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News and Notes
TEMPLE
SINAI
CARING COMMITTEE
The Caring Committee of Temple Sinai is committed
to extending the support of our congregation to all Temple
members in need, or to those experiencing difficult life events.
If you, or another Temple member you know, might benefit from
a meal, a visit, a ride, or some other support, please contact
Rabbi Bernstein, or leave a message with June to inform the
committee.
FROM THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR
The Winter just
has to be over by now and hopefully we are into the loveliness
of Spring! April is a very busy month here at school!
The fifth graders
were wonderful in the Spiel this year under Robin’s
creative direction. A huge thank you to Candice
Ross and all
of the parents and
the Sinai High students, who
helped to make the
carnival such a success! We are most grateful to the Trotsky/
Kotin Family who
donated all of the prizes for the carnival.
On April 5, the
kindergarten, first and second graders and their parents
will participate in a special
interactive Seder. Thank you to Becky
Pins for planning
and coordinating this event. Also, on April 5
& 6, the seventh graders, with their teachers and parents,
will be filling and
delivering “Ma’ot Chittim” baskets to various members
in our community for Passover.
On Friday, April
11 the fourth grade class will lead services, preceded by
a dinner for their families.
The students in
Grades 3 - 7 will enjoy the “Seder Board Game”, a walk
through interactive program on Wednesday, April 16. If you
would like to help out with this
program, please let me know!
Thank you to
Harry Hubbard and
Lynne Burke for
monitoring traffic,
and to Becky Finkelstein who
has helped out with snack.
A word about
Tzedakah: This year the classes have been collecting Tzedakah
each month and earmarking it for Temple Sinai’s 50th anniversary.
We have decided to use the money that was collected to
furnish the classrooms with copies of “Mishkan T’Filah“,
the new prayer book. Please
encourage your children to bring in Tzedakah every
week from now until the end of the year so we can reach our
goal.
Reminder: There
will be NO Religious School on April 19, 23 and
26.
Have an enjoyable Passover and
a relaxing vacation!
Wendy Davis Wong
Director of Education
TRAFFIC SAFETY REMINDER!
NO ONE will be
allowed to drive up or down the hill on Saturdays, between
8:50 and 9:10 and 11:50 and 12:10, and on Wednesdays between
3:35 and 3:55 and again between 5:30 and 5:50. If you must
come to the school building between these hours, please park
in the lower lot and walk up. SPEED LIMITS ON THE HILL AT
OTHER TIMES IS 5 MPH. These rules will be strictly enforced.
THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN DEPENDS ON YOUR COMPLIANCE.
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“THE CHALLENGE
TO BE PRESENT”
It is extremely
difficult to be totally present. To be mindfullypresent re
quires skill, a developed practice, and an ability to
concentrate. There are
countless distractions and reasons why we lose
focus during any given moment. Often we are drawn back into
our past or we consider what we expect we will be doing in
the future. In either case, we
keep ourselves from concentrating on
the moment at hand. As important as the present is in our
lives, we are products of our past
and our present actions very much
shape what our future will be.
When visiting the
Museum of the Diaspora in Tel Aviv, one is greeted
with the inscription: “Lizkor haatid; lehiyot b’hoveh;
livtoach b’atid - To
remember the past; to live in the present, and to trust
in the future.” At times we emphasize one temporal aspect
over another. However, each
temporal reality - past, present, or future
- has an intrinsic value that can lead to sacred time.
This year we have
spent a good deal of effort reflecting on our past,
due to the 50th anniversary
of our Temple. All of us have a past
at Temple Sinai of which Temple Sinai congregants can feel
proud. As uncertain as any future
might be, we are filled with hope
that our current personal and communal commitment to God,
Torah, and Israel will bring us even closer to our faith, one
another and our wider community.
Each day we have precious, fleeting
moments when we have the opportunity to make our lives
and the lives of others more whole, more meaningful, and
more worthy of Divine blessing.
Soon at our Seder
meals we will hold the Passover Haggadahs in our
hands. We will recall the historic moment that galvanized us
as a people in the time of the
Exodus. “It is what God did for
me when we went free
out of Egypt.” We will remember our history with
the hope that we can, in the here and now, experience such a
liberation in our own day. The
Seder meal itself encourages each of
us to experience the present-day moment of going free with a
liberated spirit. In the end, we
trust we will experience the ultimate redemption
in the future. I look forward to being present with
you at our Congregational Seder on Sunday evening, April
20th.
May you and your loved ones experience a healthy and joyous
Pesah.
Rabbi Seth L. Bernstein
Friday night,
April 4th will be our next Family Tot Shabbat at 6 PM
in the Temple Sanctuary. We
begin with an art project followed by a
singing, dancing service geared
to preschoolers through 1st Graders.
Cantorial
Soloist Robin Sparr-Rothman leads the service at 6:00
pm, and then
we share a
pot luck dinner. All are welcome to
join and enjoy, Sinai members and
non-members as well. For more
information call
508-755-2519.
Next Tot
Shabbat - May 10 at 11:00 AM
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