Rabbi’s Corner 2
Reflections,
From the President
3
Lifelong Jewish Learning 4-9
Purim 10-11
Women at Sinai 12-13
Brotherhood 14
Israel Committee 15
Green Team 16
Chesed 17
Social Action Committee 18-19
“Scene” at Sinai 20-21
What’s Happening 21
Supporting Sinai 22
January Calendar 23
February Calendar 24
In the Sinai Family 25
Those We Remember 26
Contributions 26-28
SINAI NEWS
Rabbi David B. Cohen • Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman
Director of Youth Education Barb Shimansky, MSW • Director of Administration Karen Lancina • Program Coordinator Jen Friedman
Assistant to Rabbi Cohen Karen Hintz• School Administrator Jeri Danz • Bookkeeper Ilene Wasserman • 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
January-February 2013 • Tevet - Adar 5773
In this issue
A bi-monthly publication Issue 13, Volume 1
Shabbat Shemot Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 Jan 4 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Jan 5 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Vaera Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 Jan 11 Rockin’ Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Congregational Dinner 7:15 pm
Jan 12 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Jacob Burnham Bar Mitzvah 10 am Shabbat Bo Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 Jan 18 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Jan 19 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Beshalach
Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 Jan 25 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Jan 26 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Yitro Exodus 18:1 - 20:23 Feb 1 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Feb 2 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Mishpatim Exodus 21:1 - 24:18 Feb 8 Shabbat Unplugged w/ Wendy Cohen 6:15 pm
Feb 9 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Lauren Stein Bat Mitzvah 10 am Shabbat Terumah Exodus 25:1 - 27:19 Feb 15 MCRC Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
Feb 16 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Tetzaveh Exodus 27:20 - 30:10 Feb 22 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Feb 23 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat & Holiday Schedule
Rasta PURIM!
Saturday, February 23, 2013 7:00 pm
See page 10 for more details!
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Rabbi’s Corner
Jews say a special blessing upon seeing a person of
exceptional wisdom: “Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech
HaOlam, sh’khalak m’khokhmato, l’y’rei’av - Blessed are you
Adonai, Ruler of the Universe, who distributes Di-
vine wisdom to human beings.”
We will have an opportunity to say that
blessing at the MCRC Shabbat services at Congre-
gation Sinai, Friday February 15th.
Once a year, the MCRC service brings
together the reform congregations of southeast-
ern Wisconsin. This year, our speaker will be Rab-
bi David Saperstein, the Director of the Religious
Action Center of Reform Judaism. Rabbi Saper-
stein represents the national Reform Jewish
Movement to Congress and the administration.
Under Rabbi Saperstein’s leadership, writes J.J. Gold-
berg in his book, Jewish Power, the Religious Action Center
“has become one of the most powerful Jewish bodies in
Washington, second only to AIPAC.” The Washington Post
describes Saperstein as the “quintessential religious lobbyist
on Capitol Hill.” The Center not only advocates on a broad
range of social justice issues but provides extensive legisla-
tive and programmatic materials to reform congregations,
Federations, and Jewish Community Relations Councils
around the world.
In 1999, Rabbi Saperstein was elected as the first
Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Free-
dom created by a unanimous vote of Congress. Saperstein
currently co-chairs the Coalition to Preserve Religious Liberty,
which comprises more than 50 national religious denomina-
tions and educational organizations, and serves on the
boards of numerous national organizations including the
NAACP and People For the American Way. After Saperstein
was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama to a White
House volunteer advisory council of religious and secular
leaders and scholars, some called him "Obama's rabbi."
Saperstein, however, keeps a healthy perspective. Named
America's top rabbi by Newsweek, Rabbi David Saperstein
quickly supplied a disclaimer: "They have my mother on the
committee."
Saperstein delivered the invocation at the 2008
Democratic National Convention's final session,
moments before Senator Barack Obama accept-
ed the party's nomination for president. His brief
statement gives a measure of David’s powerful
message, and is worth quoting in full:
Eternal God, you ennoble our lives by
empowering us to do your work here on earth in
creating a world of justice and peace for all. We
pray for America, that it may ever be a light unto
the nations, a beacon of freedom, human rights
and economic opportunity. The protector of this
precious earth, which you have entrusted to our
care, may your name be invoked only to inspire and unify our
nation but never to divide it.
We ask your blessing on all the leaders of our na-
tion, that they may lead wisely and with civility and work to-
gether for the common good, and we ask especially that you
be with that mighty guardian of the contemporary American
conscience, Edward Kennedy. We ask that you send your
blessing on Joseph Biden and now, on this historic day, upon
Barack Obama, as candidate for the highest political office in
our nation. Guide him that he may ever be a champion for
justice.
These things we ask of you, Eternal God, in the sun-
shine of renewed dreams, committed that the torch of hope
shall pass from hand to hand, from heart to heart, until the
radiance of peace and righteousness for all God’s children
shines to the ends of the earth. Amen.
I look forward to sharing the MCRC service with you at Sinai.
B’Shalom uveracha – in peace and blessing,
Rabbi David B. Cohen
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Comes to Sinai
MCRC Shabbat Metropolitan Council of Reform Congregations
Featuring Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Reform Movement's Religious Action Center (RAC)
Friday, February 15 at Congregation Sinai at 7:30 PM
Shabbat Limud
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From the President
As I’m sure all of you know by
now, over the past couple years I have
been challenging all of us (probably ad
nauseum by now) to think about how
we can each do just one more thing for
our Sinai community. So I thought I’d
start my column by acknowledging our
members who have stepped up to the
plate by agreeing to serve on our Can-
tor Search Committee being effectively
co-chaired by Rick Meyers and Jen Moglowsky: Adam Stone-
meier, Amy Newman, Helen Padway, Janet Greenebaum, Julie
Lookatch, Mari Katz, Marvin Lauwasser, Michael Hool, Phyllis
Wiggins, Sarah Hwang, Shelly Seesel, Sophie Cohen, and Tom
Rabenn. This is a fantastic group that represents just about
every constituency within Sinai, ably abetted in their efforts,
by Karen Lancina and Rabbi Cohen. The position has been
listed with the American Conference of Cantors, who have a
process (called the “Joint Cantorial Placement Commission”)
that all Reform congregations follow in filling Cantorial posi-
tions, and the Committee has been actively reviewing candi-
dates. We are all optimistic that we will be able to announce
a great hire this Spring. Thanks again to the Committee for
this important work.
Of course, while volunteering your time is perhaps
the greatest gift you can give to Sinai, donations play a vital
role in keeping Sinai a viable and vibrant Congregation as
well, and is another way that members can do just one more
thing for our Sinai Community. As many of you know we have
a new, convenient and easy way for congregants to donate to
Sinai – on-line. Just go to our Sinai website:
www.congregationsinai.org. On the left side of the homepage
you’ll see the “Donate” button. When you click on the button,
you will be directed to a form that allows you to make an hon-
orary or memorial donation to any of Sinai’s funds in the
amount of your choice. The site will then advance you to a
new window, where a secure payment can be made using a
credit card or PayPal account. This year, we even were able
to offer this convenient service for donations to Sinai’s Annu-
al Builders and Founders Campaign.
I know a lot of you are not regulars at Friday night
Shabbat services. This year I vowed to try to attend a bit
more regularly (okay, I admit that being Board President was
a pretty powerful motivator) and so far I’ve basically met my
goal of attending services at least monthly. So that’s another
way for you to meet my challenge – just attend one more ser-
vice than you did last year; how hard is that? And I’m willing
to bet that, like me, you’ll enjoy it and get something out of it,
whether it’s simply seeing fellow congregants that you have-
n’t seen for a while, hearing (and participating) in some beau-
tiful and moving music, or being inspired by one of the Rab-
bi’s thoughtful sermons.
Finally, if adult education is your thing, there are
plenty of opportunities coming up for you to meet my chal-
lenge (and if you missed Rabbi Cohen’s “This, I Believe” class
you can find a link to the readings at
www.congregationsinai.org). In addition to the weekly Torah
study course with Rabbi Brickman, the monthly Acheinu
(Men’s Spirituality Group), and the regular Brotherhood Cof-
fees, be sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of
March 15-17 when our Scholar-in-Residence, Noam Zion, a
Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute.
Sinai is sharing Noam’s visit with Congregation Beth Israel
Ner Tamid and he will be speaking at Sinai on Sunday, March
17th at 10:00 am. And finally, don’t miss the MCRC Shabbat
on Friday, February 15th, hosted by Sinai with special guest,
Rabbi David Saperstein. The MCRC Shabbat Service is sure
to be worthwhile and enlightening.
I hope the winter is treating you well, and look for-
ward to seeing you at Sinai!
Marc Kartman
President
Reflections
We regularly watch DVDs which I borrow from the North Shore Library. I choose the ones that
have blurbs on the covers, like: “Outstanding!” or “Best Picture of the Year!” Most are not very good.
We recently watched a fictional account, based on the career of the late opera singer Maria Callas.
She mourns the loss of her extraordinary vocal gifts and the recognition she once enjoyed. A producer
friend persuades her to participate in the filming of an elaborate production of Carmen. She mouths
the words, and the arias are taken from her old records. The film is not only good, but so far superior
to other highly rated works that it seems to have dropped from another realm. The phenomenon helps
me to understand the meaning of revelation. The prophets were of a different variety than other reli-
gious teachers, Moses, than the other prophets. In every realm of achievement: art, science, technolo-
gy, business, there are individuals so gifted as to set them apart and far above the competence of oth-
ers. While it is impossible for ordinary souls to rise to their level of awareness and competence, we do have the capacity, if we
are knowledgeable and attentive, to identify the gifted souls. To the extent that we recognize and support these“chosen” indi-
viduals, we are more likely to attain a future of calm, felicity and abundance.
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman
Lifelong Jewish Learning
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Adult Learning
Tobias Brinkmann (Penn State University)
“Queen Isabella’s Statue: Chicago Reform Jews
and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” Wednesday, February 20, 7:30pm
The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition symbolized the
rebirth of Chicago after the disastrous 1871 fire that had
destroyed large parts of the city. Tobias Brinkmann,
author of the recent book “Sundays at Sinai”, will address
the involvement of Chicago’s established Jewish
community in the exposition, and explore questions of
Jewish-Christian relations, aesthetic debates, and
Reform Judaism’s treatment of women.
Parent Sunday Morning Series with Rabbi Cohen, Barb
Shimansky, Director of Youth Ed & Youth Ed Committee 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Light breakfast served 9:30-10:00 AM
Sunday, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14.
The Chairs of our Youth Education Committee want to hear
from you at 10:00 AM to talk about school and youth pro-
gramming. At 11:00 AM Rabbi Cohen will present a series of
conversations on topics relating to Jewish parenting. Topics
will include: How to talk to your children about God and spirit-
uality; death; the problem of evil and the holocaust; love,
intimacy and sex; who is a Jew – Jewish identity; interfaith
dating, and others. Since the first step in preparing to dis-
cuss these topics with our children is figuring out how we
think about them, this class is open and available to all; chil-
dren not required!
Sunday Morning Current Events Series with Rabbi
Cohen and Guests Sundays, 10:00 am – 11:30 am January 20, March 17
(scholar-in-residence), April 7
In a rapidly moving and changing world, Judaism offers a
compelling way of understanding the events around us. Join
Rabbi Cohen in a series of conversations, the topics of which
will be determined by the news of the day. From time to time,
Rabbi Cohen will invite guests who have specific relevant
expertise to share.
Lunch and Learn Fridays with Rabbi Cohen Every Friday at noon in the upstairs conference room, Rabbi Cohen takes the helm of our Torah study group that follows the
weekly portion (in contrast with Saturday mornings, which each week get as far as they get, completing the full five books of
Torah over seven years, approximately). Begin your Shabbat with some words of Torah!
HAZAK Gets Strong This Spring! When we finish reading a book of the Torah, the congregation joins in singing, “Khazak Khazak
V’nitkhazek – Strength, Strength, may we strengthen each other.” HAZAK is an acronym: the het is for
hokhma – wisdom, the zayen for zikna – maturity, and the kuf for kadima – looking ahead.
Our mature congregants represent cumulative knowledge, the ability to judge as zakeyn in a ma-
ture fashion and the aspirations to move ahead. The HAZAK program is intended to engage our senior
members by providing programs to address their interests, talents, and passions.
This Spring, we are focusing on a series of Jewish books.
● Tuesday, February 26th, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm “Sarah’s Key”, by Tatiana De Rosney, (St. Martin’s Press, 2007)
● Tuesday, April 23rd, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm “My Father’s Paradise”, by Ariel Sabar (Algonquin Books, 2008 “Sarah’s Key” When an American Journalist, Julia Jarmond, is asked to write an article about the 60th anniversary of the horrific 1942
French Vel d’Hiv roundup of Jews, her story becomes intertwined with the story of Sarah, a ten-year-old who tried sixty years ago in Paris to
save her brother by locking him in a bedroom cupboard, thinking she would be back from the police roundup in a few hours. “A mesmerizing
story in which a tragic past unfolds, the present is torn apart, and the future is irrevocably altered.” (Publishers description)
“My Father’s Paradise” In a remote and dusty corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an ancient community of
Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic. In the 1950s, after the founding of the state of Israel, Yona and his family emigrated
there. Yona later became an esteemed professor at UCLA, and dedicated his career to preserving his people’s tradition. But to his first-
generation American son Ariel, Yona was a reminder of a strange immigrant heritage on which he had turned his back. As father and son
travel together to today’s postwar Iraq to find what’s left of Yona’s birthplace, Arielbrings to life the ancient town of Zakho, telling his family’s
story and discovering his own role in this sweeping saga. What he finds in the Sephardic Jews’ millennia-long survival in Islamic lands is an
improbably story of tolerance and hope. Winner of the 2008 National Book Critics Award for Autobiography.
To order these books please go to the Sinai website www.congregationsinai.org and click on the Amazon button on the left
side of the page.
Session 2: “Jesus for Jews” w/Dr. Sherry Blumberg Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:00 pm January 8, 22 and February 5, 12 & 26 Dr. Sherry Blumberg will continue her popular Tuesday even-
ing class on “Jesus for Jews”. If you didn’t attend the fall
sessions, you are still welcome to come and share in inspir-
ing learning!
Scholar-in-Residence
Ongoing Classes
Acheinu (Men’s Spirituality Group) Share nosh & discuss spiritual & practical
matters concerning God, work, family &
more.
Day: Sundays, 1/6 (following Pancake
Breakfast), 2/10, 4/7, 5/5
Time: 8:30-10:00 am
With: Rabbi David B. Cohen &
Joe Glassman
“Through the Eyes of Women”
Women’s Ways of Reading the Bible From traditional to modern including
feminist readings & modern midrash
Day: Fridays at 9:45 am
With: Dr. Sherry Blumberg
Shabbat Morning Torah Study Verse by verse, line by line, word by
word...
Day: Saturdays at 8:00 am
With: Rabbi Jay Brickman &
Rabbi David B. Cohen
A Modern Rabbi's Approach to
the Bible Day: Wednesdays
Time: 9:30 am
With: Rabbi Jay Brickman
Hazak Book Club
Day: Tuesday, February 26
Time: 1:00 pm
With: Rabbi David B. Cohen
Friday Lunch & Learn
with Rabbi Cohen Day: Fridays
Time: 12:00 pm
With: Rabbi David B. Cohen
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
CoSY, Sinai’s TYG (Temple Youth Group) CoSY, Sinai’s Teen Youth Group for 9th – 12th graders, is on the move! An open planning meeting will be held on
Sunday, January 27th in the Youth Lounge at 1:30 pm -3:00 pm. Come help us plan fun events, social action
programs, and more. Specifically, please keep these dates in mind:
Teens!
School News
Save the weekend of March 15-17, 2013 for a series of special presentations by Noam Zion Noam is a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. His numerous publica-
tions include: A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, "A Different Light: The Big Book of
Hanukkah, A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home, Sipurei Reshit, a Hebrew anthology on contemporary read-
ings of Genesis, Halaila Hazeh, and the best selling A Night to Remember. Noam will be with us in the
weeks before Passover and will undoubtedly tie his presentations to the holiday. We are sharing his visit
with Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid. Noam will be speaking at Sinai on Sunday, March 17
at 10:00 am.
Date Event Details
Sunday, January 27th
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
TYG Planning/Board Elections
Meeting
In the Youth Lounge
Friday, February 15th
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
MCRC Shabbat with Rabbi David
Saperstein
CoSY dinner in Youth Lounge at
6:30 pm.
February 15th -19th Biennial NFTY Convention In Los Angeles
Sunday, February 24th Purim Carnival Come join in running the most
fabulous Purim Carnival
March 1st – 3rd at OSRUI Jr. Youth Group Kallah 7th and 8th graders
April 4-7, 2013 Spring Kallah 8th-12th graders
May 2013 TYG elections
Late August at OSRUI Summer Kallah
2 additional events in March,
April or May 2013
Events TBD at the January CoSY
planning meeting
Need something? Think of something? Email us!
Barb Shimansky, MSW, Director of Youth Education
Jeri Danz, School Administrator
Judy Flegel, Youth Ed Co-Chair
School News
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
Over President’s Day weekend, the Union for Re-
form Judaism will be hosting the very first “Youth Engage-
ment Conference”, to be held in conjunction
with NFTY Convention in Los Angeles. The Cam-
paign for Youth Engagement is a top priority of
the URJ, and the Reform Movement is working
to create and implement several initiatives con-
nected to this Campaign.
What exactly is “youth engagement?”
Well, it turns out that this is difficult to define, in
large part because “engagement” can be a very
personalized experience. We have youth in our congregation
who we would easily describe as “engaged” – they work in
our Youth Education Program on Sunday mornings, partici-
pate in our post-B’nei Mitzvah program, are active in youth
group, and attend Jewish summer camp. However, other
youth may feel “engaged”, or at least “connected,” because
they attend Rockin’ Shabbat services and assist with High
Holy Day Youth Programming. Still others may not be at all
involved with any Jewish organizations, but maintain a
strong sense of Jewish identity. So how do we measure if we
have achieved success in this endeavor?
According to the URJ’s 5772 year-end report on
Youth Engagement, the Campaign “will ensure that, by
2020:
1. The number of teens who participate in Jewish life after
they become bar or bat mitzvah measurably increases;
2. The duration of participation in Jewish life throughout the
teen years is measurably extended; Teen engagement is
qualitatively meaningful, occurring in the context of relation-
ships with others and with Jewish content.”
It should be noted that this Campaign does not only
focus on teens; there are also efforts under way to further
engage preschool-age children and their families in order to
foster long-term engagement in Jewish life and learning.
Personally, it has occurred to me that my own children will
be teenagers by the time in which the URJ aims to have
reached its goals. Every child currently enrolled in our Youth
Education program will fall under this time frame, as well –
even our youngest Gan students will be preparing for B’nei
Mitzvah by the year 2020. So we are definitely
part of this Campaign here at Sinai!
What does this mean? Much of this is
yet to be determined. What is clear is that, un-
like prior initiatives of the URJ, the Campaign
for Youth Engagement is a grassroots effort. We
will not be provided with URJ-created programs
or curriculum to implement; rather, we have the
opportunity to partner with other congregations,
learn from other successes direct from the “field”, and even
to create our own innovations that can serve as a model for
others. We have amazing kids in our congregation, and we
will do our job well if we find ways to help them recognize
Judaism as something that can enrich and enhance their
daily lives in relevant, meaningful ways. If we accomplish
this, the question of remaining engaged will no longer be a
question – it will be a given.
We already have the seeds in place to embark on
this effort within our congregation. We have wonderful lead-
ership and commitment within our Youth Education Commit-
tee, and a newly formed Young Families Committee that is
seeking to build community among the students and parents
of our Youth Education Program. But we can’t do it alone! We
are ALL stakeholders in this effort; it truly does take a village,
and whether you have children living in your home or not, all
of Sinai’s children are “our” kids. We are raising and securing
the next generation of American Jews; therefore, we all have
an interest in the success of this Campaign. I invite you to
join us in this effort, and to share your ideas in how we can
accomplish this lofty but attainable goal. We can do it, as
long as we do it together!
Barb Shimansky, MSW
Director of Youth Education
Marjorie Laing, Youth Ed Co-Chair
Jenni Goldbaum, Youth Ed Long-Range Planning
Chair
Rabbi Rap
Sundays: 12 – 1:30 pm March 17, April 7, May 12.
A new monthly program for 11th and 12th graders! Keep your
Jewish soul nourished as we meet once a month with Rabbi
Cohen for informal fun and interesting conversation. Topics
we’ll address include: Ethics through modern music, rock –
through Hip Hop; love, intimacy and sex; how to survive the
college application process; why do bad things happen to
good people?, and others.
11th & 12th
Grade
School News
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
The Day of Discovery at the JCC will
be held on Sunday, February 17th.
Please note that there are
NO CLASSES at Sinai that day!
Welcome back
to school!
Please be sure to join us
after Winter Break for our
Pancake Breakfast,
January 6th at 9:30 am.
Bring your smiles and
your appetites!
2nd Grade Families: Please join us for our
2nd Grade Family
Learning Program,
“A Taste of Tu B’Shevat,”
on Sunday, January 20th from
10 am -12 pm
(following Tefillah).
5th Grade Families:
Please join us for our 5th Grade Family Learning Program, “Reform American Prayer,” on Sunday, February 3rd from 10:30 am – 12 pm.
Come at 10 am and join us for Tefillah if you would like to do so!
Family Programming
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
PJ’s, Havdallah, Pizza & Movie Night
Pssstttt – Kids…Tell your parents!
Pajamas, Prayer, Pizza, Popcorn, Pillow and a Movie at Sinai!
Saturday, January 5, 2013 5:00 pm - Pizza dinner
5:45 pm - Havdallah
6:00 pm - Movie with Popcorn!
Come in your favorite pajamas, don’t forget your pillows and
blankets. We are showing the Disney/Pixar movie “Brave”. Great
for families with children 4th grade and under – yet, all are
welcome!
Cost: $15.00 per family. Please RSVP to Eventbrite by January 3rd:
http://pajamahavdallahmovienight.eventbrite.com
Shabbat Unplugged
A Camp-like Shabbat experience for families of ALL
AGES. Join us as we sing and pray together with Rabbi
Cohen and special guest Wendy Cohen. We’ll break
out the instruments! Family oriented, beginning with a
5:30 pm Shabbat Shapizza followed by what we are
calling Shabbat Unplugged!
Friday, February 8, 2013 6:15-7:00 pm Parents and Grandparents alert! This Shabbat will be hosted by the
Gan, 1st and 2nd Grade. They will help lead us in song and prayer.
A memorable moment for the family!
Join us for Shabbat ShaPizza too! Come with the family at 5:30 pm and let’s start Shabbat together with a
simple and easy pizza dinner for anyone who wants to join us. Just $10.00 for
a family (up to 4 people and an additional $2.00 each additional person).
Register at http://shabbatshapizzafebruary.evenbrite.com
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
Family Programming
Rockin' Shabbat and Roll into Dinner!
Friday, January 11th 6:15 pm: Rockin' Shabbat Service 7:15 pm: Congregational Dinner
Join us for Rockin' Shabbat filled with song and music. You won't want to miss this Shabbat experience. Great for all ages! Give those kids a snack before because following services we will Roll into Dinner for a delicious meal with activities for the kids. This will allow for a leisurely dinner for all. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine to share!
Cost: Adults: $10.00, Children 12 and under: $7.00, Children 3 and under: Free RSVP by Monday, January 7th
http://januaryrockinshabbatanddinner.eventbrite.com
Weekly Shabbat: We welcome every-
one to experience Shabbat at
Congregation Sinai. Family friendly
Friday Shabbat services are at 6:15
weekly. All Shabbat services last one
hour.
Family Programming and Worship Opportunities
2012-2013
January
Sunday 6 9:30 AM Pancake Breakfast – 6th grade tzedakah presentation
Friday 11 6:15 PM Rockin’ Family Shabbat & Congregational Dinner
February
Friday 8 5:30 -6:15 PM Shabbat ShaPizza dinner (WLS)
6:15-7:00 PM Shabbat Unplugged featuring Wendy Cohen
(hosted by Gan-2nd) (Girl Scout Shabbat)
Sunday 24 9:30 AM Purim Carnival
March
Friday 8 6:15 PM Rockin’ Family Shabbat & Congregational Dinner
(hosted by 5th & 6th grade)
April
Friday 12 5:30 -6:15 PM Shabbat ShaPizza dinner (WLS)
6:15-7:00 PM Shabbat Unplugged featuring Wendy Cohen
(hosted by 3rd & 4th grade)
May
Sunday 5 9:30 AM Taste of Sinai – breakfast and learn about programs,
committees, school
Friday 17 6:15 PM Rockin’ Family Shabbat & Congregational Dinner &
Teacher Appreciation
Sunday 19 11:00 AM Year End Family Picnic
Tefillah Shira: All religious school
Sunday mornings begin with a VERY
family friendly 25 minute song and story
filled service at 9:30 am. All ages are
welcome to come experience this
beautiful way to start the day.
Bubbe’s Bits Ahhhhh, Chanukah is behind
us…and what a success it
was! The Chanukah Bazaar
earned Sinai some gelt and
gave exposure to some of
our local artisans and mer-
chants. Thank you all for participating. I hope
each one of you bought something nice for
YOUR Bubbe!
Oh and the Latke Lunch!!!! Yum Yum Style!
Weren’t they terrific? And what a turn out!
Thank you to all that came and participated.
Please remember, when you register to at-
tend an event, Congregation Sinai plans for
your attendance and orders enough food so
that everyone can enjoy. When you reserve a
space and don’t let the office know you aren’t
coming, Sinai still has to pay for your uneaten
meal. So, make a note….when you sign up,
we expect you to come…in fact, we WANT you
to come.
As always, this comes from a place of love, Bubbe
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Purim
Rasta PURIM! Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7:00 pm It’s going to be irie-man! All you adults out there - come party for Purim Jamaican-style at Sinai! Ha - man, I mean Ya-man. We’ll do a little Megillah, followed by a lot of rum punch and Jerk chicken! The night will be filled with entertainment inspired by the islands. You won’t want to miss the party. Dreadlocks and island wear welcome! Look for more information man in the e-news!
“Let’s get together and feel alright” – Bob Marley
Congregation Sinai's
2013 Family Purim
Megillah Reading
& Carnival
When: Sunday, February 24th
Family Purim Service and Carnival 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Congregation Sinai
What: Come in costumes! Come with noisemakers! Come with an appetite for
food and games! Silent Basket Auction with terrific items!
Who: Children of all ages! Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Bring your
friends and introduce them to Congregation Sinai!
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Purim
Purim Basket
Silent Auction
Over 20 fantastic baskets at terrific affordable prices will be auctioned between February 15th and February 24th!
Starting bids are affordable with minimum bid increases of just $5.00! Baskets include, but are not limited to: Art, Yoga, Barbie, Dance, Legos, Games, Chocolate, Cooking, Sports, Books, Movies, Experiences with the Rabbi, and much more! Stay tuned for a complete
listing of baskets: visit our website at www.congregationsinai.org. To make a bid simply stop in during the week of February 15th-24th and make a bid or give us a call in the office and we’ll be happy to do it for you. Auction will close at 11:45 am on Sunday, February 24th at the Purim Carnival. You do not need to be present to win!
Baskets Needed!
In order for the Purim Basket Silent Auction to be successful – we need baskets. We would like to offer a variety of items for everyone to consider bidding on that are creative, fun and vary in value. They are really fun to put together and they make the room come alive! Two options are available for contributing:
Option 1: Choose a great idea from our list. You can copy the ideas provided or create your own themed baskets. You can create the gift baskets by yourself or with a group of friends. The value of the basket should be no less than $50.00. This does not mean you need to spend $50.00 to make the basket, but the value should be a minimum of $50.00. Feel free to go over!
Option 2: Give $75.00 and we will create a basket in your name. Andi Rabenn has graciously offered to help us create baskets on your behalf. Easy!
All baskets are due to Jen Friedman by February 4th. All monetary contributions are due by the next board meeting January 17th as we need time to make the baskets.
For more information contact Jen Friedman at 414-352-2970 or [email protected] or Joan Becker Friedman at [email protected].
AUCTION BASKET IDEAS Book theme Movie theme Beach Wine and Cheese Gardener Spa Gift Basket Chocolate Lover basket Picnic for Two Sports Lover Sports Theme Golf Theme The Cookie Baker's Basket I Love to Cook! Basket Barbeque theme Coffee theme Cake Boss or Ace of Cakes Basket The Beer Lover Margarita Madness Martini Lovers Who Needs to Cook Basket Kids Indoor Get Ready for Spring (Kids outdoor fun) Lego Mania! Barbie Bonanza! Polly Pockets! Awesome Art Crazy Crafts Play-doh Basket
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Women of Sinai
2012-13 DOUBLE CHAI
Rhoda Baumgarten
Muriel Becker
Barbie Blutstein
Barbara Bradbury
Jean Bromley
Rachel Buff
Candace Burrows
Jayne Butlein
Elyse Cohn
Bernice Fagan
Pamela Finberg
Janet Fine
Judi Flegel
Barbara Friedlander
Jean Friedlander
Joan Friedman
Francine Glusman
Gloria Golding
Sharon Goldstein
Deborah Gollin
Marisa Grossman
Rachel Hafeman
Toots Hassel
Robin Hoffman
Jodi Holman
Penny Hool
Jeanne Jacobs
Lori Jacobson
Karen Lancina
Dannette Lank
Sheri Levin
Michelle Lewis
Audrey Mann
Jo Ann Mann
Bettie Meltzer
Donna Neubauer
Janet Padway
Andrea Rabenn
Bobbi Rector
Pat Rieselbach
Joanne Roberts
Linda Ross
Lauri Roth
Mary Runge
Mildred Schapiro
Carol Schatz
Mimi Schechter
Stacy Schwab
Laurie Segal
Beth Shapiro
Jill Sheer
Doris Sherman
Sheila Smith
Naomi Soifer
Susan Stuckert
Sheila Taitelman
Kim Temkin Taylor
Lisa Waisbren
Merle Wasserman
Phyillis Wiggins
2012-13 WOMEN OF VALOR
Nancy Balcer
Ruth Goldmann
Sarah Hwang
Stefanie Jacob
Cynthia Kartman
Julie Lookatch
Madeleine Lubar
Marianne Lubar
Lois Malawsky
Jan Rosenberg
Nita Soref
Laura Waisbren
Thank you to all of the women of our synagogue that
have already sent in their membership dues for Women of
Sinai. As of December 1, we have heard from 72 new and
returning members. Todah Rabah!
It is not too late to join this sisterhood of women
who help fund many of the wonderful programs that are of-
fered here at Sinai. Double Chai Membership is $36 or you
can be recognized as a Woman of Valor for $72. Checks may
be made out to Women of Sinai, and your dues are tax de-
ductible. If you have any questions about Women of Sinai,
please contact WOS President, Julie Lookatch at
Women at Sinai
B’rit Nashim
B'rit Nashim has had several wonderful meetings
this year, interfacing with several other Sinai groups. We
created and led the Sinai’s Erev Sukkot service. At our first
meeting, in support of the Social Action Committee, we pur-
chased fleece fabric and prepared it so the fifth graders and
their parents could make them into blankets with residents
at the Milwaukee Women’s Center. Our second meeting in-
volved making a variety of soups to donate to the Chesed
Committee's soup delivery program. We also made a deli-
cious and nutritious dinner for ourselves. For our third meet-
ing, we toured the UWM Library Special Collections Exhibit:
"Jewish Artists and the Book" and then out to eat.
Most importantly, we welcome a number of new
members to our "Covenant of Women", and are all getting to
know each other better. They include women who have been
long-time Sinai congregants, as well as those new to Sinai.
We look forward to a book discussion, a Saturday
retreat, a meeting with Rabbi Cohen, and lots of learning,
laughing and friendship.
Jeri Danz and Joanne Roberts
making blankets
B’rit Nashim makes a whole lot of soup! Women of B’rit Nashim enjoy a meal together
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Sinai hosts KOACH January 17, 2013
Helpers needed to serve lunch to our seniors.
Interested in doing a Mitzvah?
Contact Jen Friedman at [email protected]
Mitbach Sinai
(Sinai Cooks!)
Do you enjoy cooking for fun with friends? Come have a glass of wine with Sinai Cooks! During the course of the year we will gather in the Sinai kitchen to cook and bake for Sinai events and ourselves. We promise laughter, great conversation and friendship!
Please look to your eNews for cooking dates and times. Looking forward to seeing many new faces!
Have a great Sinai Cooks! Idea? Contact Jill Weinshel @ [email protected]
Experience Nia Your body & soul will thank you!
What is Nia? How does Nia help me connect to my Jewish identity? Nia is no ordinary fitness class. Nia technique blends Dance Arts, Martial Arts & Healing Arts. Discover ease, comfort and creativity in your body. Learn moves that are flowing, rhythmic and adaptable. Self-awareness plays a key role. Positively affect your whole life!
Join others who find enormous personal benefit in weekly Nia classes.
Fridays 8:30-9:30am (No classes in February) Four classes for $36. There is a one month Grace Period to use up a package of four classes. Questions? Contact Kate Mann at 414-254-4141 or [email protected]
“Through the Eyes of Women” Women’s Ways of Reading the Bible
with Dr. Sherry Blumberg
From traditional to modern including feminist readings and modern midrash Fridays at 9:45 am
Sinai Hosts
Chaverim Purim
(Adult Special Needs)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
11:30 am-1:30 pm Helpers needed to prepare a light meal
and serve.
Interested in this important mitzvah?
Contact Jen Friedman at
The Chaverim Adult Special Needs
holiday program is a program of
The Harry and Rose Samson
Family Jewish Community Center
in cooperation with the Milwaukee
Jewish Federation.
Women at Sinai
Thanks to the 70+ members who have paid their
Brotherhood dues for the 2012-2013 Sinai year. Without
your generous support events like the Sukkot BBQ and the
toys for Purim would not happen. Did you realize that the
Brotherhood also provides the Gates of Repentence for the
B'nei Mitzvah celebrants and the Tanach for the Affirmation
students? Brotherhood Coffees on Sunday mornings and the
Men's Spirituality Group (Acheinu) are also a few of the other
"favorite things" that are sponsored each and every month.
Our group stays busy and hopes to keep men involved in at
least one synagogue event each year. If you are interested in
supporting our efforts please write a check to the Sinai Broth-
erhood ($36) and mail it to Sinai or drop it off in the office! It
is NEVER too late to support a worthy cause. Better yet, come
to one of our events and get involved with a great group of
Sinai men! I look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,
James Stillman
Brotherhood
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Sunday, January 6th, 2013 8:30 AM
Come give us a hand and flip
pancakes for the Back to School
Pancake Breakfast!
Interested?
Contact Jim Stillman at
Brotherhood Coffee:
Sunday, April 21, 2013
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
The Last Best Friends of Jews Co-sponsored by the Israel Committee
Morene Dunn from International Fellowship of Chris-
tians and Jews will give a talk titled “The Last Best Friends of
the Jews”, about IFCJ, their actions and motivation. She is
an eloquent speaker, and has spoken to many synagogues,
Jewish organizations, and Limmud.
The International Fellowship of Christians (IFCJ) and
Jews is the largest funder of social services in Israel, second
only to the Israeli government, raising $110 million last year.
They are providing 426,000 needy Jews in Israel and FSU
with Passover food boxes. That’s just one of the 400+ pro-
jects that range from soup kitchens to bomb shelters, or-
phanages to scholarships, aliyah and basic
needs in Russia, and everything in between.
They were founded by (Yeshiva U ordained)
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. But 28 years later,
their donors are about 98% Evangelicals
and other Christians.
Milt Hwang & Andy Gollin
Brotherhood
Next Brotherhood Coffee
Sunday, March 3. 2013
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Topic TBA
Save
the
Date!
Israel Committee
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Sinai Celebrates Israel’s 65th Anniversary on April 14th!
I recently read about a law adopted by the Knesset,
which recognized the right of return of a small “sect” in In-
dia, as the descendants of B’nei Menashe, one of the ten
lost tribes of Israel.
This brief, yet powerful statement moved me. I
thought about all the different “Jewish Tribes” that had scat-
tered all across the globe over the past two thousand years,
to China, India, Peru, Europe - almost every location on
earth.
Each “Jewish Tribe” has made its way back to Israel
over the centuries, many arriving in the decades before and
after the creation of the modern state of Israel in 1948. They
took part in creating a new nation, were absorbed into it,
even as they contributed the influence of their native cul-
tures and traditions. Modern Israel is as much a mixed salad
bowl as it is a melting pot.
On the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the modern state of Israel, we plan to celebrate
the incredible cultural diversity of the “Jewish Tribes” living
in Israel today. In creating a cultural fair representing all that
diversity, we hope that we all – adults and children – will be
reminded of the incredible variety of the People of Israel, as
well as the centrality and importance of the modern state of
Israel.
I can envision our congregants, teachers and stu-
dents researching the life and traditions of the many coun-
tries from which Jews came back to Israel and then sharing
it with each other and the congregation through a cultural
fair. It won’t be a static presentation but will make its impact
through stories, music, dance, archival photographs, native
costume and dress, film, as well as the different traditional
foods associated with each of the “Jewish Tribes.” What’s
more, we can trace the travels of Jewish communities
around the globe and report on the contributions each made
to its host culture. Finally, we can demonstrate the way mod-
ern Israel has come to be a major contributor in medicine, hi
-tech, energy, water, defense, etc.
We are beginning to plan this audacious undertak-
ing and we need your help! If you have ideas and/or would
be willing to help us research and create materials for the
cultural fair. In the meantime, you can start your creative
juices flowing by looking at the websites of Tel Aviv’s Muse-
um of Diaspora http://www.bh.org.il/ or Milwaukee Jewish
Museum, www.jewishmuseummilwaukee.org, or Chicago’s
Spertus Museum, the JCC’s library, the library of Milwau-
kee’s Coalition of Jewish Learning.
We welcome your talent, passion and ideas. Togeth-
er, they will make this celebration fun for the whole Sinai
community. Let us know if you have specific interests and
experience in areas such as storytelling, playing music, sing-
ing, dancing, cooking, baking, editing audio and/or video,
etc. You don’t have to have been born anywhere other than
the USA. You need just to open your heart and mind to the
idea, what if my family’s story and migrations had been dif-
ferent…
Help us make our Israel Fair a celebration we’ll re-
member for a lifetime.
Please contact Director of Youth Education, Barb
Shimansky at [email protected] or Eti
Ganin at [email protected]
Eti Ganin,
Congregation Sinai Israel Committee Chair
Israel Committee Co-Sponsored Events: Film Series: Strangers No More - Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m. See page 19 for details.
Brotherhood Coffee “The Last Best Friends of the Jews” Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. See page 14 for details.
Save the Date: Yom Yisrael! April 14!
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*Avoid using the "rinse hold" setting on your dish-
washer. This uses 3-7 gallons of hot water and
heating water takes extra energy. Save money and
energy by washing only full loads.
*Use short cycles for everything but the dirtiest
dishes. Short cycles use less energy and work just
as well.
*If your dishwasher has an air-dry setting, choose it
instead of the heat-dry setting. You will cut your
dishwasher's energy use from 15 to 50 percent. If
there's no air-dry setting, turn the dishwasher off
after its final rinse and open the door. The dishes
will dry without using any extra electricity.
*If you rinse dishes before loading them, use cold
water. Don't waste water by letting it run continu-
ously, either.
The cost to wash a plate is 2/3 the cost of buying
and disposing it. So think single purchase, not single use.
We invite you to observe some initial changes in
dish use at Sinai. The Social Action Committee has chosen
to pay for the cost of hiring staff to wash dishes for 4 major
meal events at Sinai this year, the Hannukah Latke Lunch
was our first. Until we work out a way to wash small dishes
at the oneg, we are purchasing biodegradable plates rather
than hard plastic. You will notice the unbleached, small
plates made from sugar cane fibers in the near future.
The ultimate goal of not using throw away products
depends upon finding a method to wash dishes and finding
volunteers to support this effort.
Interested in helping this initiative? Contact Naomi
Cobb at [email protected]
Deb Schermer & Naomi Cobb
The Green Team
The Green Team
For several years the
Greening Committee of Sinai has
been trying to reconcile the use
of paper/plastic plates versus
washing our own dishes for
meals and Oneg. We have want-
ed to figure out the best practices
for the environment, as stated in
our community values, and the
viability of acting on this inten-
tion. First of all, there are some facts to share so we can all
finally agree that the move to using dishes is the right thing
to do.
The Disposable Plate: These plates must be manu-
factured. They can be made from plastic, virgin wood fibers,
post-consumer recycled fibers, or agricultural waste fibers
such as sugar cane or corn fibers. With paper plates, you are
cutting down a tree, trucking it to a paper mill and maybe
several factories. The process uses diesel fuel, and lots of
electricity and water. Making enough paper for one plate
also uses about eight gallons of fresh water, which means a
10-plate dinner party uses 80 gallons, without washing a
thing. Running the dishwasher for one load uses between six
and ten gallons. Packaged plates are then transported over
great distances to their final destination. After this long jour-
ney from its source the plate is used for about ten minutes
before being dumped into a trashcan. Food contamination
makes it unlikely to be recycled or even recyclable. From
here the used plate is most likely transported by a garbage
truck to its final resting place in a big hole in the ground, the
landfill. Here it will sit for hundreds of years, decaying slowly,
if conditions are right, and turning into the potent green-
house gas methane.
As far as saving the environment goes, reusable
dishes washed in the dishwasher is definitely the way to go,
according to Maria Vargas, a spokesperson with the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (EPA). Some tips the California En-
ergy Commission has on their website:
As I was cooking brisket and latkes for Chanukkah, I was thinking about the tradi-
tions of the holiday, old and new. I was reminded that we have so many wonderful holiday
books in the Sinai library, for adults, young children and teens.
Depending on your interest there are books for crafts, cooking, stories, history,
historical fiction and folk lore surrounding not only this holiday, but all the holidays. A start-
ing place for this information on holidays is under the call number 240 and you can search
from there. Cookbooks are call number 641.5
Purim and Tu B’Shevat are coming up and you can brush up now. Purim has been problematic for me, but there are
children’s stories which are not always accurate, but are not quite as blood thirsty and are age appropriate. There are also
seders for Tu B’Shevat about which one can learn.
On a completely different note, a new book which is fun to read and/or look through is Jewish Jocks by Franklin Foer
and Marc Tracy. I know many of you might be tired about hearing about Sandy Kofax , Ryan Braun, Mark Spitz and Max Baer
(who may or may not have been Jewish). But Jews have contributed much to sport without having played any games; think Bud
Selig, Howard Coscell. Another interesting book is The Wedding Jester by Steve Stern. His collection of short stories (808.3
Ste) expands the Jewish tradition of storytelling with reverence and vitality. Come in to the library and browse!
-Jayne Butlein
√ Check out Sinai’s library
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To get involved in Chesed contact Amy Newman at [email protected].
Chesed
Sacred Aging
In mid-November, several members met with Rabbi Cohen to begin to brainstorm and explore the idea of Sacred Aging within our community. Across the nation, Reform con-gregations have aging populations. At Sinai, we have very ac-tive seniors, and we have elderly congre-gants who are not as independent. Our goal for Sacred Aging is to move Sinai toward inclusiveness, and to honor individuals, wherever one is on the journey of growing older. The Sacred Aging conversation will continue to evolve. If you are involved in any aspect of caring for an elderly individual, and would like to speak informally on any related topic, please join us for our first Caring Coffee Chat, Sunday January 27th at 10:30am at Sinai. Sinai members who have personal and professional experience in caring and planning for the elderly will be on hand to visit with you. This is a chance for congregants to make connec-tions with other congregants facing similar issues. We will also be creating a resource book relating to Elder Care in the Mil-waukee area. Please contact Sally Moskol at [email protected] for more information on the Coffee Chat. We would like Sinai members living in senior care facilities, or confined due to health circumstances, to be visit-ed by congregants who wish to join our Bikkur Cholim Team. Our Bikkur Cholim Team will work with interested volunteers to help make our visit pleasant and successful, as an adjunct to the visits made by Rabbi Cohen. If you are interested in joining our Bikkur Cholim Team, please email [email protected]. To our Snowbirds (and your flock of friends who may be spending the winter in Milwaukee): Please watch for a spe-cial event in the spring!
College Connection
Please make sure Sinai has your college student's email address. Rabbi Cohen periodically sends out notes to keep this group connected to Sinai. Please send your college student's email to Jeri Danz at [email protected].
Rides
Chesed has been notified that we have some aging
members who have requested rides to their various appointments and errands. Please let us know if you
would be interested in offering a ride, periodically, to one of our older members. Please understand that, while we
will contact you every once in a while, the time
commitment required for that day could be longer than 'just a ride." It may require waiting for someone, helping
bring in groceries, and a ride home, as well. Thank you for your
consideration. We are trying to reach out and help some of our
aging members, and we would like
them to know they are valued. If you would like to add your name to
our Rides offered list, please let us know at [email protected].
If you are looking for a wonderful way to honor or re-
member someone, or recognize a special occasion, you
can do so by sponsoring the flowers on the Bima or an
Oneg Shabbat after a Friday night service. Congrega-
tion Sinai typically provides these items for Friday eve-
nings when there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Simply let
us know that you would like to sponsor and we will cre-
ate a beautiful flower arrangement or dessert table to recognize your occa-
sion. 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 honorees. The cost of sponsoring Bima flowers is $60.00 and an
Oneg Shabbat is $260.00. Please email Jen Friedman at jfried-
[email protected] or call (414) 352-2970.
Available Dates for Sponsorships: January 4, 18, 25 & February 1, 15, 22
Sponsor an Oneg
Each year at Purim, Mari Katz puts together Mishloach Manot (gifts for the needy) for Sinai’s congregants who recently lost a loved one, has been ill, or are not able to come to Sinai often.
We need your help… Once the Mishloach Manot are assembled we need your help to deliver the bags to our congregants in need. Bags will be available for you and your family to pick up on Sunday, February 10
th. This is a great
Mitzvah!
Did you know...
Fall Activity Day at The Milwaukee Women’s Center
Last October 28th, our fifth graders and their par-
ents collaborated with the Social Action Committee to cre-
ate a fun morning for the residents of the Milwaukee Wom-
en’s Center.
Together with moms and kids, our families and
synagogue members decorated pumpkin shaped cookies
and painted pumpkins. We also finished off 11 beautiful
felt blankets (prepared and donated by Sinai’s B’rit Nashim,
in memory and in honor of Lisa Phillips, who began this pro-
ject years ago for the Center). The pumpkins were donated
by Stoney Meadow Farm, which provides our CSA goods
each summer/fall.
Social Action Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer opportunities are available for people in-
terested in serving lunch at the Bethesda Church Meal Pro-
gram, on certain Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday after-
noons - from 11:30 am-1:00 pm.
Please contact Idy Goodman, at igood-
[email protected], if you are interested in getting more infor-
mation about any of these activities.
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Social Action Committee
Please drop off donations in the Sinai lobby.
January-February: Diapers
& Winter coats,
scarves, gloves, hats & boots
Milwaukee Women’s
Center Collections
Your contributions make
a difference:
Much of the financial
support comes
through the
Sinai Tzedakah Fund. Please consider this
fund when making your
next contribution in
honor or memory of
someone.
Fifth grade families help at the Milwaukee
Women’s Center (MWC). Ari Halaska helps paint a pumpkin at MWC.
My Sinai
Sing with us! No commitment necessary. Sinai is starting an
informal singing group to help enhance select Friday Kaba-
lat Shabbat services and special celebrations. You may par-
ticipate at your leisure and as time allows.
We will also meet periodically to learn new songs throughout
the year. To be placed on our email list for notification of
scheduled sessions please contact Ydelle Litwack at ylit-
Sinai Outside STARS (Singing Together @ R Sinai)
Sinai Outside is a multi-faceted group of Sinai members who
celebrate the relationship we have with Nature and/or Shab-
bat through various outdoor activities. Interested in hiking,
canoeing, snowshoe-
ing, or exploring the
outdoors? Do you have
a great idea for con-
necting with nature?
Let’s do it!
Contact Bobbi
Rector at
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The Social Action Film Series
Strangers No More Tuesday, January 15
7:00 PM
In co-sponsorship with
Sinai’s Israel Committee,
the Academy Award
Winning Strangers No More
is a documentary telling the
story of an exceptional
school where children form
48 different countries come
together to learn.
Homeless: The Motel
Kids of Orange County Tuesday, February 19
7:00 PM
This film explores the world
of children who reside in
discounted motels within
walking distance of Disney-
land, living in limbo as their
families struggle to
survive in one of the wealthi-
est regions of America.
Last Call at the Oasis Sunday, April 28
7:00 PM
LAST CALL AT THE OASIS
presents a powerful
argument for why the
global water crisis will be
the central issue facing our
world this century.
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“Scene” at Sinai
Chanukiyah Contest
2nd place: Micah & Ellie Sweet w/ “Torah Menorah”, 3rd place: Mathilde
Prosen-Oldani w/ “The Sweet Treat, Yummy to Eat Menorah”
Families wrapping Mitzvah Menorah gifts at the
Latke Lunch 2012
1st place winner of the 2013
Chanukiyah Contest:: David Rector
The Jacob family enjoying a Chanukah
lunch together! A festive Latke Lunch! Jack Styler enjoys lots of latkes!
Mitzvah Menorah gifts
6th grade leading Tefillah Benji Cohn and Aviva Silverman at the JCC
Chanukah Celebration
What’s Happening
Stay informed about all the happenings at
Congregation Sinai!
Each week you should receive a Sinai Enews
about the upcoming 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 Si-
nai at 414-352-2970 so we can update our distribution list.
Also, visit our website at 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 Zitelman at [email protected].
NEW AT Sinai – Congregation Sinai is pleased to announce
that you can now make donations to
Congregation Sinai electronically! Simply go
to the Sinai Website,
www.congregationsinai.org, and on the left
hand side of the front page there’s a “Donate” button. Click
on the “Donate” button and the rest is simple! Watch for
more updates for other electronic payment options in the
future.
The 2013 Sinai Membership Directory is in
the works! If you have changed your home
address, home phone number or email ad-
dress in the last year, please be sure to send
your new information to the Sinai office so it
will be printed correctly in our new directory!
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“Scene” at Sinai
Andrea Bernstein & Joan Becker Friedman at the
Sinai Holiday Gift Bazaar
Lise Meissner helps show her wares at the Sinai
Holiday Gift Bazaar
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Supporting Sinai
Shop & Support Sinai!
Support Sinai whenever you shop on-line at amazon.com. Go to the Sinai homepage: www.congregationsinai.org. Click on the amazon.com banner. You’ll be linked directly to amazon.com. By using the website link, your purchase will support Congregation Sinai.
Bubbe says: It’s a win—win!
Don’t
Forget!
Questions? Contact: Leigh Maxon: [email protected]
Support Sinai While Shopping at SENDIK’S!
Now you can purchase your Scrip card at times that are convenient for
YOU!
Purchase Scrip Cards on Sundays:
January 6, 20 February 10, 24
Scrip cards can ALWAYS be purchased during regular Sinai office hours.
What is Scrip? Scrip means “substitute money”. Through Sendik’s Food Market Scrip program 5% of what you pay for your Scrip card is donated to Sinai.
Welcome home my Shaina! After all those years away from me in New York
City (doing God knows what in that God forsaken place….the noise,
the expense) my Shaina has finally come home to be with me.
Why it took this long, I can’t imagine! Shaina has the most
fabulous taste…she was a buyer for Bloomingdales of course! And now she has
agreed to run our beautiful Sinai gift shop. You can’t believe the new look! Such gorgeous
mezuzahs, Shabbat candlesticks and jewelry! I’m telling you there is no better place to shop
for that perfect piece of Judaica (as if you would go anywhere else knowing your purchase is a
mitzvah at Congregation Sinai)! So come by and
see what my Shaina has done! Oh, and if you
know any nice boys…my Shaina is quite
the catch!
-Your Bubbe
Gift
Shop
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In the Sinai Family
Mazel Tov to:
Wendy Koppel and her recruitment firm, Division 10
Personnel, being honored by the Office of the US Secretary of
Defense as a Patriotic Employer.
Jenny Stonemeier on accepting the job as Director of
Education Policy with TASH, a national disability advocacy
organization based in Washington D.C. Her work will primarily
focus on supporting schools, school districts, and state
departments of education to build policies that support
school-wide inclusive practices to improve outcomes for all
children, particularly those children with significant academic
and behavioral needs.
Eli Fielkow and Ethan Hwang on their
4th place gymnastics medal.
Hamakon Y’Nachem—May God Comfort
Jennie Lee Elias, Dan (Lisa) and Max, Alex and Lulu Elias on
the death of their husband, father and grandfather,
Paul Elias
Gershon family on the death of Milton Gershon
Jody Kaufman Loewenstein (Dr. Paul Loewenstein) on the
death of her mother, Mary Kaufman
Jeff, Ilene and Seth Wasserman on the death of their mother,
mother-in-law and grandmother, Edythe Wasserman
Myron & Andrew Weinbach on the death of their wife and
mother, Sherrye Weinbach
Randee Zitelman (Bill Domer), Chelsea and Ben Domer on
the death of their mother and grandmother, Rae Zitelman
Condolences to:
B’nei Mitzvah Bios
Jacob Burnham Jacob Dan Wilk Burnham will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on January 12, 2013. Jacob
is the son of Deborah Wilk and Steve Burnham and the brother of Simon Burnham. Jacob’s Grand-
parents are Joan and Michael Wilk, and Jean and the late Dan Burnham.
For his mitzvah project, Jacob volunteered with America Scores, an after school soccer and
creative writing program at urban Milwaukee schools. Jacob refereed soccer games and helped kids
write poetry.
Jacob is a seventh grader at Shorewood Intermediate School. He plays soccer, lacrosse, bas-
ketball, and runs cross country. He also enjoys skiing, reading, and playing the bass and piano. Ja-
cob and his family are grateful for the guidance of Rabbi Cohen, Linda Ross, and Bobbi Rector.
Lauren Sheryl Stein
Lauren Stein will become a Bat Mitzvah On February 9, 2013. She is the daughter of Pam-
ela and Martin Stein and the granddaughter of Gail Kahn. Lauren’s Torah portion is “Mishpatim”.
Lauren is a 6th grader at Glen Hills Middle School. Lauren is a talented artist and enjoys
cartooning. Other interests include camp at OSRUI, playing the clarinet, traveling, spending time
with friends, and walking her dog, Daisy.
Lauren is a Cadette Girl Scout in Troop 1059. She has furthered her Jewish studies beyond
what is required for her Bat Mitzvah and thus Lauren has earned her Bat Or Award given by the Na-
tional Council on Jewish Girl Scouting. Lauren will be presented with this special award on the Fri-
day night before she becomes a Bat Mitzvah.
Lauren’s Mitzvah project combines her love of art and Girl Scouting. She is collecting art
supplies to donate to the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. These supplies will be distributed to
troops in underprivileged areas of our community. Lauren’s hope is that these troops will use the
donated supplies as they engage in service projects of their own.
Lauren is very excited about her Bat Mitzvah and its religious significance. Lauren, along with her parents offers spe-
cial thanks to Rabbi David Cohen, Deb Schermer, Rachel Nelson, and Linda Ross for their support and guidance.
Those We Remember
Page 26 January-February 2013
January Yarhzeits
February Yarhzeits
Donations received from 10/6/12-12/6/12
Adult Programming & Education Fund
In memory of Lew Goldstein
In memory of Emil Neubauer
In memory of Lottie Neubauer
Robert & Donna Neubauer
In memory of Bessie Weiss
Merle Wasserman
In memory of Roz Zitelman
David Weissman & Mimi Schechter
Andy Brickman Museum Fund
In memory of Alan Bromley
Jim & Jean Bromley & Family
Tzedakah Fund
In memory of Edith Bromberg
Ellis & Mel Bromberg
Happy Birthday to Karen Lancina
Rabbi David Cohen &
Julie Turetsky
In memory of Harry Luck
Allan & Shari Luck
In memory of Peter Pumpian
Ida Pumpian
In memory of Theodus Wiggins
Phyllis-Marie Wiggins
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In memory of Aaron C. Cherniack
Gerry Cherniack & Family
In memory of Paul Elias
Toots Hassel
Dan Schnoll
In memory of Jack Fagan
Bernice Fagan & Family
In memory of Nathan Fishbach
Susan Fishbach
In honor of Edith Gilman
Michael & Sara Gilman
Daniel & Jean Gilman
In memory of Bertha Goldberger
In memory of Melvin Goldberger
JoAnn G. Mann
In memory of Emanuel “Mannie” Hassel
Toots Hassel
In memory of Bernard Horwitz
Ann & Fred Horwitz
In memory of Dorothy Lubotsky
Barbara Shafton
January 4, 2013
Avrum Adadi
Max Adler
Stuart Berman
Rifka Charney
Helen Cobb
Sidney Cohen
Charley Coplin
Linda Dinkes
Anna Hurvitz
Eva Kaplan
Clara Lebow
Charlotte Lerner
David Miringoff
Sandy Paset
Roman Ross
Elizabeth Weber
Bertha Whiteman
January 11, 2013
Shirley Aaron
James Bern
Ida Cohen Bremer
Florence Eiseman
Minna Regina Feld
Nancy Frank
Sam Gordon
William Grodin
Joseph G. Kahn
Nancy Kaplan
Hirsh J. Kravit
Frances J. Lipshultz
Alma Meissner
Dorothy Shensa Miller
Saul Siegel
Milton Strauss
Anne Tobias
Perry Urich
January 18, 2013
Betsy Bell
Mildred Belzer
Alice Coplin
Marjorie Elkind
Gloria Fishkin
Rosemary Kealy
Bruce Klein
Dorothy Laserson
Max Luck
Lillian Oddy
Jean Polacheck
Albert Razeper
Roger V. Resek
Abraham Rice
Audrey Ross
Vita Serak
Ralph Sherman
Milton Smuckler
Roth Yottter Thomas
Jay Werber
Nannette Winter
January 25, 2013
Margaret Adelstein
Sonia M. Dulka
Samuel Fensin
Pam J. Green
Dorothy Heilbronner
Walter Hoar
Dorothy Hindin
David Jacobs
Janice Weiss Kahn
Rony Klein
Saul Aaron Levine
Lee Mishlove
Gerald Muchin
William Orenstein
Reuben Reuter
Rebecca Schwartz
Marcus Taitelman
Blair “Bud” Temkin
Merle Werner
Ida Winick
February 1, 2013
Rae Blutstein
Lawrence Brill
Hannah Ripps Cheplin
Anna Chutkow
Louis Chutkow
Estelle Feldman
Dodie Freschl
Rose Henkin
Yetta Herman
Joseph Kaplan
Robert N. Kartman
Margery Melcher
Sidney Mendelsohn
Allan R. Polacheck
Theodore Pories
Harlow Sanderson
Nathan Schwartz
Elliot Shafton
Max Shapiro
Jeanne Stark
Harry Stein
Theodore Stern
Anita Strain
Richard Werner
February 8, 2013
Irving H. Armour
Ben Berger
Helen Bram
Eldred Fishbein
Bessie Frisch
Joseph Grotta
Harry Herman
Harry Hurvitz
Sarah Ikenn
Fred Landis
Dr. Werner Loewenstein
Hazel Mishelow
Rose Ottenstein
Renee Rieselbach Phillips
Joseph Shaiken
William Sidon
Jack Strain
Sherwood Earl Temkin
Albert Whiteman
Jack Winter Sr.
Gary Winter
Minna Wurzburg
Ruth Zeligs
February 15, 2013
Clarence J. Becker
David Brickman
Belle Fried
Dr. Leon Gilman
Warren Goldstein
Jacqueline L. Kravit
Dr. Hazel Loewenstein
Joseph Rochford Lubar
Rose May
Edward Mishelow
John Nellen
Marcia Segal
Tessie Stemerman
Josephine Usow
Abram Warschauer
February 22, 2013
Alex Cooper
Mollie Cutler
Sylvia Fishbach
Jean Hoar
Frank Ikenn
David Levy
Clarissa Lore
Charles Lubotsky
Alta Merkel
Margaret Schlossmann
Clarence Schmidt
Lillian Stone
Contributions
Contributions
Page 27 January-February 2013
In memory of William Padway
In memory of Margaret Stuckert
Nick & Janet Padway
In memory of Judith Kerns Pence
Henry “Pat” & Joan Kerns
In memory of Edwin “Ted” Ostermann
Nancy Ostermann, Ellen
Ostermann, & Linda Jarve
In memory of Edward Stillman
Michael B. Stillman
In memory of Willie Weiss
In memory of Theodore Friedlander, Sr.
Jean Friedlander
Floral and Oneg Fund
In honor of Rabbi Jay & Rita Brickman’s 60th
Wedding Anniversary
Rosalie Kahn
In memory of Lee Cherniack
Gerry Cherniack
In memory of Helen Kimmel
Richard and Ronna Kimmel
In memory of Mollie Lipschultz
George Lipschultz
In memory of Abe Lipton
George Lipschultz
In memory of Dr. Alex Sigal
Richard and Ronna Kimmel
In memory of Ulrick Steuer
Robert Steuer
In memory of Cecelia Warschauer
In memory of Irene Warschauer
Rabbi Jay and Rita Brickman
Chesed (Caring) Fund
In memory of Paul Elias
In memory of Margaret Stuckert
In memory of Roz Zitelman
Dorothy & Al Meyers
In memory of Ruth Diamond Goldmann
Jim & Joni Ansfield & Family
In honor of Baby Naming of Camryn Avery
Lauwasser
Dr. & Mrs. Jim Ansfield
In memory of Laurence Luff
Dorothy & Al Meyers
In memory of Richard Saltzstein
Sandra Saltztein
In memory of Howard James Seesel, Jr.
Richard & Michele Seesel
In memory of Roz Zitelman
Rosalee & Herb Bratt
Music Fund
In memory of David E. Davidoff, MD
Donna Davidoff &
Michael Hansen
In memory of Joanne Mendeloff Misaqi
Alan Mendeloff
In memory of Lillian Peck
Emmett Peck
In memory of Roz Zitelman
Laurie & Dean Segal
Doje Sherman
Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund
In memory of Paul Elias
In memory of Sally Harris
In honor of Camryn Lauwasser
In memory of David Lerman
In honor of Talia Liv Shafrin
Judi & Michael Ketten
In memory of Harry Schwartz
In memory of Lillian Schwartz
Peter & Stacy Schwab
Jacob M. Fine & Family Library &
Technology Fund
In memory of Paul Elias
In memory of Joann Weber
Jayne & Eric Butlein
Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund
In memory of Louis Greenebaum, Jr.
In memory of Margaret “Peggy” Juda
Janet Greenebaum
Passport to Israel Fund
In memory of Arthur Levin
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
In memory of Edith Meyer
Rick Meyer & Gail Hoffman
In honor of the Marriage of Zeev & Carol
Nathan
Judi & Michael Ketten
In memory of Elayne Staller
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
Landscape Fund
In memory of Lawrence Ball
In memory of Herbert Kahn
In memory of Judi Kahn
Dick Kahn
Those making donations will receive
recognition for their generosity in the
Sinai News. Those honored or the
family of someone remembered will
receive notice in the mail from
Congregation Sinai.
In memory of Karen Flesch
Shellie Blumenfield
Prayer Book Fund
In memory of Carol Siegel-Zdatny
Barbara Bradbury
Rebecca Robins Youth Engagement
Scholarship Fund
In memory of Harry Luck
Elyse & BJ Cohn & Family
New Sukkah Fund
In honor of Josh Lookatch’s Bar Mitzvah
Charles & Sondra Eiseman
Michelle, Rich, Charlie, &
Joey Lewis
Bryan & Pam Lookatch
Rob & Lauri Roth
Alan & Gail Ruderman
Operating Fund
In memory of Bessie Becker
In memory of Jean Golper
Margery Becker
In memory of Paul Elias
Tom St. John & Micaela Levine
Donald & Sheila Taitelman
In memory of Mary Kaufman
Larry & Karen Pearson
In memory of Molly Lipschultz
George & Diane Lipschultz
In memory of Julia E. Siegel
Barbara S. Bradbury
Congregation Sinai Endowment at the
Jewish Community Foundation
In memory of Paul Elias
In memory of Roz Zitelman
Marc & Cynthia Kartman
In memory of Rita Teplin
Jeff Teplin & Susan Engler
Congregation Sinai 8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217
Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
Board of Trustees, 2012-2013 Marc Kartman, President Craig Johnson, Vice President Andy Gollin, Vice President Tom St. John, Treasurer Sandy Saltzstein, Secretary Judi Ketten, Past President Marlene Lauwasser, Past President Patti Levy, Past President Dan Elias, Membership Judy Flegel, Youth Education Idy Goodman, Social Action Davida Amenta, Social Action Rachel Buff Mitch Colton, Brotherhood Larry Glusman Toots Hassel Hugh Hoffman, Finance Julie Lookatch, Women of Sinai Nick Padway Amy Newman, Chesed Jimmy Schulhof, Building & Grounds Mark Sweet Jill Weinshel, Celebrations
The form below may be used when submitting your donation. Those remembered will be promptly informed of your thoughtfulness. Please return form to the Sinai office. Please make checks payable to Congregation Sinai.
Note: Suggested minimum donations is $10.00.
□Adult Programming & Education Fund
□Andy Brickman Museum Fund
□Barbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for Spiritual Growth
□Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
□Chesed (Caring) Fund
□Congregation Sinai Endowment (@ the Jewish Community Foundation)
□Congregation Sinai Operating Fund
□Floral & Oneg Fund
□Jacob M. Fine & Family Library & Technology Fund
□Prayerbook Fund
□Landscape Fund □Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund □Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund □Music Fund
□Passport to Israel Fund
□Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
□Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund
□Tzedakah Fund
□Rebecca Robins Youth Engagement Scholarship Fund
□Other_________________
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