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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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
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
Lifelong Jewish Learning
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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!
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
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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.
School News
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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!
School News
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Lifelong Jewish Learning
Need something?
Think of something?
Email us!
Barb Shimansky, MSW, Director of Youth
Education
Jeri Danz, School Administrator
Judy Flegel, Youth Ed Co-Chair
Marjorie Laing, Youth Ed Co-Chair
Jenni Goldbaum, Youth Ed Long-Range
Planning Chair
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
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
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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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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
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.
Israel Committee
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“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
“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
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]
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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
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
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
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
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
□Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
□Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund
□Tzedakah Fund
□Rebecca Robins Youth Engagement Scholarship Fund
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