Sinai News Feb-April 2016

A quarterly publication
Issue 24, Volume 1
February - April 2016 Shevat - Nisan 5776
Discover Your Path to Sinai!

Itsy Bitsy Sinai (0-4)
Songs, stories and crafts!

Sunday, Feb 28
Sunday, March 20
10:15 AM
Purim! Adar Wars
Wednesday, March 23
4:30 - 6:15 PM - Carnival
6:15 PM - Costume Parade
6:30 PM - Megillah Reading,
Spiel, Hamentashen
Friday Night Lights

CoSY Youth Fun!
Bowling & Pizza at UWM!

Sunday, Feb 28
12:00 PM
Brotherhood Coffee
w/ Rabbi David Cohen
Sunday, March 20
10:00 AM
Feb 19 & April 15

5:30 PM - Shabbat Unplugged
Service
6:15 PM - Dinner
7:15 PM - Shabbat Service & Oneg
Special Guest
Jake Goodman
Saturday, Feb 6 Sunday, Feb 7
(See page 7)
Popular Culture &

Jewish Identity
w/ Gillian Rodgers, PHD
Begins Tuesday, March 8
7:30 PM
Exploring the Jewish Life

Cycle
Brotherhood Coffee
Jewish Museum Milwaukee

& Congregation Sinai
present Irv Unger
w/ Marlene Lauwasser &

Rick Aaron
Sunday, May 1
10:00 AM
w/ Cantor Lauren Phillips

Begins Tuesday, Feb 9
7:30 PM
Saturday, Feb 20
3:30 - 5:30 PM @ Sinai
Rockin Shabbat
Friday, March 18
6:15 PM
Israel Shabbat
Friday, April 29
6:15 PM
Social Action Shabbat

w/ Marc Levine, PHD
Friday, April 8
6:15 PM
Sinai in the City

20s & 30s
Friday, February 12
Tu B Shabbat
Friday, March 25
Pop-Up Shabbat
Thursday, April 14
Beyond the 4 Cups of
Wine
(See page 10)
Women of Sinai
Appreciation Brunch
Sunday, April 10
10:00 AM

w/ Dr. Magda Peck
Friday, Feb 5
6:15 PM
Shabbat Vayinafash
Saturdays: Feb 6, March 26,

April 30
10:00-11:30 AM
MCRC Shabbat
w/ Mordecai Lee PHD

Friday, March 11
7:30 PM
Women of Sinai
presents Friendship in
Spirit
Film Screening & Discussion

Monday, Feb 29
7:00 PM
In partnership with NCJW,
Womens Philanthropy of
MJF & Hadassh
Join the Sinai Brotherhood Softball Team!!

(See page 23)
And share it with a friend!

Give them the gift of a one year membership. Details on Page 2.
Rabbi David B. Cohen Cantor Lauren Phillips Rabbi Emeritus Jay R. Brickman
Director of Youth Education Barb Shimansky, MSW Director of Administration Karen Lancina Program Coordinator Jen Friedman
Assistant to Rabbi and Cantor Karen Hintz School Administrator Jeri Danz Bookkeeper Ilene Wasserman 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
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In this issue
Builders and Founders
Builders & Founders
Shabbat Schedule
Rabbis Corner
Cantors Notes
Reflections, Create a Jewish

Legacy
Scholar in Residence
Lifelong Jewish Learning
8-14
Purim
15
Shabbat Experiences
16-18
Passover Readings
19-20
Women of Sinai
21
Brotherhood
22
Social Action Committee
23-24
Israel Committee, Library
25
Chesed
26
Scene at Sinai
27-29
Supporting Sinai
30
Calendars
31-33
In the Sinai Family
34-36
Contributions
36-38
Those We Remember
39
A heart-felt and sincere thank you to our

Builders and Founders participants.
Without your generosity (financial and otherwise) we would
not be the Sinai that we all love and value.
James & Joni Ansfield
In honor of Bench Ansfield
Margery Becker
Dorothy Bein-Arenzon
Avi & Andrea Bernstein
In Honor of the birth of
Audrey OBrien
BJ & Elyse Cohn
Stephen Colburn & Marlee Sabo
In memory of Joe Aaron
David & Judith Coran
Fred & Ellen Eckman
Dan & Lisa Elias
Bernice Fagan
In memory of Ben Fagan
Lee & Marsha Fensin
In honor of Rabbi Cohen &
Cantor Phillips
Susan Fishbach
Jim & Ellen Flesch
Jeffrey Frank
Michael & Joan Friedman
Gordon & Jennifer Goldbaum
Lawrence & Anne Golding
In honor of Jim &
Marion Golding
Ruth Goldmann
Rob & Tracy Golub
Bill & Idy Goodman
Steve Green
Rachel Hafemann
Robert & Kristin Hieb
Alan & Jodi Holman
Michael & Penny Hool
Milton & Sarah Hwang
Marc & Lori Jacobson
Marc & Cynthia Kartman

Jay Larkey & Lois Malawsky
Marvin & Marlene Lauwasser
In memory of Joe &
Shirley Aaron
Samuel & Rosalie Leib
George Levin & Sheila Smith
Joan Lieberman
Darrin Lile & Sandra Saltzstein
Sheldon & Marianne Lubar
Ruth Madnek
Robert Mandel
In memory of Nancy V. Mandel
Chip & Kate Mann
David & Bettie Meltzer
In honor of the Meltzer family
Alan Mendeloff
James & Ellen Nocton
Nick & Janet Padway
John & Susan Pereles
Jim Phillips
Michael & Julie Sadoff
James & Lori Salinsky
Mildred Schapiro
In honor of the Schapiro/
Frazer family
Brian & Deborah Schermer
Richard & Michele Seesel
Ronald Sinclair & Judith Ross
In honor of our parents
Diane Slomowitz
Tom St. John & Micaela Levine
Robert Steuer & Roberta Steiner
Scott Tisdale & Stefanie Jacob
Mike & Jill Weinshel
Sharing Sinai
Bring your friends and family into our congregational family!
Share what you love!
We are proud to offer you the opportunity to bring your friends and families into the
amazing community that is Congregation Sinai.
Know someone interested in checking us out?

Please contact our Program Coordinator, Jen Friedman at (414) 352-2970 or jfriedman@congregationsinai.org.
Shell give you a token to share with your unaffiliated friends or family. Good for a one-year membership at Sinai.
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February-April Shabbat & Service Schedule

Shabbat Mishpatim
February 5
Exodus 21:1 - 24:18

Social Action Shabbat 6:15 pm
February 6
Torah Study 8 am
Morning Minyan 9:30 am
Shabbat Terumah
February 12
Exodus 25:1 - 27:19

Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
February 13
Torah Study 8 am
Hannah Golub Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Metzora
April 15
Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33

Shabbat Unplugged 5:15 pm
Congregational Dinner 6 pm
April 16
Torah Study 8 am
Lexi Buzzell Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Pesach
April 22
Festival Torah Portion

No Shabbat Service (Erev Pesach)
Shabbat Tetzaveh
February 19
Exodus 27:20 - 30:10

Congregational Dinner 7:15 pm
April 23
Torah Study 8 am
Pesach Morning Service 9:30 am
February 20
Torah Study 8 am
Molly Fox-Kincaid Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Pesach
April 29
Shabbat Ki Tisa
February 26
Exodus 30:11 - 34:35

Acharei Mot
Pesach Morning Service
w/Yizkor 9:30 am
Israel Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
April 30
February 27
Torah Study 8 am
Torah Study 8 am
Shabbat Vayakhel
March 4
Exodus 35:1 - 38:20

March 5
Torah Study 8 am
Shabbat Pekudei
March 11
Exodus 38:21 - 40:38

MCRC Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
March 12
Torah Study 8 am
Arianna Halaska Bat Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Vayikra
March 18

Rockin Shabbat 6:15 pm
March 19
Torah Study 8 am
Jayson Goldbaum
Bar Mitzvah 10 am
Shabbat Tzav
March 25

March 26
Torah Study 8 am
Shabbat Shmini
April 1

Social Action Shabbat 6:15 pm
April 2
Torah Study 8 am
Shabbat Tazria
April 8

April 9
Torah Study 8 am
Passover Holiday Service Schedule

Shabbat Pesach
April 22
Festival Torah Portion

No Shabbat Service (Erev Pesach)
April 23
Torah Study 8 am
Pesach Morning Service 9:30 am
Shabbat Pesach
April 29
Acharei Mot
Pesach Morning Service
w/Yizkor 9:30 am
April 30
Torah Study 8 am
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Rabbis Corner
These days, those who aspire to high office often
fail to inspire. Partisan political campaigns have created a
toxic environment by playing on the publics fears: fears of
terrorism, fears of societal change, fears tied to economic
insecurity, to name just a few. When people say they want
to take our country back, its not an expression of sentimentality. Its the evidence of deep hurt and fear felt across
the generations.
While some candidates seem more committed to using fear as a tactical weapon, many of the candidates have
lost touch with a value that is central to Judaism: Derech
Eretz. The phrase Derech Eretz literally means the way of
the land or the way of the world but, in a Jewish context it
comes to mean common decency. Derech Eretz in a
standard of behavior for fulfilling our basic responsibility as
human beings, to be a mensch. What is Derech Eretz? To
speak kindly, give praise, respect others opinions, respect
their time and space, be considerate, watch your mouth,
think the best, listen and pay attention. Instead of raising
your hand or your voice, Derech Eretz insists you elevate your
own dignity and the dignity of others. Behave as though the
world depends on your humanity and decency. Conduct yourself as if every interaction with others is an opportunity to
bring holiness into the world.
The duty of Derech Eretz is so important that our
ancestors imagined it coming into existence twenty-six generations before the giving of the Torah, at the moment when
the first human beings were expelled from the Garden of
Eden. They said: Derech Eretz kadma lTorah, which means
Derech Eretz is before the Torah, but, in fact can mean
Derech Eretz is more important than the Torah. In a way,
they saw Derech Eretz, a system of highly principled, decent
behavior, as a necessary precondition to bring us to the Torah. In other words, unless we have Derech Eretz as a regulator on our behavior from within, until we feel obligated to act
decently on our own, we wont be open to feeling commanded by the mandates of wider moral behavior.
At the root of Derech Eretz is the Torahs assertion
that every person is created in the divine image, and as
such, is deserving of our best behavior. You don't hit your
spouse. You stand before your elders. You don't curse. You
turn off your cell phone when appropriate. You dont text
when someone is speaking to you. You dont bully a classmate. You say please and thank you and excuse me
and I'm sorry. You don't litter. You don't cheat and lie and
steal. You dont gossip. There is a right and wrong manner of
behavior rooted in our tradition and heritage, rooted in our
being created in the image of the Divine. There is nothing
more spiritual than this realization and, in a very real sense,
there is nothing Judaism tries more to teach than this.
Sadly, its a lesson weve failed to learn even within
our Jewish community. On many issues, we dont engage
each other in thoughtful discourse.

Instead, we call each other names
like, self hating Jew and invert
the meaning of historically rooted
concepts like Zionism.
Our ancestors knew that
debate conducted without Derech
Eretz can devolve into hate
speech. Thats why the Talmud
underscores, again and again, that
it matters how we treat each other. Two millennia ago, rabbis
Hillel and Shammai rarely agreed. Yet, they insisted that
their followers break bread with one another and be permitted to marry one another. Even the structure of the debate
reflected Derech Eretz. As a matter of course, disputants
would cite the opinions of their opponents before stating
their own. Their shared credo was Eilu vEilu divrei Elohim
Chaim, these words and those words are words of the living
God. No one had an exclusive claim on the truth. Rarely were
disputes simply black and white. Instead, both sides recognized the possibility that their own hold on truth was partial
and so was that of their opponents.
Implicit in the message of Hillel and Shammai is
that the search for a single, all encompassing truth is destined to fail. As Israeli Poet, Yehuda Amichai wrote:
From the place where we are right
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plow.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined House once stood.
Being right is often a pyrrhic victory. Better to keep
ourselves continually predisposed to being benevolent, to
being decent, to being kind, to not doing to someone else
anything that would be hateful to ourselves. We should give
Derech Eretz the highest priority in our community values,
placing it twenty-six generations before everything. As a colleague wrote, Judaism itself demands that in order to be a
Jewish community we must first be a humane community.
Without Derech Eretz, without benevolence, kindness and
decency, our humanity may elude us, lost in a semantic competition to prove who is right. If we know anything, it is that
such disputes are wrong.
Rabbi David B. Cohen
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Cantors Notes
Form and Flexibility: A Lesson in Jewish Engagement
A few weeks ago, a friend and I decided to try a new
Pilates class. As we entered the studio, I took note of the
fact that most of the people in the class seemed to know
each other. They were regulars. The instructor, noticing that
my friend and I were new, introduced herself. She asked our
names and if we had ever done Pilates before.
We felt instantly engaged, cared for, and comfortable especially since it had been more than two
years since I had last taken a Pilates class. My
friend, a seasoned yogi, easily adapted her flexibility to the more technical style of Pilates.
The instructor moved quickly. She was
energizing, engaging, and commanded attention.
However, she prefaced almost every new exercise by cautioning that it might be too challenging
for us newcomers. Since we didnt yet speak the
language that she had cultivated with the regulars over the past few months, she assumed that we werent
as flexible or as knowledgeable.
She also continuously called me Laura, even though
I repeatedly corrected her.
Once the class was over, my initial feelings of comfort and engagement were replaced with frustration. The instructor created a warm and welcoming impression, but then
proceeded to alienate those of us who were visiting for the
first time. Instead of helping us adjust to her teaching style,
she drew attention to the fact that we were new and assumed that we might not be able to keep up.
My friend and I did not go to the Pilates class for
fellowship or even for spiritual fulfillment we went purely
for fitness. However, as I left the class I imagined what it
must be like for potential congregants visiting a new synagogue for the first time. I especially empathized with those
perspective members who grew up with a working knowledge
of Judaism but who might have strayed from synagogue life.
The same comforting and familiar prayers might sound foreign when sung to a different melody or led by different clergy.
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is currently on a
mission to teach its constituencies and congregations various ways of practicing audacious hospitality. Rabbi Rick
Jacobs, the president of the URJ, describes audacious hospitality as an ongoing invitation to be part of a community
and a way to spiritually transform ourselves in the process.
Audacious hospitality is a two-way street where synagogue
and stranger need each other, where we not only teach newcomers, but they teach us. This concept was a major theme
of the URJ Biennial in Orlando Florida, which I had the great
fortune to attend this past November.
Audacious hospitality is a way to bring new people
into the synagogue and to make them feel at home. This is
particularly important for young Jewish adults in their twen-
ties and thirties. Many people in this age group seek a return to Judaism as they experience major life cycle events,
such as an impending marriage or the birth of a child. It is
important for us to be sensitive to their existing Jewish
knowledge while helping them acclimate to new rituals and
songs.
At Congregation Sinai, we reach out to
the twenties/thirties demographic through Sinai
in the City. Sinai in the City provides low-barrier
Jewish engagement through Shabbat dinners and
Jewish holiday celebrations. We meet young Jews
in their twenties and thirties where they are
both literally and figuratively. Our programs are
held in downtown restaurants and apartment
complexes, and are designed to attract varying
levels of Jewish knowledge and practice.
Our Latke Cook-off during Chanukah was
a great example of Sinai in the Citys ability to blend tradition
and modernity in order to meet the diverse needs of young
Jewish adults. Some participants shared delicious family
recipes that had been passed down through the generations. Others were more adventurous, experimenting with
recipes for sesame ginger and pumpkin spice latkes. The
judging resulted in a tie between a classic latke recipe and
the sesame ginger latke, symbolizing the fact that the crowd
shared preferences for both tradition and innovation. The
goal of Sinai in the City is to create an environment where
both facets of Jewish life can exist simultaneously as we
develop a cohort of educated and engaged young Jewish
adults.
This spring, Sinai in the City will continue to produce
exciting programs and collaborations. On February 12, we
will be collaborating with Hillel Milwaukee on a Tu BShevatthemed Shabbat dinner and service, which will feature the
seven species of fruits and grains mentioned in the Bible.
On March 25, Congregation Sinai will team up with Congregation Emanu-El Bne Jeshurun, Congregation Shalom, and
Congregation Shir Hadash to create a cutting-edge Friday
night service for young adults. The service will feature the
talented Chicago-based singer/songwriter Alan Goodis as
well as clergy from all four of the synagogues involved in this
new and exciting project.
We hope that youll pass information about these
programs to anyone you know that fits into the twenties/
thirties demographic. Singles, couples, young professionals,
and graduate students are all welcome to participate.
If youre a bit older, we know that youll help us continue to create a culture of inclusion at Congregation Sinai
by practicing audacious hospitality and helping us expand
and engage our congregational family.
Cantor Lauren Phillips
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Reflections
According to the Torah, there was a time when all people spoke the same language and shared
a common culture. There are many midrashim (commentaries} which attempt to explain why God was
displeased, and as a consequence, confused languages and scattered us to all corners of the earth. I
think the reason He did so is because, unlike ourselves, God delights in variety. At the end of the 19 th
century, when most Jews came to this country, the U.S. was a diverse nation. Among challenges facing
the newcomer was the need to interact with those of different language, different values, different temperament.
The millennial generation faces a different challenge. Social interaction, no longer problematic,
encourages intimacy and intermarriage. The inevitable result will be the eradication in time of Jewish
and all other cultural patterns. To avert the Lords displeasure with this flattening of identity, we are advised by the Torah to
love the stranger. Diversity in culture, cuisine and personality is a rich treasure. We should think two (or three) times before
relinquishing it.
There are also many midrashim explaining why a glass is broken at the conclusion of a wedding service. I think it anticipates the possible tragedy of the couples separating or their being confounded by their differences. Our world is drifting
into a conflict which may destroy the universe, because two Muslim entities do not share a common tradition. Children in a
family do not get along because they are different. The greatest single lesson we can learn from Torah is to love the stranger.
Couples on the eve of wedlock should be warned that the delicious sense of intimacy afforded by Cupid, is illusory. If the marriage is to last and provide mutual satisfaction, each party must recognize they are marrying a stranger, and getting to know,
respect and ultimately love this stranger is to attain mutual joy and fulfillment. The challenge confronting national and religious entities is much the same.
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman
Where will you be in 100 years? Create a Jewish Legacy

We created a Jewish legacy because meeting the needs of our children and
our family have limited our immediate giving. But a promise for the future is a good way for us to give
back and to help ensure the future of organizations that have given so much to our family.
JULIE & TEDD LOOKATCH, Congregation Sinai and Wisconsin Region BBYO
For more information about Create a Jewish Legacy, contact the Jewish
Community Foundation: (414) 390-5725 or JaneC@MilwaukeeJewish.org.
Jody Kaufman Loewenstein, Program Chair Jane Chernof, Program Coordinator
Create a Jewish Legacy is a program of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and is funded in part by the Harold
Grinspoon Foundation and four generous local funders. MilwaukeeJewish.org/Legacy
Save
the date!
Friday, May 6, 2016
Legacy Appreciation Dinner
7:30 PM following Shabbat Services
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Special Guest - Jake Goodman
Jake Goodman is a community organizer, educator and nonprofit nerd. In 2009
he helped to found Queer Rising, a New York-based group that demands full equality and
dignity for all LGBTQ people through direct action and civil disobedience. Jake has
taught, spoken and served as scholar-in-residence at seminaries, churches, synagogues,
community centers and camps across the US.
Jake is currently the Executive Director of The Opportunity Fund, an arts, and
social and economic justice foundation based in Pittsburgh. Perhaps most importantly,
he is from Milwaukee and Congregation Sinai is his beloved home synagogue.
Saturday, February 6th: SINAI PFLAG!

3:00 - 5:00 PM
Join us for our inaugural meeting of SINAI PFLAG! PFLAG is a group composed of parents, families, friends
and allies united with LGBTQ (Lesbian, gay, trans, queer) people to move equality forward.
Well talk about our goals for this group: how can we support Sinai members who are members of the
LGBTQ community? How can we make Sinai a welcoming community? What issues do we want to get involved with
locally, regionally or nationally? Jake Goodman will share with us some of the most recent thinking and best
practices about the fight for inclusion and equality.
Help us to plan: RSVP by Friday, Feb. 5th at http://sinaipflag.eventbrite.com
Sunday, February 7th: Parent Discussion

10:00 - 11:45 AM Worship and Learning
Jake will lead us in a conversation about how different the world our children inhabit from the world in
which we grew up. With the notion of gender fluidity taking hold, how can we best nurture and enable our
children to understand and embody the Jewish values at play? All parents are invited, no matter the age of your
children (1-100!).
Help us to plan: RSVP by Friday, Feb. 5th at http://jakegoodmanparentdiscussion.eventbrite.com
Young-at-Hearts Senior Singles Group

Young-at-Hearts is a social group for those looking to connect and make new friends
in a social setting. This is not a grief group, or matchmaking group, but a social group
intended to bring together people who may be divorced, lost a spouse or just want to
regain the fun in life! Young-at-Hearts conducts monthly meetings and then often go
to lunch together at Maxfields. Outings and activities include: card games, lunches,
dinners, sporting events, mah jongg, theater etc. Young-at-Hearts is open to all
Jewish seniors in the community. Meetings are held at Congregation Shalom,
7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point.
Next meetings:
Dates: Wednesdays: February 10th, March 9th, April 13th

Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am followed by lunch at Maxfields
To sign up for a meeting contact Jen Friedman at jfriedman@congregationsinai.org or call 352-2970.
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Exploring the Jewish Life Cycle with Cantor Lauren Phillips
Tuesday, Feb. 9th: Rituals relating to pregnancy, birth, and early childhood
Tuesday, Feb. 16th: Coming of age rituals (Bnei Mitzvah, Confirmation)
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd: Weddings
Tuesday March 1st: Funeral and end-of-life rituals
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Judaism has special rituals associated with the various milestones in our lives, from birth to
death to everything in between. Whether you are planning a simcha celebration, dealing with the loss
or illness of a loved one, or simply interested in learning, this four-part series will explore various elements of the Jewish life
cycle. Feel free to join any session that interests you or enroll in the whole series for an in-depth look at how we celebrate,
commemorate, and grieve within the context of Jewish tradition. Well learn about both traditional and creative rituals for
each of these phases of the life cycle, including elements of music and prayer.
Cost: Members - free, Non-members - $36

Please register at: http://exploringthejewishlifecycle.eventbrite.com
Popular Culture and Jewish Identity in 19th and 20th century

America with Gillian Rodger
Tuesday nights, March 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Join our own Gillian Rodger, PhD as she shares the incredible story of how Jewish identity found
expression in the performing arts in 19th and 20th century America. Starting with a focus on ethnic
stereotypes found in the stage Jew to black face minstrelsy, Rodger will trace the evolution of ethnic
theater between 1880 and 1920, with attention to African American Theater and Yiddish drama and
eventually films. How did theater provide newly arrived immigrants with a guide to life in a new world, it
portrayed the conflicts within the Jewish community based on class, on aspiration, and on the desire to
assimilate or to maintain a separate community. Vaudeville and revue will be examined as venue where Jewish and nonJewish performers alike negotiated a new construction of race and whiteness. Ultimately, well turn to the Jewish role in the
spread of Jazz and rhythm and blues.
Dr. Rodger is an ethnomusicologist and an assistant professor of history at UWM.
Cost: Members - free, Non-members - $36

Please register at: http://popularcultureandjewishidentity.eventbrite.com
Ongoing Adult Learning

Saturday Morning Services
At our regular 9:30 AM Sabbath morning service, we had been taking turns in reading and commenting on the weekly Torah reading. When the turn of Joe DiFrances came, he did such a beautiful job of
translating and interpreting the passage that I was thrilled! I asked if he would do the same each week, and
he agreed.
A tiny group of worshippers each Saturday morning is privileged to participate in the service and to
be exposed to this superb reading and interpretation of the Torah. Few congregants have been taking advantage of this extraordinary experience. I urge you to do so!
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman
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Ongoing Adult Learning
Lunch & Learn
Rambams Shmoneh Perakim:
Maimonides
Day: Mondays
Time: 12:00 PM
Facilitator: Rabbi David B. Cohen
RAMBAMs Shmoneh Perakim: Maimonides
Commentary on Pirke Avot, Sayings of
our Ancestors
A Modern Rabbis
Approach to the Bible
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 9:30 AM
Facilitator: Rabbi Jay Brickman

Rabbi Brickman is a trained Jungian, a
philosopher, and a practitioner of Tai Chi.
If you havent studied with him now is the time!
Join us on Mondays at noon for sixty

fast-paced minutes of learning. Our
text will be Maimonides commentary
on Pirke Avot. Living in Cairo, Egypt in
the 12th century, RAMBAM reads the
rabbis collection of Wisdom Literature
and aphorisms with the eye of an
Aristotelian philosopher, endeavoring to find structure
and a set of core principles that comprise all of Judaism.
Cost: Members - free
Non-members - $54
To register: http://lunchandlearnrambam.eventbrite.com
Kuzari: Arguments in Defense of

Judaism with Rabbi Jay Brickman
Day: Mondays
Time: 4:00 5:15 pm

The Kuzari is a defense of classical Jewsh
theology written by Judah HaLevi, an outstanding poet-philosophy who lived in 12th
Century Spain.
Class will read the Kuzari in Hebrew and in English (Reading
knowledge of Hebrew is required). The class will meet at the
home of Rabbi & Mrs. Jay R Brickman.
RSVP to Karen Hintz at (414) 352-2970.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Day: Saturdays
Time: 8:00 AM
Verse by verse, line by line, word by word, the
Torah comes alive!
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Sinai in the City - 20s and 30s!
Young adults and grad
students - 20s and
30s, singles, couples,
married all are welcome!
What does it mean to be a
young, professional Jewish adult in 2015? Are you looking
for a point of entry into metropolitan Jewry? Do you have
a child or know someone affiliated or unaffiliated - that is
looking to meet other young Jewish professionals? Look no
further.
Join Cantor Lauren Phillips for a unique alternative
Shabbat and Holiday experience downtown for young
professionals. Well utilize media, music, current topics,
and alternative venues to worship, share, and get to know
each other. This is a chance to meet like-minded Jewish
adults to schmooze, eat, share in a little Torah and a lot of
conversation! Come be a part of Judaism in a meaningful
way that is relevant to you and your life.
Friday, February 12th: Tu BShabbat

(in partnership with Hillel Milwaukee)
Hillel Milwaukee - Hillel Student Center

3053 N. Stowell Ave., Milwaukee
Sinai in the City teams up
with Hillel Milwaukee for a
belated celebration of the
New Year for Trees! This
evening offers us the
opportunity to reflect on
our relationship to the planet, both locally and globally,
through food, worship, and wine.
6:00 PM: Shabbat services at Hillel Milwaukee will be
led by Cantor Lauren Phillips
6:30 PM: Shabbat dinner featuring the seven species
of the land of Israel (figs, dates, olives, wheat, barley,
pomegranate, and grapes).
8:30 PM: Wine tasting featuring wines from Israel, Wisconsin, and celebrating the four seasons!
RSVP by Feb 2 to:

http://sinaiinthecityfebruary2016.eventbrite.com
Thursday, April 14th: Beyond the Four

Cups of Wine: Pre-Passover sipping and
schmoozing
Friday, March 25th: Pop-Up Shabbat

7:00 PM
Downtown service for young professionals in
partnership with Congregation Shalom,
Congregation Emanu-el Bne Jeshurun, and
Congregation Shir Hadash
7:30-9:30 PM
Location TBD
Location: The Box MKE

311 E. Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Featuring Alan Goodis, a Chicago-based national touring Jewish musician
(www.alangoodis.com)
More details to be announced shortly stay tuned!
Celebrate the calm before the matzah with

Passover themed cocktails and leavened
snacks (gluten free
options available).
Sample matzah crack
and learn some fun
recipes and trivia for
your seders.
Know someone who might be interested in Sinai in the City?

Please contact Cantor Lauren Phillips
@ lphillips@congregationsinai.org.
Well make the outreach!
Follow us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/congregationsinaimke
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Itsy Bitsy Sinai - Ages 0-4
We value every member at Congregation Sinai even our youngest! Our
preschool age program (birth-4) is called Itsy Bitsy Sinai. It includes
Sunday morning fun with Rabbi David and Cantor Lauren.
Activities will include:
Songs
Stories
Instruments
Craft & holiday projects
We want to make coming to synagogue something that our youngest children look forward to a
place of joy and laughter and fun. We strive to help parents connect to others with similar aged
children, to develop bonds that will enable them to share their Jewish journeys together.
Sunday, February 28, 2016

10:15 AM
This week we will learn about celebrating
Shabbat and make some crafts to help you
celebrate Shabbat at home!
Sunday, March 20, 2016

10:15 AM
Come hear the story
of Purim and help
make masks and
groggers to get ready
for the Sinai
celebration!
RSVP to:
RSVP to:
http://itsybitsysinaifebruary2016.eventbrite.com
http://itsybitsysinaimarch2016.eventbrite.com
Join us for Purim!

Dress in your best costume and take part in
our parade and carnival.
Wednesday, March 23rd

4:30 - 7:30 PM
Details on page 15.
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Community
Congregation Sinai and the Jewish Museum Milwaukee present Irv Unger
Join visiting scholar and Szyk expert Irvin Ungar for a special pre-Havdalah talk and discussion exploring art
as a means of social justice.
Saturday, February 20th 3:30-5:30 pm at Congregation Sinai

This program is being offered in collaboration with Congregation Sinai and in connection with the Jewish Museum Milwaukee
exhibit Arthur Szyk: The Art of Illumination, on display from February 7 May 15, 2016.
The tireless force behind the Szyk renaissance, Irvin Ungar is the foremost expert and scholar on the art of Arthur Szyk. A former
pulpit rabbi fluent in Jewish history and tradition, Irvin entered the business world of historic Judaica by founding the firm Historicana, where
he has served as CEO since 1987.
Irvins authority on Szyks life and work is internationally recognized. He has curated and consulted for numerous Szyk exhibitions
at major institutions worldwide, including: the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco; the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin;
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC; and The Library of Congress.
Irvin is the author of Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk, the co-producer of the documentary film, Soldier in Art: Arthur Szyk, and the publisher of the luxury limited edition of The Szyk Haggadah.
He is also actively involved in the non-profit world as the curator of The Arthur Szyk Society and is the curator of The Societys traveling exhibition program.
Today, Irvin dedicates much of his time to advancing Szyk scholarship. Between museum exhibitions and new publications, he is an active educator, speaking on Arthur Szyks art at universities and other
venues around the world.
Womens Philanthropy of the Milwaukee Jewish

Federation and the Edie Adelman Political
Awareness Fund of the Jewish Community
Foundation present best-selling author
Seth M. Siegel.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Congregation Sinai
Dessert reception to follow (dietary laws observed)
Siegel will discuss how Israel can serve as a role model for the United States and countries everywhere
by showing how to blunt the worst of the coming water calamities.
Cost: $15; $5 for students.

RSVP by March 8. The first 150 to RSVP will receive free signed copies of Seth Siegels New York Times
best-selling new book, Let There Be Water: Israels Solution for a Water-Starved World.
For more information and to RSVP email or call Ashleigh Lund AshleighL@milwaukeejewish.org
or 414-390-5741.
Co-sponsored by Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and National Council of Jewish
Women Milwaukee Section.
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School News
We are living in a world that can be terribly frightening. The number of terror attacks that have happened overseas recently seems far away and yet very close. Even closer
are the mass shootings that seem to be ever on the rise in
this country. Due to the proliferation of media outlets that
exist today, it is nearly impossible to shield our
children from the reality of the monsters that are
not imaginary and under-the-bed.
The juxtaposition of our American and
Jewish worlds becomes terribly clear when talking
about the gun debate. As Rabbi Jan Katzew of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
pointed out in a recent continuing education session that I attended online, the United States is
based on rights; the prevailing attitude is that
whatever I have, I deserve it and I earned it.
Conversely, Judaism is based on covenant a
relationship between us and God. Nothing is an inherent
right; anything we have is a blessing, and we are to take
joy in it.
As adults, we might be able to understand this and
even find ways to reconcile these two competing attitudes.
But how do we explain world events to our children, especially those events that hit particularly close to home?
We can look to our Jewish stories to help us understand a little more about possible responses to evil in the
world. Rabbi Katzew walked through the five megillot
(scrolls; part of Ketuvim, writings, that make up the latter
part of the Tanakh) to point to examples from our tradition
of ways in which we might address bad things in the modern
world.
The Book of Lamentations (Eichah) is a collection of
poetic laments regarding the destruction of Jerusalem. It is
read on Tisha BAv, a collective day of grief that primarily
commemorates the falling of the first and second Temples.
From Lamentations, we learn that one response to evil is
mourning. Although our instinct is to prevent our children
from experiencing pain, teaching them empathy for victims
of terror can help them to see the world from different perspectives, and can lead them to being kinder and more understanding citizens of the world.
From Ecclesiastes (Kohelet), we learn to accept that
certain things happen in the world that are beyond our control. It helps us gain a perspective that goes beyond our own
immediate environments. Even if you are not familiar with
Ecclesiastes as a whole, you are sure to know this oftenused quote: To everything there is a season, and a time to
every purpose under heaven (3:1). This line and others can
be interpreted either positively or negatively; in either case,
they speak to the inevitability of balance in the world. Unfortunately, sometimes that balance occurs through evil outweighing good.
In perhaps the most well-known megillah,
the Book of Esther speaks to the idea of revenge.
This is a base instinct when one feels threatened,
and is illustrated in this story through Hamans
actions as he seeks to get back at Mordechai
following his perception that Mordechai had stolen his honor. Likewise, Esther encouraged her
people to go after those who were threatening to
kill the Jews. We praise Esther and Mordechai as
heroes of the story, perhaps rightfully so. However, we rarely (if ever) pause to think about the true
implications of their actions. Although the Jews
were victorious in the end hence the reason we celebrate
Purim each year there was much bloodshed left in the
wake of this victory.
The Song of Songs (Shir haShirim) is a beautiful (and
somewhat explicit) love song. From this, we can learn to fight
hatred with love. The fact that this is considered THE song of
songs indicates that the topic is of utmost importance. Love
is strong and powerful, and we can and should use that to
our advantage.
This ties in to the themes in the Book of Ruth. We
read this each year at Shavuot, the time we also remember
receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. Although there is no direct correlation between these two texts, there is something
quite significant about the Book of Ruth if it is read at the
same time we recall the moment that we were handed down
laws and made a people. Ruth was a Moabite woman who
had married a son of Naomis. Following the death of Naomis husband and sons, she set out to return to her own
people. Ruth insisted on accompanying her; she was subsequently accepted into the fabric of Naomis family. The important lesson we learn here is to accept the other. That
although some people may look different, speak different,
believe different we should make room for them in our
world. Perhaps this is the greatest lesson of all one that, if
our children collectively can learn and live, may be the best
weapon with which we can equip them to fight evil.
Questions about any of our youth group programming?

Contact Barb Shimansky at: bshimansky@congregationsinai.org
Barb Shimansky, MSW

Director of Youth Education
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School News
There is NO SCHOOL on the following dates:
Bnei Mitzvah News
Sunday, February 14th (community professional

development day for teachers)
Bnei Mitzvah Family

Education dates:
Sunday, March 27th through Sunday,

April 3rd (Spring Break)
Sunday February 21th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm

(Note this is a date change from February 7th)
Sunday, April 24th (Pesach)
Sunday, April 17th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Join CoSY for an afternoon of bowling fun!

We will meet right after School on
Sunday, February 21st at 12:00 PM
and head down to UWM for
pizza and bowling.
Parent drivers are needed!
Look for more information
in your email inbox!
Kulanu continues to meet at Congregation

Beth Israel Ner Tamid through March 1st.
We will meet at Congregation Emanu-El Bne
Jeshurun from March 8th through May 17th.
Teens!
Salute to Jewish Educators

Sunday, March 6th, 2016
3:30-5:00 PM
Rubinstein Pavilion at Chai Point
Mark your calendars for
March 13th our last Family
Education day for the school
year!
More information to follow.
NFTY-NO Spring Kallah

April 14th-17th, 2016
A weekend-long event hosted by Temple Beth El in
Madison, WI, Spring Kallah allows NFTY
Northern to become a part of a congregational
community for the weekend. Teens are housed
with families of the hosting congregation, and
NFTY helps lead Friday night services to give
the synagogue a taste of NFTY. This event is open
to 8th-12th graders. Look for more information
and registration soon!
Sinai 6th-8th Graders!!

Join middle schoolers from
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Manitoba, Canada,
Sioux Falls, SD, and Rockford,
IL for a Weekend at OSRUI
Planned by the NFTY Teen Regional Leaders. At JYG Kallah,
youll experience a weekend of fun, food, singing, dancing,
water parks, and other surprises! Not only will you
strengthen your Jewish identity, but you will begin your NFTY
journey and have one of the best weekends of your life.
There are a limited number of spots for high school
sophomores and juniors to volunteer as event leaders.
February 26th-28th at OSRUI in Oconomowoc, WI

Cost: $205 including transportation to & from Congregation
Shalom.
Scholarships are available through Congregation Sinai.
Register Now Online: https://urjnfty.campintouch.com/ui/
forms/application/camper/App
(Registration Closes February 16th)
Questions? CONTACT NFTYNO@URJ.ORG
Now, some definitions:
NFTY (The North American Federation of Temple Youth) is
the Reform Movements Youth Group for Kids in 6th-12th
Grades
JYG Stands for Junior Youth Group
CANOe is NFTY CAR (Chicago Area Region) & NO (Northern
Region)
Kallah is Hebrew for Retreat
KOL SIMCHA Youth Band!

And the Band plays on.
Come hear the Sinai Kol Simcha
youth band play!
Purim Wednesday, March 23rd
at 6:30 PM
Sunday, May 22nd at 9:30 AM during morning Tefillah!
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Purim
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away

Its a time of uncertainty. Unrest grips the Shushanides of the Persian Empire as the influence of
the Haman Order spreads, but a glimmer of hope remains in the heroic forces of the Jewish
Resistance.
As they struggle against the dark might of the enemy, these brave heroes may yet awaken the
skill and strength needed to forge a new Jewish future
Wednesday, March 23rd
4:30 pm - Purim Galactic Carnival

6:15 pm - Costume Parade
6:30 pm - Adar Wars Spiel and Megillah Reading
featuring Sinais Kol Simcha Youth band!
7:30 pm - Hamantaschen for all!
Sinai Welcomes Chaverim to our Purim Celebration!

Congregation Sinai always looks forward to hosting Chaverim.
To lend a hand contact Jen Friedman at
jfriedman@congregationsinai.org or call (414) 352-2970.
The Chaverim Adult Special Needs Holiday Program is a
program of the Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish
Community Center in cooperation with the Milwaukee Jewish
Federation.
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Shabbat Experiences
Shabbat Vayinafash Shabbat of Spirit
Saturdays: February 6th, March 26th, April 30th
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Join Rabbi Cohen and Cantor Phillips for a special series of Shabbat morning prayer experiences. Drawing from mindfulness practices such as meditation, movement and yoga
well explore Shabbat and prayer from a new and different perspective.
The earliest Hasids (early 19th century) were explorers of mysticism and made use of
multiple mindfulness modalities to reach their spiritual goals.
We will meet in Worship and Learning Center.
Dress is informal wear comfortable clothing.
MCRC Shabbat!
Metropolitan Council of Reform Congregations
March 11th, 2016 at 7:30 PM

hosted by Congregation Sinai!
"Is it Good for the Jews? Interpreting American Politics as of this

Morning -- Who Knows What Tomorrow Might Bring
A review and analysis of current affairs in the US and a bit about world/Middle East
politics, especially from a Jewish perspective.
Guest Speaker: Mordecai Lee PhD Professor of Urban Planning,

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mordecai Lee is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate, as well as
a former Executive Director of the Milwaukee Jewish Council. A frequent commentator on governmental affairs
locally, regionally and nationally, Professor Lee is a cogent observer of the American political scene as seen
through a Jewish lens.
Join us and experience the ruach (spirit) of all of our synagogues praying together (and all of our cantors
singing!) plus the timely and insightful words of Dr. Mordecai Lee.
Bakers Needed for MCRC Oneg!

Please consider baking for the MCRC Oneg. Approximately 500 will be in
attendance and your help is appreciated.
Please email Jen Friedman at jfriedman@congregationsinai.org with your name
and what you will be bringing. Looking for bite-sized items (bars, cookies, etc.) All
items should be brought to the Congregation Sinai kitchen by Friday, March 11th
by 12:00 PM.
Please use disposable containers or clearly label your container. Our kitchen
coordinators will tray. Thank you!
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Shabbat Experiences
Shabbat for everyone at Sinai!

Our community is comprised of families, empty
nesters, seniors, singles, couples, and more!
Lets come together for a Shabbat dinner - you choose the
service that fits your needs!
Friday, February 19, 2016
5:30 PM: Fam ily Shabbat Unplugged Service

6:15 PM: Shabbat Dinner - All welcome!
7:15 PM: Shabbat Service w ith Oneg to follow
Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Cost: Adults $10, Children 12 and under: $7, Children 3 and under: free
Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 16th at
https://sinaishabbatdinnerfeb2016.eventbrite.com
Friday, April 15, 2016
5:30 PM: Fam ily Shabbat Unplugged Service

6:15 PM: Shabbat Dinner - All welcome!
7:15 PM: Shabbat Service w ith Oneg to follow
Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Cost: Adults $10, Children 12 and under: $7, Children 3 and under: free
Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 12th at
https://sinaishabbatdinnerapril2016.eventbrite.com
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Shabbat Experiences

Friday, February 5, 2016, 6:15 PM
Health and Poverty - Disparities in Health Care Delivery

Featuring Dr. Magda G. Peck
In 2006, the city of Milwaukee ranked worse than any Wisconsin county for health
outcomes and worse than all but 1 county for health determinants.
We have moved to the point that your race and your zip code in Wisconsin now say a great deal about, not only the quality of
your life, but possibly how long your life actually will be. (Lois Quinn, senior scientist with the Employment and Training Institute at UWM)
From March 2012 though June 2015, Dr. Peck served as Professor and Founding
Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukees Joseph J. Zilber School of Public
Health. She came with a vision of Milwaukee becoming one of the healthiest cities
in the nation in one generation. Dr. Peck is a longstanding leader and persistent
champion for the publics health.
Rockin' Shabbat!
Friday, March 18th
6:15 pm: Rockin' Shabbat Service

Join us for Rockin' Shabbat filled with song and music.
Invite your friends to see the band! You won't want to miss
this Shabbat experience. Great for all ages!

Friday, April 8, 2016, 6:15 PM
Poverty in the City of Milwaukee with Professor Marc Levine, PHD.
The poverty rate in 53206 stands at 47.7 percent (up from 39.2 in 2000).
Two-thirds of the children in 53206 live in poverty.
Marc Levine, PHD. is a senior fellow and the founding director of the Center for Economic
Development. He teaches in the Department of History and the Urban Studies Programs at UW-Milwaukee. His
recent work focuses on urban redevelopment, wage polarization and urban labor markets, and tourism as an
economic development strategy in the U.S. and Canada.
Passover is rich in social justice

themes. It is impossible to study the Jewish
story of redemption and not feel compelled
to eradicate injustice in the world today.
Among the primary social justice themes
found in the Exodus story are homelessness, oppression, and redemption.
At Passover, we are reminded of a
time when Jews were once restricted to eating only matzah, considered the bread of
affliction, due to the hasty retreat from
Egypt. This experience with hardship following the exodus from Egypt is an inspiration
to consider those who eat the metaphorical
bread of affliction in present times.
In the Babylonian Talmud, we are
taught: Even the poorest person in Israel
may not eat until he reclines, and they must
not give him less than four cups of
wine. This is a reminder that it is imperative
to take care of everyone in the community,
even the poorest person. The requirement
that even poor Jews be provided with ample
wine and presumably with all of the holidays ritual foods and practices leads to
the expectation that Jews should help the
poor and the hungry not just during Passover but throughout the year
Passover also serves as a painful
reminder that the Jewish people were seen
as strangers in the land of Egypt and spent
40 long years of wandering in the wilderness without a home. These elements of the
Passover story remind us of current issues
of immigration and refugee concerns, and
the memory of being displaced instills in us

a desire to eradicate homelessness in the
modern era.
At Passover, we read: This year we
are slaves. Next year, may we all be free.
Jews are commanded to be directly present
in the Passover story, remembering what it
was like for the Children of Israel to be
slaves in the land of Egypt. This personal
experience is a motivation to examine the
current international situation and wrestle
with cases of injustice, oppression, and
modern-day slavery. Thus, Passover provides us an opportunity to raise awareness
of contemporary examples of slavery and
oppression throughout the world, such as
such as human trafficking, the sex trade,
and domestic violence, which traps victims
within their homes, limiting their freedom as
surely as if they were enslaved.
You can incorporate social action
themes into your Passover observance in
the following ways.
Donate Your Chametz
The pre-Passover ritual of cleaning our
homes of chametz, or leavening, is the Jewish equivalent of spring cleaning. This act
requires the thorough cleaning of the entire
house in a search for leavened products,
down to the smallest crumb. The process
reminds us of those who search daily for a
nutritional meal to sustain themselves and
their families. This Passover, donate
your chametz to food pantries or soup kitchens in order to help those who are hungry to
Fair Trade Chocolate or Cocoa Beans: The

fair trade movement promotes economic
partnerships based on equality, justice and
sustainable environmental practices. We
have a role in the process by making consumer choices that promote economic fairness for those who produce our products
around the globe. Fair Trade certified chocolate and cocoa beans are grown under
standards that prohibit the use of forced labor. They can be included on the seder plate
to remind us that although we escaped from
slavery in Egypt, forced labor is still very
much an issue today.
Update Your Seder Plate

Potato: In 1991, Israel launched Operation
Solomon, a covert plan to bring Ethiopian
Jews to the Holy Land. When these famished, downtrodden Jews arrived in Israel,
many were so hungry and ill that they were
unable to digest substantial food. Israeli doctors fed these new immigrants simple boiled
potatoes and rice until their systems could
take more food. To commemorate this at
your seder, eat small red potatoes alongside
the karpas. Announce to those present that
this addition honors a wondrous exodus in
our own time, from Ethiopia to Israel.
come and eat.
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Passover
Recite a New 10 Plagues

As we recite the 10 plagues God sent upon
Egypt, we pour out 10 drops of wine, lessening our joy in memory of these hardships
upon the Egyptian people. In today's world,
there are many societal cruelties and injustices that can cause us to diminish our joy.
Consider adding these 10 plagues to your
seder, adapted from the Religious Action
Center of Reform Judaisms A Common
Road to Freedom, A Passover Haggadah for
a Seder. Each drop of wine is our hope and
prayer that people will cast out the plagues
that today threaten everyone, everywhere
they are found, beginning in our own hearts:
The making of war
Ask the Four Questions of Modern Day

Slavery
This modern social justice take on the Four
Questions can be inserted at the reading of
the Four Questions during your familys or
congregations seder:
Why on this night are some people still enslaved today?
Why on this night do so many remain hungry in the world?
Why on this night do we invite the hungry
and lonely to share our meal?
How can we eradicate hunger and homelessness tonight and every night?
A fifth question can be posed: "Why is this
night no different from other nights? Because on this night millions of human beings
around the world still remain enslaved, just
as they do on all other nights. As a celebration of our freedom, we remember those
who remain enslaved."
The Secret In Suffering

If your own suffering does not serve to unite
you with the suffering of others, if your own
imprisonment does not join you with others
in prison, if you, in your smallness, remain
alone, then your pain will have been for
naught. [...] I have walked that long road to
freedom. I have tried not to falter. I have
Pick Your Definition Of Slavery/Freedom:

1) We have confused the free with the free
and easy. (Adlai Stevenson, Presidential
contender, 1956)
2) It is often safer to be in chains than to be
free. (Franz Kafka, The Trial, Prague, 1925)
3) To be liberated, that is easy. To be a free
person, that is very hard. (Andre Gide,
French author, 20th cen)
4) Liberty means responsibility. That is why
most men dread it. (George Bernard Shaw,
Irish playwright, 20th cen)
5) None are more hopelessly enslaved than
those who falsely believe they are free.
(Goethe, German poet, Faustus, 19th cen)
6) No human being is free who is not master
of himself. (Epicetitus, Greek philosopher,
Rome, 1st cen)
The teaching of hate and violence

Despoliation of the earth,
Perversion of justice and government,
Fomenting of vice and crime,
Neglect of human needs,
Oppression of nations and peoples,
Corruption of culture,
Subjugation of science, learning, and human
discourse,
The erosion of freedoms.
Basic to human existence is a sense of indebtedness of indebtedness to society, of

indebtedness to God. What is emerging in
our age is a strange inversion. Modern people believe that the world is indebted to
them; that society is charged with duties
toward them. Their standard preoccupation
is: What will I get out of life? Suppressed is
the question: What will life what will society get out of me?
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
made missteps along the way. But I have

discovered the secret that after climbing a
great hill, one only finds that there are many
more hills to climb. I can rest only a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk
is not yet ended.
Nelson Mandela
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Passover
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Sinai Committees
Women of Sinai
Women of Sinai Membership Update
Thank you to all of the women who sent in their Women of Sinia membership dues! Your support helps the sisterhood
to continue to offer our synagogue community the level of support that is needed, not only to continue existing programs, but
also to create new opportunities for our members to experience Sinai. Whether you choose to be a Supporting Member with a
contribution of $36 or to be honored as a Woman of Valor with a $72 contribution, all are invited to the Member Appreciation
Brunch on April 10th. Contributions are still being accepted.
The following list of members represents dues received by December 31:
WOS MEMBERS
Andrea Bernstein
Barbara Bradbury
Elyse Cohn
Bernice Fagan
Barbara Federlin
Pamela Finberg
Judi Flegel
Jen Friedman
Joan Friedman
Jennifer Goldbaum
Ruth Goldmann
Sharon Goldstein
Toots Hassel
Robin Hoffman
Jodi Holman
Penny Hool
Lori Jacobson
Mari Katz
Sheri Levin
Sharon Madnek
Kate Mann
Audrey Mann
Lise Meissner
Bettie Meltzer
Dorothy Meyers
Donna Neubauer
Janet Padway
Dorothy Palay
Susan Pereles
Cantor Lauren Phillips
Bobbi Rector
Joanne Roberts
Jan Rosenberg
Lauri Roth
Mary Runge
Mildred Schapiro
Carol Schatz
Shelly Seesel
Laurie Segal
Doje Sherman
Michelle Silverman
Sheila Smith
Nancy Stillman
Susan Stuckert
Sheila Taitelman
Kim Temkin Taylor
Merle Wasserman
Jill Weinshel
Phyillis Wiggins
Mary Wurzburg
Randee Zeitelman
WOMEN OF VALOR
Karen Lancina
Lois Levine
Joan Lieberman
Julie Lookatch
Marianne Lubar
Lois Malawsky
Nancy Balcer
Anne Golding
Idy Goodman
Joan Lubar
Nita Soref
Laura Waisbren
Experience the power of relationships between women by attending this film screening
which will be presented and moderated by Amit Yaniv-Zehavi, Milwaukees Community
Shlicha and a member of Congregation Sinai.
Amit will be sharing her experiences working with the Wonderful Women Project in Israel
in which the Jewish Agency brought together secular women from Mateh Yehuda and
haredi women from Beit Shemesh. The women broke stereotypes, built friendships and
ultimately made short films about the meaning of being a Jewish women.
Free Screening and Discussion
Monday, February 29th

7:00 PM @ Sinai
4th Annual
Women of Sinai
membership
Brunch
Women of Sinai is presenting this program in partnership with NCJW-Milwaukee Section,

Women's Philanthropy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and Haddasah. The sisterhoods and womens groups from our area reform, conservative, orthodox and reconstructionist synagogues have also been invited to join this program in order to foster a local
dialogue on the topic and build bridges of understanding.
Contact womenofsinaiMKE@gmail.com for more information.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
10:00 am 12:00 pm
4th
Our
annual Membership Appreciation Brunch has become a highly anticipated
opportunity for our members, who represent a diverse cross-section of our synagogue
community, to gather together for a morning of yummy food and engaging conversation. All those who have paid their dues for the 2015-16 programming year are invited
to join us for free!
RSVP to womenofsinaiMKE@gmail.com or 414-379-7878 by April 1.
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Sinai Committees
Brotherhood
Sunday, March 20, 2016
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The transformation of Male Jewish Identity:
Israels Role in Modeling New Possibilities with
Rabbi Cohen
Israels conquests in the six-day war
were a revelation for American Jews, particularly
men. It was for many the first exposure to a different model of what it meant to be a Jewish
man. Historically, the Jewish man was seen to
be weak, impotent, and incapable of selfdefense. Suddenly a new model came to light:
the Jewish man as a hero, strong and self sufficient, confident and brave.
Sunday, May 1, 2016

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Marlene Lauwasser and Rick Aaron
Marlene and Rick will
speak on, and PERFORM, the
music of Joe Aaron. As Joe said,
when you are bombarded with
music all the time, somethings
bound to rub off. Joe was a saxophone and clarinet player
whose eight decades in music
ranged from jazz and Dixieland to big band and
classical styles.
To add to the enjoyment of Marlenes
script, Rick will be playing several numbers that
were standard Klezmer tunes that he often performed with Joe. Rick will also be performing several of Joes signature recordings on sax and clarinet. You
are in for a real treat! Come,
relax and let the stories, the
humor, and the music of Joe
Aaron take you away!
Upcoming
Brotherhood
Coffees!
Well talk about that image

of the Tzabar, the native born Israeli who is
strong on the outside but sensitive on the
inside, and trace, through literature and music, how it has changed over the past decades.
Acheinu (Mens Spirituality Group)

Sundays: February 7th, March 20th, May 1st
Join Joe Glassman, Mitch Colton, & Rabbi David B. Cohen to share nosh &
discuss spiritual & practical matters concerning God, work, family & more.
Acheinu is sponsored by Sinais Brotherhood.
SINAI SOFTBALL BEGINS MAY 3rd!

If you didn't make the Brewers traveling team, then perhaps this is your
chance to make the "other" big league team in Milwaukee! Sinai Softball begins
with our first game on Tuesday, May 3rd (weather and schedule permitting) and
continues each Tuesday evening (either 6pm or 7pm game time) through early
August. Last summer over 20 men joined the team (18 years old through..well it
felt like 80 years old) for a summer of JCC softball. We play at Kletzsch Park and
often draw huge crowds of 5-10 very vocal fans. A dog or two are not unlikely to
run on the field to aid their master who has just pulled a hamstring rounding second base. Our goals are modest but certainly embraced by our team: play hard,
don't get hurt, enjoy the game and the company of others, and certainly aim to
win. This philosophy makes us a unique team since we value our "community
building" as much as we value the sport. Sinai Brotherhood softball has a reputation of being competitive while being able to
keep it social and focused on the most important aspect of the game; post game get-togethers! A mere $30 team fee covers
your season expenses.
If you are interested in joining us for some summer fun, please contact Marc Kartman for more information
at mgkartman@ra.rockwell.com.
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Social Action wants you to...
For a morning of learning!

Sunday, March 6th
10:00 am 12:00 pm
Worship and Learning Space
Watch the ENEWS for more information!
Hi Jeri,
Happy New Year to you! The moms and kids
LOVED the blankets, and were so
appreciative of the socks and hats. Many of them
stated, "It was just what they needed!"
I can't say THANK YOU enough for the time and
effort that was put into the donation. It was
definitely a blessing!
We hope to work with you again in the near f
uture.
- Shelley Browne
Milwaukee Womens Center/Community
Advocates
Help Nourish Homeless Youth

A small but vital way you
and your family can alleviate
young peoples daily struggle with
hunger is to provide meals at
Pathfinders drop-in center.
Meals can be pre-made or cooked
on site in Pathfinders state-of-the-art kitchen, and
volunteers are always invited to break bread with visiting
youth. What a delicious activity to strengthen ties within our
congregation and feed our citys most vulnerable.
If you are interested in engaging in this culinary
mitzvah, please email Shana Harvey:
shaspeaks@yahoo.com. Donations of gently-used youthappropriate clothing, shoes, and new (unused) hygiene products are always welcome additions to our Pathfinders barrel.
Our Sinai entry hall barrel

holds items collected for
Pathfinders.
Please donate!
*Toiletries
*Gently used or
new clothing
Idea for Greening your Sinai Event
Did you know that Sinai owns six, re-usable, vinyl,
white, rectangular table cloths? They are a year old now and
are holding up beautifully. If you are planning an event at
Sinai and will be using rectangular buffet tables for serving
food - please be sure to request the vinyl
table cloths instead of renting linen or
supplying disposable table covers!
Lets work together to keep our
landfill contributions to a minimum!
Your contributions make a difference:

Much of the financial support for our
efforts comes through the
Sinai Tzedakah Fund

Please consider this Fund when making
your next contribution in honor or
memory of someone.
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Elections are coming -- you can make a difference -- remember to VOTE!
February 16, 2016 - Spring Primary: This primary is for nonpartisan state and local candidates and the top two winners for each local office go on to the April election. (No parties listed).
April 5, 2016 - Spring General Election and Presidential Preference
Primary
At myvote.wi.gov you can find your voting place, see who's on the ballot and
check if you are now registered
Most people now need to show a photo ID to vote. A WI driver"s license,
state ID or college ID may work. For more information on IDs visit the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) website at: http://Bringit.wi.gov
The Milwaukee League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County's web site
lwvmilwaukee.org is also a wonderful resource for information on elections
Support Milwaukee New Sanctuary Movement

Immigration issues are at the forefront of current events these days. How often do we stop to consider the practical,
day-to-day struggle of an undocumented person living in Milwaukee?
Becoming involved in the Milwaukee New Sanctuary Movement is a beautiful way to promote justice. If you would like
to support immigrants on their journey to citizenship and be part of a compassionate interfaith community, contact Shana Harvey: howardbeach11@gmail.com.
Milwaukee New Sanctuary Movement is part of Voces de la Frontera. Find them on Facebook or at vdlf.org.
Help Save Sinais Trees!

As my ancestors planted for me, so too will I plant for my children. ~Talmud Taanit 23a
Hi, it's me Benji Lookatch talking to you about my mitzvah project. My bar mitzvah is right before Tu Beshevat, and my mitzvah
project is about saving the 43 ash trees in the backyard of Congregation Sinai from the Emerald Ash Borer, a bug which is killing
other trees in the area. I want to protect these trees because they are a big part of the Congregation and my time here. The trees
make the backyard beautiful whether it's outdoor services, Sukkot or just anytime you are back there. My goal is to raise $3,000 to
treat the ash trees this year, and I hope to continue this campaign each year at Tu Beshevat. I need your help to protect something
that is a part of our Congregation and will be for years and
years to come. Give today! Your donation is very important
to me and the congregation.
$150 Sponsor a Tree

$75 Tree Share
$36 Do a Tu Beshevat Mitzvah
Checks can be made payable to Congregation Sinai and
brought to my bar mitzvah or sent to:
Congregation Sinai
ATTN: Tu Beshevat Mitzvah Project
8223 N Port Washington Road
Fox Point, WI 53217
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Israel Committee
Tuesday, March 1st @ 7:00 pm
Come meet and learn from Rabbi Ariella Graetz Bar Tuv as she speaks about religious
pluralism in Israel.
Rabbi Graetz Bar Tuv is from Sinais sister congregation, Kehillat Emet VeShalom, in Nahariya,
Israel. She is travelling with 40 other female Reform Jewish rabbis from Israel who are part of an initiative
sponsored by the Israeli Government and the IMPJ (Israels Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism) connecting Israel and the diaspora in relevant and meaningful ways.
Emet VeShalom is the only congregation in Nahariya and the Western Galilee that is affiliated
with IMPJ. Rabbi Ariella has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from the Hebrew University and an
MA in Judaism from Machon Shechter in Jerusalem. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem.
Dont miss this wonderful opportunity to meet our sister rabbi AND help the initiative by connecting with Israel in relevant and meaningful ways!
A lunch program is also being planned through the Milwaukee Jewish Community Relations Council. Watch for more
information in upcoming Sinai eNews.
Dates
To Know
Yom HaShoah May 1

Yom HaZikaron May 11
Yom HaAtzmaut May 15
Save the date for the
Israel Shabbat
Friday, April 29, 2016
Check out Sinais library

Judy Blumes book, In the Unlikely Event was a particularly enjoyable experience for me, since I grew up in New
Jersey in the 50s. I remember so many the things she references; Nat King Cole singing Unforgettable, finished basements, dads coming home at dinner time and having a gin
before eating, A - bomb hysteria, communist threats, etc. This
story begins when Miri Ammerman was fifteen and airplane
travel was new and exciting. Then, tragically near Elizabeth,
New Jersey, a succession of airplanes fell from the
sky. Blume tells the story of three generations whose lives
were profoundly changed by these disasters.
For Joseph Skibell fans, whose previous works include, Blessing on the Moon, and The English Disease (my
favorite) A Curable Romantic does not disappoint. Skibells
wit and dark comedy are ever present. Dr. Jakob Sammelsohn, the incurable romantic of the title, wanders through
modern history, meeting Freud and his most famous patient,
Emma Eckstein. Jakob courts her, but is bedeviled by a dybbuk. He then meets Loe Bernfeld, marries her and is still manipulated by his dybbuk. Storytelling with miscellaneous historical facts interwoven make this a great read.
There are multiple Alan Dershowitz books in the library. Feel free to select any or all of them. Chutzpah, Reversal of Fortune, Advocates Devil to name a few. Just Revenge
discusses some profound ethical issues. Professor Max
Menuchen has found the man who killed his entire family
more than a half a century ago during the Holocaust. Max,
who had never broken a law in his life cannot turn down a
chance for revenge. His defense lawyer desperately tries to
prove that Maxs actions were justified.
Congregant Idy Goodman has donated many wonderful books to Sinais library. She recently donated, The Holocaust Project: From Darkness to Light by Judy Chicago. This
book, done in 1985, by Judy Chicago and her husband, photographer Donald Woodman began with a journey into discovering the grim terrain of the Final Solution. Chicago is the descendant of twenty-three generations of rabbis. She brought
the artistic and intellectual vision that resulted in exhibitions
as The dinner Party, The birth Project and Power Play. This
book is her account of the artistic process that emerged from
it.
Happy Reading!
-Jayne Butlein
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Chesed
Would you like to get more involved at Sinai?
Give back with your time, energy and ideas to other congregants?
We are looking for members to step in and run with our Chesed initiatives. Help us
take our existing running programs (soup delivery, Chesed phone calls and notes of
thought, caring visits) and make it your own. You could add new programs you
always wanted, change how we run the current ones, invite friends or members to
offer new services for our congregants through Acts of Loving Kindness.
Please contact Karen Lancina at klancina@congregationsinai.org or
(414) 352-2970 if you'd be interested.
Chesed has opportunities to connect with our Sinai community in small and
easy ways. Please consider including your name on our:
*Funeral House Watch
When there is a death in the
Sinai community, we offer
house watching during the
funeral. We will email our list of
house watching volunteers to
see if someone is available to
help.
Interested? Please contact
Karen Lancina at
klancina@congregationsinai.org
*Making Soup and Delivery

When Sinai is notified of an
illness, we like to bring soup to
our congregant. We are always
appreciative of members who
come to Sinai to pick up our new
quart containers, fill with soup,
and bring the quarts back to the
synagogue freezer, ready to
deliver to a congregant in need.
Would you like to make or
deliver some soup?
Contact Jill Weinshel at
jillgw2@gmail.com.
*Caring Connections
Consider adding your name to
this group of members. When we
are notified of a member needing a phone call, a connection, or
a helping hand, we will email the
request to see if someone is
available to make that contact.
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Scene at Sinai
Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast
Itsy Bitsy Sinai

Itsy Bitsy Sinai
In The Rabbis Study with author, Lauren Fox.
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Scene at Sinai
Voces De La Frontera Prayer Vigil at Sinai
Sinai Representatives at MICAH Annual meeting
Women of Sinai: Wine, Women & Paint
Cooking elective for 4th - 6th graders

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Scene at Sinai
Chanukiyah Contest 2nd place The Broidys
Chanukiyah Contest 3rd place The Friedmans
Chanukiyah Contest 1st place The Schefermans
Food For Today Hunger Simulation Program

Chanukah Dinner
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Supporting Sinai
Sinai Brick Campaign Continues
Brick Campaign ContinuesIs your family represented?
The bricks have been installed, shrubs and a tree planted, and the Meditation
Space was dedicated on a beautiful fall day. Our campaign continues so that
bricks donated to Sinai represent events and people within our community.
Parents. Children. Family. Community. Life Cycle Events. Visit the space.
Read the bricks. Whats missing? One created by you and your family if you
havent created one, or more, yet. Order forms available in the Sinai lobby.
Four sizes available: 4x8($60), 8x8($120), 12x12($180), and 8x16($360).
Any questions? Contact Shelly Seesel at: moseesel@yahoo.com
Visit the website: www.congregationsinai.donationbricks.com
Easy to use and you can see what your brick will look like when engraved.
Support Sinai While

Shopping at SENDIKS!
Purchase your Scrip card at times that are
convenient!
Scrip cards can ALWAYS be purchased
during regular Sinai office hours.
What is Scrip?
Scrip means substitute
money. Through Sendiks
Food Market Scrip
program 5% of what you pay for
your Scrip card is donated to
Sinai.
Shaina Shops!
Gift
Shop
Such gorgeous Shofarot,

challah plates, mezuzahs, Bnei
Mitzvah gifts, Kiddush cups and jewelry!
Im telling you there is no better place to
shop for that perfect piece of Judaica (as if
you would go anywhere else knowing your
purchase is a mitzvah at
Congregation Sinai)! Come
by and see what my Shaina
has done! Oh, and if you
know any nice boysmy
Shaina is quite the catch!
-Your Bubbe
Shop & Support with AmazonSmile

Did you notice.... The Amazon logo was removed from our
website? That's because Amazon has a new program called AmazonSmile. It's a new, simpler, and automatic way for you to support
your favorite charitable organization every time you shop on Amazon....at no cost to you!
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact
same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that the AmazonSmile
Foundation will donate a .5% of the purchase price to your favorite
charitable organization - we certainly hope
you'll choose Congregation Sinai.
To shop at AmazonSmile, simply
go to smile.amazon.com from the web
browser on your computer or mobile device. You can even use your current Amazon.com account. For more information,
please see amazon.smile.com....and thank
you for supporting Sinai while you shop.
Sponsor an Oneg or Bima Flowers

If you are looking for a wonderful way to
honor or remember someone, or recognize a special occasion, you can do so by sponsoring Shabbat Bima Flowers or an Oneg Shabbat after a
Friday night service
Congregation Sinai typically provides
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 do the rest. All
sponsorships will be acknowledged in the Sinai
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 $80.00 and an Oneg Shabbat is $260.00.
Please email Jen Friedman at
jfriedman@congregationsinai.org or call (414) 352-2970.
U N
Religious School 9:30 am

Itsy Bitsy Sinai 10:15 am
28

Bnei Mitzvah Family
Ed #2 10 am
CoSY Bowling 12 pm
21
No Religious School
14
Acheinu 8:30 am
Parent Discussion w/
Special Guest Jake Goodman
10 - 11:45 am
Madrichim Meeting 12 pm
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Lunch & Learn with Rabbi

Cohen 12 pm
Kuzari w/Rabbi Brickman 4 pm
WOS Film Friendship in
Spirit 7 pm
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Kulanu (@ CBINT) 6:45 pm
Jewish Life Cycle w/ Cantor
Phillips 7:30 pm
23

Cohen 12 pm
22
17
24
Bible Study w/ Rabbi

Brickman 9:30 am

Brickman 9:30 am
16
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Phillips 7:30 pm

Brickman 9:30 am
Young at Hearts
(@ Cong. Shalom) 10 am
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Phillips 7:30 pm
10
E D

Brickman 9:30 am
U E
Mitkadem 4:15 pm

Cohen 12 pm
15

Cohen 12 pm

Cohen 12 pm
Executive Committee
Meeting 7 pm
25
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
18
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Board Meeting 7 pm
11
Finance Committee
Meeting 7:30 am
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
H U
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
February 2016
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Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
19
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Friday Night Lights Family
12
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Meeting 12 pm
Sinai in the City
(@ UWM Hillel) 6 pm
R I
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Service featuring Dr. Magda
Peck 6:15 pm
27
Torah Study 8 am
20
Torah Study 8 am
Molly Fox-Kinkaid Bat
Mitzvah 10 am
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
presents Irv Unger 3:30 pm
13
Torah Study 8 am
Hannah Golub Bat
Mitzvah 10 am
A T
Torah Study 8 am
Shabbat Vayinafash 10 am
PFLAG w/ Special Guest
Jake Goodman 3 - 5 pm
U N
No Religious School
27
Acheinu 8:30 am
Brotherhood Coffee 10 am
Itsy Bitsy Sinai 10:15 am
20
All School Family

Education 9:30 am
13

Social Action Event TBA 10 am
CoSY Board Meeting 12 pm
28

Cohen 12 pm
21

Cohen 12 pm
14

Cohen 12 pm
O N

Cohen 12 pm
Executive Committee
Meeting 7 pm
U E

Brickman 9:30 am
30
No Mitkadem
No Kulanu
Popular Culture & Jewish Identity
w/ Gillian Rodgers 7:30 pm
29
23
Erev Purim
Brickman 9:30 am
Purim Carnival 4:30 pm
Megillah Reading &
Spiel 6:30 pm
Hamentaschen Oneg 7:30 pm
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Kulanu (@ Emanu-El) 6:45 pm
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16

Brickman 9:30 am
15
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
MJF Presents Author Seth
Siegel 7:30 pm

Brickman 9:30 am
Young at Hearts
E D

Brickman 9:30 am
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Israel Committee presents: Rabbi
Ariella Greatz Bartov 7 pm
Phillips 7:30 pm
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No Mitkadem
24
Purim
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
17
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Board Meeting 7 pm
10
Finance Committee
Meeting 7:30 am
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
H U
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
March 2016
25
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Sinai in the City
(@ The Box) 7 pm
18
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Rockin Shabbat 6:15 pm
11
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Meeting 12 pm
MCRC Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
R I
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
26
Torah Study 8 am
19
Torah Study 8 am
Jayson Goldbaum Bar
Mitzvah 10 am
12
Torah Study 8 am
Arianna Halaska Bat
Mitzvah 10 am
A T
Torah Study 8 am
U N
Passover
No Religious School
24

Bnei Mitzvah Family
Ed #3 10 am
17

WOS Brunch 10 am
CoSY Board Meeting 12 pm
10
No Religious School
Passover
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
No Kulanu
26
Passover
Cohen 12 pm
25
19
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
18

Cohen 12 pm
Mitkadem 4:15 pm

Cohen 12 pm
12
U E
11
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
O N

Cohen 12 pm
Executive Committee
Meeting 7 pm
27
Passover
Brickman 9:30 am
20

Brickman 9:30 am
13

Brickman 9:30 am
Young at Hearts
E D

Brickman 9:30 am
28
Passover
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
21
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Board Meeting 7 pm
14
Finance Committee
Meeting 7:30 am
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
Sinai in the City
(Location TBA) 8 pm
H U
Mitkadem 4:15 pm
April 2016
1
R I
29
Passover
Office Closed
Pesach Morning
Service w/ Yizkor 9:30 am
22
Passover - 1st Seder

Office Closed
No Through the Eyes of
Women
No Shabbat Service
15
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Friday Night Lights Family
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
Meeting 12 pm
Social Action Shabbat Service
featuring Dr. Marc
Levine 6:15 pm
Through the Eyes of

Women 9:30 am
30
Torah Study 8 am
23
Passover - 2nd Seder

Torah Study 8 am
Pesach Morning
Service 9:30 am
16
Torah Study 8 am
Lexi Buzzell Bat
Mitzvah 10 am
Torah Study 8 am
A T
Torah Study 8 am
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In the Sinai Family

Welcome Leroy Lee Johnson!
We are thrilled to introduce our new Head Custodian Lee Johnson! Lee comes to Sinai with
over 25 years of custodial experience. His time working in the Jewish Community started when he was
a small boy helping his dad at the JCC, when the JCC was located on Prospect Avenue. In addition to
Lees experience as a custodian, he is also a musician - he plays piano and organ and has played in a
band. Lee is very excited to join the Sinai team. Please extend a warm Sinai family welcome to Lee!
Bnei Mitzvah Bios

Hannah Elizabeth Golub
Hannah Elizabeth Golub will become a Bat Mitzvah on Feb. 13, 2016. She is the daughter of Rob
and Tracy Golub of Franklin.
The family is moving to Whitefish Bay and Hannah will be attending Whitefish Bay Middle School.
Hannah is switching schools mid-year, having started 7th grade at Forest Park Middle School in Franklin.
Hannah likes cheerleading, her dogs and spending time with friends and family.
Hannahs grandparents are Roy and Helene Schwedelson and John and Carol Willems. She is
close with them, plus many cousins and other family members.
Hannahs Mitzvah Project was to volunteer with disabled adults over the summer and she is collecting clothes to give away to charity.
Hannah and her parents would like to thank Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Phillips and Carol Levison for
their support and guidance for this very special day.
Molly Fox-Kincaid
Molly Fox-Kincaid will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Molly
is the daughter of Lauren Fox and Andrew Kincaid, and the sister of Tess. Her grandparents
are Ann and Jordan Fox and Constance Kincaid and the late Huston Kincaid.
Molly is in seventh grade at Shorewood Intermediate School. She enjoys Irish
dance, theater, and playing the piano and clarinet.
For her Mitzvah Project, Molly will be collecting much needed hygiene products,
such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, and ethnic hair care products, for Pathfinders, an emergency youth shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages eleven to seventeen.
Molly and her family would like to thank Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Phillips, and Marilyn
Kraar for their guidance and support in helping her prepare for this day.
Arianna Halaska
Ariana Nicole Halaska will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah March 12, 2016. Ari is the
daughter of Chris and Jennifer Halaska and younger sister of Hannah Halaska. Her grandparents are Sheldon Bankier, Ted Tousman and Phyllis Bankier, and Carole Coombes. She's
lucky to also have a great - grandma Shirley Hirshbein.
Ariana is a 7th grader at Lake Shore Middle School. She loves to compete in gymnastics and forensics .
Ariana enjoyed volunteering at the Milwaukee Woman's Center with Sinai so much
her Mitzvah Project will be to collecting donations and making fleece tie blankets for the Center.
Ariana has worked hard and is very excited for her special simcha. She would like to
thank Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Lauren, Jodie Hongiman, and her Papa Shelly for amazing tutoring.
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Bnei Mitzvah Bios
Jayson Goldbaum
Jayson Gerald Goldbaum will become a Bar Mitzvah on March 19, 2016. Jayson
is the son of Gordy and Jenni Goldbaum, and younger brother to Maya. He is the grandson of Terry and Mimi Wittert of Mundelein, IL; and of the late Jay Werber, Gerald
Goldbaum and Betsy Bell Reiss. Jayson is currently a 7 th grader at Whitefish Bay Middle
School. He plays trumpet in the band, participates in forensics and various engineering
and computer programming clubs. Outside of school, Jayson enjoys participating in Boy
Scouts, going to Summer Camp at Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, skiing during the winter, and advancing in Karate (he just earned his Green Belt).
Jaysons Mitzvah Project involved giving back to our very own Sinai Community.
He took lead of the Sinai Sukkah Garden this past summer and fall. He additionally
planned and ran a Sukkah Decorating activity during the High Holy Day Youth programming. Jayson plans to make this Mitzvah Project a 2-year commitment and hopes that
another young congregant will be interested so he can train them for taking on this project in the future!
Lexi Buzzell
Alexis Eden Buzzell will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on April 16, 2016. Lexi is
the daughter of Robin and Paul Buzzell. She has an older sister, Cameron and a younger
sister, Delaney. Her grandparents are Larry Buzzell, Alana and Bill Johnson, Leslie and Hervey Juris, and Toni and Donald Richards. She was named in memory or her late greatgrandmother Augusta (Gussie) Juris and her late great-grandfather Edward Juris.
Lexi is a 7th grader at Steffen Middle School in Mequon. She plays basketball and
softball, and enjoys singing in the school choir and playing the alto saxophone in the school
band. In her free time, she likes to play board games and hang out with her friends.
Lexis Mitzvah Project is to make and donate fleece blankets to the Milwaukee
Womens Center. Over the past few years, she has been a shelter volunteer and really
wants to provide something for the children that is both comforting and they can call their
own.
Lexi and her parents would like to thank Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Phillips and Jodie
Hongiman for their support and guidance in helping her prepare for this very special day.
All members of Congregation Sinai are

invited to support our Bnei Mitzvah
students by attending the service at
10:00 AM on Shabbat.
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 Sinai office at khintz@congregationsinai.org or
(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.
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In the Sinai Family

Mazel Tov to:
Condolences to:
To Sue Fishbach on the marriage of her son, Jeffrey Fishbach

to Erica Bass.
Sharon Hiken, Susan (Richard) Stuckert, Lauren, Sara and

Jenna Stuckert, on the death of their husband, father and
grandfather, Harold Hiken.
Jody Kaufman Loewenstein and Paul Loewenstein on the

recent marriage of their son, Andrew to Alissa Cohen.
Janet and Nick Padway on their daughter, Sarah's graduation
from the USN's Officer Development School at the College of
Naval Command and Staff.
Dr. Marc (Lori) Jacobson, Dr. Lisa Jacobson and Brian (Carly)
Jacobson and Zoey Jacobson, on the death of
Shirley Jacobson.
Susan (Neal) Zechman, on the death of her sister,
Ellen Friedland.
Sheryl Primakow on her recent appointment as Head of

School at The Milwaukee Jewish Day School!
Amy Waldman on the birth of her grandson, Micah Amari!
Contributions
Tzedakah Fund
In Memory of Francis Berzowski
Jim Berzowski, Robin Wyman,
& Family
Rabbis Discretionary Fund

In Appreciation
Susan Fishbach
Jim & Lori Salinsky
In Memory of George Jagiello

In Memory of Phyllis Jagiello
Haleena Nalevanko
In Memory of Allan Bein

Dorothy Bein Arenzon &
Susan Briggs
In Memory of Shirley Jacobson

Marv & Marlene Lauwasser
In Memory of Barbara Blutstein

James Peterman
In Honor of Cantor Phillips

Bob & Evelyn Kuhn
In Memory of Madelain Julius

Rich, Michelle, Charlie, &
Joey Lewis
In Memory of Aaron C. Cherniack

The Cherniack Family
In Memory of Bessie Weiss

Merle Wasserman
In Memory of Nancy Kaplan

The Schermer Family
Andy Brickman Museum Fund & Ritual Fund

In Honor of Rita Brickman
Stan & Cese Holland
In Memory of Anne Kenner

Terry & Diana Jacobs
Adult Learning Fund

In Honor of Sherry Blumberg
Paula Fine
In Honor of Hank & Leanne Borkovitzs
Birthdays
Stanley Jolton & Rosalie Gellman
In Memory of Edward LeVine
Kevin Mackey & Susan LeVine
In Memory of Howard Weiss

Ronald Sinclair & Judith Ross
Building Fund
In Memory of Theodus Wiggins
Phyllis M. Wiggins
In Memory of Harry Luck

Dr. Allan & Shari Luck
In Memory of Esther Soifer
Mort & Naomi Soifer
In Memory of Rita Teplin
Jeff Teplin & Sue Engler
In Memory of Joan Frazer

Zvi Frazer & Karen Schapiro
In Memory of Elaine Holman
Alan & Jodi Holman
In Memory of Bernard Horwitz
S. Fredric & Ann Horwitz
In Memory of George Jagiello
In Memory of Phyllis Jagiello
Terry & Diana Jacobs & Family
In Memory of Mary Kaufman
Paul Loewenstein &
Jody Kaufman Loewenstein
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Contributions
In Memory of Judith Kerns Pence
Henry Pat and Joan Kerns
In Memory of Dorothy Lubotsky
Barbara Shafton & Family
In Memory of Max Luck
Allan & Shari Luck
In Memory of Roberta Rosenberg
Ron & Beth Shapiro
In Memory of Jack Shlimovitz
Nancy Ostermann
In Memory of Carol Siegel-Zdatny
Barabara Bradbury
In Memory of Julia E. Siegel
In Memory of Saul Siegel
Barbara Bradbury
In Memory of John D. Wyman
& Family
Cantors Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation
Jim & Lori Salinsky
In Honor of Cantor Phillips Engagement to
Dan Fogelman
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
In Memory of Zelda Margolin
In Memory of Anna Sherman
Doje Sherman
Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund
In Honor of Janet Greenebaums 85th
Birthday
Margie Becker
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
In Memory of John H. Wyman
& Family
Floral and Oneg Fund
In Memory of Dorothy Brickman
Rabbi Jay & Rita Brickman
In Memory of Frances J. Lipschultz
In Memory of Mollie Lipshultz
George Lipshultz
In Memory of Edwin Ted Ostermann
Linda Jorve
Ellen Ostermann
Nancy Ostermann
In Memory of Dr. John Silbar

In Memory of Anita Feld Silbar
Dr. Muriel Silbar
In Memory of Elizabeth Lamb

William Rickards &
Marleen Pugach
In Memory of Maurice Steiner

In Memory of Rabbi Ulrick Steuer
Robert Steuer & Roberta Steiner
In Memory of Max Luck

BJ & Elyse Cohn & Family
In Memory of Milton Strauss

Timmy & Danielle Strauss
In Memory of Doris Kliegman

& Family
In Memory of Ann Urkofsky

George Lipschultz
In Memory of Joanne Mendeloff Misaqi

Alan Mendeloff
Chesed (Caring) Fund

In Memory of Aaron Cherniack
Mary Cherniack
In Memory of Arnold Miller

Shari Cayle & Family
In Memory of Herbert Danto

Jay & Ellen Nocton & Family
In Honor of Janet Greenebaums 85th
Birthday
In Memory of Laurence Luff
Al & Dorothy Meyers
In Memory of Emily F. Seesel
In Memory of Howard J. Seesel, Jr.
Richard & Shelly Seesel
In Memory of Gussie Seldin
& Family
Ketten/ Miringoff Simcha (Celebrations)
Fund
In Memory of Favorite Aunt Ruth
In Honor of Suzy Ettingers Milwaukee
Jewish Home & Care Center Honor
In Memory of Harold Hiken
In Memory of Richard Miller
In Memory of Henry Stark
Michael & Judi Ketten
In Honor of Marv & Marlene Lauwassers
25th Anniversary
Jim & Deborah Gollin
Music Fund
In Memory of Dr. David E. Davidoff
Michael Hansen & Donna Davidoff
In Memory of Ellen Friedland
Speedy Recovery to Jim Gollin
In Honor of Benji Lookatchs Bar Mitzvah
Marv & Marlene Lauwasser
In Memory of Joseph Hoffman
Edith Gilman
In Memory of Janet L. Stillman

James & Nancy Stillman
Jacob M. Fine & Family Library &
Technology Fund
Birthdays
Gerry Schmidman
Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund
Anne R. Wright
Passport to Israel Fund
In Honor of Bill & Idy Goodmans new
Granddaughter, Audrey Rachel OBrien
In Memory of Arthur A. Levin
In Honor of Mark & Nancy Smucklers
Grandsons Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of Elayne Staller
In Memory of Ardis Zarem
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
In Memory of Edith Meyer
Rick Meyer & Gail Hoffman
Ann Pereles
Landscape Fund
In Memory of Lawrence Ball
In Memory of Stanley Ottenstein
In Memory of Zelma Ottenstein
Richard Kahn
In Memory of Barbie Blutstein
Bill & Caroline Schulhof
In Memory of Karen Flesch
Shellie Blumenfield
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Contributions
In Memory of Elise Kahn
In Memory of Herbert Kahn
In Memory of Judi Kahn
In Memory of Maureen Kahn
Dick Kahn & Sue Freeman
Congregation Sinai Operating Fund
Special Birthdays
Shirley Denemark
Stan & Cese Holland
Marsha Hurwitz
In Memory of Lee Cherniack
Gerry Cherniack & Family
Morrie & Sheila Rudberg
In Honor of Edith Gilman
Daniel & Jeanie Gilman & Family
Michael & Sara Gilman
Margie Becker
Nick & Janet Padway
In Memory of Nancy Mandel
Family of Nancy Mandel
In Memory of Manuel Padway

Helen Padway
Nick & Janet Padway
In Memory of Will Padway
Nick & Janet Padway
In Memory of Arthur Roth
Rob & Lauri Roth
In Memory of Bernard Schlossmann
In Memory of Robert Schlossmann
Brad & Holly Schlossmann
In Memory of Jack Shlimovitz
Larry & Bobbi Polacheck
Dick & Barbara Simon
In Honor of 60th Anniversary of Richard and
Barbara Simon
Robert & Sharon Goldstein
Dick Kaeppel Youth Engagement Fund
In Memory of Helen W. Fisher
Ann Abele
Builders and Founders
In Honor of Birth of Audrey OBrien
Avi & Andrea Bernstein
LDor VaDor Fund

In Memory of Ruth Diamond Goldmann
Ruth Diamond Goldmanns
Children & Grandchildren
In Honor of Marv & Marlene Lauwasser
Leonard Lauwasser
In Honor of Marv & Marlene Lauwassers
25th Anniversary
Howard & Arlene Rubin
In Honor of Tedd & Julie Lookatch
Mark & Barbara Glazer
Endowment Fund at the Jewish Community
Foundation
Stanley Jolton & Rosalie Gellman
Those making donations will receive

recognition for their generosity in the Sinai
News. Those honored or the family of someone remembered will receive notice in the
mail from Congregation Sinai.
Dr. James and Ellen Flesch, members of our congregation, who did a beautiful job displaying the Temple art collection, have
been appointed to chair the Andy Brickman Museum Fund. The purpose of the fund is to purchase and display Jewish antique
and contemporary ritual items in the corridor display cases. Jim and Ellen will purchase items for the fund and be responsible
for the displays. Members of the congregation are invited to visit the collection. Special programs will be arranged to acquaint
children of the religious school with the collection. Members of the congregation who wish to donate important ritual items,
either contemporary or of historic interest, should contact the Flesch's. Items in the collection may, with permission of the
Flesch's, be utilized in the ritual of Temple services.
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Those We Remember
February Yarhzeits
February 5, 2016
Irving H. Armour
Ben Berger
Helen Bram
Hannah Ripps Cheplin
Louis Chutkow
Violet Druck
Joseph Grotta
Harry Herman
Joseph Kaplan
Robert N. Kartman
Fred Landis
Mendel M. Levy
Dr. Werner L. Loewenstein
Gladys R. Meissner
Sidney Mendelsohn
Rose Ottenstein
Renee Rieselbach Phillips

Allan R. Polacheck
Nathan Schwartz
Joseph Shaiken
Max Shapiro
William Sidon
Theodore Stern
Benjamin Weber
Richard T. Werner
Albert Whiteman
Gary Winter
February 12, 2016
Charles D. Ashley
Sam Axelman
Clarence J. Becker
Primo Angelo DeToro
Bessie Frisch
Harry Hurvitz
Sarah Ikenn
Jacqueline L. Kravit
Joseph Rochford Lubar
Steven Luff
Hazel Mishelow
Nathan Polacheck Orlofsky
Marcia Segal
Rosalyn Stern
Sherwood Earl Temkin
Josephine Usow
Jack Winter Sr.
Minna Wurzburg
February 19, 2016
Elenore Ashley
David Brickman
Alex Cooper
Gilbert S. Feldman
Sylvia Fishbach
Belle Fried
Dr. Leon Gilman
Warren Goldstein
Frank Ikenn
Mark Leventhal
Dr. Jules D. Levin
Adolph J. Levy
David Levy
Dr. Hazel A. Loewenstein
Rose May
Edward Mishelow
Oscar A. Rozoff
Clarence Schmidt
Tessie Stemerman
Abram Warschauer
Joseph Weiss
February 26, 2016
Lorraine Hersch Armour
Harry Blesser
Beatrice Chudnow
Harry Dolins
Milton H. Doyle
Karen Lynn Flesch
Leo Hiken
Jean K. Hoar
Charles Lubotsky
John Miles
Beatrice Padway
March Yarhzeits
March 4, 2016
Ida Beckerman
Natalie Bodanskaya
Arnold Borkin
Dr. Harry A. Cheplin
Fred A. Eckman
Rose F. Feld
Geraldine Grossman
Susan Hassel
Leopold Jacobs
Milton Kerns
Hyman Lubotsky
Raymond Rattner
Harvey Simon
Harold M. Stern
Sadie L. Weiner
Florence Wendorf
March 11, 2016

Lawrence H. Bodner
Pearl Brown
Gertrude S. Cohen
Alice Ruth Culp
Max E. Engel
Dr. Harold Friedman
Marvin Garfinkel
Samuel Jacobs
Del F. Krom
Harold Primakow
Saul Oscar Reydman
Ruth Rich
Anna Rosenbloom
Edward B. Sametz
Margaret Schlossmann
Roger B. Stein
Irene J. Strauss
Sy Taylor
Dr. Jack J. Teplin

Arthur Tiber
Rabbi Elliiot Waldman
Sigmund Winter
Monroe Zarne
March 18, 2016
Ben Alberts
Esther Ansfield
George Coplin
Lise Lotte Freeman
Leon Glassman
Marvin M. Goldberg
Leona Virginia Hill
Kenny Kahn
Helen Koppel
Ben J. Lerner
Charlotte Orren
Emmett Peck
Rose Perlstein Pincus

Harold Rife
Warren Shrensker
Donald Swartz
Florence Watkins
Morris Wiviott
Nate Ziskind
March 25, 2016
Francine Adolph
Lillian Allschwang
Libby Becker
Andy Brickman
Robert Eisenberg
Leon Fishbach
Harry Friedman
Irwin Ira Glick
Dorothy Granof
Robert L. Green
Muriel S. Greenebaum
Lucille Grotta
Sheba Jacobson
Jerome Kerns
Barbara Jean Leib
Laura Levy
Cheryl Lubotsky
Albert May
Sara B. Plotkin
Minnie Rabinovitz
Elaine D. Resnick
Charles Rotman
Arthur Saltzstein
Harriet Sederbaum
Harold Segal
Helen Swartz
Abraham Usow
Arvin Weinstein
April Yarhzeits
April 1, 2016
Jack Barco
William Baumgarten
Freda Bratt
Dorothy Domer
Milton B. Ettenheim Jr.
James Melvin Feld
Richard Schott Folz
Jay Steven Goodman
Donald S. Greenebaum
Rachael Jacobs
Matty S. Katz
Hutchins Kealy Sr.
Dr. Hirsch Jonathan Larkey
Benjamin Lipshultz
Fred Mayer
Robert E. Mueller
Rena L. Padway
Edith S. Polland
Anna Resnick
Rose Sadowsky
Anne Shapiro
Sidney Schatz
Walter C. Stuckert
April 8, 2016
Jerome Abelson
Rebecca Dolins
Hyman Friedman
Morris Friedman
Esther Alberts Goldberg
Ann Hassel
Anita L. Horwitz
Nathan Kahn
Justin JJ Jacob Kohen
Elaine Wexler Kopans
Gertrude M. Levin
Tessie Luck
David Meyers
Milton Padway
Clara Goldberg Schiffer
Ansel H. Schmidt
Jewel Scklore
Beatrice J. Segal
Barry Stark
April 15, 2016
Brian James Adair
Nanette Berlin
Morris Fine
Anne Geisenfeld
Eugene Horenstein
Anita L. Horwitz
Alfred Jacobs
Minnie Hersch Kopelberg
Neal Lebow
Dorothy Miller Lerner
Sylvia C. Levine
Anna Meltzer
Max Meyerowitz
Ruth Neubauer
Milton Peck
Hattie Rosenthal
Louis Schatz
Gary Robert Schmidt
Emil Stern
Leslie H. Unger
Lee Waxman
April 23, 2016
(NO Services Friday, Apr. 22nd.
Names will be read at the 9:30
AM Pesach morning service on
Sat. Apr. 23rd.)
Sarah Bender
Emily Borenstein
Katherine Fagan
David Fishman
Morris Fredlich
Leon D. Hamilton
William Levi Harris
Mary H. Kripke
Irene Lebed
Katherine Loewenthal
Marie MacPherson
Ethel Marshall
Bertram Miller
Fred Neubauer
Esther Orenstein
Abe S. Polland
Lorraine Rowen
James I. Schulhof
Pearl Schulhof
Ruth Stillman
April 29, 2016
David Ashley
Leland Baum
Max Feuer
Sam Frank
Stanley Glen
Stanley E. Hamilton
Solomon Heifetz
Abraham Jacobs
Eunice Kartman
Edward J. Kelly Sr.
Ben E. Kolbur
Faye Kolbur
Margaret Kramer
S. William Locke
Efim Medvedovsky
Edwin Meltzer
Morris Mendeloff Jr.
Betty Miller
Edwarde Perlson
Selma Harris Pincus
Edith Steuer
Rosalyn Levin Zaret
Congregation Sinai
8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point, WI 53217
Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Board of Trustees, 2015-2016

Chip Mann, President
Larry Glusman, Vice President
Mike Weinshel, Treasurer
Judy Flegel, Secretary
Dan Elias, Past President
Marc Kartman, Past President
Judi Ketten, Past President
Andrea Bernstein, Youth Education
Mitch Colton, Brotherhood
Jenni Goldbaum, Membership
Bill Goodman, Membership
Robert Hieb
Michael Hool, Finance
Terry Jacobs, Fundraising
Steve Kravit
Marvin Lauwasser, Fundraising
Julie Lookatch, Vice President
Nick Padway
Sandy Saltzstein
Michelle Silverman, Vice President
Carmel Sweet
Phyllis Wiggins, Finance/Fundraising
Deborah Wilk
The form below may be used when submitting your donation. Those remembered will be promptly informed of your
thoughtfulness. Please return form to the Sinai office. Please make checks payable to Congregation Sinai.
Note: Suggested minimum donations is $10.00.
Adult Programming & Education Fund

Andy Brickman Museum & Ritual Fund
Barbara Eiseman Memorial Fund for Spiritual Growth
Congregation Sinai Building Fund
Cantors Discretionary Fund
Chesed (Caring) Fund
Congregation Sinai Endowment (@ the Jewish Community Foundation)
Congregation Sinai Operating Fund
Floral & Oneg Fund
Jacob M. Fine & Family Library & Technology Fund
Janet Greenebaum Scholarship Fund
Landscape Fund
LDor Va Dor (From Generation to Generation) Fund

Lieberman Memorial Arts Fund
Ketten/Miringoff Simcha (Celebrations) Fund
Music Fund
Passport to Israel Fund
Prayerbook Fund
Rabbis Discretionary Fund
Robert Grant Marks Youth Fund
Tzedakah Fund
Dick Kaeppel Youth Engagement Scholarship Fund
School Scholarship Fund
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A quarterly publication

Issue 24, Volume 1

February - April 2016 Shevat - Nisan 5776

Discover Your Path to Sinai!

Songs, stories and crafts!

Purim! Adar Wars

Friday Night Lights

Bowling & Pizza at UWM!

Feb 19 & April 15

Popular Culture &

Exploring the Jewish Life

Jewish Museum Milwaukee

w/ Marlene Lauwasser &

w/ Cantor Lauren Phillips

Social Action Shabbat

Sinai in the City

Social Action Shabbat

Saturdays: Feb 6, March 26,

w/ Mordecai Lee PHD

Film Screening & Discussion

Join the Sinai Brotherhood Softball Team!!

And share it with a friend!

Builders and Founders

Builders & Founders

Reflections, Create a Jewish

Lifelong Jewish Learning

Social Action Committee

Israel Committee, Library

In the Sinai Family

A heart-felt and sincere thank you to our

Marc & Cynthia Kartman

Know someone interested in checking us out?

February-April Shabbat & Service Schedule

Exodus 21:1 - 24:18

Exodus 25:1 - 27:19

Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33

Festival Torah Portion

Exodus 27:20 - 30:10

Exodus 30:11 - 34:35

Exodus 35:1 - 38:20

Exodus 38:21 - 40:38

Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26

Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36

Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47

Leviticus 12:1 - 13:59

Passover Holiday Service Schedule

Festival Torah Portion

each other in thoughtful discourse.

Where will you be in 100 years? Create a Jewish Legacy

Friday, May 6, 2016

Legacy Appreciation Dinner

7:30 PM following Shabbat Services

Lifelong Jewish Learning

Saturday, February 6th: SINAI PFLAG!

Help us to plan: RSVP by Friday, Feb. 5th at http://sinaipflag.eventbrite.com

Sunday, February 7th: Parent Discussion

Help us to plan: RSVP by Friday, Feb. 5th at http://jakegoodmanparentdiscussion.eventbrite.com

Young-at-Hearts Senior Singles Group

Dates: Wednesdays: February 10th, March 9th, April 13th

To sign up for a meeting contact Jen Friedman at jfriedman@congregationsinai.org or call 352-2970.

Lifelong Jewish Learning

Cost: Members - free, Non-members - $36

Popular Culture and Jewish Identity in 19th and 20th century

Cost: Members - free, Non-members - $36