Award-Winning Author Joan Leegant Comes to Temple Sinai
MAIN TRIP: MAY 24-30, 2026 | OPTIONAL JERUSALEM & DEAD
SEA EXTENSION: MAY 30 – JUNE 2, 2026 /// MAIN TRIP: $4,295
OPTIONAL JERUSALEM & DEAD SEA EXTENSION: $995
MAIN TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
Engage with cutting-edge thinkers at Tel Aviv University.
Explore Jewish diversity and heritage at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.
Tour Magen David Adom’s state-of-the-art emergency response and blood services center.
Reflect at the Nova music festival memorial.
Visit Sderot and Kibbutz Nirim to understand life along the Gaza border.
Discuss Israeli-Palestinian relations with activist Avi Dabush from Rabbis for Human Rights.
Meet educators and students at the Leo Baeck School in Haifa.
Witness northern Israel’s security realities and pioneering spirit on the Lebanese border.
Study Jewish texts with scholars linking tradition and current events.
Bake challah with a chef and learn about healing through food.
Discuss shared society with Jewish and Arab Israelis in mixed cities.
Celebrate Shabbat with Israel’s Reform community and bring the spirit home.
And much more…
OPTIONAL EXTENSION HIGHLIGHTS:
Walk Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter, from the Cardo to Hurva Synagogue rooftops.
Visit the Western Wall and explore underground through the Western Wall Tunnel.
Ascend Masada by cable car and explore its ancient mountaintop fortress.
Float in the Dead Sea and unwind in nature at Ein Gedi.
And much more…
Friday, May 16, 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, May 17, 2025 at 9:30am
Torah Study*K
with Rabbinic Intern 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
The Jewish holidays are rich in meaning and inspiring wisdom for navigating through modern life. Together, we will study ancient and contemporary teachings that will elevate and deepen our celebrations of these sacred days and the peaks and valleys we experience in our lives.
Mondays at 7:00pm • in the Library
The History of Ashkenazi Jews and Germany: a two-part class on ZOOM with
Dr. David Mendelsohn
second class: Thursday, June 5 at 7:00pm
In preparation for this summer’s congregational trip to Germany, Cantors Sergei & Elena Schwartz are offering two special classes with a distinguished professor of Jewish history, Dr. David Mendelsohn.
Dr. Mendelsohn has spent the last 25 years researching and exploring diverse Jewish communities around the world including, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Egypt, and India. He combines his expertise as a historian, archaeologist and sociolinguist to gain a deep and intimate knowledge of these diasporic Jewish communities. His interest lies in researching and sharing his discoveries and understanding of the individual histories, identifying their constant and common thread while illuminating the unique aspects of the individual community due to the Influence of the local culture.
Dr. Mendelsohn recently lived in Hamburg, Germany for seven years, where he spent much of the time studying the history and current realities of the Jews of Germany.
He will be joining us via Zoom from Jerusalem. Click here to join the ZOOM on June 5 at 7:00pm.
CONNECT
Temple Sinai of Roslyn Networking Group
Wednesday, May 14 • 9:00am at Diane’s Bakery
Connect in the morning returns! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming business networking meeting, where you can meet potential customers,discover new ways to expand your business, explore potential collaborations, and 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.
Our May Collection
Let’s fill our bins with paper towels! Let’s continue to help TANS “Pack it Up” by supplying Hatzilu with household items.
Temple Sinai will be donating 100 rolls of paper towels to this cause. Please donate individually-wrapped paper towels and place them in the bins in the temple lobby or click here to use our Amazon link and have items shipped directly to the temple.
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!
