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MARCH 2015|ADAR/NISSAN 5775
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2 Shabbat Services Schedule
2 Calendar of Events
3 Rabbi’s Message
4 President’s Message
5 Second Night Seder
Reservation Form
6 Purim Celebration
7ReJEWvenate
9 Education Corner
10 Sisterhood Scoop
11 Brotherhood Buzz
12 Women’s Seder
13 ARZA Breakfast
15 B’Nai Mitzvah
HAR SINAI CONGREGATION’S ANNUAL
SECOND NIGHT FAMILY PASSOVER SEDER
Gather with HSC clergy & staff and family & friends for a fun-filled Reform Seder!
A favorite, family-friendly event with a few surprises thrown in….
Saturday, April 4 • 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Catered by Adam’s Garden of Eatin’
FIRST COURSE
Matzoh Ball Soup with Spring Vegetables, Gefilte Fish, Bowl of Orange Essence
RosewaterInfused Charoset
SECOND COURSE BUFFET
Nirvana Chicken with Apricot Sauce • Potato Kugel • Glazed Carrots • Matzoh Rolls
FOR CHILDREN
Chicken Tenders
VEGETARIAN OPTION
Broccoli Frittata
DESSERT COURSE
Viennese Dessert Station
(Buffet of Kosher for Passover Cakes, Custards, Pastries & Cookies)
Fruit Platter
BEVERAGE STATION
Ice water, Lemonade, Coffee & Tea
Included on each table are the Seder Plate and all the ritual
items, a bottle of wine and a pitcher of grape juice. Feel free to bring your own favorite
selection of wine.
15 Yahrzeits
$40 per adult, $20 per child
16 Social Action
RSVP to
mwaxman@harsinai-md.org
or 410-654-9393
17 Youth Happenings
18 AIPAC
19 Offerings
(See Reservation Form page 5)
CALENDAR
SHABBAT SERVICES MARCH event schedule
ADAR/NISSAN 5775
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
16 ADAR
6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary
Menschkin Minyan in the Myerberg Chapel
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 16 ADAR
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-39
16BEIT-RJ
1 Intermediate Adult Hebrew Class
12:15 PM
17CCAR Convention 11:00 AM
6:00 PM
3 AIPAC Convention
23 ADAR
6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service with Anniversary and Birthday Blessings, Featuring 2nd Grade, in the Myerberg Chapel
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
23 ADAR
9:00 a.m. Torah Study in the Friedberg Library
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service in the Sanctuary
Emma Vento will be called to the Torah as a
Bat Mitzvah
7:00 PM
20Family Shabbat Dinner
7:30 PM
6 Erev Shabbat Service
6:15 PM
21 Torah Study
9:00 AM
6 Menschkin Minyan
6:15 PM
7 Torah Study
9:00 AM
21Shabbat Morning Service
Featuring 7th Grade
10:30 AM
21Lunch & Learn: ‘It’s a Sin’
12:30 PM
7 Shabbat Morning Service
7 Purim Carnival Set-Up
10:30 AM
5:00 PM
8 Purim to Passover Food Drive Begins
12:00 PM
8 Intermediate Adult Hebrew Class
12:15 PM
9 Sisterhood Bible Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
9:00 AM
9 BEIT-RJ
6:00 PM
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Featuring 7th Grade, in the Myerberg Chapel
10Executive Professional Networking Group
7:45 AM
10Hebrew School Learning Lab
5:30 PM
Vayikra
12Youth Education Committee Meeting
7:00 PM
Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26
13 NFTY-MAR TheVent
Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
8 NISSAN
13Erev Shabbat Service with Anniversary &
Birthday Blessings
6:15 PM
6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service- Pillars Shabbat,
in the Myerberg Chapel
13 NFTY-MAR TheVent
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 9:00 a.m. Torah Study in the Friedberg Library
14Shabbat Morning Service, Bat Mitzvah of
Emma Vento
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service in the Sanctuary
15CCAR Convention 15 Religious School
9:00 AM
15Lifelong Learning Program: Chosen Voices:
The Cantorate in America
9:00 AM
8 NISSAN
Rebecca Kiewe will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah
Tzav
Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21-8:3; 9:22-23
6:00 PM
5 HaSTY Board Meeting
8 Purim Carnival
19Broherhood Guys’ Nite Out
6:15 PM
Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-50; 7:51-8:21
9:00 a.m. Torah Study in the Friedberg Library
18CCAR Convention 20Shabbat Rocks! Service
1 NISSAN
7:00 PM
6:00 PM
11:30 AM
17Board of Trustees Meeting
3 Executive Committee Meeting
8 Purim Music & Megillah
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20; 38:21-40:38
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Rocks! in the Sanctuary
17Religious School Chuggim
19Mentor/Mentee Joint Program Meeting
1 NISSAN
6:00 PM
5:30 PM
8 Religious School
11:00 AM
3 Religious School Chuggim
Vayakhel-Pekudei
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
16Sisterhood Bible Study with the Rabbi
12:00 PM
2 BEIT-RJ
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
9:00 AM
1 Hamentashen Factory
2 Sisterhood Bible Study with the Rabbi
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service in the
Myerberg Chapel
Ki Tisa
1 Religious School
2 AIPAC Convention
9:00 a.m. Torah Study in the Friedberg Library
16CCAR Convention 1 AIPAC Convention
14 Torah Study
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
15Bagels and Books
10:30 AM
15Intermediate Adult Hebrew Class
12:15 PM
22 Religious School
9:00 AM
22Sisterhood Board Meeting
9:30 AM
22Kol Tov Event
12:00 PM
22Intermediate Adult Hebrew Class
12:15 PM
23Sisterhood Bible Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
23BEIT-RJ
6:00 PM
24Religious School Chuggim
5:30 PM
24Social Action Committee Meeting
7:00 PM
25Annual Women’s Seder
6:15 PM
27Erev Shabbat Service- Pillars Shabbat
6:15 PM
28Torah Study
9:00 AM
29Shabbat Morning Service, Bat Mitzvah
of Rebecca Kiewe
10:30 AM
29 Religious School
9:00 AM
29Brotherhood/ARZA Breakfast with
Guest Speaker, Sophie Felder
9:30 AM
29Club Rishon Event
12:00 PM
29Intermediate Adult Hebrew Class
12:15 PM
30Sisterhood Bible Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
30BEIT-RJ
6:00 PM
MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
RABBI BENJAMIN SHARFF
Having failed now at multiple
attempts to win the nomination
to be the next President of the
United States of Maryland, I have
decided to forgo putting together an
exploratory committee to pursue any
further attempt at creating a winning
campaign in lieu of forming a group
to investigate the preponderance of
run-on sentences in numerous rabbinic
publications.
Following that, I plan
to look into the issue
of why so many vowels
have fled Eastern
Europe from places
like Ljubljana, Slovenia
and Dubrovnik, Croatia
to settle in Hawaii. It
may be an extensive
and costly trip, but I
assure you, I will get to the bottom of
it, especially if it requires immersive
interviews in Kauai.
anyway, especially this winter. And,
my continued battle against low-flow
toilets has become one of legend
and even immortalized in song in my
famous duet entitled, “Flush” with
Taylor Swift. It’s in the key of Am, in
case you are wondering, and we are
on the short-list to perform at next
year’s Super Bowl. Which, if it is made
a regular-flow bowl, would be super
indeed!
someone who can work on both sides
of the aisle, while staying true to their
core passions. Since no such person
exists, I have decided to reconsider my
candidacy to be the next President of
the United States of Maryland.
I promise you, the voters, that my
campaign will be honest and full of
integrity. And. barring that, it will be
full of something. In the meantime,
if you need me, I’ll be on the beach
of Kauai wearing some
flip-flops and interviewing
the letter “A” as to why it
fled from Koycegiz, Turkey.
I will return with findings
because you demand
nothing less. It just might
take me awhile. So, don’t
wait up.
...PLAN ON JOINING US ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8,
FOR OUR MEGILAH READING AND
PURIM CARNIVAL
My itinerary is already set, and I have
booked my tickets. Nothing you say
can change my mind. I have already
heard all of the arguments. I know my
campaign promises of giant cellphones
and free mortgages for tickets to Walt
Disney World have struck a chord.
Though that chord was most likely
an Am chord, which is owned by us
Jews, as opposed to G, which is a
wholly owned chordal subsidiary of
the aforementioned Walt Disney World
Corporation.
I know my immigration policy of
everyone in the Northeast moving to
Tahiti has played well, in the Northeast
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Yes, I do know that the field is wide
open, which is why so many people will
be shocked by this announcement. So
many of you have expressed surprise
that I was ever running, but that is
neither here nor there. I will have
you know that my core supporters
have been encouraging me and even
demanding that I reconsider, but I
refuse to flip-flop on the issue of my
candidacy. To show how serious I am,
I have even refused to wear flip-flops,
lest I send out a mixed message.
Today’s tough times demand
a candidate who is thoughtful,
reasonable and a visionary with the
oratory skills necessary to convey the
message in a succinct, articulate and
relatable fashion. It should also be
In the meantime, plan on joining us
on Sunday, March 8, for our Megilah
reading and Purim Carnival. My
promise to you is that no campaign
speeches will be made from Koycegiz
on that day, partly because I have no
idea how to pronounce it. Chag Purim
Sameach, and Happy Purim Everyone!
RABBI BENJAMIN SHARFF
Your Har Sinai Family Cares
Please inform us of Congregants and
loved ones who are ill, so we can be in
touch and help out.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
JOANNE GOLDSMITH
The snow and frigid temperatures
costumes, games, hamentashen,
for Har Sinai Congregation. We know
of late have not dampened the
raffles and more always mean a funthat people join synagogues where
enthusiasm and programming at Har
filled day.
they have friends and the best way to
Sinai Congregation and the high activity
grow our membership is by your inviting
As our thoughts turn to warmer days
level at the temple. One of our new and
friends to services and some of our
and Spring, we look forward to Passover
innovative services this February was
events to show them what a special
and our annual Women’s Seder. This
the Marriage Reconsecration service
place we are and encourage them to
intergenerational pot-luck Seder will
on Valentine weekend. I hope this
join our Har Sinai family. Help us reach
inspirational service is
our membership goals
the beginning of a new
this year!
tradition, and I thank JoI WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
Ellen Unger, our Director
TO BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR
of Congregational
JOANNE GOLDSMITH
Learning, for bringing
President
HAR SINAI CONGREGATION.
this service to Har Sinai.
Many couples who were
celebrating milestone
be held on March 25 at 6:15 p.m.,
anniversaries this year stood under the
and we usually have over 125 women
chuppah and renewed their marriage
of all ages attend. I encourage all the
vows. This service, complete with
women in the Congregation to attend
beautiful music and poetry, was indeed
and to bring your mothers, daughter
a special one.
and grand-daughters as well as family
Giving a Leadership Gift today
We concluded February with our
and friends. It is very special to see so
or remembering Har Sinai
second annual Club 2905 event. It
many generations of women celebrating
Congregation in your will/estate
was a delightful evening, and I want
Passover together. Also, everyone is
plans will ensure the future of our
to thank event co-chairs, Sherri Sibel
asked to bring a black or white piece of
Congregation. You will have the
Thomas and Lisa Levin, and Melanie
clothing to donate to Paul’s Place.
satisfaction of knowing that you
Waxman, our Director of Programming
I also invite everyone to join us for our
are leaving a legacy so that future
and Membership, for all their hard work
Congregational Seder that is held on
generations can enjoy the many
in coordinating the evening as well as
the second night of Passover, which
everyone who worked so hard to make
benefits of Har Sinai Congregation
this year falls on Saturday evening, April
it a success. Good food, great music
that you and your families have
4. What a wonderful way to conclude
and a wonderful silent auction made for
enjoyed over the years.
Shabbat and celebrate Passover with
a special evening.
your Har Sinai family. This Seder will be
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
Sunday, March 8, is our annual Purim
led by Rabbi Sharff and Cantor Gerber,
TO DISCUSS WAYS OF MAKING
Carnival at 12:00 p.m., preceded by
attended by the staff and their families
A LEADERSHIP GIFT, CONTACT
Megilah & More in the Sanctuary at
and catered by our own, Adam’s Garden
BUNNY SINGER, CHAIR OF
11:30 a.m. This is always a wonderful
of Eatin’.
LEADERSHIP GIVING, AT
family celebration and one that children
In closing, I want to ask each and every
410-252-4508 OR
of all ages look forward to. The creative
one of you to serve as an ambassador
BUNNYSINGS@COMCAST.NET.
LEADERSHIP GIVING
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Reservation Form
Second Night Seder
(Tables of 8-10)
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________________________
Please let us know if you have any special dietary restrictions or allergies.
Number of adult dinners ($ 40.00 per dinner) : _________
Number of vegetarian dinners ($ 40.00 per dinner) : _________
Number of children’s dinners ($ 20.00 per child 12 & under) : _________
(Children under 3 free)
Names of all guests at our table: ____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
RSVP with your Reservation Form and check made out to Har Sinai Congregation.
(Attn: Melanie Waxman) 2905 Walnut Avenue, Owings Mills, MD, 21117
Or, call in your reservation details and credit card number
to the temple office at 410-654-9393.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 8
Join us for one of our most
popular and festive events!
11:30 a.m.—M & M Megilah & More
12:00 p.m.—Purim Carnival
M &M- Megilah & More
A fun-filled megilah reading! Please bring a box of
unopened M & M’s or macaroni to use as a
grogger.
Purim Carnival
GAMES! including Xbox Kinect, Football Toss
& Can Hamen
FOOD! including pizza, hot dogs & snow cones
THEMED BASKETS FOR RAFFLE!
BRING A BAG OF FOOD FOR OUR
PURIM TO PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE
AND RECEIVE
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5 FREE GAME TICKETS!
Har Sinai Congregation
PURIM Celebration
We Need to Rejuvenate Ourselves and ReJEWvenate our Har Sinai Congregation
By Anne Berman, Second Vice President
Whenever I attend a service, a function, a meeting or any other kind of
event at, or on behalf of, my beloved Har Sinai, I look around me and see
the faces of people I have come to know and care about. I see our clergy
and professional staff who work longer and harder than most of us realize
to make our experiences the best that they are able. Do they sometimes
miss the mark? Of course they do. They are human beings who, like all
the rest of us, are subject to human foibles. They, too, are sometimes
overtired, hungry, frustrated, annoyed or just in a down mood. I know I have
been there. And through all of this, our Clergy and staff always try to be
there for all of us whenever we need them.
I see our maintenance staff who also work hard behind the scenes to keep
Har Sinai clean, neat and ready for whatever activity is scheduled. Do they
mess up at times? Yes. Do I mess up in similar ways? You bet! The same
is true for all of us.
We goof. We leave something messy that should have been straightened
up. In the best of all possible worlds, Har Sinai, its employees and its
membership would be perfect all the time. The problem is we live in the
real world where sometimes bad things happen with even the best of
intentions.
The good news is, if we never screwed up, if we never made mistakes, we
would not need the continual mitzvah of Tikun Olam. Imperfect beings that
we are, we have an almost constant opportunity to make our world a better
place. There are some things that we cannot fix as individuals. We are
not strong enough or rich enough or smart enough to single-handedly cure
the ills of Har Sinai, much less our world. We can accomplish huge things
together by sharing our energy, our ideas and also our dollars.
Our ReJEWvenate Campaign is our mechanism for pooling our financial
resources for the good of our entire Har Sinai community. In doing so, we
take a big step in repairing and sustaining our Congregation, our extended
Jewish community, our world. It all begins with each of us taking that step,
each of us participating in a way that is meaningful and possible for us. No one person can do it all. No one person is
unnecessary in reaching our goal. Take your step.
AND we are very happy to announce that we have reached our first goal by paying off our $663,000 Line of Credit
with the bank. That means that we no longer have any outstanding Line of Credit, no mortgage and all of our obligations
are current. What a great feeling. And this was all possible because 93 families stepped up to contribute and made this
possible. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who gave. You took the step.
Now our ReJEWvenate Campaign goes on to the second phase to cover this year’s deficit and bolster our Legacy and
Endowment Fund to protect our future generations. For those who have stepped up, thank you again…maybe you can
consider stepping up again in 2015. And, for those who have not stepped up yet, please contact David L. Carp at 410-4840381 or davidlcarp@gmail.com for information and to learn more about our ReJEWvenate Campaign.
For more information about this very important campaign, please contact David L. Carp at 410-484-0381 or
davidlcarp@gmail.com
AND we are very happy to announce that we have reached our first goal by paying off our $663,000 Line of Credit
with the bank. That means that we no longer have any outstanding Line of Credit, no mortgage and all of our
obligations are current. What a great feeling. And this was all possible because 93 families stepped up to contribute
and made this possible. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who gave. You took the step.
Dinner and Live Music Benefit
Har Sinai Congregation gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions
of the following vendors and individuals.
Adam’s Garden of Eatin’
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
Rabbi Benjamin Sharff
American Visionary Art Museum
David Hyatt
Shop Rite
Artful Gourmet Bistro
Illiano’s J & P Restaurant
Sofi’s Crepes
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Sheryl Jacobs
Sol Levinson & Bros., Inc.
Bar Louie
Jean Pool
Sonny Lee’s Hunan Taste
Barbie Levy Jewelry Design
Jewish Community Center
Bay City Rental
Jones & Jones, Inc.
Starbucks
$75.00 per person
Stevenson University
Lavery Illustration(includes
Black Eyed Susan
Cove Kit Bar
2 drink Stone’s
coupons)
Come
out for our 2nd Annual
Monica Blum
Courtney and Erik Legenhausen
Suburban House
RSVP
to
Melanie
Waxman
BodiesEvent, an elegant
Lenny’s Deli
Tark’s Grill
ClubBrick
2905
Camp Skylemar
Lisa Levinmwaxman@harsinai-md.org
The Boxwood Collection
evening
to
benefit
Har
Sinai’s
Capelli Hair Studio
Dr. Michael Levin
The Brewer’s Art
Your check or credit
card is
Catering by Alan Weiss
The Chessler Company
great programs. LifeBridge Health & Fitness
Chestnut Ridge Farm Market
Linwoods
The Classic Catering People
your reservation.
Featuring:
Chezelle
Lotus Jewelry Studio
The Corner Stable
(Club Attire)
Chick-Fil-A
Main Street Grille
Dan Davis
Mano Swartz
The Mondel Broad
Earth Treks Climbing Center
Michael’s Café
Sherri Sibel Thomas
Food from Various Caterers
Event Video
Hope Miller Miles
Thomas’ Salon
Falls Road Animal Hospital
Gerri Miller
Tickled Pink
Food Lion
Cash Bar
Mitchell’s Jewelers
Jo-Ellen Unger
Cantor Robert Gerber
Organized2Succeed
John Varvatos
Glenne’s Gourmet
Principal Lifestyle Management
Village Square Cafe
Glyndon Grill
Pumpkin Theatre
Jon and Kathie Wachs
Stacey Goodman
Tracey Robbins
Melanie Waxman
Graul’s Market
Safeway
Michelle Yospa
Har Sinai Congregation
Santoni’s
Harry Zbar
Har Sinai Congregation WRJ
Stewart Sachs
Zeffert & Gold
The Band, “Don’t Stop”
Silent Auction
The Cow
EDUCATION CORNER
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
As we head into March, and hopefully warmer weather, we turn our attention to Purim. Our students learn to boo at
Haman’s name and eat cookies shaped like his three-cornered hat. This story of scandal and intrigue is far deeper a tale
than is taught in Sunday school, and for good reason ~ the true story would receive a rating well above PG-13. At its heart,
however, the Purim story is also about identity and standing up for what’s right. Vashti, the first queen of Ahashuerus,
refuses to be objectified and loses her crown. Mordechai uncovers a conspiracy and saves the king. Esther, comfortably
hidden behind her beauty for much of the story, risks her life to call attention to Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews. Each of
these characters acts on different issues, in different ways and for different reasons. Yet none of them keeps silent. Are
these acts of heroism? Perhaps. Are they acts of humanity? Definitely.
On Purim we are asked to provide for those who can’t provide for themselves and also to provide for family and friends.
One approach sees the mitzvah of mishloach manot as counteracting the accusations of Haman. Haman accused the
Jews of being “a scattered and divided nation.” When we reach out to others we show how much community truly means
to us. The holiday asks us to give to one another, but also to give of ourselves. We each have things about which we are
passionate. We may be in the majority or minority on these issues, yet they stir our souls. The Purim story is a call to
action, a reminder that, no matter our role in society, we have the opportunity to make a difference in our own lives and
the lives of others. If nothing else, we can view Purim as an opportunity to recommit to making the world a better place
for ourselves and our communities. I invite you to pick a cause and raise your voice, raise awareness, raise funds. This
can be an individual activity or done with family or in a community setting. The important thing is that we take a stand
to combat injustice. Our ancestors did, our role models did, and they continue to inspire us today. We can be like Vashti,
Mordechai and Esther, tackling tough topics and working for justice, peace and equality. And a little hamantashen never
hurts either.
JO-ELLEN UNGER
Director of Congregational Learning
SIMPLY SIMCHAS
We are so proud of Diana Goldsmith, whose article about volunteering was
published in the Carroll County Times. Diana wrote passionately about her
experiences volunteering in Honduras with Towson University Students
Helping Honduras. View Diana’s article:
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/publications/community_times/ph-ct-vo
lunteer-020415-20150204,0,4210201.story
Please share your family simchas with us!
We want to know about the good things happening in your life!
CONTACT MONICA AT MBLUM@HARSINAI-MD.ORG.
Something New is Happening in the
JUDAICA SHOP
The shop is now open on Sundays
when Religious School is in session.
On weekdays you can have a personal
shopper work for and with you.
All you have to do is call:
Margery Doroshow 410-486-8581
Ethel Barrish 410-363-8639
Nadine Goldman 410-484-1392
Paula Gemora 410-484-1730
SISTERHOOD SCOOP
We are so sorry we weren’t able to have our February program, Healing Wounds, with guest speaker, CeCe Rund,
because of the inclement weather. The good news is - we have rescheduled! Please save the date for Sunday, April 26
at 11:00 a.m. And, watch for details in the coming weeks.
Our annual Women’s Seder will be held on Wednesday, March 25. This year’s Seder will support Paul’s Place which
was also the recipient of the meals made during Holy Casseroley.
GRANDMOTHERS, MOTHERS AND DAUGHTER ARE ALL WELCOME!
The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for girls under 13.
See the flyer for food and donation details, and send your reservation and check to Janice Babitt!
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, May 1
Sisterhood Shabbat - Installation and Dinner
Details coming soon!
Yours in Sisterhood,
EILENE COHEN
President
Introducing Har
Sinai’s Caring Hands Committee
The purpose of the Caring Hands Committee is to:
•Help our members feel cared for and valued by providing
support in times of need, as well as recognizing joyous occasions
through a personal visit, a personal note and/or a call
•Enlighten our members to available support systems and
services within the community that may be of assistance to
them during times of need
Activities of the Caring Hands Committee include:
•Setting up food in a shiva house the day of the funeral
•Setting up water for the washing of hands before entering a
shiva home
•Attending a funeral
•Sitting at a shiva house during funeral services to answer the
phone and accept delivered foods
•Sending out personal notes to recognize life cycle events
•Delivering chicken soup to members who are ill
If you are in need of the Caring Hands Committee or know of
someone who is need, please contact Micki Sibel at
410-484-7747 or msibel1018@comcast.net.
SUNDAY MORNING
BAGELS AND BOOKS BOOK GROUP
- A NEW SEASON
Sunday, March 15, 10:30 a.m.
“Necessary Lies,” by Diane Chamberlain
Presenter: Marlene Shapiro
Sunday, May 3, 10:30 a.m.
“Orphan Train,” by Christina Baker Kline
Presenter: Jo Ann Klein
Contact Sheryl Jacobs with any questions,
410-409-2135.
Coffee and bagels provided!
Invite your friends, relatives and spouses.
BROTHERHOOD BUZZ
MEMBERSHIP PAYS – PLEASE JOIN IN 2015
GUYS’ NITE OUT - Thursday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. | GREENE TURTLE - 2 RESTAURANT PARK DRIVE, OWINGS MILLS, MD
Price reduced to $25 per person for appetizers, main course, dessert and soft drinks. Beer and other alcoholic beverages
can be purchased individually.
Come Hungry – Come Thirsty – $5 Raffle for Orioles Tickets
RSVP by March 16 to Jay Burman at 410-833-0972 orburmanjs@verizon.net.
Pay at the door or mail check to: Har Sinai Congregation Brotherhood
c/o Jay Burman - 213 Arms Chapel Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136
Brotherhood /ARZA Breakfast - Sunday, March 29, 9:30 a.m.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER - Sophie Felder - Director of Regional Affairs - Embassy of Israel
Ms. Felder will speak on the topic of democracy in the Middle East and the unique role the State of Israel plays in the
geopolitical landscape.
PLEASE RSVP BY MARCH 26 TO DAVID CARP davidlcarp@gmail.com or 410-484-0381
The Breakfast is $5.00 for all Brotherhood and ARZA members and $10.00 for guests.
Raffle for Orioles Tickets.
The program will conclude with Religious School’s 3rd and 4th grades singing Israeli songs.
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Join us for the annual Har Sinai Congregation
Women’s Seder
Wednesday, March 25, 6:15 p.m.
New Members and Interfaith Members Especially Welcomed
It’s Intergenerational: Bring Your Grandmothers, Mothers and Daughters too!
Dinner is a POTLUCK “Passover Sampler”
If Manischewitz is not your preferred brand of wine, feel free to bring your own selection.
Bring your favorite homemade or store bought Passover- Style dish(es) to share!
Each dish should serve about 8 people. Please bring a copy of your recipe to share.
This year’s Women’s Seder will support:
Paul’s Place
(Recipient of our Holy Casseroley Events)
Please donate “BLACK OR WHITE” Business and Business Casual
clothing for women (Black bottoms and White or Black Tops)
New OR Clean and Gently Used
Toiletries are also needed
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Cost is $10/person or $5/girl under 13
RSVP with this portion of the flyer and a check payable to Har Sinai Sisterhood
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number:________________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________________
Number of Adults: ___________
Number of Girls under Age 13: ___________
I am bringing the following Dish (appropriate for Passover*):
Side Dish Entrée Dessert
*Please, no flour or yeast
MAIL TO: Women’s Seder, c/o Janice Babitt, 8341 Meadowsweet Road,
Baltimore, MD, 21208
Sponsored by Har Sinai Congregation’s Social Action Committee
and Women of Reform Judaism Sisterhood
Har Sinai Congregation
Annual Brotherhood - ARZA Breakfast
Sunday, March 29 at 9:30 a.m. in the Myerberg Chapel
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Sophie Felder
Director of Regional Affairs - Embassy of Israel
Ms. Felder will speak on the topic of democracy in the Middle East and the unique role the
State of Israel plays in the geopolitical landscape. Israel faces many complicated and complex
challenges and still remains an academic, technological and educational powerhouse. The
discussion will also deal with the relationship between the United States and Israel and
current events in Israel. Ms. Felder received her degree from Yeshiva University in New
York in Political Science and Government, Economics and Judaic Studies.
The program will conclude with Religious School’s 3rd and 4th grades singing Israeli songs.
PLEASE RSVP BY MARCH 26 TO DAVID CARP
davidlcarp@gmail.com or 410-484-0381
The Breakfast Program is $5.00 for all Brotherhood and ARZA members
and $10.00 for guests.
----- There will be no admission without a prior reservation. -----
Har Sinai Congregation Brotherhood
Announces
Orioles Ticket Raffle for 2015
The Annual Brotherhood Orioles Ticket Raffle this year is being revised to allow for
more opportunities for everyone to be a winner!!!! At each Brotherhood event from
now through the end of the summer we will include a raffle for 3 upcoming Sunday
afternoon games. The raffle tickets will be $5 each or three for $12 and will entitle you
to win any and all of the three games being raffled off that evening, a $167 value.
Each of the three games will be raffled individually.
March 19 @ Guys’ Nite Out we will raffle off a pair of tickets for the Blue Jays on
Sunday, April 12, the Red Sox on Sunday April 26 and the Rays on May 3.
March 29 @ Brotherhood/ARZA Breakfast we will raffle off a pair of tickets for the
Angels on May 17, the Rays on May 31 and the Yankees on June 14.
June 19 @ Lombard Street Dinner we will raffle off a pair of tickets for the Indians on
June 28, the Nationals on July 12 and the Tigers on August 2.
If you can’t attend these events but would like to purchase a raffle ticket for the
drawing, please send a check made payable to Har Sinai Brotherhood to:
Har Sinai Brotherhood c/o Kenneth Bell
813 Stable Manor Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136
We will continue the 50/50 raffles for those who prefer winning cash!
MARCH
Permanent Memorials
MARCH 1-7
John Altshul
Morris Baer
Hyman Beckerman
Jennie Beckerman
Angela A. Brash
Paulina H. Burgin
Jeanne Burman
Harry Cole
Samuel Diener
Beverly D. Dopkin
Elkan Drey
Harry I. Halpern
M.S. Katz
Helen La Pides
Jacob Lazarus
William Levin
Dr. Allan Harris Macht
Bessie H. Marcus
Sidney F. Mayer
Sylvia Nachlas
Fannie Nevins
Jerome Okun
Julia Oppenheimer
Reuben Pintzuk
Raisa Polyanskaya
William Rayner
Alice W. Rose
Louis Schaff
Florine Schnydman
Minna Silvers
Frank Weissman
Sarah Wilner
Louis Winternitz
MARCH 8-14
David Baum
Rachel R. Bishow
Joe Dannenberg
Harry Emerich
Jacob Engel
Morris Fell
Edwin B. Fox
Adele Gold
Eunice Goldberg
Fannie Goldstein
Lina B. Hochschild
Michael Hoffberger
Emanuel Kohner
Evelyn Kossoff
Sophia Lazarus
Amalie May
Martha Meyer
Lois S. Rudo
Wolf Salgank
Antoinette Schoenfeld
William W. Schulman
Jere Sussman
Stanley Terrell
Nora Weiller
Tena B. Zamoiski
MARCH 15-21
Morris M. Bloom
Seymour J. Brash
Nathan Cohen
Samuel N. Friedel
Lena F. Glashtein
Dr. Conrad Gould
Meyer Greenebaum
Matilda D. Greenfeld
Morris Hammerman
Penne W. Klipper
Hylda G. Kohn
I.B. Kronenberg
Anna Fink Levin
Blanche B. Levy
Hyman Lindenblatt
Maurice Loreck
Johanna Maass
Jerome Mask
Harris D. Miller
Bertha H. Pollock
Lee Rabineau
Stephen Rund
Jerome D. Shanman
Hannah F. Weil
MARCH 22-28
Abraham Arnold
Gertrude A. Baer
Charles A. Binswanger
Edith Blattner
Doreen Fell
Mike Folb
Abraham Goldberg
Marjorie H. Goldman
Amanda W. Goldsmith
Flora Goldsmith
Milton Greenebaum
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Minnie H. Lesnick
Samuel C.
Mendelsohn
William G. Myers
Myron M.
Oppenheimer
Gabriel Pollock
Aaron Rosenbaum
Sarah Salganik
Esther M. Schneider
Ellen Straus
Alice Wolfram
MARCH 29-31
Jack Altman
Abraham Balder
Sarah Braunstein
Ruth D. Eckhaus
Mary W. Fried
Lily Gamse
Morris Goldstein
Marcelle Labovitz
Toby Ronsheim
Harold Wolff
James L. Zamoiski
B’NAI MITZVAH
SPOTLIGHT
My name is Rebecca Kiewe. I live in Owings
Mills with my mom, my dad and my brother,
Scott. I have been a member of Har Sinai
Congregation all of my life, and my mom
has been a member since she was in the
first grade.
I go to Franklin Middle School, and I am in
the seventh grade. I enjoy playing outdoor
field hockey in the fall and indoor field
hockey in the winter. Although I like indoor better, I really like
playing both. I like to spend my spare time hanging out with
friends and family and meeting new people.
For my mitzvah project, I participated in Operation Mitzvah
Mission. My favorite mitzvah mission was when I went to visit
the Weinberg Village retirement community. This particular
mitzvah is called Hiddur Panei Zakein, or honoring the elderly.
I enjoyed this because I liked talking with the elderly. I enjoyed
talking with them because they are fun to talk to. They always
have good stories and so many lessons to teach us.
I am very excited to become a Bat Mitzvah and to celebrate
this day with my family and friends.
My name is Emma Vento, and I will
become a Bat Mitzvah on March 14. I live
in Owings Mills with my mom, my dad and
my younger brother, Owen. I go to Franklin
Middle School. Some of my favorite
subjects are Language Arts and Science.
Some of my hobbies include playing
soccer, hanging out with my friends and
doing art projects. I play soccer for the
Westminster Soccer Association. I play right-wing on my team,
The Surge. I have been playing soccer for nearly ten years, and
I love it.
I also love being Jewish. My family has belonged to Har Sinai
Congregation since I was in kindergarten. I especially enjoy
hanging out with our Director of Congregational Learning, JoEllen Unger, who is really awesome.
For my mitzvah project I participated in Operation Mitzvah
Mission. My favorite mitzvah mission was when we went to
Beth Israel to do a program with some mentally-challenged
adults in our larger community. I enjoyed this mission very
much because it made me happy knowing I brought happiness
and joy by interacting and having conversations with these
wonderful people. I also enjoyed this mission because it was
very interesting to hear about their lives and what they like to
do for fun. I enjoyed learning about them and I had a lot of fun
doing activities with them.
I am very excited to become a Bat Mitzvah, and I look forward
to seeing you there.
SOCIAL
ACTION
Erev Shabbat Service – January 16, 2015 | Reflections on Mr. Rogers, by CeCe Rund
So, who would have thought that Mr. Rogers could personify Judaism? It was after watching a Maryland Public Television special
about the life of Mr. Fred Rogers that I realized he was a mensch. Mr. Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, an ordained
Presbyterian minister, a poet, a songwriter, an author and a TV host. As a minister, he never used his title to promote any religious
agenda in his shows, his publications or during any public appearances. Mr. Rogers identified with children but also understood that
much of his work related to adults as well.
Mr. Rogers used the words neighbor and neighborhood metaphorically. He used the word neighbor to mean everyone. Whomever
we are with at a particular time is our neighbor, whether it be the crowd on the subway, people attending a concert or people who
live in houses near us. Or, your neighbor could be whomever is sitting next to you right now. We are all neighbors to one another.
Mr. Rogers told us how valuable our neighbor is, that he wanted to be a good neighbor. He said in his signature song; “Won’t you
be mine? Please won’t you be my neighbor?” He was really asking that we respect and value one another. That, when we meet,
when we serve on committees together, we act neighborly and try to compromise for the good of our temple and for the good of our
Congregants. As Mr. Rogers provided us with words of advice and songs, he was speaking to each of us individually, as if we were
his neighbors and neighbors to one another.
How do we treat our neighborhood? Do we do it justice? Even though Mr. Rogers was not Jewish, I find it interesting that he spoke
of life as we Jews are taught to live it, especially on Shabbat. In our Mishkan T’Filah, we read:
There are days when we seek things and measure failure for what we do not gain.
On Shabbat, we seek not to acquire, but to share.
There are days when we exploit nature as if it were a horn of plenty that can never be exhausted.
On Shabbat, we stand in wonder before the mystery of creation.
There are days when we act as if we cared nothing for the rights of others.
On Shabbat, we remember that justice is our duty and a better world our goal.
So, we embrace Shabbat: day of rest, day of wonder, day of peace.
We offer thanks, O G-d, for this Shabbat which unites us in faith and hope.
For Shabbat holiness, which inspires sacred living,
For Shabbat, memories, glowing even in darkness,
For Shabbat, peace, born of friendship and love,
We offer thanks and blessing, O G-d.
Mr. Rogers really could have been a Jew. Nevertheless, he was able to share so many teachings and principles about humankind
that we as Jews identify with. Even though Mr. Rogers never mentioned G-d by any name or made reference to any divinity, he
provided us with an understanding that we are creatures of G-d, all created equally. It is what we do with what we have that counts.
He let us know that we should have dreams and aspirations in life. He told us that we should all respect one another, regardless of
race, creed or religion.
Judaism teaches us about gemilut khassadim or acts of loving kindness. In The Mishnah, it is written that the world rests on
three things, Torah, avodah/worship and gemilut khasadim. A Jew is expected to exert her or himself on behalf of others whenever
possible. And, in our Torah, we are told to love the stranger, “for you were strangers in the land of Eqypt.” Are we making our
neighbors (our new and established members) feel loved and welcome? In Leviticus it is written, “You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.” So, help those in need, return property to its rightful owner and practice more mitzvot. The similarities in what we are
taught and what Mr. Rogers taught his audience are striking.
In one of his books called Life’s Journeys According to Mister Rogers, he wrote:
“A friend of mine visited a beautiful monastery where a dozen monks-most of them in their 70s and 80s-were living. This is a place
which once had a population of sixty active men studying and following a very strict rule of living: praying together seven different
times a day, seven days a week. They worked hard and they were successful.
My friend asked one of the monks why he felt that over the years the community had dwindled from sixty to twelve. And his reply
was: ‘We did everything right, but somewhere in all that living and praying and successful working, we lost the most important
thing of all, the thing that was so contagious and attracted people to us: we lost the naked love. Oh, sure, you can have love and
success, but the love has to remain first-always first: natural, accepting, affirming, inclusive, naked love. Love and success, always
in that order. It’s that simple and that difficult.”
And, isn’t this so true? That simple and that difficult. We at Har Sinai Congregation have a temple to run. We love it but it is a
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business for which we need to make money for practical purposes like keeping our building in good order and paying our utility
bills. We have a Religious School. We love it. Our teachers love to teach. We love our teachers. However, we are also acutely aware
that we need to satisfy salaries, pay for supplies and so on. But, have we lost some of our naked love? Are there ways that we can
explore and implement that will make our members feel loved? Can we make our members feel more cared for and feel a greater
sense of worth? I encourage every leader of Har Sinai Congregation to take this to heart and explore actions and habits that will
increase the sense of love for our temple and for our Har Sinai Congregation neighborhood. Just as the monk said, naked love first:
natural, accepting, affirming, inclusive.
If we love our temple, we will want to volunteer our time, we will want to give what we can to help financially support our home away
from home, we will want to survive and succeed.
YOUTH HAPPENINGS AT HAR SINAI
by Aaron Klaus Youth Engagement Coordinator
February marked an exciting transition for HaSTY as we welcomed the eighth grade class into the fold in
order to give them a taste of the high school youth group experience. Eighth graders will now be invited to
join HaSTY for events through the end of the year. On February 20, HaSTY (plus several eighth graders) had a
great time at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. We all participated in a special Shabbat experience called
“Tuna and T’filah,” where we related specific exhibits in the aquarium to prayers in the service and wrote and
reflected on their meaning. In addition, over Presidents’ Day weekend, HaSTY President, Jacob Unger, and
NFTY-MAR Programming Vice President, Matthew Yatovitz, represented Har Sinai at the North American NFTY
Convention in Atlanta, GA.
Everyone in grades 8-12 is invited to two exciting events in March. NFTY-MAR will hold “TheVent” from March
13-15 at Capital Camps. At TheVent, between 300 and 400 teens from the Mid-Atlantic will come together
for fun, learning, prayer and the annual Color War! Additionally, on March 28, HaSTY will partner with BHeCTY
(Baltimore Hebrew’s youth group) and OSTRYG (Oheb Shalom’s youth group) for a Mystery Bus Ride. I would
tell you more specifically what we will be doing, but it is meant to be a surprise!
Finally, please mark your calendars: Kol Tov (grades 6-8) will hold its next event on March 22, and Club Rishon
(grades K-2) will hold its next event on March 29. Chaverim will reschedule its Cholor War for a TBD date, so
please watch your email for that announcement. We hope to see you there!
Want do to more to help progressive causes in Israel? Well, now is your chance. From January 15 until April 30, you can
go online, pay $10 to register and cast a vote for a delegation that will represent the Jews of America at the WZO (World
Zionist Organization) international convention in Jerusalem in the fall of 2015.
This is an important convention because it will choose officers and set budgets and policies for several, major Israeli and
international bodies that spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year on education, social services, urban renewal and, in
some cases, the settlements. So, in the words of J.J. Goldberg, “It’s sort of a big deal.”
Please vote. You can go through the ARZA link https://www.reformjews4israel.org/vote/ , and when you do, please pick
the ARZA slate. We at HSC are proud supporters of ARZA, whose stated purpose is to, “create an Israel that is both
Jewish and democratic. A free society committed to equality of religion, gender, race and ethnicity, as outlined in Israel’s
declaration of independence.”
Take a few moments out of your day and vote. It is well worth your time.
SPRING FREEDOM: ISRAEL’S WATER INDEPENDENCE
As we welcome the spring and prepare to celebrate Passover with our families, we are reminded of the
challenges the Jewish people have overcome throughout history. Miriam’s Cup, placed by some on the Seder
table, is a symbol of Miriam’s Well, the source of water for the Israelites in the desert.
While Miriam’s Well is said to have been a magical source of water for the Israelites, the modern state of Israel
wasn’t blessed with such a miracle. Even decades after its founding, the Jewish state faced severe water
shortages as a result of its natural, desert environment. Its water supply was entirely dependent on rainfall,
posing challenges during periods of drought.
Israel’s challenge with water security continued until 1999, when the National Infrastructures Ministry
implemented an emergency plan to address water usage nationwide. The result was the Regional Seawater
Desalination project – a framework to construct Israel’s first desalination plant.
The first major desalination plant opened in the Ashkelon in 2005. In only a decade, four more large-scale
seawater desalination plants have been constructed. Today, desalination produces approximately 40 percent of
Israel’s water supply, helping to make Israel water independent from rainfall.
The newest plant, called Sorek, opened in late 2013. Located just south of Tel Aviv, it is the world’s largest
modern seawater desalination plant. Built for the Israeli government by Israel Desalination Enterprises, or IDE
Technologies, at a cost of around $500 million, it uses a conventional desalination technology called reverse
osmosis. Thanks, however, to a series of engineering and materials advances it produces clean water from the
sea cheaply and at a scale never before achieved.
“This is indeed the cheapest water from seawater desalination produced in the world,” says Raphael Semiat, a
chemical engineer and desalination expert at the Israel Institute of Technology, or Technion, in Haifa.
Wanting to share its knowledge, Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, has hosted
environmental professionals from all over the developing world—including Myanmar, Thailand, Cameroon,
Ghana, Guyana, Bolivia, Nepal, Serbia, Bosnia and China, among others—to learn about best practices in water
management, including desalinization. Representatives from these varied nations come to the Jewish state to
learn how they too can turn their countries from water scarce to water independent.
Today, Israel has a surplus of fresh water, and is actively exporting its desalination expertise to other
communities. Its water independence is a world ahead of the days of Miriam’s Well and a model for the rest of
the world.
Har Sinai partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our community on issues affecting the
U.S.-Israel relationship.
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OFFERINGS
BEVERLY D. DOPKIN FLORAL FUND
YAHRZEIT
Sadie Dregant
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Katz
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF
Cantor Robert Gerber
The Goldsmith Family
GENERAL FUND
Asterisks (*) denote offerings of $250.00 or more. Thank you for your generosity.
You can donate online at www.harsinai-md.org/donate.
Benjamin Oshrine
Judge & Mrs. Theodore Oshrine
Pinya Strakovsky
Mrs. Galina Shkolnik
BIRTHDAY
Sam Dansicker
Mrs. Joanne Goldsmith
MEMORIAL
Ruth Raderman
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Orman
Ries Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. Sigmund Eckhaus
Harvey Scherr
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Orman
MEMORIAL
ONEG SHABBAT FUND
Eleanor Goldsmith
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Lavender
ANNIVERSARY
Harvey Scherr
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Milsten
MEMORIAL ANNIVERSARY
Arnold Birenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cohen
Nadine and Bob Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goldman
BIRTHDAY
Elizabeth Goldsmith
Miss Elizabeth Goldsmith
Bobbie Orman
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Orman
RECOVERY
Janet Schutzman
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Obstler
BIRTH
Son of Annette & Mark Segall
Dr. Michael Levin & Ms. Ronnie Buerger
Lillian Rose Marks
Mr. & Mrs. David Buchoff
Selma Shaivitz
Mr. & Mrs. Sigmund Eckhaus
ENGAGEMENT
YAHRZEIT
Evelyn Blacher
Dr. & Mrs. David Mannes
Matilda Carp
Mr. & Mrs. David Carp
Henry H. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Strauss
PINTZUK SWERNOFF PRAYERBOOK FUND
Brett Teitel and Christian Seime
Mr. & Mrs. David Buchoff
MEMORIAL
Florence Block
Mr. & Mrs. David Buchoff
IN HONOR OF
Rabbi Benjamin Sharff
The Goldsmith Family
Leon Maleson
Mrs. Ruth Levie
MEMORIAL
Vera Miller
Dr. & Mrs. David Mannes
Rocky Rosen
The Unger Family
SIMCHAS in
MARCH
ANNIVERSARIES
19 Eric and Karen Perlstein
25 Jeff and Lisa Caplan
25 Steve and Allison Shapiro
BIRTHDAYS
3 Joy Lacey
11 Karen Kaftol
11 Sally Heyn
13 Pete Sachs
13 Harry Cohen
16 Marylee Dannenberg
18 Charlie Tibbils
19 Geoffrey Glazer
21 Barbara Schlaff
27 Linda Schwartz
27 Jonathan Lipnick
28 David Buchoff
29 Nancy Walman
30 Vlad Zagranichny
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Jacob Gersh
Mr. Alan Gersh
Clarence Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. David Carp
MEMORIAL
LEGACY AND ENDOWMENT FUND
BIRTHDAY
Geraldine Markovitz
Mrs. Babette Chessler
YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND
Bess Bloom
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Rothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Rafi Yuili
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bloom and Families
OUR MISSION
Har Sinai Congregation is a
dynamic, caring community that
honors our Jewish tradition to
continue the covenant while
empowering members to explore
relationships, God, Torah and the
world around us.
SYNAGOGUE STAFF
RABBI
Rabbi Benjamin Sharff | rabbi@harsinai-md.org
Har Sinai New Member News
We warmly welcome our newest family members:
Jane and Dr. Gershon Efron
RABBI EMERITUS
Rabbi Floyd L. Herman | fherman@harsinai-md.org
Veronika Yokov and Logan Levin
CANTOR
Cantor Robert Gerber | rgerber@harsinai-md.org
Susan and Joel Hirschman
TEMPLE ADMINISTRATOR
Monica H. Blum | mblum@harsinai-md.org
Sue and William Walman
Karen Sack
Matya and Henry Tucker
DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Jo-Ellen Unger | junger@harsinai-md.org
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & MEMBERSHIP
Melanie Waxman | mwaxman@harsinai-md.org
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Aaron Klaus | aklaus@harsinai-md.org
HAR SINAI CONGREGATION
2905 Walnut Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone 410-654-9393
Fax 410-654-9135
www.harsinai-md.org
FACILITES MANAGER
Tom Gill | tgill@harsinai-md.org
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Joanne Goldsmith
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Joseph DeMattos
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Anne Berman
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
David Carp
SECRETARY
Dr. Kenneth Bell
TREASURER
Samuel Dansicker
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Craig Hoffman
EDITOR IN CHIEF Monica H. Blum EDITORS Rabbi Benjamin Sharff, Nadine Sachs, Bonnie Heneson Communications