Rabbi David Wolpe at Temple Sinai

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d’var sinai
newsletter of temple sinai | October 2014
Rabbi David Wolpe at Temple Sinai
Temple Sinai is proud to host acclaimed author and speaker, Rabbi David J. Wolpe,
October 24-26, 2014, for our Scholar in Residence Weekend. Please join us!
Mark your calendars and don’t
miss Rabbi David Wolpe - often
cited as one of the country’s
most influential rabbis - at
Temple Sinai. As our Scholar in
Residence, Rabbi Wolpe will be
with us all weekend, October
24-26, starting at Friday
night Shabbat Services and
continuing with events through
Sunday. See the schedule at
right and please call or visit our website for more
information or to register.
Working at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and currently
teaching at UCLA, Rabbi Wolpe is the bestselling author
of seven books, including the just released, David: The
Divided Heart. He has been a commentator on the
TODAY Show, CNN, and CBS’ This Morning, and has
been featured in series on PBS and A&E. He is also a
regular contributor to TIME Magazine, The Los Angeles
Times, New York Jewish Week, and The Jerusalem Post,
among others. Previously, he has taught at the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America in New York, The
American Jewish University in Los Angeles, and Hunter
College.
Scholar in Residence
Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 24
6:30 pm: Shabbat Service & Rabbi Wolpe's
Presentation “Making Loss Matter: Creating
Memories in Difficult Times” (No charge)
Saturday, October 25
9:00 am: Torah Study
6:30 pm: Hors D'oeuvres, Dialogue and Dessert
“Biblical Bad Boy Does Good: The Story of
King David” ($18 for members; $25 for non
Sinai Members, reservations requested by
October 16)
*Please note, this year's lecture and dialogue
will be held in the Sanctuary. Heavy Hors
D'oeuvres will be provided before the program
with dessert following.
Sunday, October 26
9:30 am: Special STEP Program with Rabbi Wolpe
for Teens and Parents, 8th - 10th Grade Families,
“A Conversation About God”
10:30 am: Discussion and Brunch
“Why Faith Matters” ($5 for all attendees,
reservations requested) Sponsored by
Sisterhood/Neshamot & Brotherhood.
In This Issue | Tishrei/Cheshvan 5775
Welcome to
Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser
Town Hall Meeting
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page 4
Temple Sinai Goes to
Atlanta Pride
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D’var Sinai | Tishrei/Cheshvan 5775
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enter a New Year.
I wish I could say I intended my summer sabbatical to evolve in the way
that it did. In truth, however, it was a fortunate accident that the summer
fostered both intentional and concentrated focus in almost all of the
essential areas of life. Beginning with my participation on the Federation
mission to Israel in mid-June and ending with my return to the office
in early August, summer 2014 was filled with meaningful experiences
that contributed to a rejuvenating and energizing sabbatical experience.
The unplanned – yet fortuitous – reality, I believe, is that the summer
I experienced also serves as a meaningful charge for each of us as we
Special Themed
Shabbat Services
Friday, October 3
Kol Nidre,
6:00 pm & 9:00 pm
Friday, October 10
Rock Shabbat, 6:30 pm
Friday, October 17
New Member Shabbat,
6:30 pm
Tot Shabbat, 6:30 pm
Worship & Rabbi Message
From My Perspective | Rabbi Ron Segal
In the spirit of “what I did during my summer sabbatical” (and since so many have lovingly
inquired)…
- A week in Israel on the Federation mission - The journey was shared with roughly
250 people from our Atlanta Jewish community;
Friday, October 24
- Time in Canada – Ten days of beautiful time shared solely with Jill traveling and
Shabbat Service with
exploring Montreal and Quebec;
Scholar in Residence,
- A trip to Costa Rica – An adventurous and fun week in various parts of the
Rabbi David Wolpe,
country thoroughly enjoyed with Jill, Adam and Ben;
6:30 pm
- A week in New York – An enriching clergy spirituality retreat for professional and
personal reflection and nourishment of the soul;
- Vacation in Breckenridge, CO – A week shared with my family, Jill’s parents and her brother’s family, time
dedicated to strengthening the bonds of family whom we do not see often enough.
Though unintended, what accidentally unfolded is the unique way in which each journey – all of them fabulous in their
own way -- nurtured a different, yet emotionally critical part of my life and combined to create a holistic, enriching and
meaningful summer.
Wishing you and those whom you love good health, abundant blessings and shalom in 5775.
Welcome, Rabbi Nemhauser!
Confirmation Class Photographs Requested
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Ellen
Nemhauser to the Temple Sinai family!
Rabbi Nemhauser will be serving as our
Interim Cantorial Soloist for the year
during Bar and Bat Mitzvah services,
as well as directing our Sinai Singers
Youth Choir. A substitute for many years
when our previous music professionals
were away, Rabbi Nemhauser is no stranger to the Sinai
community. We are delighted that she has agreed to assist
us this year!
The Archives Committee would like to borrow the
professional Confirmation class photos from 1969-1977.
Photos will be scanned, digitized and will replace the
damaged ones that are now on display in the temple
Education wing of the building. Note: Confirmation
occurred during a student’s 10th grade year.
If you have good quality Confirmation photos from
1969-1977, please contact Judy Cohen at 770.951.2122
or Shirley Michalove at 770.379.9935.
templesinaiatlanta.org | 404 . 252 . 3073
As I reflect upon this unplanned delight, it occurs to me that my sabbatical also provides an excellent frame with which
to guide our lives and actions in 5775. Regardless of the ability to travel (and understanding that we have varied family
realities), what would it mean for us to be intentional, purposeful and dedicated to focusing time and energy in the year
ahead on - ourselves, our partners, our children, our extended family, and Israel? Surely, each essential realm of our lives
is deserving of renewed attention, love, care, and perhaps, even, repair. One doesn’t have to leave the country, the city, or
even our own home to do this sacred, emotionally enriching work. In my mind, Rosh Hashanah 5775 is the ideal time to
begin. If we approach each of these realms of our lives with integrity and determination, the coming year could very well
be a ‘sabbatical’ for each and every one of us.
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Vice President’s Message | Sari Earl
One of the great things about Temple
Sinai is that it is open and welcoming
to all. In my capacity as co-chair
of Sinai’s accessibility committee,
Hineini, that means Sinai being
warm and inclusive for all who wish
to participate even if dealing with a
challenge or disability.
to bring meaningful Jewish experiences to the Sinai teen
community while his proud mother serves as Sinai’s
Vice President of Community. Two sisters, Jordy and
Abby Frankel, serve simultaneously as Membership and
Communications Vice Presidents. Siblings who can share
leadership and service together redefine the notion of
“Sisterhood” at Sinai.
Another way Sinai is open to all is the wonderful range
of ages of Sinai members and their ability to participate
at all times of their lives in a variety of meaningful
activities. We have babies, toddlers, teens and every
adult across the life-cycle spectrum learning, singing,
dancing, praying and schmoozing at Sinai. That allows for
an amazing exchange of energy, ideas and expressions of
Judaism.
These are just some examples of how the family spirit
of leadership is alive and well at Sinai. Similarly, there
are so many couples who actively serve our community
in various roles and efforts. These partners exhibit
an impressive and significant level of commitment to
Sinai. There are too many such leaders who are couples
to name, but I’m sure you have met, seen and been
welcomed by many at Sinai’s community events and
volunteer efforts.
So many engaged generations have shared a tradition
of service, commitment and involvement at Sinai. As
a prime example, look no further than the leadership
elected into office to represent the SCRUFY Youth Group
at Temple Sinai. The President of the SCRUFY Youth
Group Board, Adam Segal, serves in Jewish leadership at
Sinai, as does his father, Rabbi Ron Segal. Programming
Vice President, Hannah Feldman, served in her prior
congregation on youth programming and since moving
to Atlanta for her father’s new job as Executive Director
of Temple Sinai, now leads on behalf of Sinai’s teens.
Religious and Cultural Vice President, Aaron Earl, works
What is most remarkable is how un-novel this multigenerational, spousal or family leadership and
volunteerism is at Sinai. Our temple has a long history of
families keeping the torch of leadership burning bright,
within families, and from one generation to the next. This
family-style leadership and care of Sinai is something
I cherish, and want to highlight as we journey on our
High Holy Day experiences together as a community.
My aspiration for this congregation is that serving Sinai
continues to be a family tradition, L’Dor Vador, for all
of us, keeping the torch of Reform Jewish leadership
burning brightly.
State of the Synagogue Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, October 26, 9:00 am
Temple Sinai’s Large Social Hall
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Please join our President, Clergy, and Executive Director for a special Town Hall Meeting in which we will have
an opportunity for open dialogue on the current state of Temple Sinai, as well as our vision and goals as we
look ahead to Sinai’s 50th Anniversary in 2018. This Town Hall forum is an opportunity for congregants to learn
more about Temple Sinai’s operations, fiscal health, programming, Endowment and ongoing committee work
concerning future plans with our Membership Commitment model, our music program, strategic planning, and
possible building enhancements.
We hope that you will take this opportunity to attend, ask questions, and learn more about what’s going on at
Our Home, as well as our goals and aspirations for Our Journey into the future. Please Join the Conversation as
we work to enhance the vibrant, committed, warm, and welcoming community that we have built in our nearly
50-year history.
Please RSVP to Lindsey Vicente, Development Director, if you are able to attend at lvicente@templesinaiatlanta.
org or 404.252.3073, ext. 331. We look forward to sharing our vision, goals, and plans with you to ensure our
wonderful community continues to go from strength to strength. This Town Hall Meeting will be immediately
followed by our Scholar in Residence Brunch Program at 10:30 am.
If you are unable to attend this meeting, there will be another State of the Synagogue meeting open to the
congregation on March 22, 2015 at 9:00 am at Temple Sinai. More details to follow in 2015.
Temple Sinai Presents
In the past year, I came to Temple Sinai
1. Weekly, if not more often
2. At least once, and sometimes two or three times per month
3. Less than once per month
4. Three or four times
5. Only for the High Holy Days or a life cycle event
If you answered 1 or 2, thank you and Mazel Tov! You have
truly embraced our philosophy of ‘Your Journey, Your Home’.
April 25, 2015
MORE DETAILS TO COME
Shop, Smile, & Support Temple Sinai!
Let me preface my comments with the following statement:
I know how busy you are. Careers; soccer practices; dance
lessons; car pools; swimming lessons; fitness classes;
baseball games; babysitting grandchildren; caring for an
aging parent; volunteering. The list is endless. But imagine
an oasis, a small patch of sunlight on Friday night that is just
for you. As Bob Dylan would say, ‘shelter from the storm’. A
respite from the rest of the week. A place to see your friends
(and make new ones!), to connect with our dedicated and
caring clergy, to sing familiar prayers and to soothe your
soul.
Or, imagine coming together with other congregants
to repair the world at one of our monthly Social Action
Sundays. It’s your chance to help others less fortunate than
yourself and to genuinely make a difference in people’s lives.
Or, imagine an evening with members of our Brotherhood or
Sisterhood groups. They are thriving, and would love to
welcome you to one of their many programs or events.
Or the Sinai Business Alliance. Or a Scholar in Residence
weekend. Or the Rabbi’s Shabbat morning Torah study
group. Or Tot Shabbat. Or Daddy and Me. Or our Blood
Drive. Or our brand new ROMEO Club.
There is something (quite literally) for everyone. Me. You.
My family. Your kids. Our parents and our grandchildren.
It’s time to move up the ladder, and go from a four or five
to a one or two. Find your oasis. Need help? Call us. We’ll
help guide you on your journey, and help you find your way
home. To our home – Temple Sinai.
Shana Tova to you and your loved ones. May the coming
year be filled with peace, prosperity and joy.
That’s correct, you can support Temple Sinai
while shopping on Amazon! Here’s how: Instead
of going to Amazon.com, go to http://smile.
amazon.com/ch/58-1033792. Sign in with your
Amazon login and password, do your shopping,
and support our community. It’s that simple!
Temple Sinai will receive .5% of the proceeds
from all of your purchases. Feel free to call
Lindsey Vicente, Temple Sinai Development
Director at 404.252.3073 if you have any
questions. Happy shopping and many thanks for
supporting our congregation!
If you answered 3, 4 or 5, please take a few moments to
read the rest of this article, because I’d like to tell a bit about
what you’re missing….
Executive Director’s Message | Jack Feldman
Please take a moment to answer the
following question.
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 2015 FUNDRAISER
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Adult Education
New Melton Course
Scheduled for Fall!
A Survey of Jewish History:
From Ancient to Modern
Israel
Tuesdays,
October 21, 2014 March 24, 2015
10:00 - 11:30 am
Temple Sinai
Join us as we investigate how
the Jewish past gives meaning
to the Jewish present by
answering questions such as:
How do the turning points
in Jewish history influence
our lives today? Taught by
Rabbi Marshall Lesack and
in conjunction with the
MJCCA, this class is offered
at a reduced rate of $60 for
Temple Sinai members only.
To register, please download
the registration form from our
website and return it directly to
the MJCCA.
Planning for the Inevitable
Sunday, November 16
9:30 am
When death occurs, we are often
at a loss as to where to turn
or what to do. For this reason,
Temple Sinai is presenting a
program to help you proceed
through these times of grief and
sorrow.
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The program will include
presentations from a cemetery
representative, a funeral director
and an estate planning attorney.
Each representative will give a
brief presentation and answer
your questions. Valuable
handouts will be provided for
your future use.
Join us for coffee, bagels and a
chance to meet the speakers and
other congregants. Please RSVP
on our website.
Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class
Thursdays, beginning on October 23
9:00 - 10:00 am
Our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class provides
a chance for adults who have never
had a Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony to
participate in group study that will
culminate in being called to the Torah
and leading Shabbat Services. This
program is designed for those members
of Temple Sinai who want to broaden
their Judaic knowledge and experience.
Past participants have commented
that the B’nai Mitzvah experience has
helped strengthen their Jewish identity
and enhanced their connections to
our Jewish community in ways they
never imagined. Interested candidates
should contact Rabbi Brad Levenberg at
blevenberg@templesinaiatlanta.org.
92nd Street Y Returns to Sinai
Jewish Genetic Diseases
Thursday, October 23, 7:00 pm
Come hear Selvi
Palaniappin, M.S. C.G.C.,
Director of Genetic
Counseling at Northside
Hospital talk about Jewish
Genetic Diseases.
Do you know your family
history and how important
it is? Are there some cancers and
other diseases that are more
prevalent in people of Jewish
descent? Is there a difference
between Ashkenazi and Sephardic
Jews? Come learn the answers to
these questions and much more!
Please RSVP on our website.
Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 pm
Don’t Wait for the Next War
with Wesley Clark
Temple Sinai Film Series:
MABUL (The Flood)
Join us in the large social hall to hear
from prominent speakers via simulcast
from the 92nd Street Y.
Come to a movie free of charge
with your friends, enjoy popcorn
& candy, AND have an interesting
Q&A led by an expert! MABUL
(The Flood), is an Israeli film
that was screened at the 2012
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF).
The Q&A will be led by Judy
Marx, Founding Director of the
AJFF. Look for upcoming films:
December 7 and January 4.
As we emerge from a decade of
expensive overseas wars, retired fourstar general Wesley K. Clark identifies
a new unifying strategy to make the
US independent of the Middle East,
freeing the country to fully focus on the
resurgence of China.
Sunday, November 2, 7:00 pm
Adult Education Mini Series with Rabbi Elana Perry
Don’t Be Afraid to Ask Big Questions
November 5, 12, 19
Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
There are questions that matter to all of us, regardless of our age, religion,
gender, or ethnicity. There are questions all of us can answer, whatever
our background. What does it mean to feel at home? For whom are we
responsible? What will be your legacy? What does it mean to feel and express
thanks? These are Big Questions.
In this mini-series, Rabbi Perry will address Big Questions that matter to
everyone. Such engaging topics will lead to meaningful discussions that build
a sense of community as well as promote personal growth that benefits
individuals. By interpreting various kinds of “texts,” both Jewish and secular,
we will begin to explore the Big Questions that truly matter in our lives.
Women of Temple Sinai: Sisterhood/Neshamot
The 2014/15 Sisterhood/Neshamot Leadership is made up of: Susan Barry and Jane Cohen, Co-Chairs; Lynn Saperstein,
Treasurer; Linda Bachmann and Andi Siegel, Rosh Chodesh Co-Chairs; Patrice Stark, Board Liaison; Merle Smith, Literacy
Initiative Leader; and Rabbi Elana Perry, Clergy advisor. Want to get involved? We’re looking for volunteers to help with
our biannual Spring Retreat, greeters and photographers for our events, Social Action Sunday coordinators, and Shabbat
Welcome Table hosts. Feel free to reach out to any of our leaders for more information or to volunteer.
Rosh Chodesh: Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Wednesday, October 8
6:30 pm Dinner & Socializing
7:15 Program
Setting Your Holiday Table
Sunday, October 19
5:00 pm Wine & Schmooze
5:30 pm Light Supper at a Holiday Table
Dinner will be available throughout the evening. 6:00 pm Tour of the Tables
It is customary to invite the spirits
of “ushpizin” - “honored guests”
from Jewish tradition - into the
sukkah to join us for our festival
meals. So, who’s coming this
year? Join us for a special evening
of friendship, fun, food (of course!) and learning
as Rabbi Perry will help us explore some unsung
Biblical heroes... the mystery women of the Bible.
RSVP on our website or by calling the Temple Sinai
office. Have questions? Email
roshchodesh@templesinaiatlanta.org.
A Jewish holiday or special event is approaching. You planned
the food, the guest list, but what about the table decor? Panic
time? No need! Join us and be inspired by how our Sisterhood/
Neshamot members create tables that reflect Jewish holidays
in a unique, personal, and fun way. Styles from playful childoriented settings to posh elegance will be represented.
Sisterhood/Neshamot & Brotherhood
Sisterhood/ Neshamot provides women’s programs at Temple Sinai. Neshamot means “spirits” or “souls.” Our monthly
program is Rosh Chodesh, led by Rabbi Perry. We also offer Special Events throughout the year.
Participants include Linda Bachman, Debra Brown, Linda
Bressler Wand, Susan Barry, Jane Cohen, Ina Enoch, Judy
Pawliger, Judy Weisberg Thomas, Carol Epstein and Ellyse
Zindler. If you are interested in participating, please email
Susan Barry at sjsbarry@comcast.net or Jane Cohen at
Gennariss@gmail.com. Please RSVP on our website.
Enjoyed the World Cup?
Experience Professional Soccer Live with Sinai Brotherhood
at the Atlanta Silverbacks
Brotherhood invites all Temple Sinai members to cheer on Atlanta’s
only professional soccer team, the Atlanta Silverbacks, as they take
on the Tampa Bay Rowdies. We will have opportunities for kids
to be part of the game, too! Children ages 8-14 can be part of the
Dream Team, which allows them to walk players onto the field and
stand with the players during the National Anthem. Children ages
13-16 can serve as Ballboys and Ballgirls, which means they get to
watch the game from the field and throw new balls to the players as
needed. After the game, everyone is invited to meet the team and
get autographs on the field.
$10 for Brotherhood members and family, $15 for non-brotherhood
members and family. Dream Team and Ballboy and Ballgirl spots
are available on a first come, first serve basis. If your child is selected for one of these positions, you will need to arrive at the field by
6:30 pm. To reserve a spot or order tickets, visit our website.
Temple Sinai Sukkah Raising
Sunday, October 5
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Open to families!
See page 17 for more details.
Brotherhood Brunch
Sunday, November 9
9:30 am
Temple Sinai
Men’s Bowling Night
Monday, November 17
7:00 pm
Temple Sinai Men’s Texas Hold’em
Poker Tournament
Thursday, December 11
7:00 pm
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Save the Date for these Upcoming
Brotherhood Events
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Temple Sinai at Atlanta Pride
Adult Programs
October 11-12
Adults & youth are invited to
join Temple Sinai at Atlanta
Pride! We need volunteers at
our booth throughout the
weekend and participants to
march in the parade on Sunday
at 1:00 pm. If you would like to participate in the parade,
please register on the Temple Sinai website.
Sinai Business Alliance Welcomes Mayor Rusty Paul
Thursday, October 14
7:30 - 9:00 am, Temple Sinai
Mayor Paul was elected to the founding city council for
Sandy Springs in November 2005 and served one term.
He chaired the City’s charter commission and the Sandy
Springs Development Authority and is a former Georgia
State Senator (from Stone Mountain) and served two
terms on the Georgia Municipal Association Board of
Directors. Join us as we welcome him to Sinai!
Enjoy networking, breakfast and listening to Mayor
Paul while meeting other Temple Sinai members. $8 in
advance, $12 at the door. Please RSVP on our website.
An Afternoon with Etgar Keret
Sunday, November 9
3:00 pm, Temple Sinai
Join us for an afternoon with famous
contemporary Israeli author and poet,
Etgar Keret. He will read from several of
his works and screen two short films based
on his stories. A Q&A will follow. Etgar’s
humor and wit combined with his creative
style will make this a “don’t miss” event.
This is a free program, open to the entire
community. Reservations via our website
are appreciated.
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October Art Gallery Tour
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
With Photographer Lucinda Bunnen
Thursday, October 9
Meet at 11:30 am
Join us for lunch at The Red Snapper (2100 Cheshire
Bridge Road) at noon and then we’ll go to Mason Murer
Gallery (199 Armour Drive, NE) at 2:00 pm to view their
exhibit on Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Lucinda
Bunnen, who has published three books on her work
and is in the High Museum, Museum of Modern Art,
Whitney Museum, and the Smithsonian, will give a
talk on her photography. If you’d like to carpool, please
meet in front of the Regions Bank (6637 Roswell Rd,
Sandy Springs).
Sinai’s New ROMEO Club
Tuesday, October 14
1:00 pm
Egg Harbor Cafe, 5920 Roswell Rd NE
Temple Sinai has formed its own ROMEO Club, Retired
Old Men Eating Out, for men who have retired just
recently or even years ago. Their goal is to “eat their
way up and down Roswell Road” at their monthly lunch
session with a strict “no women allowed” policy. Join
us for some excellent schmoozing! Please RSVP on our
website.
Retiree Trip to the Booth Museum
11:00 am - 4:30 pm
We’re going to the Booth Museum in Cartersville! We’ll
leave Temple Sinai at 11:00 am and go directly to Ross’s
Diner, where you can still get a tuna sandwhich for
$3.33. Then, we’ll go to the Booth Museum, where we
can view their exhibits including their commemoration
of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. After visiting
the museum, we’ll have some time for shopping in
Coming Soon...
50s & 60s: Night of Laughs at Punchline Comedy Club downtown Cartersville before heading back to Temple
Sinai. Please contact Judy Thomas at jthomas@
Thursday, November 20. Stay tuned for more details!
templesinaiatlanta.org or 404.252.3073, ext. 330.
“You’re Gonna Do it Anyway”
Thursday, December 25, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
What holiday do you get when you add Chinese food, a
movie, and Jews? Christmas! Join us on Christmas Day for
a Chinese dinner and a movie. We’ll have three separate
movie screenings: one for adults, one for teens, and one
for young children. More information coming soon.
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Friday, October 10
Flavor Restaurant & Bar, 236 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Join us for a nice Shabbat dinner on the town following
Rock Shabbat. Singles and couples are invited to dine
with us. To RSVP, please contact Debbie Cohen or
JoAnne Grunbaum at 8at8@templesinaiatlanta.org.
Religious School Special Events
Sunday, October 12
9:30 am
Kindergarten Family Worksop
A great day to come and learn together with
your child.
5:30 pm
Consecration Ceremony for our Kindergarten
Families (photo, dinner, ceremony)
Join us as we celebrate your child’s first year
of formal Jewish education!
Sunday, October 19
Jewish Camp Day
2nd-6th grade parents are invited to our
special camp-themed assembly at 11:30 am
followed by an opportunity to visit with camp
representatives. Religious School classes will
also be meeting the camp representatives
that morning. See page 21 for more information.
Youth & Education Programs
Friday, October 10
5:30 pm
Shabbat Family Experience (grades 5-6)
Join with other 5th and 6th graders and their
families before Rock Shabbat. We will
sing, create and get into the Shabbat spirit as
one community. Then, together, we will join
the rest of the Temple Sinai community for
Rock Shabbat.
Upcoming Teen Education Programs
Special STEP Program for Teens and Parents
8th - 10th Grade Families
Scholar in Residence: Rabbi David J. Wolpe
Sunday, October 26
9:30 - 10:30 am
Join Rabbi Wolpe for “A Conversation About God.” Through poignant
anecdotes and practical exercises, Rabbi Wolpe will explore with
parents and teens how to experience prayer, question God, and
Above: Our 8th grade teens wrapped up their
explore difficult theological questions. Breakfast will follow.
summer with a fun whitewater rafting trip.
Upcoming Youth Events
SCRUFY’S Mystery Trip
October 17-18
Alternative Winter Break to New Orleans
for Juniors and Seniors
December 19-23
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters to come
ashore, and the city of New Orleans still needs repairs and our help! In this five
day trip of a lifetime, you will find yourself immersed in the largest and most
successful urban renewal project in the country, while discovering the culture,
food, and history of one of America’s greatest cities! Students will receive
community service hours for participating. Please contact Sami Tanenbaum,
404.252.3073, Ext. 329 for more information.
Save the Date
5th Annual Camp Jenny Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser & Silent Auction
Friday, December 12
Open to the whole family! More details coming soon.
Next Meeting:
Sunday, October 12
9:30 am Meeting in the Bridal Room
1:00 pm Pizza Party in the Sukkah
Sinai T’micha is a monthly support
group for Temple Sinai parents of
children with learning differences,
children who need behavioral
support, children with special
needs, and children for whom you
are not sure if these categories fit!
Come with SCRUFY as we brave the unknown for a MYSTERY TRIP OVERNIGHT!
We will leave after school on Friday and get back late afternoon on Saturday.
If you are interested, please contact Sami Tanenbaum at stanenbaum@
templesinaitalanta.org for more information.
Sinai T’micha
Can’t make it on October 12?
We’ll also meet on November 9,
December 7, and January 11. For
information, please contact Stacey
Geer at skgeer@bellsouth.net.
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Early Childhood Education & Temple Sinai Preschool
Mommy & Me
Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Led by our Director of Early Childhood
Education, Carol Epstein, and hosted by our Chairs,
Liann Freeman and Jen Freeman, this
program is perfect for mothers and babies
0 - 12 months old. The interactive program
includes age-appropriate activities to help aid &
build your child’s personal and social
development, reasoning skills, hand-eye
coordination, and fine and gross motor skills.
Through music, songs and play, the class is a “firststep” in preparing your child for
preschool. If you have any questions or would like
additional information, please contact Carol at
404.255.6200, ext. 357 or
mommyme@templesinaiatlanta.org.
Upcoming dates: October 28, November 18, and
January 27.
Save the Date
Temple Sinai’s 3rd Annual Tot Mitzvah Party
Saturday, February 28, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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Our New Pre-K and Transitional Kindergarten Literacy Center
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Our talented Preschool Staff and our wonderful
Librarian, Adelle Salmenson, have teamed up to
enhance our Preschool program in the 2014-2015
school year by using our Children’s Library to house
reading programs for the Pre-K
and Transitional
Kindergarten classes. Through
teamwork, thoughtful planning, and with funding from
Sinai’s Special Funds, we’ve
added a Smart Board, reading
and listening tables, and more
student seating areas to the
Children’s Library. The space is
now equipped to function as a
Literacy Center that is used on a
daily basis by the students in our growing and flourishing Pre-K and Transitional Kindergarten programs.
On August 21, we held a special Ribbon Cutting ceremony to celebrate the new space and kick off the
2014-2015 Preschool year that began on Monday,
August 25. Our Sinai family members, Diane and Fred
Shaftman did the official Ribbon Cutting. Diane and
Fred named the Children’s Library with a generous
gift to Temple Sinai’s mortgage in 2012. As Diane and
Fred are also grandparents of Temple Sinai Preschool
alumni (Jacob and Benjamin
Jones, children of Emily and
Bill), we were honored to have
them join us. Fred gave a toast
stating, “When presented with
the opportunity to help Temple
Sinai with the mortgage, I knew
the space for us to name was the
Children’s Library because this is
where the future of our People is
cultivated.”
We are most grateful to Fred and Diane for their
generous support of our community. We are proud to
have the Shaftman family’s name grace our Children’s
Library which serves as a home for our youngest Sinai
family members on their journey to becoming lifelong
learners.
Tot Shabbat
Friday, November 21, 6:30 pm
“Being Thankful”
Come enjoy these family-friendly
Shabbat services!
Daddy & Me
Lunch in the Sukkah
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for hotdogs and hamburgers
in Temple Sinai’s sukkah.
Temple Sinai prides itself on being a
family-friendly congregation. That
includes making all of our worship
experiences (not just Tot Shabbat)
welcoming for families with young
children.
If wiggly tots have kept you from joining us for Shabbat or holiday
services, we hope that our new “Tot Totes” will encourage you to come!
Just outside the Sanctuary, you can find a small collection of Temple Sinai
tote bags filled with quiet toys, games and books for young children. Pick
up a bag on your way into services, allow your kids to explore and enjoy
the contents during worship, and return it when you leave. We look
forward to seeing congregants of all ages at Temple Sinai services!
Tour the Sandy Springs Fire Station
Saturday, November 8
11:00 - 11:45 am
Sandy Springs Fire Station #2
(135 Johnson Ferry Rd)
We’ll go to lunch after our tour.
Please RSVP to
daddyme@templesinaiatlanta.org
Shopping is cool when
it benefits school!
INVITE YOU TO SHOP OUR SPECIAL EVENT
November 4th- November 12th
• GET 20% OFF ALMOST EVERY PURCHASE* WITH 10% OF
EACH PURCHASE GOING BACK TO THE TEMPLE SINAI PRESCHOOL!
• BE SURE TO GET A DUPLICATE RECEIPT AND DROP AT THE
"AT YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT" IN BLOOMINGDALES
OR COLLECTION BOXES LOCATED IN THE SYNAGOGUE
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• MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AT YOUR SERVICE FOR
PRE-EVENT SHOPPING BY CALLING 404-495-2782 OR
THE NEW VIEW DEPARTMENT AT 404-495-2929.
*SOME EXCLUSIONS APPLY. DISCOUNT NOT VALID ON COSMETICS
OR GIFT CARDS. SEE A SALES PROFESSIONAL FOR DETAILS.
Playground fun! Above left: Our ECE
families enjoyed the sunshine (and
popsicles!) during their Playdate on
the Playground. This was a wonderful
opportunity for young families to meet
up and make new friends. Above right:
Our Daddy & Me fathers and kids
enjoying the swings at September’s
Daddy & Me at the playground.
Preschool Program &
Scholarship Fund
If you would like to
make a donation to the
Temple Sinai Preschool,
we now have our
own funding program! Your tax-deductible
donations will go directly to the preschool
and will help with scholarships, security and
any other areas of financial need. Donate
easily online at www.templesinaiatlanta.
org by clicking on the “Tributes &
Contributions” button on the top left and
selecting “Preschool” in the “Special Funds”
dropdown. Please contact Carol Epstein for
more information on how you can sponsor a
preschool child or program.
AND THE TEMPLE SINAI PRESCHOOL PTO
Early Childhood Education & Temple Sinai Preschool
Friday, October 17, 6:30 pm
“Simchat Torah”
Introducing Temple Sinai “Tot Totes”:
Your Answer to Wiggly Worshipers!
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Our Sinai Family
The listings below are August’s Sinai Family Updates. Get “real-time” updates on our Sinai Family every Thursday evening
in the weekly “From Shabbat to Shabbat” e-blast.
Barbara Kay on the
engagement of her son, Brent
Barkin, to Lauren Wheelhan.
Joan and Rob Perkins on the
birth of their granddaughter,
Madeline Nina Siegel.
Lorri Denton
Lindsey
Judy & David Eichel
Matthew, Maxwell,
Andrew & Samuel
Jennifer & Scott Greenfield
Jake & Leah
Roger and Lynn Lieberman
Ritvo on the marriage of their
son, Eric, to Dalia Topelson.
September B’nei Mitzvah
Barbara and Alan Rucket on the
birth of their granddaughter,
Lola Ester Rucket.
Susan and Jay Smith on the
wedding of their son, Brian
Smith, to Leah Kahn.
Condolences to…
Louisa Berman-Plaisance on
the death of her aunt, Baila
Berman Block.
Andrew Dresdner on the death
of his grandmother, Lillian
Schertzer.
Barbie & Bryce Bregen
Max
Paula and Marvin Rachelefsky
on the birth of their grandson,
Jaxton Henry Casper.
Dawn and Adam Ross on the
birth of their son, Jonah Haskel
Ross. Mazel Tov to Nancy Ross
and Michael and Harvey Ross,
grandparents, as well.
Joy Greenberg on the death of
her mother, Anne Grenadier.
Condolences also to Zachary
Greenberg and Alison Mendes,
grandchildren.
Allan Peljovich on the death
of his father, Bernard “Benny”
Peljovich.
Amy Seidner and Dr. Robert
Slosberg on the death of their
father, David Slosberg.
Suzanne Siegel on the death of
her brother, Irwin Poretz.
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Welcome New Members
Mazel Tov to…
Irv Weiner on the death of his
wife, Joan Weiner.
Lynn & Bill Hare
Dana Spector
Mara & Harvey Levitt
Michael Vaughn
Wendy & Jeremy Levison
Grant & Blair
Emily & Adam Webb
Oliver & Violet
Kathryn Raskin
Stephanie & Josh Wilson
Jacob, Rebecca & Sammy
Fran & Jerry Scher
Andrea & Doug Spear
Natalie, Marni & Charlotte
Mary Zoghby-Haffner &
Bill Haffner
Evan Blum, son of Leah and Ted Blum.
In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, Evan Blum carried on his family’s tradition of completing 18 mitzvot before his Bar Mitzvah. Some of his projects
included volunteering at The Nicholas House; playing with
homeless children at Our House; and participating in the Daffodil Project,
where he planted daffodils in memory of children who died in the
Holocaust.
Max Graivier, son of Kathy and Miles Graivier.
Max volunteered at the Atlanta Food Bank’s Product Rescue Center, where
all donated food items are inspected, sorted, and packaged for people in
need. Through his experience, Max learned the importance of teamwork
and developed a passion for feeding the hungry. He is also raising funds for
Heifer International.
Gavin Lyons, son of Tobi and Gil Lyons.
Gavin was an active participant in Social Action Sunday. He made sandwiches and scarves for the homeless, prepared Kesher Cares meals, and put
together toiletry packs for those in need. He is now the first and only teen
to serve on the Social Action Sunday committee at Temple Sinai.
Austin Margol, son of Elise and Maury Margol.
An avid sports enthusiast, Austin collected new and gently used sports
equipment for ChrisKids, an Atlanta-based organization that helps
children living in unhealthy foster care situations. Austin received
donated items from friends, family, Sandy Springs Youth Sports, and sporting goods manufacturers.
Josh Peljovich, son of Lori and Allan Peljovich.
Josh’s project was inspired by his visit to Cuba with his grandparents in
2012. There, he noticed there was a severe shortage of pens and pencils.
So, he suggested friends and family “add a pack” to their back-to-school
shopping and collected pens and pencils to send to El Patronato
Synagogue in Havana, Cuba, where his grandparents worshipped.
Adam and Eric Rubinger, sons of Hedy and David Rubinger.
Adam and Eric completed three different volunteer projects. They
helped renovate Toomer Elementary School in the East Lake and
Kirkwood neighborhoods; organized a team of walkers for the 5K Walk
to End Alzheimers; and collected sports equipment for Amy’s Holiday
Party, which provides gifts to homeless children during the holidays.
October 2014 | Tishrei & Cheshvan 5775
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
2
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
7 am - Traditional
Service
Friday
Saturday
3
4 Yom Kippur
Erev Yom
Kippur - Preschool
Closed
9 am - Service I; Youth
Program I
12 pm - Temple
Sinai Office Closed
11:30 am - Dialogue with
the Rabbis
6 pm - Kol Nidre
Service I
1 pm - Service II; Youth
Program II
9 pm - Kol Nidre
Service II
1:30 pm Speaker Craig Perry
3:30 pm - Teen Service; Text
Study; Healing Service
4:30 pm - Afternoon
Service; Alternative
Contemporary Service
5:15 pm - Yizkor and Neilah
5
No Religious
School
8 am - Habitat for
Humanity (Away)
6
7
7 am - Traditional
Service
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
8
9 am - MAP
Preschool
Closed
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
6:30 pm - 7th
Grade Program;
Rosh Chodesh
11 am - Sukkah
Raising
9
Sukkot Preschool & Temple
Sinai Office Closed
7 am - Traditional
Service
11 am - Sukkot
Service
12:15 pm - Sukkot
Lunch n’ Learn
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11 First Day Chol
5:30 pm - Shabbat
Family Experience
9 am - Torah Study
Preschool
Closed
5:45 pm - Kabbalat
Panim
6:15 pm - Jr. SCRUFY
6:30 pm - Rock
Shabbat Service
8 pm - 8@8 (Away)
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13
Second Day
Chol Hamoed
Third Day
Chol Hamoed
9:30 am - Religious
School; STEP;
Kindergarten Family
Workshop; Torah
Tots; Sinai T’micha
7 am - Traditional
Service
12:15 pm - Social
Action Sunday
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Fourth Day
Chol Hamoed
No Hebrew
School
15 Simchat
Torah - Preschool
Closed, No
Hebrew School
16 Sh’mini
Atzeret - Preschool
& Temple Sinai
Office Closed
7:30 am - Sinai
Business Alliance
12 pm - Temple
Sinai Office Closed
7 am - Traditional
Service
1 pm - ROMEO
Club (Away)
5:30 pm Consecration
Ceremony
11 am - Sh’mini
Atzeret Morning
Service
1 pm - Atlanta Pride
Parade (Away); Sinai
T’micha Pizza Party
6:30 pm - Simchat
Torah Service
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Preschool
Closed
5:45 pm - Kabbalat
Panim
Hamoed
10 am - Shabbat Service
10:30 am - B’not Mitzvah
Ceremony
11:30 am - Daddy & Me
5 pm - Comfort Food Cook
Off
18 Bereshit
9 am - Torah Study
6:15 pm -GRUFFY
10:30 am - Bat Mitzvah
Ceremony
6:30 pm - Tot
Shabbat Service
5:30 pm - Bat Mitzvah
Ceremony
6:30 pm - CNew
Member Shabbat
Service
7:30 pm - Brotherhood at
the Atlanta Silverbacks
Game (Away)
Family Promise at Temple Sinai October 12 - 19.
SCRUFY Mystery Trip
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20
21
22
23
24
25 Noach
9:30 am - Religious
School; STEP;PreK
(Rel. Sch.)
7 am - Traditional
Service
10 am - Melton
Course
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
7 am - Traditional
Service
5:45 pm - Kabbalat
Panim
9 am - Torah Study with
Rabbi David Wolpe
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
7 pm - Kesher
Program; Teen
Lounge
9 am - Adult B’nei
Mitzvah Class
6:30 pm - Scholar in
Residence Shabbat
with Rabbi David
Wolpe
with Rabbi David Wolpe
11:30 am Camp Fair
12:30 pm - Club 345;
L’atid
7 pm - Jewish Genetic
Diseases
5 pm - Neshamot
Program
6:30 pm - Dinner &
Discussion with Rabbi David
Wolpe
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27
28
29
30
9 am - Town Hall
Meeting
7 am - Traditional
Service
10 am - Mommy
& Me
11 am - Retiree
Trip to the Booth
Museum
7 am - Traditional
Service
9:30 am - Torah Tots;
Religious School;
STEP Parent/Teen
Program10:30 am Brunch & Discussion
with Rabbi David
Wolpe
10:30 am - B’nei Mitzvah
Ceremony
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
4:45 pm - Hebrew
School
7:30 pm - 92nd
Street Y
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5:45 pm - Kabbalat
Panim
6:30 pm - Shabbat
Service
Contributions | August 2014
Aaron & Ava Earl Children’s
Enrichment Endowment
in memory of
Bernard Peljovich
General Endowment
in honor of
Anna and Carl Capelouto’s Wedding
Anniversary
Arlene & Bruce Turry Programming
Endowment
in honor of
Arlene Turry’s Birthday
Charles Ackerman’s Birthday
in memory of
Elsye Heyman
George Stern
Stan Gillespie
in memory of
Max Poliakoff
Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair Fund
in honor of
Julie Naturman
in memory of
Anne Granadier
Richard Charles Bunzl
Candy & Stephen Berman Leadership
Development
in honor of
Ethan Hartz’ Bar Mitzvah
Melinda Hartz’ Bat Mitzvah
Steve Berman
Cantor Sid Gottler Music Endowment
in memory of
Bernard Peljovich
Cultural Arts Special Fund
in memory of
Mickey Greenberg
Raymond Nehmen
Early Childhood Fund
in memory of
George Stern
Joan Weiner
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Ellyse & Warren Zindler Technology
Fund
in honor of
Irwin Lowenstein’s Birthday
The birth of Zac Gruenhut
The Marriage of Christine and David
Satterlee
in memory of
Anne Grenadier
Hilda Smith
Joan Weiner
Shirley Loenthal Halpern
George Robbins Enrichment
Endowment
in honor of
Wishing Inge Robbins a happy and
healthy New Year!
in memory of
Arthur L. Robbins
Edith D. Robbins
Jacob Robbins
praying for Refuah Sh’laymah for
Freida Shaffer
Gerzon Parzen Holocaust Endowment
in memory of
Herbert Gellhaar
Jack Gay
Sam Gay
Goldie V. Morris Music Enrichment
Endowment
in memory of
Robert Freedman
Harvey White Teen Endowment
in honor of
Ethan Hartz
Melinda Hartz
in memory of
Harvey White
Jan & Warren Epstein Cultural Arts
Endowment
in memory of
Dan Lincove
Joan Weiner
Manuel Lincove
Jeannette & Fred Nichols Library
Fund
in memory of
Rose Caroline Sugarman
Kesher Special Fund
in honor of
Marcia Nuffer
in memory of
Ann Grenadier
Bernard Peljovich
Bernie Palay
Dave Stillman
Edward Blum
George Stern
Joan Weiner
Marvin Perlman
Rosa Nissenbaum
Kathe Brown
Kranz Institute for Jewish Learning
Endowment
in honor of
Kristopher Bonnejonne’s Conversion
Loventhal Scholarship Endowment
in memory of
Anne P. Cohen
Michael Weinstock
Operating Enhancement Special Fund
in honor of
Eric Malever’s Bar Mitzvah
Happy New Year Shirley, Scott & David
Leaderman
Peri Estelle Labovitz
in memory of
Abraham Miller
Anne Grenadier
Beverly & Beryl Tanenbaum
Buster Oxman
George Stern
Larry Ross Stone
Louise Libby Sidman
Michael Greenberg
Michael Weinstock
Morris Whitlock
Ray Underberg
Rose Arbeiter
Shirley Halpern
Sondra Rosner
Philanthropic/Social Action Special
Fund
in honor of
The Marriage of Leah and Brian Smith
in memory of
Joan Weiner
Robert H. Solomon
Your Contributions Make a BIG Difference!
As we begin the New Year, remember that your contributions to Temple Sinai’s Endowment Funds, large or small,
can make a big impact, especially as the economy continues to improve and our earnings increase. Your gifts
of $18, $36, or $54 become part of something bigger, something special. Your contributions become part of the
resources that will help our wonderful community remain vibrant and strong now and for the generations that will
follow us.
From all of us here at Temple Sinai, L’Shanah Tovah! May this year be happy, sweet, and prosperous for everyone
in our congregational family! Thank you for helping us go from strength to strength.
PNK Learning Center Special Fund
in honor of
Rabbi Philip Kranz
The Marriage of Audrey and Craig
Kunkes
in memory of
James W. Gillman
Michael Weinstock
Larry Hartstein
Prayer Book Special Fund
in memory of
Morris Unterberger
Preschool Fund
in memory of
Norene Fetherlot
in memory of
Gene Perlman
Louise Libby Sidman
Maureen Gottlieb
Wallace Davidow
Kathe Brown
Rabbi Perry Discretionary Fund
in honor of
Mary Zoghby-Haffner
Rabbi Elana Perry
in memory of
Maxine Goodman
Oscar Dwoskin
Sophia & Irving Hite Kesher
Endowment
in memory of
Joan Weiner
in memory of
Dorothy Goodman
Edward Weinstein
Florence Esterman
George Stern
Harry Rosen
Lester Kay
Marty Gimpelson
Mary Lavietes
Milton Bardack
Shirley Halpern
Susan & Jay Levitt Outreach
Endowment
in memory of
Shirley Halpern
Rebecca & Isaac May Scholarship
Endowment
in memory of
Isaac May
Torah Learning Special Fund
in honor of
Rona Balser’s 75th Birthday
Richman Spiritual Relationship
in memory of
Muriel Lazerson
Robert S. Janko Children’s Enrichment
in memory of
Lee Miller
Rose & Marvin Sugarman Library
Endowment
in memory of
Rose Caroline Sugarman
Second Helpings Special Fund
in memory of
Bernard Peljovich
Helen & Iven Rolnick
Meyer Frank
Oscar Levin
Shomrei Adamah Green Fund
in memory of
Jerry Lobel
Sisterhood/Neshamot Fund
in memory of
Joan Weiner
Taylor & Greenberg Religious School
Scholarship Endowment
in memory of
Anne Grenadier
Evelyn Simon
Michael Greenberg
in memory of
Bernard Peljovich
Saralee Steinberg
Kathe Brown
Youth/Teen Program & Scholarship
Fund
in honor of
Daniel St. Amand’s Bar Mitzvah
Evan Blum’s Bar Mitzvah
Ehan Hartz’ Bar Mitzvah
Melinda Hartz’ Bat Mitzvah
Noah Greenberg’s Bar Mitzvah
Samuel Sikora’s Bar Mitzvah
in memory of
Bernard Peljovich
Diane Granat Yalowitz
Saul Aaron
Rabbi Levenberg Discretionary Fund
in honor of
Mary Zoghby-Haffner
Rabbi Brad Levenberg
Wendy and Jeff Rodencal’s 25th Vow
Renewal
Rabbi Segal Discretionary Fund
in honor of
Rabbi Ron Segal
Contributions | August 2014
Upon the completion fiscal year 2013-2014 on June 30, 2014, Temple Sinai’s Endowment stood at $4,443,749. Our
closing balance to end 2012-2013 on June 30, 2013 was $3,777,774. That’s a gain of over $650,000! Thanks to
contributions from our Sinai family members and prudent investing by our Endowment Investment Subcommittee
and Fifth Third Bank, our Endowment Fund experienced growth of over 18% last fiscal year.
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Philip N. Kranz Learning Center
Book Talks With Rabbi Kranz to Continue This Year
As part the Kranz Learning Center’s ongoing program,
Rabbi Kranz will offer seven Thursday afternoon
presentations on books, especially related to the
outstanding collection in our Temple Sinai library.
These sessions, now in their second year, are designed
to inform on the latest news in the Jewish book world
and to encourage Sinai members to become more
active readers.
The dates and times of this coming year’s Thursday
afternoon sessions are:
November 13, 2014, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “Encountering the World of the Sephardim”
December 11, 2014, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “Who Were the Rabbis? What Did They Write?”
January 8, 2015 , 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “What’s New in the Temple Sinai Collection?”
At the January 8 session, a new and innovative
Happy Birthday to the following
Birthday Book Program honorees:
Mitchell Deutsch
Hannah Dresdner
Eli Schilling
Ella Tabachnikoff
Library Guild
Thank you to the following members for renewing
their membership to the Library Guild:
Mary & Michael Baron
For more information about the Learning Center and
its programs, please call Librarian Adelle Salmenson
at 404.252.3073 ext. 320.
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Join the Temple Sinai Library Guild
A great way to support the Rabbi Philip N. Kranz
Learning Center is to become a Library Guild
Member. For a $25 donation, you are entitled to
choose a new book in the library and have it plated
in honor or in memory of someone or of an event.
Additionally, you will receive invitations to the
Library Guild book reviews and other library events.
If you are interested, an enrollment form is
available on the Temple Sinai website or in the
Learning Center.
program will be introduced. Be certain to attend so
that you can take part in next month’s program called
“Blind Date with a Book.”
February 12, 2015, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “Blind Date with a Book”
March 12, 2015, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “How to Read a Jewish Book”
April 9, 2015, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Topic: “The Ongoing Jewish Love Affair with Abraham
Lincoln”
May 14, 2015, 1:30-3:30 pm
Topic: “Encountering Jewish Music in the Library”
Rabbi Kranz will also present two Sunday afternoon
Book Reviews. The first will be on Sunday, December
7 at 2:00 pm where he will discuss Diary of the Fall by
Michel Laub. The second will be held on Sunday, May
3, 2015 at 3:30 pm, title to be announced.
Friday, October 3 | Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur
6:00 pm
Service I 
9:00 pm
Service II 
Service I & II are identical in content.
Saturday, October 4 | Yom Kippur Day
9:00 am
Service I 
9:00 am
Youth Program I 8
11:30 am
Dialogue with the Sinai Rabbis
1:00 pm
Service II 
1:00 pm
Youth Program II 8
1:30 pm
Guest Speaker Craig Perry
3:30 pm
Teen Service with Rabbi Levenberg
3:30 pm
Text Study with Rabbi Kranz
3:30 pm
Healing Service with Rabbi Segal 
4:30 pm
Afternoon Service 
4:30 pm
Alternative Contemporary Service with Rabbi Perry
5:15 pm
Yizkor & Neilah 
Service I & II are identical in content.
Kindergarten Families
Consecration Ceremony
Sunday, October 5 | Sukkah Raising
11:00 am
Sukkah Raising 8
Help us raise the Sukkah in the courtyard! This is a great activity for
families. Children age 5 & up can help with decorations. Children
age 10 & up can help build. Following the build, we’ll add lights
and some decorations. Stay for lunch and enjoy pizza and beer and
sodas. Please bring an adjustable wrench and hammer, if you can.
Sponsored by Brotherhood.
6:30 pm
Thursday, October 9 | Sukkot
11:00 am
Sukkot Service
12:15 pm
Lunch n’ Learn 8
Saturday, October 11 | Daddy & Me
11:30 am
Daddy & Me in the Sukkah
Join us for hotdogs and hamburgers in the Sukkah. Please RSVP to
daddyme@templesinaiatlanta.org.
Wednesday, October 15 | Simchat Torah
5:30 pm
Consecration Ceremony
6:30 pm
Simchat Torah Service 8
Thursday, October 16 | Sh’mini Atzeret
11:00 am
Morning Service 
Join us as we celebrate your child’s first year
of formal Jewish education with a photo,
dinner and ceremony. Then, join the rest of
the congregation for a festival Simchat Torah
Celebration.
Open to all
Simchat Torah Celebration
Don’t miss this congregation-wide joyous
event for ALL ages. We’ll unroll an entire
Torah scroll, dance, sing and have dessert.
Please RSVP on our website or by calling the
temple office.
High Holy Day Food Drive
As in years past, we are excited to continue
the High Holy Day food drive to benefit the
Sandy Springs Community Assistance Center.
Pick up an empty bag on Rosh HaShanah and
bring it back filled with non-perishable food
by Yom Kippur day. Start saving cans today!
Register online! Look for the8 icon
indicating that you can RSVP for a
program at www.templesinaiatlanta.org.
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Wednesday, October 8 | Rosh Chodesh
6:30 pm
Annual Rosh Chodesh in the Sukkah 8
5:30 PM
Prior to the Simchat Torah Celebration
High Holy Days at Temple Sinai
Simchat Torah at Temple Sinai
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The Arts at Sinai
Arts at Sinai
Temple Sinai’s Art Show and Sale
Sunday, November 2, 2014
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mark your calendar to attend Temple Sinai’s Arts & Crafts
Show and Sale! Dozens of well-known artists, who are also
Temple Sinai members, will display their work in the show.
The event is open to the entire community, free of charge.
This is a great opportunity to see Temple Sinai’s artists and
their works, which will be available for purchase. Many
of the participants in the show are professional artists
representing a wide variety of media. And especially for
this show, there will be a section dedicated to children
artists who want to showcase and sell their work.
Temple Sinai Gallery Exhibit
Retrospective of Dr. Alan Lease’s Photography
Temple Sinai Lobby through October
Dr. Alan Lease (1938 - 2003) recorded much of the
history of Temple Sinai from the 1960s through the
early 2000s. He took and developed both Consecration
and Confirmation pictures until 1990 and was rarely
seen without a
camera.
This exhibit is curated
by Suzanne Katz and
was organized by the
Temple Sinai Fine
Arts Committee with
More than 20 Sinai congregants will be particiapting in this assistance of the Lease
“can’t miss” event. The show promises to be enjoyable for Family. The exhibit will
be on display in the
the whole family.
Temple Sinai Lobby
through October.
There will be food, music and great company with artists
and temple members. Admission is free. Food may be
purchased onsite.
How to Tell When You’ve Crossed the Line
From Social Drinking to Addiction
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1
You drink more than you intend to or think “one or two” is a waste of time.
2
You disregard those obligations so you can recover from drinking.
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You find yourself alone at the bar when everyone else has gone home.
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You get a DUI on the way home.
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You create reasons to go out or to stay out later, even when you have other obligations (like work).
If you find yourself in these situations, call H.A.M.S.A. (Helping Atlantans Manage Substance Abuse) for help.
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Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build
Join Temple Sinai on our final build day of our ninth Habitat for
Humanity project as we work with Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and
others affiliated with the Atlanta Interfaith Build to build a house for
a family in need. This is a wonderful day for social action, helping a
family bring itself into a new home and start a new life. It is a most
heart-warming day of volunteering!
Social Action at Sinai
Sunday, October 5
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sign up on our website. It is only $50 to participate, though there
is a subsidized price for current members of Sisterhood and
Brotherhood. Email Philip Karlick at okphk@bellsouth.net for more Above: Members of the Atlanta Interfaith
Build work together to build a new house for a
information.
family in need.
October Social Action Sunday
Sunday, October 12
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Sponsored by Temple Sinai’s 50s & 60s and Family
Promise, this month’s Social Action Sunday is themed
“Helping the Homeless.” We’ll be making
sandwiches and scarves to benefit Atlanta’s
homeless and hungry men, women and children. This
is a wonderful intergenerational program where
people of all ages will be able to share a meaningful,
fun experience.
Throughout September, Temple Sinai will collect
Non-perishable food for the Community Assistance
Center. Money placed in the Temple Sinai tzedakah
boxes will support the Community Assistance Center.
From 12:15 - 12:30 pm, a pizza lunch will be served.
The social action projects will begin at 12:30 pm.
Please RSVP on our website so that we may provide
enough food and materials for all attendees.
The National Council of Jewish Women, Atlanta Jewish
Coalition for Literacy is seeking several volunteer tutors
to help children on a one-on-one basis to develop their
reading potential. Volunteers can be men or women,
age 18+, as long as they are able to tutor during school
hours.
For just an hour a week and not too far from your
home, you can positively and permanently change the
life of a child. Some of the reading tutors help as many
as three students but most of the volunteers work with
one child for 30-45 minutes per week per child at a
school near the volunteer’s home.
Please contact Kim Urbach to volunteer. You can reach
her at kimu@ncjwatlanta.org or call Judy Thomas at
404.252.3073, ext. 330 for more information.
Fall Reading Tutors Needed Desperately
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In the Community
Nobody Deserves to be
Abused
A plaque on a tree at JF&CS reads
“Shalom Bayit: October 1998
In memory of women and children who lost their lives
to domestic violence and honoring the courage of our
survivors.” This beautiful tree flourishes with vibrant
flowers every summer, an indicator of the strength
and vitality of survivors and a testament to individuals
working toward Peace in the Home.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. How
can you help create a community free from abuse?
Abuse continues because we remain silent and victims
hide in fear, from shame, a feeling of being alone and
thinking nobody will believe them. We deny the reality
that abuse — physical, sexual and emotional control
— occurs in Jewish homes at the same rate as the
community at large. The impact of living with abuse
lasts a lifetime.
Everyone can make a difference. If you suspect someone
may be abused, listen, believe her/him, inquire about
safety and resist blaming. Ask how you can help. Remain
calm, and provide resources. Your actions impact
our entire community. Challenge violence, initiate
discussions and begin educational programming within
your congregation. Inquire about programs for youth
on healthy relationships and preventing dating violence.
Shalom Bayit, a program of Counseling Services - Tools
for Life, strives to mobilize the Jewish community to
create the change needed to end domestic violence,
providing counseling and programs for adults and abuse
prevention for youth.
Nobody deserves to be abused. For information about
Shalom Bayit counseling, education or opportunities to
make a difference, contact shalombayit@jfcs-atlanta.
org.
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Save the Date
Vintage Affair 2014
Tickets are now available for the Vintage Affair,
the Community Assistance Center’s largest annual
benefit, on Saturday, October 18 at Holy Innocents’
Episcopal Church. Join us for a night of food, wine
and auction fun to raise funds to Uplift Our Community and help prevent homelessness and hunger.
Don’t miss this highly anticipated annual social
event! Tickets are $110 per person/ $200 per couple
and are available at www.vintageaffair.org.
Save the Date
Repairing Broken Glass:
Confronting the Holocaust and Genocide
Sunday, November 9
Join AJC/ACCESS for their current Genocide Awareness
Initiative. Commemorate Kirstallnacht, “The Night of
Broken Glass,” the Holocaust and all other genocides with
art, reflection, and contemplation. The Genocide
Awareness Initiative will be hosting a photography exhibit
that documents stories from the Holocaust as well as the
genocides in Rwanda, South Sudan, and other countries.
Temple Sinai is proud to co-sponsor this event.
Family Promise Comfort Food Cookoff
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Temple Sinai
The Comfort Food Cookoff is a competition between
participating congregations in the Family Promise program. The
winner is the congregation that receives the most votes. Each
ticket comes with one vote and you may purchase additional
votes for $1/vote. All proceeds benefit Family Promise of North
Fulton/Dekalb!
$10 for adults, $5 for kids (ages 4 -13). Kids 3 and under are
free. Please RSVP on the Temple Sinai website.
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This perfectly good food, and 1000’s of
pounds like it, is rescued every day …
Instead of going in the dumpster
Enough nutritious food to provide three meals per
day for more than 47 million hungry Americans
ends up in landfills each year.
Be a part of the solution. Second Helpings Atlanta
makes a positive impact on hunger and waste in
our community.
Our volunteers quietly cross the city every day,
picking up surplus food from donors and
delivering it to organizations that distribute it to
where it is most needed.
To learn how you can help, please contact Beth
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Jewish Camp Fair
Sunday, October 19
Noon, Temple Sinai
Representatives from camps
like Camp Coleman, Camp
Barney, Adamah Adventures,
Camp Judaea, URJ 6 Points
Sports Academy, and Camp
Ramah will be at the fair.
Temple Sinai Section. All seven
grave sites must be purchased to
get the discounted rate. Upright
monuments may be installed at
Crest Lawn Memorial Park.
Arlington Memorial Park recently
opened 300 new grave sites for
the exclusive use of Temple Sinai
members in the Shalom Section
adjacent to our original area.
The costs of these new grave
sites are $4995. There are still
about 30+ grave sites available
in the Menorah Section at a
cost of $3995. Most of these
grave sites are one, two or four
plots together. Be aware that
only ground monuments can
be installed in the Temple Sinai
Sections at Arlington.
As a third alternative, grave
sites will soon be available at
the new Jewish cemetery at
North Atlanta Memorial Park on
February 1, 2015. The plan is to
designate areas for the Reform,
Conservative and Orthodox as
well as synagogue designated
areas. Prices have not been
established. Upright monuments
will be allowed.
Crest Lawn Memorial Park
has more than 200 grave sites
available for the exclusive use of
active Temple Sinai members in
the Cedar Hill Section at a cost of
$2995. One of our congregants
has 7 grave sites available for
resale at a discount in the
A Program to discuss planning
for the inevitable is scheduled for
November 16 where additional
information will be discussed (see
page 6). We will have a cemetery
representative, a funeral director
and an estate planning attorney
to make presentations and
answer questions. For more
information call Steve Brill at
770.394.3368.
Temple Sinai at the 23rd Edition of the MJCCA Book Festival
The Eva and George Stern Lecture with Walter Issacson:
The Innovators: How a Group of Geniuses and Geeks
Created the Digital Revolution
Saturday, November 8, 8:00 pm
MJCCA - Zaban Park (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody)
Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s
revealing story of the people who created the computer and the internet. It is destined
to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how
innovation really happens.
Walter Isaacson is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan
educational and policy studies institute based in Washington, DC. He has been the
chairman and CEO of CNN and the editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Steve
Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger:
A Biography.
$18 for MJCCA members, $24 for community members. Temple Sinai members get
MJCCA member pricing for this event! To purchase tickets, please visit www.atlantajcc.
org/bookfestival and use coupon code “Sinai” to receive a discounted ticket.
Come learn about the
exciting Jewish Summer
Camp opportunities available
for your children! Parents are
invited to attend a campthemed assembly at 11:30
am, followed by a traditional
camp fair at noon where
they can meet reps from
several local Jewish Summer
Camps.
If you are in need of or are
planning to purchase cemetery
plots, the information below is to
guide you through the process to
make an informed decision.
In the Community
Cemetery Update
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Our Congregants in Action
Sunday, September 7 was a busy day at Temple Sinai! We kicked off the morning with
our Annual Congregational Pancake Breakfast. Sinai members were invited to nosh on
pancakes, eggs, coffee, and all the fixings prepared by our Rabbis and staff. After eating, everyone was invited to visit the Engagement and Volunteer Fair, where leaders
of various synagogue committees helped members find new activities to get involved
with. It was also the first day of Religious School, and both teachers and students
were eager to start the new school year! Parents were invited to attend an interactive
meeting with Marisa Kaiser, Director of Education, while their children were in class.
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Above: For their first Rosh
Chodesh of the year, the women
of Siterhood/Neshamot discussed
sacred space, what it is, and how
it is made. Then, they worked on
an art project to create their own
sacred meeting space for future
Rosh Chodesh events.
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Congregants in Action” photo? Email it
to photos@templesinaiatlanta.org.
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Right: Thanks to the help of our
Ritual Committee volunteers,
our Torah ornaments are sure
to sparkle throughout the High
Holy Days!
Below: Ben Segal, Hannah Feldman, Coby Lind and
Rabbi Segal work together to create a fleece blanket
for families staying at Temple Sinai through Family
Promise. The project was planned by Lexie Wolff, who
has been working to achieve her Girl Scout Gold Award.
Left: Wes Moss
visited the Sinai
Business Alliance
and offered tips
on saving for
retirement. He also
signed copies of his
latest book for all in
attendance.
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Temple Sinai October Worship Schedule
Friday, October 3 | Erev Yom Kippur
6:30 pm
Kol Nidre Service I 
9:00 pm Kol Nidre Service II 
Saturday, October 4 | Yom Kippur
9:00 am Service I 
9:00 am Youth Program
1:00 pm
Service II 
3:30 pm
Healing Service 
4:30 pm
Afternoon Service 
4:30 pm
Alternative Contemporary Service
5:15 pm
Yizkor & Neilah 
Thursday, October 9 | Sukkot
11:00 am
Sukkot Service
Friday, October 10
6:30 pm
Rock Shabbat Service 
10:00 am Shabbat Service
10:30 am B’not Mitzvah ceremony of Madison
Oberkfell, daughter of Jessica and Chris
Oberkfell; and Jennifer Rice, daughter of
Rebecca and Jonathan Rice. 
Wednesday, October 15 | Simchat Torah
6:30 pm
Simchat Torah Service
Thursday, October 16 | Sh’mini Atzeret
11:00 am
Morning Service 
Friday, October 17
6:30 pm
Tot Shabbat Service 
6:30 pm
Cancer Awareness Shabbat Service 
10:00 am
Shabbat Service 
10:30 am
Bat Mitzvah ceremony of Samantha Fitch,
daughter of Bonnie and Ned Fitch. 
5:30 pm
Bat Mitzvah ceremony of Nikki Rubin,
daughter of Gidgette and Larry Rubin. 
Friday, October 24
6:30 pm
Scholar in Residence Shabbat Service with
Rabbi David J. Wolpe. 
10:00 am
Scholar in Residence Shabbat Service with
Rabbi David J. Wolpe. 
10:30 am
B’nei Mitzvah ceremony of Benjamin
Reitman, son of Leslie and Arthur
Reitman; and Caroline Schneider,
daughter of Alison and Jason
Schneider. 
Friday, October 31
6:30 pm
Shabbat Service 
Can’t make it to synagogue?
Look for the  icon indicating that the service will be streamed live.
Visit www.templesinaiatlanta.org to watch!

Rabbi David Wolpe at Temple Sinai

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