d'var sinai May 2019

Artist-in-Residence Weekend See page 11 for more information.

Also in This Issue:

Annual Meeting: page 4 Construction Update: page 7 Activities for Young Families, Youth, & Teens: pages 8 - 10 Temple Sinai Board of Trustees & Staff To reach President Cary Rodin, email [email protected]. To reach staff via email, please use first initial, last [email protected]. Ex: [email protected]

Board of Trustees Spiritual Leadership D’var Sinai President Published by Temple Sinai Cary Rodin Ronald M. Segal 5645 Dupree Drive President Elect Bradley G. Levenberg Sandy Springs, GA 30327 Lynn Redd Samantha S. Trief P: 404.252.3073; F: 404.252.8570 Philip N. Kranz, Emeritus www.templesinaiatlanta.org Vice President of Communications Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair Mark Rosenthal Beth Schafer 8 Be sure to visit our website to Vice President of Community Administrative & Programming Staff register for upcoming events. Penina Richards Executive Director Jack J. Feldman Vice President of Development Associate Executive Director Look for the  icon indicating that Candy Berman Shelly Dresdner the service will be streamed live. Vice President of Education Director of Communications LaWana Streger Andrea Fineman D’var Sinai Submissions Vice President of Membership Director of Member Engagement should be emailed to Josh Tolchin Jaimee Boettcher communication@ Event and Rental Manager Vice President of Spiritual Life Allison Carter templesinaiatlanta.org. The Cathy Gottlieb deadline for the June/July issue is Accounting Manager Treasurer Michele Harvey April 25. Thank you! Mark Bachmann Facilities Manager Assistant Treasurer Andre Parker Jan Saperstein Advertise with Us Member Engagement Manager The D’var Sinai has a circulation Immediate Past President Simone Bonnejonne of approximately 1,500 Marcia Nuffer Program and Engagement Manager Samantha Berinsky Members households and is published 11 Jon Barry Graphic Design Associate times per year. Our advertising Gus Kim Steven Bodner, Presidential Appointee rates are very competitive. Jeff Diamond Digital Marketing Associate Lara Dorfman Helaine Milch-Schroder Please email communication@ Howard Feinsand templesinaiatlanta.org for Marcy Fortnow Senior Clergy Assistant Rachel DeLine information. Michael Freedman Stacey Geer Executive Assistant Greg Jacobs Corinne Williams Jane Leavey Front Office Assistant Alex Lurey, Brotherhood Trustee Michele Goodelman Adam Mayer, Presidential Appointee Sara Neuberger, Teen Trustee Center for Learning and Engagement David Piha Director, Center for Learning & Engagement Mindi Sard Marisa Kaiser www.facebook.com/TempleSinaiATL Andi Siegel, Women of Sinai Trustee Director of Preschool & Young Family Robert Sinsheimer, Presidential Appointee Learning & Engagement Lynda Walker Jamah Maman In order to reduce waste and costs, Heather Weiner Director of B’nei Mitzvah Program Sharon Clark we offer an option to receive the URJ Board Members D’var Sinai each month via email. Director, Teen Learning & Engagement Steve Berman We have plenty of printed copies at Jan Epstein Molly Okun Temple Sinai to peruse as well. Please Howard Fagin Director, Youth Learning & Engagement Arthur Heyman Emily Cohen note that this is only an option; if

Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your Ben Sillins you do not sign up to receive our Education Program Manager & Library Coordinator online version, you will still receive HUC-JIR Board Member Samara Katz the printed copy in the mail. Sign up Joy Greenberg Center for Learning & Engagement Assistant electronically by selecting your mail Jenny Mopper preferences in our member portal or Preschool and Young Family Learning & by calling the Temple Sinai office at 2 Engagement Assistant 404.252.3073. Liz Reynolds From My Perspective | Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair Beth Schafer

What is Jewish music? It is a question that’s been asked for generations. Is Jewish music the chanting modes of our liturgical tradition? The melodies that are inextricably connected to the Hebrew that lead us through our daily and seasonal prayers? Is it the music that stems from our cultural tradition? Songs in Yiddish and Ladino, melodies from Yemen, Syria, Russia, or Spain? Is it the music of Jewish composers? Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan? Is it the music of Debbie Friedman, Craig Taubman, Julie Silver, Dan Nichols, and the like who write about Jewish life and help us get closer to our sacred texts?

Of course, the answer is yes. It is all of those things in one way or another. When anyone uses their God-given artistic talents and expresses them in a way that also reflects Jewish thought or experience, then one could make the case that the music is in some way Jewish. Gone are the days when a klezmer band from Eastern Europe would be the standard bearer of Jewish music.

This month we have the opportunity to hear an extraordinary group of musicians and their imprint on contemporary Jewish music. The band Nefesh Mountain, who will be with us the weekend of May 3-5, are amazingly talented. They have been written about in Billboard magazine as one of the best bluegrass bands touring right now. Eric Lindbergh, guitarist/banjoist, is one of the most talented players I’ve ever met. Together with his wife, Doni Zasloff, the band has swept the Jewish world up in its infectious, rootsy, Appalachian sound.

You do not want to miss a chance to experience them in worship and in concert. I am so excited that our Music Committee picked these talented mensches to come spend a weekend with us.

I would love to hear from you what Jewish music has touched you or how music has connected you to in some way. As we grow our musical experiences at Temple Sinai, both in-house and through guest artists, knowing what has been meaningful to you will really help shape future offerings. Looking forward to seeing you in May

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Nefesh Mountain 3 Board Message | Cary Rodin, President

Friends, what an incredibly fast year it has been! Fast, but also gratifying, productive, challenging, and instructive. It’s been a deep personal honor to serve as president of Temple Sinai—an experience I have long anticipated Board Message Board and will never forget.

There were so many meaningful moments—the chance to stand before the congregation on the bima on Rosh HaShanah. Commemorating Temple Sinai’s 50th anniversary in prayer, celebration and nostalgia. Helping to launch and execute a successful 50th Anniversary Capital and Endowment Campaign. And working daily with the most passionate and capable clergy, staff, and board a president could want. I also had the honor of representing the congregation on April 1st when Segal was installed as the President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

In my D’var Sinai message of a year ago I noted that a primary focus of my time in office would be “maintaining our strong financial well-being and ensuring its sustainability.” Nearing our $12 million Capital and Endowment Campaign goal, I feel confident that Temple Sinai is in that enviable financial position. This assures that needed renovations to about 80% of the building, including the sanctuary and preschool, will be executed at the highest level of quality. And, by strengthening the endowment, it will ensure that Temple Sinai remains strong for today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.

In mid-May, we will shift our physical setting to permit construction to take place on Dupree Drive. On page 7 of the D’var, Jack Feldman and the staff detail what will happen when and where. We have consolidated the construction period, with plans to be back in the renovated building in time for both the start of preschool in the fall and the High Holy Days 2019.

Thank you again for the opportunity to serve a congregation I love. Incoming President Lynn Redd and her board are already hard at work to continue to make Temple Sinai the warm and welcoming congregation it has been since 1968. I look forward to my role as Immediate Past President and continuing to serve the congregation.

With gratitude and warm wishes for a wonderful summer,

Cary Rodin, President

Temple Sinai’s Annual Meeting Followed by dessert reception Monday, May 6, 7:00 pm

The Annual Meeting gives our congregation a “State of the Union” and a chance to hear directly from Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your our clergy, staff, and lay leaders regarding goals for the future and an update on this year’s initiatives. Join us and help mark another amazing year and important transition in the life of Temple Sinai. So that we may plan accordingly, please let us know if you are planning to attend. RSVP online at www.templesinaiatlanta.org. 4 Brotherhood Upcoming Events Brotherhood/Women of Sinai Spring 2019 Brotherhood Poker Tournament  Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 pm at Hudson Grille in Sandy Springs Are you Sinai’s best poker player? Do you want to be? Test your skills at Brotherhood’s Semi-Annual Texas Hold‘em Poker Tournament. The poker tournament will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Prizes will be awarded… plus, the top two players will have their names permanently engraved on the “Sinai Cup” trophy. Not a poker player? Not a problem. Stop by and hang out with your Sinai friends (or make some new ones) while watching the poker action or primetime NBA playoff basketball on the televisions at Hudson Grille. Come enjoy the dinner, desserts, and drinks. The cost to attend for Brotherhood members is $10 and $30 for all others. If you want to play in the poker tournament, the ‘buy-in’ is $20 for everyone. All re-buys will be collected for Tzedakah, and Brotherhood will make a donation to a worthy Sinai charity. This event is only for Sinai members and is an age 21-and-older event. Softball Players Needed. Are you interested in playing softball this Spring? Temple Sinai has three teams and we need players to fill out our rosters for the Synagogue Softball league. This is a terrific way to meet people and have fun with fellow congregants. There are teams for all levels of play; email [email protected] to get more details.

Note: We are expanding the Brotherhood Leadership Team. There are several opportunities for Sinai members who want to contribute in both large and small ways. If you have wanted to get involved, this is a fun way to do it. Please email us at [email protected] to discuss further. And finally, because May brings another year of Brotherhood to an end, thanks so much to everyone who made 2018-19 so much fun. templesinaiatlanta.org | Women of Sinai Upcoming Events Women of Sinai Closing Event: Women of Sinai Rosh Chodesh  Singing into Summer with our very own Beth Schafer  Thursday, May 16 Thursday, May 2, 2019, 7:00 pm 6:30 pm Light Dinner and schmoozing A casual, relaxed evening of ($5 WOS members, $10 non WOS members) 7:15 pm Program (no charge)

singing under the stars with 404 . 252 3073 Beth and your Women of Sinai Come join us and learn about modern Jewish friends! Light snacks, desserts, holidays. Yom Hazikaron - Israeli Memorial Day, Yom wine, and a delicious coffee bar Ha'atzmaut - Israeli Independence Day, Yom HaAliyah will be available. RSVP by April - Recognizes Aliyah (immigration to the Jewish State 26th. of ). Find out how and why these holidays were Price: $15 WOS members created and celebrated in Israel and the . $20 non-WOS members This event will take place off-site at a location close to Temple Sinai. Please RSVP online or call the Temple Sinai office at 404.252.3073 to receive the address. 5 Mind, Body, Spirit meets Shabbat! Temple Sinai Game Room Friday, May 10, 8:00 pm The game room is open during these hours Join Beth Schafer for a Mind, Body, Spirit service one through May 10: Friday per month at 8:00 pm in the Chapel. What is Mondays, 12:00 - 3:00 pm this service? It is a relaxed and inviting environment Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in the round with singable music. Instead of a Wednesdays, 12:00 - 5:00 pm prayerbook, we have more free-flowing teaching, (5:00 - 9:00 pm by reservation only) Adult Programs Adult meditating, and other types of experiential prayer. Looking to add another game of Mah Jongg either weekly If you attended and enjoyed the Mind, Body, Spirit or just occasionally? Join us every Tuesday, 10:00 am service on Yom Kippur, this service is most certainly - 12:00 pm, for a fun couple of hours. If interested in for you. Join Beth for this alternative Shabbat joining, please contact Toby Sidman (tobyannesidman@ experience. gmail.com) to get on our weekly sign-up email. This Lose yourself in the music, find yourself in the words. game is for experienced players. Please notify Samantha Berinsky (sberinsky@ ROMEO Club  templesinaiatlanta.org or 404.252.3073 ext. 330) at least Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 pm one week in advance if you would like to reserve the Taco Mac, 5600 Roswell Road game room on Wednesday evening between 5:00 - 9:00 pm. Join the men of the ROMEO club for good food and conversation. You don't have to be retired to attend the lunches. RSVP to Charlie Stark at [email protected]. Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your

6 50th Anniversary of Temple Sinai 50th Anniversary Campaign & Construction Update

Once again, thank you to all of the donors who have made a pledge to the 50th Anniversary Capital and Endowment Campaign! We are all so excited for construction to begin – in a few weeks! Below are important facts you should know for May 13 - September 7* when our building will be under construction:

Summer Worship and Programming: Education Programming:

▪ All worship, Torah Study and B’nei Mitzvah will ▪ The Temple Sinai Preschool camp will take place occur at the Weber School (6751 Roswell Rd NE, at Montessori School (5750 Long Atlanta, GA 30328). Island Dr, Atlanta, GA 30327) June 3-July 19. Parents will receive detailed information before ▪ Our offices will remain open to members and the start of camp. guests for appointments and meetings only (including B’nei Mitzvah tutoring). We will have ▪ B’nei Mitzvah tutoring will take place at Temple plenty of signage to direct you to our temporary Sinai on select dates. entrance. ▪ Education staff will move into the administrative ▪ The new Wednesday Morning Minyan will occur offices during construction. in Rabbi Segal’s office. ▪ Temple Sinai Preschool will reopen on Monday, ▪ Committee meetings and weekly games will be August 19. held off-site (either in homes, at local coffee shops, ▪ Noar Sunday and all Sunday programming will etc.) and will be communicated accordingly. begin on Sunday, September 8.

Unfortunately live streaming will not be available while we are under construction. Should you wish to worship from home, we recommend visiting www.centralsynagogue.org/worship/live-streaming at 6:00 pm on Fridays and 9:30 am on Saturdays.

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*The Education Building will re-open in mid-August for the start of Preschool and Noar Sunday teacher prep. 7 Make sure you check the website for the most up to date information throughout the summer! Congratulations to the t t s abba Temple Sinai Preschool  Tot Shabbat: Grill & Chill Graduates of 2019! Friday, May 10 t t s abba 5:30 pm Tot Dinner Club 6:00 pm Shabbat Sing-A-Long Come grill and chill with us as we kick-off the start to summer! We'll have fun out on the playground and eat hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. Join us for a summer song session after dinner.

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Center for Learning and Engagement: Young Families Young Engagement: and for Learning Center Join Temple Sinai Preschool for a summer of fun for children ages 2- 5 years old. Choose to Oliver Jacobs Isaac Stifel register for individual weeks or all six weeks offered. Fun weekly themes, water play, special guests and activities, art, science, sports, and music are just some of what your child will experience during camp.

This summer, camp will be held at nearby Super Heroes Springmont Montessori while Temple Sinai Chase Baron Quinn Jensen Bella Spizman undergoes renovations. Registration is now Hadley Freeman Benny Kovitch Leo Weinstock open!! Visit www.templesinaipreschool.org. Izzy Jacobson Blair Levison

2019-2020 PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS OPEN Now Offering Transitional Kindergarten (TK)!

Our warm, welcoming, innovative Preschool is now enrolling for next school year! Visit www. Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your templesinaipreschool.org for more information and to register. 2019-2020 Pre-K and TK students are eligible to receive Alef Fund Scholarships. Please contact the preschool office at 404-255-6200 for more details. 8 Center for Learning and Engagement: Youth

NOAR Registration  Now Open! Temple Sinai's FIRST FRIDAY learning experience Friday, May 3  for Kindergarten 5:30 pm Picnic-style Dinner and Challah Baking Visit www. through 6th grade! for all ages templesinai.org for Join us for hot dogs and hamburgers more information outdoors, weather permitting. and to register. Menu All beef hot dogs & hamburgers Black bean & chickpea veggie burgers Fries Green salad Club 23 Goes to Treetop Quest  Fruit salad Saturday, May 4, 5:00 - 9:00 pm You don't want to miss our last Club 23 event Regular Pricing Early Bird Pricing of the year! All of Temple Sinai's 2nd and 3rd (effective April 29) (through April 28) graders are invited to join us as we channel $15 adults $12 adults our adventurous side as we climb a low-ropes $13 kids $10 kids course and swing from a zip line. Kids 3 and under are free Cost: $20 before April 30, $25 after 6:30 pm First Friday Family Shabbat Service Babysitting is available in the Children's Library during the service.

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Shoreshim (Kindergarten Chaverim Orim (4th and 5th Grade) Zehut (6th Grade) and 1st Grade) (2nd and 3rd Grade) Aaron Bauer Perry Birbrager Andra Bloomfield Justin Blake Danny Berke Kris Bonnejonne Rabbi Lauren Cohn David Jaffe Daniel Deitch Aaron Levi Heather Dittus Donna Jaffe Rachel Morochnik Dana Sobel Julie Kramer Shelby Nemhauser Susan Saddawi-Schmidt 404 . 252 3073 Susan Pepper Liz Reynolds Hannah Schafer Specialists Erin Pirkle Amy Shaffer Corey-Jan Albert-Deitch Jessica Weinberger Hebrew Joel Deitch Learning Resource Samantha Berinsky Bryce Farbstein Specialist Pre-K Bernie Berkeley Kim Hertz Andi Siegel Rachel Moldovan Leah Coonley Erika Lowenthal Elise Halpern Aly Pitt Rachel Jenks Confirmation Robin Rosenthal Sinai Tots Megan Usow Todd Gordon Andrea Waterstone Heather Blake Miriam Ziskind Suzanne Simkin Or Zolti 9 Temple Sinai's Madrichim (Teen Counselors) Program is for teens who will be in grades 8-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. The Madrichim Program will enhance not only your Jewish knowledge and identity, but will also give you a chance to enhance the Noar experience for children Pre-K through 6th Grade. By becoming a Madrich/a, you will serve as a Teacher's assistant for our Noar Program on Sunday mornings and/or in our Noar Hebrew program on Sunday afternoons, helping the teacher with daily activities, leading small groups, helping with art projects, working with students who need some extra attention, and most importantly, serving as a Jewish role model for our kids! We also have Madrichim who help in the office, library, or arts & crafts rooms!For more information and to apply: www.tinyurl.com/19-20Madrichim. Applications are due by Monday, August 5th! Center for Learning and Engagement: Teens Engagement: and for Learning Center

Dear High School Seniors: Congratulations on reaching this significant milestone in your lives. Graduation from high school marks the beginning of new and exciting adventures: college, gap year programs, independence, and the first steps in establishing a life career. We at Temple Sinai will miss seeing you on a regular basis. At the same time, we want you to know that we remain here for you. Call upon us. Visit us. Keep us informed of your progress. Mazel Tov and Best Wishes! Henry Alexander Joelle Friedman Coby Lind Spencer Schiff Zoe Alexander Jonah Geer Jacob Marks Max Schusterman Sy Alifeld Harrison Gerber Leah Mautner Mckenzie Selig Andrew Aman Joshua Glass Evan Miller Dylan Shapiro Julia Bardack Graci Goldstein Samuel Miller Eliana Sherman Zachary Bean Noah Greenberg Joseph Milstein Matthew Sidewater Maxwell Blafer Sophie Harris Maxwell Mitchell Nolan Siegel Brett Blase Ethan Hartz Bradley Niekamp Samantha Siegle Evan Blum Emily Hyman Mason Redler Gabi Silver Remy Clayman Sydney Jackson Emily Roach Marc Silverman Kyle Cohen Asher Jacobs Sarah Rosenbloum Julia Stahlman Ariana Dinberg Audrey Kaye Matthew Rosenstein Eli Weiner Henry Dittus Eden Kerker Samuel Rosner Juliette Wimpfheimer Benjamin Egan Lindsey Kessler Grace Rothberg Brian Zeldin Tate Foster Daisy Leepson Hayden Rubin Joelle Zelony Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your Olivia Frank Jeremy Levin Jake Rubin Daniel Lewis Leo Sachs Daniel Samuels Sarah Schafer 10 Center for Learning and Engagement: Adults

Artist-in-Residence Weekend with Nefesh Mountain  Friday, May 3, 6:30 pm Shabbat service with guest artists Saturday, May 4, 7:30 pm Concert open to the community Sunday, May 5 Nefesh Mountain will be joining our Noar program for a special concert on their last day! You've never heard anything like Nefesh Mountain. Billboard magazine praises them "Combining Bluegrass with Jewish Identity." The Times of Israel just calls them "Jewgrass." From the pages of Rolling Stone magazine to Temple Sinai, you will call our May 3-5 Artist-in-Residence weekend a lyrical memory. You can check them out at www.nefeshmountain.com.

Adult Ed Mini Series with Rabbi Sam: Judaism a la carte!8 Wednesdays, May 1 & May 8, 7:00 pm On May 1, join Rabbi Sam and Temple Sinai Congregant and French Culinary Institute Graduate, Peter Rubin as they explore the history and spirituality of the Jewish Holiday of Lag Ba'Omer and its relationship to the art of barbecue. There might even be some tasty treats that will make the subject come alive! On May 8, the fun templesinaiatlanta.org | continues as they explore The State of Restaurants and Dining out, with Torah for dessert! Made possible by the Fred A. Ellman Memorial Culinary Enrichment Endowment.

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Tuesdays, June 4 - July 9, 10:00 am 404 . 252 3073 Hosted at Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Road The series of six classes (each of which is about an hour and a half) explores - amid an abundance of film clips and filmed documentary sources - the influence of such iconic figures as The Marx Brothers, Gertrude Berg (the creator of "The Goldbergs" on radio and TV), Sid Caesar in the 1950s, Lenny Bruce, Mel Brooks, Larry David, and Jerry Seinfeld.

This year is also the 30th anniversary of "The Simpsons," and the work of series co-creator, Sam Simon. "The Simpsons" has been acknowledged by Time Magazine and many others as the best television series ever. It may also be among the most important television satires on modern American Jewish life. 11 Get Inspired by Our Volunteers! Tzedek Council (Social Action) Check your dictionary for “extraordinary volunteer” and you’ll find the names of some 450 Second Helpings Atlanta drivers. Every day, they crisscross the Atlanta metro, picking up surplus food and delivering it to agencies that get it into the hands of those in need. Meet a few of them here.

Fred Hatch is a retired insurance salesman and mail Michelle Boardman moved to Atlanta from Virginia last carrier. Jonathan Calvis runs a family foundation. summer. A long-time foster parent, she suddenly found Every Monday, this caring duo climbs into the herself without a volunteer project. When she learned SHA refrigerated truck and heads to Whole Foods that her neighbor was a Second Helpings Atlanta driver, Brookhaven. There, they load hundreds of pounds of Michelle went along for a pickup, then signed up to donated deli, dairy, baked goods and other food, and drive. She became friendly with an employee at the

Tzedek Council (Social Action) (Social Council Tzedek deliver it to Good Samaritan Health Center. Trader Joe’s where she picks up. Upon learning that the young woman would be alone over the holidays, Michelle invited her to Thanksgiving dinner!

Thomas Hunter was named 2018 winner of our Lenny Award, honoring the memory of passionate SHA volunteer Lenny Greenstein. Tom drives several times a week. Since becoming a volunteer in 2017, he has rescued and delivered well over 18,000 pounds of food! Congratulations, Tom!

Become a volunteer and join us in the mitzvah of reducing hunger and eliminating food waste. Jonathan Calvis Fred Hatch Contact SHA Executive Director Joe Labriola at [email protected].

Social Action Sunday Benefitting Refugee Children & Collection8 HOLISTIC TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION Sunday, May 5, 12:15 pm Join us for Social Action Sunday on May 5th as we ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: finish our school year by helping refugee children prepare for school year 2019-2020. We will assemble The Berman Center is school-ready backpacks containing new school supplies a Jewish faith-based to give these kids a great start to a new school year. Intensive Outpatient We will be collecting: Program for age wide-ruled loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, 18+ who suffer from blue or black pens, #2 pencils, colored pencils, addiction and/or erasers, pencil sharpeners, pencil cases, colored THE BERMAN CENTER co-occurring disorders. markers, highlighters, and 2" 3-ring binders. You can donate supplies Living options available, if needed. to the collection bin in the lobby beginning April 8 or order Call Today! We Can Help! them online through our

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Featured Temple Sinai Endowment Funds

Each month we will highlight two endowment funds created by our Temple Sinai families. We are thrilled that members of the congregation will benefit from these funds for many years to come. 404 . 252 3073 Phyllis and Martin Isenberg Congregant Warren Jacobs Enrichment Assistance Fund Endowment Fund

To assist Temple Sinai congregants who are This fund was established in 2011 to benefit in financial need by providing support for Temple Sinai's programs and activities associated activities of daily living as determined by with art and education, plus cultural and musical Temple Sinai’s clergy. events to enrich adults and youths.

For more information regarding these or any of the named endowment funds, or if you wish to establish a new fund, please contact Dr. Howard Fagin, Chair of the Endowment Fund Committee, at [email protected]. 15 25th Anniversary Endowment General Endowment Fund Operating Enhancement Fund in memory of in honor of in honor of Renee Axelrod Fenberg Linda and Mark Bachmann’s grandson, The 85th birthday of Bonnie Beerman Jack Arlene & Bruce Turry Fund in memory of in honor of in memory of Annette Feinsand The birthday of Paul Turry Annette Feinsand Bonnie Aronin The birthday of Rabbi Phil Kranz Dr. Steve W. Sanders praying for refuah sh'laymah for Irene Kay in memory of Karen Bragman Jodi Finglass Smith Arthur Turry Lila Gans Murray Hoffman George & Inge Robbins Enrichment Michelle Halter Fund Nathan Cabot Backpack Buddies in honor of Renee Fenberg

Contributions | March 2019 March | Contributions in memory of The 95th birthday of Adele Epstein Sam Grude Donald Katz Annette Grude Harvey White Teen Fund Yetta Golden Beth Schafer Discretionary Fund in memory of in appreciation of Renee Fenberg Philip N. Kranz Learning Center Fund Beth Schafer for all of her help with in memory of Matthew DiStefano’s Bar Mitzvah Hineini Accessibility Fund Helen Silver Kuniansky Beth Schafer for all of her hard work in memory of Israel Palay and dedication for Joey Bardack’s Annette Feinsand Wilbert M. Cohen Bar Mitzvah Jan & Warren Epstein Cultural Arts Pre-school Program and Scholarship in memory of Endowment Fund Fund Abraham D. Feinsand in memory of in memory of Bonnie Aronin Annette Feinsand Brian Waronker Memorial Fund for Rose Lincove Vogel Addiction and Recovery Sam R. Epstein Rabbi Kranz Institute for Jewish in memory of Learning Fund Annette Feinsand Katinsky Fund in memory of Brian Waronker in honor of Nathan Cabot Irvin Berman Arnold Katinsky Sophia Volpert Renee Fenberg in memory of Rabbi Levenberg Discretionary Fund Cathy and Robert Sinsheimer Social Mary Schoenberg in appreciation of Justice Endwoment Fund Rabbi Levenberg for all of his help with in memory of Kesher Fund Matthew DiStefano’s Bar Mitzvah Gloria Kurland in memory of Rabbi Levenberg for all of his hard work Murray Weiss Abraham Fitterman and dedication for Joey Bardack’s Annette Feinsand Bar Mitzvah Congregant Relief Fund Donald Katz in memory of Israel Eisenstein in honor of Alice Brill Ben Taube’s birthday Lillie Janko Event Fund Blair Holland Rubinger’s Bat Mitzvah Deville Holocaust Education Fund in memory of in memory of Janet Berman in memory of Bonnie Aronin Scott Levy Abraham D. Feinsand Annette Feinsand Early Childhood Fund Loventhal Scholarship Fund Clifford Abrams in honor of in memory of Helen Kern The birth of Pat and Charlie Stark’s Gary Lang Hortense Kolker new grandson Lewis A. Morris Merrill & Sheila Wynne Judaic Lila Gans Ellen and Paul Goldstein Kesher Fund Scholarship Fund Michael Blonder in memory of in memory of Solomon Hersh Jerome S. Lovenheim Ronald Lee Frankel Yale Richards Your Journey. Your Home . Home Journey. Your Your Joe Doochin Michael Alembik Memorial Fund praying for refuah sh'laymah for Ellyse & Warren Zindler Preschool Fund in memory of Burt Kolker in memory of Golda Madenfrost Annette Feinsand Henry Madenfrost Rabbi Richard Lehrman Memorial Fund Bernard Haver Morris Scharff in memory of 16 Bonnie Aronin Bonnie Aronin Claire Lewis Rabbi Segal Discretionary Fund Rabbi Shabman Discretionary Fund Sinai Refugee Relief Fund Contributions | March 2019 in appreciation of in honor of in appreciation of Rabbi Segal Ben Taube’s birthday George Scheer in honor of in memory of Social Action Fund Ben Taube’s birtday Abraham D. Feinsand in memory of Rabbi Segal’s installation as President Stanley Shader of CCAR Robert S. Janko Children's Enrichment The baby naming of Mikaela Fund Teen Israel Scholarship Fund Rabbi Segal’s next big challenge in honor of in memory of The Bar Mitzvah of Joey Bardack Irvin Rheins in memory of The Bar Mitzvah of Harriet and Henry Abraham D. Feinsand Leibowitz’s grandson Torah Learning Fund Ann Rehm The Bat Mitzvah of Robert and Carol in memory of Annette Feinsand Lazerson’s granddaughter Fred Sachs Fay Levenson Martin Trilling in memory of Warren Jacobs Enrichment Fund Michael Polinsky Bob Janko in honor of Michael Steven Minnen Warren Jacobs’ music Paula June Boze Rona K. Balser Book Series Yosef Sandler in memory of Youth/Teen Program & Scholarship Beulah Gross Fund praying for refuah sh'laymah for Robert Rucket in honor of Michael Kaye Bonnie Aronin The B’nei Mitzvah of Jake and Morgan Michael Levine Miller Renae Goldberg Second Helpings Fund in memory of Rabbi Ron Segal Endowment Fund Annette Feinsand Thank You For in honor of Bernice Fitterman Your Support Rabbi Segal’s installation as CCAR Beverly Berger President

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Temple Sinai May Worship Schedule Friday, May 3 *Saturday, May 18 6:30 pm First Friday Family Shabbat Service  10:00 am Shabbat Service (Weber) Saturday, May 4 *Friday, May 24 10:00 am Shabbat Service  6:30 pm Shabbat Service (Weber) 10:30 am Bat Mitzvah ceremony of Hannah Hassell  *Saturday, May 25 Friday, May 10 10:00 am Shabbat Service (Weber) 6:30 pm Shabbat Service  10:30 am B’nei Mitzvah ceremony of Cole Saturday, May 11 Belinfante and Sarah Marcus (Weber) 10:00 am Shabbat Service   10:30 am Bat Mitzvah ceremony of Katherine Poch * Starting May 17, worship, Torah Study, and B'nei  5:30 pm Bat Mitzvah ceremony of Natalie Brevick Mitzvah will take place at The Weber School: *Friday, May 17 6751 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30328 6:30 pm Shabbat Service (Weber)

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