WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT TEMPLE
March 16 - 22, 2025
A Bit of Torah Wisdom for Chaotic Times
ZIONIST CONGRESS ELECTIONS!
Every five years, the World Zionist Congress (WZC) elections give you a vote to help shape the future of Jewish life in Israel and worldwide. The Vote Reform slate will represent your values at the WZC.
We are proud to announce that Sinai’s own, Rabbi Ilana Schachter, is on the slate for this election!
WHEN YOU VOTE REFORM, YOU ARE VOTING TO:
• Preserve Democracy: Protect democratic values in Israel and strengthen US-Israel relations.
• Fight for a Secure Israel: Work for a lasting peace to keep Israel strong and safe.
• Support Religious Equality: Ensure all Jewish denominations are treated with respect and oppose those who would deny us and our children recognition as Jews.
• Shape the Future: Influence the allocation of $1 billion annually to global Jewish causes.
Every vote counts in shaping a future that represents all voices. Don’t miss your chance to make an impact. To learn more, visit vote4reform.org.
WHO CAN VOTE?
All US citizens who identify as Jewish and are 18 years or older
HOW TO VOTE
Register online and pay a $5 election administration fee at zionistelection.org
WHEN CAN I VOTE?
Cast your vote at zionistelection.org from March 10 - May 4, 2025. Vote Reform is the 3rd slate on the candidate list
Friday, March 21, 2025 • 6:30pm
We look forward to seeing you at our meaningful Shabbat service in the Sanctuary
If you would prefer to join us virtually, click here to livestream the service.
REMINDER: to enhance security, a password is now required to view our livestream. The password and instructions to log in to the livestream will be sent to you in a separate email. If you have any questions, call the temple office at 516.621.6800.
Sinai Shabbat Saturdays
New Ways to Experience Shabbat at Temple Sinai*
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9:30am
Torah Study & Conversation*K with Dina Kwasnicki
Cup of Joe and the 5 Books of Mo(ses)
Join our Rabbinic Intern, Dina Kwasnicki, for her signature Cup of Joe & The 5 Books of Mo(ses) contemporary Torah study.
*Temple Sinai will always hold space for you to remember your loved one and say Kaddish for them. Please note that Kaddish will be recited during any program marked with *K.
In-person and via livestream Click here to
A VERY SPECIAL SHABBAT SERVICE
with Rabbi Ofek Meir leader of the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa
Friday, March 28 • 6:30pm
Rabbi Ofek Meir has been a teacher and educator at the Leo Baeck Education Center for the past 35 years, as well as a youth coordinator at the community center, and Ohel Avraham's assistant Rabbi. He was the founder and headmaster of the Leo Baeck Elementary School and also served as the Middle School headmaster.
Ofek established the Lorri Lokey International Center for Jewish Studies on the Leo Baeck campus and served as the Head of the Israeli Rabbinic program at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. Since 2018, Ofek has served as the Headmaster and Managing Director of the Leo Baeck Education Center – home to 2,400 students from pre-school to year 12.
Ofek has a B.A and a Teaching Certificate in Jewish Thought and History from the Oranim College, as well as a Rabbinical Ordination from the Hebrew Union College. He also has a Classical Guitar Performance Degree (A.R.C.M) from the Royal College of Music (London).
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.
THURSDAY,
SINAI CINEMA
Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley IT IS
NO DREAM
The Life of Theodor Herzl
SUNDAY, MARCH 30 2:00PM
AT TEMPLE SINAI
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl explores the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award®-winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl. The film examines how Herzl, a well-known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest-born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the antisemitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds.
Over the span of eight years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within fifty years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
Visit to the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 • 1:00PM
Our docent-led tour of the Holocaust Museum, includes a docent-led tour of the special exhibit,
Aliyah: The Rebirth of Israel
A suite of 25 lithographs commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel.
Wednesday, April 2 • 7:00pm in the Library
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming evening business networking meeting, where you can meet potential customers, discover new ways to expand your business, explore potential collaborations, create relationships with others in the community.
Looking for a career change? A new job? A fresh start? Or a way to earn part-time income? This networking event is where you need to be! We’re searching for driven, ambitious individuals to join our thriving businesses. Don’t miss your chance to connect, grow, and take your future to the next level!
By helping one another improve our businesses, we are helping to improve the well-being of our Temple Sinai community.
Everyone in welcome! We hope you will join us!
Questions? Contact Richard Blatt by clicking here.
sip, schmooze, and study
SCoTCH and SACRED TEXT
with Rabbi Michael White
Tuesdays, at 7:30pm March 18 • May 13
Location provided upon RSVP
This award-winning program is hosted by Brotherhood. We know you’ll find both the fascinating discussion on Torah and the camaraderie to be most worthwhile. Click here to RSVP
Wednesday, April 9 • 7:30pm
Friday, April 4 • 9:30am
Friday, May 2 • 9:30am
in the Library
Our March Collection
This month, let’s pass along Passover foods!
We have a long standing relationship with Hatzilu Rescue Organization which provides support to Jews experiencing job loss, health issues, and other difficulties. Hatzilu is Hebrew for rescue or save.
Please donate these non-perishable Passover foods and place in the bins in the temple lobby (no glass):
• matzo
• matzo ball mix
• kosher soups and mixes
• kosher snacks/macaroons
• gefilte fish (canned only)
• salmon
• tuna
• sardines
• and other kosher for Passover items
All Congregants Welcome to Join Our Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Class Guest Speakers Series
Every year, our sixth grade students and their parents engage in a special unit of study on the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance. The class is led by Ellen Widawsky, a fantastic educatior who has traveled to Germany and Poland with the HAJRTP, studied at Yad Vaschem at the Echoes and Reflections Advanced Teachers Seminar, participated in the Belfer Conference at the USHMM, the Charlotte and Jacques Wolf Educators Conference on Echoes and Reflections in New York City, and traveled with the Sousa Mendes Foundation on their Footsteps to Freedom trip.
Ellen is graciously opening up specific sessions of her class to the entire congregation.
The congregation is welcome to attend these classes, each featuring a different guest speaker:
March 17: Joan Arnay Halperin, author of the book My Sister’s Eyes: A Family Chronicle of Rescue and Loss During World War II, will talk about her family connection to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General based in France, who signed false visas enabling thousands of Jews (and others) to leave Europe through Portugal. Sousa Mendes and Chiunie Sugihara are both Righteous Among the Nations.
RSVP is required; please email Debra Hollander by clicking here.
The Temple Sinai Early Childhood Center PFA is in the planning stage of our annual Sinai Summer Jam fundraiser. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 18. The event’s success relies heavily on the contributions of sponsors, who go out of their way to lend financial support.
Summer Jam is a communty-wide event that features inflatables, rides, food, music, and special guests. All the monies raised at the event will be used for enriching programs both inside and outside of the classroom for out students and their families.
We hope you will consider one of our sponsorship levels!
With ALL sponsorship levels, your family or company name/logo will be featured around the event space and will be included in all communications both via email and social media.
$710
This sponsorship level also includes your own table where you can engage with attendees and distribute promotional materials. PLUS 8 complimentary tickets (only required for children) and 5 raffle tickets.
$540
This sponsorship level also includes 6 complimentary tickets (only required for children) and 3 raffle tickets.
$270
This sponsorship level also includes 3 complimentary tickets (only required for children).
$360
This sponsorship level also includes 4 complimentary tickets (only required for children).
$108
This sponsorship level also includes 2 complimentary tickets (only required for children).
Any support is welcomed and much appreciated! All donations are tax deductible, and we will gladly supply a receipt acknowledging your donation by request.
To sign up for a sponsorship, please click here.
If you are unable to sponsor but would like to donate a raffle prize, please contact Hillary Friedman of the PFA by email at hkrinick@gmail.com, or by phone at 516.643.2099. Your name/logo will be displayed at our event as a thank you!
upcoming building, office, & school closures
Monday, March 31
ECC Closed -
Conferences/Professional Development
Monday, March 31
Religious School Closed
Monday, April 14 - Monday, April 21
ECC ClosedSpring Break
Monday, April 14 - Monday, April 21
Religious School ClosedSpring Break
Friday, May 23 - Weather Contingency Day
ECC Closed
Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day
Building Closed