OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Men's Club at Sinai Temple is dedicated to activities that expand the knowledge of Judaism and stimulate social, charitable and cultural activities of its members, and those activities that promote an appreciation of the Jewish heritage among the Jewish community at large.

The Men's Club also strives to assist in growth and development of Sinai Temple as a Jewish religious, spiritual and educational center in the Los Angeles Jewish community.

OUR GOAL

The Sinai Temple Men's Club, a member of Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, is a nationally recognized organization involved in all aspects of our community. The Men's Club has programs that will educate, enlighten, entertain, and engage.

We welcome your involvement in the Men's Club at Sinai Temple. Set in history, tradition and genuine respect for our fellow congregants, we look forward to presenting our successful programs as in the past while fostering new and exciting ones for the benefit of all.

The primary goal of your Men's Club is to make Sinai Temple the most pleasant place to be for all members, "a home away from home" where we can enjoy praying together, learning together and laughing together. By your involvement, which we earnestly seek, we can strengthen the ties that bind families and friends while engaging in mutually beneficial personal, professional and business relationships among members. The pool of talent at Sinai, from volunteers to those engaged in every aspect of the professions and business, presents a unique opportunity for each of us - to both offer to, and derive from, the best of one another.

Your Men's Club will facilitate, develop and encourage numerous social, cultural and educational events and programs, sports activities for adults and children, member outreach, daily Minyan, professional and business networking and mitzvahs of every kind.

For more information please contact: Men’s Club at (310) 481-4284
Find Our Membership Application Here
Roses for Rosh Hashanah Order Form Here

Monthly Meetings' speakers:

1. Tues. August 3rd: Dr. Isaac Schmidt "Treating the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake"
   
2. Wed. Sep. 1st : Drs. Danoff and Bui "Prostate Health and Robotic Surgery"
   
3. Tues. Oct 5th : Consul General Yaakov Dayan: "Israel and the Obama Administration"
   
4. Tues. Nov. 2nd: Cantor Ari Brown "the Unsung Heroes of Chanukah"
   
5. Tues. Dec. 7th: Mr. Ralph Resnick "The Jewish calendar as a Spiritual Guide"
   
6. Tues. January 4th : Dr. Julie Cantor, Esq. "Your conscience-My body, when health care providers refuse to provide health care."
   
7. Tues. Feb. 1st : Jonathan Greenblatt: "Tikkun Olam in the 21st Century: Service and Social Entrepreneurship"
   
8. Tues. March 1st : Dr. Shaun Omrani: "What Men Need to Know about Manhood"
   
9. Tues. April 5th :Mr. Henderson Cooper: "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"
   
10. Tues. May 3rd : Mr. Dennis Bieber : "The Realities of Solar Energy"
    
11. Wed. June 1st : Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson: "The art of fatherhood"

Sydney Daye Memorial Breakfasts following Sunday morning minyan on the following dates: August 29th , October 3rd and 31st , December 5th, January 2nd, February 6th and 27th, April 3rd and May 1st and 29th . Please note these are the Sundays before the Men's club meetings.

Please save these dates:

1. Bowling: August 15th at Bay Shore Lanes
   
2. Sova Program: High Holiday period
   
3. Tu Bishvat outing: Sunday January 23rd
   
4. World Wide Wrap: Sunday February 6th
   
5. Burning Bush Dinner: Sunday March 27th
   
6. Men's Club Shabbat: April 23rd
   
7. Yom Hashoah: May 1
   
8. Yom Ha'atzmaut May 10th
   
9. Yom Yerushalayim: June 1st

For more information please contact: Men’s Club at (310) 481-4284
Find Our Membership Application Here
Roses for Rosh Hashanah Order Form Here

The Sinai Temple Sisterhood is a nationally recognized organization. With warm and welcoming nature, our programs range from the educational to the inspirational: music, dance, Jewish culture, and the joy of helping others. We are proud of our accomplishments, and look forward to the continued energy and dynamic that our new members bring.

Sinai Temple Sisterhood is an exceptional place for making friends while serving the synagogue and community. Our members have different interests, ages and backgrounds and we welcome you to join us.

Want to learn more about Judaism or strengthen your Jewish identity? We offer a wide range of classes - so good it is hard to take just one. Please look for our brochure on upcoming classes.

Just want to be entertained or meet others? We have a different program each month - some musical, some educational, all special.

Sinai Sisterhood provides an unusual opportunity to see first hand the joy that your joining brings to others. We make monthly visits to a local nursing home where, as a group, we entertain and bring warmth to the lives of elderly individuals. In addition, three times a year we go in two's to the homes of elderly, needy Jewish women, bringing bags of non-perishable food and other goodies to help make their holidays special. Both of these projects are most rewarding.

We are a major supporter of Sinai Temple, the Building Fund, the various Sinai schools, Camp Ramah and Ramah Tikvah for special children. Our Torah Fund helps educate rabbis and cantors for Conservative Judaism.

For more information please contact: Sisterhood at (310) 481-3308

 

SISTERHOOD PROGRAMS

• Sukkot Luncheon—Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. in a Sukkah at a private home.
• Membership Luncheon—Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
• 4th Annual Women's Retreat—Friday-Sunday, October 29-31, Camp Ramah. Our theme is "Panim-el-Panim, Face to Face" with Rabbi Nicole Guzik , Cantor Ari Brown and Scholar-in-Residence Gita Zarnegar. For more information or to register, contact Judy Fisher at (310) 820-7191 or Rachelle Marcus at (310) 550-5884.
• White Elephant Auction and Luncheon—Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
  Modern Jewish Thought for Everyday Thinking, Program & Luncheon—Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
• Wellness Program and Breakfast—Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
• Torah Fund Luncheon—Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.
• Sisterhood Shabbaton—Friday night and Saturday, March 18-19, 2011. Services led by Sisterhood members and their daughters. To participate, contact Michele Gabai at (310) 859-9138 or Venus Bina (310) 551-2026
• Creative Arts Day—Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Bus Tour to the Nethercutt Museum—Thursday, April 21, 2011, 9:30-1:30 p.m., Simi Valley.
• Donor Luncheon—Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 11:30 a.m.
• Installation—Tuesday, June 14, 2011.

For information on any program, please contact
Program/Education V.P. Rosa Berman Ruder at (310) 557-1009.

SISTERHOOD CLASSES
Jewish Women Living Ethically "JEWELS" with Rabbi Nicole Guzik
Thursdays, Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 9, 16, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free. Bring your own dairy lunch.

Mah Jong Class with Dee Dee Quinn
Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20 and 27, Nov. 3 and 24, 1:30-3:30 p.m., private home. Cost is $75 plus $7 card.
To register for either or both classes, please contact Rosa Berman Ruder at (310) 557-1009.

ROSH HODESH CLUB
Thursday evenings 6-8 p.m., private homes, Oct. 7, Nov. 11, and Dec. 9, 2010. Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 10, April 7, May 5, and June 2, 2011. For information, please contact Edie Nitzberg at (310) 471-0886.

SISTERHOOD OFFERS SCRIP

We offer many types of gift cards and we deliver. Macy's, Whole Foods, Gelson's, Home Depot and many other stores. To place your order, contact Lea Loewinger at (310) 559-6451.

SISTERHOOD DAIRY KITCHEN

We are available for your dairy catering needs.

Call Jina Rezvanpour at 310-472-2522 or Lorraine Joffe at 310-890-4802
to book an extended kiddush or luncheon for your next simcha.

The Sinai Social Action Committee is dedicated to the Jewish ideal of Mitzvot. The committee's purpose is to work with other groups within Sinai Temple to promote community service and to provide support for Israel.

This will be our third year as participants in the LA-wide Big Sunday sponsored by Temple Israel of Hollywood. As the second biggest participants on Mitzvah Day, Sinai has helped heal the bay, sing to seniors, clean the LA river, sent baskets to terminally ill children, given blood and repainted and re-landscaped schools (and lots more!).

There is something for everyone - from tots to grandparents.

Chairs:

Michelle Grant: mgrantnyc@aol.com,
and
Jason Friedman: jasonefriedman@hotmail.com

For more information and to get involved please email programs@sinaitemple.org
or call 310 481 3243.

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SOCIAL ACTION/GREEN COMMITTEE
Upcoming Events

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Hazon Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA)

CSA creates a direct relationship between a member and the farmer. Become a member of our CSA program and every week you will receive a share of fresh, organically grown, in season produce delivered to you at Sinai. Please stop by any Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. to learn about the Green Committee's CSA. Fall Season begins September 21

Chair: Lisa Rose, dlisarose@mac.com

 

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Help the Hungry Sundays: Volunteering at the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition

When: One Sunday a month, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. volunteers to cook, serve and clean up. GWHFC serves 150 to 200 hungry men and women every day.

Chair: Jason Friedman, jasonefriedman@hotmail.com

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Hanukkah Toy Drive

Join Sinai Temple's annual toy drive. Donate a new, unwrapped toy to the children at Vista Del Mar and the Association of Soviet Jewish Émigrés. Toy collection bins will be located throughout Sinai Temple from Monday, November 15th through Friday, December 17th.

Chair: Jana Wallack, jana@thewallacks.com

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Hanukkah Angels

Adopt a child and his or her family for Hanukkah. As an angel, you will buy a special gift that will make Hanukkah brighter for those in need. Team up with your family, your friends, or be an angel on your own. You will fulfill wishes, and your hearts will be overjoyed.

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Chai Lifeline "Bundle of Happiness"

Join dozens of volunteers to assemble care packages for ill children for this "Bundles of Happiness" Event. Each year, we create over 250 care packages, which are then distributed to children with serious illness throughout Los Angeles by Chai Lifeline, a wonderful local charity. Thousands of toys are donated by companies nationwide to make this inspiring Event a huge success. To donate products and/or find out about volunteering, please contact Esther Magna, emagna@msn.com or Abbe Goldman, abigail.anschell@gmail.com .

Chai Lifeline's web site can be found at: www.chailifeline.org

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Big Sunday
When: Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Sinai Social Action Committee is organizing this effort among our members for Chai Lifeline. This program fills up every year, so please let us know if you're interested in participating by mid-September.
Chair: Esther Magna, emagna@msn.com

It is the mission of the Green Committee of Sinai Temple to research, develop and institute positive environmental initiatives for Sinai Temple and to educate and promote these programs within Sinai Temple and to its congregants.

Chairs: Michelle Grant, mgrantnyc@aol.com and Jason Friedman, jasonefriedman@hotmail.com

Contact: Program Department, 310-481-3243 or programs@sinaitemple.org