TEMPLE SINAI BULLETIN

Volume LV, No. 8 April 2021

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

Please join the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information (CHAI) of the Jewish Federation of Greater

Rochester to commemorate Yom Hashoah on April 7-8, 2021.

See page 10 for details.

Dayeinu. Had only you freed us from Egypt. If God had only taken us out of Egypt, the likelihood is that we would have gone right back. We would have returned for the fish and onions, and because we lacked the experience, courage, and stamina to push forward. We would have returned because we had the self-worth of slaves, not the vision of leaders, and the unknown is often more frightening than familiar torments. We would have returned, because to be free without any direction, support, or purpose is to be lost……God chose us to be partners in repairing this world. We’re grateful, but also dissatisfied. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and continue getting this place cleaned up. (Rabbi Zoe Klein)

The Rabbis taught us: “While we are not obliged to finish all that must be done, we are obliged never to give up.” (Pirkei Avot 2:21) So were we to say that we truly did our part to ensure for others the safety, security, health, joy, freedom, and hope we cherish sitting at the seder table with family and friends, knowing that our work will never be completed and that there is no such thing as enough, we will have earned the right to say…..dayeinu! Dayeinu!

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Each year we observe Passover, we are celebrating our freedom then and now. Each year we sing Dayeinu, we are reminded how we were rescued and then rescued again and given gifts on top of gifts. Would even that first redemption have been enough, as the song has it? If we can pause to appreciate how our road might have forked differently at each point in that miraculous story, we might say that the Exodus alone was already more than we could have hoped for. But, once redeemed, maybe it’s our turn to emulate God and help others become free. Just being grateful for freedom is, in fact, not nearly enough (Alicia Svigals, Mishkan HaSeder p. 92)

As the haze of the pandemic begins to lift and the prospect of a return to a new normal is on the horizon, we aspire to emerge with deeper clarity for what is and is not important. We have been given an unexpected opportunity to re-examine and re-prioritize our work against an alarming backdrop of illness and loss, uncertainty, and inequity. The recitation of Dayeinu reminds us how blessed we were, but also reminds us to ask ourselves if those blessings are enough today? Some in fact now add the words, lo dayeinu, “it is not enough” to their seders – keeping us from becoming complacent and from resting on our ancestor’s merits.

As we emerge gradually from our homes and our seder tables to see where our attention is most needed to guarantee freedom for all, we should include; accessibility (and affordability) of education, health care, housing, childcare and employment, combatting racism, supporting the call for police accountability, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, & combatting antisemitism. The Social Action Committee and Women’s Chavurah at temple are doing extraordinary work in many of these areas, personifying the words: “To be free means to emulate God and help others become free.”

The new publication of Mishkan HaSeder from the CCAR Press offers us many pearls of wisdom as we continue undeterred in our fight for equality, freedom, and justice (pp. 93-95). Here are two powerful passages:

Contacting the Clergy

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

To reach Rabbi Till in an emergency, please call 355-0192. To reach Cantor Braun in an emergency, please call 973-953-2489.

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 clergy may contact them.

popular young stars. By the late 70’s, there was a cultural awakening among Israeli’s Mizrahi population who challenged the Ashkenazic establishment in all areas of Israeli life. Israeli artists of Mizrahi background became stars and Israeli music became a fusion of musical motifs from around the Jewish world. The advent of cable television in the early 1990s brought MTV to Israel for the first time and opened up the country’s youth culture more than ever to the cutting edge of popular music from abroad. From Europe, Israel imported the pulsating electronic techno music popular in clubs. Electronic music was the theme of Israel’s third Eurovision victory in 1997. From the U.S., Israeli kids absorbed the rising popularity of hip-hop music from the African American musicians. Today, Israeli artists sing about peace, love, faith, hope, sadness, and joy. In other words, Israeli music is not unlike that of the rest of the world.

I hope you can join us as we celebrate Israel Independence Day during our Choral Shabbat service on April 16th, featuring our Temple’s musicians.

Wishing all of you good health and peace! B’shalom, Cantor Renata Braun

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The founders of Israel dearly hoped that one day Israel would be a country with its own unique culture and its own unique music. Just as they wished, over the last 73 years Israel has created culture unlike any that exits in the world. It is a blend of East and West, of Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, of Arabic, Hebrew, American and Russian music. Israel’s music borrows from all those who have made Aliyah, who have immigrated to Israel since the founding of the State. Prior to 1948 Jewish pioneers reclaimed the ancient land of their forefathers. Their music included romantic songs about the new and mysterious natural surroundings. During Israel’s first two decades of existence, the country found itself continually threatened by hostile neighbors, and the Israel Defense Forces became the country’s security blanket and was admired by the public. In addition, Israel Defense Forces have organized military bands and traveled throughout the country entertaining the troops. As a result, the army made a remarkable contribution in the history of Israeli music.

In 1967, The Six-Day War victory expanded the borders of Israel and opened up the country’s cultural horizons.

Ironically, in the early 1960s, Prime Minister David Ben Gurion refused to allow the Beatles to visit Israel, fearing the messages brought by rock music would contaminate the minds of Israeli youth. By 1970, the Cultural Revolution reached Israel and Israeli artists have recorded major rock hits.

Over the next decade Israeli popular music both imported and exported hits. In 1977, Israel joined the annual Eurovision popular song contest and has since won this prestigious and popular competition three times. The competition became a showcase for Israel’s most

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People need to call upon to survive wandering in the desert for 40 years? The survival of this particular band of Jews required what those in the helping professions call a strength-based approach. The lofty goal of both surviving a 40-year desert experience, and successfully entering the Promised Land, required a harnessing of every single person’s unique strengths and talents.

In my professional world, I am honored to work with people who are engaged in the task of creating and sustaining personal and/or professional growth and change. The success of this process is predicated upon the identification and utilization of inherent or learned strength, talent and skill. And yet, there appears to be an almost universal challenge in getting this type of conversation started with people.

Imagine handing 25 random people two pieces of paper with the following instructions: on one piece of paper please write down all of your strengths, talents, skills, positive attributes, gifts to the world, etc., and on the other, please write down everything that you are not good at, the things that hold you back, your unresolved family issues, etc. Which list do you think most people can create quicker? My overwhelming experience is that a list of negatives proves much easier for people. Most of us come into adolescence and adulthood with that pesky self-critic voice in our head. The voice of the status quo…the voice that tells us not to think too big…not to take risks. As a coach, I am so curious about this phenomenon. Evidence from the behavioral and neuroscience worlds tells us that our ability to move our lives forward is greatly enhanced when we focus on our strengths. And yet, most people are able to wax poetic regarding the negative list (I call this our Suck List) and worry about being “boastful” or “full of themselves” when asked to simply identify their strengths.

The successful negotiation of the challenges that life lays before us, i.e., worldwide pandemic, stuck in the desert for 40 years, is contingent upon knowing, and thus being able to activate, our strengths.

And so, I would like to invite all of Temple Sinai to participate in an exercise that I do

with every one of my clients. A quick disclaimer!!! Almost everyone I have ever asked to complete this exercise, upon hearing the directions, has looked at me as if I have two heads….so get ready!

Can you create a list of all of your strengths, talents, skills, positive attributes and character-istics, the parts of you that are incredibly special and unique, and……get ready!….your list has to have as many items on it as you are old! See, I told you you’d think I’m crazy!!!

Here are some additional rules. If you struggle coming up with a list as long as you are old, phone a friend! Talk to people who love you and ask them what is wonderful about you. If you identify a strength, and your self-critic kicks in with, “you are not that all the time,” put the strength down on your list. You do not need to exemplify every strength 24/7. And finally, and most important, engage with this exercise from within a mindset of curiosity. Allow yourself to be curious about what you” hear” when you attempt to identify strengths. You might hear old “internal tapes” like “you are going to get a big head” or “don’t let your light shine too brightly” or “always be modest.” Be curious about the origin of these messages. If you struggle with this, as most people do, don’t allow your struggle to become the next item on your Suck List. Remain in a place of curiosity and celebrate the strengths that you were able to identify! The words on this most important list provide the language for another inner voice…a voice that can counter your self-critic…that is the voice of your intuition…your inner wisdom.

I have found this to be a wonderful exercise to do with both children and teens, or, as an entire family!

So, as we celebrate the strength, talent and skills exhibited by Moses as he led the Jewish People to the Promised Land, let us ponder how we, today, can acknowledge and celebrate all that is special and unique within each of us.

Drop me a line and let me know what strengths are in your “personal toolbox.”

Keith Greer

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School of Jewish Life & Learning Pinat Ha-Talmid (The Student Corner)

As I sit in my office to write this report, I hear flowing water coming down from the melted snow and ice on our Temple’s roof. I hope that this lovely sound means that spring is at our doors.

Programs and Events During MarchOn Sunday, March 7, students, and parents of our 3rd grade participated in a Zoom program titled: “Partners with God.” During the program students and parents were engaged in discussing various ways we can become God’s partners; and making personal posters depicting their favorite “core of action.”

On Sunday, March 14, our 2nd grade students, and their parents participated in their curriculum related Zoom program: “Stories from the Torah.” Students chose their favorite Torah story; made scroll-like parchment paper pages; and wrote on them about the story they chose from the Torah. The program concluded with students and parents learning about various aspects of the Torah text.

On Sunday March 21, we collaborated with Temple B’rith Kodesh in celebrating Passover during the morning assembly.

April Schedule of EventsFriday, Apr. 2: Family Service (6:00 p.m.)Sunday, Apr. 4: No school or Kesher (spring

recess)Wednesday, Apr. 7: Holocaust Remembrance

Day (Yom Ha-shoah) at 6:30-8:00 p.m. (online)Friday, Apr. 9: Young Family Service (6:00 p.m.),

featuring PJ Library; Shabbat service at 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 14: Israel Memorial Day (Yom Ha-zikaron)

Thursday, Apr. 15: Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha-atzmaut)

Sunday, Apr. 18: Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha-atzmaut) Assembly; Yom

Ha-atzmaut Drive-By Parade – AfternoonSaturday, Apr. 24: 6th grade leads Shabbat

morning service (tentative)

Ilan Adar

Be part of the Sinai Community! Join us for our Zoom Mitzvah!

Madeleine Zebrak

April 17,10:30 a.m. service

Daughter of Seth & Terri Zebrak

Sammy Newburgh

April 24, 10:30 a.m. service

Son ofScott & Susan Newburgh

The Mystery and Majesty of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Sunday, April 11, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom

Joel M. Hoffman, PhD

Since their discovery last century, the Dead Sea Scrolls have captured the popular imagination and created more controversy and intrigue than any other ancient find. Come hear the fascinating story behind the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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In Memoriam…Temple Sinai notes with sorrow the passing of:Lea Bell, mother of Rochelle BellTurk Morel, husband of BJ MannMichael Rutberg, uncle of David (Pauline)

RutbergSimon Braitman, husband of Josephine

Braitman and father of Blanche (Ed) FensterThe Temple family extends its heartfelt sympathy to the families.Mazal Tov to…Roseann Kraus on the birth of granddaughter

Maevan Morrissey Lumen, daughter of Nate & Mariel Lumen

Howard & Sue Weiner on the engagement of son Eric Weiner & Jessica Steklof

Within Our Family

Spring has arrived and, with it, continued opportunities for AdultED engagement. April, like March, offers a wonderful mix of teaching from within and beyond Temple Sinai walls. Last month, congregant Liz Ornstein thoughtfully offered a three session course on decoding Hebrew to equip participants to study prayerbook Hebrew. Additionally, Rabba Yaffa Epstein of the Wexner Heritage foundation gifted us with her thoughtful exploration of “The Women of Passover.”

This month, Liz will offer a follow-up 10-session “Prayerbook Hebrew - and More - the Easy Way!” course, Mondays, 8:00-9:00 p.m., beginning April 1. Please contact Liz Ornstein listbethorn@gmail.com for more information or to sign up. Additionally, Rabbi Till will offer a Monday “Lunch & Learn” series exploring The Search for Truth: the Essential Teachings of Moses Maimonides, 12:00-1:00 p.m., April 19 and 26 and May 3 and 10.

As promised, our springtime learning also features a stellar line-up of guest

presenters. A wonderful AdultED series will run from April through June, sponsored by the family of Dennis Goldsmith (z”l) to honor his memory. The series will include presentations by Dr. Joel Hoffman, and by Rabbis Joshua Garroway and Lawrence Englander. You will not want to miss their teachings, which have been so meticulously curated and generously provided to us.

I’m sure by now you’re wondering how you’ll possibly keep on top of all the wonderful AdultED learning opportunities this spring. In addition to Snippets and the Bulletin, I’d like to direct your attention to the Adult Education page of the fabulous, newly redesigned Temple Sinai website. Many thanks to Karen McCally for her tireless efforts to ensure such clear and engaging communication. Please visit the page to view upcoming AdultED opportunities or to provide feedback or ideas of your own!

Susan Rizzo, chairAdult Education adulted@tsinai.org #GetAdultED

Brian & Renee Mendler on the birth of son Cameron Joseph. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Barb & Al Mendler and uncle & aunt Jason Mendler & Ticia Valle

Joe & Elise Wojciechowski on the birth of grandson Jonah Eitan, son of Jeffrey Wojciechowski and Aliza Bach

Welcome to New Members-…Jeff & Rachel WicksYour ‘nachas’ is our ‘nachas’! Email any good news you would like to share with the congre-gation to jschachter@tsinai.org.If you or someone you know is ill or going through difficult times, please call the Temple office at 381-6890. Our clergy want to be there for those in need.

Adult EducationAdult Education in the Temple Sinai School of Life and Learning

invites learners at all stages, novice to “seasoned,” to forge connections through group exploration of Jewish texts and topics.

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April 2 & 3Albert AroestyAnnie BeckerAaron BeckwithGabriel ChekowSarah FeltquateEvelyn FraumIrving FriedlanderSol GoldmanDoris GrodenDavid JacobsMilton JacobsonSarah KalfinLynne KarekenRoddy (Roslyn) KatzRobert KellermanNathan KesslerNancy KleinRena KolmanRhoda KotokSherman LeveyEvelyn LevineSamuel MazurSarnoff MednickJack MeyersPhilip RakovPaul ReiserMildred RosenbaumIrma RosenthalGloria SarachanSaul SchutzerStacy Schwartz-

ShepardLeonard ShavickSarah SmolowitzLenore SpectermanAnita StaenbergGordon WagnerAnn Zoltak

April 9 & 10Saul BabbinLeonard BakerKathryn Bancroft

Samuel BergerMorris BookholtzLea BrentShirley BrownsteinIrving CooperCarol EinbinderLaura FeldmanFreda FeldmanJoan FinegoodRosalind ForrestBarnet FriedAda GerberMargery GootnickLouis GreenRichard GuonHelen HillAnna JoelLev KatzMolly LevittElmer LouisEsther MutnickGail NichternRobert OsterMaura DeMayo PudduAnneliese RayburnJeffrey RingMalvin RingHenry SchlossbergEthel ShiffrinMyron SolomonArthur StillmanBeryl WaldmanFraya WildmanRose YaffeeDeborah Zimmerman

April 16 & 17Josephine AbelmanStephanie BuranElizabeth CadienBernard CramerMarvin DemchickStephen EllmannDavid Freedman

Felix Nathan FrydmanIsrael GinsburgAnne GitlinRuth GoldPearl GoldenbergArlene GoldmanBelle GoldsteinRosalyn GreenbergFaivel GurevechIda KeilJerome LouisDorothy PitlickIdel RoyzerJudy SandlerErle SchellerNorman SchenkerBeverly Sadwith

SchiffrinHelen SmetanaMichael WeinerNathan Weinstein

April 23 & 24Abraham D. AbramsCharles AshLevi BakerHorace BeckerJennie BersonHelen CramerShirley FeinsteinHoward FeinsteinSara GolubNelson GorinMax KahnHenry KatzRyvka KinelHyman KleinPeter LiebschutzBarbara LocketzRosemarie MolserEvelyn PaulinRuth PincusWarren Proulx, Sr.Lloyd Relin

Betty RifkinBoruch RivshinSharon RosaFlorence RosenfeldHarry Q. RosenfeldLeah RothZlota RoyzerMorton SarachanDavid SchneiderElsie ShragerErnest SmetanaLawrence WilanJoseph Wojciechowski

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Young Family Service followed by craft activity- 5:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m.

Erev Shabbat Service- 6:00 p.m.Israel Choral Service

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Erev Shabbat Family Service with Birthday Blessings- 6:00 p.m.

Erev Shabbat Service- 6:00 p.m.

School in Session

School in SessionWomen's Chavurah Event- Village to Village Network- 7:00 p.m.

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Yom HaAtzmautExecutive Committee Meeting- 6:30 p.m.Board of Trustees Meeting- 7:30 p.m.

School in SessionAdult Ed Committee Meeting- 7:00 p.m.

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Shabbat Morning Passover Service with Yizkor Memo-rial Prayers-10:30 a.m. Chol Hamoed PrayersExodus 33.12 – 34.26

Torah Study- 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning- Service 10:30 a.m.Torah Portion: Tazria-MetzoraLeviticus 12.1 – 15.33

School in SessionT’filaton- 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Class- 11:00 a.m.Kesher- 11:00 a.m.Torah Chanting Club- 11:00 a.m.Speaking of Race- 4:00 p.m.The Mystery and Majesty of the Dead Sea Scrolls- 7:00 p.m.

Torah Study- 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning- Service 10:30 a.m.Torah Portion: SheminiLeviticus 9.1 – 11.47

School in SessionT’filaton- 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Class- 11:00 a.m.Kesher- 11:00 a.m.Torah Chanting Club- 11:00 a.m.Israel Independence Day Drive By Parade- 4:00 p.m.

Congregant Engagement Committee Meeting- 7:00 p.m.

Torah Study- 9:15 a.m.Shabbat Morning Service- 10:30 a.m.Torah Portion: Achrei Mot-KedoshimLeviticus 16.1 – 20.27

Birthday Blessings on 4 / 2

Yom Hazikaron School in Session

Prayerbook Hebrew – and More – the Easy Way- 8:00 p.m.

Prayerbook Hebrew – and More – the Easy Way- 8:00 p.m.

Lunch & Learn- The Search for Truth: the Essential Teachings of Moses Maimonides- 12:00 p.m.Prayerbook Hebrew – and More – the Easy Way- 8:00 p.m.

School in SessionT’filaton- 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Class- 11:00 a.m.Kesher- 11:00 a.m.Torah Chanting Club- 11:00 a.m.Bogrim- 11:00 a.m.

Lunch & Learn- The Search for Truth: the Essential Teachings of Moses Maimonides- 12:00 p.m. Prayerbook Hebrew – and More – the Easy Way- 8:00 p.m.

May Erev Shabbat Services

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Yom Hashoah

Social Action Committee - A Tale of Two Cities Discussion- 7:00 p.m.

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Temple ContactsRabbi Debbi Till rabbitill@tsinai.org CantorRenata Braun cantorbraun@tsinai.orgEducation Director Ilan Adar iadar@tsinai.orgExecutive Director Mary Mansfield mmansfield@tsinai.orgRabbi Emeritus Alan Katz

Officers President Keith Greer Secretary Renee Brownstein Immediate Past President Blanche Fenster

Vice PresidentsAdministration John DiggoryCongregant Connections Esther BrillFinance Jamie SpillerEducation Josh FaberReligious Practices Ellen GoldenbergYouth Initiatives Marilyn FensterCaring Community & Social ActionAbby Urban-Rifkin

Yom HaShaoh 2021 Virtual Remembrance Ceremony April 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us for our virtual remembrance ceremony with Keynote Speaker Rachael Cerrotti. Our service will be broadcast live on Facebook and on our website at JewishRochester.org. For more information, visit JewishRochester.org

We Share the Same Sky: A Yom HaShoah Keynote with Rachael Cerrotti April 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Join Rachael for an opportunity to hear her whole story, as she builds upon her Yom HaShoah Keynote.

Rachael Cerrotti is an award-winning photographer, writer, educator and producer. Her work explores the intergenerational impact of migration and memory. She currently works as an audio producer and digital storyteller with USC Shoah Foundation. In 2019, Rachael released her first podcast — We Share The Same Sky. It was the first-ever narrative podcast based on a Holocaust survivor’s testimony and tells the story of her decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s war story. She holds a degree in Communications from Temple University and is an alumnus of The Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has completed educator's seminars with Yad Vashem and Facing History & Ourselves, and speaks all over the world to communities of all ages and backgrounds. This event is free and open to the public. ASL Interpreter Available. Register in advance at jewishrochester.org.

Please join the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information (CHAI) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochesterto commemorate Yom Hashoah April 7-8, 2021

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On April 2nd, the pledge forms for Sustaining Sinai, our new approach for congregants to pledge their financial support of Temple Sinai, will be put in the mail. You should be receiving it shortly. If you are not sure what Sustaining Sinai is all about, you can view the recording of our president Keith Greer’s announcement of this program and other information on our website, tsinai.org. If you still have questions, please contact either Mary Mansfield at 585-309-7250 or Joyce Schachter in the Temple office at 585-381-6890.

The letter and pledge form will include the sustaining amount for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2021. I can’t share that amount with you here, because as I write this, the budget for the 2021-2022 year has not been developed.

Please read the letter and consider the questions that are included as you complete your pledge form. We need these forms returned by May 1, 2021 so that the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee will have a good understanding of the expected contributions as they finalize the budget before presenting it to the congregation at the Annual Meeting on June 17, 2021.

Thank you all for your support and cooperation as we move forward with this new initiative.

Sue BondyChair, Sustaining Sinai Committee

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Advocate – for your beliefs in a Sinai social action initiative

Discover – an accessible, inclusive and diverse community

Engage – clergy and other congregants through learning and prayer

Garden – with love and care for the beautiful Sinai grounds

Hike – monthly with friends in the Hiking Chavurah

Innovate – affinity groups that speak to your own interests and passions

Knit – and craft in the company of other enthusiasts

Learn – the rich history, languages and traditions of Jews worldwide

Quench – your desire to sing in a choir, play in a band or share your talent

Read – and discuss with members of a daytime or evening book group

Volunteer – to deliver a holiday basket, tutor students - and more

Welcome – someone new to Sinai and share what makes it special to you

Zoom – OY!

Questions? Ideas? Contact Esther Brill, Congregant Connections585-721-8684 esther.brill@gmail.com

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The Village to Village Network (VtVnetwork.org)

What is a Village, and why Rochester? Why Now?

presented by Marsha BoelioWednesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.

We are delighted to announce theOrdination of Jan Katz

Sunday, May 2, 2021Live – Zoomed from Temple Emanuel in NYC

Timing and Zoom link information will be in Snippets

Please join us to honor Jan Katz at Friday Erev Shabbat Service on May 7

90% of all seniors surveyed by AARP express the hope to remain in their own homes. Rochester is a community that can look to an array of services which meet the many needs we will have as we age, but there are voids, a lack of collaboration, and a lack of coordination among the various agencies. Villages build a sense of community and a network of resources, services, programs, and activities that address daily living needs, social, cultural and educational programs, ongoing health and wellness activities, and volunteer assistance if required. VtVN is a volunteer-based, neighbor-to-neighbor, pay-it-forward mutual support service based in a small geographic area. It is self-governing, self-supporting, and is led by

and for older adults. It offers services such as transportation, light home

repairs, tech assistance, friendly visits, and social programs. Socialization is key to the value of a Village...to engage with others, share interests, and create programs that come out of members’ interests.

Support comes from grants, donations, fundraising events,

and membership dues.

We hope you will join the conversation to learn more, ask questions, view a short video, and perhaps choose to dig in further.Information on how to attend this ZOOM session will appear in Sinai Snippets and the Temple website (www.tsinai.org).

PLEASE JOIN US, AND AS ALWAYS, NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY!

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nWhen the headlines about racist acts break our hearts, we are reminded of the rabbis’ ancient wisdom, "The only heart that is whole is the heart that is broken.” Can that heartbreak open us to new insights and ways of being about racism? And bring more wholeness to our communities as well as to ourselves? Speaking of Race, a subcommittee of the Social Action Committee, has facilitated three dialogue circles with Temple Sinai’s Board of Directors with the blessings of Rabbi Till and President Keith Greer, and we now invite you to join us.The purpose of these conversations is to support self-exploration, personal reflection and individual education about racism and

Speaking of Race…Opening Up to Listening, Acting, Healing

Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. white privilege. Participants will become engaged and effective agents of change, in the tradition of acting from Jewish values. The goal is to transform our culture into one of equity, equality and true justice for all people, and especially at this time for Black and Indigenous peoples and other people of color. We will eagerly welcome the first 20 people who register to participate in this opportunity to confidentially connect with one another in small intimate groups.For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sandy Mitzner at sandra.b.mitzner@gmail.com by April 6, 2021. We look forward to hearing your voices!

Social Action Committee presents

A Discussion of A Tale of Two Cities

April 27, 7:00 p.m.

Watch this informative video of how Rochester became so racially

divided on your own. The link will be provided in Snippets. Join us on April 27 for a discussion about what you learned.

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In Memory ofBeverly Groden, by Alan & Ronny

Frishman, Arlene Cooper, Joseph & Elise Wojciechowski, Sharon Silvio & Patrick Taricone, Stephen & Mimi Greenfield

Charlie Schachter, by Ellen Erne & Mellissa Yaworsky, Harriet & David Rudnick, Jay Supnick & Gail Brownell

GENERAL OPERATING FUNDIn Memory of

Boruch Rivshin, by Isaak & Nina RivshinIsrael Ginsburg, by Isaak & Nina RivshinStanley Muszynski, by Edward Muszynski &

Bonnie Hughes Leonid Sanberg, by Margarita SanbergCarol Rosenberg, by Marvin & Loretta

FriedmanDennis Drayer, by Edward Muszynski &

Bonnie HughesRichard Kamenash, by Elaina & Robert

GinsbergMoysey Krasnick, by Emiliya KeysermanTatyana Krasnick, by Emiliya KeysermanBeverly Groden, by George Okrent & Patricia

Goodwin, Helen & Howard Siegel, Linda Ruda, Melissa Edwards, Robert & Barbara Friedman, Robert & Jill Mannino, Abraham & Elaine Vigoda, Mary Leist

Wishing Mazal Tov toRoseann Kraus on the birth of Maevan

Morrissey Lumen, by Sylvia Rose & Paul Rosenfeld

ISRAEL YOUTH & STUDY FUNDIn Memory of

William Heller, by Steven & Nadine Friedlander

Adam Hendelson, by Steven & Nadine Friedlander

Jacob Friedlander, by Steven & Nadine Friedlander

ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION FUNDIn Memory of

Thelma Glasner, by Alan & Ronny FrishmanRonan Louis, by Carol & Michael YunkerLonny Perlman, by Ellen ErneHarriette Steinberg Croog, by Liz SteinbergAlbert Berman, by Liz SteinbergDavid Forman, by Randi Forman & Mark

AndersonA donation has been made by Karl Auerbach

With Loving Wishes toThe Shamaskin Family birthday celebration,

by Liz SteinbergLes and Monika Katzel on their birthdays, by

Liz Steinberg

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn Appreciation of

The Scholar in Residence program and the daily Chanukah presentations, by Lester & Monika Katzel

The Adult Education Committee for the Danny Maseng presentation, by Marvin & Loretta Friedman

CANTOR BRAUN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation of

The Scholar in Residence program, by Edward Muszynski & Bonnie Hughes

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Appreciation of

The wonderful Scholar in Residence, by Stephen & Mimi Greenfield

In Honor ofThe marriage of Wahyu Dilts & David Kotok,

by Stephen & Mimi Greenfield

ContributionsTodah Rabah to all those who remembered

Temple Sinai when they remembered others

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Rabbi Till, by Michael & Suzanne SchnittmanIn Memory of

Simon Braitman, by Barbara and Gene SchwartzAbe Levitt, by Jane MargolisCharlie Schachter, by Michael & Elizabeth

Algase

RAIHN FUNDIn Memory of

Sara Lee Brodsky, by Noreen Salerno

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDIn Honor of

The birth of Barb & Al Mendler's grandson, Cameron, by Ann & Bruce Leonard

The birth of Joe & Elise Wojciechowski's grandson, Jonah, by Ann & Bruce Leonard

In Memory ofJ.D. Wiesenberg, by Jerome & Arlene

WiesenbergStanley Tim Funk, by Jerome & Arlene

WiesenbergLies Uitentuis, by Phyllis RosenLonny Perlman, by Phyllis Rosen

SOCIAL ACTION FUNDIn Memory of

Jack & Evelyn Frishman, by Alan & Ronny Frishman

Melvin Fernandez, by Allan & Judy SchwartzJeanne Goldberg, by Donna and Michael

GoldbergEdward Goldberg, by Donna and Michael

GoldbergBev Groden, by Jay Supnick & Gail Brownell

WEINSTEIN-FINNEFROCK FUNDIn Memory of

Myrna Weinstein, by Alan & Ronny Frishman

YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of

Beverly Groden, by Debra Zirman

For information about these funds, go to our website: www.tsinai.org/About Us/ Contributions/

Tributes received after March 3rd will be acknowledged in the May bulletin

JOEL BLOOM FUNDIn Honor of

The engagement of Paul & Marcia Rothberg's daughter Sarah to Brendan Devlin, by Jill Orbach

In Memory ofBeverly Groden, by Jill OrbachBarbara Holender, by Jill OrbachSeymour "Sy" Harris, by Jill OrbachSelma Levy, by Mark Levy

LIBRARY FUNDIn Memory of

Louis Pies, by Ellen ErneErnest Brownell, Sr., by Jay Supnick & Gail

Brownell

MITZVAH CONNECTION FUNDIn Appreciation of

The Mitzvah Connection, by Marcia ElwittEsther Brill’s chanting “Yitro”, by Sylvia Rose

In Honor ofThe birth of Ed & Bess Lewis's grandson

Henry, by Amy and Larry JacobsonIn Memory of

Ernie Zlochower, by Ellen KrigerLucille Schwartz, by Sherry & Ronald SchwartzJoseph Zatzkin, by Sherry & Ronald Schwartz

MUSIC FUNDIn Appreciation of

The Scholar in Residence program, by Edward Muszynski & Bonnie Hughes

Cantor Braun and all the volunteers for Artist in Residence week, by Howard & Susan Itkin

PRAYERBOOK FUNDIn Memory of

Joseph Gimple, by David & Karen Gimple

PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation of

Al & Pam Benjamin, by Amy & John LaGambino

RABBI KATZ DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory of

Charlie Schachter, by Michael & Elizabeth AlgaseRABBI TILL DISCRETIONARY FUND

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