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

Volume 36, No. 12 — September 2010 • Elul 5770/Tishrei 5771(To sponsor a Sentinel call the Temple offi ce at 775-747-5508.)

INSIDE:

From the Rabbi’s Study . . . . . .2From Sinai’s Board President . .3

Yahrzeits: In Loving Memory . .4Donations to Sinai . . . . . . . . . . .5Temple Sinai Family . . . . . . . . .5High Holy Days At Sinai . . . . 6-7

Temple Youth at Camp Tawonga . .8B’nei Mitzvah Schedule . . . . . .9Religious School / Youth . . . . . .9You’ve Been Challenged . . . . 10

Pajama Party! . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Sinai Sisterhood / Men’s Club 13Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

“L’Shanah Tovah Umtukah” “Have a Good and Sweet Year”

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In just a few days, we enter what seems like the marathon of Jewish holidays:

starting with the preparatory work during the month of Elul, followed by the High Holy Days themselves, and continuing through Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret—when the special “Gates of Forgiveness” are said to fi nally close. (Actually, G-d is always there to forgive us when we are ready to make changes in our lives.)

This is a time of intense refl ec-tion and renewal, and… service attendance. I’d like to take this op-portunity to comment on some of the changes in this year’s music and to shine some light on the purposes of all the “extra” High Holy Day ser-vices.

A Few Notes on our Music

As most of you know by now, Patty Dickens is retiring from her 3 decade-long HHD music and choir leadership role here at Temple Sinai (she’s also retiring from her 30-year day job with the School District).

Gerry Willis will be stepping into Patty’s impossible-to-fi ll shoes, and I trust that the congregation will welcome Gerry in this role and understand what a steep learning-curve this will be for all of us this year. It appears that there will not be a choir this year (only one person responded to our 3-month-long request for choir singers). And we’ve learned (via the recent survey) that there is a preference for the Congregation to raise its voice in song rather than to have a choir “perform”. To help you sing, the entire month of August was dedicated to reviewing, and teach-

ing, the HHD melodies during Erev Shabbat Services; there is a transliterated booklet of all prayers and songs; and, although the melodies will be the same as in the past (with a few exceptions) they have been arranged to promote congregational, rather than

choral, singing. In addition to Gerry on keyboard, there will be a string quartet for most services, Kol Nidrewill be played by a cellist, and a harpist will play during the Music & Meditation service.

S’lichot Service

S’lichot are special prayers which ask for forgiveness. It has become customary to gather together on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah for an all-night service. At Temple Sinai, we will gather at 7:30pm (please note the earlier time) on September 4. Our evening begins with a dessert reception, followed by Havdalah, study, changing the Torah mantles, and then the Service with its soulful melodies.

Tashlich Service

Tashlich literally means to cast off . It became a tradition to go to a body of water (a symbol or birth and purifi cation) in order to cast off one’s sins by tossing crumbs of bread into the water and watch them carried away. At Temple Si-nai, we gather outdoors on Rosh HaShanah afternoon (3pm) with musical instruments and food (of course) to celebrate the creation of the planet and to cast off our sins into water. Our past site on Mt. Rose is closed for renovation this year; our new location is at the Galena Creek Park (with two creeks!!). Please stay tuned for directions. To be environmentally responsible, we will use pebbles or leaves (rather than bread crumbs).

Kever Avot Service

The words kever avot literally mean the “graves of our fathers.” It is traditional to visit the graves of our loved ones between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur: in the hope that our loved ones will inter-cede on our behalf with G-d during this time of judgment; and to allow us to honor those who so deeply aff ected our lives. Our community-wide service (which Temple Sinai co-sponsors with Temple Emanu-El) is on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2pm at the Hebrew Cemetery.

Shabbat ShuvahThe Shabbat between Rosh

HaShanah and Yom Kippur is known as Shabbat Shuvah—the Sabbath of Turning—referring to the funda-mental theme of the High Holy Day season: Our turning—or returning. We turn away from transgression; we turn back to G-d, to Torah, to one another, to the best of our true selves. At Temple Sinai, we off er a special healing service on Erev Shabbat (Friday night, Sept. 10 at 7:30). Through special rituals, music, and readings, our service is intended to provide you with hope for a return to wholeness.

Music & Meditation Service

During the break between the morning and afternoon services on Yom Kippur, Temple Sinai off ers a one-hour service (3-4pm) for quiet and personal refl ection. There is no “leader” for this service—rather we provide music and a booklet of readings for your use.

L’shanah Tovah Um’tukah Tikateivu—May you be inscribed for a good and sweet year,

Rabbi Appleby

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MATCH I HAVE FOR YOU!

Thanks to an anony-mous generous do-nor within our con-

gregation, all contributions made to our capital campaign fund between August 1 and September 30 will be matched by an additional 50%. Take advantage of this opportunity to see your contribution grow! Five-hundred dollars becomes $750; $1,000 becomes $1,500. If you have a long-term pledge, consider paying as much of the remaining pledge as possible before the end of Septem-ber. If you’ve never given or it’s been a long time since your last donation, now is the time to give. Remember, contributions are tax-deductible*. Our capital campaign fund is used to pay off the remaining unpaid ex-penses we incurred with our new-building construction and renova-tion project that was completed in early 2008. In order to make our fi nal payments, we needed to take out a loan. We owe about $70,000, and we currently have about $10,000 in the fund, so, we need to raise an additional $60,000. Over this two-month period, the members of your Board of Trustees have committed to contribute at least $4,760, which will become ($7,140), already more than 10% of what we need to pay off the loan. The matching donor is prepared to contribute as much as $30,000. That means that if we can contribute $60,000 before the end of September, we will see a total of $90,000. Anything above what is need to pay off the loan will be used for continuing improvements to the facilities. Please give what you can now! It would be wonderful to re-tire this fi nancial burden once and for all!

Ok, enough exclamation points! (Sorry, there I go again.) I hope

to see you at our upcom-ing High Holy Day services (see the schedule in this Sentinel). Remember that we will have our usual Break-the-Fast (I don’t know why we just don’t call it breakfast) immedi-ately following the fi nal

afternoon service on Yom Kippur. I want to particularly thank Marsha Cohen and the Sisterhood ahead of time for helping with this. Please sign up—if you haven’t already—to bring a food item; the sign-up post-ers are in the main lobby. I also want to thank the Men’s Club, Rod Sloan, Board Members and the Ritual Committee for helping with various High Holy Day preparations.

I also want to thank John Louie and Neva Donovan for purchasing our new memorial plaque board—may it last for many, many years! (There, another exclamation point.) For anyone else who donated to the ritual fund for this, your contribu-tions will help with other needs.

With Rosh HaShannah, Yom Kip-pur and Sukkot drawing near and the wonderful news from our gen-erous donors, how can I not be in a good mood. As a little treat to show my appreciation at New Year’s for all of you who have given in so many ways, I will leave you with this never-before-published scene from the famous musical Fiddler on the Roof that was recently discovered in a dusty trunk in the attic of it’s author, Joseph Stein.

“Tevye!”“What is it now, Golde?”“Tevye, Yenta’s found someone

to help us pay off that loan for your new milk cow.”

“If it’s that meddler, Schmuel, tell him I’m not interested!”

“But Tevye, you promised. We need the money, and with the girls’ getting married…”

“Alright, alright, what’s the catch?”

“With you, everything’s a catch?”

“Well?”“He wants you to pay two-

thirds, and he’ll pay one third. Stop scratching your beard, it’s not that complicated.”

“So, why is he doing this?”“You have to ask why? Because

we’ve given him our home when he needs it. Because we’ve included him in our Sabbath. Because we’ve helped raise his son and helped with his Jewish studies. Because we helped with his mother’s funeral. He wants to give us something back.”

“Alright already, I’ll do it. But do I have to sing with him again. His voice—oy, and those silly songs by Bock and Harnick!

Most people believe it’s this last remark of Tevye’s that resulted in the scratching of this scene from the fi nal production.

Happy New Year,Jake

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Seeking donations of paint-ings, artifacts, and wall hangings, in excellent con-

dition, to beautify our Temple. Please do NOT bring items to Temple Sinai, but instead contact Amy Currierfi rst at currierdworkin@yahoo.comor 348-7819. Amy and the Board of Trustees will make decisions on what will be displayed. Thanks for your help.

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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 needsIf you would like to be hosted for a • Shabbat or holiday dinner

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.

KADDISH TO BE SAID SEPTEMBER 3

Salm Fox, August 30

Meyer Silversher,

August 30

Simon Davis in the

Virginia City Cemetery,

August 31

Velva Roberts mother

of Kenneth Roberts, 21

Elul (August 31)

Lillian Tropp mother of

Richard Tropp, August 31

Abraham Nathan

Alderman grandfather of

Natalie Sera, September 1

Bonnie LaRose friend of Eric & Ilene Hobson,

September 1

Ida Minkoff grandmother of Natalie Sera,

September 1

Morris Minkoff grandfather of Natalie Sera,

September 1

Mary Petrikansky grandmother of Natalie

Sera, September 1

Sophie Wiener, September 1

Alice J. Boddy mother of Rod Sloan, September 2

Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, Ph.D.,

23 Elul (September 2)

Abraham Cohen father of Les Cohen, September 3

Clarence Weishar uncle of Patty Dickens,

September 3

Marsha Worby friend of Patricia Blanchard,

September 4

KADDISH TO BE SAID SEPTEMBER 10

Max Blanck father of Herbert Blanck and

grandfather of Jeff Blanck, September 5

Jules Hamburger in the Virginia City

Cemetery, September 6

Rachel M. Melner, September 6

Sheldon Levens father of Marilyn

Rappaport, September 7

Lewis Reeb in the Virginia City Cemetery,

September 7

Israel Silversher, 28 Elul (September 7)

I.T. Berck in the Virginia

City Cemetery, September 9

Samuel Greenblatt, 1

Tishrei (September 9)

William Mayer in

the Virginia City Cemetery,

September 9

Sandra (Sandy) Medvin

wife of Michael Medvin and

mother of Bradley Medvin,

September 9

Leopold Newberger in the Virginia

City Cemetery, September 9

Louis Zucker, September 11

KADDISH TO BE SAID SEPTEMBER 17

Pearl Dreyfuss aunt of Rabbi Teri Appleby, 4

Tishrei (September 12)

Edith Alderman great-aunt of Al Alderman,

September 13

Gustav Bretzfelder, September 14

Gundi McKean mother of Bill McKean,

September 14

Sam Birnbach grandfather of Peggy Levine,

September 15

Sidney L. Green, September 15

Joel Schoen uncle of Traci Kutler-Dodd,

September 15

Eron H. Appleby father of Rabbi Teri

Appleby, 8 Tishrei (September 16)

Sidney Picker father of Marc Picker,

September 18

Harry Shapiro grandfather of Steven Rubin,

September 18

KADDISH TO BE SAID SEPTEMBER 24

Sophie Grossman mother of Carol Pevney,

September 19

Leslie Kahn uncle of Debra Pomeranz and

uncle of Robert Dickens, September 19

Louis Korostinsky former husband of

Rodley Moser, September 21

Joseph Aaronson uncle of Marynne

Aaronson, September 22

Morris Aaronson grandfather of Marynne

Aaronson, 14 Tishrei (September 22)

George Howard loved one of Norm & Lynn

Robins, September 22

Charles Krahenbuhl father of Saundra

Goodman, September 22

Edward B. Solomon father of Barbara

Pratt, September 22

David Goldstein son of Selma Goldstein,

September 23

Dick beloved of Rivka, September 24

Betty Mazza mother of Richard Mazza, September 25

Ervin Ottley father of Patricia Blanchard,

September 25

KADDISH TO BE SAID OCTOBER 1

Lyndell Baker brother-in-law of Benala

Abrams, September 26

Rose Jeanne Cohen aunt of Alison Lasher,

September 26

Ignatz Gruenwald grandfather of Rod

Sloan, September 28

David Harrison brother-in-law of Steve

Pansky, September 28

Samuel Eli Molod brother-in-law of Martha

Gould, September 28

Cathy Gordon Feiertag, September 29

Elizabeth Matles grandmother of Steve

Matles, September 29

Joseph Boyarsky father of Barbara

Weinberg, September 30

Sidney David Leo father of Jonathan Leo,

23 Tishrei (October 1)

Albert Newberger in the Virginia City

Cemetery, October 1

Janice C. Pendergraft, October 2

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to SinaiWe thank those who support Temple Sinai.

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundWilliam & Sheila FreedMartha GouldJudith & Gary Schumer in honor of the

conversion of Lisa Hahner

Religious School FundAnonymous in honor of Ethel Jaff e for

her wonderful help!

Ritual FundNeva Donovan & John Louie as the major

donors for the new Memorial BoardKen & Marilyn Roberts toward the

Memorial Board in memory of Velva Roberts

Temple Sinai Family

Thanks ~ Todah

Thanks to our August Oneg sponsors: the Greiner Family and Temple Sinai.

Thanks to our August greeters: Temple Board members Jeff Blanck, Adrienne Tropp, Doug Goodman, Phil Shalitt, and Marynne Aaronson.

Thanks to Phil Shalitt, for donating several DVD’s and a beautiful artist’s interpretation of the Book of Exodus to the Temple library; to Suzy & Evan Klass for letting us use their pool for a mikveh; to Linda Duffi é and Rosalie Pelham for making a High Holy Day Torah mantle for our smallest Torah; and to Rod Sloan for building a computer lab for the Religious School.

Julie Stage toward the Memorial Board in memory of Meyer L. Halprin

General FundHerb & Olga Blanck in memory of

Max BlanckSteven Kupfersmith in appreciation

of rabbinic services and memory of Joseph Kupfersmith

Heidi Loeb in memory of Ilene GrahamMechelle Merrill & Rob Fleischman in

memory of Michael SchulkinLynn & Norman Robins in memory of

Marjorie HowardRod Sloan in memory of Alice Boddy

New Building FundKaren & Jerry CepposAlan & Camille GertlerJeff Gingold & Jane TownleyDouglas & Saundra GoodmanLisa GuzmánBobbi KornbluthJake MargolisPhil Shalitt in memory of Belle & Frank

Gray and Louis & Ellen ShalittRabbi Emerita Myra SoiferHelene Spinner

Please Consider Making A 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

Refuah Sheleimah

“Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery” to: Herb Pevney, Mark Donaghy (brother of Alison Lasher), and Jeannie Nelson

Birthdays

Aug 30: Susan BluhmAug 31: Jonathan Castleman and

Shirley IslerSep 1: Patricia EisenbergSep 4: Harrison Brenner and

Stuart LaboweSep 5: Mechelle Merrill and

Mark RosenbergSep 6: Nancy PodewilsSep 7: Nathan NobleSep 10: Joy BruceSep 11: Nancy Y. Cohen and

Barbara PrattSep 13: Rina SchumerSep 14: Lynne Daus and Ilene HobsonSep 16: Sarah Collin and Philip MehlerSep 19: Philip ShalittSep 20: Tracy Bartlett, Barbara

Pasquale, and William PovolnySep 22: Bernard Bronov

Sep 23: Richard LopezSep 24: Aaron RolstonSep 25: Shayna ChabrowSep 26: Eric HobsonSep 27: Philip WellsSep 28: Joseph Paris and

Michael WeinzweigSep 29: Heather Bartlett, Samson

Flagg, Catherine Harris, and Esther Isaac

Sep 30: Neva Donovan and Rebecca Labowe

Oct 1: John LouieOct 2: Steven Rubin

AnniversariesAug 29: Miles & Jill GreinerAug 31: Michael & Melissa Bloch and

Richard & Adrienne TroppSep 3: Ellen Holland & John

Preschutti and Jeff & Edie ParisSep 5: Lynne Daus & Michael Davis

and Suzy & Evan KlassSep 11: Kathy & Shane GraySep 18: Rabbi Teri Appleby & Jon LeoSep 19: John & Julia IslasSep 20: Lisa & Angel GuzmánSep 23: Kale & Edwina Flagg

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Yom Kippur

Break-the-FastSaturday, September 18 Immediately

Following Services

Sign-up in the Temple lobby for items needed for our Dairy/Vegetarian/Fish Potluck Break-the-Fast. Extra mitzvah points will be awarded

for help with cleaning up at the end.

For information, call Marsha Cohen at 851-1724.

our Annual Healing

Service, the Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and

Yom Kippur, will be Friday, September 10

at 7:30pm.

Join us in our prayers for sh’leimut—

wholeness and healing—as we approach a new

Jewish year.

High Holy Day WelcomeOnce again, we welcome the

unaffi liated to our High Holy Day worship. While there is no fee for non-members, we gratefully accept free-will donations. We do require the name, address, and telephone number of those unaffi liated who join us so that we might encourage their fuller participation throughout the year. If you know unaffi liated Jews in the community, do urge them (better yet, bring them!) to join us for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

Outdoor Tashlich ServiceFor the 26th year, our Tashlich

Service will be held outdoors and takes place on Rosh HaShanah after-noon, Thursday, September 9. Our past site on Mt. Rose is closed for renovation this year; our new loca-tion will probably be Galena Creek Park (with two creeks!!). Please stay tuned for confi rmation and direc-tions. Bring warm clothing, whatever you’d like to sit on, and a picnic meal for after worship. The Tashlich Service begins at approximately 3pm. (Please feel free to bring your musical instru-ments.) Those driving in caravan to our worship spot will leave the Sinai parking lot promptly at 2pm. In case of inclement weather, this service will be moved inside the synagogue.

SelichotSelichot (singular, selicha) are

prayers or liturgical poems whose subject is the forgiveness of sin. As a kind of High Holy Days “warm-up,” Selichot services are traditionally held at midnight on the Saturday night prior to Rosh HaShanah.

Our Selichot service this year takes place on Saturday, September 4, at 7:30pm (note the earlier time). Join us for nosh and schmooze, Havdalah, study of a special High Holy Day theme, followed by the Selichot Service.

Kever Avot – Memorial Service

It is traditional to visit the graves of our loved ones between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El are co-sponsoring a Community Memorial Service at the Hebrew Cemetery. This year the service takes place on Sunday, September 12, at 2pm.

High Holy Days School PolicyBy offi cial policy of the Washoe

County School District, there shouldn’t be a problem with your child(ren) missing school for the Jew-ish High Holy Days. They are also to be allowed to make up exams or oth-er work. Should you experience any

diffi culty with your child(ren)’s school or teacher(s), contact either Rabbi Appleby, 747-5508, or the Washoe Country School Superintendent. (Sim-ilar policies and procedures should be in place in other school districts as well.) So bring your students to shul on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur!

Memorial CardsTo have the names of departed

loved ones read during Yizkor on Yom Kippur, a memorial card must be completed and returned by NO LATER THAN THE END OF ROSH HASHANAH (September 9). Even if you have completed such a card in years past, you must fi ll out, and turn in, a memorial card again this year. Cards are available in this Sentinel or at the synagogue or through the Temple offi ce.

High Holy Days Food DriveOur annual High Holy Days Food

Drive takes place from Sunday, Sep-tember 5, through Sunday, October 3. We once again have special bags for you to fi ll. Those bags will be avail-able at the synagogue. Please be gen-erous, particularly with off erings of high-protein items—canned meats, tuna, peanut butter, etc.—and baby food. All food collected will be do-nated to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

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the back dirt lot during High Holy Day services.

SELICHOTSaturday, September 4 at 7:30pm

EREV ROSH HASHANAHWednesday, September 8

Evening Service at 8pm

ROSH HASHANAHThursday, September 9Morning Service at 10am

Family Service at 1pmTashlich Afternoon Service at 3pm(Galena Creek Park, Second Entrance;

caravan leaves Sinai at 2:00pm)

SHABBAT SHUVAH - HEALING SERVICEFriday, September 10

Evening Service at 7:30pm

KEVER AVOT - COMMUNITY MEMORIAL SERVICESunday, September 12

Hebrew Cemetery Service at 2pm

KOL NIDRE - EREV YOM KIPPURFriday, September 17Evening Service at 8pm

YOM KIPPURSaturday, September 18

Morning Service at 10amFamily Service at 1:30pm

Service of Music & Meditation at 3pmAfternoon Torah Service at 4pm

Yizkor (Memorial) andNeilah (Concluding) Services

begin immediately at the conclusionof the Afternoon Torah Service

Break-the-Fast at the conclusion of Worship

Save the Date :December 4, 2010

On Saturday night, De-cember 4—the fourth Chanu-kah candle—Temple Sinai will present Saul Kaye who sings

Jewish pop, folk and blues. (Last year’s performance was cancelled due to a snowstorm.) Saul’s music will be followed by an adult Chanukah party featuring traditional songs and food. Look for further de-tails in future Sentinels.

NEW!!

First Friday of every month at 7:00 PM beginning

September 3rd

Please join us every month for our new

Simchat Shabbat Service. Th is is a shorter

musically-oriented service, at which we

celebrate community simchas for that

month, such as Birthdays and Anniversa-

ries, with a blessing under the Tallit. We

use the Mishkan T’fi lah prayerbook, and

the sermon is replaced by a story.

Th e service is followed by an Oneg with

an ice cream bar and Israeli dancing (all

levels are welcome).

ALL—families, singles, empty nesters—

are welcome and encouraged to attend this

joyous Shabbat service. Th e Simchat Shab-

bat Service and our new Tot Shabbat service

replace the previous Family Service.

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Monthly Monthly ShabbatShabbat Morning ServicesMorning Services

(the FIRST Shabbat every month)

September 4 & October 29am Torah & Bagels

10:30am Shabbat Service12 noon Dairy Potluck Lunch

September 10& October 15

6:00pm:Tot Shabbat

Service6:30pm:

Dairy PotluckDinner

A NEW monthly Shabbat service and dinner for families with children 0-8

years of age. Please join us to celebrate Shabbat with upbeat songs, simple

prayers, a short story, and taking the Torah out.

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Th e Family of Dennis Dworkin

invites you to share in the celebration of his

Bar Mitzvah at 10:30am,Saturday October 23rd, 2010

at Temple Sinai. Please RSVP tocurrierdworkin@yahoo.com.

Temple Youth at Camp Tawonga

The summer of 2010 was the back drop for some fun experiences

for seven of our Temple youth at Camp Tawonga in Groveland, CA.

In June, Jacob Greiner and Ikaika Flagg attended a one-week Adventure Quest program. In July, Sara Mer-kin, Rachel Greiner, and Mary and Seth Rubin attended a 3 week overnight session, and in August Hannah Margolis at-

tended a three week overnight session in Groveland, CA. The youth met many young Jewish people from the Bay area, Hawaii, Minnesota, Maryland, Israel, and many other cities and states around the US. They went backpacking in the Yosemite wilderness

areas, hiked Half Dome, celebrated Shabbat among the trees of the Sierra Mountains, observed Tish B’Av and learned many new Hebrew songs. They have made some lifelong Jewish friends and unforgettable memories. If you see any of these kids around Temple, ask them to share some of their camp experiences.

Julia Rubin

July 10, 2010: Seth Rubin, Sara Merkin, Mary Rubin, and Rachel

Greiner waiting to board the buses to Camp Tawonga

2007: Jake and Hannah Margolis,

Camp Tawonga

June 2010: Jacob Greiner, Ikaika Flagg,

and friends at Camp Tawonga

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Torah for Tots

Torah for Tots, Temple Sinai’s class for chil-dren ages 2-5, will resume on Thursday, October 28 at 4 PM at the Temple. For

further information about the class or to get on the email list, please contact Judy Schumer at garyjudy2@sbcglobal.net.

Religious School Remem-brances

I remember when I fi rst started at Temple Sinai with my two young girls

and all the hustle and bus-tle accompanying those days. I remember all the excitement and anxiety of their fi rst days of attending Religious School. I remember how much fun my girls had and what they learned in their days at Religious School.

As we approach the beginning of a new Religious School year, what are your memories? Do you share them with your children? Ask your child what his/her favorite parts of going to Religious School are.

When I was teaching, my favor-

ite memory was making matzo ball soup with my class. We would read the story Stone Soup, and the stu-dents were encouraged to bring in their favorite vegetable to add to our very own matzo ball soup. We would spend the better part of our morn-ing cutting, chopping, mixing, and preparing our soup. During that time we would chat about things such as

why the vegetables were so good for our soup, who created those vegeta-bles, and why it was so important to come together as a community. The answers were amazing!

On the day I would make the soup with a new class, I can remember see-ing the looks on the faces of children from previous classes. They would walk by with a pout on their faces, and then a smile slowly emerged as they remembered when it had been their turn. Their faces lit up with the memory of when they got to make the soup with me. Their expressions were a combination of the smell, taste, and pride at having been a part of that group activity.

My goal for every student in our Religious School and for their parents is to be able to have many wonderful memories for the rest of their lives.

I would love to hear any memo-ries that you have from your days attending schul, and what you would love for your child to remember most from theirs?

L’Shanah Tovah!Tracy BartlettReligious School DirectorEmail: luvzjrz@aol.comHome: 972-1396Cell: 848-3559

Schedule UpcomingB’nei Mitzvah Now!Our current schedule is

as follows:October 30, 2010 – John Eisenberg

November 13, 2010 – Hannah Margolis

November 20, 2010 – Ikaika Flagg

January 15, 2011 – Jacob Stites

May 14, 2011 – Jessica & Daniel Fuchs

June 18, 2011 – Matthew McKean

July 2, 2011 – Noah Blanck

B'nei Mitzvah must be scheduled at least eight months in advance. Call the Rabbi at 747-5508 to

reserve your date. ALL services listed above are at 10:30am.

Temple SinaiTemple SinaiYouth GroupYouth Group open to all Jewish open to all Jewish Youth ages 12-18Youth ages 12-18

For more information and to be placed on the Youth Group email list, please contact:

Rabbi Appleby (at RabbiTempleSinai@pyramid.net or 747-5508) or Tracy Bartlett (Religious School Director

at luvjrz@aol.com or 972-1396).

The Family of

Ethan Isaac Laboweinvites you to share

in the celebration of his

BAR MITZVAH10:00AM

Saturday, October, 16, 2010Temple Sinai

Temple Sinai Members ...

Have Been Challenged!An anonymous donor has challenged the members of Temple Sinai to retire our Capital Fund loan, which was taken out to pay the fi nal costs of our new building and the renovations completed in early 2008.

Here’s the deal. Between August 1 and September 30, 2010, this donor will match 50 cents of every dollar donated to the Capital Fund to a maximum of $30,000. If Sinai members donate $60,000, the anonymous donor will donate $30,000.

WE CAN MEET THIS CHALLENGE!

Every donation to the Capital Fund counts. If you have a current pledge to the fund, NOW is the time to maximize your donation. If your pledge balance is $10,000, and you can pay it between now and September 30, it becomes $15,000. If you haven’t given to the Capital Fund before, because perhaps you’re a new member, NOW is the time. Donate $1,000 and it becomes $1,500, $500 becomes $750.

Th e current loan balance is $70,000 with $10,000 currently in the fund, so we need $60,000. HERE’S THE BONUS. If Sinai members donate $60,000, we will have $90,000 with the challenger’s matching donation. Th is will place$30,000 into a Capital Fund that will be available for future improvements. We won’t have to ask again. And remember, ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE.

PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN, TO HELP US RETIRE OUR DEBT BURDEN.

ACT NOW!

Your Temple Sinai Board of Trustees

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Sisterhood Tributes

Do you want to send a greeting card to someone but do not have the time? Sisterhood can

help. As a fund raiser and as a conve-nience to our members, Sisterhood wants to provide Sisterhood Tributes. The tributes are hand written notes on greeting cards that will be mailed to any person. You can choose any type of greeting card and have a pre-selected greeting note or make up your own message. Examples of greeting cards are: birthday, anniver-sary, get well, sympathy, congratula-tions, new baby, new year, etc.

The cost will be $3.00/per card or ten cards for $27.

If you are not already

receiving the Temple’s

Weekly eNewsletter,

send an email to

Temple.Sinai@pyramid.net

asking us to add you and

we’ll put you on the list.

Mark Your Calendars!

Starting on September 5 we will resume our meeting and speak-er series with Stephanie Sant’

Ambragio, Assistant Professor of Violin & Viola at University of Nevada, Reno. She is also Artistic Director, Cactus Pear Music Festival and a col-lector and renowned authority on the music of the Holocaust.

On October 10 our own, Steve Rubin, MD will be speaking about Men’s Health and the aging process. His presentation is titled Gerolescence and ACJP. The term Gerolescence re-fers to the developmental stage in life between middle and late adulthood.Dr. Rubin will give a presentation that addresses some of the biological and psychological changes that he encounters as a geriatric psychiatrist. Come and fi nd out what it means to be an ACJP and why it matters.

Alan Gubarich will be our November 7 speaker, talking on the fantastic subject “Wings over Nevada.” Jeff Gingold has just fi n-ished reading Alan’s book The Mind of Raven, as a follow up to touring in Alaska. Jeff , Jane and some of his friends are joining Alan on the trip to Lamoille this year to explore life in the Nevada desert.

In the advance planning stages, we have the following speakers, some of whom don’t even know they have been volunteered:

Jon Leo• , who will enlighten us on environmental law in IsraelLaura Jackson• , conductor for the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra (March 2011)John Farahi• speaking on the up-coming trip to Israel UU• (any guesses?)Looking for a local attorney speak-• ing on Wills, Trust, and Probate. Any volunteers?The NV Constitution, History, Un-• usual Laws and Religion Steve Matles• telling us about VC Cemetery and it’s history—may include a fi eld trip also.

As you can see, your board has been busy planning more and more for you, but we need your help on committees, attending and just let-ting us know what you want. On that note the Lox Smiths need a few good men; contact Les (phone 851-1724; email: lhcohen@charter.net) to lend your support.

The new offi cers for 2010-2011:President Dave LevineVice President Mike MedvinTreasurer John LouieSecretary Mark Rosenberg

Shalom,and see you at the meetings,Dave Levine,Men’s Club President

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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!).

7pm Wednesday, October 14. All Temple members are

welcome to attend.

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

MonthlyMonthlyBoard Meeting

Temple Sinai Temple Sinai Book Club Book Club

The Temple Sinai Book Club will hold its fi rst meeting of the year on Thursday, September

23 at 7pm at Brigitta Aaron’s house. The book is Nothing to Envy – Ordi-nary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. The meeting’s facilitator is Judith Strasser. Brigitta will send directions to her house prior to the meeting, and she requests that no food be brought—she wishes to fully host the meeting.

The books for the following months are:October 28: Good for the Jews

(fi ction) by Debra SparkHost: Judith StrasserFacilitator: NEEDED!

December 2 (a combo Nov. & Dec. meeting): Oxygen (fi ction) by Carol CassellaHost: NEEDED!Facilitator: Carisse Gafni

January 21: Start-up Nation – The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (non fi ction) by Dan Senor and Sol SingerHost: NEEDED!Facilitator: NEEDED!To join the book club,

please contact Judy Schumer at garyjudy2@sbcglobal.net. Synopses for all the books can be found on amazon.com.

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.

BoBoISRAELIlk

Folk DancingFolk Dancingat Sinaiat Sinai

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

have the dumpster emptied.

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Cleaning Up?Cleaning Up?

Help Decorate the

Rabbi’s New Sukkah

Sunday, September 19, 2:30-4:30pm

3489 Eagle Ridge Ct.(from McCarran &

Cashill: DOWN Cashill, 4th LEFT at Royer,

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Lite refreshments served. Bring greens & artwork to decorate Rabbi Teri and

Jon’s sukkah. Come with your creativity. RSVP to 324-3870

by October 2.

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Impedance Cardiography, Non-Narcotic Pain ReliefNatural Supplements

Dietitian On Staff

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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. 12 • September 2010

Calling Oneg Hosts:2010/2011 Oneg Hosting

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.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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5 6 7 8 1 Tishrei 9 10 11

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September 2010 Elul 5770 / Tishrei 5771Temple Sinai is affi liated with the Union for Reform Judaism

3405 GULLING ROAD • RENO, NEVADA 89503(775) 747-5508 Fax (775) 747-1911

E-mail: temple.sinai@pyramid.net, web page: www.templesinai-reno.comRabbi Teri Appleby

Torah Portion, Nitzavim - Vayelech: Deut. 29:9-31:30

9am Shabbat Morning Torah & Bagels 10:30am Shabbat

Morning Service Noon Potluck Dairy Lunch

7:30pm Selichot Service 8:39pm Havdalah (72 min)

Shabbat Shuvah

Torah Portion, Ha’atzinu:Deut. 32:1-52

7pm Monthly Israeli Folk Dance Evening

8:27pm Havdalah (72 min)

Yom Kippur Services: 10am Morning Service 1:30pm Family Service

3pm Service of Music & Meditation 4pm Afternoon Torah Service

Yizkor & Neilah Services follow Afternoon Torah Break-The-Fast at the conclusion of Worship

8:16pm Havdalah (72 min)

Sukkot III (CH’’M)

Torah Reading: Deut. 33:12-34:26

8:05pm Havdalah (72 min)

Torah Portion, Bereishit:Gen. 1:1-6:8

9am Shabbat Morning Torah & Bagels

10:30am Simchat Torah / Shabbat Morning Service Noon Potluck Dairy Lunch 7:53pm Havdalah (72 min)

7pm Simchat Shabbat Service

7:10pm Candle lighting

Rosh HaShanah II 6pm Tot Shabbat Service

and Dinner 6:59pm Candle lighting

7:30pm Shabbat Shuvah Healing Service

6:48pm Candle lighting 8pm Kol Nidre Service

(Erev Yom Kippur)

Sukkot II 6:36pm Candle lighting

7:30pm Shabbat Services with Sukkot Potluck at

6pm

Simchat Torah 6:25pm Candle lighting

7pm Simchat Torah Service

7pm Reno International Folk Dance Co-Op

Rosh HaShanah Services All Day

10am Morning Service 1pm Family Service

3pm Tashlich Afternoon Service (caravan leaves

Sinai at 2pm)

Sukkot I 7pm Reno International

Folk Dance Co-Op

Shemini Atzeret, Yizkor 7pm Reno International

Folk Dance Co-Op

Noon Talmud 7pm Ritual Committee

Meeting

Noon Talmud 7:02pm Candle lighting

8pm Erev Rosh HaShanah Services

Noon Talmud

Erev Sukkot Noon Talmud

6:39pm Candle lighting

Sukkot VII (Hoshana Rabbah)

Noon Talmud 6:28pm Candle lighting

6pm Midweek Hebrew Begins (grades 4-7)

7pm Reno Israeli Folkdance Co-Op

6pm Hebrew (grades 4-7) 6:30pm Sisterhood Mahjong Night

6pm Hebrew (grades 4-7)

6pm Hebrew (grades 4-7) 6:30pm Sisterhood Mahjong Night 7pm Reno Israeli

Folkdance Co-Op

Sukkot VI (CH’’M) 6pm Hebrew (grades 4-7)

7pm Reno Israeli Folkdance Co-Op

Labor Day Temple Sinai Offi ce Closed

Sukkot V (CH’’M)

9:30am Religious Shool Begins; Opening Day

Brunch w/ Rabbi Appleby & guest speaker Carisse Gafni

11:30am Sunday Hebrew Begins (grades 3-7)

No Religious/Hebrew School (Labor Day

Weekend)9am Men’s Club with

Stephanie Sant’ Ambragio

Fast of Gedaliah Sentinel Deadline

9:30am Religious School 11:30am Hebrew (grades 3-7)

2pm Kever Avot (Community Memorial Service)

9:30am Religious School 11:30am Hebrew (grades 3-7)

2:30-4:30pm Decorate the Rabbi’s Sukkah

(see page 13 for details)

Sukkot IV (CH’’M) 9:30am Religious School

11:30am Hebrew (grades 3-7)

Rabbi Appleby and the Board of Temple Sinai wish all our Congregational family and friends the greatest blessing in the New Year of 5771.

G’mar Hatimah Tovah!

Temple Sinai3405 Gulling RoadReno, Nevada 89503(775) 747-5508

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