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ELUL/TISHRI/CHESHVAN 5780 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 VOL.63/NO.1

From the Educator

Acts of Tzedakah

From the Bimah

Leadership Message

B’nai Mitzvah

At the Temple

Our Volunteers

OF GIVING

OF GIVING

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JOIN TOGETHER IN

SECURING OUR FUTURE:

A SACRED PLACE FOR

EVERY GENERATION.

Jill Goldberg Arnold Immediate Past President, Development Chair

Happy New Year!

Twenty years ago, a courageous, energetic and forward- looking group of Temple Sinai members set out to build a new physical space to sustain our congregation. They did an amazing job! Our Temple Sinai community is strongest when we join together in our synagogue building. Our building allows our larger Jewish community to come together as well. Twenty years later, it is our time to look forward, renew our

commitment to our synagogue building and make necessary capital investments.

We secure our future as a community when we care for our building.

Opportunities to Maintain, Sustain and Invest in our Synagogue Building Our roof needs substantial maintenance to secure us against the elements. Caring for our roof now will secure us for many years to come. Our changing world demands a different level of building security to

support safely coming together. An up-to-date security system will allow congregants to feel safe and secure with full access to the building.

Goals for the 5780 Annual Appeal 1. Our Annual Appeal fundraising goal is $80,000. 2. $50,000 for our 2019-2020 operating budget. Our membership

pledges take us a long way toward our goal, but we rely on your generosity throughout our year to balance our budget.

3. $30,000 (minimum) for capital investments in our synagogue building to support roof repairs and a new security system.

The more we raise the more we will be able to do to.

Support the Annual Appeal 5780 $10,800-Hazakim (Strengtheners) $7,200-Amudim (Pillars) $5,400-Bonim (Builders) $3,600-Ozrim (Helpers) $1,800-Shutafim (Partners) $1,000-T’machim (Supporters) $360-Chaverim (Friends) $180-Reyim (Neighbors)

As we enter the High Holy Day season, join with me in giving to the Annual Appeal and secure our sacred community’s future. Any amount is welcome; your contribution does make a difference!

Shanah tovah um’tukah! I wish you a good and sweet year!

To give to the Appeal, please visit www.temple-sinai.com or contact the office at 781-784-6081.

Our Leadership

Friday Sept. 6 6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat 7:30 p.m. Shabbat B'simcha Service

Saturday Sept. 7 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with Alexa Geisinger Bat Mitzvah

Friday Sept. 13 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday September 14 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with Drew Shore Bar Mitzvah


Saturday Sept. 21 10:00 a.m. Shabbat-in-the-Round 9:30 p.m. Selichot Program & Service


Saturday Sept. 28 10:00 a.m. Shabbat-in-the-Round

Sunday Sept. 29 8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

Monday Sept. 30 8:45 a.m. Rosh Hashanah (Early Service) 11:45 a.m. Rosh Hashanah (Late Service) 2:15 p.m. Tashlich Observance 4:00 p.m. Tot Community Service

Tuesday Oct. 1 10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Morning Service

Friday Oct. 4 6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat 7:30 p.m. Shabbat B'simcha Service

Saturday Oct. 5 10:00 a.m. Shabbat-in-the-Round

Tuesday Oct. 8 8:00 p.m. Erev Yom Kippur Service (Kol Nidre)

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From the BIMAH

Cantor Becky Khitrik

In his essay entitled “The Vocation of a Cantor,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel asked:

“What does a person expect to attain when entering a synagogue? In the pur-suit of learning one goes to a library; for

aesthetic enrichment one goes to the art museum; for pure music to the concert hall. What then is the purpose of going to the synagogue?”

Heschel explains that a synagogue is a place where one can get in touch with inner silence, spirit, a sense of reverence, and the “eternal wisdom of compassion.” Prayer at its best should provoke profound reactions - be they of joy, teshuvah (repentance), or the mystery of being alive.

The Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days) provide an easy opportunity to think about the questions “Why do I go to synagogue?” and “What do I get out of my synagogue experience?” One might expand upon the last question to ask, “What else can I gain from going to synagogue?”

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are not merely a beginning and end of a once-a-year affair. Rather, they are an invita-tion to recommit to a relationship with the Divine and with community--a relationship that is nurtured and cared for every day. This year, how will you keep the “awe” of the High Holy Days alive throughout the mundanities of the year?

The oft quoted line from Psalm 118: Zeh hayom asa Adonai, nagilla v’nism’cha bo (This is the day that the Lord Made, let us celebrate and rejoice in it) reminds us that every day is an opportunity to enter into sacred time and that prayer need not be limited to times when we are holding our siddur.

Likewise, Temple Sinai provides many entryways to a cultivation of joy, reverence, and self-enrichment outside of a traditional prayer experience.

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Rabbi Joseph Meszler

Integrity Matters

One of the most common terms I have heard in the news is the accusation of “gaslighting.” I thought I would look up where it comes from. It turns out it goes back to a 1938 play called “Gas Light” followed by a 1944 movie by that same name.

In the movie, a husband abuses his wife by making the gas lights in the house flicker, and when she comments on it, he says he has no idea what she’s talking about. He also manipulates her into thinking she’s stolen things that just appear and that she is hearing noises. In this effort to drive her mad, she begins to question her reality. The award-winning movie popularized the term. Today it means to manipulate someone else with blatant lies so that they eventually start second-guessing themselves.

We live in an age of the obvious lie, whether it is to sell products, to cover up mistakes, to get a job, or to promote an image. The goal is to tell such a wild untruth that when it is corrected, the listener might still think, “Well, the truth is probably somewhere in between.” Actually, it’s not. In this way, the liar achieves their goal of getting you to believe something of the falsehood that is self-serving. These claims might be excused as hyperbole or exaggerations, but when they are deliberate manipulations, they are still lies.

In Judaism, the word for “truth” is emet, and the word for “lie” is sheker. Emet is spelled aleph-mem-tav, which are the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In this way the word emet symbolizes stability and being all-encompassing.

Sheker, however, is made of letters all from the end of the alphabet, shin-koof-resh. It is also out of order, in a jumble. That’s what lies do; they leave us unbalanced and confused.

In an age of the obvious lie that wants you to believe some degree of falsehood and to think everyone does it, we need to stand up for having the basic character to be honest and tell the truth. What about-ism (“but what about what so-and-so said”) doesn’t excuse anything. Integrity still matters.

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Cantor Becky Khitrik (cont’d)

This year, you may decide to join the choir, attend an adult learning session, volunteer with the social action committee, or simply commit to attending services on a more regular basis.

When I decided to enter the cantorate, I knew that I didn’t want to limit my role in the synagogue to that of a “pleasant voice on the pulpit” heard on Shabbat or holidays. Therefore, whatever your level of involvement or your expectations from your syna-gogue community, I am looking forward to getting to know you better this year. I am happy to sit with you in meditation (a practice I would personally like to deepen), with a cup of coffee, or to schmooze with you at kiddush. Please feel free to reach out: [email protected]!

From the BIMAH

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Wednesday Oct. 9 8:45 a.m. Yom Kippur (Early Service) 11:45 a.m. Yom Kippur (Late Service) 2:30 p.m. Meditation/Adult Learning 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Service 5:15 p.m. Yizkor Service 6:00 p.m. Neilah Service

Friday Oct. 11 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service



Saturday Oct. 19 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with Ava Jacobson Bat Mitzvah

Monday Oct. 14 10:00 a.m. Sukkot Festival Service & Luncheon

Sunday Oct. 20 7:00 p.m. Erev Simchat Torah Service with Consecration

Monday Oct. 21 10:00 a.m. Simcha Torah Festival Service & Luncheon



“My house

shall be a

house of

prayer for all

people.”

Shabbat is a time to pause from our hectic weekday lives, to celebrate the blessings in our lives, and to share with family and friends the holiness of this day. Shabbat-in-the-Round is a

time to be together to pray, sing and listen to the Torah reading. Make Shabbat a special time, a holy time.

The upcoming Shabbat-in-the-Round dates:

September 21, 28 October 5, 12, 26

Shabbat in the

Round

Study with Rabbi Meszler at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings. Look into the Torah

and ourselves. All are welcome; novice & expert alike.

Bagels and coffee are available.

Every Shabbat morningEvery Shabbat morning

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From our EDUCATOR

Beth Fine-Nelson Simchat Torah and Consecration

How many of us actually remember our own consecration? The ceremony of Consecration marks the beginning on one’s Jewish learning journey, usually between the ages of five and eight years old. When young people begin their study of Judaism,

they are honored before the community as a new student and often presented with a certificate and a miniature Torah.

Consecration services often take place at the end of the High Holy Day season, as part of the Simchat Torah, (meaning “joy or celebration of the Torah.”) The word “consecrate” means to make something holy, throughout tradition. Jewish learning is considered a sacred task. What an appropriate time, then, to celebrate this milestone in a young person’s life. As the entire community joins the hakafa (processional of the Torah) and Torah scrolls are unrolled for all to see, new students see the importance and centrality of this ancient and holy sourcebook. They also see Judaism as interactive, celebratory, engaging and dare I say fun!

Consecration’s placement on this day might come from a custom of calling all in the community to hear the Torah on Sukkot, The text reads as God instructs Moses: “Gather the people-men, women, children, and the strangers in your communities- that they may hear and so learn to revere Adonai your God and to observe every word of the Teaching.” (Deuteronomy, 31:12)

While synagogues follow this practice, some do not. Some see Consecration as a statement of dedication to study and recognize their new students at Hanukkah. Others look to Shavuot, our celebration of Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people at Sinai. they draw a parallel between the start of one’s Jewish education at Consecration and the reaffirmation as a young adult at Confirmation.

While most of our young people cannot fully comprehend the magnitude of this milestone, we hope that they will look back on this occasion in the years that follow with a new understanding.

Consecration, like many of our rituals is about coming together as a community to welcome new students and new families. Whenever the ceremony is celebrated, we affirm our commitment and dedication to educating our young people in Jewish tradition. And, as we see the hope and spirit in our young people, we renew in ourselves a passion for Jewish learning that we hope to transmit to our children and community.

We welcome all K-6 families to

Schmoozapalooza

Sunday, September 8 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Meet and Learn What’s Up for the 2019-2020 year in the Sanctuary

at 10 a.m.

Receive your class assignments & meet your teachers in the Social Hall

“Schmooze” and enjoy breakfast with other school families and

Temple Sinai Religious School staff

Feel free to contact the School Office with any questions.

Consecration/Simchat Torah Celebration Sunday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Schmoozapalooza%20Inquiry

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Jon Nelson Youth Advisor

Greetings and Shanah Tovah from our

Youth Department!

For those of you I haven't had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Jon Nelson and I'm thrilled to be continuing as your TASTY and Jr. TASTY

Youth Advisor.

Our TASTY (Grades 9-12) and Jr. TASTY (Grades 6-8) groups are looking forward to an amazing year! Just to recap...

For Our High School Teens: “TASTY” (Teenage Association of Sharon Temple Youth) is open to any Jewish teen in grades 9-12. We offer weekly “TASTY Tuesday” meetings in our Youth Lounge with free pizza, video games, fun and friends! It's a great opportunity to see our friends, plan exciting activities and schmooze!

Our TASTY group also plans and offers exciting local events and social action programs. Members are also encouraged to attend NFTY NE events (fun and educational weekends, dances and much more).

For Our Middle Schoolers: Jr. TASTY is open to any Jewish student in grades 6,7 or 8. We'll be offering some great activities both local and through the NFTY Northeast region throughout the school year.

The Beatles once said, “A Splendid Time is Guaranteed for All.”

All returning members and prospective members should have received a TASTY/Jr. TASTY membership form. Please let me know if you haven’t received one and I’ll email it right over.

Please make sure to periodically check out our TASTY bulletin board in the Religious School wing at the temple for information on upcoming events.

Feel free to email me or call me anytime at: [email protected] or (781) 784-6081

Looking forward to a great year!

Religious School News

Important Religious School Dates

Sun. Sept. 8 Schmoozapalooza Open House

Tues. Sept. 10 First Day of Religious School (Grades 2,4,6,7, & HH )

Wed. Sept. 11 First Day of Religious School (Grades K-1, 3 &5)

Tues. Sept. 17 Shofar Class (Learn to blow the Shofar) (All are Welcome)

Sun. Sept. 22 Field Trip (Ward’s Berry Farm) (Grades K-2)

Wed. Sept. 25 Shofar Class (Learn to blow the Shofar) (All are Welcome)

Mon. Sept. 30 Rosh Hashanah Children’s Service

Sun. Oct. 13 Sukkot Sleepover

Sun. Oct. 20 Simchat Torah Celebration & Consecration

Sun. Oct. 27 Field Trip to Touro Synagogue (Grades 5 & 6)

There will be no Religious School Classes on:

Tues. Sept. 24 Early Release Sharon Schools (Grades K-2, 4 &7)

Sun. Sept. 29 Erev Rosh Hashanah (Grades 3-6) Tues. Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah 1st Day (Grades 2, 4&6, 7, HH) Wed. Oct. 2 Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day (Grades K-1, 3-5) Tues. Oct. 8 Erev Yom Kippur (Grades 2, 4&6, 7, HH) Wed. Oct. 9 Yom Kippur (Grades 3 & 5, K-1)

Please Note: Grades K - 1 will now meet on Wednesdays from 3:45-5:15 p.m.

Our YOUTH

mailto:[email protected]

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What’s Happening AT THE TEMPLE

Selichot – A Night of the Soul

On Saturday night, September 21, 9:30 pm to

midnight at Temple Sinai, we will hold our

annual Selichot program. Selichot is a service that prepares us for the High Holy Days with stories, music, poetry, and a midnight blast of the shofar. The word “Selichot” means “forgiveness,” and it highlights the perpetual search for atonement that is essential to the holidays.

This year, our opening program at 9:30 pm-10:30 pm will be “Stories of the Soul,” a Moth-like staged reading of short stories on the High Holy Day themes of soul-searching, judgment and compassion, and teshuva (repentance, realignment, return). Stories can move us to look inward at where we are in our lives and our place in the world.

At 10:30 pm-11:00 pm we will hold a dessert and coffee break and a chance to socialize and connect with the community.

The Selichot service will take place at 11:00 pm-midnight, featuring the poetry of Alden Solovy and many of the musical themes of the upcoming holidays. We will also gather on the bimah to change the Torah covers from their usual colors to all white, symbolizing the desire for a new start for a new year. Anyone who wants to come up to participate is welcome to do so.

We will conclude with a blast of the shofar to inaugurate the season, and it is our custom that we exit the sanctuary and the building in silence, taking the echoes of the evening with us.

Please join us for this moving program.

Please join us for our annual Community Yom Kippur Break-fast immediately

following the Neilah service.

RSVP information will be included in the High Holy Day packet or visit:

www.temple-sinai.com to register online.

Brotherhood

September 26 7:00 pm at

“The Square” in Sharon

[email protected]

VERA MARSHALL LECTURE

NOVEMBER 3

11:15 a.m.

Rabbi Darby Leigh, rabbi of Kerem Shalom in Concord, was included in the Forward’s 2016 list of “America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis.” Rabbi Leigh was born profoundly deaf and is

one of two deaf pulpit rabbis working in the United States.

Rabbi Leigh was honored to be featured in the recently televised ABC and NBC Emmy-nominated documentary, A Place for All: Faith and Community for Persons with Disabilities.

Rabbi Leigh has also been a speaker for the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, and other organizations where he has taught on issues related to deafness and disability access.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Synagogue Music in Four Entertaining Sessions

Let’s be honest — the history of synagogue music is not one of those riveting topics that come up at dinner parties (except for cantors and a small number of dedicated scholars). But that hardly makes it unimportant.

Synagogue music is a rich and rewarding field of study that combines music, history and culture. As with history, the more we know about our past, the better we are able to understand the present and imagine the future.

Jewish music has evolved over time, and sounds very different from place to place. If you visited the synagogue you attended as a child, you would likely not recognize the melodies compared with those of 30 or more years ago. How did this come about?

October 16 (Session 1) “A Synagogue Music Tour Around the World”

The oldest known music composed for the synagogue comes from northern Italy in the late 16th century. We will trace Salamone Rossi’s revolutionary music and influence through the centuries, through Europe and into the Western hemisphere, with a side trip to the “mizrahi” (Eastern) commu-nities of North Africa. Our whirlwind tour takes us into the 20th century.

October 30 (Session 2) “The Golden Age of Cantors”

A number of historical factors contributed to the era of the ‘superstar’ cantors, whose hold on the Jewish imagination between the two World Wars was profound. When waves of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived in the US at the turn of the century, a brand new recording industry was ready to capture and market the singing of its virtuoso cantors. Several of them, such as Yossele Rosenblatt and Moshe Koussevitzky, rose to a level of fame that rivaled opera singers.

November 6 (Session 3) “Congregational Singing in the 20th Century American Synagogue” Visit almost any contemporary synagogue service today and you will hear the congregation’s voice, loud and strong. But that was not always the case. A number of prominent rabbis, cantors, and composers advocated for and against giving the congregation a greater role in worship. You will enjoy the twists and turns of this fascinating story.

November 13 (Session 4) “Innovation in the 21st Century” If you get the sense that synagogue music is changing before our ears, you are correct. Technology in the 21st century has accelerated those changes by giving Jewish musicians around the world a platform for creating and sharing new sounds and traditions. While we can’t predict the future, we can certainly explore the emerging trends -- some beautiful, some baffling.

AT THE TEMPLE CLASSES WITH CANTOR JEFF KLEPPER

Join Cantor Jeff Klepper to explore 500 years of synagogue music history over four Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.

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Preserving and Protecting the Jewish Community is Key to Improving the World for All

By Bob Soffer

Anti-Semitism is a hatred that has existed for centuries and, as has been well documented, in recent years this Jew-Hatred has been on the rise in the United States. Nonetheless, tikkun olam (repairing the world) efforts seem to be primarily focused on other forms of hatred as racism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia. Anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism is a growing danger in America and it seems to me that we, in the Jewish community, need to try to not only protect others from hate, but ourselves as well.

In the 21st century, anti-Semitism is often disguised as anti-Zionism and we must do more to confront such Jew-Hatred. Here are some suggestions:

Lies and distortions are the lifeblood of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

Don't forget lessons of the Holocaust: (1) Be truly aware of what is going on around you. (2) Do not be complacent. (3) If the Jewish community doesn’t protect itself, no one else will.

Stand up for Jewish rights just like the black community, the LGBTQIA community and the Muslim community stand up for their own rights.

Work closely with Jewish communal leaders, both religious and secular, to ensure that fighting anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is a priority.

Use a variety of different media sources to gather accurate and fair information about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish community.

Join Temple Sinai’s Israel Action Committee to address anti-Zionism and related issues. To receive emails and join the discussion, or to learn how to help and to protect your families, please contact Bob Soffer at [email protected] or (781) 784-7673.

Israel Action Committee

Thank you to our 2018-2019 Circle of Giving members who pledged $3,600 or more toward

Membership and our Annual Appeal.

Russell & Lisa Allen Jonathan & Penny Altman Bill & Ellen Apfel Marty & Rosette Becker David & Marlene Bohn Richard & Marcia Books Scott Brody & Cecilia Guadron Jesse & Lauren Brouhard Charles Callaway & Sandy Biber Steven & Wendy Carr Brad & Joan Clemens Michael & Kit Cope Myron & Laura Dickerman Scott & Amy Emerman Carl & Shari Engelbourg Charles & Carol Fayerweather Richard & Ellen Freeman Barry & Jeanette Fritz Venkatesh Garani & Cheryl Weinstein Steve & Ellen Gilman Herbert Glickman & Sheila Pallay Moore Arnold & Jill Goldberg Arnold Mark & Lauren Goloboy

Elliot & Barbara Grupp Mort & Sandy Hoffman Jeff & Nikki Jacobson Karl & Essie Kaizerman Adam & Sara Kaplan Warren & Liz Kirshenbaum Rich & Barbara Lefkowitz Paul & Erinn Lesser Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy Steve & Paula London Gregg & Greta Nathan Bob & Janice Newman Neal & Cheryl Opper Bradley & Debbie Palter Jay & Melody Ritt Jeff & Allison Schnipper Ted & Cheryl Schnitzer Eric & Terri Sneider Rich & Wendy Statman Lou & Amy Steinberg Bob Stepansky & Joyce Rubino Andre & Rhonda Tippett Steven & Julie Weil Ed & Amy Weinberg

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May their memory be a blessing.

The Life Cycle of our Congregational Family

Mazel Tov

To Shari & Frankie Joyce on the birth of their daughter, Avery Vivienne Joyce, born on July 3

To Ellen & Jeff Frank on the birth of their granddaughter, Reagan Marie Frank, born to Beth Dunn & David Frank on July 15

To Joy Goldenberg on the birth of her twin granddaughters, Celine Alexis & Colette Liliane, born to David Goldenberg & Jonathan Goodman on July 21

To Sandra Levy on the birth of her great-granddaughter, Winnie Rose Levy, born to Justin & Kathryn Levy on July 24

To Sheldon Leppo on the birth of his great-granddaughter, Meadow Rose, born to Emily Toth & Ryan Leppo on June 10

To Iris & David Sherman on the engagement of their son, Joey, to Alissa Sage

Condolence

To Jack & Rhonda Jansky on the death of their mother, Margaret ‘Peg’ Jansky, on July 8

To Bruce & Pam Goldman on the death of their aunt, Ruth Brody, on August 2

To Jennifer & John Zinman on the death of their father, Edward Pollino, on August 3

Inclusion Steering Committee

By Sandy Slavet

The Temple Sinai Inclusion Steering Committee is looking forward to continuing our goal of making awareness, access and acceptance for individuals with disabilities and family members a priority at Temple Sinai.

Look for more opportunities this coming year to embrace diversity and support individuals and family members who are not only a critical part of our congregation but also bring their own strength and gifts to our temple communi-ty. It is each and every one of us who make inclusion not just a good idea but a reality!

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller)

Yahrzeit Plaques

Purchase a Yahrzeit plaque memorializing the life of a loved one.

The plaques are prominently mounted on boards in the sanctuary. Names appearing on these boards are read from the pulpit on Yom Kippur and appear in our annual Yizkor Book.

Jay Ritt is offering a new course in

Basic Hebrew Reading. *

No Hebrew reading knowledge is required.

We will start from the very beginning.

Time: Once a week for 1 hour, to start after

the High Holy Days.

Specific time and day will be decided later

Learning to Read Hebrew can be both

fun and exciting.

If you are interested or have questions, please send

an email to [email protected]

*Note: This is not a course in conversational Hebrew.


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Our VOLUNTEERS

By Allison Schnipper

Social Action deals with the world as it is: short-term assistance of feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, comforting the sick, helping the needy.

Social Justice is about the world as it could be: advocating for change to address the systemic, root causes of hunger, homelessness, poverty, etc. Social Action is the left foot…Social Justice is the right. We must stand on both feet for Tikkun Olum (repairing the world).

The Social Justice committee works with relevant local partner agencies to identify legislation and budget items to focus on. We learn about the issues and advocate for legislation by contacting and developing relationships with our local legislators, lobbying at the State House, and participating in rallies and vigils. Our two Social Justice priorities for the past year have been Hunger and Homelessness, and we will meet in the fall to discuss our priorities for the coming year.

One example of our recent efforts: On June 3rd, six members of our committee travelled to the State House to attend a hearing before the Joint Committee on Education. We were there to support Breakfast After the Bell (BAB), legislation that would require MA schools where 60% or more students qualify for free or reduced price meals to offer free breakfast after the start of the school day to all students.

This would impact 150,000 children in Massachusetts. Our group wore bright yellow BAB t-shirts, thanked the co-sponsors of the bill, and delivered written and verbal testimony, including Rabbi Meszler's letter with signatures from 81 faith leaders.

Contact Social Justice Committee Chair Allison Schnipper: [email protected]

MainSpring Thanks

Temple Sinai serves guests of the MainSpring House in Brockton on the second Sunday of every month. Servers and meals are always needed. If you are able to contribute time or meals, please contact:

Susie Cashton at [email protected] or Sue Greenfield at [email protected]

Thank You to the Servers & Cooks for:

July August

Servers: Allison Schnipper Sandy Slavet Lisa Uebelacker

Cooks:

Ellen Apfel Sheryl Barron Marlene Bohn Joy Goldenberg Nancy Hall Margie Jacoby Stu Jacoby Lauren Loomis JoEllen Ross Charles Rothman Bill Scher Allison Schnipper Aviva Schnipper Susan Slater Sandy Slavet

Servers: Susie Cashton Jodi Carter

Cooks: Ellen Apfel Marlene Bohn Lori Novick-Carson Susie Cashton Joy Goldenberg Marci Goldowsky Lisa Jaffe Sherrie King Allison Schnipper Cheryl Schnitzer Stacey Simons Susan Slater Sandy Slavet


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May the celebration of your Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah inspire you to become a responsible adult worthy of emulation. And may you be a source of joy to your family and friends always.

Ava Jacobson

Ava Jacobson, the daughter of Jeff and Nikki Jacobson, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday morning October 19, Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot. Ava attends the Sharon Middle School and is currently in

grade 7. For her school interests and activities, Ava likes playing the guitar, soccer, and lacrosse, as well as attending Telem at Brockton Synagogue, and being part of peer leaders. Mazel tov to Ava and her family on this special occasion.

B’NAI MITZVAH Happenings

Alexa Skye Geisinger

Alexa Skye Geisinger, the daughter of Lori Geisinger and David Geisinger, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday morning, September 7, Shabbat Shoftim. Alexa attends the Sharon Middle School and is in grade 7. For her school activities and

interests, Alexa enjoys volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, hanging out and dancing with friends, and attending overnight camp at Camp Tevya. For her tzedakah project, Alexa will be donating a portion of her Bat Mitzvah gift money to Camp Tevya’s Scholarship Fund. She also donated her time to volunteer at Camp Tevya’s 80th reunion activities and made friendship bracelets throughout the summer to give out to prospective campers and families. Mazel tov to Alexa and her family at this exciting time.

Drew Shore

Drew Shore, the son of David and Amy Shore, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday morning, September 14, Shabbat Ki Tetze. Drew attends the Sharon Middle School and is in grade 8. For his interests and school activities, Drew attended

overnight camp, Camp Tevya for his fourth summer. He also likes to play tennis and enjoys video games. For his tzedakah project, Drew is doing the Dana Farber walk and is raising money for cancer research. Mazel tov to Drew and his family on this simcha.

Dedicate a Bookplate

Create a lasting memory with a bookplate in the Mishkan Hanefesh prayer book.

Your $54 donation funds the purchase of a two volume set for use at the

High Holy Day services.

www.temple-sinai.com

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The Hesed/Caring Committee Needs YOU!!

The Hesed/Caring Committee is a “condolence and support team” to

provide: comfort during shiva, occasional rides to Temple services, and sometimes

transportation to local medical appointments.

Committee meetings take place 2-3 times per year.

Please join us in caring for our Temple Sinai family.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Sharyn Keimach ([email protected]) or

Lisa Fireman ([email protected]).



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Adult Education and Culture Fund Leslie Goldberg In memory of my mother, Ruth Orell Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy In memory of Doris Wolfe Goodman, grandmother of Rabbi Amy Goodman Sandy Slavet In appreciation of & with gratitude to Rabbi Julie Zupan & Laura Hess for leading Sinai Reads Mike & Vivian Sternweiler In honor of Jay Ritt, MD, for his dedication to teaching Hebrew to Temple Sinai & Town of Sharon learners

Beautification Fund David & Iris Sherman In memory of Dr. Abbott Miller, beloved father of Linda & Ken Rice

Building & Maintenance Fund Bradley & Joan Clemens In memory of Merrill P. Clemens, father of Bradley Marty & Marcia Richards In memory of Samuel H. Rodman, father of Marcia

Cantor Klepper Retirement Celebration Nathan & Karen Beraha In honor of Jeff Klepper's retirement Paul & Erinn Lesser In honor of Cantor Klepper & his career at Temple Sinai Navah Levine In honor of Cantor Jeff Klepper

Cantor Morris Gordon Choir Fund Rabbi Stephen & Cecile Arnold In honor of Ben & Marlene Arnold, and the nachas that their Temple involvement brings us! Jim & Claire Castleman In appreciation of the beautiful performance at Cantor Klepper's Friday night service Bradley & Joan Clemens In honor of Cantor Jeff Klepper's retirement In memory of Janis Monat’s sister (z”l) Leslie Goldberg In honor of Anna Rosenfeld's college graduation In memory of Janis Monat's sister Jay & Melody Ritt In honor of the marriage of Aaron Victor, son of Lori & Lew Victor, to his beloved bride, Batel Maspan Neil & Diane Rosen In memory of Janis Monat's beloved sister, Barbara Joy Rich & Susan Slater In memory of Janis Monat's sister

Acts of TZEDAKAH

Cantor Music Fund Barry & Lisa Fireman In appreciation of Cantor Klepper Terry, Leslie, Rachel & Ben Orkin In appreciation of Cantor Klepper. Thank you for the many years of inspirational songs & wonderful music! We wish you hatzlacha on the next stage of your life. Walter & Jeanette Winthrop Mazel tov to Alan Levine on his birthday

Charles Wilson Disability Access Fund Elaine Reiser In memory of Anita Fireman, beloved mother & grandmother

Dickerman Endowment Fund Ira & Cindi Dickerman In honor of Laura & Myron Dickerman Myron & Laura Dickerman Condolences to Barry & Lisa Fireman on the loss of your mother, Anita. An act of tzedakah Mazel tov to Ellie & Paul Chella on the birth of their twin grandchildren Mazel tov to Wayne Miller & Sharon Keimach on the arrival of their new grandson Mort & Sandy Hoffman In memory of David Hoffman, loving father In memory of Anita Fireman Mazel tov to Wayne Miller & Sharyn Keimach on the birth of their grandson, Dovi Mazel tov to Paul & Ellie Chella on the birth of their twin grandsons, Carter & Calvin Mazel tov to Sandra Levy on the birth of her great-granddaughter, Sloane

Hesed Fund Moore Arnold & Jill Goldberg Arnold In honor of our Temple Sinai zekanim Scott & Carol Brown In honor of the birth of Calvin & Carter, grandsons of Ellie & Paul Chella Jim & Claire Castleman An act of tzedakah In honor of the birth of Daniel William, grandson of Ilene & Jon Cutlet In memory of Anita Fireman, beloved mother of the Fireman family Paul & Ellie Chella An act of tzedakah In honor of the birth of Sharyn Keimach’s & Wayne Miller's grandson, Wolfe Alexander Keimach In honor of the birth of Sandra Levy's great-granddaughter, Sloane Zacotinsky Levy

Donations for May / June

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Hesed Fund (cont’d) Judi Elkin In memory of Anita Fireman, beloved mother, grandmother, & great-grandmother Barry & Lisa Fireman In honor of Ellen & Jeffrey Shapiro's 50th wedding anniversary In honor of the birth of Ellie & Paul Chella's grandsons, Calvin & Carter In memory of Doris Wolfe Goodman Steve & Ellen Gilman In honor of the birth of Dovi Maksim Keimach, grandson of Sharyn Keimach & Wayne Miller In honor of the birth of Calvin & Carter Chella, grandsons of Ellie & Paul Chella Iva Hayes An act of tzedakah Charles & Jeri Heinberg An act of tzedakah In honor of the birth of Arlene & Bob Backman's grandson, Joshua In memory of our parents, Freda & Howard Heinberg and Sylvia & David Schecter In memory of Anita Fireman Leo & Claire Kadet In honor of the 50th anniversary of Jeff & Ellen Shapiro In honor of the birth of twin grandsons to Ellie & Paul Chella In memory of Ethel Kadet In memory of Dora Levine In memory of Doris Wolfe Goodman, grandmother of Rabbi Amy Goodman In memory of Nathan Miller Rose Karas In appreciation of the Hesed committee In memory of my dear brother, Bernard Koretsky Warren & Liz Kirshenbaum In memory of Derval Kirshenbaum Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy In memory of Joe Goldman, father of Greg Goldman In memory of Anita Fireman, mother of Barry Fireman Neil & Diane Rosen In honor of the tribute to seniors In honor of the Chella twins In memory of Anita Fireman, beloved mother of Barry & Lisa Fireman and beloved grandmother of Scott & Alison Berenson Leslee Rotman In honor of the seniors of Temple Sinai at the Senior Dinner Richard & Dena Schlesinger In appreciation of the Hesed committee In memory of Anita Fireman Andrea Ulman In memory of Anita Fireman Mazel tov to Sharyn Keimach & Wayne Miller on the birth of their grandson, Dovi Maksim Keimach Emma Zinaman In honor of Reese Nason becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Holocaust Memorial Fund Marjorie Fleisher In memory of Lillian Fleisher Carole Kaplan In loving memory of Anita Fireman, loving mother & grandmother Frank & Joyce Kravitsky In memory of Lillian Kamen Walter & Jeanette Winthrop In memory of Frank DeLello, father of Jeanette Winthrop In memory of Rose Winthrop Kramer, mother of Walter Winthrop

Landscape Fund Steven & Linda Goldberg In memory of Eli Goldberg, father of Steven Goldberg Jeff & Ellen Shapiro In honor of Judy & Gary Weintraub on their 50th wedding anniversary In memory of Anita Fireman, mother of Barry & Lisa Fireman

Library Book Inscription Fund

Warren & Liz Kirshenbaum In memory of Dr. Richard E. Hotes

Memorial Garden Bricks Ted & Cheryl Schnitzer

Memorials Barry & Lisa Fireman Sheldon Leppo In memory of my brother-in-law, Edward Spector In memory of my father-in-law, Isadore Levy Alison MacNeil Ronald & Suzan Rubin In memory of Adele Maxin, beloved mother, grandmother & great-grandmother of Mrs. Debra Wolf & family In memory of Adele Maxin, beloved mother, grandmother & great-grandmother of Stacy Goldberg & family Arnold & Lois Wallenstein

Oneg Shabbat Fund Eitan & Vered Becker In honor of Liam Becker becoming a Bar Mitzvah Steve & Wendy Carr An act of tzedakah Bradley & Joan Clemens An act of tzedakah Michael & Kit Cope In honor of the marriage of Jeremy & Maris David & Rachel Goldberg An act of tzedakah Cantor Becky & Alex Khitrik In honor of Cantor Jeff Klepper Jeff & Ellen Shapiro In honor of our 50th wedding anniversary Temple Sinai Ritual Committee In honor of Len & Nancy Sacon & their years of commitment to Temple Sinai

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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Michael Baldwin & Aimee Gindin An act of tzedakah Marty & Rosette Becker In honor of Liam Becker becoming a Bar Mitzvah Brad & Joan Clemens In honor of the birth of Dovi Maksim Keimach, grandson of Sharyn Keimach & Wayne Miller Harris Cohen In memory of Herbert J. Cohen Michael & Kit Cope In honor of Jeremy’s & Maris' marriage Sherman Eisenthal In memory of Jane Mitchell Judi Elkin In honor of Barry Fireman’s 70th Birthday Michael & Martha Fleisher In appreciation of Rabbi Meszler for his wonderful preparatory guidance & heartfelt officiating for the wedding of Johanna & Dovi Steven & Tracy Friedman An act of tzedakah Jason & Stacey Gay An act of tzedakah Steven & Linda Goldberg In memory of Charles Stone, father of Linda Goldberg Mark & Lauren Goloboy An act of tzedakah Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy In honor of Samantha Meszler's confirmation Jim Lerner In memory of Fred Lerner Jerry & Mamie Marcus In appreciation of Rabbi Meszler for all his help with Sam's Bar Mitzvah Rabbis Joseph Meszler & Julie Zupan An act of tzedakah Gregg & Greta Nathan An act of tzedakah Les & Daron Zenack In honor of Ellen & Jeff Shapiro on their 50th wedding anniversary David & Elissa Pototsky An act of tzedakah Stuart & Wendy Raifman An act of tzedakah Len & Nancy Sacon In memory of Yetta Sacon Sholovitz In memory of Carl Witherel In memory of Helen Witherel Jeff & Allison Schnipper An act of tzedakah Myrna Schultz In memory of Lindsey Shulamit Schultz Jeff & Ellen Shapiro In appreciation of the blessing we received on our 50th wedding anniversary Arnold & Lois Wallenstein In memory of my brother, Marty Leavitt

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund (cont’d) Jay & Linda Webber In memory of Dorothy Webber Steven & Julie Weil An act of tzedakah Carolyn Weil In honor of the birth of Ellie & Paul Chella's twin grandsons Weiss, Karpf, Strauss, Rosenberg & Gladstein families In loving memory of Howard Berkley Eric Winer & Jen Parent An act of tzedakah

Rachel Gusman Music Fund Scott & Susan Adler An act of tzedakah Harris Cohen An act of tzedakah Camille Delpadre An act of tzedakah Steve & Ellen Gilman An act of tzedakah Abe & Margie Hirsch An act of tzedakah Adam & Sara Kaplan An act of tzedakah Iris Kaplan An act of tzedakah Rose Karas In appreciation of Cantor Klepper Alan & Sheila Levine An act of tzedakah Elaine Reiser An act of tzedakah Marty & Marcia Richards An act of tzedakah Jill & Lawrence Sandberg An act of tzedakah Len & Deena Segal An act of tzedakah David & Susan Segaloff An act of tzedakah Elaine Shriber An act of tzedakah Lew & Lori Victor To thank Melody & Jay Ritt for their generosity Walter & Jeanette Winthrop An act of tzedakah Stuart Zorn & Nancy August An act of tzedakah David & Susan Segaloff An act of tzedakah Elaine Shriber An act of tzedakah Bob Stepansky & Joyce Rubino An act of tzedakah Walter & Jeanette Winthrop An act of tzedakah Stuart Zorn & Nancy August An act of tzedakah

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Religious School Fund Ahron & Margaret Davidi In memory of Anita Fireman, beloved mother & grandmother

Safety & Security Fund Jay & Melody Ritt In memory of Anita Fireman, mother of Barry Fireman In memory of Norman Howard Ronald & Suzan Rubin In memory of Anita Fireman, mother of Barry Fireman

School Donations John Macuga & Sharon Chase An act of tzedakah Jeff & Allison Schnipper An act of tzedakah

Social Action Fund Scott & Carol Brown In honor of the birth of Olivia Navarro Bender, granddaughter of Ellen & Bill Bender In memory of Leona Rubin, loving mother & grandmother, on the occasion of her yahrzeit Joel & Sue Fishman In memory of Seymour Podorowsky, beloved father of Sue Fishman Monte & Lisa Jaffe MainSpring Lunch Program Rose Karas Mazel tov to Paul & Ellie Chella on the birth of their grandsons Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy MainSpring Lunch Program Marty & Marcia Richards Wishing a speedy recovery to Dena Schlesinger Harvey & Elaine Rudnick In honor of our daughter-in-law, Katie Rudnick, becoming a Bat Mitzvah in Israel Elaine Shriber An act of tzedakah : MainSpring Lunch Program

Torah Fund

Glenn & Debbie Lasko In memory of Anne Chapman

Tree of Life Michael & Kit Cope Leo & Claire Kadet Marc Russman & Elyse Levin-Russman Jeff & Ellen Shapiro

Tzedakah Jonathan & Penny Altman Bill & Ellen Apfel Aidan Arnold Stephen & Ellen Blum David & Marlene Bohn Pam Breitman Donald Brichta & Dana Bottorff

Tzedakah (cont’d) Robert Burger & Judy Gansberg Peter & Susan Caplan Andrew & Heidi Cheerman Jon Cohan & Deb Katcher‑Buckley Brian DeLano & Wayne DeLano Scott & Leigh Farber Larry Fisher an Lizabeth Flash David & Jill Fogel Barry & Jeanette Fritz Lori Geisinger Burt & Dianne Gesserman Leslie Goldberg Joy Goldenberg Stephen & Andrea Gray Bill & Nancy Hall Mort & Sandy Hoffman Adam & Sara Kaplan Alan & Beth Kurland Rich & Barbara Lefkowitz Sheldon Leppo & Sandra Levy Howard Lipton Jerry & Mamie Marcus Rob Newbold & Betsy Strauss Diana Pisciotta In honor of The Schnipper family James & Elise Popkin Marty & Marcia Richards Alan & Tammy Robbins Rich & JoEllen Ross Gary & Staci Saks Sharaden Schneider Jeff & Allison Schnipper Jeff & Ellen Shapiro Norma Singer Eric & Terri Sneider Robert Stepansky & Joyce Rubino Joe Strazzulla & Sandy Slavet Elise Teasdale Andre & Rhonda Tippett Ed & Amy Weinberg Jennifer Weiner & Susanna Gallor Bob & Marilyn Weiss

Youth Group Fund Carole Kaplan In honor of Barry Fireman's 70th Birthday

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September / October 2019 Temple Sinai of Sharon

25 Canton St. Sharon, MA. 02067 (781) 784-6081 www.temple-sinai.com

Rabbi Joseph Meszler

Cantor Rebecca Khitrik

Cantor Emeritus Jeff Klepper

Director of Education Beth Fine-Nelson

Executive Director Rabbi Amy E. Goodman

Youth Advisor Jonathan Nelson

Office & School Staff Janet Stokes Kim Soper Jake Fritz

ELUL/TISHRI/CHESHVAN 5780 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 VOL.63/NO.1

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for September/October

Sept. 6 13 20 27 6:52 6:40 6:28 6:15

Oct . 4 11 18 25 6:03 5:51 5:40 5:29

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Best Wishes to our Temple Sinai Family for a New Year Blessed with Health and Happiness

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Tot Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Erev Shabbat B’simcha Service 7:30 p.m.

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Torah Study 8:30 a.m.

Shabbat Service Alex Geisinger Bat Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Inclusion Committee 9:00 a.m.

Schmooza-palooza 10:00 a.m.

MainSpring 3:00 p.m.

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Rabbi’s Study 1:30 p.m.

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Erev Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m.

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Shabbat Service Drew Shore Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Hesed Committee 9:30 a.m.

Leadership Development &Long Range Planning Workshop 10:00 a.m.

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Shabbat-in-the Round 10:00 a.m.

Selichot Program & Service 9:30 p.m.

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Late Service 11:45 a.m.

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Yizkor Service 5:15 p.m.

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MainSpring 3:00 p.m. Sukkot Campout 6:00 p.m.

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Social Justice Committee 7:30 p.m.

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Shabbat Service Ava Jacobson Bat Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Erev Simchat Torah Service with Consecration 7:00 p.m.

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