Temple Sinai BulleTin

Volume liii, no. 1 September 2018

The Temple Sinai Bulletin is published monthly by Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Road, Rochester, NY 14625. Phone 585-381-6890 www.tsinai.orgHearing Loop Handicap Accessible

L'shanah TovahHigh Holy Day ServicesSELICHOT Saturday, September 1 at 9:00 p.m.EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m.ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m.TASHLICH and OPEN HOUSE at the home of Rabbi Alan & Jan Katz, Monday, September 10 at 4:00 p.m.ROSH HASHANAH SECOND DAY Tuesday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m.EREV YOM KIPPUR (KOL NIDRE) Tuesday, September 18 at 8:00 p.m.YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 at 10:00 a.m. Afternoon Service at 3:15 p.m. followed by YIZKOR and NEILAH

PLEASE TURN TO PAGES 10 & 11 for details on the High Holy Days

and done with respect to the past, tradition, and an eye to the future. Most of the music will be familiar but there will be some changes. What I am most excited about are some of the changes we have added to the Yom Kippur afternoon worship.This part of Mishkan HaNefesh has been our biggest challenge to create smooth liturgy. Cantor Braun described her previous congregation’s afternoon service becoming a healing service. We have worked together and will be adding ritual to the service to both keep much of the tradition that we have come to know with a new emphasis on healing. During the day that is considered the Sabbath of Sabbaths, Yom HaKippurim, we will add to the holiness of the day by creating an atmosphere of renewal of body, mind, and spirit. The other change during the afternoon will be during the Yizkor memorial prayers. Most of the liturgy will remain the same but we have added a new element of candles for remembrance to the service. I am sure these new additions will be spiritually fulfilling for us. Once again, Jan and I want to invite all of you to join us on Rosh Hashanah afternoon for tashlich, the symbolic casting of our sins in the form of bread crumbs, into living waters. After the short ceremony please enjoy the refreshments in our home. Both Jan and I wish all of you and your families a peaceful, healthy and joyous New Year. L’shanah Tovah!

Shalom,Rabbi Alan J. Katz

Anticipating the High Holy Days and the entire scope of holidays in the month of

Tishrei is always part of my summer thinking. In fact, by the time those holidays are upon us, rest assured that months of planning and organization has kept many of us, both lay and professional, quite busy. The numerous hours of work that most of the worshippers don’t see beforehand but experience in a few days make a tremendous difference in how we celebrate this holy season.

One can’t thank the congregational volunteers enough for all they do in preparation and during the holidays. The staff, beyond the religious functionaries also do a yeoman’s job year after year. They too deserve our gratitude. Without them nothing would go smoothly. Finally, working with a clergy team of Rabbi Till, Cantor Braun and our rabbinic intern, including other service functionaries makes us all have a truly spiritual encounter on these Days of Awe. Over the years there have been a few rabbinic changes in our staff but the roles are fairly well set. For the past 20 years it has been our experience to expect what Elise Wojciechowski would bring to us; beautiful music presented gracefully, with an occasional new melody being added. This year will be glorious and different. It has already been a couple of months of planning and working with Cantor Braun that leads me to anticipate wonderful Holy Day services. She has a beautiful voice and the ability to encourage the congregation to join in the singing. Her enthusiasm and creative ideas have me anticipating something very special in our worship. Our discussions have demonstrated her awareness of Temple Sinai’s history and culture. Any changes that have been made have been thoroughly thought out

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Contacting The RabbisPlease let the temple office (381-6890) know of any illnesses, deaths or joyous occasions so that the Rabbis and the congregation can respond appropriately. Also, remember not to schedule any life cycle events at which Rabbi Katz or Rabbi Till will be present without speaking to them first.

To reach Rabbi Katz in an emergency, please call both his home phone (872-6722) and his cell phone (662-5418). To reach Rabbi Till in an emergency, please call her cell phone (355-0192).

It is a mitzvah to visit those who are ill. Please remember that HIPAA regulations prevent hospitals from alerting us when someone is ill. We ask temple members who are aware that one of our members is in a hospital to please call the Temple Sinai office so that one of our Rabbis may visit them.

our Clergy and Education Director as part of our High Holy Day team and will have various duties throughout the year. We are looking forward to working with an old friend in these new ways!

As this is my second September in this role, and my successor for next summer is already selected, I realize that the best way I can share of myself this season is to share with all of you my latest challah recipe for Rosh Hashanah. I hope you enjoy it and have a sweet new year ahead!

Blanche’s Challah2 packages instant yeast (or 4 ½ teaspoons)½ cup white sugar1 ¾ cup warm water1/3 cup honey (I love fall flower this time of

year)4 tsp salt¼ cup vegetable oil3 whole large eggs and 3 extra yolks (do not

use extra-large eggs)7 cups bread flour1 egg set aside for glaze

Mix yeast, sugar, water and honey and let sit about five minutes until slight foam forms. Add salt, oil, eggs, and yolks and stir. Add the flour, a few cups at a time, kneading by hand or using a KitchenAid style mixer with dough hook. The dough will be fairly sticky. Do not add extra flour. Turn dough into oiled bowl. Cover and let rise for an hour. Punch down and let rise for another hour. On an oiled cutting board, turn dough out, knead lightly, cut into two parts and form into two loaves. Place on parchment covered cookie sheet, cover, and let rise for another 45 minutes. Brush with beaten egg and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Shana Tova!Blanche Fenster

C hicken Soup with Matzah Balls and Kreplach. Brisket and chicken. Tzimmes.

Apple Cake, Honey Cake and taiglach. Challah.After we “Got S’more” Shabbat at the end of August and finished Labor Day weekend with barbeques, it’s time to move on to High Holy Day meal preparation. The gas grill is put aside, and the oven mitts come out.

We settle in to our regular schedule. Children are back to school, adults have closed down cottages and packed up camping gear, Torah Study and Saturday morning Shabbat services resume, and Sundays become a busy day at Temple Sinai, with education opportunities for all and our Judaica Shop open for the season. We prepare our minds for the High Holy Days, seeking teshuvah and forgiveness.

Our Temple Sinai kitchen—new and sparkling— is a wonderful beginning for this New Year. We greatly thank both Friends of Sinai and The Farash Foundation for making it possible.

We have received another incredible opportu-nity this year as well. I am honored and over-joyed to announce that Temple Sinai will be working with a rabbinic intern this year.

As you may know, our very own Jan Katz is currently pursuing Rabbinic Studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). As part of her 4 year-program, she is required to do a Rabbinic Internship. Jan will be completing this requirement at Temple Sinai under Rabbi Till’s direction in accordance with the stip-ulations set out by HUC-JIR. Ordinarily intern-ships are paid, but Jan will be volunteering her time, so there will be no financial cost to Temple Sinai, but tremendous gain! We would like to thank Jan for her incredible generosity in offering us this opportunity. Her skills as a teacher, her rapport with those needing pastoral care, and her extraordinary ruach will be a true gift to our community as a whole. Jan will be working with

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Temple ContactsRabbis Alan J. Katz rabbikatz@tsinai.orgDebbi Till rabbitill@tsinai.org CantorRenata Braun Education Director Ilan Adar iadar@tsinai.org

Executive DirectorJerry Elman jelman@tsinai.org

Officers President Blanche Fenster Secretary Renee Brownstein

visit our website: www.tsinai.org

Vice Presidents:1st V.P. and Administration Keith GreerCongregant Connections Esther BrillFinance Jamie SpillerEducation Karen McCallyReligious Practices Ellen GoldenbergYouth Initiatives Barb SnydermanCaring Community & Social ActionAbby Urban-Rifkin

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The 2018 summer vacation is almost a matter of history. I hope that you and your

children had a great vacation and are ready to begin a new school year.

Students attendance SheetsTo provide our teachers with up-to-date student attendance sheets at the beginning of the year our office kindly asks you to register your children no later than by Sunday, September 2. This year it can all be done online at tsinai.org under the tab for School of Jewish Life & Learning.

“mitzvah market”New this year, and in connection with our teaching that “every day is a mitzvah day,” we will have a “Mitzvah Market” event during the morning hours of the first day of school (Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.). The objective of this event is to provide adults, youth, and children with the opportunity to choose and perform Mitzvot (plural of Mitzvah) throughout the year.

The morning will begin with a complimentary breakfast, followed by visiting the information and sign-up tables of several organizations (i.e., Lollypop Farm, Wild Wings, No One Left Behind, Refugees Helping Refugees, and more) invited to this event.

You will be able to make the decision about how you would like to be involved during the year.

Please sign up online at http://signup.com/go/Gowuqgw or there is a clickable link in the School of Jewish Life and Learning emailed newsletter. Let us know how many members of your family will come to the event and join us for breakfast. That will help us in making sure that we have enough food. We hope to see you and your children at this event.

information on our websitePlease go onto our website (www.tsinai.org > School of Jewish Life & Learning) to find information related to our school. Please call our office (585-381-6890) if you cannot find the information needed.

parent information meetingThis year the Parent Information Meeting will be combined with the Mitzvah Market.We will designate an area in the social hall where interested parents can sit and meet with Laura Chekow (our Administrative Assistant), Karen McCally (our Education VP), and me to talk about our school.

pizza punch-CardLunch punch pizza cards will be provided to students who stay for Kesher and Sunday afternoon session (7th grade only). Each punch-card is worth $39 ($1.50 per slice of pizza). You may purchase the card in the office. Students are welcome to bring their own lunch.

Open HouseThe first Open House event, for 2nd-5th grade classes, will take place on Sunday, October 14, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The second Open House, for our kindergarten, 1st, 6th, and 7th grade classes will take place on Sunday, October 28, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Best wishes for a healthy and fulfilling 5779, Ilan D. Adar

SHABBAT DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Please join us for our Shabbat with Friends Dinner after the back to school service on Friday, September 7th and welcome Cantor Renata Braun to Temple Sinai. We will have a traditional Shabbat dinner (maybe even matzo ball soup!) but with plenty of vegetarian options. Fun Rosh Hashanah craft

activities for kids. Everyone is invited to join us - this is not for families only.

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The Rabbis have prepared two courses for Sunday morning Adult Ed (9:30 -10:30 a.m.). The first, which will run for 6 weeks beginning on September 30 and is entitled, “Jewish Perspectives on Illness, Death, Mourning & Afterlife." This will be followed by a 12-session course which will address another evocative topic, “Choosing Life – Jewish Medical Ethics.” We hope that you will join us for some or all of these classes. They are designed so that even if you aren’t able to attend every session, you will be able to participate easily. In between the Rabbis’ courses, Cantor Braun will be offering some short musical classes.

We will also be offering Hebrew classes during the 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. time slot on Sundays. We are happy to offer whatever level(s) you need. In order to do this we need you to let us know what level is right for you. Please call the Temple office (381-6890) to tell us which of the following levels you are interested in.

(1) Beginning Hebrew: This class is for those who need to learn (or relearn) how to read Hebrew. Participants in this class will learn the sounds of the Hebrew letters and vowels and how to put these together to read words.

(2) Prayer Book Hebrew: For students who can read Hebrew phonetically (even if you are a little rusty) this class will focus on learning to read and understand the prayers that make up our Shabbat services.

(3) Conversational Hebrew: This is a class that will introduce you to modern Hebrew as it is spoken in Israel today. You should be able to read Hebrew (at least phonetically) in order to benefit most from this class.

Of course, we will be continuing to offer Torah Study on Saturday mornings at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome, whether you have participated in the past or not. Also, it is important to know that this class is conducted entirely in English, you do NOT need to know Hebrew.

Finally, stay tuned for more details, but we will be hosting Dr. Ron Wolfson as our scholar-in-residence this coming spring. Dr. Wolfson has written several books about how to transform a congregation from a transactional one (I pay dues and you give my son a bar mitzvah) to a relational one – one where interpersonal relationships are created, nurtured and valued.

Adult Education

RaTSYHello everyone and happy new school year! We can’t wait to get this year started and we have amazing programs planned. RATSY (Rochester Association of Temple Sinai Youth) is Temple Sinai’s senior youth group for those in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. We provide program-ming throughout the year and your teen’s involve-ment is a great way to have them hang out and get closer to their fellow Jewish teens in a (usually) less formal and (often) more fun-oriented setting. Most events take place at temple or at a nearby location, and there are exciting events through group trips (such as Cleveland, Canada, and even Michigan in the spring!) A commitment to the group is all that is needed (membership this year is free). We look forward to welcoming your teen to the RATSY family.

In addition to monthly events, RATSY is involved in the greater Temple community. We lead teen services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at

the JCC (on September 10 and 19, respectively). We plan and coordinate the annual Purim Carnival. Also, we take part in and sometimes lead congregational services. As we build our Jewish identity, we look for opportunities to build our leadership skills and take our place in our Temple’s Kehillah Kedoshah (holy community).

We begin the year with our first inaugural Pizza Palooza, on Sept. 13th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. We will taste and vote on pizza from local restaurants, determining which deserves our most-sought after “Official RATSY Pizza” endorsement. Afterward, we will network and build our community through feats of strength and mental endurance (games and mixers). Everyone is invited and, again, it’s free (what a value!). We’d love to see your teens there (parent encouragement is always appreciated!) Any questions, please contact Jared Kronenberg, our advisor at ratsy@tsinai.org.

Looking forward to a wonderful year!Bahar Undar & Lenny Shapiro Co-Presidents, RATSY

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6Within Our FamilyIn Memoriam…Temple Sinai notes with sorrow the passing of:John Erne, husband of Ellen ErneAgnes Ege, mother of Deniz SchildkrautOur Temple family extends its heartfelt sympathy to the families.

Mazal Tov to…Martin Zand, a co-director of the University of

Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been named Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Martin is also a professor of Nephrology and Public Health Sciences.

John Page & Sandy Mitzner on the marriage of daughter Elena to Netanel Kadar Levi. Mazal Tov also to Evelyn Mitzner-Wohl, grandmother of Elena

Elaine Usdane on the birth of great grandson Vincenzo Raja Chatterjee. Mazal Tov also to Elizabeth Seemann on the birth of her grand nephew

Keith and Carol Greer on the marriage of son Joshua to Amanda Lynn

Burton and Marti Kleinman on the birth of grandson Noah Lucas Kleinman, son of Stephanie and Jon Kleinman

Barry Goldfarb and Judy Abelman on the birth of granddaughter Nora Elizabeth Goldfarb, daughter of Joel Goldfarb & Megan White

Your ‘nachas’ is our ‘nachas’. Email any good news you would like to share with the congregation to jschachter@tsinai.org

Be part of the Sinai Community!

Join our service as our B'nai mitzvah lead us in worship.

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September 8,10:30 a.m.

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TOT SHABBATIntroducing a new Tot Shabbat program led by the clergy of Temple Sinai. Open to the entire community. For newborn to 5 years old children and their parent/s. Join us for a short interactive musical service, fun activities and snacks for everyone! This event will take place once a month on Fridays or Saturdays. Our first Tot Shabbat will be on Friday, September 28 at 10:00 am. Come and celebrate Shabbat and holidays with us!

YOUNG FAMILY SERVICESecond Friday of each month (beginning in October) from 6:00-7:00 p.m. For children in pre-k through 3rd grade and their parent/s. Short musical interactive service with complimentary dinner to follow!

FAMILY SERVICEFirst Friday of each month at 6:00-7:00 p.m.Family friendly musical service follow by complimentary dinner and fun activities! STAY TUNED FOR MONTHLY THEME! Save Friday, September 7 for our first Family Service of the year. As always, all ages welcome at our services!

upcoming Services for our Younger Families

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Erev Shabbat Back to School Service with Birthday Blessings 6:00 p.m.Shabbat Dinner with Friends 7:00 p.m.Torah Portion: Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29.9–30.20

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Schmoozin' Shabbat 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m. Torah Portion: VayelechDeuteronomy 31.1–31.30

Erev Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Torah Portion: Ha'azinuDeuteronomy 32.1–32.52

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Bagels and Bible 9:15 a.m.Selichot Service 9:00 p.m.

Klezmer Band Practice 7:00 p.m.Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.

Rosh Hashanah Food Basket Project 8:00 a.m.School in SessionSinai Sprouts 9:30 a.m.Mitzvah Market 9:30 a.m.NO KESHERErev Rosh Hashanah Service at JCC 8:00 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Service at JCC 10:00 a.m.Tashlich at the Katz's 4:00 p.m.OFFICE CLOSED

Rosh Hashanah Service at Temple Sinai 10:30 a.m.OFFICE CLOSED

Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking 4:00 p.m.RATSY Pizza Palooza 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.

Kol Nidre at JCC 8:00 p.m.

Yom Kippur Service at JCC10:00 a.m.Afternoon Service at JCC 3:15 p.m.Yizkor and Neilah at JCC 4:30 p.m.NO SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED

Shabbat Morning Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.

Shabbat Morning Torah Study 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m.

School in Session7th Grade Program with parents 9:30 a.m.Kesher (with parents) 12:00 p.m.Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 p.m.

Sukkot Service 10:30 a.m.OFFICE CLOSED

School in SessionBogrim 6:00 p.m.

School in SessionAdult Ed 9:30 a.m.Coffee for a Cause 9:30 a.m.Kesher 12:00 p.m.Simchat Torah Service and Consecration5:30 p.m.

October Erev Shabbat Services

Oct. 5 Erev Shabbat Family Service @ 6:00 p.m. Oct. 12 Erev Shabbat Service @ 8:00 p.m. Oct. 19 Erev Shabbat Service @ 6:00 p.m Oct. 26 Erev Shabbat Service @ 8:00 p.m.

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School in SessionKindergarten Program 9:30 a.m.Sinai Sprouts 9:30 a.m.Sukkot Program 9:30 a.m.Sundaes, Suds & Sodas in the Sukkah 5:30 p.m.

L’Shana TovahThe Staff of Temple SinaiWishes the Congregation

A Healthy & Happy New Year

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September 7-8Belle BadainesMolley BarnettRuth BershodLois BessetteJoseph BrooksRobert DrexlerBernice FinverSylvia Yutkowitz

GordonSophie GorfienCarl GottschalkJacob KaganAmalie KrausJoyce KuttnerMelvin LeventhalRuth LewisMay LovenheimRuth MarcusSteven MaasDavid NemerowMeta NussbaumCatherine PlawAlex RappaportBarney RappBernard ReschRose RoseShirley RosenbaumMartin RosenzweigPhyllis SeidmanBeverly SigelowDavid SilverMorris TabbLawrence WagnerFannie Yalowich

September 14-15Max AbramovitzJoseph AlgaseRobert Algase

Melvin BalsomBeth BrunerGranville Burtis

ChambersNorma Ethel CohenSamuel EpsteinDavid GreenRobert GuyettRose HareManuel HellermanMichael HilditchMichael KatzMax KatzowiczLeah LedermanRose LewisBessie MaasEina NovozhenetsJacob OxfeldRuth ReiserJohn SimonettiLeo SmithKazimer SzczepanikLillian WangFrances WertheimerSylvia ZimblerShirley ZimmermanMilton Zwart

September 21-22Bess AbramsonMayer Jacob Bar-El (Pincus)Alison A. BarrJudi BarrettJoan BaxterDavid BenjaminPeter BerenbaumIrving BerlowitzKate BirkenAlbert Brownstein

Aaron BuchmanPearl CramerElsa FensterJennie FrancisSteven GoodmanRobert GraffSara HertafeldJared KannerEsther LiffJoseph LiptonMiriam NemerowCarol PessPhilip RogachefskyTheodore RothschildRay RudinLucille RutbergBelle ShamaskinHazel SilverGerson WegnerSidney Yarmel

September 28-29Marilyn BermanJay BrausJoseph DiJulioNiyaze EgeMax ForchheimerHyman ForrestOscar FriedlanderWilliam GerardIrving GlasnerMax GurwitzBen JacobsonHannah Jarvis Donald JohnsonLeo KannerAbraham KingJacob LazierDorothy LissonIda Markovits

Frank MorrisonAnnette NewmanLloyd PapernoDorothy PiesGeorge RoothMilton RosenZina RubinshteynSamuel RybackSamuel SilvermanBarney SnyderAnita SteinWilliam ZimmermanMyron Zuckerman

October 5-6Ida AltmanHarry BerlowitzKenneth CavanaghLillian Davis Mildred DemchickMuriel FeldmanDavid FeinerRenee FishmanPhoebe GoldsmithLouis GuttmanRuth HandelmanHarold H. HymesFreida JacobsonLouis JacobsonHarry G. KushnerMilton LazeroffI. Robert LewisBelle Paulin MillesViktor NazimovLilian PrangerEdward RichmondEric SilbermannStanley SpectermanMarlene Wolowitz

Yahrzeits The departed live on

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All High Holy Days information is available on the temple website at tsinai.org.

High Holy Day ServicesThe High Holy Days for 2018 are quickly approaching. Our ticket policy is shown below in a chart version. We hope you will take a few moments to look it over and refresh your memory. Please pay special attention to situations that require you to reserve tickets ahead of time. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call the temple office. Information and forms regarding the High Holy Days are available on our website.

This year:Erev Rosh Hashanah services will be on Sunday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m.Rosh Hashanah services Monday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. & Tuesday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m. Erev Yom Kippur services (Kol Nidre) will be on Tuesday, September 18 at 8:00 p.m.Yom Kippur services will be on Wednesday, September 19 at 10:00 a.m.Yom Kippur afternoon services will begin at 3:15 p.m., followed by Yizkor and Neilah. All services will take place at the JCC except for the second day Rosh Hashanah service which will be at Temple Sinai.

For security purposes please remember to bring your tickets (and ID) to all services at the JCC. For the 2nd day Rosh Hashanah service (at temple) and for the Yizkor/Neilah service at the JCC, you can show either your ticket or an ID.

Other holiday dates to remember:Selichot – September 1st Sukkot – September 23rd & 24th Simchat Torah – September 30th & October 1st

Local adult children age 30 and older residing with their parent members are eligible to receive guest tickets. Please contact the office to reserve these tickets. They will be available at the JCC. Bring ID and confirmation letter.

All young adults (up to age 29) – No ticket required. Show current or college ID.

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For the High Holy Days, Remember to:• Bring your tickets• Bring your ID• Reserve guest tickets NOW (find forms at

tsinai.org)• Pick up guest tickets at the JCC 15-20 minutes

prior to the service. Bring your confirmation letter.

• Sign up ahead for babysitting on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (forms at tsinai.org).

Like last year, we will no longer be sending out High Holy Days packets. All information will be available on the temple website at tsinai.org.With this change comes three important improvements.

• The forms are available to you now and can be accessed when YOU want them

• Money will be saved on postage, copying and administrative costs

• Less impact on the environment

Of course, if you need the forms sent through the mail, all you need do is call 381-6890 or email office@tsinai.org and they will be sent to you.

We hope you appreciate this change. As always if you have a comment or suggestion, please let us know.

WaTCH YOuR mailHigh Holy Days tickets will be mailed by August 31, 2018. If you haven’t received them by September 5th, please call the office at 381-6890.

Ushers are needed for the High Holy Day Services. You can follow the services and perform a mitzvah by volunteering. Please contact Dorothy Drahzal at ddrahzal@rochester.rr.com or call/text 329-9531.

Ticket table volunteers are needed to help on Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Kol Nidre. Greeters are needed for Rosh Hashanah Day 1, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. If you would be interested in helping out with this very important job please contact Carol Goldsmith at cgoldsmith@rochester.rr.com or Donna Goldberg at dgoldberg10@gmail.com.

TASHLICH & OPEN HOUSE

Monday, September 10th

Home of Rabbi Alan & Jan Katz

41 Tobey Brook, Pittsford4:00 p.m.

TASHLICH is a traditional ceremony (using breadcrumbs) to symbolically cast one's sins into a body of living water to rid ourselves of

the past year’s wrongs.

Please join us for refreshments after the ceremony.

Tobey Brook is the second right on Tobey Road from Clover. Stay to the right in the

development and it is the 2nd house on the right. There are several spaces for the

swimming pool - great place to park, or in front of the houses on the street is fine as well.

HIGH HOLY DAYS

Healing experience During Our afternoon Yom Kippur Service Introducing a meaningful and soulful healing opportunity during our regular Yom Kippur afternoon service. Uplifting music by our vocal ensemble. Beautiful harmonies of songs for healing joined in one congregational voice.

September 18 at the JCC

uncle Shmuel wants YOu...to help with the Temple Sinai High Holiday setup (noon on Friday, 9/7/18 & Monday, 9/17/18) and take-down (8:00 a.m. on Thursday 9/20/18) at the JCC. We only ask for an hour of your time!

To volunteer, please contact Al Benjamin at 461-5149 or vfr1200@frontiernet.net, or Alan Frishman at 586-9260 or aifrishman@gmail.com.

Temple Sinai Garden Help WantedWe have such beautiful grounds, but the small dedicated team of volunteers taking care of them NEED HELP !

• You can give as much or as little time, whatever fits your schedule best

• You can come with a group or on your own• You will be assigned a small area to help

maintain• Novice and experienced gardeners welcome

It’s fun and very rewarding! Contact Sally Constine sallyconstine@gmail.com or 750-8111.

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Sunday, September 16Memorial Art Gallery Exhibition

Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was 15 in 1942 when the war came to her Polish village. She remembers every detail through a series of exquisitely embroidered fabric collages. Her art is an eyewitness account of tragedy and healing.

Meet in the exhibition area at 3:00 p.m.

Lecture 3:30- 4:30 p.m, MAG Auditorium The Art and Story of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz:

Her Daughters RememberIllustrated lecture: Sisters Helene McQuade and

Bernice Steinhardt talk about the textile art of their mother.

MAG admission $15; $12 age 62+; members free.For more information, contact Esther Brill,

ebrill@frontiernet.net or 585-721-8684.

College ConnectionTemple Sinai wants to remain connected with our congregation’s undergraduate college students. Each year students receive two holiday packages at school. It's always fun to receive packages when you are away from home, and we would like to be a part of that experience for your college student!

The College Connection Committee is starting a brand-new list this year, so it is important to contact us even if a student was on last year’s list. Parents of undergraduate college students should email the temple at jschachter@tsinai.org or call the temple office, 381-6890, with the student’s college contact information and email addresses. Please note that we can only send packages to students at colleges within the United States. Postage is costly and an accurate address ensures that your student will receive the packages meant to help them celebrate holidays away from home.

If you would like to be involved with this fun committee, please email Joyce Schachter at jschachter@tsinai.org or call the temple office at 381-6890.

College students are encouraged to keep in touch with our rabbis at any time. They would love to hear from you! Their email addresses are rabbikatz@tsinai.org and rabbitill@tsinai.org.

Come join our adult community for music, food,

games and relaxation

SEE INVITATION IN OCTOBER BULLETIN

If you would like to be part of planning this exciting new event,

contact Marilyn Fenster (marilyn.fenster@gmail.com) or

Joyce Schachter (jlschacht@gmail.com)

Coming November 10

Join us for the first night of Sukkot, as we gather in our Temple Sukkah on

Sunday, September 23 at 5:30 p.m. for

SUNDAES, SUDS, and SODAS in the SUKKAH

We will say the blessings for being in the Sukkah and over the Lulav and Etrog. Families

will bring their own dinners and we will provide sundaes for dessert as well as soft drinks and beer (for adults only!). Please

register by Thursday, September 20 so we will know the numbers in order to provide enough

ice cream/frozen yogurt and toppings.

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A wonderful evening of great food and camaraderie was enjoyed by the Friends of Sinai at the home of Joyce and Charlie Schachter to celebrate 27 years of this group's giving legacy.

Friends of Sinai is another giving opportunity at our synagogue. Most recently, funding from the Friends was directed toward the purchase of new chairs for our events, celebrations and service overflow, and for our much-needed kitchen renovation.

Friends of Sinai is not an annual obligation and it's never too late to join. You can be a Friends for as long as this giving opportunity and its mission appeal to you, or personal finances allow. Consider joining the Friends of Sinai for $360 or more above regular membership dues.

Questions? Call the Temple (381-6890) or contact me at lesterkatzel@earthlink.net or 203-1200.

Monika Katzel, Friends of Sinai Chair

We gratefully acknowledge the following members who joined the Friends of Sinai for 2018/2019*

Jeff & Jan Feldman Joshua & Sheva FaberDavid Spector Steve & Elise Rosenfeld * From 7/11 to 8/10/18

Temple Sinai was well represented by our congregational delegation who marched in the ROC Pride Parade on July 21, 2018.

Our new High Holy Day Torah Covers

Our beautiful new High Holy Day Torah covers have arrived. We will be dedicating them at our Selichot service on September 1st. The service starts at 9:00 p.m. We encourageeveryone to attend this very special service, where you will see the covers in full color! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who were involved in their selection and purchase. The fiber artist who created the Torah covers is Margery Langner, of Custom Judaica.

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In Memory ofPinny Cooke by Edward & Bess LewisMarilyn Auerbach by Karl AuerbachAlison Auerbach Barr by Karl Auerbach

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn Memory of

Louis Cohen by Ellen Kriger

BUILDING FUNDIn Memory of

Milton Utell by Mark & Lois Utell

COLLEGE CONNECTION FUNDIn Memory of

Helen Chernak by Jon and Nancy Chernak

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Honor of

The marriage of Joshua Greer and Amanda Lynn by Charles & Joyce Schachter, Ellen Kriger

The birth of Penny Newman by Edward Muszynski & Bonnie Hughes

In Memory ofEphraim Scheier by Bruce & Ann LeonardGertrude Munter by Irving & Gloria RosensteinElkan Munter by Irving & Gloria RosensteinRita Simon by Lester & Monika KatzelRuth Kraus by Lester & Monika KatzelSusan Spector by Milton & Linda RapkinBelle Stein by Peggy Cherkasky

With Healing Wishes toNoreen Salerno by David Kotok

GENERAL OPERATING FUNDIn Memory of

Belle Stein by Bernice FraumKevin Paul Stein by Ira & Maria Stein Bernard Herman by Marlene and Henry

Etlinger and familyRobert Boelio by Marsha & David BoelioPaul Cherkasky by Peggy CherkaskyRuth Kraus by Robert & Merilyn IsraelLeonard Cohen by Stefan Cohen & Jodi

Beckwith

Todah Rabah to all those who remembered

Temple Sinai when they remembered others

RABBI KATZ DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory of

David Stone by Allan SkerkerMorris Rosenthal by Bernard RosenthalTessie Bender by Caren Rudin & Alan GurwitzJacob Gorfien by Caren Rudin & Alan GurwitzEdward Behrman by Joe & Jeni BehrmanHans Nathan by Lorraine & Tom DonaherMelly Nathan by Lorraine & Tom Donaher

RABBI TILL DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation of

Rabbi Till by Katrina Arndt & Lauren Lieberman

In Honor ofThe birth of Penny Newman by Jill OrbachThe birth of Liora Riva Wojciechowski by Jill

OrbachCantor Braun's arrival by Jill OrbachLukas Ebner by Jill Orbach

In Memory ofDavid Stone by Allan SkerkerJulia Sack by Bob HymanBelle Stein by Jill OrbachAlice Weingart by Jill OrbachHarold Staenberg by Marsha & David BoelioBess Lapidus by Martin & Laura KaufmanDaniel Hyman by William Fricke & Susan

HymanWith Healing Wishes to

Barbara Dechario by Jill Orbach

CANTOR BRAUN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Honor of

Ronald & Karen Ginsberg's special anniversary by Sharon & Phillip Sagal

Warm Welcome toCantor Renata Braun by Ellen Goldenberg

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ROBIN SHIFFRIN URJ CAMPERSHIP FUNDIn Memory of

Paul Rosen by Phyllis Rosen

SHABBAT FAMILY PROGRAM FUNDIn Memory of

Edith Madway by Seth Madway and Wendy Beller Madway

SINAI YOUTH GROUP FUNDIn Honor of

Joshua Klein by Aaron Klein & Maria Lauriello-Klein

SOCIAL ACTION FUNDIn Memory of

Ruth Kraus by Allan Hymes & Marilyn Rosen, Carol & Michael Yunker

William Cyrkin by David & Denise CyrkinHenry Ferraioli by Gail & Henry FerraioliCarmina Croce by Rose AginsA donation has been made by Lauren

Lieberman & Katrina Arndt

TORAH RESTORATION FUNDIn Memory of

Anna & Isaac Katz by Howard & Arlene Schenker

With Healing Wishes toMarcia Birken by Howard & Arlene Schenker

WINDOWS OF LIGHTIn Memory of

Joan Waldman by David & Cheryl Waldman

For information about these fundsGo to our website: www.tsinai.org

About Us / Contributions /

Tributes received after August 10th will be recognized in the October bulletin

JOEL BLOOM FUNDIn Memory of

Bea Wiesenberg by Jerome & Arlene Wiesenberg

MITZVAH FUNDIn Appreciation of

The Mitzvah Committee by Charles & Joyce Schachter

In Memory ofEarl Groden by Marvin & Beverly Groden

MUSIC FUNDIn Honor of

Ron and Karen Ginsberg's 50th Anniversary by Roz & Ted Cornblatt

NEXT STAGE FUNDIn Memory of

David Klein by Randi Forman & Mark Anderson

PRAYERBOOK FUNDIn Honor of

The marriage of Joshua Greer and Amanda Lynn by Jerry and Janet Elman

In Memory ofDavid Rosen by Irma Wiener

RAIHN FUNDIn Memory of

Gerald Kahn by John & Lorraine DiggoryJean Daitz by Robert & Janice Daitz

A donation has been made by Jeffrey & Bonnie Scharf

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDIn Appreciation of

Nancy Kraus by Bill and Caren Schwartz

Tree of LifeAre you looking to commemorate a special occasion, thank or honor someone, and help contribute to the life of our temple? Consider purchasing a leaf on our Tree of Life. For a donation of $136 we will have a leaf inscribed with your message and add it to our beautiful tree. So, if you can’t think of a gift for that special person in your life for a birthday, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, marriage or any other occasion, contact the temple office at 381-6890 and we will be happy to assist you.

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Sunday, September 30, 2018REJOICE IN THE TORAH!

JOIN US FOR THE CELEBRATION OF

SIMCHAT TORAH5:30 p.m. SERVICE AND CONSECRATION

NOT FOR CHILDREN ONLY!

PARTICIPATE IN THE UNFURLING OF THE TORAH

and

WITNESS THE TORAH SCROLL IN ITS ENTIRETY