Koolulam “Chai” – Holocaust commemoration
Koolulam commemorate the Holocaust, performing the song “Chai” by Ofra Haza. 600 Holocaust survivors and their families gathered at Beit Avi-Chai in Jerusalem, marking the 2018 Holocaust Memorial Day, April 8th 2018.
#ShowUpForShabbat on VPR
Synagogues around the world—and around Vermont—invited Jewish people and those of other denominations to attend Jewish religious ceremonies this weekend. This came as part of the Show Up for Shabbat movement, a national campaign to show solidarity with the Jewish community after last week’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Weekly message – November 6, 2018
Hello Temple Sinai, What a turnout we had for the #ShowUpForShabbat solidarity service last Friday night! Over 200 people of all faiths from across the community came to express their support for the Jewish community, including clergy from local churches, the president of the Islamic Society, Mr. Taysir AlKhatib, and Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. After […]
The Tree of Life – Nefesh Mountain
This song by Nefesh Mountain was composed after the mass murder at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh.
Weekly Message – November 1, 2018
Hello Temple Sinai, ’Tis a fearful thing to love what death can touch. A fearful thing to love, to hope, to dream, to be – to be, And oh, to lose. A thing for fools, this, And a holy thing, a holy thing to love…. The massacre at Congregation Tree of Life in Pittsburgh has […]
Weekly Message – October 24, 2018
Hello Temple Sinai! This week’s Torah portion, Vayera, is among the most famous, and most confounding, as it contains both the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and the Akedah, or the binding of Isaac that we read on Rosh Hashanah. Both stories abound with conflicting interpretations, and both challenge us to figure out what they […]
Weekly Message – October 17, 2018
Hello Temple Sinai! Thanks to all the people that turned out on Friday night for Kabbalat Shabbat services and oneg. We also had a full house at Torah Study on the story of Noah and the flood, and I look forward to studying the beginning of Abraham and Sara’s story this week. Since there are […]
Weekly Message – November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
This week’s email has TWO main topics – the services this Shabbat and some music for the Installation Service on November 30.