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Rabbis Corner,
Reflections
2
Cantors Notes 3
Lifelong Jewish Learning 4-5
Whats Happening 6-7
March Calendar 8
April Calendar
Sinai Committees 10-11
My Sinai 12-13
Supporting Sinai 14-16
Staying Connected 16
In the Community 18
In the Sinai Family 19-20
Those We Remember 21
Contributions 22-23
SINAI NEWS
Rabbi David B. Cohen Cantor Rebecca Robins Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. BrickmanDirector of Lifelong Jewish Learning Sherry H. Blumberg, Ph.D., R.J.E.
Director of Administration Karen Lancina Program Coordinator Jen Friedman Sinai News Nicole SetherCongregation Sinai 8223 N. Port Washington Road Fox Point, WI 53217
414.352.2970 414.352.0944 (fax) www.congregationsinai.org
Shabbat Ki TisaExodus 30:11 - 34:35
March 5 Minyan Katan 5:30 pm4th/5th Grade & CongregationalDinner 6 pmFamily Shabbat Service 7 pm
March 6 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat VayakelExodus 35:1 - 40:38
March 12 Rockin Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
March 13 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 amEli & Jacob Cohen Bnei Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat VayikraLeviticus 1:1 - 5:26
March 19 Shabbat Limud Service 6:15 pm
March 20 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat TzavLeviticus 6:1 - 8:36
March 26 MCRC Shabbat Service at Emanu-elBne Jeshurun 7:30 pm
March 27 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 amNoah Lookatch Bar Mitzvah 10 am
March 30 1st Day of Passover Service 10 am2nd Seder @ Congregation Shalom 6pm
Shabbat PesachExodus 12:21 - 12:51 & Numbers 28:16 - 28:25
April 2 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
March-April 2010 Adar-Iyyar 5770
In this issue
April 3 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 am
April 5 Yizkor Service & Lunch 10 am
Shabbat ShminiLeviticus 9:1 - 11:47
April 9 Minyan Katan 5:30 pmShabbat Service 6:15 pm
April 10 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Tazria
Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33
April 16 Shabbat Limud ServicespeakerYisrael Neeman 6:15 pm
April 17 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 amJoey Flegel-Mishlove Bar Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Achrei MotLeviticus 16:1 - 20:27
April 23 Shabbat Tikkun HaNefesh &Builders & Founders Oneg 6:15 pm
April 24 Torah Study 8 amMorning Minyan 9:30 amJake Lappin Bar Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat EmorLeviticus 21:1 - 24:23
April 30 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Congregation Sinai Welcomes Peri Smilow
Noted Singer Songwriter Peri Smilowwill present a concert on Sunday, March 7, at11:00 am. Peri has just released her latest al-bum, "Blessings", which she performed at therecent Union for Reform Judaism Biennial con-vention, receiving enthusiastic responses.
We've been fortunate to have Peri per-
form at Sinai several times in the past. Whileour religious school families are especially in-vited to attend, Peri's music is far from juvenile;she deals with serious topics and evocativeJewish texts through a blend of folk, folk-rock,and world music. Be sure to make plans to joinus!
Shabbat & Holiday Schedule
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Some years ago, I tuned into our local Public Radiostation to hear a standup comic doing a Lenny Bruce routine.The voice was familiar and, with a start, I realized it was RabbiJay Brickman, Sinais rabbi emeritus. I was surprised, but not
by much. I already knew that Rabbi Brickman was a man ofmany talents, who exemplifies the messagefound in the Psalms: Teach us to number our
days that we may acquire a heart of wisdom.Jay Brickman came to Sinai as its first
rabbi when services were still being held in achurch. Five years later, he led our congregation through the construction and dedication of ourbeautiful building. He initiated a weekly familyservice to begin the Sunday morning religiousschool program. Indeed, Jay worked to insure thateducation was a primary focus at Sinai, both for
children and adults.Personally, I consider Jay to be a role model for a
healthy retirement. In contrast with many retiring rabbinic col-leagues, who discover that their lives are quite empty without the day to day demands of the work, Jays outside interests
have always been many and varied, and have continued tokeep him active and vital in his eighty sixth year. Jay continues
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to teach at Sinai, the JCC, UWM, and, during the summer, upin Door County. His continuing interest in Jungian Psychol-ogy and dream interpretation draw many to his courses. Hecontinues to practice Tai Chi and work out. We should all beso healthy! In addition, Jay and Rita attend many activities at
Sinai and Jay is always just a phone call awaywhen I need his advice or counsel.
Over the years, Jay has written threebooks. They consist of individual essays on a widerange of topics. His latest has just been pub-lished. Its called Poetry Doodles and it contains
an added twist: in addition to Jays essays, local
artist JoAnna Peohlmann did the design and lay-out, adorning the cover and pages with whimsicalline drawings. It is a delightful read.
To celebrate the publication of Jays lat-
est book, we are hosting an author visit andbook signing at Sinai on Sunday morning, March 14th.
There will be music and food. We hope youll be able to join
us for what I know will be a terrific morning. And if were
lucky well get Rabbi Brickman to do his Lenny Bruce rou-
tine!
I was surprised to learn, during a discussion at ourSaturday morning services, how many of those present haddifficulty with the Christmas season. I have always enjoyedthis time of year. I was raised in a non-Orthodox all-Jewish neighborhood in New York City. We all appre-ciated Christmas. Although no one had a Christmas tree in their apartment, there was a beautifullydecorated tree in the building lobby. We happilyparticipated in the singing of Christmas carols inschool, while avoiding enunciating words likeChrist. I still enjoy the Christmas music. Young
and old delighted in watching the moving displaysin Department Store windows. When I was little, Iwas always treated to at least one trip downtown tosit on Santas lap. My favorite story, growing up, was Dickens
Christmas Carol. At my daughters suggestion I recently
watched A Christmas Story on T.V., and almost squealed
with delight.The birth of Reform Judaism was an indirect conse-
Reflections
Sinai's Resident Theological Doodler...
Santaquence of the French Revolution, which promised liberty,freedom, equality, to all citizens. The response of someJews to emancipation was to abandon Judaism and com-
pletely assimilate. Others reacted by becomingmore Orthodox and withdrawing from gentile con- tacts to avoid the loss of Jewish identity. ReformJudaism asserted, then as now, that one could beboth a loyal Jew and a participant in the life of thelarger community.
I am concerned about church and stateissues, and object to religious symbols like thecross and crche being displayed on publicgrounds. But much of the Christmas apparatus,as Orthodox Christians never fail to remind us, like
Santa, decorations, and Rudolph, are quite secular. Youwouldnt want your non-Jewish neighbor to be lighting Cha-nukah candles, but you cant object to their playing with
dreydels or eating potato latkes.
Rabbi Jay Brickman
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In 1986, my mom helped me get dressed for schoolone morning in a stunning get-up of ruffled white sweatshirtmaterial decorated with sparkly pink hearts. The skirt andtop combo paired nicely with ballet-pink tights, patent leatherMary Janes, and some kind of side ponytail. (It was the 80s,after all!) Into Miss As first grade classroom I went, knowing
that my mom was coming to get my brother and me early. Itwas erev Passover, and we were heading to mygrandpa and grandma in Brooklyn for our se-der.
I remember so many things about theeight Passovers I spent at my grandfathers
house in Brooklyn. The way the whole apart-ment building smelled like matzah ball soup;the mumbling of my grandfather as he ferventlyread every single word in the Haggadah; the
Punky Brewster doll that I got as a gift for find-ing the afikomen (which my grandpa always hidunder the tablecloth beneath his leftarm!)...Like so many families, Pesach was fullof traditions for us, and we maintained all ofthem after my grandfather died when I was eight and the se-der moved to our house on Long Island.
Every year, in a feverish attempt to get our houseready for Passover - the chametz cleaned out, the dishes outof storage, the table set - every year my favorite part ofPesach was (and still is!) filling the seder plate with the sym-bolic foods of the story. My mother would quiz me on whateach one meant, as we filled the plate together. When it
came to putting matzot in our matzah cover, my mother put the three required matzot into our beautiful white matzahcover, and one more on the table underneath it. My grandfa-ther did the same thing.
Year after year, first my grandfather and then mymother, drew our attention to the fourth matzah. After weread the Arameic text reminding us that this is the bread thatshould remind us of our Exodus, they would both explain thateven now, not all Jews are free. This fourth matzah, they
would say, is for the Jews in the Soviet Union. Someday,
may they be free to have seders like we do. While I assure
you that as a little girl in Plainview, NY, this was just astory...we added that fourth matzah every single year. Nei- ther my grandfather nor my mother ever forgot to put it on
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the table. Even as we added Miriams cup and oranges to
our seder, the fourth matzah remained.The first year of cantorial school, I had an incredible
opportunity to visit Belarus during Pesach. Together with arabbinic classmate, we traveled all over the country with theChief Reform Rabbi of Belarus, leading childrens program-
ming, discussions, and seders. The budding-Jewish profes-sional in me crashed into that little girl in thatwhite dress with the pink hearts. Overwhelmedby a story and a memory, Marshall, my class-mate, and I decided to add the fourth matzah toour seder table.
So, we started the seder. We sang theorder. The children, who had been practicing formonths, chanted the four questions. We bangedon the tables as we sang ha lachma anya. As I
pulled back the cover on the matzah to explainwhat we had in front of us, I felt anxious. Idoubted our decision to add the fourth matzah.And then, committed to what Marshall and I haddecided, I explained and this fourth matzah is for
you. I told them the story of my grandfathers adding the
fourth matzah. All of our eyes filled with tears - each tear adifferent story of what had come before. I cried because itwas amazing to see, with my own eyes, that these Jews, forwhom I had remembered every Pesach of my childhood, werenow celebrating Passover. And I was privileged enough tocelebrate too.
The next few years, I left the fourth matzah off our
seder table. It seemed to be holding on to tradition, morethan a call to action and remembrance. But recently, I put itback on the table. Why? This story is, sadly, never-ending.There are Jews who are not wholly free to practice around theworld; because of their geography, because of their familiesand the decisions they have made...Perhaps we can all addthat fourth matzah to our seder tables this year, if only as areminder that we share our story, and our table, with Jews allover the world, through the generations.
May you and your families have a wonderful Pesach,full of memories in the making, and joy in celebrating ourcollective story as a people. Chag Kasher vSameach!
Cantor Rebecca Robins
Cantors Notes
The Fourth Matzah
Special Israeli Speaker: Yisrael NeemanFriday night, April 16 and Saturday evening April 17, Congregation Sinai will have the privilege of learning from Yisrael Ne eman.
During the Learning Shabbat service he will share his research and experience about the formation of Jew-
ish communities in Israel. He will compare this process with what happens in the United States. On Satur-
day, a more serious topic about the enemies of Israel (Hamas, Hesbolah, etc.) will be the topic. Yisrael
Neeman has done extensive research into the compacts of these groups and their approach to Israel.
More information will follow with specific details for Saturday, but both of these programs are certain to be
filled with learning and challenges to our intellect. Articles that have been published will be available from
Dr. Blumberg or the congregational office for those who are interested.
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Primary GradesFor our youngest learners, enacting the Exodus from
Egypt, seeing the ancient writings at the museum, and celebratingwith our Jewish community at Israels Birthday celebration are all
ways of making them aware of our connection to the past. Theseconnections of past and present should be presented in ways thatinvolve their senses. What foods do we eat at Passover, how arethose foods like what we find in Israel today? What is in an IsraeliCharosets (dates, or-anges, figs!) Would the Jews have carrieda flag like the Israelif lag when theymarched in the de-sert?
Read the bookAnd Shirah Imagined
by Giora Carmi, or
Chicken Man by Mi-chelle Edwards. Have them imagine being inIsrael long ago, andworking on a Kibbutz today. Most of all, tell them that they arecelebrating what theirgreat, great, greatgrandparents cele-brated! And have fun!
TeensTeens might
be excited by the idea that even long ago, there were conflictswith how one lived andcelebrated the holydays. The Rabbis cre-ated a Pesach Sheni(2nd Passover) forthose who were unable to celebrate Passoverat its regular time. It is also called Pesach Katan the
small Passover. The Biblical text tells ofthis commemoration in Numbers 9:9-13,
one month after the regular date on the14th of Iyar. While in the Biblical times,most problems recorded were illness,ritual impurity, or travel, the studentsmight consider what would make this anecessity for today?
When the teens visit the DeadSea Scrolls exhibit, they might try to find
the section in Numbers where the second Passover isfound. If they cannot find it on the tour, perhaps they mightask the curators. Then they could compare what they sawto a Torah today or to a Hebrew English Bible.
AdultsI would suggest that adultsmake a commitment to attend1) a seder, 2) Yom HaShoah,3) Yom Haatzmaut and either4)Yom Yerushalayim or aPesach Sheni service at anOrthodox Shul. Adults shouldeither record their thoughts ormeet in small groups to dis-cuss the experiences. Whenthey view the Dead Sea Scroll
exhibit, they could also discuss what they found most meaningful.As Adults, we go through our own passages and some-
times time goes fast and sometimes it drags by. These com
memorations help us to connect to time, past, present and future.For adults, I would highly recommend reading one of the
many excellent books on Jewish History that are available in theSinai Library. I know that I personally loved Abba Ebans recount-
ing of our history, but there are many others.Lastly, I suggest that adults ask themselves what the role
God plays in their life and their history. Has that role changed?What would they like it to be? The connection of our people toeach other, to our land and story, and to God has sustained Jews throughout these centuries. Learning about it may add joy andhope to their lives.
Intermediate GradesThe Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit can connect to Pass-
over vividly in the minds of our intermediate grades. Forexample, the Jews made their exodus in the desert and the scrolls were found in the desert, Moses received theTorah at Mount Sinai and the Dead Sea scrolls were hid-den in caves near the mountains around the Dead Sea(called the Judean Hills, but still, small mountains) and
the men and women of theIsraeli Defense Forces weresworn in atop of Masada,where today, some Jewishchildren celebrate their Bnai
Mitzah. Connections! Havethe students brain storm otherconnections between theirlives and Jewish history. You could also show and dis-
cuss the film My Exo-dus (Torah Aura) which gives
personal accounts of the Exo-dus. Have the students write their own stories. Imagine i they had found the Dead SeaScrolls. What do they think the role of God is in making these connections betweepast and present?
Our Holiday, Our History, OurselvesDr. Sherry H. Blumberg, Director of Lifelong Jewish LearningMarch Aprils Jewish Celebrations offer us an insight into
the important role that Jewish History plays in our lives today.Passover, at the end of March, asks us to relive our formation as apeople over 3000 years ago. Yom Haatzmaut asks us to com-
memorate our formation as a political state, a homeland. In be- tween, we remember the suffering of the Shoah and other mo-
ments when Jews fought to survive, such as Yom Yerushalayim.And, finally at the end of April, we come toPesach Sheni, on April 28th, where peoplewho could not celebrate Passover at thecorrect time can celebrate it later -- thepractical application of Jewish traditionbased on our historical reality. Most of all,we remember, retell, recall and keep aliveour story. Each year we participate in thismemory, we create new memories for ourfuture.
What can all these dates andcelebrations mean for us today? For one
thing, they are a special way we connectand transcend the every day aspects of our lives and grow to un-derstand that we are part of an ancient, yet ever evolving people.Each of these events can connect us to each other, our families,our communities and to God. We can find meaning in the spiri-tual, historical, and communal aspects of our past and choose, asLiberal Jews, to make these celebrations and commemorationsour own. These are some ideas to connect each age group.
Lifelong Jewish Learning
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Adult Education
Shabbat DinnersThe fourth and fifth graders will celebrate Shabbat with a special dinner andparticipation in the Family Service on Friday, March 5, 2010. The dinner is at 6:00
and the service follows at 7:00. The dinner costs $9.50 for an adult, $7.00 for achild under 12 and maximum $30.00 per family (2 adults, 2 children under 12).The teachers, Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins and Dr. Blumberg look forward to cele-b r a t i n g t h i s S h a b b a t t o g e t h e r . R S V P a n d p a y a t :
http://4thand5thgradefamilyshabbat.eventbrite.com/
School NewsReligious School Family trip to Milwaukee Public Museum-Dead Sea Scrolls ExhibitMeet at MPM at 10 AM! RSVP and pay online at: dead-
seascrollsfamilyed.eventbrite.com by 4/15. $10 per adult$7 per child. Check EventBrite or enclosed flyer for moreinfo.
Learning about the role that these scrolls played inJewish history is both exciting and challenging. The scrollsare a tangible reminder of how the Torah of today is linked through time to our ancestors of yesterday. Our ancestors
commitment to keeping our sacred story alive reaches outacross the generations.
Imas and Abbas (Mothers and Fathers) Concert and Art ShowBring your parents and grandparents on May 10 from 11-12. Students are learningsongs, practicing plays and dances, readying art works during their Chugim(electives) and in their classes. Our cooking and Tzedakah groups are also making
plans.
School News
Lifelong Jewish Learning
Dear Dr. Blumberg, Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins & Congregation Sinai Community,
Now that life has settled down a bit, I can sit down and write and tell you
how much I enjoyed my weekend at Congregation Sinai. Everything was so thought-
fully done, and I felt so well-embraced by your caring and thoughtful commu-
nity. Everyone was really so thoughtful and created such wonderful conversations.
I wish you all and your congregation (and our world congregation) all a
peaceful and prosperous 2010.
All the best,
Rachel Baum
A Note from Rachel Baum
This is an active couple ofmonths for Adult Learning at Congre-gation Sinai. Please plan to partici-pate in some of these excellent op-portunities to grow in knowledge andwisdom. The courses are free formembers and $36.00 for Non-members.
Learning Shabbatot, 3rd Fridays dur-ing ServicesMarch 19 :To Bean or Not To Bean:How Passover Food Laws Came to Be.
April 16: Our Special Guest will be
Israel Neeman. Speaking on the
Making of Jewish communities: Israeland the USA.
Tuesday nights, Beit Ha Midrash,7:30These informative classes includeliterature and music:March 2: Dr. Blumberg will introduceRepairing our People through Litera-
ture. Three stories that explore who
we are as Jews and who we couldbecome.
March 9 and 23: Cantor Robins will teach Seders and Songs: Preparing
for Pesach. This hands on opportu-
nity will help you create lively andmeaningful Passover Seders. You willalso spend some time studying Songof Songs.
April 13: David Blumberg will teach It
all Started With Yud A hands on
workshop on how the Hebrew Alef Betgrew.
March 21 Passover ProgramJoin us for a family Passover program from 10:00-12:00 featuring displays and foodtastings to get ready for Passover! Special Presentation by 5th grade! And at 11:30:Parents and children in classrooms together!
April 29 6th Grade Bnei Mitzvah Family EdThe third Bnei Mitzvah Family Educational Program for the 6th Grade will be heldThursday, April 29 from 7-8:30 PM. Regular sixth grade class will not meet.RSVP online at: bneimitzvahfamilyed3.eventbrite.com.
Reminder:Spring Break
begins Sunday,March 28. School
resumes April11.
March & April Family Education
Save the Dates and Check the Web-site for More InformationTuesdays Senior Chavurah with
Rabbi Cohen from 1:00-2:30 onMarch 23 and April 27.
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The Builders and Founders program is currently ourmost effective fundraising effort. Thank you to all whose
generosity has helped us this year and in years past. OnFriday evening, April 23rd we will have a special Oneg tohonor and thank this years Builders and Founders. Please
mark your calendars!
Helping Each Other..
Rabbi Jay Brickman will sign his new book "PoetryDoodles" at Congregation Sinai on Sunday morning, March14, 2010 from 10:30-12:00 in the Worship and LearningCenter. The program is open to the entire congregation andwill feature his book which will be available for purchase at the event. There will also be live music, coffee and goodfood.
Come. Buy the Book. Have it signed by the author,our very own Rabbi Jay Brickman. Please, take a few min-utes to see friends, sip coffee, eat, listen to a bit of music,
and of course, listen to a few of Rabbi Brickman's new gemsfrom his book! It's sure to be a very special morning.
A sample from "Poetry Doodles":
One is not a sinner
For having sinned
Only for having sinned
And slept soundly!
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 5:30 PM&Friday, April 9, 2010 at 5:30 PM
The Israel Committee will be selling roses by thedozen for Pesach (firstSeder is Monday night
March 29th).
Advanced order rosesare $18.00/dozen, or
$20 at the door. Pick upwill be Sunday, March
28th
from 10:00 12:00 am.
Please reserve byemailing Bobbi Rector
[email protected], March 11, 2010.
Whats Happening
Oneg to Honor Builders & Founders Minyan Katan is coming!
Poetry Doodles
For children through 2nd grade, wed love for you tostart your Shabbat with us!
Our little minyan is a great way to come sing and
pray and get ready for Shab-bat together! Well play ourinstruments and march withthe Torah together.
Join Rabbi Cohen,Cantor Robins and Dr.
Blumberg at 5:30 PM onMarch 5 and April 9 on thesteps of the bima. Bringyour moms, dads, grandpar-ents and your singing voicefor a great Shabbat to-gether!
Stay for dinner, too! Our congregationalShabbat dinner begins at6:00 PM right after Minyan Katan finishes!
RSVP online at:http://4thand5thgradefamilyshabbat.eventbrite.com/
Israel Committee Rose Sale!
Proceeds will go toward programming events atCongregation Sinai, & our sister synagogue in
Nahariya, Israel, Emet veShalom.
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Join with other members ofthe five reform congregations
in celebrating the joy of
Shabbat. Guest Speaker: Rabbi
Steve Mills, Lead Union Rabbi,
Central District of the Union
for Reform Judaism, speaking
on Shift Happens: The Reform
Movements Current Response
to Modernity.
Please note that services will
not be held at the other
Reform Congregations that
evening.
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MorningMinyan9:30am
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Calling all bak-
ers! The Women ofSinai will be creating aspecial Oneg Shabbatin honor of the Bnei
Mitzvah of Eli andJacob Cohen. If youdlike to bake, pleasee m a i l m e a [email protected]. Theboys enjoy just about everything, so lets honor them and
create one of our magnificent sweet tables. The bakery is for the conclusion of services on March 12th, so let me knowwhat your specialty is and I will add you to my list. I look
forward to hearing from you.Many thanks to those of you who returned yourdues envelopes. Sadly, we havent heard from some of you
who were part of our fold last year. Perhaps there is an en-velope underneath a pile of papers. I know this feeling well.Consider all that would not happen at Sinai if dues were notcollected. No student Bnei Mitzvah bags, no support of thePurim carnival, no school picnics. No special onegs, noWeight Watchers, no yoga. Please send in your dues and ifyouve lost your envelope, let me know and Ill get a new one
to you.With sadness, I must tell you that Mah Jongg will be
ending. We have taught so many of you over the years. I seemany of you in coffee shops or bookstores playing with oth-
ers. Our numbers have dwindled, so we will be shutting thedoors on Wednesday nights.
Weight Watchers does continue with our groupgrowing. I heard on the Today Show, that you can go to TacoBell and get a lower calorie Burrito, or go to McDonalds andorder a kids hamburger. Perhaps this is your style of weightloss. If it is notconsider joining our group. We have more
fun than you can imagine! Our fearless leader Rosalie Leibalways has words of encouragement, so let me know if youare interested. Again my email address is [email protected] you!Laura Waisbren
Women of Sinai News
Brotherhood News
Sunday, March 21st will be the last brotherhood
coffee of the 2009-2010 year. Please join us at 10:30 AMas Rabbi Brickman leads a discussion on "Finding our Faith-Revisited". This discussion will challenge each person todefine their faith and then to better understand how theyimplement that faith in their daily life. Come to listen, come to share, come to awaken new viewpoints. You are alsowelcome to just come for the free bagels, coffee, andtreats. This event is open to men, women, and children.
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Israel Committee
Israel Committee continues tradition of forging connectionwith Emet VeShalom
Every year, art teacher Cindy Cooper provides her ar- tistic expertise as our third grade class makes a holiday themed art project to send to our friends at CongregationEmet VeShalom in Nahariya. Last year the children craftedHaggadah book plates which were sent for Pesach this spring.
Dear Cindy,
Shalom. Congregation Emet VeShalom thanks you and the 3rd
Grade Class of 2009 for the beautiful self-adhesive book
plates for our Passover Haggadot. We look forward to using
them at our community Seder during Passover this year. The
attached certificate of appreciation is being sent to you via
airmail. We value the friendship between our communities; itgives us strength.
We look forward to welcoming you to our congregation when
any of you visit Israel.
Sincerely,
Sharon Mann Overseas Contact Liaison
Congregation Emet VeShalom, Nahariya Israel
Sinai Committees
Please call Marc Kartman at (414) 332-9757 if you
are interested in playing this season.Games are either at 6 or 7pm onTuesday nights.Cost is covered if you have paid yourbrotherhood dues, $36, if you havenot. Start stretching!
Sinai softball begins May 4
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Whats Greening at Sinai
Sinai Social Action
Greening of Sinai visited the Mini U program for TuBShevat and showed the students two ways to recycle plas-
tic bags: knitting plarn and sewing bags made with Mylar.
We would be happy to teach these crafts to congregants ifthere is interest.
Coming soon, we will be gearing up for our Sukkahgarden project. Let us know if you are interested in joining in these projects by contacting Deb Schermer @[email protected].
Greening of Sinaiis charged with raising awarenessof environmental issues and helping Sinai become as green
as possible. We want to hear your ideas, interests and mus-ings.
Tip of the monthCelebrate Earth Day by changing your light bulbs.
There are now highly efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs
Social Action Committee
One generation goes and another generation comes; but the Earth remains forever. (Kohelet 1:4)(CFLs) that last for years, use a third of the energy of regularbulbs and actually produce more light. Look for the govern-ment's ENERGY STAR label, which means the bulb has been tested for quality and efficiency. While each ENERGY STARqualified bulb can cost more initially - anywhere from $4 to$15 a piece - remember that there are two price tags: whatyou pay at the register and what you pay in energy costs over the bulb's lifetime. You may pay more up front, but you willactually save hundreds of dollars in your household budgetover the long term because of their long life. Five ENERGYSTAR light bulbs will save your household at least $150 over
their lifetime. (from Climate Change Solutions @ earth-day.net)
Deb SchermerGreening of Sinai
On January 15th, for the second year in a row, Con-
gregation Sinai, through the Social Action Committee, had theopportunity to participate in the Milwaukee Community Baby
S h o w e rsponsoredby the So-cial Devel-o p m e n tCommissionof GreaterMilwaukeein conjunc- tion withTMJ4 and
S e n t r yFoods. Thiswas a oneday event to
collect baby supplies for needy families in the commu-nity. Sinai volunteers, Edith Gilman, Eva Jolton, Jay Larkey,Lois Malawsky, Naomi Soifer, and Laura Waisbren staffed theevent from 9 am to 5pm at the Wauwatosa Sentry Food Storeon 67th and State Street. People were most generous and anamazing amount of baby items were collected.
Greening of Sinai presents:
Back to BasicswithSpring Cleaning
Celebrate Earth Day this year by cleaning out
your dust bunnies a greener way! Get the dirt
on various conventional products and the
toxic ingredients they contain, and learn
about safe and natural ways to clean your
home. Make your own eco-friendly cleaning
products during this hands-on program using
ingredients that can be found in your pantryand won't harm the environment or your
health.
Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 10:30 12:00
Fee: $5 per adultBring an empty spray bottle if you would like to take
a sample home.
SDC March/AprilCollections*Coloring Books
*Art Supplies
*Kids Games
*Diapers (size 3-6)
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Come to Mitbach (Kitchen) Sinaifor culinary yum and fun! Join usMarch 15 and April 19 as we
prepare delicious delights.Grab a friend for some wine and
cookin' good times... greatcamaraderie awaits! Simply rsvp to
Jill Weinshel [email protected] please
bring $5.00 tocontribute.
Days fly by and we rarely get a chance to stop for amoment of reflection and camaraderie. Join us at Sinai as wehost a number of early morning - before work - breakfastscalled "Al HaBoker" (Morning Call). From 7:30 am until 8:45am share bagels, coffee, and conversation with other Sinaifolk who share your area of interests and professional work.
Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Robins will be on hand totake part!
March 25Medical and Healing ProfessionalsApril 22Attorneys and Legal Professionals
Are you interested in a day of fishing?Do you want to learn great Jewish songs onyour guitar?
Does game night at Sinai pique your interest?Sinai's Membership Committee is looking for
your input! We would love to put togetherspecial interest groups but need to know whatyou want! If you have any suggestions or
want to get involved, please email
[email protected] your ideas.
Carrie Ellerbrock & ElyseCohn, Membership Co-Chairs
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Sinai Outside "Al HaBoker" - Morning Call
Sinai Outside Paddling and Biking!Sinai Outside would like to start abiking club, and a paddling (kayakingand canoeing) club. We are hoping toinclude varying skill levels, ages, andtime commitments; along with peoplewho need to borrow or rent equip-ment. Anyone
who is interested in biking and/or pad-
dling, please contact Jan Letven [email protected] or 414-540-9755 prior to March 31.
Looking for the perfect gift?What about a lovely Seder plate for Pesach?
Open during office hours
My Sinai
Or email Susan Solvang([email protected]) for
special orders.
Sinai members snow shoed down (and up) a spiritual pathfrom Schlitz Audubon Nature Center to Lake Michigan withNaturalist Don Quintenz. Shabbat Commentary provided byMoshe Katz.Front row: Bobbi Rector, Randee Zitelman, Debra Katz,Susan HunnicuttBack Row: Paul Rector, Bill Domer, Moshe Katz, Chuck andAndee Bram
For beautiful Judaica
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Sinai Tween Tribe
Come join our new Tween Tribe for itsfirst spectacular event:
The Milwaukee Wave on Saturday, March20th!
Families will be able to go on the field post-gamefor Wave autographs. Tween Tribe is our newgroup for families with children between 4th & 7thgrade. We hope you will join us for a fun Saturday
night with your family & friends!RSVP:
http://www.tweentribewavegame.eventbrite.com
My Sinai
Sinai's Culture Connection got off to a fabulousstart on January 23rd. Sixteen people started the evening together with margaritas and mingling at Rudy's on WaterStreet. Two more people joined in the fun at the MilwaukeeRepertory Theater, and we all "felt the love" at The Rep'svery romantic, funny and touching production, ALMOST,
MAINE. We capped off the evening with coffee and conver-sation in The Rep's Stackner Cabaret--everyone abuzz aboutwhere the Culture Connection can go next time!
Get connected with Milwaukee's arts and culturescene - and with fellow congregants - with Sinai's Culture Con-nection!
Next event will be Saturday, April 24th, an eve-ning at Next Act Theatre to see The Value of Names.The Chicago Tribune writes "a provocative subject, superb
writing, a consistently engrossing story, and an almost over-whelming emotional wallop at its end."Grab a date, grab a friend and join us for a fun nightat the Off-Broadway Theater in Milwaukees Historic ThirdWard. Tickets are $26.50 RSVP by April 1 at eventbrite.http://cultureconnectionnextacttheatre.eventbrite.com/
About the play...Benny Silverman used to be a bigdeal on stage and screen, but today the Comic Genius gets bywith a little TV. He's still very funny. Now his daughter Norma a chip off the old actor's block -- has caught her break in aplay directed by Benny's old ex-friend Leo. The pals partedways decades ago after Leo named Benny before the HouseCommittee on Un-American Activities. Leo kept working whileBenny was blacklisted. At Norma's urging, Leo meets Benny to try to patch things up, but forgiveness is not going to comeeasy. Benny's a tough crowd.
Culture Connection
See the flyer on page 17.
Save the Date: June 26th for anotherexciting Culture Connection event!
Pictured from left to right: Mark Sweet, Jim Salinsky, Carrie Eller-brock, Scott Ellerbrock, Ari Friedman, Jen Friedman, Lori Salinsky,Carmel Sweet.
All new!!
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Supporting Sinai
Heres a new way for you to help and support Sinai!
{Please contact Karen Lancina to discuss how you can help make Sinais wishes a reality.}
Support Sinai While Shopping AT SENDIKS!
Now you can purchase your Scrip card at times that are convenient for YOU!
New Options for Ordering!
Option #1 Buy in person and receive your card the same dayStop in the Sinai office during office hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Thurs., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri. )OR Buy your card on the Sundays listed below and receive the card the same day
Sunday, March 7
Sunday, March 21
Sunday, March 28
Sunday, April 11
Sunday, April 18
Sunday, May 2
Sunday, May 23
Option #2 Order by mail(Please make your check payable to Congregation Sinai & write Attn: Scripson the envelope)All orders MUST include your name, address, phone number as well as the denomination of Scrips you want ($50, $100, etc.)Enclose a check for your full payment. Your Scrip card will be available in the Sinai office the following Wed-Fri or on the Sundaylisted below.
Who can I contact to learn more about Sendiks Scrip program?Lori Salinsky: [email protected], Sue Fishbach: [email protected] Or call Cara Seppi-Bern (262) 236-0263
SUNDAY ORDER AND DELIVERY DATES: (Mark your calendar!)
Sinai WishesUnderwriting opportunitiesHigh Holiday security service
Upgrade of security system
Table linens
Ice maker
New or nearly newRider lawn mower
Digital cable converter
Outdoor table and chairs
Small college sized refrigerator
What is Scrip?Scrip means substitute money. Nowadays, you buy a debit card good at a participating retailer.Through Sendiks Food Market Scrip program 5% of what you pay for your Scrip card is donated toSinai .
Scrip cards can be used at any Balestreri owned Sendiks: Elm Grove, Franklin, Germantown, Grafton, Greenfield, Mequon,Wauwatosa and Whitefish Bay
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Supporting Sinai
Support Sinai every time you use your
Pick n Save/Copps Advantage Plus card!
Sinai will receive 2% of your total grocerybill, every time you shop and use your
Advantage Card, through the We Careprogram.
Heres how. Simply stop at the service desk at any Pick n Save or Copps in the Milwaukeearea and tell them you want to tie your Advantage Plus Card to SinaisAdvantage Care Charity
Code.
Sinais code is 127300
Or, if you dont have an Advantage Plus Card, fill out the form below and drop it off at your favor-ite Pick n Save or Copps.
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Online registration is now available at Sinai! Registerfor Sinai programs and events online through EventBrite. By
using this tool, Sinai can be more efficient in planning. Youwill notice that some programsare indicated to be free when
registering. However, the correctcost information is indicated inevent details. In other cases
we are testing payment options through EventBrite. Please callCongregation Sinai if you havequestions about online registra- tion. Thank you!
Online Registration Sinai Enews
If you are look-
ing for a wonderful way to honor or remembersomeone, or recognize aspecial occasion, youcan do so by sponsoringan Oneg Shabbat after aFriday service or theBimah flowers for theweek for all congregants to enjoy. Congregation
Sinai typically provides these items for Friday evenings when there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Simply let us know that youwould like to sponsor and we will create a beautiful dessert table or order a lovely floral arrangement for the Bimah torecognize your occasion. All sponsorships will be acknowl-
Supporting Sinai
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Sponsor an Oneg or Bimah Flowers.A Lovely Way to Say It
Stay informed about all the happenings at Congregation
Sinai!Each week you should
receive a Sinai Enews about theupcoming events at Sinai. Be sure to open and read your SinaiEnews. All kinds of exciting thingsare happening at Sinai and youwont want to miss any of them! Ifyou are not currently receiving your Enews, please [email protected] or call Congregation Sinai at414-352-2970 so we can update our distribution list.
edged in the Sinai Shabbat Pamphlet and the Sinai
News. We will also send a note of congratulations or thanksto the honorees. The cost of sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat is$260.00. The cost of sponsoring Bimah Flowers is $60.00.
Email Jen Friedman [email protected] (414) 352-2970.
Available Dates forSponsorships:March 5, March 19, April 2,April 10, May 7, May 14, May21, May 28, June 25
Staying Connected
15% from purchased items goes back to Congregation Sinai! We will have vouchers in the next newsletter to use at thebookstore for those designated days.
Remember to shop for Birthdays, Mothers Day & Fathers Day, Confirmation, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Anniversaries or Just
for You!
Save the Date!Sinai Book Fair at Next Chapter Bookshop
When: Thursday, Friday & Saturday - May 6-8, 2010
Where: Next Chapter Bookshop
10976 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon, WI
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Its Not Too Late!Register Now for the
Summer of aLifetime at OSRUI!!
Do you love
Swimming? Sports? Drama?
Hiking? Horseback Riding?
Hebrew? Playing Gaga?
Sailing? Music? Nature?
Rock Climbing? Drawing?
Singing? Biking? Gardening?
OSRUI Camp
In the Community
Sinais website
has a new look!
www.congregationsinai.org
Congregation Sinai is participating in the Jewish Lens
Program. Dr. Sherry Blumberg and Jennifer Saber, coordinator of
the Mini U program, attended the training sessions and will
enable the 7-9th
graders at Sinai to participate. The program not
only includes photography, but also teaches a student how to
read a photograph. This knowledge is also applied to reading
Jewish texts. Anyone interested in the program can see the full
curriculum in Dr. Blumbergs office.
If you answered yes to any of these,
then OSRUI is the place for you next
summer, along with over 1,000 other
Jewish kids from all over North America
and beyond. We still have space in sev-
eral sessions for campers entering 2nd
12th
grades.
And significant scholarships are avail-
able for first and second time campers
attending 3 weeks or more.
Register now before its too late!
www.osrui.org [email protected]
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Noah LookatchNoah Lookatch celebrates becoming a Bar Mitzvah
with family and friends on Shabbat HaGadol, March 27th.Noah is the son of Tedd & JulieLookatch, brother of Josh & Benjiand grandson of Gordon & ChiaLookatch and Irv & Karen Parten-heimer.
Noah is a 7th grader atLakeshore Middle School whoenjoys the challenges of football,baseball, basketball and curling.He also loves music and playsguitar and bass.
Noah and his familywould like to thank Rabbi Cohen,Cantor Robins, Linda Ross and
the Sinai office for their supportand guidance leading up to this special day.
Jake LappinJake Lappin will become a bar mitzvah on April
24, 2010. Jake is the son ofMike and Tracy Lappin,brother to Joe and Jessie,grandson to Todd and MurielLappin, Linda Lappin andShelly Kohen and Darrel and
Charlotte Konrad.Jake is a 7th grader atLake Shore Middle School. Heenjoys many sports including,basketball, baseball, football,golf and soccer.
Jake and his familywould like to thank RabbiCohen, Cantor Robins andLinda Ross for preparing himfor this very special day.
Joey Flegel-MishloveJoey Flegel-Mishlove becomes a Bar Mitzvah on April 17, 2010. Joey is the
brother of Isaac, the son of Judy Flegel and Michael Mishlove, and the loving grand-son of Lee (of blessed memory) and Rachel Mishlove and of Gerald (of blessed mem-ory) and Roslyn Flegel.
A 7th Grader at Shorewood Intermediate School, Joey is an avid reader, violinplayer, thinker of deep thoughts, and enjoys playing soccer, acting and doing improvi-sational comedy.
Joey and his family thank and are grateful to Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins,
Linda Ross and all of his religious school educators for their guidance, support andcontribution to his achievement of this milestone.
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In the Sinai Family
Bnei Mitzvah Bios
Eli CohenEli is a seventh grader at Milwaukee Jewish Day
School. In addition to playingsoccer, basketball, and lacrosse,he plays the piano and loves toski. Eli is glad to be celebratingbecoming bar mitzvah on the
thirteenth day of March, which iscoincidently his thirteenth birth-day! Eli is also pleased to becelebrating the day with hisbrother, Jacob. Eli appreciatesall the help he received in pre-
paring to celebrate bar mitzvahfrom Cantor Robins and LindaRoss.
Jacob CohenJacob is a seventh grader at Bayside Middle School.
Jacob plays the Baritone Hornand piano, and enjoys soccer,basketball, and skiing. Jacobappreciates the opportunity tocelebrate becoming bar mitz-vah on his golden birthday,
March 13th. And to share theday with his brother, Eli.Jacob appreciates all the helphe received in preparing tocelebrate bar mitzvah from
Cantor Robins and LindaRoss.
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Jessica and Ethan Lasser on the birth of their son,Levi Weldon Lasser
Micaela Levine and Tom St. John on the birth of their grand-son, Sebastian Thomas St. John
Sheryl and Mike Primakow on the birth of their grandson,Judah Primakow
Cantor Rebecca Robins and Zerek Schwartz on theirengagement
Craig Johnson on becoming co-chair of the CongregationSinai Social Action Committee
Hamakon YNachemMay God Comfort
Marlene and Marv Lauwasser on the death of Marlenes
mother, Shirley Aaron
Toots Hassel on the death of her husband, Mannie Hassel
Patti and Doug Levy on the death of Pattis mother,
Beverly Stix
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In the Sinai Family
Life Cycle Events
If you learn of any events - births, engagements, mar-
riages, ordinations -that should be included in our In theSinai Family page, please notify the congregation office [email protected] by telephone (414)352-2970.
When there is a death in our immediate family,
please notify the synagogue office even if the funeral is outof town. The clergy and the Sinai community would like theopportunity to express sympathy for your loss.
Mazel Tov!
Shari and Alan Luck
Join us for...
10:00 AM: Join us for a song-filled dynamic worship service
10:30 AM: Family Worship Service
10:30-11:15 AM: Parents meet with our Rabbi and Cantor tolearn all about programs at Sinai.Children head down to our religious school for a morning of
story, craft and fun learning!
11:15-12:00 PM: Meet our members, exciting committees andmany social groups with a variety of interests and schmooze
over coffee and nosh!
Bring your friendslooking for a
Jewish home away
from home!
Come experience our religious school and sample the life of our congregation
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10:00-12:00 PMJoin us for a morning of praying, singing and learning together, and see what we are all about!
RSVP at http://tasteofsinai2010.eventbrite.com
Questions? Email Cantor Rebecca Robins: [email protected]
Condolences to:
Welcome to new members:
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Page 21March/April 2010
March 5, 2010Mary L. AdelmanIda BeckermanEileen BernsteinNatalie BodanskayaArnold BorkinDr. Harry A. CheplinBeatrice ChudnowRose F. FeldEllen FriedlanderNorma HechtMilton KernsRaymond RattnerSadie L. Weiner
March 12, 2010Gertrude S. CohenSally Blocker CremerAlice Ruth CulpMax EngelDr. Harold FriedmanSamuel Jacobs
Beatrice M. Kantor
Matty S. KatzSue KomisarDel F. KromHarold PrimakowRuth RichAnna RosenbloomEdward B. SametzHarvey SimonSy TaylorDr. Jack J. TeplinArthur TiberRabbi Elliiot WaldmanSigmund Winter
Morris WiviottMonroe ZarneNate Ziskind
March 19, 2010Ben AlbertsEsther AnsfieldLibby Becker
Lise Lotte Freeman
Dorothy GoldbergAnne GoldsteinAnita HorwitzMarion JaquesKenny KahnHelen KoppelBen LernerRoland MeissnerMelvin MillerCharlotte OrrenHarold SegalWarren ShrenskerFlorence Watkins
March 26, 2010Benjamin AdelmanSarah BenderAndy BrickmanRobert EisenbergMilton B. Ettenheim, Jr.A. Leon Fishbach
Harry Friedman
Irwin Ira GlickCatherine GoodmanRobert GreenMuriel GreenebaumLucille GrottaSheba JacobsonJerome KernsBarbara Jean LeibLaura LevyAlbert MaySara B. PlotkinMinnie RabinovitzRalph K. Rosenbaum
Charles RotmanRose SadowskyHarriet SederbaumWalter C. StuckertAbraham Usow
April Yarhzeits
April 2, 2010Jerome AbelsonFreda BrattJames Melvin FeldJay Steven GoodmanAbbie HerrmannHutchins Kealy, Sr.Benjamin LipshultzFred MayerIssac MlavskySidney SchatzClara Goldberg SchifferAnsel H. Schmidt
Anne ShapiroRosalyn Levin Zaret
April 9, 2010Nanette BerlinHyman FriedmanMorris FriedmanEsther GoldbergAnn HasselSolomon HeifetzNathan Kahn
Anna LauwasserGertrude M. LevinVera MargolesDavid MeyersMilton PadwayMollie RazeperZlata RondelEvelyn SchwartzJewel SckloreBarry StarkLee Waxman
April 16, 2010Brian James AdairMollie FromsteinCharles HinterbergEugene HorensteinAlfred JacobsDorothy Miller LernerSylvia LevineIrving LoreAnna MeltzerMax MeyerowitzMilton Peck
Hattie RosenthalLois SchatzLeslie H. UngerApril 23, 2010Leland BaumAdolph EmermanKatherine FaganDavid FishmanItzhak FriedlanderEunice KartmanIrene Frances LebedWilliam Levin
Katherine LoewenthalMax MargolesEthel MarshallBertram MillerEsther OrensteinEdwarde PerlsonJames I. SchulhofPearl SchulhofRuth Stillman
April 30, 2010Regina AdelmanLeonard BernsteinHelen ButleinMax FeuerSam FrankStanley GlenAbraham JacobsEdward J. Kelly, Sr.Ben KolburFaye KolburEdward LevyHyman Wolfe Madnek
Efim MedvedovskyEdwin MeltzerMorris Mendeloff, Jr.Betty MillerMel NewaldEdith SteuerPearl Stolzer
March Yarhzeits
Those We Remember
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Donations received as of February 5.
Andy Brickman Museum FundIn memory of Morton Armour and
Norman Jaeger
Joanne and Norman Armour
Adult Programming and EducationEndowment FundIn honor of Dr. Sherry Blumberg
Mimi Schechter
Miriam Miringoff Kitchen FundIn honor of Judi Ketten
Jessica Ketten
In honor of Jack Michael Shapiro
In memory of Beverly Stix
Judi and Michael Ketten
Tzedakah FundIn memory of Margaret Adelstein
Lauri and Rob Roth andBrandon and Eric
In honor of the birth of Galit Gordon
Judi and Michael Ketten
In memory of Bruce Klein
In memory of Rony KleinSusan and Bruce Winter
In memory of Nancy Kaplan
The Schermers
In memory of Esther Soifer
Naomi and Mort Soifer
Rabbis Discretionary FundIn appreciation
AnonymousThe family of Shirley AaronRuth Madnek
In memory of Shirley AaronMarian BrillCynthia and Marc KartmanDonna ResekSusan and Oyvind Solvang
In memory of Maurice Amdur
The Amdur-Clark family
In memory of Stuart Berman
In memory of Alma Meissner
Paul F. Meissner
In memory of Jack BernowIn memory of Ben Fagan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldstein
In honor of Eli Cohen and Jacob
Cohens Bnei Mitzvah
Mr. and Mrs. Robert GoldsteinNancy and Bob Mandel
In memory of Ida Cohen Bremer
Beth and Gary Rattner
In memory of Lawrence Brill
Marian Brill
In memory of Nancy Frank
Bernice FaganJeffrey A. Frank and family
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Marcie and John HeilbronnerBede Segal
In memory of Dorothy Hindin
In memory of Gerald Baum
Bill Wiener
In memory of Robert Kartman
Cynthia and Marc Kartman
In memory of Hazel Loewenstein
Jody and Paul Loewenstein
Mr. And Mrs. David Meltzers 60th
anniversary
Barby and Ed Levi
In memory of Lee Mishlove
Rachel Mishlove
In memory of Lowell Pallen
Sheila and Morrie Rudberg
In memory of Sari Rappaport
Sheila and Morrie Rudberg
In memory of Roger Resek
In memory of Max ShapiroDonna Resek
In memory of Roberta Rosenberg
Beth and Ron Shapiro
In memory of Elliot Shafton
Barbara Shafton and family
In memory Max Shapiro
Beth and Ron Shapiro
In memory of David Snider
Liz Blutstein
In memory of Beverly StixSusan and Oyvind Solvang
Cantors Discretionary FundIn memory of Shirley Aaron
In honor of Daniel Bilskys engage-
ment
Jody and Paul LoewensteinIn memory of Sonia Dulka
Stacy and Peter Schwab
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Margie and Irv BeckerBernice Fagan
In memory of Judi KahnMonica and Jeff Weil
In memory of Gerald Muchin
Toots Hassel
In honor of the birth of Sheryl and
Michael Primakows grandson
Jody and Paul Loewenstein
In honor of the engagement of Can-
tor Robins and Zerek Schwartz
Elyse, BJ, Benji, and ArielCohnJoan and Mike Friedman
Dorothy and Al Meyers
In memory of Alvin SteinIn memory of Jacob Stein
Louis H. Stein and family
Passport to Israel FundIn memory of Bernard Schlossmann
Bob Schlossmann
Contributions made to the TempleIn memory of Shirley Aaron
Marcia and Gerry CherniackCarol Fishman
Jeane JacobsDannette and Avrum Lank
In honor of Edith Gilman
Dr. Daniel and Jean Gilmanand family
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Marcia and Gerry CherniackSue FreemanNancy and Bob MandelBettie and Dave MeltzerBarbara and Dick Simon
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Congregation Sinai gratefully acknowledges the generous gift from Marvin Fishman and his family.May his memory be for a blessing.
Contributions
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In memory of Mannie HasselNaomi and Mort SoiferAnita and Bob StoneBunny and Chuck Winter
In memory of Dr. Leonard Lieberman
Bunny and Chuck Winter
In honor of Arthur and Gail Meissners
60th anniversary
Rosalie and Jerry Kahn
In honor of Bettie and Dave Meltzers
60th anniversaryRosalie and Jerry Kahn
In memory of Alfred and Manuel
Padway
The Padway family
In memory of Theodore PoriesLinda and Bill Ross
In memory of Beverly Stix
Peggy and Scott Sampson
In honor of Anita and Bob Stones 50th
anniversary
Sandy and Bob Meldman
Landscape FundIn memory of Shirley Aaron
In memory of Beverly Stix
Ellen and Jim Flesch
In memory of Avrum AdadiIdy and Bill Goodman andfamily
In memory of Lawrence Ball
Richard Kahn
In memory of Manford Holman
Susan and Carter Hunnicutt
In memory of Saul Levine
Micaela Levine and Tom St.John
In memory of Theodore Pories
Ruth Stroiman
Jacob M. Fine and Family Library FundIn memory of Mannie Hassel
Debbie and Jim DalletJayne and Eric Butlein
Floral and Oneg FundIn memory of David Brickman and
Abram Warschauer
Rabbi Jay Brickman
In memory of Rabbi Cary Yales
Jen, Ari, Ilana, Seth andBennett Friedman
Music FundIn memory of Shirley Aaron
Idy and Bill GoodmanMarlene KaganDiane and Don Smith
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Marlene Kagan
In memory of Harlow Sanderson
Traci and Darrell SandersonFuture FundIn honor of Arthur and Gail Meissners
60th anniversary
Polly B. SiegelJanet Greenebaum Scholarship FundIn memory of Holly Goldins mother
Hana Albert
Robert Grant Marks Youth FundIn memory of Eliot Disner
Brynn and Gerald Bloch
In memory of Ruth Zeligs
Betsy, Peter, Jessica andShelly Goldberg
Lieberman Memorial Arts FundIn memory of Ida Winick
Nancy, Scott, Andrew andStephanie PhillipsAnita and Bob Stone
In memory of Shirley Aaron
Ilene, Jeff and SethWasserman
In memory of Hannah Cheplin
Muriel Silbar
In memory of Anna Chutkow
In memory of Louis Chutkow
Joan C. Levine
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Muriel SilbarMavie and Burt Zimmermann
In memory of Dorothy Heilbronner
Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Becker
In memory of Frances Lipshultz
George Lipshultz
In memory of Beatrice Padway
The Padway family
In memory of Marcia Segal
Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
Chesed (Caring) FundIn memory of Shirley Aaron
Jen and Steve MoglowskyDoje Sherman
In memory of Maurice Amdur
The Amdur-Clark family
In honor of Bunny and John Frieds
55th anniversary
Dorothy and Al Meyers
In memory of Mannie Hassel
Bev and Lew Perlson
In memory of Richard Hecht
In memory of Stuart Hecht
In memory of Dorothy Hindin
Betsy Kerns and family
In memory of Werner Loewenstein
Jody and Paul Loewenstein
In memory of Albert Razeper and Ralph
ShermanDoje Sherman
In memory of Beverly Stix
Susan and Bruce Winter
In memory of Lillian StoneNancy, Scott, Andrew andStephanie PhillipsAnita and Bob Stone
In memory of Milton Strauss
Goldene Strauss
Contributions
Sinai Shabbat Walks!
Did you know that every Satur-
day after Shabbat services at
Sinai there is a group that en-
joys walking? If you are inter-
ested in a Shabbat Stroll for
about an hour around the im-
mediate neighborhood with Si-
nai friends we'd love for you to
join us. For more information
contact Randee Zitelman at
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Congregation Sinai8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
Board of Trustees, 2009-2010Judi Ketten PresidentMarc Kartman Vice President
John Mann Vice PresidentNick PadwayVice PresidentDavid Cobb TreasurerSandy Saltzstein SecretaryMarlene Lauwasser Past PresidentPatti LevyPast President
Jim SalinskyPast PresidentSusan Fishbach Fundraising
Jenni Goldbaum YouthEducationIdy Goodman Social Action
Hugh Hoffman FinanceCraig Johnson Social ActionRuth Lebed Rofes OutreachSteve MoglowskyFinanceBobbi Rector IsraelTom St John FinanceBeth Shapiro CommunicationsSusan Solvang Gift Shop
Jim Stillman BrotherhoodMark Sweet Young FamiliesLaura Waisbren Women of Sinai Congregation
Jill Weinshel Celebrations
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Note: Suggested minimum donations is $5.00.
Adult Programming & Education Endowment Fund Andy Brickman Museum FundBarbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for Spiritual GrowthCantors Discretionary FundChesed (Caring) FundFloral & Oneg FundFuture FundJacob M. Fine & Family Library FundJanet Greenebaum Scholarship FundLandscape Fund
Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund
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