WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT TEMPLE SINAI
November 10-16, 2024
Author’s Talk: Margalit Fox
the Talented mrs. Mandelbaum
Friday, November 15, 2024 • 6:30pm
We look forward to seeing you at our beautiful 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 have been sent to you in a separate email. If you have any questions, call the temple office at 516.621.6800.
saturday morning minyan
Saturday, November 16 at 9:00am
IN PERSON AND VIA LIVESTREAM
Shabbat is a time for reflection, gratitude, and enrichment.
All are welcome on Saturday mornings as we blend ancient traditions and modern interpretations.
Rabbi Ilana Schachter invites you to a reflective experience filled with prayer and learning.
No previous knowledge of Hebrew, liturgy, or text required – join us as we learn from our tradition and from one another!
Click here to view the livestream.
Co-Chaired
by
Carol & James Rotenberg and Lauren & David Borkon
The notion of Jewish Peoplehood encompasses Judaism as a civilization with a collective story, religion, culture, language, ethical tradition, and dedication to community. Our goal in presenting this series is to strengthen the connection between Jews around the world.
our next program in the series: Friday, December 6 • 6:30pm during our Shabbat Service
We are excited to welcome Rabbi Stas Wojciechowicz to Temple Sinai. Rabbi Wojciechowicz leads the Ec Chaim Center and Synagogue for Progressive Judaism, in Warsaw, Poland, and was the first non-Orthodox rabbi in the community. Born and raised in Uzbekistan, Rabbi Wojciechowicz immigrated to Israel at the age of 17.
A graduate of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, he served as a congregational rabbi in Ashdod, Israel and St.Petersburg, Russia, before joining the Ec Chaim Center in 2010. Rabbi Wojciechowicz also serves as a Vice Chair of the Polish Council of Christians and Jews, and is one of the founders of the Central European Beit Din, the Jewish law court for Progressive Jews in five countries - Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria. A goalkeeper for the Warsaw Maccabi football team, Rabbi Wojciechowicz is fluent in four languages: Russian, Hebrew, English and Polish.
co-sponsored by Adult Engagement & Friend of a Friend
Thursday, November 14 • 7:30pm in the Simcha Room
America’s first great mob boss was a nice Jewish mother.
In 1850, an impoverished twenty-five-year-old named Fredericka Mandelbaum came to New York in steerage and worked as a peddler on the streets of Lower Manhattan. By the 1870s she was a fixture of high society and an admired philanthropist. How was she able to ascend from tenement poverty to vast wealth?
Combining deep historical research with the narrative flair for which she is celebrated, Margalit Fox tells the unforgettable true story of a once-famous heroine whose life exemplifies America’s cherished rags-to-riches narrative while simultaneously upending it entirely.
Copies of the book will be available the night of the program, or click here to purchase from Amazon..
Thursday, November 21 • 7:30pm in the Sanctuary Register at mysinai.org/idoaharoniaronoff
Ido Aharoni Aronoff, a distinguished Israeli diplomat and public figure, boasts a 25-year career in Israel’s Foreign Service. The Ambassador served as Israel’s longest-serving Consul-General in New York from 2010-2016. He is a trusted advisor to global companies, a public speaker, university lecturer, writer, investor, and the host of TAU Unbound, the official English language podcast of Tel Aviv University.
Tuesday, November 26 7:30pm • in the Simcha Room
White ADL NY/NJ Associate Regional Director
David
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 • 7:30PM
WITH RABBI JOSH WEINBERG
Vice President of the URJ for Israel & Reform Zionism, and Executive Director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America
Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish People. It was the movement founded in the 19th century that led to the creation of the Modern State of Israel in 1948. Zionism was never a monolithic idea; it spans a diverse ideological spectrum, resulting in the term meaning many different and potentially completely contradictory things. For some, Zionism represents the fulfillment of the dream of being a free people in our Land, and for others, it may have negative connotations, including representing the policies of the current Israeli government.
We will explore a brief history and background of Zionism as an idea and reflect on how we as North American Reform Jews can think about Zionism in different ways as we explore life in a post-October 7th world.
Register at mysinai.org/rabbijoshweinberg
