sinai news november-december 2011

Rabbi’s Corner,

Reflections

2

Cantor’s Notes,

From the Co-Presidents

3-4

Lifelong Jewish Learning 5-13

What’s Happening 14-15

Women of Sinai 16-17

Brotherhood 18-19

Social Action Committee 19-20

Green Team 21

Israel Committee 22-23

Ritual Committee, Sinai

Outside, Membership News

24

My Sinai 25-27

“Scene” at Sinai 28-30

Supporting Sinai 31

November Calendar 32

December Calendar 33

In the Sinai Family 34

Those We Remember 35

Contributions 36-38

Directory Updates 39

SINAI NEWS

Rabbi David B. Cohen • Cantor Rebecca Robins • Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman

Director of Administration Karen Lancina • Program Coordinator Jen Friedman • Sinai News Nicole Sether

Congregation Sinai • 8223 N. Port Washington Road• Fox Point, WI 53217

414.352.2970• 414.352.0944 (fax)• www.congregationsinai.org

November - December 2011 • Cheshvan - Tevet 5772

In this issue

A bi-monthly publication Issue 7, Volume 1

Shabbat Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1 - 17:27 Nov. 4 Tot Shabbat Service & Dinner 5:30 pm Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Nov. 5 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Alex Cayle Bar Mitzvah 10 am

Shabbat Vayera Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Nov. 11 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Nov. 12 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 Nov. 18 Rockin’ Family Shabbat Service 6:15pm Congregational Dinner 7:15 pm

Nov. 19 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Jake Coran Bar Mitzvah 9:30 am Shabbat Toldot Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Nov. 25 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg honoring Bill Rickards

Nov. 26 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat Vayetzei Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Dec. 2 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Dec. 3 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 - 36:43 Dec. 9 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Dec. 10 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am

Shabbat Vayeshev Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 Dec. 16 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm


Shabbat Miketz Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 Dec. 23 Shabbat Chanukah Service 6:15 pm

Dec. 24 Torah Study 8 am Morning Minyan 9:30 am Shabbat Vayigash Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 Dec. 30 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm


Shabbat Schedule

First place winner of the 2010 Chanukiyah Contest, Hannah Golub with "Under the Sea". Who will be this year's winner? Join us December 18th at the Latke Lunch for the competition!

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November-December 2011

Rabbi’s Corner

The phrase, ―two Jews, three opinions‖ is never more

apt than when American Jews talk about the State of Israel.

In the past two decades, what had been uniform support and

affection for Israel slowly mutated to a pervasive ambiva-

lence and even, in some corners, outright rejection of Zion-

ism.

There are many opinions as to how we

arrived at this lamentable state. More important is

the question: how do we go forward to forge a new

understanding of, and appreciation for, the State

of Israel? How do we rebuild the relationship?

First, we have to acknowledge that Israel

of the 21st century differs from the Israel we came

to know in the 1960‘s and 1970‘s. In its earliest

years, Israel endured food rationing and constant

cross-border raids of Fedayeen – what today we‘d

call terrorists. In the wake of the Shoah, we em-

braced at a ―Crisis Narrative‖ which focused on the real and

imminent threats to Israel‘s existence.

Thank goodness, times have changed. Israel today

has an effective military and an extraordinary economy. Politi-

cal, economic, and cultural advances have made Israel the

envy of many in the Middle East and beyond. Given these

positive changes, the ―Narrative of Crisis‖ is less compelling.

Even with continuing threats to its security, Israel is no longer

a weak country in need of assistance from world Jewry. The

question arises: going forward, on what will we base the rela-

tionship between American Jews and Israel?

On Tuesday evening, November 1st, Rabbi Jacob

Herber, of Congregation Beth Israel, and I will co-teach a

twelve session class called ―Engaging Israel: Foundations for

a New Relationship.‖ With multimedia materials created by

the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem, including video

conversations with some of Israel‘s world leading scholars

and public intellectuals, we will employ Jewish thought, politi-

cal theory and international law as we address important

questions, including: what is the necessity and significance of

the Jewish national enterprise; how a Jewish state should

exercise power; why a Jew who lives outside of

Israel should care about Israel; and what the

State of Israel can offer the world.

The class is not a history lesson with a

particular bias. In fact, our primary focus is not

as much what Israel is today but how the wisdom

of Judaism might inform our conversation of

what Israel can be in the future.

This course arises from my and Rabbi

Herber‘s participation in a three year course of

study at the Hartman Institute. Along with 25

orthodox, conservative, reform, and reconstruc-

tionist Senior Rabbinic Fellows, we study in Jerusalem for

three weeks in July and one week in January, and study Jew-

ish texts and philosophy. Online classes with teachers in Je-

rusalem make up the balance of the year.

The Engaging Israel curriculum grew out of our class

sessions. Our program of study is predicated on the same

premise as the course we will teach in Milwaukee: in the

twenty first century, we need to recast the relationship be-

tween Israel and Diaspora Jewry and create a vocabulary

based on the shared heritage of Jewish values and traditions.

We hope you will be able to join us!

Rabbi David B. Cohen

Listening to the primary Republican debate, I was struck by the extent to which fundamentalist

religious ideology remains in the face of centuries of scientific rebuttal. There is no equivalent in Jewish

ideology. The rabbis knew that Job was a myth. In describing the six days of creation, they suggested

that a ―day‖ then represented thousands or hundreds of thousands of years. It has been suggested that

rather than Orthodoxy (correct doctrine), Judaism designates ―Orthopraxy‖ (correct practice). But even

here, it is incorrect to speak of fundamentalism. The original 613 laws, delineated in the Torah, were

modified by subsequent generations of religious leaders. The process of reinterpreting Torah goes on to

this day.

Rabbi Jay R. Brickman

Reflections

A very special thank you to Marvin Fishman z”l and his family, Janet Fishman and Leslie and Jeffrey Hayes. As you may know, Marvin underwrote our High

Holy Day security services for many years. As part of his legacy, Marvin continues to underwrite this service for Congregation Sinai.

May His Memory Be For A Blessing.


From the Co-Presidents

I want to speak for a moment of this past year, our

Jewish journey together. Everyone who knows me, knows I

am best when I speak from my heart.

I want to begin by thanking those who make our of-

fice run so smoothly at Sinai. We are fortunate to have such

competent, experienced and energetic staff. Karen Lancina

as our Director of Administration, and Jen Friedman, our Pro-

gram Coordinator, they are an outstanding team. Jeri Danz is

our School Administrator and we are grateful for her efficien-

cy and TLC. And thank you to Ilene Wasserman, Karen Hintz,

Larry Mesta, and Dick Kaeppel……… And publicly, I want to

thank all of you; you have done a good job keeping me on

track.

Great things are happening at Sinai! The softball

team of Sinai stars were inspiring this summer - even though

they did not win the championship this year- (they relin-

quished that glory to the Brewers); our Cantor continues to be

amazing- despite her love for the Phillies; our Rabbi was cho-

sen as a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the prestigious Hartman

Continued on page 4

Last November, the Congregational School Initiative

(CSI) of the Coalition for Jewish Learning (CJL) came into our

religious school (grades K4-10) and performed an assess-

ment of our program. They observed several days of

class and interviewed parents, students, teachers,

clergy and staff. After their generous time observing

and listening, they sent us an analysis of the

strengths and weakness of our synagogue school,

the Youth Education Program at Congregation Sinai.

Among the greatest strengths were the overall at-

mosphere, the physical space in the building, and

the involvement of the clergy in the leadership of

and instruction in the Youth Education Program

(YEP). CSI also made some helpful suggestions,

including establishing a stable and comprehensive

Judaica curriculum and creating a vision team and vision

statement for the Youth Education Program.

In the late spring, a group of committed parents, led

by Youth Education Program co-chair Jenni Goldbaum,

formed the Youth Education Program Vision Team. Tasked

with the responsibility of creating a vision statement for the

Youth Education Program, the team began the intense and

thought-provoking process. Starting with a ‗backwards-

design‘ style brainstorm, the team worked throughout the

summer identifying what we believe children need to know,

do, and feel, upon their graduation with Affirmation on Shavu-

ot in the 10th grade. In creating a vision statement, the pro-

cess team members engage in is often as (if not more) ful-

filling and valuable than the final published statement itself.

Our YEP vision team learned this as we engaged in meaning-

ful, serious, deep and critical conversations about our school,

our environment, our curricula, our leadership, our goals, our

priorities, and our vision. The results of the summer‘s meet-

ings were fruitful: the Youth Education Program Vision Team

produced the desired vision statement, and began working

on establishing goals and objectives to help implement our

vision. Together with the Executive Committee, Board of

Cantor’s Notes

Trustees, and teaching staff in the YEP, we have begun to

respond to this vision statement with short, medium and long

term goals and objectives that will take our Youth Education

Program to the next level of success.

With gratitude to Jeri Danz, our School Administra-

tor, Rabbi Cohen, and Jenni Goldbaum and the

Youth Education Program Vision Team, it is an hon-

or to share Congregation Sinai‘s Youth Education

Program Vision Statement with you:

―The world itself rests upon the breath of the chil-

dren in our schools‖ –Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5

Congregation Sinai provides a welcoming and inclu-

sive atmosphere where our youngest members re-

ceive guidance and support from a caring team led

by our Rabbi and Cantor. Children are encouraged

to build strong Jewish identities, and value the importance of

vibrant Jewish families within the greater Jewish community.

Our Youth Education Program focuses on Jewish tra-

ditions and ethics through instruction in Hebrew, Judaica and

history. We help our children to embrace a strong respect for

torah (our sacred text), avodah (prayer and our relationship

with God) and gemilut hasadim (acts of loving kindness that

repair our world). We teach our children Hebrew as a living

language, while fostering a connection to the people, land

and state of Israel.

Just as we strive to have torah guide our lives

through tefillah (prayer), tzedakah (acts of justice,) and mitz-

vot (commandments), so do we breathe life in to the Torah.

Recognizing torah as a living testament provides us with a

love of both tradition and innovation, and bestows upon us

an openness and respect for all the ways our families choose

to celebrate their Reform Judaism.

Cantor Rebecca Robins

Our Future, Our Vision: Youth Education Program at Congregation Sinai

Judi Ketten's Erev Rosh Hashannah message to the congregation


From the Co-Presidents (continued)

Program in Israel; we have been energized by our community

wide social action programs; we have had wonderful family

holiday celebrations - with food prepared by Mitbach Sinai -

the Kitchen Cooks. The family attendance has been impres-

sive. We have had consistently beautiful and spiritually mov-

ing Shabbat services – especially

outdoors this summer.

One of our most important

accomplishments has been to con-

tinue to develop multiple avenues of

fundraising at Sinai. We know we

can no longer rely on dues to provide

more than 80% of our budget. Our

Sendik‘s Scrip Program has been

successful as we educate our mem-

bers just how convenient a task this

can be. Please stop into the office

anytime during office hours and pur-

chase that Sendik‘s Scrip Card. And

you all can be the first to know; we are currently planning a

late spring fundraiser in May, featuring our very own Cantor

Robins singing Broadway music.

I am proud to say that this last year an endowment

was established with the Jewish Community Foundation. This

will help ensure the future of our precious synagogue. The

Endowment provides an opportunity for congregants to think

about the synagogue in their financial planning, with their

ongoing philanthropy, as well as end-of-life financial planning.

These planned gifts can support the programs and services

we provide now and for the future. Give it some thought, and

let me know if you would like to learn more!

Being a synagogue president during these trying eco-

nomic times is a challenge. I am continually grateful to the

Officers and the Board of Directors for sharing their precious

time and talents. We appreciate each of you who continue to

support our congregation. We support our congregation even

at times we may not personally need it, just as others sup-

ported it when we have needed it.

We focus on renewing energy through our many ex-

ceptional volunteers. We go from strength to strength. This is

again my repetitive nudging: we need each of you. You can

make a difference! Call me, email me, and please let me

know what we can do better.

And personally, I want to encourage each of you to

lead your family by example. The difficulty in perpetuating

Jewish leadership today is not because we‘re failing. It‘s be-

cause we‘re doing so well. With assimilation, we have no

great threat or crisis to galvanize us to pull together. Where

my parents‘ generation turned to Judaism for the comfort

that lives in our tradition, today we have a vast number of

options, all of which are being marketed much more aggres-

sively than Jewish culture. ―Do not separate yourself from the

community,‖ says Pirke Avot, the sayings of the fathers. Your

community is your strength, your community has your back, it

can feed you and sustain you. How you go about it is up to

each of you.

An example: Our school at Sinai has an atmosphere

of joy. To me this news says, be proud that your kids are get-

ting a sound Jewish education. They won't pick up the spark

of Jewish identity from parents who don't take specific ac-

tions in keeping that flame alive.

Last week I attended Rab-

bi‘s excellent Sunday morning class,

it is all part of our Lifelong Jewish

Learning. I welcome you to find Jew-

ish meaning HERE, in the context of

this congregation you have chosen

to be a part of.

At Rosh Hashanah we re-

flect and at Yom Kippur we stand

accountable. Sinai is a place where

we come together to worship, to ob-

serve the laws of our faith, to raise

our children Jewish, honor our par-

ents and grandparents of Blessed

Memory who wanted us to act in service to humanity and

continue the legacy. Whether Judaism is a legacy you inherit-

ed from parents and grandparents, or something you‘ve

come to later in life: no matter where you might be in your

journey, we want to extend a hand. There is a special place

for you in our diverse and inclusive Sinai family. As the Ner

Tamid, the eternal light, shines brightly over the ark, we all

commit to keeping the light on for each of you.

I know I speak for everyone here as tonight and al-

ways, we express our love and gratitude to Rabbi Cohen and

Cantor Robins, along with our melodic choir for all of our elo-

quent and meaningful services, and especially to our clergy‘s

consistent contributions to the beauty and solemnity of the

holiday observance. Also, a huge thank you to our staff, and

our volunteers who have worked so hard during the High Holy

Day season. It is an amazing amount of hard work to orches-

trate everything that needs to be done. We all appreciate

every volunteer‘s dedication. If you have younger children, I

want to be sure to thank Jenni Goldbaum, Judy Flegel, and

Annie Golding and for their tenacity and caring, to every de-

tail of our holiday youth program.

And to my new co-president, Marc Kartman, thank

you, we have discovered how to enlist the help of our most

capable congregant.

In my heart, I always feel the challenge to maintain

and strengthen this generation and the next generation‘s

connection and commitment to the Jewish people and the

Jewish state. Again, I invite each of you to share my pas-

sions, to be part of these Jewish dreams.

On behalf of the entire Sinai Board of Directors, Mi-

chael and I wish you Shana Tova. May we all be renewed for

a good year; a year of health, happiness and shalom through-

out Israel and the rest of our world.

Judi Ketten

Co-President

Lifelong Jewish Learning


Adult Learning

Introduction to Judaism Class Tuesday nights at JCC starting after the Holy Days

For those contemplating conversion or coming

back to their roots. This class is taught by JCC Jewish Edu-

cator Jody Hirsh and community rabbis at the JCC, 7-9:30

pm. Classes run Nov. 8 - March 13 (no class Dec. 27)

For registration, call Karen Hintz at Sinai,

414-352-2970 or email at [email protected].

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis

Judaism For Adults with Rabbi Cohen Selected Sunday Mornings, 10:30 am–12:00 pm

Perhaps it‘s been a few years since you studied

Judaism? Maybe the last time was when you were a child

or adolescent? If you are interested in approaching Juda-

ism as a modern adult, then this class is for you!

Over six monthly sessions, we‘ll address ques-

tions, such as: How do Jews talk about God? What‘s the

difference between religion and spirituality? What do we

believe about the afterlife? What does the separation of

Church and State mean for Jews in America? What role

did Jews and Judaism really play in the life of Jesus? What‘s the difference between reform, conservative, or-

thodox and reconstructionist streams of Judaism? Where

does the modern state of Israel fit into current Jewish

identity?

Class dates (10:30 am-12:00 pm): (Comedian Rabbi Bob

Alpert) Nov. 20, Jan. 22, Feb. 12, March 4 (Scholar-in-

Residence), April 22

RSVP at:

Judaismforadultswithrabbicohen.eventbrite.com

Engaging Israel Selected Tuesdays with Rabbi David Cohen of Congregation

Sinai and Rabbi Jacob Herber of Congregation Beth Israel

The 21st century signals an opportunity to assess the

Israel/Diaspora relationship. In the past, that relationship was

predicated on real and imminent threats to Israel‘s existence.

This inspired the creation of a Jewish identity in which the sur-

vival and perpetuation of the Jewish people and the defense of

Jews in danger became central values.

Political, economic, and cultural success among Jews

in many communities throughout the world has diminished the

compelling nature of the narrative of crisis. At the same time,

there is the success story that is Israel. Without denying the

dangers that Israel still faces on a daily basis, its military power

and prowess render a narrative of crisis less meaningful. When

one adds to the equation the economic vitality of modern Israel,

it becomes increasingly difficult to portray Israel as a weak

country in dire need of help from Jews around the world.

Given these changes, how might we build a relation-

ship that transcends the focus on crisis, speaking instead a

dialogue rooted in Jewish values and ideas. The ―Engaging Isra-

el‖ class uses the lenses of Jewish thought, political theory, and

international law to address: the necessity and significance of

the Jewish national enterprise; how a Jewish state should exer-

cise power; why a Jew who lives outside of Israel should care

about Israel; and what the State of Israel can offer the world.

Rabbis Cohen and Herber will co-teach the class, utiliz-

ing materials and media produced by the Shalom Hartman Cen-

ter in Jerusalem, where they are both Senior Rabbinic Fellows.

Classes will meet 7-9 pm.

Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13, Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, Feb. 7

RSVP at: engagingisraelclass.eventbrite.com

Fall Classes

Ongoing Classes

Acheinu Share coffee and bagels and discuss

spiritual and practical matters

concerning God, work, family and more

Day: Tuesdays & Sundays

See calendar for dates & times

With: Rabbi David B. Cohen &

Joe Glassman

Shabbat Morning Torah Study Verse by verse, line by line, word by

word...

Day: Saturdays

Time: 8:00 am

With: Rabbi Jay Brickman &

Rabbi David B. Cohen

A Modern Rabbi's and Jungian

Analyst's Approach to the Bible Day: Wednesdays

Time: 9:30 am

With: Rabbi Jay Brickman

―Through the Eyes of Women‖

Women‘s Ways of Reading the Bible From traditional to modern including fem-

inist readings and modern midrash

Day: Fridays

Time: 9:45 am

With: Dr. Sherry Blumberg

Lunch & Learn Parashat Ha'shavuah through many

and varied commentaries found in

Torah La'Am

Day: Fridays

Time: 12:00 pm

With: Dr. Larry Hurwitz

Seniors Havurah Tuesday, November 22

Tuesday, December 27

All Seniors Havurah meet at

1:00 p.m.

With: Rabbi David B. Cohen



Adult Learning

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend March 2-4, 2012

Rabbi Sheila Pelz Weinberg

Jewish Mindfulness

One of the leaders of the Jewish Renewal move-

ment, Rabbi Pelz Weinberg founded the Institute for Jewish

Spirituality, where she continues to teach and where Rabbi

Cohen participated in a two year program. ―Sheila is a tre-

mendously gifted teacher in areas as diverse as yoga and

Hassidic text study. You won‘t want to miss this very special

opportunity.‖

To read an interview with Rabbi Weinberg, go to:

h t t p : / / w w w . g a r r i s o n i n s t i t u t e . o r g / i n d e x . p h p ?

option=com_content&view=article&id=180&Itemid=156

Lev Raphael - Reading/Discussion:

―My Germany: A Jewish Writer Returns to the World

His Parents Escaped‖ (Europe) Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:00 pm

Co-sponsors: Coalition for Jewish Learning, Nathan and Es-

ther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, Wisconsin

Society for Jewish Learning

Day of Discovery January 15, 2012 - JCC

The Day of Discovery, a community-wide day of

learning, is a unique opportunity for adults, young adults and

families to discover the richness and diversity of Jewish

learning available within greater Milwaukee.

Save the Date!

Honoring Bill Rickards, musician extraordinaire

If you’ve prayed at Congregation Sinai over the past decade, you most likely

have had your prayers embellished with beautiful notes from a Mandolin. The tall gentleman who plays the Mandolin (or the mandola, or a variety of other

string instruments) in Sinai’s own, Bill Rickards. By day, he is a senior researcher in Education Evaluation at Alverno College. At night, on a

volunteer basis, Bill has been at Sinai almost every Friday night, and for most holy days – except when his duties as a member of the Milwaukee Mandolin

Orchestra take precedence.

Congregation Sinai will honor Bill and thank him for the extraordinary gift of his music, at

Shabbat services on Friday, November 25th, commencing at 6:15 pm. Please join us for a special Kaballat Shabbat!

Show your love and appreciation of Bill by baking for

the Oneg honoring Bill Rickards!

Email Karen Lancina at [email protected] by Wednesday,

November 23rd and let her know what you will be providing.

All baked goods should arrive in the Sinai kitchen by 1:00 pm on

Friday, November 25th.



This year Congregation Sinai will be offering a

new program geared toward families who want to extend

their celebration of Shabbat to the synagogue with learning, singing

and fun with our clergy and other families.

Midreshet Shabbat is a five session family program for

Shabbat afternoons over the course of the year. It will meet from

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. with some time for family learning and fun; some

time for learning by age; and completing the evening with havdallah

together. The year‘s theme will be Bible Families - Family Dynam-

ics - a great way to explore sibling and parent child relation-

ships! The cost of the program will be $36.00 per family for the

whole program including all five dates.

The dates are as follows:

November 5, 2011

January 7, 2012

February 11, 2012

April 21, 2012

June 2, 2012

The hope is that your family could attend all five but please

don't rule out participation if you have a conflict for one of the

dates. Mark your calendars now and watch for more registration

information. Please contact Michelle Silverman with any ques-

tions: [email protected].

Register at: http://midreshetshabbat.eventbrite.com

Midreshet Shabbat Tribal Blends Coffee Familie

s!

Thank you parents for supporting Sinai’s

School! The school’s Tribal Blends Coffee sale has raised

over $1000 since September 2010!

Order coffee for Thanksgiving or holiday gifts!

Tribal Blends Coffee Schedule:

Order Deadline: Sunday, Nov. 13th

Pick up: Sunday, Nov. 20th.

Order Deadline: Sunday, Dec. 11

Pick up: Sunday, Dec. 18

Look for forms in the lobby,

download from our website or

weekly e-news blast.

For more information contact

Bobbi Rector at [email protected]

or 414-540-0284.

Need something?

Think of something?

Email us!

Jeri Danz, School Administrator

[email protected]

Jenni Goldbaum, Youth Ed Co-Chair

[email protected]

Judy Flegel, Youth Ed Co-Chair

[email protected]

Cantor Rebecca Robins, Director, Youth Ed Program

[email protected]

Congregation Sinai's program for high school age youth, CoSY, provides fun youth programming for all 9th

through 12th graders. CoSY is run by it's members and is a part of NFTY, the North American Federation of Temple Youth,

which plans events for Reform Jewish teens throughout North America. To learn more about NFTY, go to www.nfty.org. In addi-

tion, put the following upcoming events on your calendar:

Fall Kallah: November 18-20th, Madison, WI

Winter Kallah: January 20-22nd, OSRUI

JYG Kallah: March 2-4, OSRUI, for 7th and 8th graders

Spring Kallah: April 19-20, Milwaukee, CoSY will be co-sponsoring,

hosting Friday night services.

Please note, information about upcoming events will be sent directly to all teens and be posted on the Sinai web page.

Registration is open now for NFTY Fall Kallah in Madison! Join NFTY-NO from November 18-20 in Madison, Wisconsin

as we take a step back from our routine and search Kehila Shelahnu (our community). NFTY-NO explores its role in the greater

community. As the stress from school and other activities gears up, escape for a weekend of nature, friends, and fun! Partici-

pate in thought-provoking programs, services, and activities with Jewish high school teens from all over Illinois, Wisconsin, Min-

nesota, Dakotas, and even Canada as we explore our personal and regional obligations to our communities and ourselves! Get

excited to come together in the NFTY-Northern community as we partake in a wide range of activities in Madison as we delve

into the theme of the weekend. Come one come all to NFTY-Northern‘s Fall Kallah! Register at www.nfty.org/no/events/fall/.

If you are interested in learning more about CoSY, contact Presidents Aviva Glassman (414) 333-8329 or Michael

Cohen (414) 213-9097, or CoSY advisor, Julie Turetsky, (414) 899-5128.

CoSY is Cruising Te

ens!

https://mail.congregationsinai.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ead49d550fef4b31859964487913fd08&URL=mailto%3amichellesilverman%40hotmail.com

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.nfty.org/

https://mail.congregationsinai.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=85f06a2520c447eaa5de157addf61fb9&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nfty.org%2fno%2fevents%2ffall%2f

Come learn more about OSRUI and meet Director Jerry Kaye December 4 at 10:30 AM!



Third Grade Family Education

Sunday November 6, 2011 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Hunting for God

What ‘images’ of God do I see in the world around me?

What is avodah and how do I engage in it?

What questions do I have about God?

Join us as we answer all these questions & more! RSVP at

thirdgradefamilyed.eventbrite.com

Mini-U Important Dates

November 6 Mini-U at Ozaukee Humane Society, 630 W. Dekora Street, Saukville, WI 53080 2:15 – 4:00 PM

November 8 Being a Jewish Girl: Sarah is NOT Abraham’s Sister (1 Torah Credit) w/ Cantor Robins RSVP @ beingajewishgirl1.eventbrite.com (open to girls only) 4:30-6:00 PM

November 13 4:00-5:30 PM Mini-U @ Sinai

November 18 Family Rockin’ Shabbat & Dinner 6:15 PM (1 Avodah Credit)

November 29 Being a Jewish Girl: Miriam Did a Little More than Carrying that Timbrel (1 Torah Credit) w/ Cantor Robins RSVP @ beingajewishgirl2.eventbrite.com (open to girls only) 4:30-6:00 PM

December 4 OSRUI Comes to Visit 10:30 AM - Come Learn About Camp from Director Jerry Kaye!

December 11 Mini-U @ Congregation Shalom 11:35 AM – 12:45 PM

December 15 Camp Interlaken JCC Comes to Visit 5:30 PM Come Learn About Camp from Director Toni Davison-Levenberg!

December 18 Yom Ruach (Wear Your T-Shirts!) Chanukah Latke Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Mini-U News

School News



Thursday November 10, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM

The Rabbis of the Talmud said WHAT?!: Becoming a Bar/ Bat Mitzvah in Jewish

Tradition and Today

RSVP at: 2011bneimitzvahfamilyed1.eventbrite.com

K4-7th Grade Important Dates

November 6 3rd Grade Family Learning: Hunting for God 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM RSVP at thirdgradefamilyed.eventbrite.com

November 10 Family B'nei Mitzvah Israel Trip Informational Meeting 6:00 - 7:00 pm 6th Grade B’nei Mitzvah Family Education 7:00 - 8:30 pm RSVP at 2011bneimitzvahfamilyed1.eventbrite.com

November 18 Family Rockin’ Shabbat & Congregational Dinner 6:15 PM

November 20 Yom Ruach (Wear Your T-Shirts!)

November 24-27 NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Happy Thanksgiving!

December 4 OSRUI Comes to Visit 10:30 AM - Come Learn About Camp from Director Jerry Kaye!

December 15 Camp Interlaken JCC Comes to Visit 5:30 PM Come Learn About Camp from Director Toni Davison-Levenberg!

December 18 Yom Ruach (Wear Your T-Shirts!) Chanukah Latke Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Design your own Chanukiyah Contest

December 22 – WINTER BREAK – Have a great vacation! January 4



Tots at Temple Join Us For Programs Perfect For Tots & Their Families!

November 4 5:30 - 7:00 PM Tot Shabbat Service and Potluck Dinner with special guest Wendy Cohen" after Dinner (details on page 11) Join our clergy on the steps of the bima for a welcoming Kabbalat Shabbat full of music, instruments, and ruach (spirit)! Hear a great story and wish your friends Shabbat Shalom! Guests welcome! Bring a dish to share and we'll

supply dessert! Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 2nd at: novembertotshabbat.eventbrite.com

November 13 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pray & Play for Tots! Join Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins and Jen Moglowsky for an awesome way to start the week...praying and playing together! Moms, dads and tots will love joining our Sunday morning service full of story and song! Then, spend the rest of the morning playing together, doing crafts, and making new friends.

Please RSVP at: novemberprayandplay.eventbrite.com

December 4 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pray & Play for Tots! Join Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins and Jen Moglowsky for an awesome way to start the week...praying and playing together! Moms, dads and tots will love joining our Sunday morning service full of story and song! Then, spend the rest of the morning playing together, doing crafts, and making new friends.

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December 18 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Chanukah Party & Latke Lunch Please RSVP at: latkelunch2011.eventbrite.com

First Day of Religious School

Second grade teacher, Sharon Cohen reads

to her students.

Paige, Zack, Zoe Styler & Craig Johnson show their

enthusiasm at the Back-to-School Cereal Breakfast

Lisa Vondra and the Gan busy at work

Kelly Griswold makes a New Years' greeting

card and shows off her new Congregation

Sinai T-shirt!

Tots at Temple



Tot Shabbat with Special Guest Wendy Cohen & Potluck Dinner

November 4th 5:30-7:00 PM Tot Shabbat Service & Potluck Dinner

Join our clergy and special guest Wendy Cohen on the steps of the bima for

welcoming Kabbalat Shabbat full of music, instruments and ruach (spirit)! Hear a great story and wish your

friends Shabbat Shalom! Guests Welcome! Then join us in the Worship and Learning Space for a community

potluck dinner. We’ll provide the dessert!

Please register on eventbrite by November 2nd at http:/novembertotshabbat.eventbrite.com and let us know

you will be coming and what you will be bringing!

Wendy Cohen was classically trained at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Guitar from age 5 to 17. She studied Music and Sociology

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also toured in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. with “Up With People.” Wendy has been with the

JCC for 7 years as the Music Specialist of Gan Ami and a teacher for the Family and Parenting Center. Wendy has performed with

Whitefish Bay, Waukesha, Menomonee Falls, and the JCC’S Community Musical Theatre Companies. She has also been the Music

Specialist for Congregation Shalom for thirteen years. Wendy also worked as an Administrative Assistant for Price Waterhouse and Komisar

Brady and Company. Wendy Cohen is married to Marc and has two children—Carly (13) and Zachary (8). She loves to bike, travel, listen

to music, go to movies and water parks, and to learn new music and share it with the children.

Rockin' Shabbat and Roll into Dinner!

Friday, November 18th 6:15 pm: Rockin' Shabbat Service 7:15 pm: Congregational Dinner

Join us November 18th for the NEW Rockin' Shabbat service filled with song and music. It's like nothing you have heard before! You won't want to miss this Shabbat experience. Great for all ages! Give those kids a snack before because following services we will Roll into Dinner for a delicious meal with activities for the kids. This will allow for a leisurely dinner for all. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine to share!

Cost: Adults: $10.00 Children 12 and under: $7.00 Children 3 and under: Free RSVP by Monday, November 14th

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Family Programming



Family Programming - Year at a Glance

November Friday, 4 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat

Sunday, 6 10:00 AM CHAI: 3rd Grade Family Education

Sunday, 13 10:00 AM Pray & Play for Tots

Friday, 18 6:15 PM Rockin‘ Family Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

December Sunday, 4 10:00 AM Pray & Play for Tots

Sunday, 18 11:00 AM Chanukah Party & Latke Lunch

January Friday, 20 6:15 PM Rockin‘ Family Shabbat & Congregational Dinner

Saturday, 28 5:00 PM PJ Havdallah & Movie Night Party (Tot-2nd grade)

Sunday, 29 10:00 AM CHAI: 4th Grade Family Education

February Sunday, 5 10:00 AM Pre K-2 Tu B‘Shevat Program

Friday, 17 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat

March Sunday, 11 10:00 AM Purim Carnival


Sunday, 25 10:00 AM Pray & Play for Tots


April Sunday, 1 10:00 AM Passover Scavenger Hunt & Matzah Bake-Off


May Sunday, 6 10:00 AM Taste of Sinai/ Pray & Play for Tots


Sunday, 20 11:00 AM Family Picnic

4th Grade Family Learning: The Many Faces of My Jewish Family

Sunday, January 29, 2012

10:00 AM – 12:00 pm

Save the

Date!



Latke Lunch

Sunday, December 18th

11 AM – 1 PM Congregation Sinai

● Trivia Contest with Prizes ●

● Family Craft Project ●

● 4th Annual Design-Your-Own Chanukiyah Contest ●

● Yummy Latke Lunch and Sufganiyot for Dessert! ●

● Bring your friends! ●

$10 adults/ $12 non-member adults $7 children 4-12/ $9 non-member children

Children 3 and under FREE

RSVP at http://latkelunch2011.eventbrite.com


What’s Happening

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Each week

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kinds of exciting

things are happening at Sinai and you won‘t

want to miss any of them! If you are not

currently receiving the Enews, please email

[email protected] or call Congre-

gation Sinai at 414-352-2970 so we can

update our distribution list. Also, visit our

website at www.congregationsinai.org.

Sinai Shabbat

Walks

Did you know that every Saturday after Shabbat

services at Sinai there is a group that enjoys

walking?

If you are interested in a

Shabbat stroll for about an hour around the immediate

neighborhood with Sinai friends we'd love for you to

join us.

For more information contact

Randee Zitelman at [email protected]

Aleph Bet Yoga

Every Tuesday with Susan Solvang 8:45 am, Worship & Learning Space

Join us for a high quality, friendly, and accessible yoga class.

10 class pass is $100 or pay per class @ $11/class. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Yoga mats and props are provided. Don't miss the fun!!

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What’s Happening

Catholic-Jewish Conference Plans Program on Worship

The Catholic-Jewish Conference of Milwaukee is planning a 3 part series on liturgy and worship. The first session “Reaching God Through Worship: Exploring the Jewish Sabbath and the Catholic Mass” will take place on Sunday, November 13 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at Cardinal Stritch University’s Kleiborn Conference Center, 6801 N. Yates Road in Fox Point. Program presenters are Cantor David Barash, Cantor of Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, and Dr. David Stosur, Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies/Philosophy Department at Cardinal Stritch University. The program will focus on Catholic and Jewish understandings of the structure, meaning, ritual and theology underlying religious worship. Parts II and III will offer opportunities for participants to attend Catholic and Jewish worship services at several local congregations, with a follow-up study session planned for Spring 2012. The Catholic -Jewish Conference of Milwaukee, established in 1975, is a joint program of the Milwaukee Jewish Council for Community Relations, the Ecumenical and Interfaith Concerns Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Jewish Community Relations Council, 414-390-5781.

New This Issue...

Volunteer

Opportunities!

In his Yom Kippur morning sermon, Rabbi Cohen spoke about various ways Sinai congregants are doing good work

in the wider community. Here is some information about Make A Difference – Wisconsin, founded in 2006

by Lloyd Levin, which provides financial literacy programs and resources empowering 11th and 12th grade students to

make sound financial decisions. Over 700 instructors have taught over 17,000 Wisconsin students, many in MPS, since 2006.

Make A Difference – Wisconsin recruits, trains, and matches

volunteers from the business community to deliver the Make A Difference financial education program in high school classrooms. If you are interested in being such a volunteer, more information is

available at: www.makeadifferencewisconsin.org

http://www.makeadifferencewisconsin.org/

Women of Sinai


Sinai Committees

Dear Sinai Women,

―Eshet chayil mi yimtza - A woman of valor, who can

find? Her domestic skills are unmatched, her worth is invalu-

able, and her beauty immeasurable (Proverbs, Mishlei).‖

How do we define ourselves as Jewish women? How do we

celebrate our Jewish womanhood? We laugh together, learn

together. We cry together, bake together, sing together and

celebrate together. We are friends, family, colleagues and

neighbors. We are the Women of Sinai and we are a sister-

hood.

Women of Sinai is a valued and essential organiza-

tion in our congregational community. Women of Sinai has

led the charge in helping us to become a healthier congrega-

tion; bringing Weight Watchers and yoga into the building.

WOS is a funding body; providing our synagogue with regular

and necessary contributions to the b‘nei mitzvah program,

our religious school, community events for seniors, and con-

Join us for food, conversation,

laughter, learning and fun!

Tuesday, December 6

7:00-8:30 PM Bayshore Place (apartments at Bayshore Mall)

RSVP at http://Decemberfiresidechat.eventbrite.com

“Chanukah should be more than just wrapping endless gifts and making so many latkes that my house smells

like oil for a month!” Understand the unique meaning of Chanukah for

Jewish women.

Women of Sinai: Fireside Chat

Save the Date!

gregation-wide programming. Without the generosity of

Women of Sinai, and your membership, our congregation

would not be able to offer the same level of programming to

our members.

Whether you first experienced sisterhood through

your group of best friends in high school, your college sorority

or study group, your monthly lunch bunch, or children‘s play-

group - you know how powerful it can be. I hope you‘ll sin-

cerely consider becoming a member of Women of Sinai this

year, 2011-2012/ 5772. Membership is $36.00, or you can

be honored as a Woman of Valor at $72.00. Your member-

ship contribution will enable Women of Sinai to support Sinai

and create new opportunities for women to join together.

In sisterhood,

Cantor Rebecca Robins

Thursday, January 26 7:00-8:30 PM

Mental health and Jewish tradition: Caring for our emotional selves

through Judaism’s wisdom

Women of Sinai


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Women of Sinai to visit Jewish Museum November 14th

Join Women of Sinai, Monday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. Through artistic and historical displays, the Jewish Museum Milwaukee will present the life and work of this

Milwaukee hero. Learn the fascinating story of personal courage and the difference one individual can make by

standing up in the face of adversity. This event is free. Please let us know you are attending.

RVSP by November 9th at: http://wosjewishmuseum.eventbrite.com


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I hope you all enjoyed sitting in the Sukkah and then

joining us for the Sukkot BBQ this past October 14th. This

annual festival traditionally marks the beginning of the fall

and winter Sunday Morning Brotherhood Coffee Series.

The first Brotherhood coffee will be on Sunday, No-

vember 13th, from 10:30 am to noon, and will feature one of

our most popular speakers; Rabbi David Begoun, Founding

Director of the L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living. The topic

will be "Meeting your Soul - the Real You". "Each and every

one of us possess a spark of the Divine, an Infinite Soul that

operates like a super high-speed modem allowing us to con-

nect to the Infinite Creator to "download" spiritual vitality. All

we need to know is how does a finite being relate to an Infi-

nite Being. Learn the secrets of how one can become aware

of the soul and that connection to the "Beyond." Every mo-

ment of your life can be invested with meaning, spirituality

and connection."

Rabbi David B. Begoun graduated from the Universi-

ty of Wisconsin Madison in 1992 with a degree in Journalism.

He worked for the San Francisco Chronicle in Belgrade, Yugo-

slavia covering the Serbian war. In 1994 he began his Yeshi-

va studies in Jerusalem where he remained for eight years.

He was ordained in 2001 and served as a rabbi in Deerfield,

Illinois for three years. In 2005 he moved to Milwaukee with

his wife and five children and is currently a scholar at The

Milwaukee Kollel Center for Adult Jewish Studies and is a

senior lecturer for Judaism Without Walls. In 2009 he and his

wife Ali created the L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living - an

organization in the North Shore that provides a fresh and

energetic approach to Jewish Learning.

Our December 11th Brotherhood Coffee (10:30 am-

noon) will feature two of Sinai's most sought after teachers;

Rabbi David Cohen and Dr. Larry Hurwitz. This presentation

will challenge us all to think about "Medical Ethics" as seen

from a Talmudic perspective. Tough situations will be ana-

lyzed and tough decisions will have to be made by all of us at

some point or another in our lives. Join us for this in depth

presentation which will be certain to be one of the most

memorable in our recent history of Brotherhood coffees.

The Sunday Morning Coffee Series is FREE to all

congregants and other interested individuals. Free coffee,

bagels, sweets, juice, etc. are also served. Typically we meet

upstairs in the Worship and Learning Space. Looking for-

ward to seeing you.

Acheinu....Sinai‘s Brotherhood Men's Spirituality

group has a new format and is open to all Brotherhood Men!

The group will meet on Tuesday, November 8th from 7:45 -

9:00 am at Sinai and will be welcoming new members who

are interested in discussing issues of "a spiritual nature"!

From this point on, we're going to try something new...to

accommodate folks who may not be able to join us on Tues-

day mornings....some months we will meet on Sunday morn-

ings from 10:30 - noon and some months we will meet on

Tuesday mornings from 7:45 am - 9:00 am. Following are

the dates of our upcoming meetings:

Sunday December 4, Tuesday January 10, Sunday February

5, Tuesday March 13, Tuesday April 10, Sunday May 20 and

Tuesday June 12

What do we talk about? Our November discussion

will be "Who created the Universe?" The source material is a

30 minute program that appeared recently on Curiosity, a

show of exploration on the Discovery Channel. On this show

three distinguished experts in religion and astrophysics de-

bate the subject. Their debate followed a two hour special

hosted by Steven Hawking on which he explained his con-

clusion that the Universe could have been created with no

need for God at all – a very controversial conclusion! You

can see more of this show by browsing to http://

dsc.discovery.com/videos/curiosity-did-god-create-the-

universe.html. Although the television program did not come

up with any definitive answers you can bet that the Brother-

hood will most certainly provide participants with clear and

unequivocal answers! Doubt that? Come and join us and

find out first hand. Hope to see you there!

Please watch for the Brotherhood update for Janu-

ary and February events. We have an especially exciting

year planned and hope that you will join us for all of our

sponsored events.

Jim Stillman

Brotherhood President

Brotherhood

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GOLDEN COUSCOUS from Sheri Levin

adapted from Marlene Sorosky's YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY

COOKBOOK

4 c chicken broth

(We used Osem pareve chicken consomme powder)

1/4 c plus 2 T olive oil

1/4 t ground turmeric

1/4 t ground cinnamon

1/4 t powdered ginger

2 c couscous (We used Osem Israeli couscous)

1/2 c dark raisins

1/2 c chopped dates (WE LEFT OUT FOR BARBECUE)

2 c chopped zucchini (about 12 ounces)

(VEGETABLES BEST CHOPPED BY HAND)

1 c chopped carrots

1/2 c chopped onions

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped (WE DID NOT SEED)

15-ounce can chickpeas, drained

(WE LEFT OUT FOR BARBECUE)

1 1/2 T lemon juice

1/2 t salt

(Be careful because the Osem is a little salty, taste)

1/2 c slivered almonds, toasted

Bring broth, 1/4 c olive oil, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger to

a boil. Stir in couscous and cook until liquid is absorbed. Stir

so that it doesn't burn on bottom. Remove from heat and stir

in raisins and dates. Cover tightly and let stand for 15

minutes. Transfer couscous to a large mixing bowl and cool

to room temperature. Stir in zucchini, carrots, onion, tomato,

and chickpeas. In a small bowl combine the remaining 2 T

olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. Pour over salad and toss,

breaking up any clumps. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours for

flavors to blend. May be refrigerated overnight. Before

serving, sprinkle with almonds. Serves 8 -10 (but I think it

serves more.) Three generations of the Freshels enjoy a delicious festive meal at

the Sukkot BBQ, Friday October 14th.

Missed the Sukkot BBQ this year or want to create those delicious dishes again? Thank you Bobbi and

Paul Rector and Sheri Levin for sharing their and our favorites!

Lamb Kebobs from Bobbi & Paul Rector

4 slices day-old white bread - pulsed into crumbs in food

processor

2 lb ground lamb, or beef or any combination

1/2 small grated spanish onion

4 minced garlic cloves

1/3 cup chopped parsley

1/2 tsp Turkish red (allepo) pepper

1 tsp paprika

1 Tbsp Cumin (or more)

1 tsp coriander

salt and pepper

Mix all together by hand for 2 or more minutes...let sit in

refrigerator at least 30 min. Make 4 patties or form the

meat along the length of a skewer and grill 4 min each side

for medium, 6 minutes for well done, turning frequently.

Social Action

Sinai‘s Social Action Efforts Reach City‘s Poor and Hungry:

Where are your Tzedakah Fund donations going?

The ―state median income plummets‖ and ―poverty

numbers rocket in Wisconsin,‖ to quote from two recent Jour-

nal-Sentinel articles.

Milwaukee‘s poverty rate was 29.5% last year up

from 27% in 2009. ―In all, 171,521 people –including near-

ly half of the city‘s children – lived below the poverty line in

2010…‖ More people are finding themselves without a roof

over their head, and lines for food pantries and hunger

banks are larger than ever.

Congregation Sinai keeps responding. For well over

30 years, Congregation Sinai has had a working and support-

ing relationship with the Bethesda Church Food Pantry and

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Social Action

Meal Program.

Four times a year, Congregation Sinai provides

funds for plates, cups, napkins and plastic silverware. Each

summer, we provide funds to support the summer meal pro-

gram, where the primary recipients are children.

As our Co-President Marc Kartman suggested on

Rosh HaShanah day, we each should volunteer to do one

more thing at Sinai. Listed within this article are several

suggestions.

Volunteer Opportunity to do ―one thing more‖:

►Help set-up for and serve meals at Bethesda

Meal Program. Help is especially needed the last week of

each month. Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday 11:00 am -

1:00 pm. Please contact Idy Goodman at igood-

[email protected] if you would like more information.

►The Jewish Community Food Pantry is planning

on opening one more day – the 3rd

Sunday of every month, beginning De-

cember 18 from noon to 2:00 pm. Vol-

unteers are needed. Training will be

held on Thursday, December 1 at

10:30 am, or Sunday December 4 at

10:30 am. In addition, volunteers are

still needed for Thursdays. To inquire

about Pantry hours and volunteer op-

portunities and training, please contact

E d i t h G i l m a n a t

[email protected]. To sign up for

training, contact Dorene Paley at dpa-

[email protected] or 414-967-

8217.

►Three years ago, Congregation Sinai established

an on-going relationship with Community Advocates Wom-

en‘s Center. Please donate items requested. Every time you

walk into the synagogue, you see the collection barrel in the

lobby. This is where we collect the many items YOU have

generously been donating for the shelter. Thank you so

much for your tireless donations. They are so needed and

unbelievably appreciated.

Fall - School Supplies & Diapers

Winter - Winter coats and clothing & Toys & Diapers

Summer - Toiletries and Diapers

►Participate in an Activity Day at the Center this year.

Our families have painted walls, built shelves, decorated cook-

ies, planted gardens, painted pumpkins, joined in musical and

dance activities, collected and packed much needed toiletry

supplies, and made fringed blankets side-by-side with shelter

residents. (Enormous thanks to our Synagogue‘s Brit Nashim

Rosh Chodedsh group for purchasing and preparing the blan-

kets.)

►Be part of a team of Tikun Ha‘Ir (THI) volunteers

serving milk, juice and coffee to about 400 men, women, and

children while they eat their dinner at the St. Vincent de Paul

Meal Site. You'll serve beverages, help clean up, and socialize

with the guests. Contact Cindy Cooper at 414-354-6380 or

email ccooper@ thi-milwaukee.org

►Knit scarves and hats for those in need. Items are

distributed by THI. Contact Debbie at drubinstein@thi-

milwaukee.org if you would like to use her

patterns or need knitting advice.

The above are examples of just a

few ways that you can do "one more

thing". Become involved. Current mem-

bers of the Social Action Committee in-

clude: Rabbi David Cohen, co-chair Craig

Johnson, co-chair Idy Goodman, Davida

Amenta, Edith Gilman, Jay Larkey, Lois

Malawsky, Deborah Schermer, Diane Slo-

mowitz, Naomi Soifer, and Amy Waldman.

Each one is a dedicated and fearless par-

ticipant in social action activities and de-

serves enormous thanks from the congregation for their tire-

less work. Please consider becoming part of this exciting, dy-

namic and very interesting committee.

Keep your eyes open for notices about Social Action

Shabbat, film series, Passover Seder, colloquium, Sukkah gar-

den, CSA updates, synagogue environmental improvements,

and community collaborations.

Idy Goodman & Craig Johnson

Social Action Committee Co-Chairs

Please drop

off donations

in the Sinai

lobby.

Community Advocates

Women’s Center

Collections

November &

December:

School Supplies

& Diapers (size 3-6)



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The month of October saw the successful completion

of the Sinai Green Team‘s two major projects: the third annu-

al Sukkah Garden project and the CSA season.

The Sukkah Garden was a huge success this year!

Under the very creative and skilled direction of Naomi Cobb,

our garden‘s fall harvest was bountiful and beautiful with

loads of bright sunflowers and zinnias to beautify our Suk-

kah, in addition to gourds and of course the tall sourghum

stalks we used for the Schach roof. Decorations were made

and hung by Sinai‘s children during the youth program on

Yom Kippur morning. I hope you all had the opportunity to

spend some time in the Sukkah and were able to absorb the

significance of celebrating the harvest festival while sur-

rounded by our community‘s very own harvest. A very big

heartfelt thank you to Naomi Cobb for leading the charge on

this project and to all the families and children that partici-

pated in planting, growing, harvesting, and decorating. The

planting beds are now asleep for the long winter and we look

forward to bringing them back to life in the spring.

Our first CSA season came to a close at the end of

October. We had 21 Sinai shareholders enjoying the crops

produced by Steve and Andrea Levsen of Stoney Meadow

Farm in Cascade, WI. There was a great variety of produce

that we enjoyed through the 16-week growing season.

Amounts were less than expected due to a very cold spring,

long dry spells and then a few early frosts. It was a challeng-

ing growing season for this small family-run farm, but a good

lesson for all of us in heightening our awareness of the con-

crete consequences of weather patterns. We thank the

Levsens for their extraordinary flexibility and kindness in work-

ing with our shareholders. We hope for a greater bounty next

year.

If you want to join the Sukkah garden project next year,

become a CSA shareholder, or be a part of the Green Team,

please contact Deb Schermer @ [email protected].

The Green Team is charged with raising awareness of environ-

mental issues and helping Sinai to be as ―green‖ as possible.

We want to hear your ideas, interests and musings.

Deb Schermer and the Green Team

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed‑bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, ac-

cording to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and

trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11-12

Green Team

The Sukkah Garden in full bloom! The fruits of our labor decorate our Sukkah!


Israel Committee

September 2011/ Elul 5772

Dear Friends,

As we embark on

the Jewish Year, 5772 it is

my privilege to write to you.

At Emet veShalom, 5771 has

been filled with community

activities, Sabbath prayer

and song, and holiday cele-

brations. We have joined

with our members and their

families as they celebrated births, bnai mitzvah and wed-

dings and cried with them at funerals and memorial ser-

vices. We are grateful for the rich community life we are

privileged to share with one another as Jews in Israel. Our

community is enhanced by sharing our lives with you, our

friends from Partnership and congregations outside Israel.

We thank each of you for your visits, friendship, concern

and continuing moral and financial support.

Life in Israel is often challenging. Domestically and

regionally, current conditions are at best uncertain. Mem-

bers of Emet veShalom continue to pray for and strive to be

part of solutions that will improve the lives of our congre-

gants and fellow citizens, as well as those of our neighbors

in the region. We work for, and hope and pray daily for the

return of Gilad Schalit from captivity.

On behalf of Rabbi Israel Horowitz, Coordinator

Marcos Lion and the entire congregation of Emet veShalom,

I extend to you and yours our best wishes that all your en-

deavors in 5772 will be filled with health, prosperity, happi-

ness, light and peace.

Sincerely,

Beth Loberant

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Sinai Committees

A message form Beth Loberant, President of

Congregation Emet V’Shalom in Nahariya, Israel

Dr. Fahed Hakim Speaks at Sinai

tute of Science in Rehovot. His integration into the Israeli

society continued through the Society for Excellence Through

Education, Israel Arts and Science Academy, and later on at

the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His friends and mentors

were Jews and Arabs. His positive attitude and charm capti-

vated friends and foes alike, and we, the audience, shared

this admiration for the speaker.

We listened to Dr. Hakim describe an Arab patient,

who rescued his family from a house hit by a rocket during

the 2006 Lebanon war. Doctors desperately tried to save

him, but with burns covering 85% of his body, it was a losing

proposition. When the doctors realized he couldn‘t be

saved, in his final hours, they wheeled his bed to the beach

near Rambam hospital, and let the patient watch something

he loved before his death: the view of the sea. I was moved

to tears seeing a photo of the dying man with this mother,

his Jewish physician, and a nurse on the beach.

Dr. Hakim spoke about his Jewish mentor, a doctor

in Jerusalem, who was killed with his daughter in a terrorist

attack at Café Hillel on Emek Refaim Street. This loss was

personal, and it didn‘t make any difference who was the Ar-

ab and who was the Jew.

Later on in Rambam, Dr. Hakim became a part of

the Rambam family of doctors and nurses. As a pediatrician

he treated children from Gaza and Iraq, West Bank and Jor-

dan. He showed pictures of these kids, and of his col-

leagues and friends, all being of diverse religious and racial

backgrounds, all working together as a team. Dr. Ha-

kim‘s hard work and sincere respect for other people, re-

gardless of their religion, and nationality, has opened all

doors for him in Israel. His secret for staying positive he

learned early in life from his father – to never allow himself

to feel as a second class citizen and not to be influenced by

politics, which divides people. He believes that when people

are living side by side and respecting each other, they can

solve any problem. Simple, profound, and true.

Eti Ganin

Israel Committee Chair

Dr. Fahed Hakim – an Israeli physician from Ram-

bam Health Care Campus, currently with the University of

Chicago, spoke before a crowd of more than 50 people from

all across the Milwaukee Jewish community. Dr. Hakim

spoke about his family, and his life, as a Christian Arab in

Israel. He was born in Nazareth. At age 13 he became a

student in a program for gifted kids at the Weitzman Insti-

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Sinai Outside

Bobbi, Paul and David Rector, Ed Sternberg, Judy Flegel,

Pamela Finberg and Jack Rhead enjoyed a beautiful hike

October 9th on the Ice Age Trail in Monches.

Look to the Sinai Enews for more Sinai Outside events to

come!

Ritual Committee

Menorah vs Chanukiyah?? Which is it?? The Meno-

rah had seven branches and burned olive oil. The original

Menorah existed in the Tabernacle and then was moved to

the Temple. It was all one piece and made of pure gold. It's

origins are in the Torah found in Exodus 25. It was originally

designed to symbolize the burning bush. After the Destruc-

tion of the Temple in 70 CE, the original Menorah was lost. In

the story of the Miracle of Hanukkah the Maccabees were

said to have found the Menorah and were able to light it with

the found olive oil. The oil was only enough to burn for one

day but lasted for eight days. Therefore, to commemorate

the miracle of the oil lasting so long in the Menorah, we light

a nine-branched Chanukiyah - one branch for each day the

oil lasted plus an extra one as the shamash. The name Chan-

ukiyah was given at the end of the nineteenth century in Je-

rusalem. So, this year, when you go to light the lights, re-

member to tell your friends that you are lighting the Chanuki-

yah in commemoration of the miracle of the menorah! Alter-

natively, some call it a Chanukah Menorah.

On another note, don't forget when you light your

Chanukiyah, tradition tells us to place the first candle all the

way to the right and light that one. On the second night the

two candles farthest to your right are lit and so on. Further-

more, traditions tells us we should publicize the miracle!

Show off your Chanukiyah in your window facing the street!

Enjoy the holiday!!

Michelle Silverman, Ritual Committee Chair


Sinai Committees

Happy New Year and welcome to all of our new

member families! We have had the pleasure of speaking

and getting to know those who are new to our Sinai family.

We know they enjoyed our gifts of flavored honey and cinna-

mon. Just a little something to let them know we appreciate

them and wish them a sweet New Year. It is our hope that

our new member families will make an easy and comfortable

transition into our Sinai community.

We greatly enjoyed the opportunity to welcome all

our congregants during the Holy Days and hope you will ex-

tend that same kind of outreach. As a congregation, we are

known for being warm, accepting and engaging. We chal-

lenge you to remember

what it feels like to be

new to a community and

make that extra effort to

welcome someone.

Next time you are wor-

shipping in Shabbat

S e r v i c e s , w a l k i n g

through the halls during

religious school at pick

Membership News

up, taking a class, enjoying a Brotherhood Coffee, or having

a meal at a congregational dinner, take a look around the

room. If there is someone you don‘t know or maybe just

don‘t know their name, extend a hand and say ―I know we‘ve

crossed paths, but we‘ve never formally met or I‘m not sure

we‘ve met before, welcome.‖ Start a conversation and make

a connection. It‘s what makes Sinai so special and unique.

It has been an exciting few months at Sinai with ter-

rific enthusiasm and activity. So many great programs are

being planned. Every week or weekend there is something

offered for every congregant of every age. Just take a look at

this issue! Sinai‘s Membership Committee is looking for your

input too! We have had great success with special interests

forming at Sinai. Our Culture Connection group meets to

check out the theater scene. Sinai Outside regularly braves

the great outdoors hiking, paddling etc. What‘s your special

interest? Is there a particular group you would like to see

addressed at Sinai? Email Carrie Ellerbrock at seller-

[email protected]. Please let us know your suggestions and

ideas, we‘d love to help!

Carrie Ellerbrock and Elyse Cohn, Membership Co-Chairs

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My Sinai

Weight Watchers is officially underway at Congregation Sinai!!!!

It's a perfect time to join! Come, learn about healthy eating during the holidays. The

setting is more intimate than many locations, more personalized to your

needs...and the series will be prorated based on your point of entry. Our meetings

are held at Sinai, in the Library with a 5:30 pm weigh-in and 6:00 pm meeting. All meetings will be 30 minutes as our leader, Rosalie Leib, will guide us through the new

program and enable us to reach our goals. Tell your friends! You don't need to be a congregant at Sinai, just ready to change your life through good eating habits of

Weight Watchers. It's time!


My Sinai

You're Invited to Join B'rit Nashim!

B‘rit Nashim means ―Covenant of Women‖. We are

a group of women who meet one evening each month, for

programs of Jewish and personal content. We also have an

annual Shabbat retreat. Our group, which started in 1995,

was designed to be a forum for women to gather to share

common interests and to build a community of women with-

in the larger community of Congregation Sinai.

We have, in fact, formed close personal bonds and

grown into a true "covenant" of women who support each

other in all areas of our lives. The only requirements to join

B‘rit Nashim are that you are a woman, a member of Congre-

gation Sinai, and that you are looking for a group of women

who are committed to each other. There is no cost to be a

member except for any expenses that might incur from the

projects we undertake.

Our members take turns leading or planning the

meetings; sharing our diverse talents, interests, ideas and

experiences with one another. Sinai clergy as well as outside

presenters also enrich our meetings. Some examples of our

past activities include sessions on: Jewish artists & writers,

ecology and its relationship to Judaism, cooking sessions,

book discussions, crafts, and an annual "Mitzvah" activity.

We always plan meaningful and enjoyable activities, however

we find that it is really not the activity we are doing, but ra-

ther that we are together that matters. For most importantly,

we have become friends.

Each fall, B‘rit Nashim is open to new members. We

find that this is a great opportunity to get to know additional

women, who bring wonderful new energy and input to our

"covenant." We invite you to join us on Monday, December

12th at Sinai at 7:15 p.m. For further information, please

call Toby Colton at 351-5205 or Joanne Roberts at 351-

6486.

Brit Nashim

Mitbach Sinai

(Sinai Cooks!)

Do you enjoy cooking for fun with friends? Come have a glass of wine with Sinai Cooks! During the course of the year we will gather in the Sinai kitchen to cook and bake for Sinai events and ourselves. We promise laughter, great conversation and friendship! Please look to your eNews for cooking dates and times. Soon, we will be cooking for the Chanukah Latke Lunch. Looking forward to seeing many new faces! Have a great Sinai Cooks! Idea? Contact Jill Weinshel @ [email protected]


My Sinai

Hamakon Y’Nachem—May God Comfort

Susan, Jeffrey, Brian and Michael Fishbach on the death of

her husband and their father, Nathan Fishbach

Jan Rosenberg on the death of her mother, Geneva Rife

Condolences to: Mazel Tov to:

Toby Colton on her featured recipe of Nut Braid in the

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Marlene Lauwasser as the president-elect of the Milwaukee

Jewish Federation.

Felice and Bob Leib on the marriage of their son, Ted, to

Libby Larrison

Stacey Lerner (daughter of Michael & Wendy Lerner, grand-

daughter of Hana Albert) & Steve Glasenapp on their

engagement.

Michael and Wendy Lerner on the birth of grandson Nicolas

Benjamin Lerner, son of Mathew & Sarah Lerner.

Sheryl Primakow as the new Interim Executive of the

Milwaukee Jewish Federation.

The Rofes family on Lex Rofes‘ appointment to the

International Board of Hillel. Lex is one of five student

representatives selected nationally to serve.

All of the students new to the Youth Education Program at

Congregation Sinai, who celebrated consecration on Simchat

Torah: Ellie Rae Balotovsky, Ruby Balotovsky, Bennett

Brodsky, Devin Cass, Peter Fishman, Allie Hieb, Charlie Hieb,

Katie Hieb, Natalie Khmelevsky, Brandon Khmelevsky, Macy

Lamberton, Vivian Kolosso Nadel, Leo Prosen-Oldani,

Mathilde Prosen-Oldani, Sammy Scheferman, Justin Strauss,

Riley Strauss, Phoebe Taylor, Hailey Weisgerber, Kayla

Weisgerber, and Benjamin Yopps.

Do you have a Mazel Tov to share?

Email Jen Friedman:

[email protected]

Welcome to:

Life Cycle Events

If you learn of any events - births, engagements, marriages, ordinations - that should be

included in our ―In the Sinai Family‖ page, please notify the congregation office at

[email protected] or by telephone (414) 352-2970.

When there is a death in our immediate family, please notify the synagogue office, even if

the funeral is out of town. The clergy and the Sinai community would like the opportunity to express

sympathy for your loss.

Robert, Lindsey, Devin & Clark Cass

Fred & Ellen Eckman

Glenn & Eileen Graves

Rachel Hafemann

John, Leandrea & Mason Lamberton

Andy Muchin

Rachel Nadel, Todd Kolosso & Vivian Kolosso Nadel

David & Ethel Oliensis

Michal & Ro‘ee Peled

Danielle Romain

Dmitriy Rusovski & Yuliya & Peter Fishman

Nathan & Frandee Singer

Rabbi Eric Stark

Naomi, Hailey & Kayla Weisgerber



“Scene at Sinai”

Harvesting the sukkah garden.

Who doesn‘t want some apples & honey?

Leo Falendar & Bennett Friedman get decorating tips from

Michael Cohen.

Henry Waisbren gives his all in the shofar blowing contest!

Kol Hakavod!

Shae Stonemeier & Lydia Lancina enjoy snack on

Rosh Hashanah!

Rabbi Cohen teaching the 6th-8th graders

Rosh Hashanah morning.



Zach Sprinkman hangs decorations in the sukkah.

Scene it at Sinai?

Don‘t forget to bring your camera to the next

Sinai event and share your photos! Send to:

[email protected]

Naomi Cobb helps Sinai children harvest the garden to decorate

the sukkah.

Cameron Buzzell helps our younger Sinai students decorate

our sukkah.

Left to right: Dalen Stonemeier, Ryan Maxon, Jonathan

Parkes, & Jack Glusman get schach for the sukkah roof.

Zoe Styler & Mathilde Prosen-Oldani carry schach for

the sukkah.



Rabbi Cohen and the consecrants recite the blessing for

reading Torah.

Aaron Holman chants an aliyah from his Torah portion.

Jodi Holman and Becca Segal take turns dancing with the Torah.

Sydney Stelzer chants an aliyah from her Torah portion.

Congregants share the mitzvah of holding the

unwrapped Torah.

Music played as we danced with the Torahs.


Supporting Sinai

Support Sinai While Shopping at SENDIK’S!

Now you can purchase your Scrip card at times that are convenient for YOU!

Buy in person and receive your card the same day

Stop in the Sinai office during office hours

(9 am-5 pm Mon-Thurs., 9 am-3 pm Fri. )

OR Buy your card on the following Sundays & receive the card the same day:

November 13 & 20, December 11 & 18

Questions? Contact: Leigh Maxon: [email protected],

or call Cara Seppi-Bern (262) 236-0263

What is Scrip? Scrip means “substitute money”. Through Sendik’s Food Market Scrip program 5% of what you pay for your Scrip card is donated to Sinai .

Scrip cards can be used at any Balestreri owned Sendik’s: Elm Grove, Franklin, Germantown, Grafton, Greenfield, Mequon, Wauwatosa and Whitefish Bay.

If you are looking for a wonderful way to

honor or remember someone, or recog-

nize a special occasion, you can do so by

sponsoring the flowers on the Bima or an

Oneg Shabbat after a Friday night ser-

vice. Congregation Sinai typically pro-

vides these items for Friday evenings

when there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Simply let us know that

you would like to sponsor and we will create a beautiful flow-

er arrangement or dessert table to recognize your occa-

sion. All sponsorships will be acknowledged in the Sinai

Sponsor Bima Flowers or an Oneg ….A Lovely Way to Say It

Shabbat Pamphlet and the Sinai News. We will also send a

note of congratulations or thanks to the honorees. The cost

of sponsoring Bima flowers is $60.00 and an Oneg Shabbat

is $260.00.

Email Jen Friedman at [email protected] or

call (414) 352-2970.

Available Dates for Sponsorships: November 11

December 2, 16, 23, 30

Come SHOP at the Sinai Gift Shop!

Shop For Chanukah & Support Sinai!

Now you can support your favorite synagogue whenever you shop on-line at amazon.com. Simply go to the Sinai homepage: www.congregationsinai.org and click on the amazon.com banner whenever you’d like to browse or shop. You’ll be linked directly to amazon.com and enjoy your usual shopping experience— but since you’ve used the website link, a percentage of your purchase will support Congregation Sinai.

Bubbe says: It’s a win—win!

Did you know there are beautiful Chanukiyot and dreidels available in the gift shop? We have all of your Chanukah supplies and more!

Come shop at Sinai for the holiday!

Open during office hours

or email

Susan Solvang:

[email protected]

for special orders.

New!


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Waukesha Humane Animal Welfare Society Supply Collection!

What: Sam and Gina Golding's Joint Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tzedakah Project. Sam and Gina are collecting several "Wish List" items on the behalf of the Waukesha Human Animal Welfare Society: canned kitten food, canned dog food, clay cat litter, small and medium-sized dog collars or print & copy paper for the office to use in printing out adoption papers. When: Monday, Nov. 28th through Tuesday, Dec. 27th between the Thanksgiving and Hannukah holidays. Where: Congregation Sinai. Look for the labeled collection boxes near the main entrance. Why: Through this collection Sam and Gina aim to help H.A.W.S. take care of animals and promote awareness of animal needs.


In the Sinai Family

B’nei Mitzvah Bios

Jacob Coran

Jacob Coran will become a Bar Mitzvah on November 19, 2011. Jacob is the son of Judy

and David Coran, and brother of Aly and Danny Coran. His grandparents are Muriel and Irving Becker

and Arnie and Susie Coran.

Jacob is an eighth grader at MJDS. He is an avid tennis player and also has a passion for

music. He really enjoys school and has participated in baseball, basketball and volleyball. He also

appreciates the many friends he has made at MJDS—they are a close group of kids.

Jake is excited to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah and thanks Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Robins, and

Linda Ross for all their help and guidance.

Alexander Todd Cayle Alexander Todd Cayle will become a Bar Mitzvah on November 5, 2011, when he will

read from Lech Lecha. He is the son of Brian Cayle and Sandi Deshur, as well as the brother of

Lauren and Olivia. Alex attends Milwaukee Jewish Day School where his favorite subjects in-

clude Science and English, in addition to lunch and dismissal. Outside of school, Alex enjoys

playing tennis, boating, and assembling an endless array of nearly-impossible-to-build mechani-

cal devices.

Alex felt a strong connection to his mitzvah project which involved collecting food items

at Congregation Sinai during the High Holy Days and ensuring that they arrived for distribution

at Milwaukee‘s Jewish Food Pantry. He thanks all of those who donated and asks that everyone

continues to help keep the shelves at the pantry stocked. Alex could not have had the success

he has enjoyed in preparing for his Bar Mitzvah without the help of Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Rob-

ins, and, especially, Linda Ross, who went far beyond the call of duty in helping him with his

preparation. Alex looks forward to becoming more involved in the Jewish community, following

in the footsteps of his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

Those We Remember


November 4, 2011

William Cobb

Helen Hillman

Dr. Bernard Horwitz

Margaret ―Peggy‖ Juda

Helen Kimmel

Herbert Polacheck

Alice Quateman

Samuel D. Saffro

Ann Shafton

Carol Siegel-Zdatny

November 11, 2011

Margaret Beer

Milton Bordow

Edith Bromberg

Lee Cherniack

Ateret Cohn

Sarah Fleder

Joan Frazer

Bertha Goldberger

Melvin Goldberger

Golda Gutman

Bertheld Hefter

John J. Higgins

Madelain Julius

Arthur Koven

Norman Leib

Marilyn L. Look

Dorothy Lubotsky

Harry Luck

Edith Meyer

Oscar S. Meyer

Harold Nemson

Elizabeth Newald

Lillian Peck

Kenneth Ross

Betty Schapiro

Beverly Stix

Richard Teweles

November 18, 2011

Saul Arbit

Shirley Glick

Bessie Greenfield

Marvin Heifetz

Jean Heilbronner

Nancy Hindin

Joseph Hoffman

Miriam Hool

Carol Ikenn

Mildred Levy

Mollie Lipshultz

Peter Pumpian

Abraham Schwedelson

Howard James Seesel Jr.

Alfred Shovers

Edward Stillman

Cecilia Warschauer

November 25, 2011

Alan Bromley

Bernice Cohen

Loretta Cohn

Helen Cook

Dr. Louis Abels Eisenberg

Helen Fisher

Herbert Kahn

Joshua Kestelman

Meyer Lebed

Samuel Lipshultz

Arnold Miller

Albert Ostermann

William Padway

Kisa Peskina

Dorothy Pollak

Harry Schwartz

Anna Sherman

Julia E. Siegel

Bessie Weiss

Willie Weiss

Richard Werner

December 2, 2011

John Beer

Ann Derengowski

Ann Eckman

Joseph Falk

Bertha Feld

Michael Fleysh

Phyllis Lasser

Janette Manheim

Zelda Margolin

Joanne Mendeloff Misaqi

Mark Roth

Lillian Schwartz

Nathan Shlimovitz

Dr. John David Silbar

Rita Teplin

Irene Warschauer

Michael Weinberg

Ardis J. Zarem

December 9, 2011

Sidney Atinsky

Jack Blutstein

Dorothy Brickman

Aaron C. Cherniack

David Cooper

Ruth Diamond Goldmann

Fred Feld

Florence Frank

Theodore Friedlander Sr.

Fannie Gershan

Mildred Glassman

Duane Hill

Lena Brown Jacobs

Judi Kahn

Barbara Kantor Kaplan

Mae Miles

Beatrice Muchin

Edwin ―Ted‖ Ostermann

Lew Sangor

Alan Shor

Anders Solvang

Sadie Stern

Joann Weber

December 16, 2011

Allan Bein

Aaron Bram

Rose Cooper

Dr. David E. Davidoff

Jack Freeman

Arthur Goldstein

Pauline Goldstein

Harry Hillman

Ian Ikenn

Laurie Ikenn

Laurence Luff

Stanley M. Ottenstein

Zelma Ottenstein

Judith Kerns Pence

Joan Prince

Ethel Sedlet

Dr. Alex Sigal

Anita Feld Silbar

Elayne Staller

Bess Urich

Delbert Wile

December 23, 2011

Lawrence Ball

Toni Ettenheim

Benjamin Fagan

Harry Feldman

Erich Gutman

Emanuel ―Mannie‖ Hassel

Herbert Honig

Bessie Kahn

Arthur Levin

Manuel Padway

William Rofes

Esther Soifer

Ann Urkofsky

Rabbi Cary David Yales

December 30, 2011

Max Adler

Jack Barnow

Bee Brill

Charley Coplin

Leo Diamond

Manley Frisch

Julie Hirsh

Barney Hool

Ann Hurvitz

Eva Kaplan

Anne Klein

Max Laserson

Charlotte Lerner

Manuel Price

Allen S. Rieselbach

Roberta Rosenberg

Elizabeth Weber

November Yarhzeits

December Yarhzeits

Donations received from

7/16/11 to 9/23/11

Adult Programming and Education

Endowment Fund

In honor of Bill & Idy Goodman’s 40th

anniversary

Kate & Chip Mann

Mimi Schechter & David Weissman

In memory of Arthur Ross

Judith Ross

Andy Brickman Museum Fund

In memory of Miles Mandel

Nancy & Robert Mandel

In memory of Herman Veit

Nancy Mandel

Miriam Miringoff Kitchen Fund

In honor of marriage of David & Jessica Levi

Suzy Ettinger

In honor of Penny Anixter’s special birthday

In memory of Bob Eiseman

In honor of Bill & Idy Goodman’s special

anniversary

In honor of Steve Gruen’s special birthday

In honor of Toots Hassel’s special birthday

In memory of Gerald Kahn

In honor of Ron & Beth Shapiro’s special

anniversary

In honor of 100th birthday of Goldene

Strauss

Judi and Michael Ketten

Tzedakah Fund

In memory of Edith Adelman

Albert Adelman

In memory of Kenneth Allschwang

Shari & Allan Luck


Lori & Marc Jacobson

In honor of Bill & Idy Goodman’s 40th

anniversary

Maureen & Irv Bard

Shirley Denemark

Eileen & Glenn Graves

Jeff, Ilene, & Seth Wasserman

In honor of new grandchild of Susan &

Gregg Herman

Becky & Bill Komisar

In memory of Jerry Kahn

Gerry & Art Schmidman

In memory of Norman Lank

Mike & Joan Friedman

In memory of Esther Larkey

Jay Larkey

Contributions


In honor of Al Meyers’ 80th birthday

Dorothy Schmidt

In memory of Kurt Meyer

Ilse Brauer

In honor of Jean Pereles-Strouse

Nancy Heller

In memory of Lisa Phillips

Jeri & Michael Danz

Jim & Ellen Flesch

Debbi & Bill Gartenberg

Nancy Heller

Nikki & Jonathan Levine

Mimi Schechter & David Weissman

Laurie & Dean Segal

In memory of Eugene Prudell

Idy & Bill Goodman & Family

In memory of Edward Rosenberg

Marcia Cherniack

In memory of Sara Shafton

Barbara Shafton & Family

In memory of Howard Tepps

Anna Tepps

Rabbi‘s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation

Brenda & Marc Stelzer

Brad & Barb Tenin

Madelaine Yafet & John Seymour

In memory of Andrew Alameno

Maureen Pugach & Bill Rickards

In memory of Jeanette Barnow

Bernice Fagan & Family

In memory of Helen Blesser

Gloria Freschl


Barbara Tabak & Damien Jaques

In honor of Eve Eiseman

Pat & Allen Riesselbach

In memory of Louise Friedlander

Jean Friedlander

In memory of Gertrude Kerns

Joan & Pat Kerns

In honor of Richard & Ronna Kimmel’s

grandson’s bar mitzvah

Diane & Stan Sehler

In memory of Freda Levine

Micaela Levine & Tom St. John

In memory of Joseph Lubar

Marianne & Sheldon Lubar

Esther & Robert Sametz

In memory of Lottie Lubar

Sheldon & Marianne Lubar


In memory of John Mann

Jo Ann Mann

In honor of Mort Newald’s special birthday

Toots Hassel

In memory Ben Peterman

In memory Nancie Stern Peterman

Jim Peterman


Inge Rudman

In memory of Charlotte Rabenn

Tom & Andi Rabenn

In memory of Max Recht

Sheila & Morrie Rudberg

In memory of Molly Schwartz &

Jack Brandes

Ted Bradbury

In memory of Jeffrey Siegel

Joan Lubar, Isaac, &

Charlotte Siegel

In memory of Ann Simon

Beatrice Segal

Cantor‘s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation

Brenda & Marc Stelzer

In memory of Alberta Goldberg

Jody Kaufman Loewenstein &

Paul Loewenstein

In memory of Jim Muchin

Toots Hassel

In honor of marriage of Shana Tabak &

Alex Berg

Barbara Tabak & Damien Jaques

In honor of Howard Weiss’s 90th birthday

Marlee Sabo & Stephen Colburn

Passport to Israel Fund

In honor of Jim Ansfield’s birthday

Bonnie & Allan Wasserman

In memory of Nat Goldsmith

Sheri & Lloyd Levin

In memory of Sherwin Kader

Rona & Gary Wolfe & Family


Leslie & Jeffrey Hayes

Contributions made to the Temple In honor of Barbie & Mort Blutstein’s 50th

anniversary

Leslie & Barry Usow

In memory of Andrew Cherniack

Gerry Cherniack

In memory of Jim Davis

In memory of Gerry Kahn

In memory of Norman Lank

In memory of Ted Stroiman

Andrea & Michael Waxman

In memory of William Dinkes

Jamie, Zachary, & Jordan Berger


Bunny & Ron Cohen

Elyse & BJ Cohn & Family

Dana, Greg, Sam, Julia, &

Jenna Dorf


Susan & Oyvind Solvang

Sandra Weinstein & Ed Blumberg

In honor of Eve Eiseman’s birthday

Stanley Jolton

In honor of Jean Friedlander’s 90th birthday

Helen & Don Polacheck

In honor of Gloria & Jake Golding’s 50th

anniversary


Sunny Mendeloff

In memory of Milton Hoffman

Carol & Werner Richheimer

In honor of Aaron Holman’s bar mitzvah


In memory of Eva Jolton

Michael, Jared, Adam, &

Ryan Jolton


Lois Malawsky & Jay Larkey

Bettie & Dave Meltzer




Jeff, Vivian, & Scott Aikin

ARC of Greater Milwaukee

Jane & Ralph Edwards

Sandra & Robert Gegios


Lori & Joseph Kampschroer

Carla Klein

Debra & Steven Koenig

Joyceann & Greg Kroger

Sandra & Alan Murphy

Marleen Pugach & Bill Rickards

Nancy & James Schacht

Muriel Shindler


Susan & Richard Stuckert

Dolores & Georg Vermont

Sally & David Weber

Soli & Howard Zetley

In memory of Esther Tarnof

Adrienne Hirsch


Contributions


Landscape Fund

In memory of Milt Hoffman



Sue Freeman & Dick Kahn

In memory of Myne Hootkin

Danielle & Timmy Strauss

In memory of Elise Kahn

In memory of Maureen Kahn

Richard Kahn

In memory of Sam Rosenbloom

Caroline & Bill Schulhof & family

In memory of Leonard Roth

The Lancina Family

Floral and Oneg Fund

In honor of Barbie & Mort Blutstein’s 50th

anniversary

Elyce & Dick Lernor

In memory of Nathan Fishbach

In memory of Peter Goldberg

The Rectors

In memory of Abram Levine

Joan Levine

In memory of Leah Mandel

Nancy & Robert Mandel

In honor of Nancy Mandel’s 80th birthday

Jeri & Michael Danz

Judy & Barry Sattell

In honor of Morton Newald’s 85th birthday

Muriel Silbar

In memory of Anita Silbar

In memory of Dr. John Silbar

Dr. Muriel Silbar

In memory of Esther Smith

George Lipschultz

In memory of Florence Waxman

Andrea, Michael, &

Naomi Waxman

Chesed (Caring) Fund

In memory of Lawrence Chudnow

Melissa Chudnow & John Yopps

In memory of Carl Diamond

Joni Ansfield & Family

In memory of Esther Gliber

Jody Kaufman Loewenstein &

Paul Loewenstein

Speedy recovery of Susie Herman

Sandy Weinstein

In memory of Esar Judes

Pauline Zarne

In memory of Gerry Kahn

In honor of Bob Mandel’s 85th birthday

In honor of Mort Newald’s 85th birthday

Bunny & John Fried & Family

In memory of Jim Katz

Mari Katz & William Kravit

In memory of Racine Meyerowitz

Dorothy & Al Meyers


Susan, Bruce, Andrea &

Jeremy Winter

Barbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for

Spiritual Growth

In memory of Ted Friedlander

Pat & Allen Rieselbach

Music Fund

In memory of Rose Adler

Elyce & Dick Lernor

In memory of Manny Birenholtz

Emmett Peck

In memory of Albert Cherniack

Gerry Cherniack

In memory of Sylvia Mitz

In memory of Joseph Sherman

Doje Sherman

In memory of Esther Tarnof

Ed Sullivan

Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund

In memory of Rachel Presley

Janet & Donald Greenebaum

Jacob M. Fine & Family Library &

Technology Fund

In memory of Samuel Bender

In memory of Charlotte Schwartz

Rosalee & Herb Bratt

In honor of Herb Bratt’s 80th birthday

Dorothy Schmidt

In honor of Jayne Butlein’s birthday

Tee Gee & Alan Levy

In memory of Sam Butlein

Jayne & Eric Butlein

In memory of Eleanor Goldberg

Betsy, Jessica, & Shelly Goldberg

In memory of Morty Greenspan

Butlein Family

In memory of Milton Hoffman



Pauline Zarne

In memory of Jay Schmidt


We're Outta Soup! Our soup supply is low thanks to congregants coming by

and delivering soup to members who need a little TLC.

Special thanks to Jennifer Moglowsky for being Sinai's

"soup"er hero delivering tons of soup!

Please consider making some soup and bring it to

Sinai's freezer. We supply the containers and labels!

Soup from

Sinai!

Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund

In memory of I. Mark Zeligs

Betsy, Peter, Jessica, &

Shelly Goldberg

Future Fund

In honor of Nancy Mandel’s birthday

In honor of Mort Newald’s birthday

Ann Pereles

Contributions


Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund

In memory of Larry D. Lieberman &

Jay Lieberman

Joan Lieberman

In honor of Nancy Mandel’s special

birthday

Selma & Jerry Shlensky

In memory of Steven Stone

In memory of Sam Winick

Nancy, Scott, Andrew, &

Stephanie Phillips

Anita & Bob Stone

Congregation Sinai Endowment at the

Jewish Community Foundation


In memory of Jeffrey Siegel

David, Madeleine, Hannah, &

Patrick Lubar

Dove Keepers, zealots and lovers in Masada The Frozen Rabbi, Steve Stern, mayhem and mysticism Kaaterskill Falls, Alegra Goodman, fans might enjoy this tale of a religious community in upstate New York

For light reading, we have most of Harlan Coben’s novels Mystery fans will enjoy Daniel Silva For historical fiction, try David Liss One can never go wrong reading or re-reading Phillip Roth or A.B. Yehoshua

And for the kids…. The Judee Ross Reading Nook is filled with classic children’s books that are printed in Hebrew With Chanukah around the corner, we have an amazing section of children’s holiday books

Our Young Adult section is a great way for children to read a Jewish themed book for a book report The Devis’ Arithmetic, Jane Yolen Number The Stars, Lois Lowry

Donation Acknowledgements: Barb & Marty Blutstein for their donation of books and music Louise Kaminsky for her generous donation of Harry Epstein’s (z”1) incredible Jewish library Sandy & Judith Saltzstein for the donation of Art Saltzstein’s (z”l) collection of books & music

Since our nice summer and fall weather is coming to an end, consider enjoying the warmth of Sinai’s

Library and curl up with a good book! Here are some “novel” suggestions:

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