Sept-Oct-Nov 2023 SCRIBE

“God forgives, and in so doing, teaches us to forgive.”

SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER • NOVEMBER

SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 1 • 6:30pm

Shabbat Under the Awning/Birthday

Blessings

Saturday, September 2 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, September 2 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Noa Greenberg

Thursday, September 7 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Lindsay Waxman

Friday, September 8 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service

Saturday, September 9 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, September 9 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Alexa Dane

Saturday, September 9 • 5:30pm

Havdallah Bat Mitzvah ServiceLila Katcher

Saturday, September 9 • 7:30pm

Selichot Service

Friday, September 15 • 7:30pm

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

Saturday, September 16 • 9:00am

Rosh Hashanah Tot Service

Saturday, September 16 • 9:30am

Rosh Hashanah Children’s Service (K-4)

Saturday, September 16 • 10:30am

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

Saturday, September 16 • 5:00pm

Tashlich at Bar Beach

Sunday, September 17 • 10:30am

Rosh Hashanah Second Day Service

Friday, September 22• 6:45pm

Shabbat Service/Birthday & Anniversary

Blessings/Service led by Charlotte Levine

Saturday, September 23 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Sunday, September 24 • 8:00pm

Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service

Monday, September 25 • 9:00am

Yom Kippur Tot Service

Monday, September 25 • 9:30am

Yom Kippur Children’s Service (K-4)

Monday, September 25 • 10:30am

Yom Kippur Morning Service

Monday, September 25 • 3:00pm

Yom Kippur Afternoon/Healing Service

Monday, September 25 • 4:30pm

Yom Kippur Yizkor Service followed by Neiliah

Friday, September 29• 6:30pm

Sukkot Service

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 30 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, September 30 • 10:30am

Bar Mitzvah Service - Jacob Brooks

OCTOBER

Thursday, October 5 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Hunter Schifrin

Friday, October 6 • 6:30pm

Simchat Torah Service/Religious School

Consecration

Saturday, October 7 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, October 7 • 10:30am

Bar Mitzvah Service - Jacob Fiterstein

Friday, October 13 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service/Birthday Blessings

Saturday, October 14 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, October 14 • 10:30am

Bar Mitzvah Service - Andrew Bonfanti

Sunday, October 15 • 10:30am

Bar Mitzvah Service - Zach Arlow

Thursday, October 19 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Ivy Zeitlin

Friday, October 20 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service

Saturday, October 21 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Friday, October 27 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service/Birthday & Anniversary

Blessings

Saturday, October 28 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, October 28 • 7:00pm

Havdallah Bat Mitzvah ServiceEmily Arnold

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 2 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Lola Burak

Friday, November 3 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Hallelu Service/Birthday Blessings

Saturday, November 4 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Friday, November 10 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service

Saturday, November 11 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, November 11 • 10:30am

Bar Mitzvah Service - Brett Murad

Saturday, November 11 • 7:00pm

Havdallah Bat Mitzvah Service - Lanie Lenson

Friday, November 17 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service/Birthday & Anniversary

Blessings

Saturday, November 18 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, November 18 • 10:30am

B’nei Mitzvah Service - Alexandra Ostrow and Cameron Siskin

Friday, November 24 • 6:45pm

Shabbat Service

Saturday, November 25 • 9:00am

Pray. Eat. Love. Morning Minyan

Saturday, November 25 • 10:30am

B’nei Mitzvah Service - Emme Gerson and Charlie Newman

Thursday, November 30 • 10:30am

Bat Mitzvah Service - Reese Mosberg

L’Shana Tova Tikatevu from the Board

of Directors

Allen Geller President

Liz Wiener Neale Vice President

Adam Weinschel Vice President

Officers

Jeffrey Sklar

Executive Vice President/Treasurer

Scott Nussbaum Vice President

Tammy Szerencsy Secretary

Board of Trustees

Richard Blatt

Lauren Borkon

Jacqueline Covey

Frank D’Ambrosio

Lynne Falkowitz

Deborah Glennon

Jana Grotas

Amy Braunstein

Charles Berman

Howard Berrent

Irwin A. Cantor

Jonathan Cheris

Richard Evans

Steven Halpern

Charlotte Hollander

Norm Hollander

Ginny Jordan

Bert Kraus

Maribeth Kraus

Rob Kuppersmith

Honorary Trustees

Michelle Golden

Dr. Steven Goodman

Barbara M. Kessler

Richard C. Laskey

Martin Marlowe

Daniel S. Reich

Amy Pepper Vice President

Charles Weiss

Legal Counsel

Daniel Marvin

Danielle Massari

Adam Mesh

Anne Niesenbaum

Gil Vilkas

Leslie Wollin

Tracy Zimmerman

David Schwartz

Michael Shaffet

Sandra Tankoos

Carol B. Weinstock

Howard J. Weisler

Toni Wiener

schedule of services

Selichot

Saturday, September 9

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Friday, September 15

Rosh Hashanah - First Day

Saturday, September 16 Morning Service -

Children’s Service (K-4)Open

Rosh Hashanah - Second Day

Sunday, September 17

Everyone Children & Families Tots & Families

Sunday,

Wishing our Temple Sinai family a year of sweet blessings filled with abundant joy, health, peace, and happiness. Shana Tova

Lee Mirrer Executive Director

Rabbi Michael A. White Cantor Sergei Schwartz

Rabbi Ilana Schachter Cantor Elena Schwartz

For more information, contact Social Action at socialaction@mysinai.org

As we look forward to the High Holy Days, Sukkot and Thanksgiving, the Social Action Committee continues our dedication to tikkun olam, repairing the world. Where there is need we ask, how can we help? Your generosity to our drives, causes, and funds is why we can answer that question around the corner or around the world. Thank you! Todah Rabah! You make a difference!

HIGH HOLY DAYS FOOD DRIVE

Begin the New Year by nourishing your soul as you help others with your contributions.

high holy days hunger project

Donate on Yom Kippur - Monday, September 25 from 8:30am-3:00pm

We encourage you to help those in need in our area by donating non-perishables like these suggested items:

pasta peanut butter evaporated milk toothpaste

beans jelly baby formula mouthwash

rice tuna diapers soap

Please remember NO GLASS CONTAINERS

Do a mitzvah on Yom Kippur and help our Social Action Committee organize the food donations! To volunteer, email rabbischachter@mysinai.org.

Holiday Farms has graciously provided us with a 10% off coupon to purchase non-perishable food for this drive. Use the coupon from September 11 through September 25, 2023, in-store only..

OCTOBER COLLECTIONS:

Let’s Warm Them Up Drive! Please look through your closets for warm coats, hats, gloves, and scarves to drop off at the temple in October and November. You’re warming bodies and hearts!

Let’s Support Our Neighbors! Help fill the pantry at the Friendship Baptist Church on Roslyn Road with these nonperishable food items: rice • pasta • sauce • peanut butter • snacks • shelf-stable milk • Juice • cereal • oatmeal • canned vegetables • canned fruit Your donations will benefit EJOY in memory of Pastor Lewis and remind our neighbors they are not alone.

OCTOBER MITZVOT:

Let’s Help Ronald McDonald House Families - Thursday, October 26! Join us for brunch prep at the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park. Meals from the Heart provides healthy meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Watch your email for more details.

GLEANINGS! Let’s Harvest to Help - Sunday, October 22! Please join us for this very popular activity as we visit the Queens County Farm in Floral Park. We will harvest vegetables that will be donated. It’s a fun and fulfilling mitzvah for all ages. Details to follow.

NOVEMBER COLLECTION:

Let’s Help Hatzliu! In November, we will collecting cleaning supplies and paper goods on behalf of Hatzilu. Hatizlu, which means rescue, assists Jewish people in need on Long Island.

NOVEMBER MITZVAH:

Let’s Get Cooking - Friday, November 11! Join us for everyone’s favorite activity, Cooking for a Cause! Together, we each prepare a full meal, then deliver it to someone who is homebound. While cooking and kibitzing we remember the smiles and huge appreciation that stay with us long after the deliveries are completed. Watch your email for more details.

ALL YEAR LONG, GIVE TZEDAKAH:

Your contribution to the Social Action Fund allows us to help more people in more ways. To donate to the Temple Sinai Social Action Fund, visit our website at mysinai.org/donate.html.

The Social Action Committee is Temple Sinai Proud as our dedication and commitment to tikkun olam, repairing the world, grows and deepens with each year. If you would like to join us please reach out to socialaction@mysinai.org.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light - Elie Wiesel

The View from the President’s Chair

Allen Geller ageller@mysinai.org

A Time for New Beginnings

Best wishes for a healthy and happy holiday season. It happens around this time every year, but the holidays never seem to be on time to me. One year they are early, next year they are late. Welcome to the High Holy Days! Our happy new year celebration followed by our solemn Day of Atonement.

I like to think about the High Holy Days as a time of new beginnings and a time to make amends. I look forward to this time of year. For me, it is a time for reflection and a review of the past year. What have I done right? What have I done wrong? Who have I offended (notice, I know I have!)? Have I atoned for my mistakes?

This time of year also lends itself to looking forward and making new plans. As the new president of Temple Sinai, I am working to improve the temple’s performance. How can we be more inclusive? How can we get our congregants more involved and bring the congregation together? Some of the issues are easy fixes, others are more difficult and need the assistance of many.

TSR (when I say TSR, I mean that inclusively--everyone from our clergy to our professional staff to our Board of Trustees to our congregants...EVERYONE) wants you to be involved in our future. We cannot do this alone. TSR needs your

participation. One of my areas of focus in the coming years is building a stronger relationship with our congregation. For many of our fellow congregants, their relationship with the temple has become highly transactional. The temple assists our children in learning about our Jewish heritage in Religious School, becoming B’nei Mitzvah, becoming Confirmands, and perhaps being part of our teen programs throughout High School.

Often, people leave as they feel they have given their children the foundation to become “good” Jews, but what example does that set for them? How wonderful it would be for the relationship to continue?

The success of your relationship with TSR is dependent upon both the congregation and the temple as an organization. As president, it is my desire to make this relationship more personal and more enduring, but I cannot do it without your participation. I will make myself available to communicate with anyone in the congregation. Please feel free to reach out anytime. May the New Year be one of great health, much happiness, and peace for everyone!

Shana Tova, Allen Geller

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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 VIA ZOOM

OCTOBER 19 NOVEMBER 30 • •

A Jewish Approach to Death and Mourning as Inspiration for Holy Living

a five-part class with Rabbi Michael A. White Mondays at 7:00pm • In Person and via ZOOM

November 13 • December 11 • March 11 • April 8 • May 13

Our sessions will take us into and beyond prayers and ceremonies that guide us through death and grief, together with modern inspirational readings that can bring comfort and wisdom. We will also look at how contemporary Jewish thought approaches such issues as when life ends and euthanasia.

from RABBI SCHACHTER’S study

Rabbi Ilana Schachter rabbischachter@mysinai.org

The Magic of Jewish Summer Camp

In the middle of July, as the sun set over the scenic Berkshires landscape, I watched as 300 Crane Lake campers put their arms around each other and sang the Hashkiveinu and Shema, the evening prayers customarily recited before bed. These campers, tired from a long day of activities ranging from soccer to archery to art, beamed with joy as they sang these ancient words, surrounded by their closest friends and adopted family.

This stunning ritual moment took my breath away as I felt I was witnessing something profound and unique, but it was, in fact, simply an average evening at Crane Lake Camp. There, Jewish ritual is seamlessly integrated into the rhythm and routine of camp life, and it serves as the glue that binds campers to one another and to the Jewish people.

Growing up, I was never a camper, and so it wasn’t always clear to me what made sleepaway camp so special (or Jewish sleepaway camp in particular). But, having spent two weeks in “the bubble,” I have been able to witness and experience the myriad ways that Jewish camp truly is magic.

To begin with, children at Crane Lake are not only immersed in a camp experience, but in Jewish community. Judaism is in the background and the foreground of the camp experience, from morning Tefila that feels more a campfire sing along, to Jewish values being explicitly named and lifted up each week, to Shabbat being “observed” with Dunkin Donuts in the morning, followed by several hours of free play. Simply put, being Jewish at camp is fun. There is joy. There is music. There is curiosity. In addition, camp is a homecoming, even for first time campers or staff (or even visiting faculty). Camp is an environment where everyone belongs and has always belonged. The Jewish values of Chesed (kindness) and Rachamim (compassion) are brought to life, resulting in a space where everyone is proud to be themselves, and equally proud to embrace others.

So often, we speak of teaching Judaism to our children and grandchildren with a sense of urgency, driven by a fear of what is at stake and what could be lost. So many of us fear what will happen to the Jewish project without sufficient Jewish learning and Jewish literacy, without a connection to Jewish texts, rituals, or holidays. And, in a world where antisemitism is aggressively rising, and where it can feel legitimately frightening to be Jewish in America and around the world, we devote a lot of time to thinking about self preservation. But the magic of Jewish summer camp is that it is powered by joy, not fear. Its leadership has imagined a community where Judaism is in the air and in the hearts of the entire community, where it is the culture and the shared language.

I know that many of us cannot go to camp, and even those who do have to return from the bubble at some point. But, there are so many ways to engage in Jewish life with Temple Sinai, as evidenced by the contents of this issue of the SCRIBE. In addition, I hope you will consider joining me on our congregational trip to Israel this February, where contemporary Jewish life is re-imagined against the backdrop of our people’s history. Together, we will learn about Israel’s past while engaging with its vibrant present. If you can’t experience Jewish summer camp, Israel is never a bad alternative.

Even if you don’t have plans to leave New York, I look forward to re-imagining with you the ways that we can rediscover Jewish life, whether by creating our own Shabbat rituals, or by trying to lift up Jewish values in our daily routines, or by serving others who need our help. This year, may we commit to a Jewish life filled with meaning, with love, and most of all, with joy.

Shana Tova, Rabbi Ilana Schachter

with special guest Rabbi Michael White!

of Temple Sinai & the State of Israel

Thursday, November 16

Let’s Learn Together!

The Adult Engagement Committee and I are very excited for the 2023-24 year! There will be lots of opportunities to learn together and deepen our sense of community.

Our upcoming programs include journalist and Jewish Book Council author Lisa Belkin, who will discuss her latest non-fiction book, Genealogy of a Murder. We will hear author Daniel Gross speak about financier Edmond Safra. Scholar (and recent Jeopardy! champion) Melissa Klapper will teach us about American Jewish Women as Changemakers, and Brad Kolodny will return to Temple Sinai to talk about his new book, The Jews of Long Island: 1705-1918. Museum exhibition tours and art history lectures are slated to take place, and “Sinai Sunday Cinema” will return for the first time since before the pandemic with Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen. We will have two wonderful Light Classical Concerts, as well as a long-

awaited Cantorial Concert this year. As always, our incomparable clergy will lead new classes beginning after the High Holy Days.

After a second successful year of Sinai Tribes, we will be adding new Tribes in the Fall. As a reminder, Sinai Tribes are congregant-led small groups of no more than 12 people brought together by stage-of-life or by shared passion area. Stay tuned for more information, and please reach out to me if you would like to get involved, either as a Tribe leader or participant.

I can’t wait to share a year of meaningful, engaging, and fun experiences with you!

With warmest wishes for a wonderful New Year,

Author’s Talk

Adrianne Rubin

GENEALOGY OF A MURDER

Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night

LISA BELKIN

Thursday, October 26 7:30pm at Temple Sinai

Award-winning journalist Lisa Belkin joins us to discuss her multi-generational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer.

Co-sponsored by Friend of a Friend

Adrianne Rubin, Ph.D. arubin@mysinai.org

Sinai Cinema presents

BRAD KOLODNY THE JEWS OF LONG ISLAND

Sunday, November 5 • 3:00pm

at Temple Sinai

The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called the most powerful movie musical ever made. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, FIDDLER’S JOURNEY TO THE BIG SCREEN captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison’s quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic.

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director’s chair and in Jewison’s heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams, production designer Robert F. Boyle, film critic Kenneth Turan, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, and Neva Small (Tevye’s daughters).

The film explores how the experience of making Fiddler deepened Jewison as an artist and revived his soul.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 10:00AM

AT TEMPLE SINAI

Brad Kolodny, president and founder of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island, returns to Temple Sinai to discuss his book, The Jews of Long Island.

In this book, Brad documents the personal and communal stories of Jews on Long Island from the l8th through the early 20th centuries, uncovering a cast of thousands from itinerant peddlers to early baseball players to vacationing vaudevillians. With over 4,400 names of people who lived in Nassau and Suffolk counties prior to the end of World War

I, The Jews of Long Island is a fascinating history of those who laid the foundation for what has become the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States today.

Co-Sponsored by Brotherhood

Wednesday October 4 12:30pm

Nassau County Museum of Art

Join us for a docent-led tour of this landmark exhibition. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries: Picasso, van Dongen, & Laurencin.

$20 per person

limited to 20 people

Light Classical Concert

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

Sunday, October 22 4:00pm at Temple Sinai

Author’s Talk

A BANKER’S JOURNEY How

EDMOND J. SAFRA

Built a Global Financial Empire

Tuesday, November 28 7:30pm at Temple Sinai

Who was Edmond J. Safra? “The greatest banker of his generation,” in the estimation of a former World Bank President. The founder of four massive financial institutions on three continents, and a proud child of Beirut’s Jewish quarter. An innovative avatar of financial globalization, and a faithful heir to a tradition of old-world banking. The leading champion and protector of the Sephardic diaspora.

KRISTALLNACHT

the night of broken glass

Friday, November 10 6:45pm during our Shabbat service

In A Banker’s Journey, financial journalist and historian Daniel Gross, who, like Safra, traces his heritage to Aleppo, Syria, reconstructs the public life of an intensely private man. With exclusive access to Safra’s personal archives, Gross tracks the banker’s remarkable journey from Beirut to Milan, São Paulo, Geneva, and New York—to the pinnacle of global finance.

Email Leslie Lewit Milner at llmmotivate@aol.com for more

Friend of a Friend/Chaverot

Our end-of-the-year brunch in June was a great success with 50 women in attendance! Thank you to Paula Kraus for her creative centerpieces, to Leslie Lewit Milner for providing us with a delicious brunch, as usual, and to Ginny Jordan and Tammy Szerencsy for creating a fun, custom-made Beach Bingo game to help us welcome the summer. Speaking of Tammy, we thanked her for her tireless leadership as president of Friend of a Friend by presenting her with a special plaque and a piece of art featuring Eshet Chayil, A Women of Valor, a poem which delineates qualities of an ideal Jewish woman, surrounded by the 12 tribes of Israel.

The mission of Friend of a Friend is to work with a dynamic group of intergenerational women to create fun adventures, spiritual journeys, and flourishing friendships. To that end, here are some events to look forward to in the coming months. Please put them on your calendars!

Welcome Brunch at Temple Sinai

September 8 • 9:30am

Come meet members old and new and get to know our FOF Board members!

Join Us for Sukkah Decorating

September 29 • 9:30am

Followed by our Friend of a Friend monthly meeting.

Our Annual Sukkot Brunch

October 5 • 9:30am

Meet our honored Ushpizin, Lynn Fishkind & Loryn Solomon.

Trip to Planting Fields Arboretum

October 18 • 11:00am

Don’t miss this docent-led tour of the magnificent grounds at this historic site.

Trip to an East End Winery

Date to be Announced

Stay tuned for details on this fun trip, being planned for early November.

We’re looking forward to sharing two fun evenings with the men of Brotherhood! Karaoke Night coming this January and Comedy Night coming in March

We have many other fun, educational, and spiritual activities to look forward to as the year unfolds! Please read our weekly temple e-blasts for all the details.

We’re excited to greet both familiar and new faces this September!

- Charlotte Hollander, Friend of a Friend Co-President

Meet the 2023-2024

Friend of a Friend Executive Board!

Co-Presidents Charlotte Hollander

Leslie Wollin

Past President Tammy Szerencsy

Vice Presidents

VP of Membership

VP of Publicity

VP of Hospitality

Ginny Jordan

Elissa Zodicoff

Maribeth Kraus

Donna Liebowitz

Leslie Lewit Milner

Treasurer Robyn Schreiber

Secretary Diane Hirsch

Marketing Liaison Jackie Covey

It is an honor to have been selected to lead the Brotherhood of Temple Sinai as the next president.

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge my predecessor, Richard Blatt. During his presidency, Brotherhood’s meeting attendance rose nearly 50% and the meetings were productive and positive. Temple Sinai’s Brotherhood received two awards at the Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ) Conference held in Providence, Rhode Island in late June. One of the awards we took home was the Milton E. Harris Award for Outstanding Service to the Local Community, in recognition of the very successful CONNECT Networking Group Richie started a few years back.

Brotherhood is looking forward to a very exciting year! We already have several wonderful, fun events scheduled including two we are putting on in conjunction with Friend of a Friend: a Karaoke Night in January and a Comedy Night in March. We also have planned several Scotch and Sacred Text evenings with Rabbi White; they are always educational and informative. In the spring, we will hold our annual pre-Passover dinner at Ben’s Deli with Rabbi Schachter, who will share her knowledge on the meaning and symbols of the holiday while we share a delicious meal.

Some other programs and events we hope to add to the schedule include Nine and Dine with Rabbi White at Harbor Links Golf Club in Port Washington and a special Brotherhood Shabbat. We invite you to join us on our journey this year. We would be delighted to have as many members as possible participate. We look forward to seeing all of you at our monthly meetings and special events.

Norm Hollander Brotherhood President

UPCOMING BROTHERHOOD EVENTS

Monthly Meetings • Wednesdays at 7:30pm • at Temple Sinai

September 13 • October 11 • November 8

CELEBRATE SUKKOT WITH THE BROTHERHOOD!

• Help us build the Sukkah! It’s a Mitzvah!

• Join us for our Annual Sukkot Brunch with Rabbi Schachter!

• Details to follow via email.

SCoTCH and SACRED TEXT with Rabbi Michael White

Tuesday, October 17 • 7:30pm • Location TBA

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

BROTHERHOOD

The Brotherhood of Temple Sinai of Roslyn received national recognition for its original community services and outstanding programs, and was honored to receive service and programming awards from Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ) at its biennial convention, held on June 24, 2023. The convention marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of MRJ and was held at Temple Beth-El in Providence, Rhode Island, one of the founding members of the organization in 1923. MRJ is the national arm of the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) that oversees the Brotherhoods and Men’s Clubs of all Reform Jewish synagogues in North America.

Our Brotherhood received the prestigious Milton E. Harris Award for CONNECT, the innovative networking group established by the Brotherhood’s immediate past president, Richard Blatt. This group meets regularly and is available to all members of the congregation looking for the opportunity to offer their professional services or avail themselves of others who may offer reliable references to service providers.

Larry Krasnoff, vice-president of Men of Reform Judaism, presents awards for Outstanding Programming to the Brotherhood of Temple Sinai.

Accepting the awards are newly-elected Brotherhood president Norm Hollander and past president Richard Blatt.

The Brotherhood also received the Irving Richman Award for Outstanding Adult Jewish Programs for focusing on the topic of Jewish Genealogy through featured speakers, activities, and trips. Taking advantage of the wide variety of research opportunities in the New York metropolitan area, the Brotherhood has sponsored speakers from the Jewish Genealogical Society as well as the authors of Jewish-based history books, held work sessions on developing a Family Tree and writing Jewish memoirs, conducted trips to the Jewish museums and historic sites that abound in New York City and on Long Island, and scheduled other activities that enrich our knowledge and appreciation of our Jewish heritage.

These awards by the MRJ are offered in the memory of former leaders of the organization who are revered for their contributions to MRJ and the values of Reform Judaism.

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: September 13 & 27 • October 11 & 25 • November 8 & 22

Larry Krasnoff

Dina’s Teen Talk

Dina Kwasnicki dkwasnicki@mysinai.org

THIS JUST IN: There’s Never Been a Better Time to be a Teen at Temple Sinai!

Check out our 2023-2024 program selections below. To register for any of these programs, go to bit.ly/SULAMTeensRegister2324

Please note: Non-member teens affiliated with another synagogue community are welcome to register for any of the programs listed below, with a $100 administrative non-member processing fee.

HAVDALLAH FOR HUNGER

Join us for an eye-opening monthly mitzvah experience serving those experiencing hunger and homelessness on the streets of NYC. Together, we’ll prepare bagged meals and hygiene kits while learning about the Jewish values that drive our work, the legislative policies that affect the people we work with, and more. We’ll then deliver these meals and kits directly to people in need in a supervised, safe, and meaningful experience. Earn up to 40 Hours of Community Service!

Saturdays 5:30-10:00pm, meets once a month

Dates: 10/14. 11/4, 12/2, 1/6 , 2/3 , 3/2, 4/6, 6/1

Early Bird price: $525 Regular price: $550

HAND IN HAND REVAMPED

Bring joy to housing insecure youth currently residing in homeless shelters across NY through monthly fun social and educational activities. In alternating sessions, we’ll learn about legislative advocacy around the systemic issues that affect this demographic, such as affordable housing, socioeconomic mobility, immigration, and more. In addition to Dina and our clergy team, this class will feature guest educators who are experts in such policy work. Join us for this hands-on, educational experience that makes a real difference–PLUS, earn up to 25 hours of Community Service!

Sundays 12:00-3:00pm, meets twice a month

Dates: 10/1, 10/15, 11/5, 11/19, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/21, 2/4, 3/10, 3/17, 4/7, 5/19, End of Year dinner on 5/22 @6:30pm. Early Bird price: $525 Regular price: $550

TSPN-Temple Sinai’s Philanthropy Network

Love sports? At TSPN, we’ll bring a Jewish lens to the sports you love to watch and root for! Participants in our simulated fantasy football league and March Madness bracket will earn bragging rights and the opportunity to designate “winnings” to a philanthropy of their choice.

Sundays 3:00-5:00pm meets once a month

Dates: 9/10, 10/29,11/19, 12/3

*Spring Dates TBA dependent on March Madness Schedule*

Early Bird price: $525 Regular price: $550

CONFIRMATION (10th Grade)

Our 10th grade students explore modern issues through the lens of ancient texts, tackle life’s big questions, and engage in critical conversations with Rabbi White and Rabbi Schachter. Participants are also encouraged to attend an extended weekend-long professional lobbying experience at the Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C. from January 26th29th. The Confirmation program culminates with a meaningful Confirmation Ceremony and dinner on Shavuot, when each of our confirmands will have the opportunity to be celebrated and to share their reflections with our community.

Sundays 11:00am-12:00pm, meets weekly

Dates: 10/1**, 10/22 (join us at Gleanings!), 10/29, 11/5, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, RAC Trip 1/26-1/29, 2/11, 3/3**, 3/10, 3/17, 4/7. Ceremony Rehearsals @5:30pm: 5/21, 5/28, Ceremony & Dinner 6/12 6:45pm, Confirmands must arrive at 6:15pm.

Early Bird price: $725 Regular price: $750 Price includes $225 ceremony fee.

**These sessions will take place from 10am-11am due to clergy scheduling.

OPENING THE DOR: Intergenerational Giving Circle

Teens and Seniors come together for this unique, intergenerational giving circle to connect through philanthropy, storytelling, and shared values. We will discuss the issues that are affecting our world today, learn about building consensus, and work together to make a meaningful donation to an organization that resonates with our values!

Mondays 6:30-8:00pm, meets weekly over select periods

Dates: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 2/5, 2/12, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25-Final Session with Special Guests

Early Bird price: $525 Regular price: $550

REVAMPED POST B’NEI MITZVAH INTERNSHIP

At Temple Sinai, teens have the unique opportunity to gain real work experience in our NEW Internship Program. Create your own schedule to work 1-2 hours a week in an area of the synagogue of your choice, from Social Media and Communications, to Religious School, Security, and more! PLUS, You’ll get PAID to do it (just like any real job) and we’ll show you how to incorporate your experience into future applications and resumés.

Monday-Thursday between 3:00-7:00pm, meets once a week - create your own schedule working 1-2 hrs a week maximum Weekly Dates: Days off follow the Religious School Calendar

PAID Experience: Interns receive a stipend of $300 for their first year working 25 hours, 2nd year Interns receive a stipend of $400 for a second set of 25 hours.

**Students must be registered for Leadership Academy and attend a minimum of the 4 required sessions listed here: 9/12, 11/14, 12/5, 4/16

JEW ON THIS!: A Jewish Culinary Experience (formerly Cooking for a Cause)

Jewish traditions are stirred and baked into all aspects of this Jewish adventure for your taste buds! Classes will feature exciting new and traditional methods of Jewish cooking and recipes to bring home to your family kitchen. You’ll enjoy the diversity of Jewish flavor while spilling tea with your friends in this relaxed and fun kitchen hang out, filled with delicious treats to spice things up!

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm, meets twice a month

Dates: 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/28, 3/13, 4/3, 5/1

Early Bird price: $525 Regular price: $550

NEW SORTY SOCIALS

We’re bringing a whole nothing-but-fun, social experience to the teens at Temple Sinai and beyond! Join us all year long for fun activities on- and off-site, like Sushi-Making in the Sukkah, a Broadway outing, and more, all planned by your peers on SORTY Board. BBYO? JCC? Eat your heart out! There’s a new and improved youth experience in town – and your friends are invited, too!

Select dates throughout the year TBA via email & Instagram

@SulamTeensTSR

FREE for all registered in a teen program; NON-registered teens affiliated with other synagogues are welcome for varied pricing based on events ranging from $10-$35.

NEW TEEN MINI CLASSES: 3, 4-, 6-, and 8-week Special Interest Mini-Classes

Check out Temple Sinai’s New Mini-Classes!. We’re offering an array of exciting interest-based classes all year long that you won’t find anywhere else! Classes take place on different days and times so they appeal to different schedules, offering unique flexibility. So, if you play a fall sport and normally miss out on teen programming? Take one of our numerous spring miniclasses! All classes include either lunch or dinner.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY REVAMPED

Leadership Academy is the professional development experience all teens should have! Join us once a month to learn real and tangible leadership skills, from goal setting to interviewing, resume building and values-based decision making, all with a Jewish twist. Sessions will feature guest educators from within our very own Temple Sinai community from varying positions of leadership!

Tuesdays 6:30-8:00pm, meets once a month

Dates: 9/12*, 10/24, 11/14*, 12/5, 1/9, 2/6, 3/5, 4/16

Death Over Dinner

We’re gathering over this three-week mini-class to talk about how we talk about death and tackle the big questions that bubble up for so many of us when we lose a peer or a loved one. Over three weekly dinners, we’ll discuss the Jewish and uniquely teen lens on the topic of death, breaking down barriers and stigma in our own safe space at Temple Sinai.

Mondays 6:30-8:00pm, once a week for three weeks

Dates: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $180

TORAH (Taylor’s Version)

Welcome to Torah (Taylor’s Version). Join us as we dive into a study of Taylor’s music as sacred text and follow the invisible strings tying her lyrics to the wisdom of Jewish tradition. Cause’ Torah never goes out of style! We’ve got a blank space baby, and we’ll write your name! Don’t be the antihero saying you could’ve, would’ve, should’ve been in this class!! I can see you… every Wednesday night!

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm, once a week for six weeks

Dates: 11/8, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 1/3

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $360

HOT TOPICS: Confirmation 2.0 with Rabbi White

Calling all 11th & 12th graders! This Confirmation 2.0 experience continues the deep and critical conversations you loved from our signature 10th grade program. We’ll tackle difficult topics like racial justice, gender, anti-Zionism and antisemitism, sexual ethics, the afterlife and more, all through a Jewish lens.

Sundays 11am-12pm, *select sessions will be held from 10:00-11:00am, once a month for eight months

Dates: 10/1*, 11/19, 12/10, 2/11, 3/3*, 4/14*, 5/5 (take a study break with Rabbi White!)

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $550

MUSCULAR JUDAISM #DUDEronomy

Join us for this truly one-of-a-kind class this fall where we’ll learn about the intersection of weightlifting and Judaism. Yes, you read that right, it’s bulking season at Temple Sinai! We’ll take you on a journey through the transformation of the historical Jewish body; from the frail Eastern European Jewish stereotype, to the Jewish Boxing Legends of the 40’s and 50’s, to the establishment of the Sabra– the muscular Israeli archetype of the IDF. On a rotating basis, we’ll either learn over a high protein meal at Temple Sinai or during an instructed weightlifting experience at the JCC.

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm, eight classes

Dates: 9/28 @Sinai, 10/5 @JCC, 10/12 @Sinai, 10/19@JCC, 10/26@Sinai,11/2 @JCC 11/9@JCC, 11/30@Sinai

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $500

INFLUENCING FOR CHANGE: Climate Change, Social Media Activism, & Judaism

Join Social Media Influencer and Environmental Activist @TheTrashwalker, Anna Sacks, for this 4-week discussion putting a Jewish lens on climate change and environmental advocacy. In our time together, we’ll look at the tangible changes that can be made on an individual, communal, local government and national levels, and why it’s so important we make those changes now.

Thursdays 6-7:30pm, once a week for four weeks

Dates: 3/28,4/4,4/11, 4/18

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $180

JUDAISM & THE GOOD PLACE

Pobody’s nerfect, as Eleanor Shellstrop (played by Kristen Bell) would say, but this class comes pretty close! Over four weeks, we’ll explore clips and quotes from the 2016-2020 fantasy comedy The Good Place, which ask big questions about morality, the nature of good and evil, the afterlife and more. This mini-class will leave you laughing and pondering life’s big questions for a long time, while exploring Jewish perspectives!

Sundays 10am-11pm four classes

Dates: 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 4/7

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $180

A SMALL LIGHT: The Story of Miep Gies

Join Rabbi Schachter, beloved Holocaust Educator Abbie Laskey, and special guests, for this intergenerational viewing and discussion of the recent critically acclaimed series, A Small Light. This series tells the true story of Miep Gies, a woman who risked everything to save others, and hid Anne Frank’s family from the Nazi regime. Hers is a remarkable tale of righteousness, resilience, resistance and ultimately, humanity.

Spring TBD 4 week class

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $180

ANCIENT WISDOM & MODERN BEATS: A Jewish Take on Rap & Hip Hop

Drake’s Jewish half is more present in his rhymes than the average listener can perceive…and perhaps even more than Drake himself realizes. In fact, the Rap genre as a whole is one rich in societal commentary, not unlike the Torah. Join us for four weeks as we draw connections between the wisdom of Jewish tradition and the words of Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, and more.

Tuesdays time TBA, once a week for 4 weeks

Dates: 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2

Early Bird price: FREE Promo Year Regular price: $180

Jazz, Ghost tour, Baptist Church, Museum of Southern Jewish Life & more!

Learn about real issues and develop your advocacy skills!

One-of-a-kind Jewish Identity building, historical and cultural adventure with YOUR Temple Sinai friends.

Spend time in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Galilee, Ceasarea and more!

Mazel tov to our B’nei Mitzvah

Charlotte Levine

August 17 (in Israel)

Parents: Lauren & Michael Levine

Siblings: Lexie-10, Millie-7

Grandparents:

Judy & Joel Studin

Diane & Ross Levine

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th Grade

Parsha: Pinchas

Noa Greenberg

September 2

Parents: Allison & Jonathan Greenberg

Siblings: Jake-15

Grandparents:

Ellen & John Sherman

Brenda & Leonard Greenberg

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th Grade

Parsha: Ki Tavo

Lindsay Waxman

September 7

Parents: Heather & Evan Waxman

Siblings: Matthew-15

Grandparents:

Fran & Barry Burnston

Ellen Waxman

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Nitzavim-Vayeilech

Alexa Dane

September 9

Parents: Haren & Jeffrey Dane

Siblings: Justin-11

Grandparents:

Bettina & William Heller

Batia & Mark Dane

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Nitzavim-Vayeilech

Lila Katcher

September 9

Parents: Aimee & Daniel Katcher

Siblings: Maxwell-16

Grandparents:

Robin & Gerald Safran

School: The Wheatley School

Pasha: Ha’Azinu

Jacob Brooks

September 30

Parents: Brandy & Michael Brooks

Siblings: Alexis-15, Luke-10

Grandparents:

Randy & Douglas Brooks

Karen & Mark Rosenberg

Lindy & Sheldon Lieberman

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Emor

Hunter Schifrin

October 5

Parents: Michele & Jonathan Schifrin

Siblings: Brody-10

Grandparents: Susan & Kenny Kasnett

Ellen Schifrin & the late Bruce Schifrin

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Pinchas

Jacob Fiterstein

October 8

Parents: Diane Cruz-Fiterstein & Adam Fiterstein

Siblings: Aiden-16, Ethan-14

Grandparents:

Luisa Cruz

Leah & Gerald Fiterstein

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Bereshit

Andrew Bonfanti

October 14

Parents: Emily & John Bonfanti

Siblings: Joshua-15

Grandparents:

Carole Bonfanti

Joyce & Martin Rubenstein

School: Mineola High School - 8th grade

Parsha: Bereshit

Zach Arlow

October 15

Parents: Adrianne Rubin & Noah Arlow

Siblings: Jake-25

Grandparents: Phyllis Arlow

the late Arnold Arlow

the late Barbara Rubin & the late Walter Rubin School: Weber Middle School -8th grade

Parsha: Pinchas

Ivy Zeitlin

October 19

Parents: Janeen & David Zeitlin

Siblings: Max-15

Grandparents:

Gerald & the late Naomi Berkowitz

Leslie & Stephen Zeitlin

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade

Parsha: Noach

Emily Arnold

October 28

Parents: Ronni & Michael Arnold

Siblings: Blake-8

Grandparents:

Linda & Allan Gershowitz

Sandy Arnold & Brian Jontow

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade

Parsha: Vayeira

Lola Burak

November 2

Parents: Laura & Jarett Burak

Siblings: Sam-10

Grandparents: Gloria Wuhl

Anna & Eddie Burak

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade

Parsha: Vayeira

Brett Murad

November 11

Parents: Wendy & Albert Murad

Siblings: Freddy-16

Grandparents: Liz & Paul Natter

Diana Murad

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade

Parsha: Chayei Sara

Lanie Lenson

November 11

Parents: Gail & Barry Lenson

Siblings: Stella-10

Grandparents:

Larisa & Gary Civins

Renee & Jack Lenson

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade

Parsha: Toldot

Mazel tov to our B’nei

Alexandra Ostrow

November 18

Parents: Jennifer & Jonathan Ostrow

Siblings: Ty-15

Grandparents: Beverly & Michael Klein

Felice & David Ostrow

Michelle & Alan Pollack

School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th Grade Parsha: Toldot

Cameron Siskin

November 18

Parents: Mara & Skyler Siskin

Siblings: Brendon-14, Cole-10

Grandparents: Joanne & Steven Edelson

Penny Siskin

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th Grade

Parsha: Toldot

Emme Gerson

November 25

Parents: Lisa & Jake Gerson

Siblings: Sophie-19, Alex-17

Grandparents: Linda & Tom Mann

Andrea & the late Fred Gerson School: Roslyn Middle School - 7th grade Parsha: Vayetzei

Dear Religious School Families,

Charlie Newman

November 25

Parents: Stacey & Seth Newman

Siblings: Alex-15, Kaylee-9

Grandparents: Laurie & Jack Hirsch

Rebecca & Larry Newman

School: Roslyn Middle School - 8th grade Parsha: Vayetzei

We are thrilled to announce that the B’Mitzvah program will be returning for the 2023-2024 Religious School year, bigger and better than ever! We loved watching our families take part in the B’Mitzvah program last year through our new creative arts-based family education curriculum. Most importantly, it was a truly fulfilling experience to welcome our families back into our building and filling our classrooms and sanctuary with so much laughter and joy.

This year, we will be growing our B’Mitzvah program. In addition to our Tanakh and Siddur lessons and projects for fifth grade families, and our Wimple and Symbols of the Covenant projects and lessons for sixth graders, we will be adding a special class created for our fourth grade families. We are looking forward to launching this program with our youngest Hineni students and their families as they begin their journey towards their B’nei Mitzvah ceremony. We will be sending more information about it as the year progresses.

As always, we are honored that you have chosen Temple Sinai’s Religious School as part of this milestone moment for your family and grateful for your continued support. We cannot wait to spend this meaningful learning time with all of you and look forward to another fulfilling year together.

Pam Alcala - Family Educator and Artist-in

Pam Alcala

Our children, our future

Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz cantorelenaschwartz@mysinai.org

Creating Sacred Community

As face answers to face in water, so does one man’s heart to another

- Proverbs 27:19

In 1952, anthropologist Mark Zborowsky published a pathbreaking study of Jewish life in the Eastern European shtetl. It was no accident that they named their book, Life Is with People. In this book, the authors described Jewish life in the ghettos; it has been characterized by communal participation and involvement, a religious and social enterprise that had been lived in the collective, in the kehillah (community). In rabbinic commentaries, we learn that the first Jewish communal project was the construction of the Tabernacle in the wilderness; its purpose was clear: to create a dwelling space for the Living God.

Today, at Temple Sinai, the purpose of creating community is precisely the same as it was for our ancestors. We choose to join together to celebrate our joys, to share our sorrows, perform acts of loving kindness, and simply be with one another because in our hearts, we know that by acting together, we experience a glimpse of the Divine reality that gives meaning to our lives and eternal values to our actions.

To that end, this year we will make a concerted effort to do even more to build community among our Religious School students, their families, and our faculty.

These are just a few of the Religious School programs that will help us bond and connect : Schmooze & T’fillah, Sharing Shabbat and B’Mitzvah.

We are committed to teaching our children that when we join as a community, we are not lonely sojourners on the path of life, but rather companions traveling together. This is what we want them to learn: that in our kehillah we share with one another the hardships and the happiness, help each other surmount the inevitable obstacles, and pass along the wisdom we gather along the way to the ones who will come after us, just as we who journey now benefit from the experiences of those who walked this way before.

In this year of 5784, may each of us be a source of strength for our shared kehillah kedosha, our sacred community of students, parents, grandparents, and teachers. Created in the image of God, when we gaze into the faces of one another, we glimpse the holiness that is in each of us.

I wish each of you and your families a year of Shalom U’vrahcha, peace and blessings.

L’Shanah Tova,

Cantor-Educator Elena Schwartz

SEPTEMBER 2023

Consecration

Friday, October 6 6:30pm

Consecration is the ceremony in which we honor new students at the start of their Jewish education. All new students will be honored on the bimah with a blessing from the clergy.

OCTOBER 2023

5th Grade Orientation

Monday, November 6 • 7:00-8:15pm

K-2 Family Program

NOVEMBER 2023

Monday, November 20 4:30-6:00pm

Chanukah Boutique

sponsored by Friend of a Friend

Monday, November 27

Tuesday, November 28

Wednesday, November 29 4:00-6:00pm

Get involved with Sinai Circle!

sinai circle

Sinai Circle connects Religious School, ECC, and teen parents through fun social activities and cultural events out in the community. Wonderful bonds of friendship form, as we share the joys and challenges of being parents. In true Temple Sinai style, relationships that begin inside the temple then continue outside are often among our most meaningful!

To learn more, contact Tracy Zimmerman at sinaicircle@mysinai.org

Karen Greenbaum on the marriage of her son Cory to Ashley Rosenbaum

Paula & Robert Appel on the engagement of their daughter Sydney to Sam Mansberg

Lauren & Richard Orent on the marriage of their daughter Lizzie to Michael Isserlis

Denyse & Benjamin Dreksler on the engagement of their son Austin to Emily Katz

Karen & Bill Brickner on the engagement of their daughter Fara to Matthew Samuels

Linda & Mitch Singer on the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Jill & William Blau on the marriage of their daughter Brooke to Aaron Goldstein

Lisa Smith on the engagement of her daughter Ashleyrose Devito to Zachary Chalup

Amy & Bill Handwerker on the birth of their grandson Jonah Harrison Handwerker

Lisa & Charles Berman on the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Jodie & Clifford Lewisohn on the birth of their granddaughter Charlie Rose Telvi

Nancy & Michael Schreiber on the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner on the marriage of their son/stepson Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Rhoda Helman on the birth of her granddaughter Lucy Aiti Helman

with deepest sympathy

Karen Ruben on the loss of her mother Doris Benson

Warren Schreiber on the loss of his mother Francis Schreiber

Richard Laskey on the loss of his father Joel I. Laskey

Dr. William Blau on the loss of his mother Hazel Loretta Blau

Iris Flaum on the loss of her mother Natalie Cohen

Robyn Jaslow on the loss of her father Theodore Schoenhaus

Helen Lancberg on the loss of her partner Jerold Altman

We record with sorrow the death of these temple members

Jerold Altman

Joel I. Laskey

With deepest sympathy to their families; May their memories be for a blessing.

WHERE ARE THEY NO W

Irving Braverman

26 West 61st Street

New York, NY 10023

Israel and Susan Cohen

6850 Palmetto Circle So

Apt 1309

Boca Raton, FL 33433

Howard and Blanche Ernst (deceased)

Douglas Ernst (son)

43 Sweet Hollow Road Huntington, NY 11743

Carole Gordon (deceased)

Neil S. Gordon (brother)

14 Hummingbird Drive Roslyn, NY 11576

DID YOU KNOW?

The Cemetery Committee of Temple Sinai needs your help in locating former congregants or their next of kin with whom we have lost contact. The temple needs to determine whether these individuals expect to use the cemetery plots that have been reserved for them in the future.

Please reach out to Committee Member Larry Krasnoff (516.484.2276 or larkarch@yahoo.com) or Temple Member Services Manager, Betty Brandel (516.621.6800 or bbrandel@mysinai.org) with any current contact information you may have for the following families. Last known cities/towns are provided below:

Rene Greenbaum (deceased)

Linda Green (daughter)

5942 4th Avenue N St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Edwin Hershberg

20 Eden Way Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576

Irving and Rhoda Paul

20 Holly Lane Roslyn Heights, NY 11577

Elaine Rosen

400 East 56th Street - Apt 36R New York, NY 10022

Stuart Rosen (son) 200 Birch Drive Roslyn, NY 11576

Samuel and Helen Rosenblum (deceased)

Jeffrey Rosenblum (son) 2893 Crosley Drive W West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Miriam Weil

3750 Inverrary Drive Lauderhill, FL 33319

Temple Sinai has recently acquired a limited number of graves in our sections at New Montefiore Cemetery in the areas that were previously sold out. These have been graciously donated back to the temple by families who have relocated and find they can no longer use them. Rather than wait until it becomes a matter of some urgency, we want to give our congregants an opportunity to explore their options. We have groupings of up to four graves that can become family plots.

If you are interested, please contact Betty Brandel in the temple office. Any questions you have are welcome.

we give thanks

RABBI MICHAEL A. WHITE’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Barbara & Neil Gleicher in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi

Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Emily & Ronald Leder in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi

Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Lisa & Mark Lundy in honor of the naming of their granddaughter

Bailey Lundy & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Diana & Randy Plotnitzky in honor of their daughter Sophie upon her Confirmation & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Victoria & Douglas Anmuth in memory of Ruth Brown & Ann Harris & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Lauryn & Michael Berger in honor of their daughter Casey becoming a Bat Mitzvah & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Karen Greenbaum in honor of the marriage of her son Cory to Ashley Rosenbaum & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Jill & Dr. William Blau in appreciation of Rabbi White for blessing the marriage of their daughter Brooke to Aaron Goldstein

Susan Fenton in memory of David Fenton & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Judith & David Grossberg in honor of Erica & Daniel Oppenheim upon the birth of their son Jonah

Dr. Lauren & Richard Orent in honor of the marriage of their daughter Lizzie to Michael Isserlis & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Robyn & Warren Schreiber in memory of Francis Schreiber & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Lori & Seth Cohan in honor of the marriage of their daughter

Hannah to Aaron Jacobs & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Tina & Elliot Maltz in memory of Geraldine Magid & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Sharon & Adam Russ in honor of their daughter Sammi becoming a Bat Mitzvah & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Jill & Dr. William Blau in honor of the marriage of their daughter

Brooke to Aaron Goldstein & in appreciation of Rabbi White

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in memory of Drew Hassenbein

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in memory of Ethan Falkowitz

Philip & Joyce Sharfstein in appreciation of Rabbi White

Iris Flaum in memory of Natalie Cohen & in appreciation of Rabbi White

CANTOR SERGEI SCHWARTZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Sharon & Adam Russ in honor of their daughter Sammi becoming a Bat Mitzvah & in appreciation of Cantor Sergei Schwartz

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in memory of David Steiner

CANTOR ELENA SCHWARTZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Faina Shalita & Olga Natenzon in memory of Zilistee Dvoireen

Sharon & Adam Russ in honor of their daughter Sammi becoming becoming a Bat Mitzvah & in appreciation of Cantor Elena Schwartz

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in memory of Jordan Evans

RABBI ILANA L. SCHACHTER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Diana & Randy Plotnitzky in honor of their daughter Sophie upon her Confirmation & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Robin & Billy Breitner in honor of the wedding of their son Dustin to Rachel Geller & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Gerald Sanders in memory of Arlene Sanders & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Wendy & Rory Rosegarten in memory of Ellen Korn & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Lisa & Robert Seader in memory of Lucille Neidish & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter

Emily & Ronald Leder in memory of Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter

Sharon & Adam Russ in honor of their daughter Sammi becoming a Bat Mitzvah & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Jill & Dr. William Blau in memory of Hazel Blau & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Debra Gershman in memory of Neil Gershman & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Amy Kula in memory of Phyllis Gelfand & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

Stanley & Cecile Saretsky in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Robin & Billy Breitner upon the marriage of their son Dustin to Rachel Geller & in appreciation of Rabbi Schachter

ADULT ENGAGEMENT FUND

Barbara & Sanford Klein in memory of Doris Benson

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Barbara Klein upon her 90th birthday

Helen Lancberg & Jerry Altman in honor of Barbara Klein upon her special birthday

Barbara & Sanford Klein in honor of Karen & Bill Brickner upon the engagement of their daughter Fara to Matthew Samuels

Barbara & Sanford Klein in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in honor of Barbara Klein's special birthday

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Lynn Levine in memory of Jerold Altman

BIBLE/PRAYER BOOK FUND

Danny Reich & Family in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Danny Reich & Family in memory of Francis Schreiber

BOOK OF LIFE FUND

Jill & Stuart Wasser in honor of Amy & William Handwerker upon the birth of their grandson Jonah Harrison Handwerker

Jill & Stuart Wasser in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Robyn & Warren Schreiber in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE FUND

Rhonda & Joel Wolf in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Gail & Illan Silberman in memory of Hazel Loretta Blau

Abbie & Richard Laskey in memory of Jerold Altman

CHAZAK FUND

Marlene Bittman in memory of Francis Schreiber

CHOIR & MUSIC FUND

Robin & Charles Weiss in honor of Carrie & Marc Steir upon their son Kameron becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Charlotte & Norman Hollander in honor of Karen & Bill Brickner upon the engagement of their daughter Fara to Matthew Samuels

Lisbeth, Lindsay & Chelsea Wolgel in honor of Charlotte & Norman Hollander upon the birth of their granddaughter Talia Elyse Hollander

Lisbeth, Lindsay & Chelsea Wolgel in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their daughter Lindsay Milner to Jesse Katz

Lisbeth, Lindsay & Chelsea Wolgel in memory of Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Jerry Altman upon his special birthday

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Jodie & Clifford Lewisohn upon the birth of their granddaughter Charlie Rose Telvi

Lisbeth, Lindsay & Chelsea Wolgel in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Jill & Stuart Goldberg in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Lisa & Charles Berman in honor of Rhoda Helman upon the birth of her granddaughter Lucy Aiti Helman

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES FUND

Stacee & David Blatte in memory of Toby Hinderstein

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND

Abbie & Richard Laskey in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

In Memory of Joel I. Laskey

Abby Greenberg MD

Charlotte & Norman Hollander

Caryn Hirshleifer & David Goldman

Susan Fishman

Renee & Mel Hirsch

Reva & Alan Rothenberg

Lynn Levine

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte

Stacee & David Blatte

ILENE BARSHAY FUND

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein

Carolyn & Jon Turk

Sherri & Jay Eisenstadt

Julie & Boris Kotler

Lara & Seth Weinstock

Ronna & Dr. Michael Niederman

Amy Kula

Barbara & Marc Wallach

Stanley Barshay in loving memory of Ilene Barshay

ILENE BARSHAY FUND

Lois Yaffe & Stan Barshay in memory of the loved ones of Betsy Debofsky

Lois Yaffe & Stan Barshay in memory of the father of Wayne Steinberg

Lois Yaffe & Stan Barshay in memory of Michael Grossman

Stanley Barshay in honor of Linda & Mitch Singer upon the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Lisa & Charles Berman in honor of Amy & William Handwerker upon the birth of their grandson Jonah Harrison Handwerker

Janet Rosenbaum in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Stanley Barshay in memory of Ann Cohen

MEMORIAL FUND

Amy & Howard Smith in memory of Frances Bernhard, Stanley Halbreich

The Covey Family in memory of Ethan Falkowitz

Jackie & Steve Covey in memory of Drew Hassenbein

Emily & Scott Nussbaum in memory of Ethan Falkowitz

The D'Ambrosio Family in memory of Francis Schreiber

Jodi & Robert Rosenthal in memory of Doris Benson

Charlotte & Norman Hollander in memory of Francis Schreiber

Judy Shevrin in memory of Ida Cohen

Jill & Stuart Goldberg in memory of Francis Schreiber

Lisa & Robert Seader in memory of Seymour Neidish

Lisa & Robert Seader in memory of Beatrice Seader

Lisa & Robert Seader in memory of Lori Yaspan

Barbara & Neil Gleicher in memory of Doris Benson

Barbara & Neil Gleicher in memory of David Steiner

Judy Shevrin in memory of Fannie Shevrin

Jara & Andrew Weinstock in memory of Ethan Falkowitz

Jara & Andrew Weinstock in memory of Jordan Evans

Howard Schechter in memory of Jessie Serotta

Judy Shevrin in memory of Martin Miller

Lisbeth Licht Wolgel in memory of David Steiner

Linda & Scott Frishman in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Howard Weisler in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Marjorie & Howard Berrent in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Heather & David Schwartz in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Heather & David Schwartz in memory of Francis Schreiber

Robin & Howard Schechter in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Paula & Bert Kraus in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Robin & Charles Weiss in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Jill & Stuart Goldberg in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Susan Fenton in memory of Joel I. Laskey

JoAnne & Elliot Goldberg in memory of Miralyn Kligerman

Marian & Irving Nemetsky in memory of Hazel Loretta Blau

Allison & Alan Luckman in memory of Hazel Loretta Blau

Deborah & Paul Fleischer in memory of Albert Fleischer

Emily & Scott Nussbaum in memory of Michael Abramson

The Parizat Family in memory of Maurice Goldhill

Lucy & David Neiderbach in memory of David Steiner

Janet Serle MD & Ira Malin in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Gloria Altman

Stanley Barshay in memory of Stanley Miller

Stanley Barshay in memory of Larry Charmatz

Ivy & Howard Nemetsky in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

Sheri & Perry Schorr in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

Arline & Morris Glickman in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

The Gershman & Bloom Families in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Gail & Illan Silberman in memory of Theodore Schoenhaus

Cecile & Stanley Saretsky in memory of Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter

The Bolnick Family in memory of Solis James

Barbara & Marc Wallach in memory of David Steiner

Anne & Keith Niesenbaum in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Anne & Keith Niesenbaum in memory of Jerold Altman

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Jerold Altman

Paula & Bert Kraus in memory of Jerold Altman

Nancy & Allen Geller in memory of Jerold Altman

Charlotte & Norman Hollander in memory of Jerold Altman

Louise Greenberg in memory of Sadie Greenberg

Louise Greenberg in memory of Jerry Kaiser

Regina Stone in memory of Dr. Philip Stone

Wendy & James Love in memory of Dolores Love

Adrianne Rubin in memory of Peter Rubin

Carolyn Turk in memory of Gerry Gusoff

Norman Goldberg in memory of Yetta Goldberg

Hope Rosenfeld in memory of Helen Ambrose

Rosalind Goldman in memory of Simon Benus

Marjorie & Howard Berrent in memory of Emanuel Berrent

Kathy & Dennis Lazar in memory of Anna Lippman

Dennis Lazar in memory of Morris Lazar

Samantha Sohmer in memory of Murray Schneps

Steven Ball & Family in memory of Martin Ball

Robert Kaplan in memory of Malcolm Kaplan

Lauryn & Mike Berger in memory of Cynthia Eisenberg-Zaretzky

David Nachman in memory of Fannie Nachman

Tina Magid Maltz in memory of Geraldine Magid

Cheryl & Roger Gimbel in memory of Jack Silet

Cheryl & Roger Gimbel in memory of Audrey Gimbel

Ginny Jordan in memory of Craig Jordan Grumet

Murray Slimowitz in memory of Louis Slimowitz

Leslie Batnick in memory of Gilda Batnick

Cathy Samuels in memory of Marilyn Butler

Rebecca & Joseph Carfi in memory of Fred Orshan

Robin & Charles Weiss in memory of Bert J. Lippman

Laurie & Larry Lefcort in memory of Barbara Gaberman

Heather & David Schwartz in memory of Leonard Schwartz

Marcia Weisser in memory of Pearl Silfen

Barbara A. Klein in memory of Ida Scher, Bessie Scher

Rhoda G. Helman in memory of Richard K. Helman

Nancy Rothenberg in memory of Charles Rothenberg, Max Rothenberg

Joel Lamm in memory of Claire Winter

Susan & Barry Seiden in memory of Jean Seiden

David Kreitzman in memory of Milton Kreitzman

Ardith Mederrick in memory of Charles Mederrick

Andrea & Dennis Spitalnick in memory of Murray Roseman

Susan Tashlik in memory of Adele Forman

Mr. & Mrs. David Grossberg in memory of Elliot Oppenheim

Lucy & David Neiderbach in memory of Elias Wallis

Deborah & Jeff Glennon in memory of Carol Glennon

Marjorie & Howard Berrent in memory of Dr. Michael Steiner

Gail & Illan Silberman in memory of Miriam Silberman

Eleanor Bass & Family in memory of Carl Gordon

Michele & Howard Berkenfeld in memory of Sidney Mehr

Joan & Jerry Scheckman in memory of Ruth Goodman

Emily & Ronald Leder in memory of David Graubart

David Nachman in memory of Ben Nachman

Barbara Baron in memory of Leonard Garner

Myrna Skidell in memory of Natalie Slepian, Mildred Skidell

Barbara A. Klein in memory of David Lessner

Caryn Hirshleifer & David Goldman in memory of Shirley Goldman

MEMORIAL FUND

Carol Wolowitz in memory of Sheldon Feinstein

Steven Harris in memory of Hyman Messing

Allen Tantleff in memory of Paul Tantleff

Lenore Tantleff in memory of Rose Schwartz

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Murray Braunstein

Vicki & Lou Greenberg in memory of Rose Kassman

Madelynn & Thomas Schwarz in memory of John Landers

Cathy & Charles Miller in memory of Muriel Israel

Natalie & Barry Mansbach in memory of Etta Handweiler

The Lalin Family in memory of Sidney Nacheman

Jill & Stuart Goldberg in memory of Olga Alter

Paul Fleischer in memory of Albert Fleischer

Susan Broxmeyer in memory of Isidore Kansky

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of Minnie Hinderstein

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of William Blatte

Lillian & Donald Reis in memory of Jack Reis

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Nicoll in memory of Dina Koplowitz

Clifford Lewisohn in memory of Ruth Feldon

Abby J. Greenberg MD in memory of Bethann Greenberg

Marian & Irving Nemetsky in memory of Morris Nemetsky

Steve Redlich in memory of Meyer Redlich

Sharon Ball in memory of Franklin "Sonny" Gulino

JoAnn & Elliot Goldberg in memory of Abraham Goldberg

JoAnn & Elliot Goldberg in memory of Ruth Goldberg

JoAnn & Elliot Goldberg in memory of Saul Goldberg

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Nicoll in memory of Yetta Reiss Harbiter

JoAnn & Elliot Goldberg in memory of Sidney Goldberg

Cathy Nelkin Miller in memory of Myron Nelkin

Barbara A. Klein in memory of Eliot Silverstone

Cathy Nelkin Miller in memory of Jack Norinsberg

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in memory of Rose Krasnoff

The Ball Family in memory of Ina Ball

Marilyn & Herbert Haft in memory of Abraham Swedlin

Rachel Bloom & Family in memory of Esther Friedman, Hortley Weinstock

Michelle & David Cohen in memory of Phyllis Cohen

Greg Diamond in memory of Marilyn Diamond

Jerry Altman in memory of Carole Silverman

Joan Nash in memory of Dr. Jay Witten

Joan Ellen Berland in memory of Robert F. Berland

Woody Greenberg in memory of Herbert Greenberg

Dr. Mindy Nelkin & Family in memory of Myron Nelkin

Dr. Mindy Nelkin & Family in memory of Jack Norinsberg

Rosalind & Kenneth Goldman in memory of Luisa Benus

Dr. & Mrs. Walter Feldman in memory of Eleanor Okun, Isabelle Feldman

Jill & Stuart Wasser in memory of Maria Abramson

Lori & Steven Pinchasick in memory of Arthur Pinchasick

Randy Cohen in memory of Henry Cohen

Cecile & Stan Saretsky in memory of Florence Lowenkron

Cecile & Stan Saretsky in memory of Sylvia Saretsky

Barbara Baron in memory of Gary Garner

Myrna Skidell in memory of Samuel Bigman

Robin Cooper in memory of Joan Lipton

Cathy Nelkin Miller in memory of Trudi Nelkin

Dr. Mindy Nelkin & Family in memory of Trudi Nelkin

Bette Unger in memory of Pauline Unger

Marian & Irving Nemetsky in memory of Ben Zucker

Marian & Irving Nemetsky in memory of Saul Messinger

Linda Stern in memory of Jeannette Stern

Paula Kraus in memory of Marilyn Ettinger

Terrie & Mark Stern in memory of Irving Stern

Cathy Nelkin Miller in memory of William Nelkin

Dr. Mindy Nelkin & Family in memory of William Nelkin

Seth Cohan in memory of Roslyn Cohan

Allen Tantleff in memory of Susan Tantleff

Barbara Baron in memory of Dora Asher

Wendy Rosegarten in memory of Ellen Korn

Doron Kalman in memory of Elyahu Kalman

Deborah Sussman in memory of Richard Sussman, Joan Komar, Lois Sussman, Isaac Fineberg

Marjorie & Howard Berrent in memory of Jerold Altman

Robin & Charles Weiss in memory of Jerold Altman

RITA CANTOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND

Irwin A. Cantor in loving memory of Rita Cantor

Renee & Mel Hirsch in honor of Tobey Hirsch & the 2023 Senior Class

Irwin A. Cantor in honor of Rubin Ptak upon his 100th birthday

Irwin A. Cantor in honor of Howard Weisler upon his special birthday

Irwin A. Cantor in memory of Howard Shevrin "an unusual fine individual"

Irwin A. Cantor in honor of Danny Reich upon the birth of his grandson Oren Blake Michelle

Irwin A. Cantor in honor of Ilissa & Scott Reich upon the birth of their nephew Oren Blake Michelle

Irwin A. Cantor in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Irwin A. Cantor in honor of Sandy Tankoos with best wishes for a speedy recovery

Irwin A. Cantor in memory of Cecile Fishman

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Ginny Jordan in memory of David Steiner

SINAI STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FUND

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in honor of Danny Reich upon the birth of his grandson Oren Blake Michelle

SIMCHA FUND

Jodi & Alan Kaplan in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi

Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Jodi & Alan Kaplan in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi

Michael White upon the marriage of their daughter Talia to Daniel Glick

Alyssa & Rob Kuppersmith in honor of Lauryn & Michael Berger upon their daughter Casey becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Alyssa & Rob Kuppersmith in honor of their son Zachary upon his confirmation

Danny Reich & Family in honor of Karen Greenbaum upon the marriage of her son Cory to Ashley Rosenbaum

The D'Ambrosio Family in honor of Robyn & Warren Schreiber upon the birth of their granddaughter Noa Blake Schreiber

Lisa & Robert Seader in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi

Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Heather & David Schwartz in honor of Linda & Mitch Singer upon the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Linda & Mitch Singer upon the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Heather & David Schwartz in honor of the presidency of Amy Braunstein

SIMCHA FUND

Jara & Andrew Weinstock in honor of Perri & Adam Gass upon their daughter Peyton becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Jara & Andrew Weinstock in honor of Rachel & Jared Shapiro upon their daughter Sidney becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Danny Reich & Family in honor of Linda & Mitch Singer upon the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Marian & Irving Nemetsky in honor of Jill & William Blau upon the marriage of their daughter Brooke to Aaron Goldstein

Lisbeth, Lindsay & Chelsea Wolgel in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Susan Fenton in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Emily & Scott Nussbaum in honor of Carrie & Marc Steir upon their son Kameron becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Heather & David Schwartz in honor of Robyn & Warren Schreiber upon the birth of their granddaughter Noa Blake Schreiber

Lynn & Michael Wolf in honor of the birth of their granddaughter Whitney Kayla Wolf

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Amy & William Handwerker upon the birth of their grandson Jonah Harrison Handwerker

Marjorie & Howard Berrent in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Marcia & Michael Doff in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Jodie & Clifford Lewisohn upon the birth of their granddaughter Charlie Rose Telvi

Danny Reich & Family in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Charlotte & Norman Hollander in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Jill & Stuart Wasser in honor of Sharon & Adam Russ upon their daughter Sammi becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Lucy & David Neiderbach in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Lois Rubenstein in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Gail & Illan Silberman in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Rhoda Helman in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Rhoda Helman in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Danny Reich & Family in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Lois Rubenstein in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Leslie & David Wollin in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Jill & Stuart Goldberg in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

Charlotte & Norman Hollander in honor of Leslie Lewit Milner & Lawrence Milner upon the marriage of their son Jacob Lewit to Jenna Strauss

The D'Ambrosio Family in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Barbara & Marc Wallach in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Rhoda Helman upon the birth of her granddaughter Lucy Aiti Helman

SOCIAL ACTION FUND

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in honor of Rebecca Katz-White & Rabbi Michael White upon the marriage of their son David to Melissa Klein

Leslie & David Wollin in memory of Francis Schreiber

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Francis Schreiber

Leslie & David Wollin in honor of Robyn & Warren Schreiber upon the birth of their granddaughter Noa Blake Schreiber

Nancy & Michael Schreiber in memory of Francis Schreiber

Jill & Richard Barry in honor of Lauren & Richard Orent upon the marriage of their daughter Lizzie to Michael Isserlis

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of Francis Schreiber

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of Frances Tessel

Jill & Richard Barry in memory of Francis Schreiber

Ginny Jordan in memory of Francis Schreiber

Pauli & David Wertheim in memory of Francis Schreiber

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of Toby Hinderstein

Pam & Jeff Krugman in honor of Robyn & Warren Schreiber upon the birth of their granddaughter Noa Blake Schreiber

Robyn & Warren Schreiber in honor of Linda & Mitch Singer upon the birth of their grandson Brody Finn Singer

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Toby Hinderstein

Lara & Seth Weinstock in memory of Francis Schreiber

Jill & Richard Barry in honor of Amy Braunstein for her hard work & dedication as Temple Sinai president

Rhonda & Joel Wolf in memory of Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Jill & Richard Barry in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Leslie & David Wollin in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Pam & Jeff Krugman in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Pauli & David Wertheim in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Barbara & Sanford Klein in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Amy Pepper in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Rhonda & Joel Wolf in honor of Lisa & Charles Berman upon the birth of their grandson Logan Isaac Feller

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Jill & Richard Barry in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in honor of Nancy & Michael Schreiber upon the birth of their grandson Mason Eric Ferman

Barbara & Lawrence Blatte in memory of Milton Wittels

Amy & Dr. Richard Braunstein in memory of Milton Wittels

Stacee & David Blatte in memory of Milton Wittels

Barbara & Marc Wallach in honor of Robyn & Warren Schreiber upon the birth of their granddaughter Noa Blake Schreiber

Lainie & Larry Krasnoff in memory of Jerold Altman

TORAH FUND

Lois Rubenstein in memory of Joel I. Laskey

Dates and times are current as of August 15, 2023 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.

Dates and times are current as of August 15, 2023 and

on a regular basis; please visit our website

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

TEMPLE SINAI

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

Allen Geller

Executive Vice President/Treasurer

Jeffrey Sklar

Vice Presidents

Liz Wiener Neale

Scott Nussbaum

Amy Pepper

Adam Weinschel

Secretary

Tammy Szerencsy

Legal Counsel

Charles Weiss

Executive Director Lee Mirrer lmirrer@mysinai.org

Director of Operations & Technology

Heather Murray hmurray@mysinai.org

Marketing & Communications Manager

Kathy Diamond kdiamond@mysinai.org

Member Services Manager

Betty Brandel bbrandel@mysinai.org

Financial Manager

Mara Rosenwasser mrosenwasser@mysinai.org

Accounting Specialist

Michael Gamba mgamba@mysinai.org

Brotherhood President

Norman Hollander brotherhood@mysinai.org

Friend of a Friend/Chaverot Co-Presidents

Charlotte Hollander

Leslie Wollin

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Director of Membership & Engagement Adrianne Rubin, PhD arubin@mysinai.org

Director of Youth & Teen Engagement Dina Kwasnicki dkwasnicki@mysinai.org

Early Childhood Center Director

Lindsay Dayan ldayan@mysinai.org

Executive Assistant to the Rabbis/ B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator

Dafna Weintraub dweintraub@mysinai.org

Religious School Coordinator/ Cantors Assistant

Debra Hollander dhollander@mysinai.org

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