Dear Friends,
On behalf of the staff and leadership of our congregation I want to let you know that we are thinking of all of you who continue to suffer without power or are struggling with significant damage to your property. I have been touched by the many stories I have heard and am glad that the Temple has been able to lend a little help to a number of our members. If there is anything else we can do to help, or if you have heard of people who are having a particularly hard time, please let us know. We want to be there for all of you.
In the meantime, for those of you whose lives have returned to near normal or for those whose lives have not but are looking for a place to come in out of the cold, I want to highlight some of the terrific new opportunities we have lined up for this week at Temple Sinai. Don’t blink or you’ll miss these great new programs:
- Wednesday evening, Nov 2nd, 7:30 p.m – The opening session of an “Introduction to Judaism” course sponsored by the Union for Reform Judaism and hosted by Temple Sinai. Have you always felt that you don’t know the basics of Judaism that others seem to know? This class is for you! Rabbi Leana Moritt, an outstanding teacher in our community will be teaching. This course is for adults of all ages, Jewish and not Jewish, who would like to learn about our faith. One need not be a Temple member to participate. Come to this opening session to learn more.
- Thursday evening, Nov 3, 7:00 p.m. – Steven Simon, long-time member of Temple Sinai, will be telling his story of surviving the Holocaust as a refugee and hidden child in France. This program is sponsored by Temple Sinai’s Renaissance group.
- Thursday evening, Nov 3 – “ECC Mom’s Night Out”. Contact Sage at eccoffice@templesinaibc.org for more information.
- Friday evening, Nov 4, 6:00 p.m. - Tot Shabbat . at 6:00 p.m. followed by Shabbat Dinner for young families at 6:30 p.m. We will be welcoming all new ECC families to our community. Contact Sage at eccoffice@templesinaibc.org to rsvp for dinner.
- Sunday, Nov 6 – “God Talk,” a new discussion series that I am leading starts this coming Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Come for the free bagels or for the discussion or both. Bring your thoughts, doubts, and questions about God. No thought too heretical, no question beyond the pale.
- Sunday, Nov 6 – Mitzvah Day! Come to Temple Sinai to donate blood between 8:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; register by going to www.jfnnj.org to participate in renovation projects with Bonim Builders or **NEW** do craft projects with residents of Buckingham in Norwood, a rehabilitation and nursing care facility. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our volunteers to interface with residents of their Korean wing. Fostering relationships with the Korean community is one of the goals of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Northern New Jersey this year. Also, please bring the following to TempleSunday or sooner for our Mitzvah Day collections:
School supplies – New pens, pencils, crayons, markers, rulers, notebooks, highlighters, scissors, erasers, folders, glue sticks, glue or any other unused classroom supplies.
Gardening supplies – Seeds, potting soil, small pots and gardening tools.
Arts and Crafts Projects – Not supplies, but art projects sold in the store for children that can be done in bed, e.g. Pixos, Mosaics, Crayola Explosion, etc.
May we all be safe, warm and engaged in Jewish living.
Take care,
Jordan (Rabbi Millstein)
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