TEMPLE SINAI affiliated with the Union for Reform JudaismTHE NEWSLETTER OF RENO’S REFORM CONGREGATION

Volume 36, No. 7 — April 2010 • Nisan/Iyar 5770(To sponsor a Sentinel call the Temple offi ce at 775-747-5508.)

SENTINELSENTINELISRAELISRAEL:

In Our Hearts & MindsIn Our Hearts & MindsYom HaZikron, April 19

Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, April 20

INSIDE:From the Rabbi’s Study . . . . . .2From Sinai’s Board President . .3Yahrzeits: In Loving Memory . .4Donations to Sinai . . . . . . . . . . .5New At Temple Sinai: A Book

Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5B’nei Mitzvah Schedule . . . . . .6Religious School News . . . . . . .7Torah for Tots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Adult Education Opportunities . . .8Sinai Sisterhood / Men’s Club . . .9Temple Sinai Book Club . . . . . . . .9Temple Sinai Movie Club . . . . . . .9Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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In our Hearts and Minds

Israel has been in the news even more than usual lately—

and has been the subject of myriad e-mails I’ve received recently.

We have two Israel-related holidays on the Jewish calendar this month. Yom HaZikaron (Day of Re-membrance) and Yom Ha’Atzma’ut (Israel Independence Day) fall on 5 and 6 Iyar, respectively (April 19 and 20 on the secular calendar).

So, it occurred to me that it’s time to talk about Israel—a com-plex, deeply emotional, challenging, often frustrating, and divisive topic.

Historically, Israel has been the spiritual homeland of the Jewish people. For 2000 years, Jews liv-ing in the Diaspora have turned in prayer toward Jerusalem. For 2000 years, we have proclaimed L’Shana Haba’a bi’Y’rushalayim (Next Year in Jerusalem) at the end of our Passover seders and Yom Kippur N’ilah Services.

Our people’s connection to and yearning for Israel has been persis-tent throughout the centuries. The Psalmist writes: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. And the 11th Century poet, Rabbi Judah Halevi, writes: My

heart is in the east though I am in the west.

Our feelings toward, and connections to, the modern state of Israel, however, are not so uni-form. Our relationships to Israel range from the

“Israel can do no wrong” camp to the Israel “can do no right” camp; we have nuanced and multi-faceted feelings in between the extremes, and some of us even experience total apathy.

But I’ve found that we are often afraid to voice our opinions in public or are unwilling to hear opinions that diff er from our own. In fact, this was the topic of a workshop that I attended last month at the CCAR Convention in San Francisco. It was titled “Jewish-Jewish Dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian Con-fl ict and other Diffi cult Issues.” The purpose of the workshop was not to solve the confl ict in the middle-east, but rather how to create safe forums for us to discuss the diffi cult issues.

I love Israel. Whenever I visit, I really do feel like I’ve come home. And while I unequivocally support the right of Israel to exist as a home for the Jewish people, I am person-ally disturbed by the increasing hos-tility of the Orthodox to religious pluralism (as demonstrated by the harassment of the Women of the Wall, the request to have separate sidewalks for men and women,

and for women to be required to sit in the back of the bus on certain routes); and also by the Govern-ment’s announcement that it will build 1600 new housing units in Arab East Jerusalem. The confl icts between, and among, Jews in Israel are as deep and profound as are the confl icts between Jews and Arabs.

If you’ve never traveled to Israel, I strongly urge you to do so. It will be transformative—spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, Jewishly. Only when you are really present in Israel can you begin to understand and connect with the land, the his-tories, the politics, the peoples, the cultures, and the religions—all the contrasts. The struggles for place, for home, for consensus, for reli-gious freedom, for survival and for peace are as tangible and omnipres-ent as they are incessant.

My prayer is that our public statements about Israel, no less than our private opinions, come from places of deep love for, and commitment to, Israel, and refl ect our Jewish values. Let us also pray that Israel comes closer to realizing her hopes, dreams, and visions.

L’Shalom ~ Rabbi Appleby

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Jewish Federations of North America (UJC.org)Tikkun.org HaAretz.com Women of the Wall (WOW.org). Israel 21 st Century (Israel21c.org)

Here’s a variety of websites to keep informed about Israel: all are www.

The Rabbi WantsTo Know...

Do you have college age children away from home? We would like to keep in touch with them. Let

Rabbi Appleby know at 747-5508 or RabbiTempleSinai@pyramid.net.

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Changes to the Rabbinic

Discretionary Fund

A couple months ago, I wrote about the fi nancial status of Temple Sinai. At the time, us-

ing data from the end of November, we appeared to be in good fi nancial shape. However, over the last few months we have begun to incur a defi cit. This bottom-line number fl uc-tuates and could improve by the end of the fi scal year on June 30. Your Board of Trustees is always investi-gating ways in which to save money. However, I ask you to please fulfi ll your membership, religious school tuition and new-building pledges to the best of your ability. I also ask that if you are faring well during these diffi cult economic times, when some of our members are fi nding it diffi cult to contribute to the congre-gation, that you consider making an extra donation to Temple Sinai this year. Temple Sinai is here because of you and for you; don’t assume that there’s always someone else who will make that extra contribution. It is up to each of us. Over the last two and a half years I have written and spoken to you about our individual commitment to Temple Sinai. For most of us, the recommended dues

of $105 per month is less than or about what we spend on cable television and our cell phone each month. If each of our member families paid this amount, we would cover 90% of our operating expenses, not including the religious school, which is

funded by separate tuition. Again, I ask that you consider contributing a little extra this year if you can. I thank you in advance.

Not to be outdone by the fed-eral 2010 census now underway, the Board, with input from various com-mittees, is formulating a survey that you will soon receive. It is important that you complete the survey as quickly as possible. Your feedback concerning Temple Sinai will be used by the Board at a retreat in late May, prior to the annual congregational meeting. The retreat will enable the Board to step aside from administra-tive and fi nancial matters that are our focus at regular monthly meet-ings and to concentrate on longer-range and fundamental issues such as programming, membership out-reach and the nature of our religious services.

I want to thank all who attended our wonderful Passover Seder held at the Atlantis, and I particularly want to thank Marsha Cohen for all her hard work in planning the event. I also want to thank Gary and Judy Schumer for repairing our Torah mantles.

The Board is instituting a for-mal written policy concerning the Rabbinic Discretionary Fund using guidelines provided by the Union for Reform Judaism. The policy outlines how the funds may be used and how donations are to be made. In short, if you make a donation to the fund, you must make the check payable to Temple Sinai, not Rabbi Appleby, with the fund name on the subject line. Only then are contributions tax deductible and must be used by the Rabbi in accordance with the policy. The Rabbi will provide the Board with an annual accounting of how the funds were used. If you have any questions, please contact me.

I want to thank those of you who have made recent donations to Temple Sinai, as noted on our Dona-tions Page in the Sentinel. This page also notes specifi c items for which we are seeking donations. This month you will notice we are asking for donations towards the purchase of new administrative software. The new program, Rekefet, will make it far more effi cient to manage and in-tegrate our membership database, fi nancial transactions and data. The cost is about $1,200. If you would like to contribute, please make your donation to the General Fund, with Rekefet in the subject line. Thanks for your support.

Shalom,Jake

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CARING COMMUNITY KEHILAT HESED sxj ,kveTh e goal of the kehilat hesed is to create a more caring and responsive community:

to transform our casual associations into loving and sacred relationships.

Let us know if you can help with any of the following:Deliver a meal to a neighbor Give a neighbor a ride to a Temple event Give a neighbor a ride to an appointment Run an errand for a neighbor Call or visit someone who is home-bound Knit a shawl for someone who is ill Off er a place at your holiday table

Let us know what your needs are and please call:If there has been a death in your family• If you or a family member is ill• If you need a ride to the Temple• If you need an errand done• If you are home-bound• If you are the caregiver for a family member with special needs• If you would like to be hosted for a • Shabbat or holiday dinner

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of Stephen Davis,

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Lucien A. Zentner,

March 29

Simon Gafni father

of Gil Gafni, z”l,

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Joan Ezgar Rosenberg

mother of Larry Ezgar, March 31

Max Bretzfelder, 17 Nisan (April 1)

Morris Bronov cousin of Bernard Bronov,

April 1

Harry Ceppos father of Jerry Ceppos,

17 Nisan (April 1)

Sadie Dickens Jaff e mother-in-law

of Ethel Jaff e and grandmother of Sue

Burkhamer, April 1

Gloria Kladney mother of David

Kladney, April 1

Fanny Nussbaum, April 1

Abraham H. Melner, April 2

Herschel Green father of Marsha Cohen,

April 3

Minette Kessler aunt of Alison Lasher,

April 3

Tommie J. Martin, Sr. grandfather of

Benala Abrams’ daughter Naomi Martin,

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Gerald Smith teacher of Rabbi Myra

Soifer, April 3

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Spinner father of Helene

Spinner, April 4

Rita Bloomfi eld

grandmother of Linda

Labowe, 21 Nisan (April 5)

Milton Daus grandfather

of Lynne Daus, April 5

Yetta Silversher, April 5

Seymour Sternlicht father of Caryn

Sternlicht, April 5

Charlotte Gersten mother of Lynn

Tisevich, April 8

Sam Brustein grandfather of Marilyn

Roberts, 25 Nisan (April 9)

Lucy Bretzfelder, April 10

Leonard Krauser father of Melissa

Lopez, April 10

KADDISH TO BE SAID

APRIL 16Sarah Cohen grandmother of Marilyn

Roberts, 27 Nisan (April 11)

Sonya Drukarev aunt of Joseph Merkin,

April 13

Mae Lazar cousin of Ethel Jaff e and Sue

Burkhamer, April 13

Mae Sarah Norman mother of Beatrice

Brown, April 13

Milton J. Gumbert, April 14

Ruth Gross Frankel mother of Ronnie

Varney, April 15

Helen Schoen mother of Richard Schoen,

April 15

KADDISH TO BE SAID

APRIL 23Michael Aaronson uncle of Marynne

Aaronson, April 18

Robert Altman, April 19

Helen Solomon grandmother of

Barbara Pratt, April 21

Mary Shapiro grandmother of Steven

Rubin, April 22

Toby Marks Kutler mother of Traci

Kutler-Dodd, April 23

Rose Rubin Jacobs, April 24

KADDISH TO BE SAID

APRIL 30Louis Braslawsky father of Leslie

Pansky, April 25

Barney Felix Eisenberg father of

Richard Eisenberg, April 25

Seymour Goldberg, April 25

Bessie Greenfi eld sister of Mary

Garfi nkle, z”l, April 25

Louis Rosenthal in the Virginia City

Cemetery, April 25

Anita Ellen Altman, April 28

Marvin Daling, April 29

Sigmund L. Heller, April 29

Ida Friedman grandmother of Stuart

Labowe, 16 Iyar (April 30)

Martin Maskowitz father of Rose

Orenstein, 16 Iyar (April 30)

Eugene Brown husband of Beatrice

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Donations to Sinai

We thank those who support Temple Sinai.

General Fund

Michelle Ramirez for Microsoft Offi ce upgrade for the Temple offi ce

Jules & Shirley Rutkovitz in memory of various family members

Willis/Winograd Family in thanks for the Merkin Family’s help at the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis

Music Fund

Willis/Winograd Family in honor of Jon Leo’s beautiful voice at the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis

Willis/Winograd Family in thanks for Diana Hoff man’s Etz Chaimat the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis

Willis/Winograd Family in thanks for the Rubin Family’s help at the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis

New Building Fund

Jaff e-Burkhamer Family in memory of Reba Isler, mother of Toby Isler

Willis/Winograd Family in thanks for the Sisterhood’s help with the Oneg at the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis

Willis/Winograd Family in thanks for the Tracy Bartlett’s help at the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Willis and her Religious School leadership

Rabbi Search Fund

Mark Rosenberg

Religious School Fund

Ali Lasher in memory of Abe Atkin with thanks to Lori Atkin

Oscar & Lucille Alexander towards the Religious School Model Seder

Passover Seder Subvention Fund

Karen & JerryCepposLes & Marsha CohenDonovan/Louie FamilyDavid LeitnerJake MargolisMike MedvinHarold OleckWayne & Raelynn OmelMichelle RamirezStephen RubinHelen SpinnerRichard & Adrienne TroppBill & Bobbie Wells

New At Temple Sinai: A Book

Exchange

Do you have hardcover or paperback books in GOOD condition that

you have fi nished reading? The Temple library now has room for a book exchange. Please bring in your gently-read books and pick up books you’d like to read. Look for the “Book Exchange” sign on the shelves. PLEASE: don’t “clean out” your closets—bring in contemporary, popular, or classic books that our Temple members might enjoy.

Please Consider Making A Donation

Specifi c NeedsNew large memorial board for the

Sanctuary: Approx $5,000 needed, Ritual Fund Donation

New bookcases for the Rabbi’s offi ce: Approx $2,500 needed, FF&I Donation

Software Upgrade for the Synagogue Management Database: $950 needed, General Fund Donation

General NeedsCapital-Maintenance Fund: Building and

grounds maintenanceCemetery Fund: Maintenance of cemeteryFF&I Fund: Furnishings, fi xtures and

interior improvementsGeneral Fund: General operating expensesMusic Fund: Events, equipment, musiciansNew Building Fund: Servicing our new-

building loanReligious School Fund: General school

needsRitual Fund: Sanctuary and religious suppliesRabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Directly

supports Rabbi’s tzedakah eff orts

Sinai Seeking Judaica

Art

We’re in the process of beau-tifying Temple Sinai and are seeking donations of paintings, artifacts, and wall hangings that are in excellent condition. Please do not bring items to Temple Sinai, but instead contact Amy Currier fi rst at currierdworkin@yahoo.com or 348-7819. If you don’t have artwork to donate, you might consider making a donation to our fi xtures/furnishings/interiors (FFI) fund (specifying the donation is for “art and décor”) so that we may acquire new pieces or restore pieces in our current collection. Amy and the Board of Trustees will make decisions on what will be displayed. Thanks for your help.

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Thanks to our March Onegsponsors: the Religious School, Julie Stage, Les & Marsha Cohen, Marilyn Rappaport, and the Merkin, Willis/Winograd, and Rubin Families.

Thanks to our March greeters, Board members Jeff Blanck, Mike Medvin, Doug Goodman, Marsha Cohen, Julia Rubin, Marynne Aaronson, and Board president Jake Margolis.

Thanks to our Post B’nei Mitzvah and Religious School Students—Mary and Seth Rubin, Rachel Willis, Sara Merkin, Robbie Fuchs, Leah Willis, Rachel Greiner, Amanda and Emily Paris—for telling the Purim Story at Shabbat Services on February 27 and a special thanks to Jeff Blanck for conducting services on March 12.

Our Condolences to...

Toby Isler on the death of his mother Reba Isler on March 1.

Errin Morgan on the death of his aunt Kandee Kahn on March 9.

Refuah Sheleimah

“Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery” to: Charlotte Soifer (mother of Rabbi Myra), Herb Pevney, Rabbi David Novak (friend of Rabbi Teri and Jon),

Michael Davis, Len Chyet, Sharrone Blanck, Betty Jo Blauner (sister of Peggy Levine), Eunice Merkin (mother of Joe Merkin), Annette Rutkovitz (sister-in-law of Jules Rutkovitz), Sophie Gold (step-mother of Adrienne Tropp), Barbara Benjamin (grandmother of Michelle Ramirez), Sister Mary (friend of Temple Sinai).

Birthdays

Mar 31: Elizabeth Alderman, Barton Barrow, Herbert Pevney, Hannalea Weinzweig

Apr 1: Rabbi Teri ApplebyApr 2: Daniel LevineApril 5: Barry FrankApril 6: Hank FrohlichApril 10: Karen CepposApril 11: Melissa VarneyApril 12: Beatrice Brown and

Deke CastlemanApril 13: Kale Flagg and Jennifer MerkinApril 16: Robby FuchsApril 17: Emily FarrenApril 18: Robbin CepposApril 19: Adrienne TroppApril 20: Amanda Frohlich, Arielle

Murphy, Leslie Pansky, and Chris Stanton

April 21: Michael DavisApril 23: Florence MinkowApril 24: Emily DemosApril 25: Rob FleischmanApril 26: Patty DickensApril 28: Debbie LewisApril 29: Jeff Dodd and Valerie Weinstein

Anniversaries

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Schedule UpcomingB’nei Mitzvah Now!Our current schedule is

as follows:August 21, 2010 – Jacob Greiner

October 16, 2010 – Ethan Labowe

October 23, 2010 – Dennis Dworkin

October 30, 2010 – John Eisenberg

November 13, 2010 – Hannah Margolis

May 14, 2011 – Jessica & Daniel Fuchs

June 18, 2011 – Matthew McKean

July 2, 2011 – Noah Blanck

It’s not too early to schedule an upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Call the Rabbi, 747-5508,to reserve your date.

SUMMER ISRAEL YOUTH TRIPSIsrael Outdoors:

Summer Trip Registration Now OPEN.

Registration for May, June, July and August

2010 free Taglit-Birthright Israel trips with Israel

Outdoors is now OPEN at www.israeloutdoors.com

and (202)537-0006.

NFTY in Israel: the most incredible

summer of your life. Summer 2010

Programs(4, 5, and 6 week programs available). Info at:

www.NFTYIsrael@urj.org and (845)987-6300

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P lease support your fellow classmates as they read Torah

for the fi rst time from the Bimah. Also, get ideas for your own B’nei Mitzvah. Every student in the B’nei Mitzvah class should plan to attend these services.

Aides wanted: If any Post B’nei Mitzvah student is interested in becoming an aide (on Sundays for Religious/Hebrew School in the classrooms or the offi ce), please let me know. You’ll learn to be-come an aide, and maybe eventu-ally a teacher!

Calling all families! The fi rst Fri-day of every month Temple Sinai has Family Night Services. This is a great time for families to partici-pate in services together. Rabbi Appleby’s services are loads of fun and everyone has an opportunity

to participate.

We had a wonderful Purim Car-nival! Thanks to Sinbad’s HotDogs, for their donation of chili to the

event! Thanks to the Sinai Youth Group for their help in setting up, manning the booths, and cleaning up: Amanda Frohlich, Amber Frohlich, Amanda Par-is, Rachel Willis, Robby Fuchs,

Seth Rubin, Mary Rubin, Sara Merkin, Gerry Willis, and Steve

Rubin. We couldn’t have done it without them!

We have matzah covers do-nated by Linda Kutten! Students will be able to decorate them and use them for their seders at home. Linda cut, and sewed, all the cov-ers for us. Thank you Linda!

Anyone who has had Bar/Bat Mitzvah and is under 18, is invited to join our Youth Group.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

April 2 - Family Night Services hosted by Nurit and Jeff ’s 6th/7th grade class.

April 11-17 - Spring Break. No Religious School or Hebrew on Sunday or Tuesday.

April 18 - Israeli Independence day Religious School 9-10amCelebration 10-11:30Hebrew 11:30-12:30

May 2 - LAST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

May 7 - Family Service in honor of the Teachers/students and aides

May 9 - No Religious/Hebrew School: Mother’s Day

May 11 - Last day of Hebrew School

May 16 - Annual Religious School Picnic at the Lazy 5 Ranch in Spanish Springs: hamburgers/hot dogs/salads/cookies/brownies/sodas/etc. If there is something you’d like to see off ered at the picnic, please make a suggestion.

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Torah for Tots

On Thursday, April 29 at 4pm, children in Torah for Tots will learn about

Noah and The Ark with a real wooden ark and a multitude of animals. There will be special

animal treats, a Noah’s Ark project, Noah’s Ark Bingo and even a Noah’s Ark song! All chil-dren between 2-5 are welcome. Tem-ple membership is not required, and there is no fee. As

always, a Shabbat celebration with candle lighting, kiddush, and challah will be part of the activities.

To join the class or for further information, con-tact Judy Schumer at garyjudy2@sbcglobal.net.

REMINDER: By Board action, on recommendation of the Ritual Committee, pork and shellfi sh may not be served at Temple Sinai. This includes any products containing either pork or shellfi sh; so, do check, carefully, the contents of what you might be serving at Onegs, meetings, receptions, etc. Also be careful to remember those possible “common” foods that are indeed included in these restrictions (pepperoni pizza is one good example!).

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Sundays, 2:30-4:00 PMin the Temple Library

April: 4*, 18

Possible Make-up dates(if necessary):

April 25; May 2, 23

Adult Beginning Hebrew

Saturdays in the Temple Library1pm April: 3*

10am April: 10, 17, 24

Possible make-up dates (if necessary): May 1,8,15

*Tentative Dates (Rabbi may be out of town)

Monthly Monthly ShabbatShabbat Morning ServicesMorning Services

9am Torah & Bagels10:30am Shabbat Service

12 noon Dairy Potluck LunchApril 3 & May 1, 2010

(the FIRST Shabbat every month; no Torah Study or Lunch on April 3)

Everyone is welcome. If you’ve missed having Saturday services, this is for you.

No special experience needed.

Sinai Food Bank Volunteer MitzvahEvery 3rd Thursday of the month.

Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 5-7:30pm. Children 10-years-old and older are welcome. Make this a family mitzvah. Be sure to wear close-toed shoes. If you have questions, call Lynne Daus at 772-8246. If you need more information about the Food Bank, check their web site at www.fb nn.org.

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Holocaust Memorial Service7:30 PM Friday, April 9

Yellow Candle Home Observance

April 10, evening

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On Sunday morning, May 2, the Men’s Club will have a wonderful program!

Rabbi Emerita Myra Soi-fer, and our current Rabbi, Teri Appleby will speak on “Women in the Rabbinate: A 30 Year Perspec-tives.” Myra was a ground breaker who had to pierce the glass ceiling, deal with disbelief and hostility and constantly enter null territory. Thanks to her eff orts and those of her friends and colleagues, things have changed. Teri faces a com-pletely diff erent environment and is dealing with a rapidly changing demographic. Please join us to learn about this wonderful, and important, chapter in modern Jewish history.

Men’s ClubMen’s Club

7pm Wednesday, April 14. All Temple members are

welcome to attend.

.7pm Wednesday, April 14אחותיות סיניAll Temple members are

MonthlyMonthlyBoard MeetingBoard Meeting

ISRAELIFolk Dancing:

7pm Every Tuesday Night &7pm Every 3rd Saturday Monthly.

(Open to all; 1st time FREE, $5 regular, $3 for students.)

INTERNATIONALFolk Dancing:

7pm Every Thursday Night.(Open to all; $2 for the public and

$1 for Temple Sinai Members.)

Check the calendar to confi rmall dates and times.

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If you are taking trash out and it does not fi t into the dumpster, DO NOT leave it on the ground beside the dumpster. Please leave a note

for our Administrative Assistant and arrangements will be made to

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Jewish history.Temple Sinai Temple Sinai Book Club Book Club

Next Temple Sinai Book Club books and meeting dates:

April 15, 7 PM – Katterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman – Judith Strasser’s home, Judith Strasser, facilitator.

May 27, 7 PM – The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Pricilla Warner – Marcia Cohen’shome, Marsha Cohen, facilitator.

June 24, 7 PM – Turbulent Soulsby Stephen J. Dubner (home and facilitator: TBA).

Please check out synopses and reviews on Amazon. Addresses and directions will be sent prior to meetings. To get on the book club mailing list contact Judy Schumer at garyjudy2@sbcglobal.net.

Sinai Sinai Sisterhood Sisterhood

On Thursday, April 22, at 6pmSisterhood will meet for Bunco at Benala Abrams’

home in Wingfi eld Springs. Bring an appetizer-type potluck or a des-sert. Benala will provide drinks. Be sure to let her know you will at-tend so the appropriate number of tables can be set up. Contact Be-nala at nalaabrams@charter.netor phone 354-1677. If you haven’t played Bunco, come. It’s easy to learn. Or come to socialize/meet others/make new friends.

Sisterhood is open to all. No membership dues required. For additional information about Sisterhood, call Marsha Cohen at 851-1724 or email her at marshacohen@charter.net.

The Temple Sinai Movie Discussion Group

will meet on Sunday, April 18 at 7pm. To learn more about the group

or where we meet, please call Howard

Gordon at 775-853-5809 or email him at

hjgphoto@hotmail.com.

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Calendar now available

for sign-ups...

Oneg means “delight/pleasure.” It is for the delight of the host and the pleasure of congregation. The host to share his/her delight for the special occasion/event and the congregation to enjoy the pleasure of interaction with others.

Please sign up for a date or two. Th ere are four easy ways to sign up:

1. Stop by Temple Sinai offi ce to sign up2. Sign up on Temple Sinai kitchen door

Oneg sign up sheet3. Call the offi ce at 747-55084. Email Temple.Sinai@pyramid.net

If you are unable to host an Oneg, please con-sider a donation to sponsor one. Just send your donation to Temple Sinai with a note that it is for the Oneg Fund and if the donation is in honor or memory of someone or of an occasion.

Thank you to all our Oneg hosts. The congre-gation certainly enjoys all Onegs.

Temple Sinai Breast Cancer Support LineJulia Rubin, Sinai member, a nurse, and herself living with breast cancer. 829-8104 or renorubins@sbcglobal.net. Confi dentiality honored. Go to www.thebreastcancersite.com to donate a free mammorgram a day to an under-privileged woman. Go to www.armyofwomen.orgto join a movement to bring women and researchers together to eradicate breast cancer.

Th e Temple Sinai Sentinel is published monthly. Temple Sinai is a Reform Congregation affi liated with the Union for Reform Judaism.Temple Sinai is located at: 3405 Gulling Road, Reno NV 89503. Th is issue is: Volume 36, No. 7 • April 2010

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2:30pm Introduction to

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Tuesday, May 11 – Last day of H

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