This Shabbat
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Saturday,
March 20, 2010
9 am
Shabbat Services
Main Sanctuary
9 am Beit Midrash Minyan
Mirkin Chapel
11 am Torah for Tots
approximately 12 pm (following services)
Kiddush Luncheon is sponsored this week by the members of Sisterhood in honor of Susan Silver
12:30 pm Sisterhood Shabbat Tisch
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| Yahrzeits |
5 Nissan to 11 Nissan
(March 20 to March 26)
The following names will be read during services this Shabbat in observance of their Yahrzeits in the coming week:
| Minnie Avenam, |
| Alfred Abram Gardner, |
| Robert Hirsch, |
| Isadora Kalman, |
| Frieda Kamenz, |
| Sadie Kulakofsky, |
| Aaron Miller, |
| Dr. Steven Alan Moskowitz, |
| Philip Radol, |
| Benjamin Schwartz, |
| Riva Vaisleb, |
| Zalov Zalman |
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Contact Us
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Questions? Ready to RSVP? Click here to email the office.
Or, call us at 408-264-8542
Office Hours:
Mon - 12 pm to 4 pm
Tues - 9 am to 4 pm
Wed - 9 am to 4 pm
Thurs - 9 am to 4 pm
Fri - 9 am to 4 pm
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| This Week at Sinai (March 17 - March 23)
*RSVP TO THE COMMUNITY SECOND NIGHT PASSOVER SEDER: SEE SECTION "PASSOVER NOTES" FOR MORE DETAILS.
*JOIN
US ON THE 5TH NIGHT OF PASSOVER FOR SHABBAT DINNER. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: SEE SECTION "PASSOVER NOTES" FOR MORE DETAILS.
Silicon Valley Beit Midrash: Thursday, March 18, 9 am in the Mirkin Chapel.
Hebrew High Class in Partnership with Beth David: Thursday, March 18, 7 pm at Congregation Beth David.
New Frontier Regional Kadima Kinnus at Sacramento:
Friday through Sunday, March 19 -21. Join other Kadimaniks from across
the region at a Shabbaton where you will be hosted in a local home for
Shabbat!
Torah for Tots: Saturday, March 20, 11 am - 12 pm in the Social Hall. For kids ages 0-5.
Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon:
Saturday, March 20, following Shabbat services. We invite you and your
families to a Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon hosted and sponsored by members
of Sisterhood in honor of Susan Silver. All are welcome. Please join
us!
Sisterhood Shabbat Tisch: Saturday, March 20, 12:30 pm.
Shelly Lewin will lead a discussion on "Unusual Passover Concepts".
Religious School: Sunday, March 21, 9 am.
6th Grade B'Nei Mitzvah Inauguration Preparation: Sunday, March 21, 9 am.
Sunday Minyan: Sunday, March 21, 9 am in the Mirkin Chapel.
Religious School: Tuesday, March 23, 4:15 pm.
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Next Week at Sinai (March 24 - March 30)
Community Choir Rehearsal for Yom Hashoah at Shir Hadash:
Wednesday, March 24, 7;30 pm. Choir
rehearsal for the Community Holocaust Memorial Service to be held on
Sunday evening April 11th at 7:30pm at Congregation Shir Hadash.
Silicon Valley Beit Midrash: Thursday, March 25, 9 am in the Mirkin Chapel.
Hebrew High Class in Partnership with Beth David: Thursday, March 25, 7 pm at Congregation Beth David.
Nursery School Pesach Celebration: Friday, March 26.
No Religious School: Sunday, March 28.
Sunday Minyan: Sunday, March 28, 9 am in the Mirkin Chapel.
Nursery School Closed for Erev Pesach: Monday, March 29.
Siyyum Bechorim: Monday, March 29, 7 am- 8:30 am.
Chametz Burning: Monday, March 29, 8:30 am.
Nursery School and Office Closed for Passover: Tuesday, March 30 and Wednesday, March 31.
Passover Morning Services: Tuesday, March 30, 9 am.
No Religious School: Tuesday, March 30.
Second Night Community Passover Seder: Tuesday,
March 30, 8:00 pm. Led by Rabbi Josh Berkenwald. Participatory, and
interactive program. Delicious catered, kosher-for-Passover meal. See
section "Passover Notes" for more details.
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| Passover Notes
Get a Bedikat Chametz ("search for leaven") kit. FREE. Pick yours up at the office.
Sell your Chametz (leavened products): Forms available in the office, in the Voice of Sinai or on the Sinai website.
Passover guide: A complete Rabbinical Assembly Pesach Guide is available in the office or you can download it from the Sinai website
Kashering of Sinai kitchen:
Wednesday, March 24 from 9 am -2 pm. Volunteers needed for 2 hours
shift to assist Rabbi Berkenwald with the task of kashering the
kitchen for Passover. Please call or email the office if you are able
to help.
Office Closed: March 30, March 31, April 5, and April 6 in observance of Passover.
Nursery School Closed: Monday, March 29 through Tuesday April 6. Nursery School will resume on Wednesday, April 7.
Religious School Closed: There will be no Religious School classes on Sunday March 28, Tuesday March 30, Sunday March 4, and Tuesday April 6.
Passover Services at Sinai
Erev Passover:
Monday, March 29, 7 - 8:30 am : Siyym Bechorim - Breaking the First
Borns' Fast. Morning service and study session, followed by
refreshments.
Erev Passover: Monday, March 29, 8:30 - 10:00 am; Burn your Chametz in the Sinai Parking lot.
1st Day: Tuesday, March 30 at 9 am. Services.
2nd Night: Tuesday, March 30 at 8 pm. Passover Seder.
2nd Day:
Wednesday, March 31 at 9 am. Services.
4th Day : Friday, April 2 at 6:00 pm- Kabbalat Shabbat followed by Passover dinner .
5th Day: Saturday, April 3 at 9 am. Shabbat Services.
6th Day: Sunday Minyan, April 4 at 9 am. Services.
7th Day: Monday, April 5 at 9 am. Services.
8th Day: Tuesday, April 6 at 9 am (includes Yizkor Memorial Service)
Second Night Community Passover Seder: Tuesday, March 30 at 8:00 pm. Led by Rabbi Josh Berkenwald. Join us to re-experience the exodus from Egypt with a participatory, and interactive program and a delicious catered, kosher-for-Passover meal. It's
a great way to have a delightful Passover celebration without a lot of
fuss. Bring your out-of-town family! Help us welcome community members
who may be far from home for the holiday! Subsidized Cost: $38 for
adults, $20 for children 6 to 12, Free for children 5 and under. Please call the Sinai office at 408-264-8542 or visit the Sinai website www.sinai-sj.org for online registration. Open to all. If you need financial assistance, please contact Joelle Pluemer at 408-264-8542.
Todah Rabah to Rina Katzen for her generous subsidy of Second Seder at Sinai.
5th Night Kaballat Shabbat and Passover Shabbat Dinner:
You will be tired of cooking Passover food by then! Come to Shabbat and
Passover dinner on Friday, April 2 following 6:00 pm services.
Regular Price after March 29(Office closed on March 30 and March 31): $24 (age 13 and up) and $10 aper child age 5-12 (free for children under age 5. $65 max per family.
If you need financial assistance, please contact Joelle Pluemer at 408-264-8542.
Ma'ot Chittim for Passover
The
Hagaddah says, "All who are hungry-come and eat. All who are needy come
and join the Passover celebration." We fulfill the mitzvah of "Ma'ot
Chittim" to ensure that every Jew in the community has enough to eat
during Passover.
- Project
NOAH: Donate Kosher-for-Passover food items for distribution by Jewish
Family Services of Silicon Valley. Contributions of the following
Kosher for Passover items would be greatly appreciated: Gefilte fish,
horseradish, jam, candies, honey, latke mix, potato starch, grape
juice, matzoh ball soup in a jar, matzoh, macaroons, cookies, matzoh
meal, cake meal, and tea. Donation bin is in the foyer through March
29th.
- Ma'ot
Chittim Fund: This year, Rabbi Berkenwald will pool all financial
contributions for Ma'ot Chittim to make a collective Sinai gift to JFS'
Project NOAH and to Mazon: a Jewish Response to Hunger. Please donate
generously!
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| Of Note
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
~Purchase a Yellow Candle~
Sunday April 11 is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The
Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program reaches out to the present and the
future. Through the mitzvah of Tikun Olam - Repairing the World - we
remember the past and the victims of the Holocaust to ensure, Never
Again!
Congregation Sinai is now selling Yellow Candles to light on April 11 for $18. Please purchase one from the Sinai office. If you have difficulty getting to the office, please contact Gary of the Men's Club at
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Have you always wanted to study the Torah in Hebrew but not known where to start?
In this 5 week workshop, students will be introduced to Torah study in
the original Hebrew. Some of the skills focused on will be Dictionary
skills, the ability to translate biblical text, basic vocabulary
acquisition and a greater ability to read the text. In anticipation of
the holiday Shavuot, we will be working within the book of Ruth.
Hebrew reading required. Instructor: Dr Elizabeth
Goldstein, Date & Time: Wednesdays, April 14 through May 12,
10:00-11:30am.Location: Addison-Penzak JCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos.
Cost: $75 for JCC members; $90 for non-members
Jewish Kids In Action:
Friendship Circle is proud to expand and to be able to serve this new
group of children!Registration for the second session is now open for
an after school Jewish Social Skills Club for high functioning,
mainstreamed children ages 8-11. Spring Session will be offered on 6
consecutive Monday's at Kehillah Jewish High School (Palo Alto) and
costs $120 for a 6 week session. Dates: April 19 - May 24. For more
information, contact
Bureau of Jewish Education's Special Needs Family Camp Weekend:
Family Camp will be held at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa on May 28-30,
2010. For more informationn, contact Flora Kupferman, Special
Education Consultant at
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or visit www.bjesf.org
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Congregation Sinai
San Jose's Conservative Synagogue
Join our warm, welcoming, multi-generational community for:
- Meaningful spiritual and educational growth
- Participatory services
- Community involvement
- Social opportunities and events for all ages
- Preschool and Religious School
- Kosher kitchen and beautiful facilities for celebrations
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