congregation sinai milwaukee newsletter--november/december 2012

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Rabbi’s Corner 2 Reflections, From the Cantor Search Committee 3 Lifelong Jewish Learning 4-9 Women at Sinai 10 Brotherhood 11 Green Team 12 Chesed 13 Social Action Committee 13-14 Israel Committee 15 My Sinai 16 “Scene” at Sinai 16-18 What’s Happening 19 Supporting Sinai 20-21 November Calendar 22 December Calendar 23 In the Sinai Family 24 Those We Remember 25 Contributions 26-28 SINAI NEWS Rabbi David B. Cohen • Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman Director of Youth Education Barb Shimansky, MSW • Director of Administration Karen Lancina • Program Coordinator Jen Friedman Assistant to Rabbi Cohen Karen Hintz• School Administrator Jeri Danz • Bookkeeper Ilene Wasserman • Sinai News Nicole Sether Congregation Sinai • 8223 N. Port Washington Road• Fox Point, WI 53217 414.352.2970• 414.352.0944 (fax)• www.congregationsinai.org November-December 2012 • Cheshvan-Tevet 5773 In this issue A bi-monthly publication Issue 12, Volume 1 Shabbat Vayera Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Nov 2 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Nov 3 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 Nov 9 Rockin’ Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Congregational Dinner 7:15 pm Nov 10 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Toldot Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Nov 16 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Nov 17 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayetzei Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Nov 23 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Nov 24 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 - 36:43 Nov 30 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec 1 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayeshev Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 Dec 7 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec 8 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Miketz Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Dec 14 Chanukah Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec 15 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayigash Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 Dec 21 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec 22 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayechi Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 Dec 28 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec 29 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat & Holiday Schedule Hannah Halaska, Zoe Styler and Jordan Arenzon enjoy sufganiyot at the 2011 Latke Lunch. Join us December 9th!

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Page 1: Congregation Sinai Milwaukee Newsletter--November/December 2012

Rabbi’s Corner 2

Reflections, From the Cantor

Search Committee

3

Lifelong Jewish Learning 4-9

Women at Sinai 10

Brotherhood 11

Green Team 12

Chesed 13

Social Action Committee 13-14

Israel Committee 15

My Sinai 16

“Scene” at Sinai 16-18

What’s Happening 19

Supporting Sinai 20-21

November Calendar 22

December Calendar 23

In the Sinai Family 24

Those We Remember 25

Contributions 26-28

SINAI NEWS

Rabbi David B. Cohen • Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman

Director of Youth Education Barb Shimansky, MSW • Director of Administration Karen Lancina • Program Coordinator Jen Friedman

Assistant to Rabbi Cohen Karen Hintz• School Administrator Jeri Danz • Bookkeeper Ilene Wasserman • Sinai News Nicole Sether

Congregation Sinai • 8223 N. Port Washington Road• Fox Point, WI 53217

414.352.2970• 414.352.0944 (fax)• www.congregationsinai.org

November-December 2012 • Cheshvan-Tevet 5773

In this issue

A bi-monthly publication Issue 12, Volume 1

Shabbat Vayera Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Nov 2 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Nov 3 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 Nov 9 Rockin’ Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Congregational Dinner 7:15 pm

Nov 10 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Toldot Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Nov 16 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Nov 17 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayetzei Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Nov 23 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Nov 24 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 - 36:43 Nov 30 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec 1 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat Vayeshev Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 Dec 7 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec 8 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Miketz Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Dec 14 Chanukah Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec 15 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayigash Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 Dec 21 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec 22 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayechi Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 Dec 28 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec 29 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat & Holiday Schedule

Hannah Halaska,

Zoe Styler and

Jordan Arenzon

enjoy sufganiyot at

the 2011 Latke

Lunch.

Join us

December 9th!

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Rabbi’s Corner

If I had a nickel for every time, over the years, some-

one was surprised to learn my age (currently fifty two and

holding steady), I’d be a very wealthy man.

“But you look so young!” comes the incredulous

response.

“I’m lucky to have good genes,” I reply

modestly. Were I more truthful, I’d share the irony

that my young looks are, in fact, a liability as a

rabbi, a vocation in which one is assumed to have

hit one’s stride and gained wisdom in one’s sev-

enties.

Believe me, I am not complaining. I had

grandparents who lived long, fulfilling lives. Yet,

given what I have experienced with many Sinai’s

families, I am fully aware that, as Mae West is

said to have put it: “getting old is not for sissies.”

We are all getting older. I was born at the tail end of

the baby boom, a part of history’s largest demographic shift

into older age. First with our parents and then for ourselves,

we are confronting the challenge of aging and mortality, and

addressing existential questions of the highest order.

As Rabbi Richard Address writes: “Who am I? Why

am I here?” These are questions that guide us – or haunt us

– our entire lives. As we age, these questions take on new

relevance, all the more so as we face the daunting challeng-

es of our aging society. We are seeing the health of our par-

ents decline. We are deferring retirement in a difficult econo-

my. We are becoming caregivers for loved ones. We are strug-

gling with our own issues of health and wellness. Where do

we turn for guidance in navigating these uncharted waters?

Where do we now seek meaning in our lives?

Jewish tradition is a place to inquire and our Sinai

community has begun to ask ourselves, in the midst of such

a demographic shift, how can we best embrace these chal-

lenges and opportunities? The Chesed (loving kindness) Com-

mittee, chaired by Amy Newman, and with the help of Sally

Moskol, are spearheading the process of assessing the

needs, identifying the opportunities and meeting the chal-

lenges.

You are invited to join us at Sinai Monday night, No-

vember 19th, at 7:15 pm. to talk, brainstorm, and identify

issues, resources, and ways we can respond as a community.

What might some of those responses look like? Here are

some examples:

· Inviting congregants with older relatives to contact Amy New-

man or Sally Moskol to let us know about their loved ones’

situation and needs. While the Chesed Committee won’t be

able to address every need, we will be able to direct families

to resources within the wider community.

· As an adjunct to the rabbi and cantor’s pastoral

efforts, a Bikkur Kholim team to visit congre-

gants who are limited in their ability to leave their

homes or care facilities.

· Finding ways to connect our older congregants

to the younger generations. Some are blessed to

have attentive family in town; others would enjoy

meaningful interaction with other congregants.

· Sponsor a support group for those caring for

their older parents and relatives.

· Creating opportunities to honor the wisdom and

experience of our older congregants.

· A series of book discussions led by Rabbi Cohen focusing on

books like Daniel Boorstin’s The Discoverers, in which he

addresses the invention of time and how humans created it

to break free of being imprisoned by nature; or Mitch Albom’s

wonderful recent allegory The Time Keeper (2012) in which

he writes how we are the only creatures that “mark” time,

fear is that we will run out of time, yet make concerted efforts

to, as the Bible puts it, “…number our days that we may ac-

quire a heart of wisdom”; and Heschel’s essay on “The Sab-

bath: Holiness in Time” that brings the particular Jewish ap-

proach to time into focus.

· Finding ways to provide transportation to enable older mem-

bers to attend Shabbat services.

There are myriad ways we can meet the challenges

and opportunities of growing older together. We are limited

only by our imagination and willingness to help. Growing old

is a sacred opportunity and each of us is positioned to realize

“sacred aging”, that is, aging with a growing sense of mean-

ing and purpose, for ourselves and for others. I hope you will

join us in this sacred task.

Rabbi David B. Cohen

A Time for Every Experience Under Heaven: Embracing Sacred Aging

Sacred Aging Meeting Join us at Sinai Monday, November 19th, 7:15 PM We’ll talk, brainstorm, and identify issues, resources and ways we can respond as a community.

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Page 3 November-December 2012

President’s Report-From the Cantor Search Committee

The President’s report this

month comes from Rick Meyer, on

behalf of the Cantor Search Commit-

tee in order to keep you informed.

The search for a new Congre-

gation Sinai cantor is officially under-

way. Rick Meyer and Jen Moglowsky

are co-chairing the Search Committee

comprised of thirteen (13) members

representing all areas of Sinai (choir, young families, singles,

founders, teachers, the musically and not so musically in-

clined, day school, etc.). It’s a great cross representation and

there was engaged interaction and discussion at the first

meeting held September 10th. As Congregation Sinai is

known as a welcoming, energetic, caring, full service syna-

gogue, with a well-deserved wonderful reputation, it is antici-

pated that many prospective cantors will seek us out.

The charge to the committee determined by Congre-

gation Sinai’s Board and Executive committee is to seek ap-

plicants among invested cantors who wish to be considered

as full-time clergy and professional staff member at our syna-

gogue. The American Association of Cantors (ACC), the offi-

cial representative of cantors and placement organization

within the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) is partnering with

us in this process. Reform as well as Conservative cantors

are members of and use services of the ACC. Additionally,

the committee is open to suggestions for any other resources

that might provide assistance in this important search.

At its first meeting, committee members brain-

stormed key values that the congregation seeks in a new can-

tor. Over fifty (50) characteristics were listed in eight (8) ma-

jor categories. These characteristics will be prioritized and

are part of the criteria which will serve as the basis for sub-

mission of a formal position application that will be filed with

and used by the ACC with interested potential applicants.

A timeline has been established with the goal of se-

curing a new cantor this coming spring, someone who will

begin his/her tenure during the early summer. As part of the

process all finalists will be invited to the synagogue to per-

form a recital, visit with various congregational groups and

leadership as well as hold a formal interview with the Search

Committee. Final recommendations will be forwarded to the

Board for action and approval. If congregational members

have any questions, recommendations and or would like to

participate during the recital process they are encouraged to

contact Rick ([email protected]) or Jen

([email protected]).

I’d like to thank the Search

Committee for this report and their

continued efforts.

Marc Kartman

President

Reflections

American higher education is in crisis. Students spend on the average of $100,000, far more

for an advanced degree, and emerge, unable to find employment. My solution is to establish a college

with a sharp division between occupational training and study of the liberal arts. By way of precedent,

there are two examples that are suggested by historic Jewish experience. Our tradition teaches that in

addition to the “Written Law”, the Five Books revealed to Moses, there was revealed at the same time

an Oral Law, i.e. an authentic method of interpretation. The intellectual and political leaders in the tra-

ditional Jewish community were the rabbis, who interpreted the law to address contemporary circum-

stances. Rabbis in the early centuries were not paid for their services. They made a living as crafts-

men: shoemakers, carpenters, doctors. My first visit to the Holy Land was in 1947, just prior to the

establishment of a Jewish state. The economy was primitive. There were few academic positions for

those with advanced degrees from European universities. As a consequence, world leaders in Jewish scholarship pursued their

studies, published articles and books, on their own time. Like the rabbis of old, their livelihood was gained, in many instances,

as craftsmen or trades people. In the institute of higher learning which I envision, one half of the students’ time will be spent

preparing for a trade. In our High-tech society, many available positions now go unfulfilled for want of trained applicants. Occu-

pational study, which will occupy two full years of training, will be limited to situations for which help is in demand. The balance

of the student’s study time will be directed to study of the liberal arts, affording him or her the basic knowledge of: art, history,

literature, science. Graduates will possess prerequisites essential both to gaining a livelihood, and being enlightened and re-

sponsible citizens of a world community.

Rabbi Jay R. Brickman

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Lifelong Jewish Learning

Page 4 November-December 2012

Adult Learning

“This, I Believe” with Rabbi Cohen Tuesday evenings, 7:30 – 9:00 pm – November 27, December 4, 11 and 18

In the mindset of Judaism, the matter of faith is, at best, multifaceted; at times, it can be confusing, even perplexing. Some

say that in contrast to Christianity, which places a premium on the importance of faith over acts, Judaism is precisely the

opposite – one’s actions are what matters, faith being an entirely private matter.

Yet, this statement doesn’t do justice to either faith tradition. The question of faith in Judaism has been a constant compan ion

throughout the ages, addressed by the rationalists, such as Maimonides in the 11th century, as well as the mystics of the land

of Israel in the 16th. All of them understood that Judaism commends us to forge a connection between belief and action, as

each reinforces, builds up and strengthens each other.

Join us for a survey of the variety of ways Jewish thinkers have addressed the matter of faith, as well as an exploration of

where faith fits into your own Jewish Journey.

Parent Sunday Morning Series with Rabbi Cohen & Youth Ed Committee 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Light breakfast served 9:30-10:00 AM

Sunday, November 11, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14.

The Chairs of our Youth Education Committee want to hear from you at 10:00 AM to talk about school and youth program-

ming. At 11:00 AM Rabbi Cohen will present a series of conversations on topics relating to Jewish parenting. Topics will in-

clude: How to talk to your children about God and spirituality; death; the problem of evil and the holocaust; love, intimacy and

sex; who is a Jew – Jewish identity; interfaith dating, and others. Since the first step in preparing to discuss these topics with

our children is figuring out how we think about them, this class is open and available to all; children not required!

Sunday Morning Current Events Series with Rabbi Cohen and Guests Sundays, 10:00 am – 11:30 am November 18, January 20, March 17 (scholar-in-residence), April 7

In a rapidly moving and changing world, Judaism offers a compelling way of understanding the events around us. Join Rabbi

Cohen in a series of conversations, the topics of which will be determined by the news of the day. From time to time, Rabbi

Cohen will invite guests who have specific relevant expertise to share.

Lunch and Learn Fridays with Rabbi Cohen Every Friday at noon in the upstairs conference room.

Rabbi Cohen takes the helm of our Torah study group that follows the weekly portion (in contrast with Saturday mornings,

which each week get as far as they get, completing the full five books of Torah over seven years, approximately). Begin your

Shabbat with some words of Torah!

MCRC Shabbat

Metropolitan Council of Reform Congregations

Featuring Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Reform Movement's

Religious Action Center (RAC) Friday, February 15 at Congregation Sinai at 7:30 PM

Selected by Newsweek magazine in 2009 as the most influential rabbi in the country and described in a Washington Post pro-

file as the "quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill," Rabbi David Saperstein represents the Reform Jewish Movement

to Congress and the Administration as the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC).

A prolific writer and speaker, Rabbi Saperstein has appeared on a number of television news and talk shows including Oprah,

Nightline, Lehrer News Hour, ABC's Sunday Morning, Crossfire, Hardball - and the O'Reilly Factor.

Mark your

calendars!

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Scholar-in-Residence

Ongoing Classes

Acheinu (Men’s Spirituality Group) Share nosh & discuss spiritual & practical

matters concerning God, work, family &

more.

Day: Sundays, 8:30-10 AM: 11/18, 12/9,

1/6 (following Pancake Breakfast), 2/10,

4/7, 5/5

With: Rabbi David B. Cohen &

Joe Glassman

“Through the Eyes of Women”

Women’s Ways of Reading the Bible From traditional to modern including

feminist readings & modern midrash

Day: Fridays at 9:45 am

With: Dr. Sherry Blumberg

Shabbat Morning Torah Study Verse by verse, line by line, word by

word...

Day: Saturdays at 8:00 am

With: Rabbi Jay Brickman &

Rabbi David B. Cohen

A Modern Rabbi's Approach to

the Bible Day: Wednesdays

Time: 9:30 am

With: Rabbi Jay Brickman

Seniors Havurah Tuesday, November 27

All Seniors Havurah meet at 1:00 p.m.

With: Rabbi David B. Cohen

Friday Lunch & Learn

with Rabbi Cohen Day: Fridays

Time: 12:00pm

With: Rabbi David B. Cohen

Page 5 November-December 2012

Lifelong Jewish Learning

Rabbi Rap

Sundays 12 – 1:30 pm

November 18, December 16,

March 17, April 7, May 12.

A new monthly program for 11th and 12th graders!

Keep your Jewish soul nourished as we meet once

a month with Rabbi Cohen for informal fun and

interesting conversation. Topics we’ll address in-

clude: Ethics through modern music, rock –

through Hip Hop; love, intimacy and sex; how to

survive the col-

lege application

process; why do

bad things hap-

pen to good peo-

ple?, and others.

CoSY is Cruising Congregation Sinai's program for high school age youth,

CoSY, provides fun youth programming for all 9th

through 12th graders. CoSY is run by its members and is a

part of NFTY, the North American Federation of Temple Youth, which

plans events for Reform Jewish teens throughout North America. To

learn more about NFTY, go to www.nfty.org* In addition, put the follow-

ing upcoming events on your calendar:

Winter Kallah: Dec. 21-23, Oconomowoc, WI

JYG Kallah: March 1-3, Oconomowoc, WI

Spring Kallah: April 4-7, St. Paul, MN

Information about upcoming events will be sent directly to all

teens and be posted on the Sinai web page.

Seven CoSY members attended August's Summer Kallah at

OSRUI and had a fantastic time. Don't miss out when the next Kallah

comes around!

If you are interested in learning more about CoSY, contact

CoSY advisor, Julie Turetsky, (414) 899-5128.

*region-NFTY North

Teens! 11th & 12th

Grade

School News

Save the weekend of March 15-17, 2013 for a series of special presentations by Noam Zion Noam is a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. His numerous publica-

tions include: A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, "A Different Light: The Big Book of

Hanukkah, A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home, Sipurei Reshit, a Hebrew anthology on contemporary read-

ings of Genesis, and Halaila Hazeh, and the best selling A Night to Remember. Noam will be with us in

the weeks before Passover and will undoubtedly tie his presentations to the holiday. We are sharing his

visit with Congregation Beth Israel Ner– Tamid. Noam will be speaking at Sinai on Sunday, March, 15

at 10:00 am.

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School News

Page 6 November-December 2012

Lifelong Jewish Learning

Ask any Jewish kid what their favorite Jewish holi-

day is, and you are most likely to hear “Chanukah” as an

answer. I have to admit, Chanukah is one of my

favorite holidays as well. I love the idea that in

the darkest part of the calendar year, we bring

light into the world. We do this literally by light-

ing the Chanukiyah, and I particularly love the

last night, when all the candles glow. I also like

to look at this metaphorically – how can we,

living within our Jewish values and ethics, bring

more goodness (“light”) into the world? But gen-

erally, when you ask a child why he/she loves Chanukah, the

answer will be “presents.”

This is a constant battle for us as Jewish parents.

Chanukah is not the “Jewish Christmas.” In fact, while small

trinkets were traditionally part of Chanukah celebrations,

presents did not become a prevalent feature of this festival

until the early part of the 20th century, when new immigrants

to the United States were trying to assimilate. In an effort to

keep their own children on par with Christian children receiv-

ing Christmas gifts, Jewish parents began adopting the gift-

giving practice into a holiday that fell at the same time of

year – Chanukah. It is now so ingrained as part of our cul-

ture that it would be difficult to refrain from this practice

now.

However, there are ways in which we can shift the

focus of gift-giving without getting rid of this custom alto-

gether. Quite a few years ago, a movement began to encour-

age families to set aside the 6th night of Chanukah as a

“Tzedakah Night.” My family has been doing this for many

years. No one in our house receives gifts on the 6th night;

instead, we discuss a cause or organization to which we

would like to donate money, and we do that rather than

spend roughly the equivalent amount of money on gifts. I

won’t tell you that my children do not grumble about this –

they do. But it also deepens their understanding that there

are many in the world who do not even have access to basic

needs, let alone toys or video games. And each year, I am

pleasantly surprised by the decisions my children make –

yours may surprise you, too!

Another practice I adopted from the time my boys

were each about two years old is the following: I set aside

some time with each child to take him shopping

for gifts for his brothers. During our shopping

trip, the child is not allowed to look for anything

for himself, and he needs to focus on finding

gifts that his brothers would like – not that he

might like for himself. This has also been a diffi-

cult but worthwhile lesson – they each learn to

buy a gift based on what someone else’s likes

and interests are, and to give in the spirit of

thinking of the other person.

One more practice that I think we may try to adopt

this year is to talk about blessings each night. There are a

couple of ways in which this could be done (and I have not

yet determined which we will try!). You could pre-designate a

“theme” for each night of Chanukah, and focus on blessings

related to the theme of each day. Alternatively, you could

have each family member talk about something they are

thankful for each night, but there can be no repeats from

night to night. In this way, just as with the increasing candles

of the Chanukiyah, the acknowledgement of your family’s

blessings will increase throughout the festival. Let me know if

you decide to try this, and I will let you know how it goes in

my house!

But before we even get to Chanukah, I hope all of

our school families are having fun with our “Tov Cheshvan”

game! Keep doing all those Jewish activities throughout the

Hebrew month of Cheshvan, which ends on November 14th.

Bring your game boards (with any pictures attached!) back to

Religious School on Sunday, November 18th. Everyone who

plays will be acknowledged, and prizes will be awarded dur-

ing our Chanukah Latke Lunch on December 9th. I’m looking

forward to seeing you all there!

Barb Shimansky, MSW

Director of Youth Education

Substitute Teachers Needed! Do you love to spend time with kids? Always thought you might like to

teach, but don’t have the time to plan lessons, or perhaps do not have

experience in the world of education? Have we got the perfect

opportunity for you! We are always looking for great substitute teachers

for our Religious School. If this is something you might be interested in,

please contact Jeri Danz to get more information and/or to add your

name to the sub list!

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School News

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Lifelong Jewish Learning

Need something?

Think of something?

Email us!

Barb Shimansky, MSW, Director of Youth

Education

[email protected]

Jeri Danz, School Administrator

[email protected]

Judy Flegel, Youth Ed Co-Chair

[email protected]

Marjorie Laing, Youth Ed Co-Chair

[email protected]

Jenni Goldbaum, Youth Ed Long-Range

Planning Chair

[email protected]

Kivun News Our new post-B’nei Mitzvah program,

Kivun, kicked off on September 30th with a wonderful family learning program

focused on ethics in social media usage. 10th graders have started their studies

toward Affirmation with Rabbi Cohen, and 8th and 9th graders have been

learning about Jewish identity with our newest Sinai staff

member, Denelle Carriger. This is Denelle’s 26th year working in the field of Jewish education. Originally hailing from South Africa,

Denelle has taught both there and in several communities in the United States. She recently moved to Milwaukee, and we are

fortunate to have her teaching in both our Kivun and Mitkadem

programs!

Dates: November 4, 11, 18 &

December 2, 16 at 12:00-1:30 PM

*December 9th join us for the Latke Lunch!

Attention 4th grade families!

Please plan to join us on

Sunday, November 4th for our 4th grade Family

Learning Program, “The Many

Faces of My Jewish Family,”

from 9:30 AM – 12 PM.

See you there!

Learn about OSRUI Summer Camp!

On Sunday, December 2nd we will welcome Jerry Kaye,

Director of the URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute

(OSRUI) to Congregation Sinai. Jerry will share information

about this amazing Jewish summer

camp opportunity in nearby

Oconomowoc, WI. The presentation

begins at 11:15 with our 3rd-6th grade

students. Parents of children in these

grades are welcome and encouraged

to join us and learn about a fantastic

summer experience for your child!

All families are invited to attend the

Annual Chanukah Latke Lunch on Sunday, December 9th

right after Religious School!

School Vacation Dates

November 20-25 Happy Thanksgiving! December 23 - January 3 Winter Break See you at the Pancake Breakfast on January 6th!

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Lifelong Jewish Learning

Ruby Balatovsky and the Buff Family-last year’s winner!

John, Zachary and Benjamin Yopps and Melissa Chudnow can’t wait for this year’s Latke Lunch!

Yum-Yum Latke Style! Join us for “Chanukah Around the World” Latke Lunch Sample delicious foods from around the world (created by our very own congregants from their traditions and enjoy American Jewish staple foods too! Latkes and Sufganiot for all!)

Sunday, December 9th 12:00-1:30 pm Congregation Sinai

● Craft Project

● 5th Annual Design-Your-Own Chanukiyah Contest

● Yummy Latke Lunch and Sufganiyot for Dessert!

● Bring your friends! $10 adults/ $12 non-member adults $7 children 4-12/ $9 non-member children $5 adults 55 and up Children 3 and under FREE

Register by Thursday December 6th

at http://latkelunch2012.eventbrite.com

Mitzvah Moment! Bring a toy to contribute to the Tikun Ha-Ir Holiday gift collection for children and teens living in homeless shelters this holiday season.

Design-your-own Chanukiyah Contest: Bring your Chanukiyah to Sinai on Sunday, December 9th, at the start of school to be displayed in the social hall. It must have 9 candle holders (one for each night of Chanukah and a shamash). It must be useable in some way and made by your family (one entry per family please)! All Chanukiyot will be judged by Rabbi Cohen and family prizes will be awarded to 1

st, 2

nd, and 3

rd place!

Chanukah Continues for 7 more nights! Join us for Chanukah Shabbat on Friday December 14th at 6:15 pm followed by a sufganiyot Oneg! *Don’t forget to shop the Holiday Bazaar November 18 & December 2!

All Things Chanukah!

Family Programming

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Lifelong Jewish Learning

Family Programming

Rockin' Shabbat and Roll into Dinner!

Friday, November 9th 6:15 pm: Rockin' Shabbat Service 7:15 pm: Congregational Dinner

Join us for Rockin' Shabbat filled with song and music. You won't want to miss this Shabbat experience. Great for all ages! Give those kids a snack before because following services we will Roll into Dinner for a delicious meal with activities for the kids. This will allow for a leisurely dinner for all. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine to share!

Cost: Adults: $10.00 Children 12 and under: $7.00 Children 3 and under: Free RSVP by Monday, November 5th

http://novemberrockinshabbatanddinner2012.eventbrite.com

Family Programming and Worship Opportunities 2012-2013

November

Friday 9 6:15 PM Rockin’ Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

December

Sunday 9 12:00 PM Design-Your-Own Chanukiyah Contest & Latke Lunch

Friday 14 6:15 PM Chanukah Shabbat Service

January

Sunday 6 9:30 AM Pancake Breakfast

Friday 11 6:15 PM Rockin’ Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

February

Friday 8 5:30-6:00 PM Tot Shabbat w/ Wendy Cohen

Sunday 24 9:30 AM Purim Carnival

March

Friday 8 6:15 PM Rockin’ Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

April

Friday 12 5:30-6:00 PM Tot Shabbat w/ Wendy Cohen

May

Sunday 5 9:30 AM Taste of Sinai–breakfast & learn about programs, committees, school

Friday 10 6:15 PM Rockin’ Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

Sunday 19 11:00 AM Year End Family Picnic

Weekly Shabbat: We welcome

everyone to experience

Shabbat at Congregation Si-

nai. Family Friendly Friday

Shabbat services are at 6:15

weekly. All Shabbat services

last one hour.

Tefillah Shira: All religious

school Sunday mornings begin

with a VERY family friendly 25

minute song and story filled

service at 9:30 am. All ages

are welcome to come

experience this beautiful way

to start the day.

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Sinai hosts KOACH January 17, 2013

Helpers needed to serve lunch to our seniors.

Interested in doing a Mitzvah?

Contact Jen Friedman at [email protected]

Mitbach Sinai

(Sinai Cooks!)

Do you enjoy cooking for fun with friends? Come have a glass of wine with Sinai Cooks! During the course of the year we will gather in the Sinai kitchen to cook and bake for Sinai events and ourselves. We promise laughter, great conversation and friendship!

Soon, we will be cooking for the Sinai Latke Lunch.

Please look to your eNews for cooking dates and times. Looking forward to seeing many new faces!

Have a great Sinai Cooks! Idea? Contact Jill Weinshel @ [email protected]

Experience Nia Your body & soul will thank you!

What is Nia? How does Nia help me connect to my Jewish identity? Nia is no ordinary fitness class. Nia technique blends Dance Arts, Martial Arts & Healing Arts. Discover ease, comfort and creativity in your body. Learn moves that are flowing, rhythmic and adaptable. Self-awareness plays a key role. Positively affect your whole life!

Join others who find enormous personal benefit in weekly Nia classes.

Fridays 8:30-9:30am Four classes for $36. There is a one month Grace Period to use up a package of four classes. Questions? Contact Kate Mann at 414-254-4141 or [email protected]

B’rit Nashim Open Meeting! B’rit Nashim means “Covenant of Women”. We are a group of

women who meet one evening each month for programs of Jewish

and personal content. We also

have an annual Shabbat

retreat. Our group, which

started about 16 years ago,

was designed to be a forum for

women to gather to share

common interests and to build

a community of women within

the larger community of

Congregation Sinai.

Each fall, B’rit Nashim is open

to new members. We find that this is a great opportunity to get to

know additional women, who bring wonderful new energy and

input to our "covenant." We invite you to join us.

Come to our open meeting:

Monday, November 12 at 7:15 p.m. For further information, please call Toby Colton at

351-5205 or Joanne Roberts at 351-6486.

Women at Sinai

“Through the Eyes of Women” Women’s Ways of Reading the Bible

with Dr. Sherry Blumberg

From traditional to modern including feminist readings and modern midrash Fridays at 9:45 am

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Brotherhood

The Brotherhood has had an exciting fall! From

building the Sinai Sukkah and co-hosting the Sukkot BBQ we

are off to a great start. Over 100 people attended the BBQ!

Thanks to Mitbach Sinai and the Israel Committee and all the

Brotherhood men who helped make this a terrific event! And

there’s more! Join us for Brotherhood Coffees and Acheinu

(men’s spirituality group).

Meet people, make new friends, come and enjoy

one of the speakers at a Brotherhood Coffee, work on one of

our special projects, help build the Sukkah, play softball, play

Bridge, or just feel good knowing that your dues have helped

support the Sukkot BBQ, Purim Carnival, Affirmation, or B'nei

Mitzvah celebrants.

I look forward to meeting old and new friends and

sharing Brotherhood experiences with all! Please contact me

to learn more about Sinai Brotherhood.

Sincerely,

James Stillman

Brotherhood

[email protected]

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Sinai Custodian Dick Kaeppal, Jim Salinsky, Terry Jacobs,

Tedd Lookatch, Mitt Hwang,

Jim Stillman, Josh and Noah Lookatch

Brotherhood Coffee:

Sunday, November 4, 2012 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

“Political Decisions and Economic

Consequences” Business journalist, Avi Lank will challenge

us with his spin on the impact of our

political decisions on the economic state

of our country. With the presidential

election on November 6th this should be

one event you don't miss!

Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

“Kabbalah of the Soul” Rabbi David Begoun, of the Milwaukee

Kollel, returns to Sinai to continue his

lectures on the "Kabbalah of the Soul",

traditional Jewish perspectives on

the afterlife.

Bill Ross, Jim Stillman, Alan Mendeloff, Michael Hool, Mike Weinshel,

and Andy Gollin grill for the Sukkot BBQ. Check out those aprons!

Jenny Stonemeier samples the Sukkot BBQ cuisine from Bill Ross and

Mike Lerner

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Sinai Committees

and how’s of protecting the earth were discussed. We then

shared an amazing potluck dinner, in which participants

were challenged to cook dishes using locally grown foods.

Everyone there would agree it was one of the best potluck

meals ever!! To conclude the evening, we headed over to

the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center for a night hike in the

woods. The evening program, all planned and implemented

by Naomi Cobb, was so well received that it seems we have

started yet another new tradition at Sinai. Look out for more

Green Shabbat in the future!

If you want to join the Sukkah Garden Project next

year, become a CSA shareholder, or be a part of the Green

Team at Sinai, please contact Deb Schermer at

[email protected]. ‘Til next spring…

Deb Schermer & Naomi Cobb

The Green Team

The Green Team

The month of October saw the successful completion

of three projects implemented by Sinai’s Green Committee:

• The FOURTH annual Sukkah Garden project

• The SECOND CSA Season

• The FIRST Green Shabbat

Our Sukkah Garden was once again totally fabulous!

Under the very creative and skilled direction of Naomi Cobb,

our garden’s fall harvest was bountiful and beautiful. I hope

you all had the opportunity to spend some time in the Suk-

kah and were able to absorb the significance of celebrating

the harvest festival while surrounded by our community’s

very own harvest, as well as an array of art projects complet-

ed by our youth during both Sunday school and the Youth

Program on Yom Kippur. A huge heartfelt thank you to Naomi

Cobb for leading the charge on this project and to all the fam-

ilies and children that participated in planting, watering,

weeding, growing, harvesting, and decorating. The planting

beds are now asleep for the long winter and we look forward

to bringing them back to life in the spring.

Our second CSA season came to a close at the end of

October. The season proved to be bountiful and delicious, as

the Sinai shareholders enjoyed the great variety of crops pro-

duced by Steve and Andrea Levsen of Stoney Meadow Farm

in Cascade, WI. We thank the Levsens for their extraordinary

flexibility and kindness, and look forward to continuing our

relationship with them next year.

Lastly, Sinai celebrated it’s first GREEN SHABBAT on

Friday evening October 5th. The evening began with a lovely

Friday evening service in which Naomi Cobb and Rabbi Co-

hen presented a fun and informative d’var Torah on the rela-

tionship between Judaism and the environment: the why’s

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, ac-

cording to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and

trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11-12

Green Shabbat

Sinai’s beautiful Sukkah!

Gathering from the Sukkah Garden

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Sinai Committees

Social Action Committee

Social Action Volunteer Opportunities:

We are looking for volunteers interested in partici-

pating in service projects on December 25th (Christmas

Day). Many of the opportunities are suitable for families

with young children. Some of the activities include making

hospital visits, providing a meal and presents for clients of

The Guest House, playing bingo with the residents of Bader

Center, the Jewish Home and Care Center, and making a

party for residents living in Milwaukee housing projects. If

interested, contact Idy Goodman.

Volunteer opportunities are also available for people

interested in serving lunch at the Bethesda Church Meal Pro-

gram, on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons - from

11:30-1:00.

Please contact Idy Goodman, at igood-

[email protected], if you are interested in getting more infor-

mation about any of these activities.

To get involved in Chesed contact Amy Newman at [email protected]

Chesed

Sacred Connections Sacred Aging

Chesed is in the beginning stage of making connections between some of our aging

members with more active congre-gants. A letter, a phone call, or an

update on activities and services will be appreciated. Let us know if

you would like to help out.

College Connection

Rabbi Cohen would like to stay connected to our college students via email. Please send your college student's email to Jeri Danz at [email protected]

Sinai Chesed would like to thank all the children and

volunteers from the Rosh Hashanah Youth Programming for

making the warm, delicious soup for our Soup Delivery Pro-

gram. Did you know? When Sinai is notified that a member

has fallen ill or has an injury: We deliver soup to their home.

This year, the High Holy Days Youth Programming

theme was Chesed: A Caring Community. Chesed is defined

as Acts of Loving Kindness. The children made beautiful

cards for Chesed to send out when we deliver soup. The chil-

dren discussed other ideas and ways we can show we care

for those around us. Chesed connects to our members

through phone calls, sending cards, delivering soup, volun-

teering to watch a family home during a funeral, emails to our

college kids, and offering rides to seniors. There are so many

different ways to help! And when you volunteer, you can de-

cide how often and in what way most in-

terests you.

Again, many thanks to our Youth

Programming for all of your time, help,

and dedication to our members. We ap-

preciate the hard work, care, and thought-

fulness. You truly made Sinai: A Caring

Community

Please drop off donations in the Sinai

lobby.

November & December:

Toys for children and teens living in homeless shelters during the

holiday season.

Tikun Ha-Ir Holiday Gift Collection

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Your contributions make a difference:

Much of the financial support comes through the Sinai Tzedakah Fund. Please consider this fund when making your next contribution in honor or memory of someone.

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Sinai Committees

The Social Action Film Series

Havdallah and a Movie: Miss Representation

Saturday, November 17, 4:00-6:00 PM

First seen at the Sundance film Festival in 2011, this

documentary explores how the media’s misrepresentations

of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in

positions of power and influence. This film is especially

important for pre-teen and teens and their families.

Strangers No More

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 7:00 PM

In co-sponsorship with Sinai’s Israel Committee, the

Academy Award Winning Strangers No More is a

documentary telling the story of an exceptional school where

children form 48 different countries come together to learn.

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County

Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 PM

This film explores the world of children who reside in

discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland,

living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of

the wealthiest regions of America.

Last Call at the Oasis

Sunday, April 28, 7:00 PM

LAST CALL AT THE OASIS presents a powerful argument for

why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our

world this century.

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Israel Committee

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Sinai Committees

“Jewish women are united by faith and fate whether

they live in Israel, or in the Diaspora. Nevertheless, the geo-

graphic distance between us is great and sometimes con-

cerns and cultural differences can be large as well.” These

are the words of Sharon Mann, who made aliyah to Israel 20

years ago and now lives in Nahariya, located eight miles

from Lebanon’s border on the Mediterranean coast. Sharon

is an active member of Emet VeShalom, our sister-

congregation in Israel.

Sharon Mann’s statement inspired me to join B’rit

Nashim, a women’s group at Congregation Sinai. This year, I

thought of the beautiful Erev Sukkot service led by the Wom-

en of B’rit Nashim and how emotionally liberating and inspir-

ing it felt. And then I thought of Israel, as I usually do. The

power of women is undeniable and exercised extensively in

the United States, albeit the proverbial “glass ceiling”. Some-

times we even take it for granted. In Israel women serve in

the army, and participate in the political, economic, and cul-

tural life. The big exception is in the official Israeli religious

life (orthodox), which places too many restrictions on wom-

en’s participation.

Presently, Reform Judaism is fighting to be recog-

nized as a legitimate state religion in Israel. This movement

is carried out by URJ-affiliate ARZA, which is the single larg-

est supporter of the Israel Movement for Progressive Juda-

ism (IMPJ) and the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC). AR-

ZA promotes Reform Judaism values: freedom of religion,

women rights, pluralism, and social justice. Let’s stand and

support ARZA in this fight.

Eti Ganin,

Israel Committee Chair

Message from President Beth Loberant, Congregation Emet veShalom for the New Year

September 2012/ Elul 5772

Dear Friends,

As we embark on the Jewish Year, 5773 it is once again my privilege and opportunity to

write to you. At Emet ve’Shalom, 5772 has been an active year as we continue with community

activities, prayer and celebration. As we close the circle from last Rosh Hashanah and review the

highs and lows of our community life there is no doubt that welcoming Gilad Shalit back to his

home in the Western Galilee was a high point of our year. We have visited the cemetery more

than we would like; we have welcomed new friends and members in Israel and abroad and cele-

brated wonderful b’nei mitzvah and holidays. We continue to be very grateful for the rich commu-

nity life we are privileged to share with one another as Jews in Israel.

Our cup, in the worst of times, is half full. The Partnership and our connection to friends

in communities abroad are very important to us. In the last year, we celebrated women's events

that were shared with US communities. We also hosted visitors and look forward to seeing more

in the coming year. We thank each of you for your visits, friendship, concern and continuing mor-

al and financial support.

The world financial crisis hasn’t bypassed Emet VeShalom. Here Emet VeShalom is ac-

tive in the Nahariya community together with other non-profits to improve conditions for all of us

in our area. Due to financial pressure we gave up our rented facility at 108 Weizman St. and we

have had to reconsider the salaries of our professionals. As a result, our Rabbi, Israel Horowitz

will be leaving us at the end of 2012. We will miss him and his wife Raquel, who as the rabbanit has given much to the com-

munity.

I wish I could report that the challenges of life in Israel have diminished but our region continues to roil and foment

and we all pray that solutions will be reached to avoid a conflagration. On behalf of Rabbi Israel Horowitz, coordinator Mar-

cos Lion and the entire congregation of Emet VeShalom, I extend to you and yours our best wishes that all your endeavors in

5773 will be filled with health, prosperity, happiness, light and peace.

Sincerely,

Beth Loberant

President, Congregation Emet veShalom

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My Sinai

Shofar blowing

Sinai Outside

Skip Bid, a duplicate bridge club has formed and is meeting

at Congregation Sinai!

Every Wednesday, beginning September 5, 2012

(except December 26)

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

$4.00 per person per week

*partners are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early

Questions? Please call Judie or

Fred Kommrusch at (414) 228-9538.

Skip Bid Bridge Club

Sinai Outside is a multi-faceted group of Sinai members who

celebrate the relationship we have with Nature and/or Shab-

bat through various outdoor activities. Interested in hiking,

canoeing, snowshoe-

ing, or exploring the

outdoors? Do you have

a great idea for con-

necting with nature?

Let’s do it!

Contact Bobbi

Rector at

[email protected]

“Scene” at Sinai

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“Scene” at Sinai

High Holy Day Youth Programming

Yom Kippur

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“Scene” at Sinai

Sukkot

Simchat Torah

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What’s Happening

Like us on Like us on Like us on Facebook!Facebook!Facebook! Congregation Sinai

has a facebook page!

Stay connected to

other Sinai members

and get up to date

information on

events. Find us at

www.facebook.com.

Sinai Enews & Website

S t a y i n -

formed about all the

happenings at Con-

gregation Sinai!

Each week

you should receive a

Sinai Enews about

the upcoming events

at Sinai. Be sure to

open and read your

Sinai Enews. All

kinds of exciting

things are happening at Sinai and you won’t

want to miss any of them! If you are not

currently receiving the Enews, please email

[email protected] or call Congre-

gation Sinai at 414-352-2970 so we can

update our distribution list. Also, visit our

website at www.congregationsinai.org.

Sinai Shabbat Walks

Did you know that every Saturday after Shabbat

services at Sinai there is a group that enjoys walking?

If you are interested in a Shabbat

stroll for about an hour around the

immediate neighborhood with Sinai

friends we'd love for you to join us.

For more information contact

Randee Zitelman at

[email protected]

The Sinai Holiday Gift Bazaar

Chanukah is coming! We have all your Chanukah supplies & gifts too.

Sunday, November 18th & December 2nd

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cash or checks only

Attention Sinai Artisans & Merchants! Come sell your gift wares at the Holiday Bazaar.

Contact Karen Lancina at

[email protected] by November 15th.

Merchant fee: $25.00 for 1 week $40.00 for both weeks

All merchants will receive an 8’x5’ table depending on needs.

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Supporting Sinai

Shop & Support Sinai!

Support Sinai whenever you shop on-line at amazon.com. Go to the Sinai homepage: www.congregationsinai.org. Click on the amazon.com banner. You’ll be linked directly to amazon.com by using the website link, your purchase will support Congregation Sinai.

Bubbe says: It’s a win—win!

Don’t

Forget!

Questions? Contact: Leigh Maxon: [email protected]

Support Sinai While Shopping at SENDIK’S!

Now you can purchase your Scrip card at times that are convenient for YOU!

Purchase Scrip Cards on Sundays:

November 18 & December 2

Scrip cards can ALWAYS be purchased during regular Sinai office hours.

What is Scrip? Scrip means “substitute money”. Through Sendik’s Food Market Scrip program 5% of what you pay for your Scrip card is donated to Sinai.

Welcome home my Shaina! After all those years away from me in New York City

(doing God knows what in that God for-saken place….the noise, the ex-

pense) my Shaina has finally come home to be with me. Why it took

this long, I can’t imagine! Shaina has the most fabulous taste…she was a

buyer for Bloomingdales of course! And now she has agreed to run our beautiful Sinai gift

shop. You can’t believe the new look! Such gor-geous mezuzahs, Shabbat candlesticks and jewelry!

I’m telling you there is no better place to shop for that perfect piece of Judaica (as if you would go anywhere else knowing

your purchase is a mitzvah at Congregation Sinai)! So come by and see what my Shaina has done! Oh, and

if you know any nice boys…my Shaina is quite

the catch!

-Your Bubbe

Gift

Shop

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Supporting Sinai

Advertise in the 2013 Sinai Directory

Whether your business is large or small….

Know of someone’s business that can benefit from advertising?

To advertise visit www.congregationsinai.org and download the advertising form.

For more information, please contact Karen Lancina at [email protected]

Your hairdresser?

Your auto mechanic?

Your lawn care service?

Your pet sitter?

Your cleaning service?

Back Cover $300 ($350 color), Inside Front Cover $260 ($315 color), Inside Back Cover $220 ($260 color)

$75.00 $90.00 (color)

1/2 page 4 1/2” x 3 3/4” $120.00 $145.00

1/4 page Vertical 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”

Or 1/4 page Horizontal 4 1/2” x 1 7/8”

Full page 4 1/2” x 7 1/2” $210.00 $260.00 (color)

1/3 page 4 1/2” x 2 1/2” $85.00 $105.00 (color)

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If you are looking for a wonderful way to

honor or remember someone, or recog-

nize a special occasion, you can do so by

sponsoring the flowers on the Bima or

an Oneg Shabbat after a Friday night

service. Congregation Sinai typically

provides these items for Friday evenings

when there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Simply let us know that

you would like to sponsor and we will create a beautiful flow-

er arrangement or dessert table to recognize your occa-

sion. All sponsorships will be acknowledged in the Sinai

Shabbat Pamphlet and the Sinai News. We will also send a

note of congratulations or thanks to the honorees. The cost

of sponsoring Bima flowers is $60.00 and an Oneg Shabbat

is $260.00.

Email Jen Friedman at [email protected] or

call (414) 352-2970.

Available Dates for Sponsorships: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

December 7, 14, 21, 28

Sponsor an Oneg

Hamakon Y’Nachem—May God Comfort

Nancy (John) Kennedy and

John Meissner on the death of their mother, Gail Meissner

Condolences to:

Mazel Tov to:

Mazel Tov to our Consecrants:

Sasha Bernstein, Jake Bernstein, Lena Essak, Molly Fox-

Kincaid, Tess Fox-Kincaid, Jake Goodman, Zoe Kinstler, Ben

Kramer, Max Kramer, Grace Laber, Ben Lichtenstein, Will

Lichtenstein, Gabriela Musickant and Mara Tarnoff

Rob Golub for passing the Wisconsin State Bar Exam and on

his promotion to Managing Editor of The Journal Times, a

daily newspaper in Racine, WI.

Dr. Marc and Lori Jacobson on the engagement of their son

Brian to Carly Farbman

Life Cycle Events

If you learn of any events - births, engagements,

marriages, ordinations - that should be included in

our “My Sinai” page, please notify the congregation office at

[email protected] or by telephone

(414) 352-2970.

When there is a death in our immediate

family, please notify the synagogue office,

even if the funeral is out of town. The clergy

and the Sinai community would like the

opportunity to express sympathy for your loss.

Page 24 November-December 2012

In the Sinai Family

Welcome New Members!

Joseph Aaron

Susan Armour Seidman

Sheldon Bankier

Rhoda Baumgarten

Andrea & Avi Bernstein

Seth & Jori Broidy

Eliot & Natalie Caplan

Arthur & Shirley Cohen

Leo & Elizabeth Eckman

Bobbi Fishbein

Lauren Fox

Evelyn Garfinkel

Ronna & David Goodman

Michael & Barbie Grossman

Robert & Kristen Hieb

Eva & Fred Jacob

Les & Leith Johnson

Abigail Lank

George Levin & Sheila Smith

Sue LeVine & Kevin Mackey

Roy & Carol Levison

Brooke Litwack

Ydelle Litwack

Lucia Lozano & Daniel Musickant

Robert & Donna Neubauer

Gillian Rodger

Ludmile Rosen

Ramona Tenorio

Carolyn & Albert Tzeel

Phyllis Wiggins

Page 25: Congregation Sinai Milwaukee Newsletter--November/December 2012

Those We Remember

Page 25 November-December 2012

November 2, 2012

William Cobb

Joan Frazer

Lew Goldstein

Dr. Bernard Horwitz

Margaret “Peggy” Juda

Helen Kimmel

Abe Lipton

Alice Quateman

Samuel D. Saffro

Carol Siegel-Zdatny

Theodus Wiggins

November 9, 2012

Margaret Beer

Alan Bromley

Bernice Cohen

Ateret Cohn

Lee Cherniack

Bertha Goldberger

Melvin Goldberger

Golda Gutman

Bertheld Hefter

Marvin Heifetz

John J. Higgins

Madelain Julius

Arthur Koven

Norman Leib

Marilyn L. Look

Dorothy Lubotsky

Harry Luck

Edith Meyer

Harold Nemson

Lillian Peck

Herbert Polacheck

Kenneth Ross

Ann Shafton

Richard Teweles

November 16, 2012

Saul Arbit

Sarah Fleder

Jean Heilbronner

Joseph Hoffman

Miriam Hool

Mollie Lipshultz

Mildred Levy

Zelda Margolin

Peter Pumpian

Betty Schapiro

Howard James Seesel Jr.

Anna Sherman

Alfred Shovers

Edward Stillman

Beverly Stix

Cecilia Warschauer

November 23, 2012

Dr. Louis Abels Eisenberg

Helen Cook

Morris Cutler

Helen Fisher

Shirley Glick

Bessie Greenfield

Nancy Hindin

Carol Ikenn

Herbert Kahn

Joshua Kestelman

Arnold Miller

Lottie Neubauer

Albert Ostermann

William A. Padway

Kisa Peskina

Dorothy Pollak

Harry Schwartz

Lillian Schwartz

Abraham Schwedelson

Joann Weber

Michael Weinberg

Bessie Weiss

Willie Weiss

Richard Werner

November 30, 2012

Loretta Cohn

Ann Derengowski

Ann Eckman

Joseph Falk

Bertha Feld

Harry Hillman

Samuel Lipshultz

Janette Manheim

Joanne Mendeloff Misaqi

Mark Roth

Julia E. Siegel

Dr. John David Silbar

Rita Teplin

Irene Warschauer

Ardis J. Zarem

December 7, 2012

John Beer

Jack Blutstein

Dorothy Brickman

Lena Brown Jacobs

Ruth Diamond Goldmann

Fred Feld

Michael Fleysh

Theodore Friedlander Sr.

Mildred Glassman

Duane Hill

Judi Kahn

Mae Miles

Beatrice Muchin

Lew Sangor

Lillian Schwartz

Nathan Shlimovitz

Alan Shor

Elayne Staller

Marian Stark

Sadie Stern

December 14, 2012

Sidney Atinsky

Allan Bein

Aaron C. Cherniack

David Cooper

Rose Cooper

Dr. David E. Davidoff

Florence Frank

Fannie Gershan

Pauline Goldstein

Herbert Honig

Ian Ikenn

Laurie Ikenn

Barbara Kantor Kaplan

Judith Kerns Pence

Arthur Levin

Laurence Luff

Edwin “Ted” Ostermann

Stanley M. Ottenstein

Zelma Ottenstein

Ethel Sedlet

Dr. Alex Sigal

Anders Solvang

Delbert Wile

December 21, 2012

Lawrence Ball

Aaron Bram

Eliezer (Hersch) Elath

Toni Ettenheim

Benjamin Fagan

Anita Feld Silbar

Harry Feldman

Jack Freeman

Arthur Goldstein

Emanuel “Mannie” Hassel

Bessie Kahn

Fred Kahn

Sylvia Katz Seidman

Joan Prince

Esther Soifer

Bess Urich

Ann Urkofsky

Rabbi Cary David Yales

December 28, 2012

Michael Bankier

Jack Barnow

Bee Brill

Leo Diamond

Manley Frisch

Ruth Gordon

Erich Gutman

Julie Hirsh

Barney Hool

Anne Klein

Max Laserson

Manuel Padway

Allen S. Rieselbach

Roberta Rosenberg

Bernard Schlossmann

November Yarhzeits

December Yarhzeits

Page 26: Congregation Sinai Milwaukee Newsletter--November/December 2012

Donations received from 8/3/12-10/6/12

Adult Programming & Education Fund

In memory of Harry Schopler

Hana Albert

Tzedakah Fund

In memory of Kenneth Allschwang

Shari & Allan Luck

In memory of Elizabeth Lamb

William Rickards &

Marleen Pugach

In honor of Dr. Jay Larkey’s 90th birthday

Idy & Bill Goodman

Stanley Jolton

In memory of Esther Larkey

Jay Larkey

In memory of Edward Kapper

Susan Engler & Jeff Teplin

In memory of Gail Meissner

Jeff & Ilene Wasserman

In memory of Aaron James Carr Thomas

Phyllis M. Wiggins

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation for High Holidays

Marv & Marlene Lauwasser

In appreciation for kindness

The Edward S. Kapper Family

In memory of Hannah Auerbach

In memory of Milton Auerbach

Shirley Horowitz

In honor of Margie Becker’s birthday

Bettie & David Meltzer

In memory of Andrew Cherniack

Gerry Cherniack

In memory of Sheldon Frank

Jeff Frank & Family

In memory of Louise Friedlander

Jean Friedlander

In memory of Esther Gliber

Jody Kaufman Loewenstein &

Paul Loewenstein

In memory of Thomas E. Hassel

In memory of Beverly Hassel-Manburg

Toots Hassel

Contributions

Page 26 November-December 2012

In honor of Rabbi Cohen’s participation in

Maya Goldbaum’s Bat Mitzvah

Gordon & Jennifer Goldbaum

In memory of Gertrude Kerns

Pat & Joan Kerns

In memory of Joseph Lubar

Marianne & Sheldon Lubar

In memory of Lottie Lubar

Sheldon & Marianne Lubar

Esther & Robert Sametz

In memory of Jim Muchin

Toots Hassel

In memory of David Orenstein

In memory of Ruth F. Orenstein

Marlene & Bert Bilsky

In memory of Ethel Primakow

Francine Glusman

In memory of Charlotte Rabenn

Tom & Andi Rabenn

In memory of Jonathan David Resek

In memory of Michael Shapiro

Donna Resek

Ron & Beth Shapiro

In memory of Sandra Rotter

Robert Schlossmann

In memory of Sara Shafton

Barbara Shafton

In memory of Leo Weiss

Jean Friedlander

Floral and Oneg Fund

In memory of Dr. Abram Levine

Joan Levine

In memory of Anita Silbar

In memory of Dr. John Silbar

Dr. Muriel Silbar

In memory of Florence Waxman

The Waxman Family

Chesed (Caring) Fund

In honor of Audrie Berman &

Mark Mendelson’s Marriage

Dorothy & Al Meyers

In memory of Carl Diamond

Joni Diamond Ansfield & Family

In memory of Robert Fishkin

Pauline Zarne

In memory of Edward Kapper

Elyse & BJ Cohn & Family

In memory of Racine Meyerowitz

Dorothy & Al Meyers

Music Fund

In memory of Albert Cherniack

Gerry Cherniack

In memory of David Colburn

Stephen Colburn & Marlee Sabo

In honor of Stephen Colburn’s Beautiful

High Holiday Music

Joe Aaron

Marv & Marlene Lauwasser

In memory of Geneva Rife

Jan Rosenberg & Marty Barnes

In memory of Edward Rosenberg

Marcia Cherniack

In memory of Jeanette Rosenberg

Jan Rosenberg

In memory of Ida Rugowitz

Harriet Weiss

Jacob M. Fine & Family Library &

Technology Fund

In memory of Samuel Bender

Rosalee & Herb Bratt

In memory of Eleanor Goldberg

In memory of Peter Goldberg

Betsy, Jessica, & Shelly Goldberg

In memory of Charlotte Schwartz

Rosalee & Herb Bratt

Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund

In memory of Rachel Presley

Janet Greenebaum

In memory of Elaine Strauss

Hana Albert

Passport to Israel Fund

In memory of Sherwin J Kader

Rona & Gary Wolfe

In memory of Ed Kapper

Barbara, Ariel, David and Robby

Friedlander

In memory of James Jay Katz

Mari Katz & Family

Page 27: Congregation Sinai Milwaukee Newsletter--November/December 2012

Over the summer, we were lucky to have

Hannah Levy come in to the library to help

process some of our new books. Ilene

Wasserman, Sinai's wonderful bookkeeper,

enabled us to get the collection of children's

books from Congregation Beth El Ner Tamid

when that congregation merged with Beth Israel.

Many thanks to you both.

Thank you, also to Eve DeToro, who helped me pack the books and move

them over to Sinai's Library. Frequently, I come into the library and find books on

the desk that a congregant has donated. I would like to thank all of you for thinking

of our library.

When I process and catalog these books, I am reminded that one of the

beautiful aspects of books, is that they can be read and re-read. I was looking at

Isaac Singer's short stories and saw his collection called Short Friday. That story

may be one of my favorites of all time. I would encourage you to read this or come

in and see the many other great books we have.

We have a great selection in our library. Please use it as a resource when-

ever you need to. Please call if you need help finding things or if you would like to

work in the library. I'd love to have you.

Jayne Butlein

√ Check out Sinai’s library

In honor of Micki Peck’s 85th birthday

Bede Segal

Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund

In memory of Jerome Marks

In memory of Robert Grant Marks

Brynn & Jerry Bloch

In memory of Charles Wiggins

Phyllis M. Wiggins

Landscape Fund

In memory of Mary Flesch

Jim & Ellen Flesch

In memory of Elise Kahn

Dick Kahn

In honor of Bill Schulhof’s 70th birthday

Eileen & Howard Dubner

John & Linda Lewenauer

Jeffrey & Annette Nye

Prayer Book Fund

In memory of Louis Kaufman

Jody Kaufman Loewenstein &

Paul Loewenstein

Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund

In honor of Dr. Ellen Danto-Nocton

Sally Kapper Moskol

Contributions

Page 27 November-December 2012

Rebecca Robins Youth Engagement

Scholarship Fund

In honor of Marc Cohen’s participation in

Maya Goldbaum’s Bat Mitzvah

Gordon & Jennifer Goldbaum

New Sukkah Fund

In honor of Ellen Flesch’s Wonderful Art

Museum Tour

Edith Gilman

In honor of Josh Lookatch’s Bar Mitzvah

The Falender Family

Mike & Joan Friedman

The Holman Family

Jeanne Jacobs

Dorothy & Al Meyers

Dan Schnoll

Laurie Segal

Dick & Shelly Seesel

Mike & Jill Weinshel

Operating Fund

In memory of Kenneth Allschwang

Elyse & BJ Cohn & Family

In memory of Larry Chudnow

Marlene & Marv Lauwasser

In memory of Ardell Eisenberg

In memory of Gerald Kahn

Rosalie Kahn

Those making donations will receive

recognition for their generosity in the

Sinai News. Those honored or the

family of someone remembered will

receive notice in the mail from

Congregation Sinai.

In honor of Sharon Goldstein’s special

birthday

Marlene & Bob Watchmaker

In honor of marriage of Dan Grunfeld and

Samantha Simon

Rosalie Kahn

In memory of Morris Hackman

Judy & Andy Shor

In honor of Bill Schulhof’s 70th birthday

Sylvia & Joel Fishman

Barbara & Irving Kahn

Rita Lewenauer

In memory of Jeffrey C. Siegel

Joan Lubar & family

Madeleine, David, Hannah,

Patrick, & Joe (z”l) Lubar

In memory of Harold Stemmerman

Joanne & Keith Roberts

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Congregation Sinai 8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217

Member of the Union for Reform Judaism

Board of Trustees, 2012-2013 Marc Kartman, President Craig Johnson, Vice President Andy Gollin, Vice President Tom St. John, Treasurer Sandy Saltzstein, Secretary Judi Ketten, Past President Marlene Lauwasser, Past President Patti Levy, Past President Dan Elias, Membership Judy Flegel, Youth Education Idy Goodman, Social Action Davida Amenta, Social Action Toots Hassel Hugh Hoffman, Finance Julie Lookatch, Women of Sinai Nick Padway Amy Newman, Chesed Jimmy Schulhof, Building & Grounds Mark Sweet Jill Weinshel, Celebrations

The form below may be used when submitting your donation. Those remembered will be promptly informed of your thoughtfulness. Please return form to the Sinai office. Please make checks payable to Congregation Sinai.

Note: Suggested minimum donations is $10.00.

□Adult Programming & Education Fund

□Andy Brickman Museum Fund

□Barbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for Spiritual Growth

□Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

□Chesed (Caring) Fund

□Congregation Sinai Endowment (@ the Jewish Community Foundation)

□Congregation Sinai Operating Fund

□Floral & Oneg Fund

□Jacob M. Fine & Family Library & Technology Fund

□Prayerbook Fund

□Landscape Fund □Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund □Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund □Music Fund

□Passport to Israel Fund

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□Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund

□Tzedakah Fund

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