teaching spans from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem to Limmud and Leo Baeck College in the UK, and synagogues throughout North America. Solovy is a three-time winner of the Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism. He made aliyah to Israel in 2012, where he hikes, writes, teaches, and learns.

Love to read?

great books...great insights...great fun

Mondays at 7:30pm

Dates to be Announced!

a look back at earlier events

Gil Hoffman Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst for The Jerusalem Post

Thursday, October 20 • 7:30pm

In-person at Temple Sinai

Peace, Politics and Plutonium:

An Insider’s look at the impact of Israel’s fateful election on the military and media battlefields.

For Teens in Grades 8-12

Starts Tuesday, October 25 • 7:00pm • via ZOOM

Adults and teens come together to discuss various topics and exchange personal perspectives with one another.

This topics for this year’s sessions will be:

Community & Belonging

October 25

Global Citizenship

March 7

Climate Change

April 25

JAZZ WITHOUT BORDERS

Jazz Without Borders is a product of the vibrant and multi-cultural New York jazz scene, where Israeli-born musicians have had a strong presence in recent decades. Co-led by saxophonist Nir Naaman & drummer

Sunday, October 30 4:00pm

Nadav Snir-Zelniker and joined by pianist Eldad Zvulun and bassist Daniel Ori, the group is set to explore the common grounds of jazz traditions, Jewish and Israeli music.

KRISTALLNACHT

the night of broken glass

Wednesday, November 9 7:30pm In-person & via livestream

Register at mysinai.org/kristallnacht2022RSVP

TEMPLE SINAI IS EXCITED TO WELCOME NEW YORK-BASED, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

BRIAN MARCUS

who will discuss his book, Still Here: Inspiration from Survivors & Liberators of the Holocaust

Joining Brian Marcus will be survivor

Copies of Still Here will be available for purchase the night of the event for $75 each (payable by cash or check only) and can be signed by the author at the end of the evening

SAMI STEIGMANN

who is featured in the book, and a speaker from Selfhelp Community Services, a New York-based social services organization that serves Holocaust survivors

Photographer Brian Marcus

Survivor Sami Steigmann

AUTHOR’S TALK: LISA BARR

WOMAN ON FIRE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

11:00AM • VIA ZOOM

Woman On Fire is the gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece—forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth.

Co-sponsored by Friend of a Friend

We are thrilled to be hosting Lisa Barr as part of the Sid Jacobson JCC’s Linda & Gerald Marsden’s Partners with the Community Program.

The History of Synagogues on Long Island

with Author and Photographer brad kolodny

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 • 10:00am

In-Person at Temple Sinai

Sponsored by BROTHERHOOD

Brad Kolodny has photographed nearly 600 synagogues in 12 countries over the last 30+ years. A Long Islander since 1997, he has visited and photographed every current and former synagogue building in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Brad’s passion for local history and uncovering the past has led to the discovery of many little-known or long-forgotten facts about the history of the Jewish community on Long Island. Brad, who has written two books, is president of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island.

Stitching a New Identity: Fashion

in Israel’s Nation-Building

with Keren Ben-Horin Dress Historian, Curator, Author, & Educator

Wednesday, December 7 • 7:30pm via ZOOM

DEC 7

This fascinataing presentation investigates the relationship between fashion, national identity, and diplomacy, using the state of Israel from its inception in the 1940s through the present day as a case study. With vibrant illustrations, photographs, and never-before-seen archival materials, Keren Ben-Horan will explore key moments, designers, and political figures who shaped Israel’s foreign relations and — even more importantly — defined what it means to be Israeli.

Co-sponsored by Friend of a Friend