NICE... TOUGH... and 8 Other Words Parents Should Avoid

with:
LORI STRAUSS
LCSW and Director of Student Support Services, K-12 at Stephen S. Wise Elementary School and Milken Community High School

and
RABBI DAVID WOLPE

Wednesday March 10th 7:30pm Sinai Temple

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March 7th, 2010
Sinai Temple Israel Center Advocacy Day

Opening Speaker:
Author and Economist George Gilder addressing
“The Role of Israel in the Defense of Western Civilization”

We address the facts in two afternoon break-out sessions of your choice:
The Background of the Middle East Crisis, The Challenge of Iran,
Issues in the United States-Israel Relationship

You will learn how to become a pro-Israel advocate through the media,
your community, and on campus!

Speakers included: Rabbi David Wolpe,
Roz Rothstein and Roberta Seid (StandWithUs), Elliot Brandt (AIPAC) ...and many more!

For more information, contact Rabbi Nicole Guzik at nguzik@sinaitemple.org

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Read about the success and influence Sinai Temple’s Young Professional Program at:

TOP STORIES

Sinai Temple’s ATID: The 'Future' for 20-and-30-Somethings

Esther, the Intermarried Beauty Queen Who Saved the Jews and stopped the Iranian Threat

with

J.J. Goldberg, Editorial Director of the newspaper

The Forward, and author of three books about American Jews

Sunday, February 28th

10:30am at Sinai Temple

Purim is the only holiday that celebrates a Diaspora Jewish community. In a sense, then, by deconstructing the Purim story we dissect ourselves, which sounds painful. A light-hearted but serious look at the holiday’s message for contemporary American Jewry.

Dialogue with Rabbi Wolpe following the lecture
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LITERARY EVENINGS AT THE WESTWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY

Sinai Temple and the Westwood branch of the Los Angeles Public Library invite you to spend the evening with the following Jewish Authors as they discuss their newest books. All events take place at the Westwood Library, 1246 Glendon Ave. LA 90024.

Special Author Event
with
Jonah Lehrer and Rabbi David Wolpe

“Understanding Ourselves and the Science Behind the Decisions We Make” Sponsored by Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library and the Chai Society of Sinai Temple Science journalist Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist, in conversation with Rabbi David Wolpe.

Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm
Gold Hall, Sinai Temple

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The Rabbi Samuel N. Sherman Memorial Lecture

What About God and Science?

with

Dr. Gerald Schroeder,
Bestselling Author of Genesis and the Big Bang and The Science of God,
Professor Norbert M. Samuelson,
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies,
Arizona State University
and Rabbi David Wolpe

Thursday, February 11
7:30pm at Sinai Temple

Learn how rabbis and scholars have been reconciling the tension between science and Jewish theology for thousands of years. Three eminent scholars will discuss where the latest scientific advances fit into this ongoing conversation.

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Manners and Morals in Politics and Culture

Sinai Temple hosted this provocative conversation with a major voice on the cultural scene: the funny, wry, informative Maureen Dowd.
   
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Sinai Temple

New York Times Op-ed columnist, Maureen Dowd, in conversation with Rabbi David Wolpe on politics, Washington manners and morals, the relationship of men and women, and how our culture is changing in the digital age.

Special introduction by our generous sponsor, Kirk Douglas.

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What About God and the Things that Frighten Us?

with Rabbi Harold Kushner
bestselling author of
“When Bad Things Happen to Good People”

Tuesday, October 20
7:30 p.m.

There are a lot of things in the world that frighten us, but the more we let them frighten us, the less capable we become at dealing with them. Fear shrinks our souls and diminishes our judgment and our humanity. In his latest book, Rabbi Harold Kushner helps us find the resources within us and around us to cope with our fears.

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November 13, 2009

Friday, 9:00 pm (Following Friday Night Live Service): "Zionism in the 21st Century" with Shulamit Reinharz

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Rabbi Steven Z. Leder

Raising Menschy Children in a Culture of Excess

December 01, 2009

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The Ted and Hedy Orden & Family
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

Listen to Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from February 13, 2009
"Valentines Day and the Real Meaning of Love"

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CAMERA (The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) and Sinai Temple present:

The Rabbi Samuel N. Sherman Memorial Lecture
with

Bret Stephens, Former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, and current columnist for The Wall Street Journal

Israel After Gaza: An Update from the Front

Bret Stephens, who has just returned from the Gaza border, will offer both eye-witness commentary on current developments there and analysis of the unfolding crisis.
Dialogue with Rabbi David Wolpe following the lecture
Tuesday, March 3rd - listen to archive here .

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SECRET VIEW INTO THE ONLINE WORLD OF YOUR TEENS AND TWEENS

With Vanessa Van Petten, Teen Author and Family Peacemaker
and Rabbi David Wolpe

Thursday, March 12th at 7:30pm
Sinai Temple

Vanessa Van Petten, our teen confidant, and member of the net-generation herself, is giving us a real, shocking and helpful overview of Teens. Vanessa, creator of the parenting website, OnTeensToday.com shares how to handle Facebook, iChat and more. She is also the teen author of "You're Grounded!" and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fox 5 New York, and many media outlets for her fresh perspective on parenting.

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***Our Sinai parenting programs have been made possible by a gift from
Shiva and Joseph Daneshgar***

Sinai Temple presents
Death and Dying: Can We Talk?
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Rabbi Mordecai Finley, PhD, Finding Light in the Shadow of Death

Many of us feel a sense of dread or inadequacy when we contemplate attending to the dying, being present at a death, preparing for a funeral, or dealing with grief. Rabbi Finley will shed light on the extraordinary holiness that is possible in attending to the dying and grieving.

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The 2008 Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Scholar In Residence Weekend with bestselling author and historian, Michael Oren.

Israel: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

• Listen to Israel in the Face of Existential Threats, Friday, November 21st.
  
  
• Listen to America and the Zionist Idea, 1776 to the Present, Saturday, November 22nd.
  
  
• Listen to Israel at 60: The Challenge of Jewish Statehood, Sunday, November 23rd.