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Shalom Friends, Benjamin Weisbein grew up in Temple Sinai. Here he attended religious school, celebrated his bar mitzvah, participated in confirmation classes and was confirmed. Benjamin was bright, energetic and loved. He had traveled to Israel and was immensely proud of his Jewish identity. Tragically Benjamin died in a car accident in August of 1992 at the age of seventeen. Shortly after Benjamin’s death his parents Joel and Nancy Hart wanted to do something significant to honor his memory. After meeting with them it was decided to establish a scholarship program to help high school youth travel to Israel. For the past nineteen years The Benjamin Weisbein Fund has enabled countless Temple youth to experience the wonder and beauty of Israel. This year three of our youth, Amy Rixon, Paige Wolinksy and Elana Valastro, will be visiting Israel with the assistance of the Weisbein Fund. Their experiences will forever change their lives and strengthen their Jewish identities. Upon returning to the States they will be sharing their experiences during Sabbath worship and in the religious school. I truthfully cannot imagine a more fitting and beautiful way to remember Benjamin than through this wonderful program. The Harts have blessed us with their kindness and in so doing have kept the memory of their wonderful son alive. In Peace, Rabbi James S. Glazier
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They’re Back! by Judy Alexander director of congregational Education
Please join us in supporting our wonderful students and teachers. Shalom Chaveirim: This May marks Israel’s 63rd Birthday. As in past years, our Jewish Community gathers together with a joint Yom Haatzmaut/Israel Independence Day celebration. Each year Temple Sinai’s and Ohavi Zedek Synagogue’s schools come together with activities for children & adults. This year is no different. On May 11th, from 4:00-5:30 all the children will have activities at OZ. At 5:30 everyone comes together for a community sing. While the bulk of the activities are geared toward the children, we can always use adults to help supervise the activities. You needn’t RSVP if you plan to come to hang out and sing. We’d love to have you and we hope you and your family are able to join us for this joyous community celebration. I also would like to tell you about other events coming up this month & next. May 14th is Teacher Appreciation Shabbat. We have a wonderful staff of dedicated, hard-working teachers. This year we are holding a special Shabbat morning service & luncheon to honor them. Most of our staff are Temple members who’ve been with us for years and a couple are young adults just venturing out in life who bring a wonderful energy to our community. Our students are helping to lead the service and read the Torah.
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For those with children in the school, May 18th & 19th are our last days of school. We’ve had a wonderful year and value each student and family. I hope you and your child will give us feedback. Please watch your email for information about Early Bird Registration for next year. And just because the school year is ending that doesn’t mean our activities end. On June 7th we have three High School students being confirmed. These youngsters have gone through our Religious School and continued in our Chai School studying towards Confirmation. Not sure what that means? Come join us and find out. The Confirmation ceremony takes place during Shavuot services at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by an oneg. Our three Confirmands are: Brian Charash, Jenny Rehkugler and Charlie Sheppard. June 29th – They’re back! The Israel Scout Friendship Caravan returns to town with another rousing show. These 16 year-old good-will ambassadors travel around North America spreading song, dance and good cheer. As in years past, I will need families to host a scout for one night. If you’ve never done it before, you’re in for a treat. If you’ve done it before, you know how exciting it is for your child to make that connection to Israeli teens. Priority is given to families with children.
Wishing you a wonderful aviv/spring,
Judy Alexander
Director of Congregational Education
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On May 15, from 2:004:00 we will meet near the beach (by the grills at the entrance, opposite the beach) at Oakledge Park for a scavenger hunt. Bring sunscreen, your thinking cap, and a sense of adventure for our final event of Charles’ Young Judaea career! Hope to see you there! Please RSVP by May 7th to Charles cwinklem@uvm.edu or 401-744-3408 Bogrim (8 -12 graders) th
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April 10 – Our Chocolate seder was so much fun (and very chocolate-y). We had a nice walk for Kids4Peace, a camp that brings together Jews, Muslims and Christians from Israel and Vermont and raised over $1000 for the camp. Thanks so much to everyone who helped.
May 22 – 1-4 pm Lag Ba’Omer festivities and beach games, and elect next year’s maz (these are like no elections you’ve seen before). This event is tentatively at Lake Iroquois in Hinesburg. Stay tuned to our website, the weekly email and look for a flier for details.
planning, publicizing (flier and phone calls) and leading an event every 1-2 months. Applicants should be independent, selfmotivated workers who enjoy working with kids. Comfort with Judaism is a plus, but there is a lot of support available if you are not knowledgeable. Good compensation. For more information please contact Miriam Sturgis mssdom@ gmail.com or Fran Pomerantz kasperantz@gmavt.net
As always, your thoughts, questions and assistance are welcome. You can also RSVP for any events to the people below. Contact: Fran Pomerantz kasperantz@gmavt. net 434-3443 (Bogrim advisor) Miriam Sturgis mssdom@gmail.com 879-0463 (Bogrim advisor) Charles Winkleman cwinklem@uvm. edu 401-744-3408 (Ofarim advisor)
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TEMPLE SINAI OFFICERS President Howard Kalfus.................................864.5869 First Vice President Tim Cope...........................................985-2344 Finance/Legal VP Robert Issenberg...............................985-4157 Education VP Jennifer Prue.....................................482-5129 Marketing/Communications VP Rachel Ring.......................................399-2790 Fund raising VP Open .................................................555-555 Treasurer Joel Goldberg....................................985-9329 Recording Secretary Cathy Diamond................................878-1989
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