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Or Zaru’a – Rick Recht
February 27, 2019 by templesinai • Video of the Week •
An instructional video of “Or Zarua” by Rick Recht. This video was taken at BBYO’s International Convention in Dallas, Texas in February 2017. Half of the professional songleader team at International Convention sits in the IC Music Studio and sings through Rick Recht’s setting of Or Zarua. The text comes from Psalm 97.
Weekly Email – February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Temple News •
Hello Temple Sinai! Tim and I had an excellent vacation in southern Spain, but it is great to be back and I’m excited that Noam Wolf, a “shelicha”, or emissary from Israel to the UJA of New Hampshire is coming to Sinai this weekend. I had the pleasure of working with Noam at my previous […]
Terumah 2019 – Board Installation Shabbat
February 9, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Sermons •
BUILDING A SANCTUARY FROM THE INSIDE OUT PART I – Sacred Partnership We are here tonight to celebrate Shabbat, but also to install our new Board of Directors, to pray for their success, and to offer our support to them. It seems particularly fitting that our Torah Portion is Terumah, which describes the building of […]
Parshat Terumah: The Mishkan: Some Assembly Required
February 6, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Video of the Week •
Even the Torah has something to say about design and architecture. — What would YOU build to house your most precious possessions? Who would you hire as the architect? Furniture designer Rafael Kushick helps us understand the divinely architected blueprints for the holiest – and most confusing – building project ever attempted. — This is […]
Report on Vermont House Bill H.3
February 6, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
Last week, we got word that the Vermont House was going to vote on a bill (H.3) that aims to incorporate more education and data collection about racism, prejudice and bias, in part by ensuring inclusion of under-represented groups in the curriculum. After some of the racist events that have occurred in the past years, […]
Weekly Email – February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Temple News •
Hello Temple Sinai! Congratulations to the Fourth and Fifth grade class for leading such a thoughtful, engaging service for us, and a special thanks to Shelli Goldsweig for being such a skilled and encouraging teacher. Her class was able to connect Jewish history to Jewish values in smart and relevant ways. Thank you! I’ll be […]
Weekly message – January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
Hello Temple Sinai! It was great to see new young families at Tot Shabbat, and to do a Torah reading of the 10 Commandments at Shabbat services. We had about 30 people at our discussion about “Israel, Palestine and Anti-Semitism,” and I appreciated people’s willingness to share and to listen respectfully
Weekly Message – January 23, 2019
January 23, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
Hello Temple Sinai! You really surprised me this week – we had around 70 people come to our Tu B’Shevat Seder/Service on Friday Night. I also want to thank all the people who came to the first meeting of the revitalized Social Action Committee. These are all very good signs about our future. I also […]
URJ Statement on Netanyahu and Otzmah Yehudit
March 6, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Temple News •
Reform Movement Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Initiative to Bring the Racist Otzma Yehudit Party into the Government URJ Press Release February 26, 2019 – The Reform Movement strongly condemns the recent initiative of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring loyalists of racist Rabbi Meir Kahane into the Knesset. Those who espouse an ideology of […]