Sinai Newsletter - Sept-October10

Shabbat and Holy Day

Schedule

2

Rabbi’s Corner,

President’s Message

3

Reflections,

Lifelong Jewish Learning

4-5

What’s Happening 6-7

“Scene” at Sinai 8-9

Sinai Committees 10-14

My Sinai 14-15

Supporting Sinai 16-20

September Calendar 21

October Calendar 22

In the Sinai Family 23-24

Those We Remember 24

Contributions 25-27

New Members,

Bubbe’s Bits

27

SINAI NEWS

Rabbi David B. Cohen • Cantor Rebecca Robins • Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman

Director of Administration Karen Lancina • Program Coordinator Jen Friedman • Sinai News Nicole Sether

Congregation Sinai • 8223 N. Port Washington Road• Fox Point, WI 53217

414.352.2970• 414.352.0944 (fax)• www.congregationsinai.org

September-October 2010 • Elul -Cheshvan 5770-5771

In this issue Cantor’s Notes

Celebrating Sukkot and Simchat Torah at Sinai

Many of us know where it is. Mine was in the drawer of our dining room

breakfront with the collection of velvet and satin kippot from weddings and b’nei

mitzvah. My brother keeps his near the religion section in his personal library (also

known as the nook behind the TV wall). Where do you keep yours, or your child’s?

Keep what?…the little Torah you received when you started religious school.

On the heels of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we launch into the festival

of Sukkot, which ends with Simchat Torah. The time of year is perfect; warm fall col-

ors everywhere from the ingredients in the kitchen, to the

trees, and the stores. The joy of being together, renewed

and revitalized from our holidays continues. The aroma

of apples and pumpkins fill our farms and kitchens, and

the memory of red, wind-chilled cheeks comes back to us

so quickly! At this rich and wonderful time of year,

through our fall holidays, we have the opportunity to sit

together - as we eat and schmooze in our sukkot, to cele-

brate together - at festival services and meals, and sing

and dance together – as we roll the Torah from the very

end back to the beginning, and start yet another year of

learning.

Join us Erev Sukkot (Wednesday, September

22nd) for an autumn potluck dinner at 6:00 pm, followed

by a short Erev Sukkot service at 7:00 pm. Bring a dish to share with a fall theme –

pumpkin soup, stuffed squash, apple pie…be creative! The Sukkot celebration con-

tinues at 9:30 am on Thursday, September 23rd. And be sure not to miss our an-

nual Sukkot sing-a-long and BBQ – great for families of all ages, 9 months to 90

years (and beyond)! The sing-a-long begins on Friday, September 24th at 5:30 pm,

immediately followed by our Brotherhood’s amazing BBQ!

The celebration continues with Consecration and Simchat Torah. Join us on

Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00 pm as we welcome our newest learners (and

give them their little Torahs!), and together rejoice in the celebration of Torah. We’ll

sing. We’ll dance. We’ll read Torah together and roll our scroll back to the begin-

ning. On Thursday morning, at 9:30 am we’ll begin at the beginning, as they say,

with the reading of B’reishit. Yizkor, the memorial prayers, will also be recited. We’ll

conclude together with a picnic lunch in the sukkah. Make sure to bring yours!

All these holidays! We have so much to celebrate. Zerek and I wish you and

yours a shana tovah umetukah – a sweet and happy new year and a chag sameach

– a joyous Sukkot and Simchat Torah!

Cantor Rebecca Robins

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Shabbat Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29:9 - 31:30 September 3 Last Outdoor Shabbat Service 6:00 pm

September 4 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am S’lichot Program 9:30 pm S’lichot Service 11:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah September 8 Erev Rosh Hashanah Family Service 5:45 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Genesis 21:1 - 21:34 & Numbers 29:1 - 29:6 September 9 Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 9:30 am Tot Rosh Hashanah Service 2:30 pm Tashlich & Shofar Blowing Contest 3:15 pm

September 10 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Service 10:30 am Shabbat Shuvah Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52 September 10 Shabbat Shuvah Service 6:15 pm

September 11 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Erev Yom Kippur September 17 Kol Nidre Service 8:00 pm Yom Kippur Leviticus 16:1 - 16:34 & Numbers 29:7 - 29:11 September 18 Morning Service 9:30 am Afternoon Study Session 12:30 pm Tot Yom Kippur Service 2:00 pm Service of Healing & Forgiveness 3:00 pm Yizkor Service 4:30 pm N’ilah (Concluding) Service 5:30 pm Break-the-Fast 6:45 pm Erev Sukkot September 22 Sukkot Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm Erev Sukkot Service 7:00 pm Sukkot Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 & Numbers 29:12 - 29:16 September 23 Sukkot Service 9:30 am

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot September 24 Sukkot Family Sing-a-long 5:30 pm Sukkot BBQ 6:15 pm

September 25 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Kevin Blutstein Bar Mitzvah 4:00 pm

September 29 Simchat Torah & Consecration 7:00 pm

September 30 Simchat Torah Service 9:30 am Shabbat Bereshit Genesis 1:1 - 6:8 October 1 Shabbat Service: Cantor Rebecca Robins & Zerek Schwartz Auf Ruf 7:00 pm

October 2 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Noach Genesis 6:9 - 11:32 October 8 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

October 9 Torah Study 8 :00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1 - 17:27 October 15 Shabbat Limud Service 6:15 pm

October 16 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Jordan Ellerbrock Bat Mitzvah 10:00 am Shabbat Vayera Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 October 22 Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

October 23 Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 October 29 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

October 30 Torah Study 8:-00 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Jacob Bern Bar Mitzvah 10:00 am

Shabbat & Holy Day Schedule

High Holy Day packets were mailed the first week of August. Please contact the Sinai office if you have not received your packet.

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/nitzavim.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/roshhashanah1.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/haazinu.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/yomkippur.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/sukkot.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/bereshit.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/noah.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/lekhlekha.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/vayera.shtml

http://www.jtsa.edu/PreBuilt/ParashahArchives/jpstext/hayyeisarah.shtml


The High Holy Days arrive early this year (are they

ever ―on time?‖) Amid the frenetic pace of the first weeks of

fall, we will take time to think about the past year. How won-

derful it would be if we could ―erase‖ certain events from the

record. That’s not the way the world works, however. Our

deeds and choices are etched in stone, as present and immu-

table as the Ten Commandments on Moses’ tablets. But that’s

not the whole story. This season reminds us that

we can’t change the past, but we can shape the

future.

In that spirit, I offer some thoughts about

Teshuvah, or repentance. Repentance is a dy-

namic process that involves three steps: first,

identifying the wrongs we’ve done; second, ap-

proaching those we’ve hurt, our friends, our fami-

lies, and asking forgiveness; and third, resolving

never to repeat the wrongs.

Repentance doesn’t mean forgetting or

burying the past. It means confronting the past,

and, in so doing, preparing our way to the future. Like Moses’s

broken tablets that became the base for the second set of Ten

Commandments, our past transgressions can become a

source of wisdom and inspiration. We cannot forget or bury

the past. But we can overlay it with new and better choices. Or,

Rabbi’s Corner

as one of my teachers once said: we ought not to confuse

our mistakes with the life we are building.

Teshuvah also means extending forgiveness to

those who have hurt us. This is difficult but necessary. For

until we have reached a point of letting go of our anger and

pain, however justified, we cannot, with a full heart, ask oth-

ers to forgive us. Again, forgiving others does not mean for-

getting. It means putting those hurts we so often

carry with us down on the ground, that we might

climb upon them and, through our souls, em-

brace God.

To enable us to participate more fully in

the work of this season, our second community

program on Saturday evening, September 4th,

hosted by our congregation, will focus on the

question of the potentials and limits of forgive-

ness (see page 6 for details). I hope you’ll be able

to join us.

I hope that these weeks preceding the

Holy Days will allow for introspection and self-examination. I

hope we have the courage to forgive others and ourselves.

And I hope that our souls emerge refreshed and renewed,

and rededicated to the holy purposes to which we all aspire.

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From the President

We are modern Jews who live in two worlds. Our reli-

gious life exists in the realm of the Jewish calendar and our

day-to-day lives respond to our secular world. Therein lies the

challenge for all of us. In contemporary Reform Judaism we

embrace a life that is in both worlds and our challenge is al-

ways to bring what is ―Jewish‖ into our secular world. We are

taught: ― We shall be a light unto the nations.‖ Jewish learn-

ing does not end on Sunday when we pick up our children

from religious school. Words of loving-kindness extend past

―Shabbat Shalom.‖ Being Jewish means bringing our values,

celebrations, and Jewish selves into our everyday lives.

At significant times of both years we resolve to do

things differently. In a new year, we resolve to be better peo-

ple in God’s eyes. This is a time that we engage in self-

examination, reflection, and planning for change in the com-

ing year. It is a time when we think about our relationships

with family members, friends and others in our various com-

munities. I hope that we all continue to reflect during the up-

coming holiday season on the important role that Congrega-

tion Sinai plays in our lives.

New years arrive on our personal calendars as well,

with many times to rejoice. Thank you to all the congregants

who shared our 40th wedding anniversary with Michael and

me and made contributions in our honor. It was so special to

be together with friends and family at our Shabbat service

and oneg this summer.

A wedding is a constant re-

minder of the honor and joy of commit-

ting to a friend and soulmate for life;

the start of a personal new year for a

couple. On Friday, October 1st, we will

have the honor of sharing in the family

calendar of our own Cantor Rebecca

Robins and her husband-to-be Zerek

Schwartz. Join us on that evening for a

special service with the traditional auf-

ruf (pre-wedding blessing) and a cham-

pagne oneg honoring this exciting event

in their lives and in the life of our congregation. We can also

celebrate another Shabbat together with abounding joy.

I look forward to enjoying the High Holy Days with our

remarkable congregation. I know I will love looking out at a

full sanctuary and greeting all of you with a smile and a

‖Shanah Tovah.‖

Judi Ketten

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Henry Slonimsky, beloved Dean of my seminary, used to say:

―boys, you are in an enviable position; you can say anything

you please from the pulpit, and if any one rises to

object, he can be arrested for disturbing the

peace. In recent years, the right of the clergy to

speak politics from the pulpit has been x-

questioned. Violations can be punished by the

loss of a congregation’s tax-exempt status. And

yet, it is quite impossible for the clergy person to

ignore politics. The task of a sermon is to bring

the ideology of one’s faith, particularly the moral

elements, to bear upon current circumstances,

individual and collective. It was an unpardonable breach of

clerical responsibility for German ministers to ignore, as so

many did, the birth and coming of power of the Nazi move-

ment.

It is quite acceptable for the clergyman to discuss politics so

long as he (or she) establishes the crucial distinction be-

tween his word and the word of the Lord. God’s

word, as revealed to Moses and the prophets, as-

serts that there must be justice in the land, with

the rights and well being of the weakest being pro-

tected. How effectively to do so is a matter of po-

litical judgment. So long as the rabbi makes clear

the distinction between God’s word, which is abso-

lute, and his word, which is only a matter of opin-

ion (and the stimulant to discussion), he is com-

pletely ―home free‖.

Rabbi Jay Brickman

Reflections

Need something? Think of something?

Email us!

Jeri Danz, School Administrator

[email protected]

Annie Golding, Youth Ed Chair

[email protected]

Jenni Goldbaum, Youth Ed Chair

[email protected]

Cantor Rebecca Robins, K-6 Education

[email protected]

Rabbi David Cohen, 7-10 & Adult Education

[email protected]

Sinai to Host Community S’lichot Services

Saturday night, September 6th, Congregation

Sinai will host eleven Milwaukee area congregations –

orthodox, conservative, reform and reconstructionist –

for Milwaukee’s second community S’lichot observance.

S’lichot, which in English means ―forgiveness‖,

is a late night service held the Saturday night prior to

Rosh HaShanah. The service has a special liturgy, much

with its own unique melodies, which is a beloved and

inspired part of Sinai’s prayer life.

This year, the service will be preceded by a

―staged reading‖ of the Next Act Theater’s performance

of ―The Value of Names‖ by Jeffrey Sweet. The actors

who performed in the original Milwaukee production will

be the cast and will take part in a post – performance

discussion. JCC Jewish educator, Jody Hirsch, will lead

the conversation. Without giving away any of the plot,

suffice to say that the play deals with the potentials and

limits of forgiveness, decades after the House UnAmeri-

can Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings on Hollywood

that took place in the 1950’s.

The evening begins with dessert at 8:45 pm,

the performance at 9:30 pm and discussion at 10:15

pm. At 11:00 pm we’ll begin the service, or to be more

precise, the services. Given the number of participants

we expect, we’ll divide into different prayer spaces for

services, which will range from traditional mainstream

Reform.

Sinai Hosts Scholar-In-Residence,

Rabbi Elana Zaiman

Our congregation is fortunate to host as our fall scholar-

in-residence, Rabbi Elana Zaiman, the

weekend of October 22-24. Among

other topics, Rabbi Zaiman will ad-

dress, ―From Generation to Generation:

The Jewish Tradition of Ethical Wills.‖

For more information about times and

topics, see the Adult Education bro-

chure that will be distributed at High

Holy Day services, and is also available on our website

(www.congregationsinai.org). If you’d like copy of the Adult Educa-

tion brochure, please call the office, (414) 352-2970.

Scholar-in-Residence S’lichot Program & Services

Adult Education

mailto:[email protected]





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September-October 2010

Back to school! I can hardly believe it, but another

school year has begun! Just as you spent part of the summer

shopping for school supplies, and checking to see if fall

clothes from last year needed to be replaced, we have been

hard at work preparing Sinai for another wonderful year of

learning and laughter!

It is a great joy to welcome Jeri Danz as our full-time

School Administrator. Many of you have had a chance to

meet and work with Jeri during last school year and the sum-

mer. Her warmth, work ethic and sense of joy bring so much

to our Youth Education Program at Sinai, and we are over-

joyed to have her on our staff full-time. Stop into the office

during business hours or school hours and say hello!

It is also a delight to welcome back Annie Golding

and Jenni Goldbaum as our Youth Education Program co-

chairpeople. Annie and Jenni have worked tirelessly through

the summer to plan and prepare an incredible school year for

our K-6th grade students and a joyous holiday celebration

during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for all our children. If

you see them, please be sure to say hi and thank you! They

are waiting to hear your thoughts, com-

pliments and concerns. Don’t ever hesi-

tate to reach out.

It is a joy and an honor to have

the opportunity to work with our stu-

dents and teachers this year in K-6th

grade at Sinai. I believe, with all my

heart, that a religious education should

be inspiring, fulfilling, and full of joy. I hope as the year goes

on, you will share with me your thoughts on what our school

can be, and join us in making our Youth Education Program

second to none.

With warmest greetings for a wonderful school year,

Cantor Rebecca Robins

B.Y.O.B.C!

Bring Your Own Breakfast Cereal

Let’s start the year off right! On Sunday, September 26, school kicks off at 10:00 am with a

cereal breakfast!

Your family should bring their favorite breakfast cereal (anything from Apple Jacks to Wheaties! Your fave!)*

We’ll bring the bowls, milk, and bananas!

*Leftover cereal will be donated to the Jewish Community Food Pantry

Important Dates

Sunday, September 26 10:00 am Back-to-School and Cereal Breakfast (kindergarten-6th Grade)

Sunday, October 3 10:30 am Parent Orientation (new and veteran parents welcome!)

Thursday, October 7 4:00 pm Thursday School Begins (3rd-6th grade)

Sunday, October 10 10:00 pm Social Action Day K-6th grade

Sunday, October 17 10:00 am Hebrew Program Orientation (for 4th-6th graders and their families)

Sunday, October 17 5:00 pm Mini-U Begins (7th-10th grade)

Mazel Tov to Congregation Sinai’s 2010 Affirmands!

Dick Kaeppel, Jennifer Pereles, Andrew Phillips, Mitchell Rowen, Rabbi Cohen, Dr. Sherry Blumberg, Jodi Stern, Hanna Holman, Jonathan Lopez,

Caleb Hunnicutt, Cantor Robins.

We’re so excited to welcome a new Hebrew

curriculum for our 4th – 6th Graders!

Join us for orientation for students & parents:

Sunday, October 17th at 10 am

Sunday, October 10, 2010 10:00 am

All-School Social Action Day (Kindergarten -6th grade)

Get your families ready for a day of tzedakah & fun!

Join us with your child’s class at: SDC Family Shelter

Sarah Chudnow Campus Chai Point

The Jewish Home & Care Center

School News


What’s Happening

Friday, September 24th 5:30-6:15 pm: Family Shabbat Service & Sing-a-long 6:15 pm: BBQ & Oneg

Cost: Adults:$10.00 Children 12 & under: $7.00

Children 3 & under: Free

RSVP by Friday, September 16: http://sukkotbarbeque.eventbrite.com/ The BBQ will be held rain or shine!

Co-sponsored by the Israel Committee & Mitbach Sinai (Sinai Cooks!)

For children through 2nd grade, we'd love for you to

start your Shabbat with us!

Our "little minyan" is a

great way to come sing and pray

and get ready for Shabbat to-

gether! We'll play our instruments

and march with the Torah together.

Join Rabbi Cohen and

Cantor Robins at 5:30 pm on No-

vember 5th and December 3rd on

the steps of the bima. Bring your

moms, dads, grandparents and

your singing voice for a great Shab-

bat together!

Stay for dinner, too! Join us for Shabbat dinner begin-

ning at 6:00 pm - right after Minyan Katan finishes!

Save the Date-Minyan Katan!


Online registration is now

available at Sinai! Register for all Sinai

programs and events online through

EventBrite. By using this tool, Sinai

can be more efficient in planning and

you can pay by credit card when you

register through Eventbrite. Please

call Congrega-

tion Sinai if you

have questions

about online

r e g i s t r a t i o n .

Thank you!

Online Registration Sinai Enews

What’s Happening

Stay informed about all the happen-

ings at Congregation Sinai!

Each week you should receive a Si-

nai Enews about the upcom-

ing events at Sinai. Be sure

to open and read your Sinai

Enews. All kinds of exciting

things are happening at

Sinai and you won’t want to

miss any of them! If you are

not currently receiving the Enews, please

email [email protected] or call

Congregation Sinai at 414-352-2970 so we

can update our distribution list.

Staying Connected

Sinai’s

website

has a new

look!

www.congregationsinai.org

Sinai Shabbat Walks!

Did you know that every Saturday after Shabbat

services at Sinai there is a group that enjoys walking? If you

are interested in a Shabbat Stroll for about an hour around

the immediate neighborhood with Sinai friends we'd love for

you to join us. For more information contact Randee Zitel-

man at [email protected].

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATION FOR THE AUFRUF OF

Rebecca Robins

&

Zerek Schwartz

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“Scene” at Sinai this Summer

Two Israeli physicians Norman Loberant, from our

sister congregation in Israel, Emet veShalom (EVS), and a

Milwaukee native David Kniaz, toured the US on a mission

from the Jewish Federation. They met with emergency medi-

cal professionals in Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities.

Paz Goldshmidt, Cheryl Primakow, and Jeff Green

greeted them on behalf of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.

Not to waste an opportunity for a face-to-face meeting, sev-

eral Sinai members gathered at Eti and Alex Ganin’s house

for a meet and greet potluck dinner on Monday, July 12th.

We spent a delightful evening listening to Norman’s

presentation on the EVS community history and current

events, and chatting. Even though most of us had never met

anyone from EVS, we felt as though we were attending a re-

union. A big thank you to all who cooked and baked.

Check out the photos on EVS Facebook page, and

write on their wall.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=164518506951

News from the Israel Committee

David Kniaz, Norman Loberant, Rob Golub, and Jim Beer Randee Zitelman, David Kniaz, Bobbi and Paul Rector, and Aggie

Goldenholtz

―The spiritual benefit which you will derive from this experience will far

exceed any material gain‖ -2010 Sinai rummage sale shopper

This year’s rummage sale provided us with a unique opportu-

nity to gain perspective. The Milwaukee flooding, community need,

and enthusiasm of our volunteers created an environment for reflec-

tion and gratitude. We marveled as we watched Naomi Arbit and Doje

Sherman contribute their time and labor with unparalleled zeal to a

cause that is so dear to them. Husbands and wives, fathers and

sons, and mothers and daughters worked side by side, and we

learned so much about the history of our Jewish community through

stories behind individual dona-

tions.

For your generosity of

time and spirit; we thank all who

contributed to making this experi-

ence a success.

Cara Seppi-Bern

and Jennifer Moglowsky

Sinai’s Annual Rummage Sale Seven Bridges

This summer, Sinai Outside had a lovely walk on the

bluff along Lake Michigan at Seven Bridges, a picnic

by the playground, and a frisbee toss by the lake.

Bobbi, David & Paul Rector, Jan Letven

and Joanne Roberts.

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Sinai congregants enjoy a mexican fiesta ―fun‖raising party

hosted by Robin & Steve Arenzon, Elyse & BJ Cohn, Marc &

Linda Cayle, Jen & Ari Friedman

“Scene” at Sinai this Summer

“Muchas Gracias! Thank you all so much for a

fun night. You put on quite a party - rain and

all! Lots of cute details, fun games, yummy food

and take home cake! I appreciate your support

of Sinai and I thank you for including me in the

“fun”raiser – such a great idea! Thanks again!”

- Robin Buzzell

Robin Buzzell, Sarah Hwang, Moshe Katz and Julie Lookatch enjoy a game of Lotteria at the

Mexican

Zerek Schwartz, Cantor Rebecca Robins, Elyse & BJ Cohn celebrate at the Mexican Fiesta

"A wonderful time was had by all at the party

we happily hosted! Among an abundance of

food and wine, guests really enjoyed spend-

ing time and getting to know each other bet-

ter. Hors d'ouvres and wine on the patio,

dinner, chocolate dessert and great conver-

sation. What could be better?"

- Idy and Bill Goodman

Over the summer a series of "fun" raising parties were held to benefit our congregation! This was a fantastic opportu-

nity to raise support for Sinai and create warmth and community with our members in a social setting. These parties were en-

tertaining and creative - from a luau, a fiesta and a bike and brunch to a Klezmer cocktail party and a wine and chocolate

BBQ! As Sinai News went to print – more parties were in the works and it looks as though we will achieve our ―fun‖raising

goal!

Thank you to the following hosts for their generosity, we are eternally grateful!

Robin and Steve Arenzon

Jayne and Eric Butlein

Linda and Marc Cayle

Elyse and BJ Cohn

Jen and Ari Friedman

Jane Gellman

Anne Ghory-Goodman and Ward Ghory

Idy and Bill Goodman

Marlene and Marvin Lauwasser

Rosalie and Sam Lieb

Jodi Kaufman Loewenstein and Paul Loewenstein

Kate and Chip Mann

Susan and Oyvind Solvang

Jill and Mike Weinshel

Women of Sinai News

Brotherhood News


Sinai Committees

SDC

October/November

Collections

Winter clothing

Gloves and hats

Disposable Diapers (sizes 3-6)

What do Women Want? In 1998, the Women of Si-

nai (Sisterhood) did a survey to consider what the women of

the congregation would want in terms of programming. At

that time, the group expressed interest in learning opportuni-

ties, social gatherings and a book club. Over the years

Women of Sinai has created all sorts of such opportunities.

Over the summer, a group of twenty women gath-

ered to consider the needs and desires of women in our con-

gregation. Cantor Robins posed the following questions:

What does it mean to be a Jewish Woman in 2010? How can

Congregation Sinai enrich your life as a woman? An excellent

discussion ensued and it was determined that there is a sig-

nificant amount of programming for all interests throughout

our synagogue, but it appears an opportunity to learn is de-

sired. Many women expressed excitement in wanting to learn

everything from defining Reform Judaism, holiday obser-

vance, history, comparative religion, God and spiritual-

ity. What we heard was women want to put themselves at

the top of the list and attain a knowledge that they can ex-

plain to their children.

Sinai Brotherhood welcomes congre-

gants to the Sukkot BBQ on Friday, September

24th, 5:30 pm Shabbat Sing-along (6:15 pm

dinner). The Sukkot BBQ is a much appreci-

ated fall "gathering of our community" where

Brotherhood members grill favorite dishes and

serve up a tasty meal for all to enjoy. Last

year over 150 congregants shared in the ser-

vice and the meal. We hope to see you there!

See page 6 to RSVP and register!

Brotherhood Sukkah building will take place at 9:00

am to noon on Sunday, September 19th at Congregation Si-

nai. Bring your own power drill/screwdriver and the rest will

be provided. We usually need about 6 men who are willing

to work quickly and efficiently to create the temporary shelter

of the season. Perhaps doughnuts and coffee will be waiting

for you! For more information contact Tom St. John at

[email protected] (Sukkah building guru and Sinai's answer to

"Holmes on Homes") or Jim Stillman, Brotherhood President

at [email protected].

Thank you to all the women who attended and

opened themselves to an honest and meaningful discus-

sion. We listened and together let’s make it happen! I also

want to thank the past presidents who attended this beauti-

ful evening. You are such a positive, passionate group of

women who give a sense of history to Women of Sinai.

See you at the High Holy Days and don’t forget your

Kugels for Break-the-Fast!

Laura Waisbren

&

We've all blown it at one time or another.....The Shofar

of course!

Ritual Question of the Quarter: When is the right time

to blow the Shofar? Answer: Traditionally, the Shofar is blown

every day in the Hebrew month of Elul (this year August 10th-

September 8th). Further, it is considered a mitzvah to hear

the Shofar blown on the day of Rosh HaShanah. It is consid-

ered a "wake up" call (to us and to God) to think about our

year, take stock and atone. It is also traditional to hear the

Shofar blown at the end of Yom Kippur signifying the end of

Ritual Committee

the day of atonement and the closing of the 25 hours of

fasting.

This section was brought to you by the Ritual Com-

mittee of Congregation Sinai. We are a group of lay leaders

who work on developing and recommending policies and

procedures regarding the ritual affairs of the Congregation

to the Board. If you have a burning ritual question, concern

or idea, please email Michelle Silverman: michelle-

[email protected].

Sinai Committees

You Should Know! Social Action at Congregation Sinai is

Comprehensive, Historic, and Growing….And we need YOU!!!

HUNGER: For over 30 years, Congregation Sinai has been

involved with the Mother Bates’ Bethesda Meal Program.

Introduced to Sinai by Elmer Winter (z’l‖) in the 80’s, this pro-

gram currently feeds 2000 people each month. In the begin-

ning of our relationship, there were many hands-on opportu-

nities for our congregants that formed a strong relationship

between Sinai congregants and the Mother Bates’ program

participants. The relationship even created an opportunity

for Rabbi Brickman and Pastor Scott to conduct services at

each other’s places of worship.

Today, the numbers of those in need increase during

the summer months as the inner city school children no

longer receive lunches at school. Sinai funds the summer

meal program through the Hunger Task Force (as well as pro-

viding paper goods and utensils to the program throughout

the year). Thank you, Dr. Paul Whiteman, for overseeing and

nurturing this program for so many years.

The Mother Bates’ Bethesda Meal Program has re-

cently moved to a larger location - 29th and Highland - creat-

ing renewed hands-on opportunities with the meal program

or the food pantry. Please let us know if you are interested.

Meal program: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from

12:00 pm-1:15 pm.

Food Pantry: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00

am-11:15 am.

Social Action Committee

SHELTER: Barrel Collections: All year, we collected diapers,

school supplies, winter clothing items, toys and art supplies,

toiletries for the SDC Family and Support Shelter . Thank you

all so much for your generosity!!!

Barrel Collection for 2010-2011:

October/November: Winter clothing, coats, gloves, hats &

disposable diapers (sizes 3-6)

January/February: Disposable diapers (all sizes)

March/April: Toiletries

SDC Activity Days:

June 13th was another smashing success at the SDC Family

Support Shelter Planting and Activity Day. Twenty-six of our

congregants interacted with resident families in children’s

activities, planting flower pots, seeding and planting a fabu-

lous vegetable garden, decorating cookies, and packaging

over 50 toiletry baskets for newly arrived residents.

Thank you so much: Tom St. John for preparing the

garden! Jill McGuire for volunteering your time and special


Renana Friedman, Michelle Silverman, Jen

Friedman, Bobbi Rector and Jenni Goldbaum

assemble hygiene kits for the SDC Shelter.

Sinai Congregants helps Instructor Jill McGuire play parachute with children at the SDC

Shelter.

Continued on page 12

Interfaith Meal Program

Did you know….Congregation Sinai is a collection location for the

Interfaith Meal Program run by Mother Scott? Karen Hintz, Sinai’s

Executive Assistant, coordinates the food donated and the collec-

tions. Your help is a mitzvah! A big thank you to Karen and the 20

– 25 Sinai congregants who participate by bringing specific food

items to Sinai every other month. Please contact Karen Hintz if you

can help. 2010 Program Dates: September 15, November 17.


way with children. Deb Alpert - cookie pro. Lisa and Jim Phil-

lips for their generosity and support of the toiletry project. Bill

and Karen Elliot and Laurie Segal for their generosity, Dr.

Scott Arbit for the donation of toothbrushes.

Thank you to Brian Borkin, Renee Destrampe, Noah

& Ari Borkin, Jen & Ilana Friedman, Renana & Ben Friedman,

Jenni & Maya Goldbaum, Lois Malawsky & Jay Larkey, Bobbi

& David Rector, Michelle & Aviva Silverman, Amanda Jacobs,

Michelle, Charley & Joey Lewis, and Idy Goodman. You all did

a spectacular job!!!

Mark your calendars for SDC Activity Days for 2010-2011:

October 10th with the Religious School

and May 22nd for planting.

SOCIAL JUSTICE: Immigration

The Stranger In Our Midst

You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were

strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not ill-treat any

widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them I will hear their out-

cry out to Me, and My anger shall blaze forth and I will put

you to the sword and your own wives shall become widows

and your children orphans. (Exodus 22:20-23)

You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of

the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of

Egypt. (Exodus 23:9)

Over this past year, our Social Action Committee has

been grappling with the issue of immigration and is develop-

ing a variety of ways to present the issues. Thirty congregants

attended our February 19th Social Justice Shabbat featuring

a speaker from Miklat articulating the Jewish response to

immigration as well as volunteers from the Voces De La

Frontera’s Sanctuary Movement. On July 9th, 26 congre-

gants gathered to watch ―The Visitor,‖ a poignant and stimu-

lating film about people caught up in the immigration di-

lemma. Thank you Craig Johnson and Diane Slomowitz for

making this happen.

As you see, social action activities are abound at Sinai.

Consider joining our committee – we meet once a

month on Fridays.

Please contact our co-chairs :

Idy Goodman (414-351-3386, [email protected]) or

Craig Johnson (414-332-2552, [email protected])

to participate in any of these activities and with your

thoughts, feedback or ideas.

When making donations to Sinai, consider giving to the

Tzedakah Fund, which helps support the work of the Social

Action Committee.

Noah Borkin planting a vegetable garden at the SDC Family Shelter.

We Need You! (continued)

HELP US DEVELOP A SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM SERIES!! Contact

the co-chairs with your recommendations for films about hun-

ger, poverty, shelter, immigration, the environment, liter-

acy…..

First we had the Sinai News, then the Sinai Enews, NOW the Sinai Communication Corner. Another way to inform you about all the wonderful

and exciting things that are going on at Sinai located right in our beautiful foyer.

The next time you visit Sinai, be sure to check it out. New things will be posted all the time!

This new addition is the brain child of the Sinai Committee and Group Chairs and several other caring congregants affiliated with

the interior design of the building.

Many thanks to the Women of Sinai for their generosity in underwriting this project and making our desires a reality.

Sinai’s new

Communication Corner

Located in the foyer.

Sinai Committees




Israel Committee

Dear Rabbi Cohen and Eti Ganin,

On behalf of Rabbi Horowitz, Congregation Emet

VeShalom’s Board and our entire congregation, I thank you

for Congregation Sinai's donation to Emet VeShalom. Please

relay this thank you to the 6th grade

class for donating the proceeds from

their bake sale and also for the dona-

tion via the Israeli roses sale. As was

conveyed to me, the donation will be

used for youth activities and programs.

Congregation Sinai's friendship and

support since the year 2004 is appre-

ciated. Your commitment to our con-

gregation, through your assistance

regarding interest and support for Emet VeShalom is valued

and meaningful.

We hope that all of Congregation Sinai's members

consider Emet VeShalom their second home congregation

and will visit us whenever they are in

Israel. Thank you for your continued

support to sustain and strengthen our

progressive congregation.

Sincerely,

Sharon Mann

International Liaison

Congregation Emet VeShalom Nahariya

Sinai Committees

What’s Greening at Sinai

Our second annual Sukkah Garden is growing strong.

We have monster gourd plants, tall corn and sorghum, lots of

flowers, some basil and other assorted herbs, and even a few

stray tomatoes left over from last year. Sadly, the sunflowers

became a tasty treat for a neighborhood deer, or some such

creature. Once again, we need to give a hearty THANK YOU

to Naomi Cobb for the garden layout, organizing the planting

day and pulling together the sched-

ule for the many Sinai members who

have been cultivating and protecting

our crops through the weeks of sum-

mer. I hope that the congregants

who have weeded, watered and

tended the garden this summer feel

the same sense of pride that I do in

our community accomplishment.

Naomi and I look forward to harvest-

ing with the children and decorating

our Sukkah with the spoils during

the youth programming on Yom Kip-

pur. If you would like to participate

in the fun, please come join us!

In other Greening of Sinai news, there has been

some interest in having Sinai host a CSA (Community Sup-

ported Agriculture-see article from the Sinai News summer

insert.) We have been researching local CSA’s to find one

that would be the best fit with our community. Our member-

ship in such a venture would involve Sinai families purchas-

ing farm shares (you would receive a box of freshly grown

organic produce each week) and Sinai becoming a ―drop-site‖

for the farm. We may be able to gain an additional benefit

from a farm relationship via educational programming, en-

The Eternal took and placed the human being in the Garden of Eden, to cultivate it and to protect it. -Bereishit

hancing our holiday celebrations by adding an agriculture

backdrop, etc. The possibilities are very exciting! In order for

this to happen, we will need a minimum number of families

to commit to purchasing farm shares (We don’t know the ac-

tual number yet-this depends upon the CSA we choose.) If

you would be interested in participating in such a venture

next year (Spring through Fall 2011), please email me at

[email protected]. It is im-

portant that we hear from you even if

you are just curious.

As the new school year approaches,

please think about putting Sinai car-

pool on your to-do list. As I did last

year, I will be emailing religious

school families a list of other families

in your general geographic location

and contact information to help. Car-

pooling is a win-win for everyone -

convenient for you, social for the kids,

good for the environment!

Greening of Sinai is charged with rais-

ing awareness of environmental is-

sues and helping Sinai become as ―green‖ as possible. We

want to hear your ideas, interests and musings. If you want

to join the Sukkah garden project, or any of the other Green-

ing of Sinai projects, please contact Deb Schermer at

[email protected].

Happy New Year Everyone!

Deb Schermer

Greening of Sinai

From Sinai’s Sister Congregation Emet VeShalom in Israel



Are you interested in an Artists/Artisans group?

My Sinai is looking for art makers, art watchers, art lovers, art appreciators of all kinds.

If you enjoy trying new crafts, creating something from nothing, or browsing museums and galleries in search of the Next Big Thing, please become a Sinai Art Explorer. Milwaukee is teeming with art shows and

craft fairs--come join us as we visit one! Contact Carrie Ellerbrock at [email protected].


Professor Ora Israel, Ph.D

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 10:30 am

"A step forward in imaging and understanding disease - novel

technologies developed at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel"

Professor Ora Israel is Director of Nuclear Medicine/PET at the Rambam

Health Care Campus and Professor of Imaging at the Rappaport Faculty of

Medicine of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

She received her degree at the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucha-

rest, Romania, is a graduate of the Nuclear Medicine Residency Program at

Rambam and has been a Visiting Professor at the Harvard Joint Program in

Nuclear Medicine in Boston, MA.

Dr. Israel has been a pioneer in the development of the novel hybrid SPECT/

CT and PET/CT imaging technology since its beginnings in the late 90's and is

the 2006 Laureate of the Elkeles Prize for Excellence in Research awarded by

the Jewish National Fund and has served until recently as Associate Director

for Research Operations at Rambam.

Dr. Israel is a member of the Publication Committee of the Society of Nuclear

Medicine based in the United States and serves on the editorial boards of

prestigious journals devoted to imaging technology. She is a member of the

Global Medical Advisory Board for the Functional Imaging/PET division of Gen-

eral Electric Healthcare in Waukesha, WI

Rambam is Northern Israel's largest hospital, a tertiary referral center for eleven district hospitals, and

provider of specialized care for a population of over 2 million people. Rambam is appreciated worldwide

for exemplary, export-quality hospital-management and emergency medicine practices.

This event will be in the Worship and Learning Space

For information contact: Eti Ganin: 414-964-2727 or [email protected]

An Israel Committee Sponsored Event

Sinai Committees

Israel Committee

My Sinai


Calling all Sinai Tween Families!

Let's Rollerskate!

Come join Tween Tribe for our second event at

Ozaukee Skateland on

Saturday, November 20th, 6:30—9:00 pm

Price is $10.00 per person and includes skates,

pizza and soda. Roller blades can be rented for an

extra $1.00.

My Sinai

The Membership Committee is looking for families interested in serving as Mentor Families to our new

members. The commitment is small--but the impact is enormous! Help us make our new Sinai families feel

welcome. Bring your new family a gift from the temple, attend two Sinai events with them (such as Shabbat

services, holiday celebrations or an affinity group event) and let them know that they can call you with questions

about our synagogue.

We will try to match families up based on children's ages and/or mutual interests. Fulfilling this mitzvah is a

wonderful way to start the New Year!

If you are interested in becoming a Mentor Family, please contact Elyse Cohn at [email protected]

or 414-247-1201.

Sinai Cooks for Rebecca and Zerek! Come join the fun as we prepare a memorable and loving

Aufruf to send Rebecca and Zerek off to wedded bliss! Plan on Monday, September 27th at 6:00 pm in the Sinai

Kitchen along with other opportunities during that week

when you're available. Please contact Jill Weinshel to participate at [email protected] or 262-643-4268.

Become a Jewish Healer We're making a big batch of traditional medicine -

Chicken Soup! On Sunday, October 17th at 1:00 pm and

Monday, October 18th at 6:00 pm we're making a big batch of chicken soup for those who could use a little

traditional medicine. Please contact Jill Weinshel to par-ticipate at [email protected] or 262-643-4268.

Tween Tribe is for families

with children between 4-7th

grade. We hope you can make

it! Details to follow as we get

closer.

To register log onto eventbrite at:

http://tweentriberollerskating.eventbrite.com

For the past two years, a group of eight Sinai men have gathered twice a month to play bridge. The degree of bridge knowledge varies from members with 40 years ex-perience (and many ACBL Masters points), to beginners and all levels in between. The games are very friendly and filled with sterling play and “teachable moments”. As every-one’s lives are busy, we generally only get 4 or 5 players at

one time, so we can only play one table. We meet at the members’ homes on a rotating basis. How-ever, we would like to expand our meetings to a two table game and possibly (or not) start playing a two table duplicate format. Are you in-terested in joining us? If so, please contact Ted Fine ([email protected] or 414-807-5105).

Tween Tribe

Mitbach Sinai (Sinai Cooks!) Men’s Bridge Club

Mentor Families Wanted


Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Stiemke Theater

Adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok

Saturday, October 9th, 8:00 pm

A Hasidic artist torn between his observant Jewish

community and his need to express the voice that lies deep

in his soul, young Asher Lev struggles to balance the core

conflicts of self-fulfillment and family loyalty. Aaron Posner's

muscular adaptation packs all of the drama and tension of

Chaim Potok's coming-of-age epic into a stunningly theatri-

cal package, while capturing all of the heart that has made

the novel a beloved modern classic. Midwest Premiere!

RSVP at http://cultureconnectionasherlev.eventbrite.com

Discounted tickets to this show are $36 each. Reserve

early—this is a hot ticket, and we expect to sell out! Reserve

by September 20th. Dinner arrangements to be shared as

we get closer.


Culture Connection

My Sinai

Family Fall Night Hike

Saturday, Oct. 23rd, 6:00-7:00 pm Riveredge Nature Center

4458 West Hawthorne Drive, Newburg, WI 53060 Skullduggery and Jack-o-lanterns

7:00-8:30 pm Night Hike

Come and explore if you dare… Begin the evening of mystery looking at bones and skulls. Who were they, and what secrets can their bones tell us about how they lived?

Make Jack-0-Lantern pumpkins to light our way home. Once the light of day fades into darkness, we will explore the nocturnal world of prai-rie and forest, to see who is prowling around in

the night.

Fees: Adult $7, 12 & under $5 Members: Adult $5, 12 & under $4

Jack – o –Lanterns $4

Please RSVP to Bobbi Rector at [email protected]

Lion's Den Gorge Trail! Sunday, September 12th

Lion's Den Gorge is about 16 miles North of Sinai,

in Ozaukee County. The trails are wide, well main-

tained, and very scenic. The bluff trail overlooks

Lake Michigan. If you wish to meet there you can

bring your dog. If you are not bringing a dog, we

can carpool from Sinai.

Please contact Jan Letven at 414-540-9755 or

[email protected], if you are interested. Weather

permitting, we will leave Sinai at 1:00 pm, or you

can meet us at 1:30 pm at Lion's Den Gorge.

Sinai Outside

Be a part of Milwaukee’s best cultural offerings with Sinai friends through Sinai Culture Connection! We have a few

events already planned for the coming year—and we are always looking for more ideas. Mark your calendars and

join the Culture Connection for some great theater:

SAVE THE DATE!

Renaissance Theaterworks

Saturday, January 29th, 2010

Told through the eyes of 17-

year-old Ernestine, CRUMBS FROM

THE TABLE OF JOY is a memory play about an African-

American family from the Deep South that has moved to bus-

tling Brooklyn in 1950. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning play-

wright Lynn Nottage, CRUMBS is a lyrical, funny and compas-

sionate gem that charms the heart with its delightful, unfor-

gettable characters and its message of tolerance and love.

Renaissance Theaterworks proudly announces CRUMBS

FROM THE TABLE OF JOY as the first selection in our new

DIVERSITY Series!

RSVP at http://cultureconnectioncrumbsfrom.eventbrite.com

Grab a date, grab a friend and join us for an exhilarating night

at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee’s Historic Third

Ward. Tickets are $28.00 (please make checks payable to

Congregation Sinai.)


Supporting Sinai

My Sinai

Sinai Outside

Have you

ever wondered

what it would be

like to travel

around the world?

How about traveling

around the world

on a bike? That’s

exactly what Mil-

waukee native,

Scott Stoll did. He

spent four years of

his life cycling the world. His soul-searching, 25,752 mile

adventure included 50 countries on six continents.

Scott has written two books about his journey: Fal-

ling Uphill (for adults) and Falling Uphill: Dreams for the

Young Adventurer and the Young at Heart. He has been fea-

tured in The Journal Sentinel, The NY Times and several

other newspapers around the country. He was recently inter-

viewed on Wisconsin Public Radio.

If you have an adventurous mind, like to travel or

simply enjoy cycling, please join Sinai Outside for an ―inside‖

evening with Scott Stoll. Scott will share the story of his cy-

cling journey around the world. Scott will be at Mike and

Joan Friedman’s home, 6256 N. Bay Ridge Ave, Whitefish

Bay at 7:00 pm on Sunday, October 17th. Sinai members

and friends of Sinai members are invited. Autographed cop-

ies of Scott’s book will be available that evening.

Kindly RSVP (with number attending) by October

13th to 414-332-0910 or [email protected]

Congregation Sinai introduces:

Tribal Blends offers Fair Trade, Organic products through the unique

channel of Vertical Philanthropy. Each product goes directly from farmers

around the world to micro-manufacturers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to your

home through nonprofit agencies. This channel ensures economic

development at producer levels while maximizing sale proceeds to support

Congregation Sinai Youth Education Programs. The end result is access to

the world's finest products at everyday retail prices.

ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS PREMIUM

BLENDS @$10.00/POUND

Regular (whole bean or ground):

A combination of three organic, single origin coffees produced by Fair Trade Certified cooperatives

in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Sumatra.

Decaffeinated (whole bean or ground):

Water Process decaffeinated Sumatra Gayoland - Organic/Fair Trade blend. This coffee's caffeine has been washed away with high-

pressure water.

Shocolad: Pure, natural hot cocoa mix from Ghana $6.00/12 oz tin

Orders accepted with payment in Sinai lobby on:

Sunday, September 26th, 10:00 am – noon

Pick up orders Sunday, October 3rd, 10:00 am – noon

For information contact Bobbi Rector, [email protected]

Congregation Sinai Youth Education Programs will profit 10% per pound of coffee ordered




Buy the Sinai Bag!

Eco-friendly, 100% recycled

$10 each to benefit the Tzedakah Fund

Let Us Eat Bagels! Let Us Eat Bagels! Let Us Eat Bagels!

On the first Sunday of each month, you and your family can enjoy bagels (from the Bruegger’s in Audubon Court) and 15% of all

sales will be given back to Sinai! To insure Sinai gets credit for your purchase you must bring a coupon.

Coupons are available on the Sinai website and in the Sinai office.

Sinai WishesSinai Wishes When you wish upon a…..

New or nearly new:

Outdoor table and chairs for the Sukkah

Thank you, Ellen & Jim Flesch for your time and energy spent on the patio flowers and our front garden space.

….Our dreams come true

Please contact Karen Lancina: [email protected]

to discuss how you can help make our dreams come true!

Underwriting Opportunities:

Table linens Ice maker Carpet cleaner 44” flat screen TV Outdoor sound system Portable room dividers


Supporting Sinai

*SHOP IN STYLE*

SEE WHAT CONGREGANTS ARE SAYING: "I love my Sinai bag! I took it to the farmer's market the other day. It's a great

size, and a great shape. It holds a ton of vegetables!"

-Sandy Saltzstein

"It's not just hanging on a hook. I use it as my gym bag. It's lightweight, dries

quickly, fits the right amount of stuff."

-Bobbi Rector

Available for purchase in the Sinai office, or contact Deb Schermer

at (414) 332-2374 or [email protected].


Supporting Sinai

Support Sinai While Shopping at SENDIKS!

Now you can purchase your Scrip card at times that are convenient for YOU!

Options for Ordering!

1. Buy in person and receive your card the same day Stop in the Sinai office during office hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Thurs., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri. )

OR Buy your card on the following Sundays and receive the card the same day:

Sunday, September 26

Sunday, October 3

Sunday, October 24

Sunday, November 7

Sunday, November 21 (Sunday before Thanksgiving)

Sunday, December 5 (Chanukah)

Sunday, December 19 (Sunday before Winter Break)

2. Order by mail (Please make your check payable to Congregation Sinai & write “Attn: Scrips”on the envelope)

All orders MUST include your name, address, phone number as well as the denomination of Scrips you want ($50, $100, etc.)

Enclose a check for your full payment. Your Scrip card will be available in the Sinai office during office hours.

Questions? Contact: Lori Salinsky: [email protected], or call Cara Seppi-Bern (262) 236-0263

What is Scrip? Scrip means “substitute money”. Through Sendiks Food Market Scrip program 5% of what you pay for your Scrip card is donated to Sinai .

Scrip cards can be used at any Balestreri owned Sendiks: Elm Grove, Franklin, Germantown, Grafton, Greenfield, Mequon, Wauwatosa and Whitefish Bay

Did you know there are beautiful tallitot and kippot

available for custom design?

A perfect B’nei Mitzvah gift!

Open during office hours

Or email Susan Solvang:

[email protected]

for special orders.


Supporting Sinai

Support Sinai every time you use your Pick „n Save/Copps

Advantage Plus card! Sinai will receive 2% of your total grocery bill, every time you

shop and use your Advantage Card, through the “We Care” program.

Here‟s how……. Simply stop at the service desk at any Pick „n Save or Copps in the Milwaukee area and tell them you want to tie your Advantage Plus Card to Sinai‟s Advantage Care Charity Code. Si-

nai‟s code is 127300

Or, if you don‟t have an Advantage Plus Card, fill out the form below and drop it off at your

favorite Pick „n Save or Copps.

If you are looking for a

wonderful way to honor or remem-

ber someone, or recognize a spe-

cial occasion, you can do so by

sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat after

a Friday service or the Bimah flow-

ers for the week for all congre-

gants to enjoy. Congregation Sinai

typically provides these items for Friday evenings when there

is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Simply let us know that you would

like to sponsor and we will create a beautiful dessert table or

order a lovely floral arrangement for the Bimah to recognize

your occasion. All sponsorships will be acknowledged in the

Sinai Shabbat Pamphlet and the Sinai News. We will also

send a note of congratulations or thanks to the honor-

Sponsor an Oneg or Bimah Flowers….A Lovely Way to Say It

ees. The cost of sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat is

$260.00. The cost of sponsoring Bimah Flowers is $60.00.

Email Jen Friedman at [email protected] or

call (414) 352-2970.

Available Dates for

Sponsorships:

September 3, 10

October 8, 22

November 12, 26

December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31


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In the Sinai Family

B’nei Mitzvah Bios

Mazel tov to Dick and Shelley Seesel on the marriage of their son Jimmy to

Lauren Fleeger

Jody Kaufman Lowenstein received the 2010 Kipnis/Wilson/Friedland Award,

which honors women of distinction in their own communities. She was selected

as the Milwaukee's recipient by the Women's Division of the Milwaukee Jewish

Federation for her philanthropy and volunteerism in the local and international

Jewish communities and her involvement in Israel.

Ilene Wasserman, Sinai’s bookkeeper, for being awarded the Angel Award from

Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue recognizing her as an exceptional volunteer.

Judi & Michael Ketten on the celebration of their 40th wedding

Anniversary

Judi & Michael Ketten on the engagement of their daughter, Jessica to

David Levi

Joshua Stubbins & Marcie Cornfield on the birth of their son, Jacob

Ted Friedlander was honored by the Board of the United Community Center, for

being a volunteer supporter for almost 43 years

Don and Janet Greenebaum have a new great grandaughter,

Delia Karmel Zaretsky

Hamakon Y’Nachem—May God Comfort

Jeff Teplin on the death of his father, Ervin Teplin

Margery Becker on the death of her husband and Joan

Becker Friedman on the death of her father, Dr. Irvin

Becker

Stanley Kass on the death of his wife, Lee Kass

Andrea Waxman on the death of her father, Andrew

Jackson Roach

Michael Lappin on the death of his father, Todd Lappin

Stanley Jolton, on the death of his wife, Eva Jolton

Kate Mann, Lise Meissner, Sara Kealy on the death of

their father, Paul Meissner

Dr. Sherry Blumberg on the death of her mother, Toby

Bosnos

Robert Mandel of the death of his father, Marvin Mandel

Mazel Tov! Condolences to:

Kevin Blutstein Kevin will become a Bar Mitzvah on September 25th, 2010. Kevin is the son of Liz and Mark Blutstein, brother of Andy, and grand-

son of lifelong Sinai members Barb and Mort Blutstein and Lois and Burt Snider.

Kevin will be an 8th grader at Lake Shore Middle School in the fall. He enjoys several sports including baseball, football and skiing.

Kevin has attended Rainbow Day Camp and Camp Interlaken for many years and appreciates all the fun these opportunities provide.

Kevin is very excited about his Bar Mitzvah and celebrating this special time with family and friends. He and his family thank Rabbi

Cohen, Cantor Robins and Linda Ross for their assistance and guidance preparing him for this special day.

Jordan Ellerbrock Jordan Ellerbrock will become a Bat Mitzvah on October 16, 2010. Jordan is the daughter of Car-

rie and Scott Ellerbrock, sister of Ethan, and granddaughter of Larry and Marcia Swartz of Minneapolis, MN

and Bob and Reenie Ellerbrock and the late JoAnne Ellerbrock of Grafton.

Jordan is a 7th grader at MJDS. She enjoys several sports including soccer, track, cross country,

and skiing. She also loves any and all animals, going to Camp Interlaken and spending time with her

friends and family. Having a strong desire to preserve the earth and a firm believer in Tikun Olam, Jordan

continues to help clean up her neighborhood and assist in recycling for areas that do not have facilities or

services to do so.

Jordan and her parents would like to extend a very special thank you to Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Rob-

ins and Linda Ross for helping her reach this special occasion.

Jacob Bern Jacob Bern will be celebrating his Bar Mitzvah on October 30, 2010. Jacob is the son of Jeffrey Bern

and Stephanie Belfer, and step-son of Susana Bern. Jacob has a big sister Hannah and two step-brothers, Natan

and Rafi. Jacob is the grandson of Alan and Barbara Bern and Tommy and Marsha Belfer.

Jacob is in the 7th grade at Bayside Middle School. In addition to playing clarinet in the school band

and singing in the school choir, Jacob enjoys participating in school plays and has had roles in numerous pro-

ductions at First Stage Children’s Theater.

Jacob and his family appreciate the time Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Robins have spent preparing Jacob

for his big day.

Those We Remember


Life Cycle Events

September 3, 2010

Mary Zeldes Friedman

Ruth Gelbart

Gertrude Kerns

Esther Larkey

Beryl Levine

Irving Malawsky

Racine Meyerowitz

Lee Ostermann

Charlotte Schwartz

Ann Simon

Beverly Zitelman

September 10, 2010

Rose Adler

Naum Akselrod

Andy Alameno

Kenneth Allschwang

Klara Borkovitz

Leon Borkovitz

Milton B. Katz

Joe Miller

Edward Rosenberg

Victor Salinsky

Benjamin Schiffer

Pauline Schwedelson

Lilly Wallis Sidon

Jeffrey C. Siegel

Esther Smith

Lois Taus

September 17, 2010

Phillip Altshul

Hilda Barash

Manny Birenholtz

Sam Butlein

Andrew Cherniack

Carl Diamond

Henry Federlin

Selmer Melvin Feld

Russell Fisher

Abe Friedman

Paul Gratch

Carl Greenfield

Edik Loxvitsky

Jim Muchin

Ethel Primakow

Molly Jeanette Rosenberg

Sandra Rotter

Maybelle Sametz

Herman Veit

September 24, 2010

William A. Barkan

Irving Bram

William Dinkes

Maureen Kahn

Sol Lindenberg

Lottie Lubar

Leah Mandel

Mariam Medvedovsky

Anna Melcher

Kurt Meyer

Eugene Prudell

Charlotte Rabenn

Anna Reuter

Tammy Robinson

Eugene Schwartz

Charlotte Teweles

Edith Winkler Price

October 1, 2010

Albert Cherniack

David Colburn

Louise Friedlander

Amour Gershan

Helen Gordon

Ralph Heilbronner

Sara Kaplan

Warren W. Laing

Milton Letven

Miles Mandel

Ada Perlson

Richard Saltzstein

Mildred Sanderson

Sara Shafton

Ethel Weinberg

October 8, 2010

Lucille Fensin

Max Fershtman

Marvin Fishman

Mary Fishman

Joseph Edward Ghory

Louis Kaufman

Eleanor Mann

Eli Meltzer

Joseph Pereles

Herman Pollishuke

Jonathan David Resek

Ida Rugowitz

Virginia Saffro

Michael Shapiro

Jenny Wiviott

October 15, 2010

Hannah Auerbach

Milton Auerbach

Steven Doyle

Robert Fishkin

Mary Flesch

Harold Frolkis

Errol J. Glusman

Jean Golper

Thomas E. Hassel

Beverly Hassel-Manburg

Helen Hillman

David Hirsh

Edward Jacobson

Elise Kahn

Isadore Kaplan

Elizabeth Lamb

Sylvia Letven

Jerome Marks

Morris Moskol

Fanny Padway

David Joel Schechter

Morris Schwartz

Esther Handelman Vail

Florence Waxman

Arthur Weissman

October 22, 2010

Bessie Becker

Lana Blok

Ishmael Bratt

Harry Brauer

Edith Bromberg

Jack Fagan

Jacob Fine

Joan Frazer

Lester M. Gershan

Fanny Goodman

Louis Greenebaum Jr.

Roger Katz

Abram Levine

Robert Grant Marks

Dorothy Polacheck

Rose Shaiken

Ulrick Steuer

Dora Werbel

Elmer Winter

October 29,2010

Janet Bensman

Benjamin Einhorn

Marvin Heifetz

Helen Kimmel

Abe Lipton

Abraham Tepps

Robert Weber

September Yarhzeits

October Yarhzeits

If you learn of any events - births, engagements, mar-

riages, ordinations - that should be included in our ―In the

Sinai Family‖ page, please notify the congregation office at

[email protected] or by telephone (414)352-

2970.

When there is a death in our immediate family,

please notify the synagogue office, even if the funeral is out

of town. The clergy and the Sinai community would like the

opportunity to express sympathy for your loss.


Donations received between April 13 - July 31.

Andy Brickman Museum Fund

In honor of Rabbi Brickman

Joan & Mike Friedman

For Rabbi Brickman’s speedy recovery

Margie & Irv Becker

Cese & Stan Holland

In memory of Beatrice Kapper

Sally Moskol & family

In memory of Selma Kay

Stanley Jolton

In memory of Paul Pugach

Bill Rickards & Marleen Pugach

Adult Programming and Education

Endowment Fund

In memory of Irvin Becker

Eva & Robert Eiseman

In memory of Eva Jolton

Edith Gilman

Cese & Stan Holland

In memory of Paul Meissner

Mimi Schechter & David Weissman

Laurie & Dean Segal

In memory of Eric Mueller

Ruth and Ted Stroiman

In memory of Arthur Ross

Judith Ross

Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund

In memory of Marge Goodman

In memory of Marvin Mandel

In memory of Dr. Gale Mendeloff

In memory of Leon Mollick


In memory of Sam Recht

In memory of Anne Riches

Judi & Michael Ketten

Judi & Michael Ketten 40th Anniversary Fund

In honor of Judi & Michael Ketten’s anniversary

Muffin & Eddie Alschuler

Joni & Jim Ansfield

Karen & Scott Arbit

Enid Barnes & Art Macaw

Barbie & Morty Blutstein

Jayne & Eric Butlein

Susan Charland & Richard Weil

Nan & Robert Ciralsky

Susan & Gerald Conen

Rae & Jim Eisdorfer


Suzy B Ettinger


Evelyn Garfinkel

Terry & Jay Goodman

Selma Gorens

Sondra & Peter Grossman

Mardee & Steven Gruen

Dr. Deborah Harris & Jack Harris

Susan & Anthony Krausen

Anne & Stephen Kravit

Sharon Madnek

Jay Larkey & Lois Malawsky

Fran & Ronnie Meyers

Contributions


Marv & Marlene Lauwasser

Elyce & Richard Lernor

Linda Gorens-Levey & Michael Levey

Trudy & Barukh Levi & family

Sheri & Lloyd Levin

Micaela Levine & Tom St. John

Helga Levings

Jodi Kaufman Loewenstein &

Paul Loewenstein

Madeleine & David Lubar

Debbie & Marc Lurie

Susie & Alvin Ortner

Dorene & Phil Paley

Jeanette & Bruce Peckerman

Jill & Jerry Polacheck

Sheryl & Mike Primakow

Lauri & Rob Roth

Harriet & Stuart Rothman


Sandy Schmidt

Micki & Bob Seinfeld

Muriel C Silbar

Marley & Gary Stein

Susan & Richard Stuckert

Leslie & Barry Usow

Ilene & Jeff Wasserman

Patti & Jordy Weigler

Mitzi Wiviott

Ellen & Bruce Wynn

Tzedakah Fund

In memory of Frances Fershtman

Naomi & Mort Soifer

In honor of Mike Friedman’s birthday

In memory of Dr. Ervin Teplin

Sally & David Moskol

In memory of Bernard Komisar

Paige Styler & Craig Johnson & family

In memory of Herman Larkey

Jay Larkey


Lois Malawsky & Jay Larkey

In memory of Lilli Meyer

Ilse Brauer


Susan & Bruce Winter

In memory of Irwin Porter

In memory of Rachel Porter

Idy & Bill Goodman & family

In memory of Jacob Schapiro

Mildred Schapiro

In memory of Edith Schermer

The Schermer family

In memory of Corrine Smith

Anna Tepps

In memory of Harry Soifer

Naomi & Mort Soifer

In memory of Howard Tepps

Anna M Tepps

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation

Dr. James Ansfield

Margie Becker & family

Diane & Eric Zall & family

In memory of Grace Kelly Adair

Brian Adair


Marian Brill

Gail & Arthur Meissner

Nancy Ostermann

In memory of Robert Brill


Marian Brill

In memory of Nellie Cherniack

In memory of Selma Cherniack Nasberg

Gerry Cherniack

In honor of Eli Cohen & Jacob Cohen’s B’nei

Mitzvah


In memory of Eugene Frank

In memory of Sam Frank

Jeffrey A Frank & family

In memory of Myron Fromstein

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Fromstein

In honor of Edith Gilman for Mother’s Day

Dr. Daniel & Jeanie Gilman & family

In memory of Sarah Buchman Goodman

Anne Ghory-Goodman

In memory of Erwin Grossmann

In memory of Helen Grossmann

Beth & Ron Shapiro

In memory of Ellis Hassel

In honor of Judi & Michael Ketten’s anniversary

In memory Mamie Muchin

In honor of the anniversary of Bobbie & Larry

Polacheck

Toots Hassel

In honor of Hanna Holman’s affirmation

Esther & Robert Sametz


Margie Becker

Edith Gilman

In memory of Sam Kaufman

Barbara Shafton

In memory of Freda Levine

In honor of Joseph Lubar’s 21st birthday

In honor of Hannah Lubar’s high school

graduation

Micaela Levine & Tom St. John

In memory of Joseph Lubar

Esther & Robert Sametz

In memory Marvin Mandel

Audrey Mann

In memory of Ann Recht

In memory of Max Recht

Sheila & Morrie Rudberg

In memory of Bess Rosenberg

Marcia Cherniack

In memory of Leo Shafton

Barbara Shafton

In honor of Dick Simon’s birthday

Margie & Irv Becker


Contributions

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation

Margie Becker & family

Shirley & Alan Horowitz

In memory of Irv Becker

Toots Hassel

In memory of Louis Cohen

Rattner family


Edith Gilman

In memory of Fegalee Kass

Goodman-Bensman Funeral Home

Staff

In memory of Siegfried Lowin

Linda & Bill Ross

In honor of the engagement of Cantor Robins &

Zerek Schwartz


In memory of Leah Stein

Louis H. Stein & family

In memory of Ruth Anne Semon Stein

Louis H Stein & family

In honor of Temue Tenorio

Ramona & Victor Tenorio

In memory of Martin Wolfe

Rona & Gary Wolfe & family

Passport to Israel Fund

In memory of Edith Adelman

Albert Adelman

In memory of Jeanette Barnow

In memory of Eugene Frank

Bernice Fagan & family

In memory of Theodore Cayle

Linda & Marc Cayle

In memory of Nat Goldsmith

Sheri & Lloyd Levin


Marley & Gary Stein

In memory of Todd Lappen

Albert Adelman

Judi & Michael Ketten

In honor of Stephen Marcus’ birthday

Albert Adelman

In memory of Charles Schapiro

Karen Schapiro & Douglas Frazer

Contributions made to the Temple

In memory of David Becker

Margery & Irvin Becker


Marlene & Marv Lauwasser

Patti & Doug Levy

JoAnn Mann

Gerry & Arthur Schmidman

Inge & Harry Schopler

For Rabbi Brickman’s complete and speedy

recovery

Marianne & Sherman

Abrahamson

In memory of Nathan Frazer

Doug Frazer & Karen Schapiro

In honor of Jim Gollin’s birthday

In honor of Marian Teplin’s birthday

Bev & Lew Perlson

In honor of the affirmation of Hanna Holman,

Caleb Hunnicutt, & Jonathan Lopez

Pauline Zarne


The Bradburys

Elyse Luck Cohn

William Haker

Bunny Mandel

Kim & Paul Mastrangelo

Mr. & Mrs. Shel Lozoff

Dan Rosenfeld

Gerry & Art Schmidman

Louise & Gerald Stein

Eric Weiner

Mazel Tov to Jodi Kaufman

Loewenstein

Marlene & Marv Lauwasser

In memory Marvin Mandel

Cookie & Don Caine

Caren & Dan Goldberg &

family

Marilyn Scott & Danny Levin


Dr. & Mrs. Irvin Becker

Eileen & Howard Dubner

Stanley Jolton

Mary Ann & Charles P LaBahn

Patti & Doug Levy

Madeleine & David Lubar

Marianne & Shel Lubar

JoAnn Mann

Edwin B Meissner, Jr.

Gail & Arthur Meissner

Dorothy & Al Meyers

The Phillips family

Cindy & Max Rasansky

Pat & Allen Rieselbach

Gerry & Art Schmidman

Gertrude Stillman

In honor of the anniversary of Dr. & Mrs. Elliott

Silbar

Barrie & Bob Merar

In memory of Rena Schechter


In honor of Dick Simon’s 80th birthday

Marlene Goldberg

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Goldstein

Landscape Fund



Dick Kahn & Sue Freeman

In honor of Bert Bilsky

Marlene & Marvin Lauwasser

In memory of Hans Brauer & Martha Brauer

Ilse Brauer

In memory of Sam Rosenblum

Caroline & Bill Schulhof & family

Jacob M. Fine and Family Library Fund

In memory of Rae Baily

In memory of Sheldon Baily

In memory of Beatrice Hoffman

Robin & Hugh Hoffman

In honor of Dr. Sherry Blumberg

Shirley Denemark

In memory of Helen Butlein



In memory of Morty Greenspan



Lorelei (Whiteman) and

Michael Allen

Barbie & Morty Blutstein

In memory of Robert W Mann

Audrey Mann

In memory of Bessie Mendelson

The Maxon Family

Floral and Oneg Fund


Jean & Ted Friedlander

Dr. Muriel C Silbar

In memory of Samuel Chase

Naomi Arbit & family

In memory of Nellie Cherniack

In memory of Selma Cherniack Nasberg

Gerry Cherniack

In honor of Joey Flegel-Mishlove’s bar mitzvah

In memory of Harold Rife

In memory of Bill Skebba

In memory of Beverly Stix

Bobbi Unger Rector & Paul Rector

In memory of Robert Hersh

Ida Pumpian

In memory of Myne Hootkin

Danielle & Tim Strauss

In memory of Jack Levin

Deborah & Jim Gollin

In memory of Marilyn Meissner

Paul Meissner & daughters


Jean & Ted Friedlander

In memory of Katherine Gollin Miller

In memory of Sol Miller

Deborah Gollin

In memory of Rachel Porter

Idy & Bill Goodman & family

In honor of Dick Simon’s birthday

Nancy Ostermann

Chesed (Caring) Fund

For Rabbi Brickman’s speedy recovery

Shirley Denemark

In memory Theodore Cayle

In memory of William E Miller

Shari Cayle & family

In memory of Lawrence Chudnow

Melissa Chudnow & John Yopps

Contributions


In memory of David Fishkin

In memory of Rose Fishkin

Pauline Zarne


Dorothy Schmidt

In memory of Maurice Kimmel

Sue & Joel Kimmel

Ronna & Richard Kimmel

In memory of Mathilda Luff

Dorothy &b Al Meyers

In memory of Harry Meissner

Lise Meissner

In memory Paul Meissner


Dorothy Schmidt

In honor of the affirmation of Jennifer Pereles

Aunt Agie & Uncle Bill

In memory of Frances Pories

Linda & Bill Ross

In memory of Lorraine Rosen

Sue & Joel Kimmel

In memory of Jay Schmidt

Lori & Marc Jacobson

In memory of Arthur Stone

In memory of Steven Stone

Nancy, Scott, Andrew & Stephanie

Phillips

Anita & Bob Stone

Music Fund


Rosalie Gellman

In memory of Joseph Lauwasser

Marvin Lauwasser


Barbara, Ariel, David & Robby

Friedlander

Rosalie Gellman

Jill & David Sheer

In memory of Judith Peck

Emmett Peck

In honor of Mitch Shiner’s graduation

Elyce, BJ, Benji and Ariel Cohn

Future Fund


Ann Pereles

In memory of Mollie Friedland

In memory of Earl Zechman

Susan & Neal Zechman

Barbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for Spiritual

Growth

In memory of Barbara Eiseman

In memory of Laurence Eiseman

In memory of Harry Rubinstein

Bob Eiseman & family


Eve & Bob Eiseman

Gloria Krasno

In memory of Jack Kohlenberg

Dorothy Bein Arenzon

In honor of JoAnn Mann’s birthday



Eve & Bob Eiseman

Gloria Krasno

Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund

In memory of Daniel Albert

In honor of Lee Goldin’s birthday

New members

Jean Katz

Lara, Eugene & Brandon Khmelevsky

Robert & Andrea Mandel

Mildred Schapiro

Sari, Daniel, Morgan & Matthew Schiff

Jodi and Peter Sprinkmann

Madelaine Yafet & John Seymour

So, let me just share...

Your Sinai staff is working very hard to prepare for our

High Holy Days.

■ Creating that gawwwwgeeeeoousss Holy

Day packet.

■ Cleaning up after those horrible rains. Oy, I

thought we were going to need to build an ark!

■ Polishing, shining and making sure everything is just so.

Even the parking lot has new lines painted on it to be sure there’s

enough parking. Those diagonal lines along the building’s entrance,

they indicate a fire lane. Don’t park anywhere near them...God forbid

an emergency vehicle needs to pay a visit they should have plenty of

room to get in and out. Oy! And you know...it’s the law!

You know this comes from a place of love.

Hugs & Kisses,

Bubbe

In honor of Julia Faith Rapport

Hana Albert

In memory of Gary Greenberg’s mother

Hana Albert, Bunny Goldin, & Wendy

Levine


Janet & Donald Greenebaum

In memory of Edward Loewenthal

Janet Greenebaum

Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund


Ruth Goldmann & Harry Wallace

In memory of Allen Goldmann

Ruth Goldmann

In memory of Jay Lieberman

In memory of Larry Lieberman

Joan Lieberman

Prayer Book Fund

In memory of Manny Rotter

Bob Schlossmann

Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund

In memory of I Mark Zeligs

Betsy, Peter, Jessica &

Shelly Goldberg

Bubbe’s Bits

Congregation Sinai 8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217

Member of the Union for Reform Judaism

Board of Trustees, 2009-2010 Judi Ketten President Marc Kartman Vice President John Mann Vice President Nick Padway Vice President David Cobb Treasurer Sandy Saltzstein Secretary Marlene Lauwasser Past President Patti Levy Past President Jim Salinsky Past President Dan Elias Membership Jenni Goldbaum Youth Education Rob Golub Outreach Idy Goodman Social Action Toots Hassel Hugh Hoffman Finance Craig Johnson Social Action Ruth Lebed Rofes Steve Moglowsky Finance Bobbi Rector Fundraising Tom St John Finance Beth Shapiro Communications Susan Solvang Gift Shop Jim Stillman Brotherhood Mark Sweet Young Families Laura Waisbren Women of Sinai Jill Weinshel Celebrations

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Note: Suggested minimum donations is $5.00.

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□Floral & Oneg Fund

□Future Fund

□Jacob M. Fine & Family Library Fund

□Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund

□Landscape Fund

□Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund

□Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund □Music Fund

□Passport to Israel Fund

□Prayer Book Fund

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