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BaShalach 2019 – MLK Jr. Day
January 21, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Sermons •
…try to imagine the joy, the jubilation you would have felt if you had been slaves, then escaped with all your people, and then with an army hunting you down, a sea opened and you got across only to see those chasing you be covered by the waters. Just try and imagine that feeling of relief and release.
Now, try to remember the time in your life that is closest to getting out of a bad situation, escaping danger and attack, finally getting to the other side of a terrible situation?
Music for Tu B’Shevat
January 16, 2019 by templesinai • Video of the Week •
Tu B’Shevat has some beautiful and fun tunes that celebrate trees and nature. Here are some we’ll be singing at the service. Several are particularly fun for smaller children.
Weekly Message – January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
This week, we are painting the entry way and lounge at the synagogue, and soon we’ll put in some new flooring there also. Big thanks to Michael Levine, Art Greenblott and Len Rubin for their work on this, and to Susan Bloom and Pammy Mittel for their generous help in choosing colors and flooring.
Weekly Message – January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Temple News •
Hello Temple Sinai! This past Friday night, it was exciting seeing so many new faces and returning faces joining our regulars for folk Shabbat. If you tell your friends about our warm, inclusive, fun community and invite them to services, we will grow and flourish. Word of mouth is one of the best things we […]
Vayera 2019 – Be Among the Disciples of Aaron
January 6, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Sermons •
Last year, when I spoke about this portion, I talked about the psychological drama going on in the battle between Pharoah and Moses, and the tensions between God and Moses.
There are three key moments in our portion that will remind us of all the drama going on.
Weekly message – January 3, 2019
January 3, 2019 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
Hello Temple Sinai! It’s great to be back after having had the creeping crud cold/fever for a week. I am sorry I missed services last Shabbat, but I want to offer a sincere thank you to Mark Leopold and Bruce Hicken for leading those services. This week we have a FOLK SHABBAT at 6:30 on […]
Woody Guthrie’s “Holy Ground”
December 26, 2018 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Video of the Week •
This week, a beautiful Woody Guthrie song popularized by the Klezmatics called “Holy Ground,” about the burning bush, the story contained in the Torah potion, Shmot.
Weekly Message – December 25, 2018
December 26, 2018 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog •
Hello Temple Sinai! Safe travels to those of you who are off to visit your far flung families during the winter break. Whether it is Passover or Christmas, we need to savor and value these times when we get together as families of origin, or families of choice. Life goes by quickly, so take the time […]
Sheleg Al Iri (Snow on my City) — Naomi Shemer
December 19, 2018 by templesinai • Rabbi's Blog, Video of the Week •
Rabbi’s Video of the Week — December 18, 2018 Naomi Shemer was a leading was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the “first lady of Israeli song and poetry.” Her song “Yerushlayim Shel Zahav” (“Jerusalem of Gold”) written in 1967, became an unofficial second anthem after Israel won the Six-Day War that year and reunited […]
Shed A Little Light – MLK, Jr Day
January 21, 2019 by templesinai • Video of the Week •
Music video for “Shed A Little Light,” originally performed by James Taylor, produced in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.