March/April/May 2022 Scribe

ADAR I/ADAR II/NISAN/IYYAR 5782 MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2022 Volume 78 • Number 4

“Perhaps you were born for such a time as this.”

MARCH • APRIL • MAY MARCH

Thursday, March 3 • 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service - Aaron Sokolov Friday, March 4 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Birthday Blessings Saturday, March 5 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, March 5 • 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service - Riley Eckfeldt Friday, March 11 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service Saturday, March 12 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, March 12 • 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service - Grace Lomazow Friday, March 18 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Birthday & Anniversary Blessings Saturday, March 19 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, March 19 • 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service - Leigh Mosberg Thursday, March 24 • 10:30am Adult Bar Mitzvah Service - Jonathan Drexler Friday, March 25 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service Saturday, March 26 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, March 26 • 9:30am Bat Mitzvah Service - Lindsay Wels Saturday, March 26 • 12:00pm Bar Mitzvah Service - Ben Pnini Thursday, March 31 • 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service - Harrison Weiss

APRIL

Friday, April 1 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Birthday Blessings Saturday, April 2 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, April 2 • 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service - Jake Schweitzer Saturday, April 2 • 12:30pm Bat Mitzvah Service - Sabrina Fabricant Friday, April 8 • 4:30pm Sharing Shabbat - Why 4?

Friday, April 8 • 5:00pm Third Grade Milestone Friday, April 8 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service Saturday, April 9 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, April 9 • 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service - Lee Levine Saturday, April 9 • 7:00pm Havdallah Bat Mitzvah Service - Jessica Hershkowitz Friday, April 15 • 4:00pm Shabbat Service - Birthday & Anniversary Blessings Saturday, April 16 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Friday, April 22 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service Saturday, April 23 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan/ Yizkor Service Friday, April 29 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Yom HaShoah Shabbat Saturday, April 30 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, April 30 • 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service - Ethan Fiterstein

As of press time, our guidelines for masking and full vaccination remain in place. Anyone who attends in-person services must be fully vaccinated and masked at all times while inside the building. We consistently assess protocols with our Health & Safety Task Force, comprised of medical professionals and other experts, who continue to guide us in making informed and responsible choices to help safeguard the health of our community.

MAY

Friday, May 6 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Fifth & Sixth Grade Milestone/Teacher Appreciation Shabbat/ Birthday Blessings Saturday, May 7 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, May 7 • 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service - Russell Plotnitzky and Sophie Rosenman Friday, May 13 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Friend of a Friend Shabbat Saturday, May 14 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, May 14 • 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service - Abigail Cohen and Ethan Packman Friday, May 20 • 4:30pm Sharing Shabbat - Blue & White Friday, May 20 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service - Birthday & Anniversary Blessings Saturday, May 21 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, May 21 • 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service - Ava Breth Saturday, May 21 • 7:00pm Havdallah Bat Mitzvah Service - Morgan Sohmer Friday, May 27 • 6:45pm Shabbat Service Saturday, May 28 • 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love Morning Minyan Saturday, May 28 • 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service - Laila Weisser and Daniel Whitehill

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Celebrate Purim Sunday, March 13

PURIM HAPPENINGS S RSVP by March 9 at mysinai.org/purimhappenings2022

10:00am

Activities for the ECC

Our little ones will create Shalach Manot

(Purim baskets)

Activities for Torah Explorers

(Kindergarten- Second Grade) Join us for the Torah Explorers “Mini Milestone” where they will present a very special Purim play

10:45am Costume Parade Everyone comes together for a parade in the lobby, sponsored by our SULAM teens. (Teens: contact Pam Alcala at palcala@mysinai.org to volunteer)

11:00am Box Lunch Under the Canopy Enjoy a schmear and a hamentaschen with your family! (suggested donation $18/family) 4 SCRIBE Mar-Apr-May 2022

at Temple Sinai!

Wednesday, March 16 Purim Service 6:30pm Megillah Reading Fourth Grade Milestone Service

(parents, please RSVP to Debra Hollander at dhollander@mysinai.org)

Saturday, March 19 Purim Shpiel 6:30pm Join us in-person or from home for this multi-media spectacular!

Don’t let the Disney theme fool you....this is an adults-only production!

Check your email for all the details!

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RABBI WHITE’S study Rabbi Michael A. White rabbiwhite@mysinai.org

Olympics in China 2022 and the Ominous Shadow of 1936 Berlin I learned this week that several of the sponsors of the recent Winter Olympic Games in Beijing also funded the Nazi Olympics in 1936: Hugo Boss, the company that manufactured the SS’s uniforms, Coca Cola, and others. Although Auschwitz and Treblinka were a couple of years away, Hitler was firmly in power in 1936. Everyone attending the Berlin Games knew where he stood. The Jews were the enemy; Jews were prohibited from participating in the Games. A few made it, but only because they snuck in. I remember my grandfather telling me that he followed those games with a foreboding feeling of nausea as the world celebrated the regime that would murder his family.

I felt a bit of that same nausea watching this year’s games with its corporate sponsors, the incredible athletes who trained their entire lives for those moments with the dark, ominous cloud of genocide hanging over them. Roughly 12 million Uyghur Muslims live in the Xinjiang Province, and for the past several years, the Chinese government has built a network of concentration camps (sound familiar?) for brutal forced labor. Almost two million of them are imprisoned for no other reason than their religious identity. In addition, over 9000 mosques have been burned to the ground (again, sound familiar?). Hundreds of thousands of children have been forcibly removed from their parents, and Uyghur women are subject to forced sterilization.

Together with an army of international NGOs, there is a bipartisan effort in the US Congress to pressure China to end its reign of terror. Our Congressman, Tom Suozzi, is a leader of this effort together with Senator Marco Rubio. Legislation requiring manufacturers to guarantee that they do not use imprisoned or forced labor in Xinjiang Province is supported by both Republicans and Democrats but is opposed by such behemoths as Apple.

Recently, an amazing young man, Jake Lewitt, a product of Temple Sinai’s Religious School and Teen Programs, called me to discuss the Uyghurs. He referenced our sixth grade class on the Holocaust, taught by master teacher Abbie Laskey. He told me he remembers learning how the world turned its back on Jews, and how we have to fight bigotry so others don’t suffer as we did. He said that he learned to care for the oppressed at Temple Sinai.

After that conversation, I donated to both Jewish World Watch and the Religious Action Center, specifically for their advocacy on behalf of the Uyghurs. I also wrote Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, asking them to escalate the pressure on China. I invite you to make your voices heard as well. As the late Elie Wiesel so prophetically taught, we must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

Rabbi Michael A. White

There are roughly 200 Jewish organizations, including our own Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, pressuring our government to save the Uyghurs. We Jews know that apathy in the face of genocide is lethal. Hitler and the Germans may have led the charge to murder Jews, but they succeeded because the world ignored our people’s cries.

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Great Talmudic Discussions

with Rabbi Michael White

My friend, Professor Aaron Panken of blessed memory, had a series of favorite passages from the Talmud, Judaism’s most authoritative legal code. Each week we will delve into one of these passages. Each is a fascinating look into how Jewish ethical and legal issues are debated. The conversation promises to be lively. No previous experience is necessary.

Mondays 7:00-8:00pm or Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am

SERIES TWO: March 14 or 15, April 11 or 12, May 16 or 17 Check your email for ZOOM details.

Saturday Morning Minyan @9:00am with Rabbi Ilana Schachter

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my view from the bimah Amy Braunstein abraunstein@mysinai.org

Upholding Humanity For 6,000 years, Jews have retold the story of the Exodus from Egypt and the ten plagues that God sent to Pharaoh. I can vividly recall each Passover, spilling a little wine for each plague yet never really having an appreciation for what a plague truly was.

As we join together for the holidays, we all know what living in a plague is and how it has impacted our lives in so many ways. We have all had to make adjustments in our daily routines and have suffered losses as individuals, communities, and across the world.

As I am writing this article, I am looking forward to Passover and wondering whether we will truly be able to celebrate this year with family gathered at our table, with small children, and older family members. Will my mother-in-law be able to come from Florida to meet her new great-grandson? Will my children be able to come from California to celebrate? Will the eleventh plague still be front and center in our lives or will it have drifted into the background? Everything remains unclear as it seems to have been for so long now.

I thought my first year as President of Temple Sinai would be different. I was worried about budgets, programming, staff turnover, and constructing a new sanctuary. Instead, I have daily meetings and emails about Covid and B’nei Mitzvah, Covid and the ECC, Covid and Religious School, Covid and services, Covid and Adult Engagement. You get the idea! At the same time, the great work of our temple clergy, amazing staff, and dedicated board members drive our commitment to being a place where every heart has a home. It is a balancing act of priorities, challenges, and vision.

The message of Passover is one of the Jews overcoming slavery and escaping from Egypt to eventually find their way through the desert to the Promised Land. We remember the suffering of Jews and their struggle for freedom. By retelling the story with our family gathered together, we maintain the messaging and commitment that ties to our struggle.

The message can be extended to all who suffer from oppression.

Our responsibility as Jews is to help alleviate that suffering and support others. This year, Temple Sinai is partnering with several other Long Island-based faith institutions to form a new coalition called Upholding Humanity. The first area the coalition is focusing on is assisting in the support and resettlement of Afghan refugees. In December, with your help, we were able to provide refugees in temporary housing with clothing. Since January, Upholding Humanity has partnered with HIAS to resettle Afghan families in Queens and Long Island.

Rabbi Ilana Schachter is leading the efforts to support these families in their resettlement, which includes helping to provide housing, food, medical assistance, language assistance, and employment.

This year, as we lean into Passover, let’s focus our attention outward on the suffering of others rather than on our own struggles of continuing to manage Covid. Clearly, all of us have a similar challenge, but the greater good can still lift us above this eleventh plague as we aid our world community, better the lives of others, and stay true to the ever-relevant message of Passover.

I am still uncertain about our Seder and who will gather at the table in person rather than virtually. Nevertheless, it is time to look upward and outward and raise our collective efforts as we have always done as Jews. Temple Sinai shines brightly and will continue to be a beacon, reflecting the highest values of Judaism and community. Wishing you a very happy and joyful Passover with your families and friends.

Chag Pesach Sameach,

Check your email for book selections and meeting dates! great books...great insights...great fun

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Introducing Celebrate Women’s History Month Exploring Women Artists with Joyce Raimondo from the Pollock-Krasner House Thursday, March 31 at 11:00am

ANNUAL MEET ING

Wednesday, May 4 7:30pm Details to follow

SINAI W RLD JEWRY

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CONNECTION For more information, please contact Cantor Elena at cantorelenaschwartz@mysinai.org.

Help Defeat The Scourge of White Nationalist Terrorism

CHRISTIAN PICCIOLINI Counter-Extremism Specialist and former white SUPREMACIST Thursday, April 28 7:30pm at Temple Sinai of Roslyn 425 Roslyn Road • Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516.621.6800 • mysinai.org

BREAKING HATE: A FORMER EXTREMIST’S JOURNEY Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, public speaker, author, peace advocate, and a reformed violent extremist. His life’s work bears witness to an ongoing and profound need to atone for a grisly past and an urgency to make something of his time on this planet by contributing to the greater good.

DON‘T MISS THIS POWERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL, AND MEANINGFUL EVENT Photo ID required for admission; health & safety protocols enforced Suitable for students in 8th grade and above

RSVP REQUIRED by April 25 at mysinai.org/breakinghate

presented free of charge by

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Adrianne Rubin, Ph.D.

arubin@mysinai.org

Children Love to SELebrate the Jewish Holidays!

One of the most fun and meaningful programs we’re running this year is geared towards engaging our youngest learners.

SELebrate the Jewish Holidays: Embracing Jewish Life with Social-Emotional Learning is intended for children aged 2-4 and their grown-ups (grandparents are very welcome!) and is a collaboration between Adult Engagement and Temple Sinai’s ECC. This initiative is generously funded through PJ Library’s New York Engagement Grant. Each session of SELebrate focuses on a particular Jewish holiday. We open with a small act of tzedakah followed by a song, the reading of a PJ Library book, a prompted discussion about the social-emotional learning skill relevant to that holiday, and a craft or an activity. For example, during our Chanukah session, we read Chanukah with Friends, learned about respecting others, and made drip mats for our chanukiyot.

Our SELebrate series has also adapted as the pandemic continues to impact the ways in which we gather. In January, when Omicron prevented us from meeting in person, we created take-home kits for our session on Tu B’Shevat – the new year of the trees. Each kit contained a copy of the book The Carob Tree, arugula seeds, a small flower pot to decorate, a card about personal growth (the SEL skill for that session), and a QR code that enabled people to watch a video of our educator, Audra Needle, reading the book Dear Tree.

(Please scan the QR code to access the video!)

While this wasn’t what we had initially envisioned, it was a tremendous success, allowing us to engage with over 30 families, both from Temple Sinai and the larger community.

Part of what makes this program so meaningful is seeing families share special moments together, like the new ECC parent who came to our High Holy Day session with her adorable twins, or the longtime congregant who came to our Shabbat and Chanukah sessions with her precious granddaughter.

Temple Sinai is very grateful to PJ Library for its support of this series. I’m also personally grateful to all the families who have been participating, and to Rabbi Schachter and Audra, my partners in this endeavor, for making this experience such a joy.

Please join us for our upcoming sessions, which we plan to resume in person, outdoors in the spring. SELebrate is free and open to the community, so invite your friends, too!

Sending warmest wishes,

Adrianne Rubin

It might seem funny to celebrate growth and the birthday of the trees in the middle of winter, when there is snow on the ground. But the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat reminds us that growth is always happening, even when we can’t see it! Growth is happening right now, under the ground, and each of us is growing, too!

This month, as we plant seeds in a pot and watch them grow, we can plant “seeds” in ourselves as well.

The kids (and their grown-ups) have so much fun at our SELebrate sessions!

When we practice sharing and using kind language, we are planting seeds of kindness, love, and generosity. How might you plant these seeds?

Or, when we practice trying new things, we are planting seeds of bravery and confidence. What new things will you try this week?

Scan this code to hear Miss Audra read the PJ Library book, Dear Tree.

We hope you will share with us photos of your family enjoying the Tu B’Shevat kit! Email them to arubin@mysinai.org

It might seem funny to celebrate growth and the birthday of the trees in the middle of winter, when there is snow on the ground. But the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat reminds us that growth is always happening, even when we can’t see it! Growth is happening right now, under the ground, and each of us is

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Temple Sinai of Roslyn is thrilled to partner with PJ Library to offer your family the gift of free Jewish books! PJ Library sends free books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children from birth through age 12. Your family will receive a free Jewish themed book in the mail every month that is age-appropriate for your child. We are excited to offer you this gift and hope your family enjoys reading the books together.

Sign up at https://pjlibrary.org/enroll-in-a-community.

Upcoming Sessions Sunday, March 20, 10:30am HOLIDAY: Purim

Bravery Queen Vashti’s Comfy Pants Written by Leah Berkowitz, Illustrated by Ruth Bennett SEL SKILL:

PJ LIBRARY BOOK:

Sunday, April 10, 10:30am HOLIDAY: Passover

Perseverance The Littlest Levine Written by Sandy Lanton, Illustrated by Claire Keay SEL SKILL:

This is a monthly, multi-generational program at Temple Sinai of Roslyn for children 2–4 years old and their grownups (grandparents welcome!), which will explore a Jewish Holiday and its themes with a PJ Library book and through a social-emotional learning (SEL) lens. Every month, an SEL-trained educator and a Jewish professional will co-facilitate small groups for participants, incorporating hands-on activities music, and books.

PJ LIBRARY BOOK:

RSVP TO audraneedle.sinai@gmail.com

sends free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children from newborns through 12 years old. Begin receiving your books today! Sign up at ny.pjlibrary.org.

Temple Sinai of Roslyn 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516.621.6800 mysinai.org

The Temple Sinai of Roslyn Family invites the entire community to join us for

Led by Cantors Sergei and Elena Schwartz

Toddl ers t o 3rd Gr ade

SAVE THE DATES! All Are Welcome! FREE!

Friday, April 8 4:30pm

Why 4?

Friday, May 20 4:30pm

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Temple Sinai Religious School

Our children, our future Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz

cantorelenaschwartz@mysinai.org

Learning About Responsibility and Recognizing Goodness Achrayut - Responsibility In connection with Tu B’Shevat, our ShalomLearning Values Curriculum focused on the value of achrayut (responsibility).

We have the achrayut to respect and take care of the world: humans, animals, and the environment. God created the world, and now it is human beings’ achrayut to take care of it and take the necessary steps to protect the world and its creatures, treating it with kavod (respect).

Our Kindergarten, First and Second Graders also discussed the Jewish value of bal tashchit (not wasting), in conjunction with Tu B’Shevat. They discussed how we can plant things or save things for other people (even people we may never meet) because making the Earth better is good for all people. We should be mindful of how to waste as little as possible in our daily lives.

Our Third Graders discussed the responsibilities we have to ourselves, to family members, to others, and as Jews. We revisited the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).

We see this value as an obligation to society, and the students continued to explore how they can repair the world. Students also learned that achrayut (responsibility) extends to nature, which is celebrated as a component of the holiday of Tu B’Shevat. We need to take care of the earth and our natural resources so that future generations will be able to benefit from them. Tu B’Shevat is a holiday that celebrates trees and the achrayut of maintaining our environment.

Our Fourth Graders examined our responsibilities to the previous generations who thought ahead for our benefit. They learned about the mitzvah of v’ahavta l’reyacha kamocha (loving others as ourselves) as a responsibility toward others. The students learned that we are responsible to share what we have to help others and the importance of giving tzedakah as an obligation, not as charity.

Our Fifth Grade students learned various types of achrayut and what they owe to others and why. They learned that achrayut requires that we “step up” and “stand up” when we are confronted with injustice to ourselves or to another person even when others tell you it is none of your business. They learned about the central place of achrayut in the State of Israel through the lens of the kibbutz movement.

Our Sixth Graders learned the many layers of personal responsibility and how achrayut connects responsibility for “self” with responsibility for “others.” Students discussed recycling efforts as a mitzvah and the prohibition of wasting resources, bal tashchit. Students discussed the mitzvah of hashavat aveida, (returning lost objects) when it “costs” them time and money. Students considered how far one must go in order to fulfill our achrayut, responsibility to others. They studied the Gilad Shalit case and how the State of Israel had to decide how far the achrayut to a captured soldier should extend.

Our Seventh Graders learned we have the achrayut to respect and take care of the world: humans, animals, and the environment. God created the world, and it is now human beings’ achrayut to take care of it and take the necessary steps to protect the world and its creatures, treating it with kavod (respect). They discussed tza’ar ba’alei chayim – our responsibility to animals. The literal translation of the Hebrew phrase tza’ar ba’alei chayim is “the suffering of living creatures.”

Biblical scholars agree this means preventing animals from feeling pain. They also discussed taking responsibility to protect the land. Tu B’Shevat is a holiday where we remember our responsibility to protect the land and treat it with dignity and respect. Tu B’Shevat is an opportunity for us to think about the choices we make daily and how it impacts the land, the earth, and the world we live in.

Hakarat Hatov - Recognizing the Good In connection with Purim, our ShalomLearning Values Curriculum focused on the value of hakarat hatov (recognizing the good). Hakarat hatov is a core Jewish value that strengthens individuals and communities. We are part of a sacred community that actively chooses to be thankful and recognize the goodness in the world. Appreciating that the good you have been given comes from others and from God helps you identify and appreciate the good you can contribute to the world. The story of Purim shows us how appreciating the other people around us can lead to happiness and joy. When we change our perspective, we can have hakarat hatov even when things are tough Our Kindergarten, First, and Second Graders talked about different times and ways we show appreciation for the good things around us. They discussed that hakarat hatov doesn’t SCRIBE Mar-Apr-May 2022 15

mean everything is great or ignoring what’s wrong. It means looking for what is good and celebrating that. Purim is a time of happiness. While no one is happy all the time, we can learn from the message of this holiday to connect to the idea of happiness through giving back and working on making ourselves happy.

They heard the story of Purim and the mitzvot and customs of the holiday.

Our Third Graders talked about Jewish rituals and texts that discuss showing gratitude for ourselves and our families.

Students focused on their relationships with their family members and reflected on the support and love they get from them. Students took time to recognize the people and places that have helped and supported them, and spent time thinking of ways they can give back. Students explored examples of hakarat hatov as it related to the Purim story and mitzvot of the holiday.

Our Fourth Graders focused on how manners and the etiquette of gratitude sometimes get lost in the everyday rush of life.

Holidays and life cycle events can be reminders to be grateful all year round. Students restated the basic story of Megilat Esther and the four mitzvot of Purim and discussed how holidays like Purim remind us to be thankful for the good that has happened to our people. They focused on the mitzvah of kibud av va’em and how it helps us remember all the good that our parents do for us and teaches us how to honor them to express our gratitude.

Our Fifth Graders focused on how our stories and rituals help us remember to recognize the good things around us. They talked about the importance of names and the significance of being named for the quality of “thankfulness.” We are a people whose very name, yehudim, means “thanks.” They focused on the story of Purim and how it shows us that appreciating the people around us can lead to happiness and joy. Students analyzed Megillat Esther to understand the role of hakarat hatov in the story maintaining an attitude of gratitude during tough times by changing our perspective.

Our Sixth Graders learned how to show appreciation for the good things they have been given and to contribute to others and the world around us. Students discussed how the Purim story teaches us that the Jewish response to the good things we have been given is to contribute to others and to the world around us. They identified Esther as a role model for appreciating the good she has been given by extending herself to help others. They re-stated the four mitzvot of Purim and viewed them as a Jewish response of thankfulness for the blessings we have been given. Students discussed how the concepts of hakarat hatov and paying it forward should guide them in planning Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations.

Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz

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Registration for the 2022-23 school year begins in late March.

Watch your email for details!

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CALENDAR MARCH 2022 7 8 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 21 22 27 28 29

Rosh Hodesh - 6:15-8:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class - 700-8:15pm ZOOM Purim Happenings 10:00am-12:00pm Torah Explorers Purim Mini Milestone - 10:0011:00pm Machane Sinai - 10:00am-1:30pm JORTY - 6:15-8:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class - 700-8:15pm ZOOM NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL - Erev Purim Hineni 5:30pm Fourth Grade Milestone Service- 6:30-7:30pm Purim Megillah Reading - 6:30-7:45pm NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – Purim NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class - 700-8:15pm ZOOM Holocaust Class @ Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, Glen Cove - Time TBD JCrew - 6:15-7:30pm Holocaust Class for Parents with Dr. Nancy Kaplan 7:00-8:15pm ZOOM ZOOM

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Rosh Hodesh - 6:15-7:30pm (Last Session) Mitzvah Makers - 6:30-8:00pm (Last Session) Mitzvah Makers - 6:30-8:00pm (Last Session) FOF Intergenerational Women’s Seder 6:30pm ZOOM 8 Sharing Shabbat - 4:30-6:00pm 8 Third Grade Milestone Service - 5:00-6:00pm 10 Machane Sinai - 10:00-11:30am (Last Session) 10 Holocaust Class for Parents with Scott Richman/ADL - 7:00-8:15pm ZOOM 11- NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – Passover Recess 24 25 Religious School Resumes 25 JCrew - 6:15-7:30pm (Last Session) 26 Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class Rehearsal -TBD 29 Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Yom HaShoah Service - 6:45pm 30 JORTY (offsite)

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LAST DAY MONDAY STUDENTS LAST DAY TUESDAY STUDENTS LAST DAY WEDNESDAY STUDENTS LAST DAY THURSDAY STUDENTS Fifth & Sixth Grade Milestone Service and Teacher Appreciation - Dinner - 5:15pm; Service - 6:45pm 20 Sharing Shabbat - 4:30-6:00pm

Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Course Temple Sinai Religious School is once again, graciously offering congregants the opportunity to audit the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Course, taught virtually (on ZOOM) by congregant Abbie Laskey. Course participants will examine what it meant to be a child during this dark time in our people’s history.

While the active participants in this course will be Sixth Grade students and their parents, the course is open to all Temple Sinai congregants. Auditors many attend as many of the virtual sessions as they desire. Auditors may also join an in-person session to be held at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove on Sunday, March 27.

Any congregant interested in auditing some or all of the sessions must contact the Religious School office by Friday, March 4 at 516.621.8016 or by emailing Debra Hollander at dhollander@mysinai.org.

The 2022 class will meet on the following dates; all ZOOM classes meet from 7:00 to 8:15pm.

Tuesday, March 8 Tuesday, March 15 Tuesday, March 22 Sunday, March 27 - Time TBD at the HMTC in Glen Cove.

Please note: The Center requires all visitors to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tuesday, March 29 - Dr. Nancy Kaplan (Adults only)

Dr. Kaplan’s program will include insights into what Antisemitism looks like on college campuses Tuesday, April 5 Sunday, April 10 - ADL Regional Director Scott Richman (Adults only)

Mr. Richman will discuss the current state of Anitsemitism and how communities can help confront it.

SAVE THE DATE

We hope the entire congregation will join us for our Yom HaShoah Shabbat Service on Friday, April 29 at 6:45pm, where the students will offer a moving and meaningful presentation honoring the Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, and liberators.

Thursday, May 19 Temple Sinai will be honoring Abbie and Richard Laskey in recognition of their 25th anniversary teaching the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Class.

Check your email for details.

Mazel tov to our B’nei Mitzvah

Jordan Sanders

Aaron Sokolov

Parents: Jamie & Joey Sanders Siblings: Jared-15 Grandparents: Gina Richer Marcia & Harvey Richer Ronald Sanders School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Tetzaveh

Parents: Brooke & Evan Sokolov Siblings: Alexa-10, Ryan-5 Grandparents: Joyce & Steven Shumel Arlene & Michael Sokolov School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Pekudei

Riley Eckfeldt

Grace Lomazow

Parents: Randi Eckfeldt Siblings: Aidan-16, Jake-15 Grandparents: Toby & Nat Spier School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Pekudei

Parents: Jillian & Tyson Lomazow Siblings: Isabelle-15 Grandparents: Carla and Allan Maurer Lois Lomazow Dr. Steven Lomazow School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Vayikra

Leigh Mosberg

Benjamin Pnini

Parents: Lauren & Ira Mosberg Siblings: Reese-10 Grandparents: Rochelle Kimelstein Larry Kimelstein Ellen Aronson & Lawrence Feiner Emily Mosberg School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Pasha: Tsav

Parents: Alison & Mark Pnini Siblings: Emma-16, Julia-9 Grandparents: Sandy & Bert Spitz Elaine & Izzy Pnini School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Shmini

February 12

March 5

March 19

March 3

March 12

March 26

Lindsay Wels

Harrison Weiss

Jake Schweitzer

Parents: Elyse & Sanford Wels Siblings: Erin-9 Grandparents: Helene & Alan Cohen Linda & Robert Wels School: Willets Road - 7th grade Parsha: Shmini

Parents: Marci & Matthew Weiss Siblings: Brooke-16, Jack-10, Sophie-10 Grandparents: Harriet & Arnold Weiss School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Tazria

Parents: Stephanie & Adam Schweitzer Siblings: Alexis-15 Grandparents: Melissa Parker Richard Parker Francine Schweitzer Frank Jones School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Tazria

Lee Levine

Jessica Hershkowitz

Ethan Fiterstein

Parents: Shelly & Ken Levine Siblings: Adam-9, Gabe-9 Grandparents: Amy & Shaul Horan School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Metzora

Parents: Cara & Lewis Hershkowitz Siblings: Cory-14 Grandparents: the late Corinne & James Cosidente the late Irving Hershkowitz Leona Hershkowitz School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Achrei Mot

Parents: Diane & Adam Fiterstein Siblings: Aiden-15, Jacob-11 Grandparents: Gerald Fiterstein Leah Fiterstein School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Achrei Mot

Russell Plotnitzky

Sophie Rosenman

Abigail Cohen

Parents: Diana and Randy Plotnitzky Siblings: Sophie-14 Grandparents: Dori & Peter Tilles Phyllis & Leon Plotnitzky School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Kedoshim

Parents: Brooke & Lloyd Rosenman Siblings: Miles-9 Grandparents: Ira & Robin Cohen Martin & Ellen Rosenman School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Kedoshim

Parents: Stephanie & Jeffrey Cohen Siblings: Maxwell-15 Grandparents: Jerelyn & Walter Margolies Gale & Richard Cohen School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Emor

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April 9

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March 31

April 9

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April 2

April 30

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Ava Breth

Morgan Sohmer

Parents: Allison & Evan Breth Siblings: Lucas-8 Grandparents: Linda & William Ain Tina & Laurence Breth School: Willets Road - 7th grade Parsha: Behar

Parents: Samantha & Spencer Sohmer Siblings: Blake-16 Grandparents: Vicki & the late Murray Schneps Susan & Stephen Sohmer School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Bechukotai

May 21

May 21

Laila Weisser

Daniel Whitehill

Parents: Caroline & Michael Weisser Siblings: Justin-18, Lucas-16 Grandparents: Michael and Sharon Falcone Sheldon Weisser School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Bechukotai

Parents: Jessica & Scott Whitehill Siblings: Adam-10 Grandparents: Fran & Ira Miness Barbara & Steven Whitehill School: Willets Road - 7th grade Parsha: Bechukotai

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May 28

ILDING BRIDGES U B Adult/Teen Conversations

April 12 May TBA

Aaron Herman

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Advertise your business while supporting Temple Sinai.

For information contact Kathy Diamond at kdiamond@mysinai.org

Friend of a Friend/Chaverot Friend of a Friend has been busy! We finished off 2021 with lots of learning.

We enjoyed our Healthy Cooking for Thanksgiving lecture, and have still been experimenting with all of the delicious recipes that we shared in the new Temple Sinai of Roslyn Cookbook.

Copies are still available for $25. Please send in checks payable to Friend of a Friend/Chaverot, and write “cookbook” in the memo. If you prefer you can also Venmo @Friendofafriend-Chaverot or Zelle to fofsinai@gmail.com. Books can be picked up weekdays at the temple office between 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

Thank you Cantor Elena Schwartz for another fabulous Wine, Women and Wisdom event, where we enjoyed learning about Judith.

Along with Adult Engagement, we enjoyed a wonderful two-part talk about Judaica in America, by Ariel Cohen, and we also co-sponsored a very interesting author’s talk with Laura Arnold Leibman on The Art of the Jewish Family.

At our annual Bingo event, fun was had by all, and we were able to raise money for a great cause too.

If you haven’t joined Friend of a Friend, please join now so you don’t miss out on all that’s coming up. To join or renew your membership, please send your check payable to Temple Sinai for $36 with “FOF” in the memo line: Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577.

FOF dues and donations allow us to contribute to Sinai’s youth and adult programs, the clergy’s discretionary funds, community social service organizations, and more. Your thoughtful donations are always appreciated; checks may be made out to Friend of a Friend, with “donation” in the memo line, and mailed to the Temple office. Thank you.

Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00pm

FOF WOMEN’S INTERGENERATIONAL SEDER Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00pm Join the women of Temple Sinai for our annual Intergenerational Seder. Together we will honor the women of the Passover story, whose actions determined the destiny of our people. Enjoy this festive and interactive Passover celebration, led by Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz and Rabbi Ilana Schachter. Details will follow; we are still hoping to be able to celebrate in person, but likely will be held on ZOOM. In 2019, A terrific group of women created an incredibly beautiful and relevant Haggadah for us all to enjoy. We will be printing more copies, and have them available for purchase in March. Although it is geared towards women, it makes for a great family Seder Hagaddah.

FOF SHABBAT SERVICE Friday, May 13 at 6:45pm Join the women of Friend of a Friend and our clergy as we lead prayer, read from the Torah and perform the mitzvot associated with our services. We will also recognize the significance of this year, Friend of a Friend’s 20th Anniversary.

Join Cantor-Educator for a relaxing evening of lively discussion about the Torah, its relevance to our lives today and women in our heritage. For the comfort of all participants, hoping for in person, outdooors. Details to follow.

FRIEND OF A FRIEND MONTHLY MEETING Fridays at 9:30am March 4 • April 1 • May 6 Be a part of the planning stages for our events and activities. Your involvement makes all the difference - our meetings are short, efficient and fun, so give it a try! If you’d like to join us for the first time, just email fof@mysinai.org to let us know you’ll be attending. We will be deciding whether meetings will be in person or via ZOOM, on a month-to -month basis. If on ZOOM, links to come; look for our emails.

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BROTHERHOOD UPCOMING BROTHERHOOD EVENTS Monthly Meetings • Wednesdays at 7:30pm • Locations TBA March 2 • April 6 • May 11

SCoTCH and SACRED TEXT

with Rabbi Michael White Tuesday, April 12 • 7:30pm • Location TBA We know you’ll find both the fascinating discussion on Torah and the camaraderie to be most worthwhile.

To learn more contact us at brotherhood@mysinai.org

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MEET OUR MEMBERS

get to know EDITH RAE

BROWN CONNECT, Temple Sinai’s Networking Group, has been going strong since it launched in November, 2020. The mission of CONNECT is to bring professionals together with the goal of referring good contacts and potential clients to one another. By helping one another improve our businesses, we are helping to improve the well-being of our Temple Sinai community.

Join us at our upcoming meetings - Wednesdays at 8:00am: March 2, 16, & 30 • April 13 & 27 • May 11 & 25 In this issue of the SCRIBE, we would like to introduce you to Edith Rae Brown, longtime member of Temple Sinai, and one of the most talented members of CONNECT!

in-person at Diane’s Bakery & Cafe:

It is difficult to put a lifetime of creating sculptures and paintings into just one paragraph. My career as a professional artist spans more than five decades. It has been a wonderful and enriching experience which has taken me on a journey that I never could have imagined. My artwork is the expression of my narrative. I am very much involved in life around me. My concern for humanity is paramount and my appreciation of nature is a constant. My work is part of the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, as well as several private and corporate collections in the USA and Europe including the Newark Museum in New Jersey, the Museum of the American Numismatic Association in Colorado, and the National Sports Museum. My professional affiliations and exhibits include, among others, the Salon d’Automne in Paris, Audubon Artists, Inc., Allied Artists, Inc. the National Association of Women Artists, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club,, The National Arts Club, Artist Member, and I am a trustee of the Artists Fellowship, Inc. a 162-year-old charitable organization that comes to the aid of professional artists in times of dire need.

I hope you enjoy the samples of my work below. To learn more about my art, I invite you to visit my website, edithraebrown.com. I can be reached via email at edithraeb@gmail.com.

Catch it If You Can Blue Day

Alone

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For more information, contact Social Action at socialaction@mysinai.org The Social Action Committee is dedicated to tikkun olam, repairing the world. So many children, women, and men depend on help from others for their basic needs. Your donations comfort them physically and your kindness uplifts them. Thank you for all you give!

Coming Up: IN MARCH, LET’S PACK IT UP! The HATZILU RESCUE ORGANIZATION is devoted to Jews who have fallen on hard times.

Hatzilu in Hebrew means rescue. You can be part of this rescue effort, too. Please be sure to check Social Action for the specific list of items we will be collecting in March for Hatzilu. Your help gives comfort and a much needed boost to their dignity.

IN APRIL, LET’S BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR! This month we are contributing to THE SID JACOBSON JCC COMMUNITY NEEDS BANK, a partner of Island Harvest Food Bank. Let’s meet the needs and fill the pantries of our neighbors in Nassau County.

Please drop off these nonperishable, nonbreakable items in our temple bins or use the JCC drive thru.

• Drinks - non refrigerated milk and juices • Canned goods - soups, vegetables, fruits

• Staples - rice, pasta and sauce, beans • Cereal, pancake mix and syrup, oatmeal

• Healthy snacks

Please be sure to check Social Action’s monthly email for an Amazon wish list with these items.

IN APRIL, LET’S SHOW WE CARE BY COOKING! Save the date, Friday, April 1, for our popular COOKING FOR A CAUSE

Morning! A special heartwarming experience! We all look forward to this event, where we provide nutritious dinners to local families in need. We will prepare the meals and then make contactless deliveries. Cook with us in person in the temple Culinary Arts Studio (all ingredients will be supplied). We will be socially distant and everyone must be fully vaccinated and be properly masked at all times. Please email socialaction@mysinai.com to register.

IN MAY, LET’S COME OUT FOR MITZVAH DAY! Save the date, Sunday, May 1, for this fun and

important Temple Sinai tradition! Join us for a feel-good, family-friendly, COVID-friendly morning.

This year, as always, Mitzvah Morning will focus on helping those who can’t help themselves. Our projects will include new opportunities as well as annual favorites. In addition, Temple Sinai’s Brotherhood will be teaming up with SORTY to do plantings at the Temple Sinai plots in New Montefiore Cemetery. There is something for everybody. We provide everything, all we need is YOU! We hope to see you then!

IN MAY, LET’S HELP JEWISH TEENS! PICK PURPLE (pickpurple.org), is an organization that supports Batya, whose mission is to assist Jewish teens. In May, we are focusing on helping these young Jewish girls by collecting NEW linens and towels for them.

Please drop off only new items in our temple bins or use the Amazon link in our monthly email.

EVERY MONTH, LET’S HELP IMMIGRANTS! There is much needed and much to do for the thousands of AFGHAN REFUGEES in need. This is an ongoing effort, so please be sure to check upcoming Social Action emails for ways you can help. You can also email Rabbi Schachter rabbischachter@mysinai.org at any time to become involved.

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NAMI IS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS dedicated to providing support, awareness, and education.

Mental and physical health are intertwined and we need to take care of both. If you or anyone you know is suffering from anxiety, depression or emotional distress, please contact the NAMI HelpLine at 1.800.9506264 or info@nami.org.

TZEDAKAH With your donations, our mission of tikkun olam, repairing the world, can do more for more. We greatly appreciate your generosity. To donate to the Social Action Fund, please visit our website at mysinai.org/donate.

The Social Action Committee thanks you for the ways you support our mission. If you would like to get more involved, please reach out to us at socialaction@mysinai.org.

You cannot do a kindness too soon.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Call the event specialists, Mary Venier-Zwirn & Vincent D’Elia to view our beautifully decorated space for your next special occasion

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mazel tov Robin & Charles Weiss on the birth of their grandson Ryan Zachary Weiss Lulu Belferder on the birth of her twin daughters Isabella Lev & Eden Ruby Belferder Charlotte & Norman Hollander on the birth of their grandson Alexander Brooks Hess Sharon & Michael Tyner on the birth of their granddaughter Stella Mae Tyger Linda & Mitch Singer on the birth of their twin grandsons Brooks David & Ellis Max Singer Stephanie Flugman & Louis Pekofsky on their marriage Paula & Bert Kraus on the engagement of their granddaughter Ashley Hazan to William Steckmeister Ellen & Burt Wexler on the engagement of their granddaughter Ashley Hazan to William Steckmeister Abby & Marc Heller on the birth of their grandson Chase Hudson Heller Ronna & Dr. Michael Niederman on the birth of their grandson Levi Joseph Niederman Deborah Gottlieb on the birth of her grandson Henry Jake Gottlieb Jill & William Blau on the engagement of their daughter Brooke to Aaron Goldstein Brad Feldman on the marriage of his son Brett to Montanna Rousso Hope Rosenfeld on the marriage of her son Jacob to Michelle Rusinek

with deepest sympathy Marilyn Marcus on the loss of her husband Marvin Marcus Amy Kula on the loss of her mother Phyllis Gelfand Lucy Effron on the loss of her mother Marion Glickman Effron Howard Busch on the loss of his father Kenneth Busch Charles Weiss on the loss of his father Gerald Weiss Cathy Miller on the loss of her sister-in-law Carolyn Jaenisch Daryl Colwell on the loss of his brother Aaron Colwell Robert Liebowitz on the loss of his father Leo Liebowitz Maxine Leeds on the loss of her husband Lenard Leeds

We record with sorrow the death of these temple members

Lenard Leeds Marvin Marcus Charlotte Shakin With deepest sympathy to their families; May their memories be for a blessing.

Lisa Seader on the loss of her mother Lucille Neidish Douglas Hirsch on the loss of his father Norman Hirsch Lisa Lundy on the loss of her mother Judith Brinberg Warren Horowitz on the loss of his father Mel Horowitz Marjorie Yelon-Slutzsky on the loss of her sister Elizabeth Jane Brody Todd Glickman on the loss of his mother Leatrice Glickman SCRIBE Mar-Apr-May 2022 27

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7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class - Adults Only with Dr. Nancy Kaplan

8:00am CONNECT Networking Meeting 7:00pm Adult Education with Rabbi Ilana Schachter

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7:30pm Adult Engagement Program: Steve Chassman/ LICADD

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11:00am Sinai Circle - Challah Baking Event

10

10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service Harrison Weiss 11:00am - Adult Engagement Program: Women in Art with Joyce Raimondo

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10:30am Adult Bar Mitzvah Service - Jonathan Drexler 6:30pm FOF Craft Night

24

6:45pm Shabbat Service

25

6:45pm Shabbat Service/ Birthday & Anniversary Blessings

18

6:45pm Shabbat Service

11

9:30am Friend of a Friend Monthly Meeting 6:45pm Shabbat Service/ Birthday Blessings

10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service Aaron Sokolov 6:00pm Uyghur Community Briefing

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

8:00am CONNECT Networking Meeting 6:30pm 4th Grade Milestone & Megillah Reading

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 9:30am Bat Mitzvah Service Lindsay Wels 12:00pm Bar Mitzvah Service Ben Pnini

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service Leigh Mosberg 7:30pm Purim Shpiel

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service Grace Lomazow

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service Riley Eckfeldt

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Sat

Dates and times are current as of February 15, 2022 and are subject to change. Online calendars will be updated on a regular basis; please visit our website at mysinai.org for all other program and event information.

Time TBD Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class at the HMTC in Glen Cove

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Resistance Class Session

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NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish

10:30am SELebrate the Jewish Holidays: Purim

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14 9:30am Adult Education with Rabbi White 7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class Session

4:30pm Intermediate Hebrew with Rachel Taylor 7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class Session

7:00pm Adult Education with Rabbi White

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8:00am CONNECT Networking Meeting 7:00pm Adult Education with Rabbi Schachter 7:30pm Brotherhood Monthly Meeting

4:30pm Intermediate Hebrew with Rachel Taylor

7:30pm Board Meeting

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10:00am SELebrate the Jewish Holidays: Passover 7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class - Adults Only with Scott Richman

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6:30pm FOF Intergenerational Women’s Seder 7:30pm Brotherhood Monthly Meeting

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30 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service Ethan Fiterstein

29 6:45pm Shabbat Service/ Yom HaShoah Shabbat/ Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class Presentation 7:30pm Christian Picciolini Program

PASSOVER DAY 8

9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan/Yizkor Service

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PASSOVER DAY 7

PASSOVER DAY 1

9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service Lee Levine 7:00pm Havdallah Bat Mitzvah Service - Jessica Hershkowitz

8:00am CONNECT Networking Meeting 7:00pm FOF Wine, Women, & Wisdom

PASSOVER DAY 6

6:45pm Shabbat Service

OFFICES CLOSED

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4:00pm Shabbat Service/ Birthday & Anniversary Blessings

OFFICES CLOSE AT 1:00pm

FIRST PASSOVER SEDER ECC CLOSED

15

4:30pm Sharing Shabbat 5:00pm Third Grade Milestone Service 6:45pm Shabbat Service

9

9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bar Mitzvah Service Jake Schweitzer 12:30pm Bat Mitzvah Service Sabrina Fabricant

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9:30am Friend of a Friend Monthly Meeting 6:45pm Shabbat Service/ Birthday Blessings

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11:00am Sinai Circle - Ronit Kalman Wellness Event 5:30pm Happy Hour with Rabbi Michael White

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Dates and times are current as of February 15, 2022 and are subject to change. Online calendars will be updated on a regular basis; please visit our website at mysinai.org for all other program and event information.

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

PASSOVER DAY 4

ECC VACATION PROGRAM

PASSOVER DAY 2

BUILDING CLOSED

ECC CLOSED

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

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9:30am Adult Education with 8:00am CONNECT Networking Rabbi White Meeting 7:00pm Building Bridges - Adults and Teens in Conversation 7:30pm Scotch & Sacred Text with Rabbi White

EASTER SUNDAY

PASSOVER DAY 3

7:00pm Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Class Session

Wed

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7:30pm Board Meeting

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8:00am CONNECT Networking Meeting

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28 9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service Laila Weisser Daniel Whitehill

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am Bat Mitzvah Service Ava Breth 7:00pm Havdallah Bat Mitzvah Service - Morgan Sohmer

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service Abigail Cohen Ethan Packman

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4:30pm Sharing Shabbat 6:45pm Shabbat Service/Senior Shabbat/Birthday & Anniversary Blessings

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6:45pm Shabbat Service/ Friend of a Friend Shabbat

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9:00am Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan 10:30am B’nei Mitzvah Service Russell Plotnitzky Sophie Rosenman

7:00pm Celebration in Honor of Abbie & Richard Laskey

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Dates and times are current as of February 15, 2022 and are subject to change. Online calendars will be updated on a regular basis; please visit our website at mysinai.org for all other program and event information.

BUILDING CLOSED

MEMORIAL DAY

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7:30pm Annual Meeting

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ADAR I/ADAR II/NISAN/IYYAR 5782 MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2022

TEMPLE SINAI

Volume 78 • Number 4 Main Office: 516.621.6800 Early Childhood Center: 516.621.8708 Religious School: 516.621.8016

Rabbi Michael White rabbiwhite@mysinai.org Cantor Sergei Schwartz cantorsergeischwartz@mysinai.org Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz cantorelenaschwartz@mysinai.org Rabbi Ilana Schachter rabbischachter@mysinai.org Cantor Emeritus Cantor Andrew H. Edison President Amy Braunstein Executive Vice President Allen Geller Vice Presidents Robyn Corbin Andrew Kraus Liz Wiener Neale Vice President/Treasurer Jeffrey Sklar Secretary Maribeth Kraus Legal Counsel Charles Weiss

VISIT OUR WEBSITE: mysinai.org Executive Director Lee Mirrer lmirrer@mysinai.org Marketing & Communications Manager Kathy Diamond kdiamond@mysinai.org Office Manager Jane Hallberg jhallberg@mysinai.org Member Services Manager Betty Brandel bbrandel@mysinai.org Executive Assistant to the Rabbis/ B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator Dafna Weintraub dweintraub@mysinai.org Brotherhood President Richard Blatt brotherhood@mysinai.org Friend of a Friend/Chaverot President Tammy Szerencsy fof@mysinai.org

Director of Membership & Engagement Adrianne Rubin, PhD arubin@mysinai.org Director of Youth Engagement Lauren “Lulu” Belferder lbelferder@mysinai.org Early Childhood Center Director Lindsay Dayan ldayan@mysinai.org Religious School Coordinator/ Cantor’s Assistant Debra Hollander dhollander@mysinai.org Financial Manager Mara Rosenwasser mrosenwasser@mysinai.org Accounting Specialist Michael Gamba mgamba@mysinai.org V&Z Caterers info@vandzcaterers.com 516.484.4300