WHAT IS SINAI TEMPLE USY?
Sinai Temple United Synagogue Youth inspires Jewish youth to explore, celebrate and practice ethical values, Jewish Living, Zionism and community responsibility based on the ideology of the Conservative Movement.

THE TIME TO JOIN US…IS NOW!

9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th graders:

Imagine a place where you can have fun, hang out with your friends and try new things. A place free from the constraints of school. A place where you can come and hang out, make a difference, meet a new friend and maybe even learn something new. A place where you can take charge and be a leader, be a part of amazing new events and learn about who you are, where you came from and where you’re going. A warm, welcoming community, where you are free to be Jewish, free to learn, free to have fun and free to be you.

My name is Matt Baram and I’m the new Youth Director here at Sinai Temple. It wasn’t so long ago that I was in USY, but boy do I miss it. Those teenage years were tough on me just like everybody else, but USY provided an amazing escape – a place where I really found myself as a leader, a friend and a Jew. Over the last 10 years, as both a USYer and staff member, I’ve been blessed to be at over 50 kinnusim and 7 International USY conventions. I’ve travelled to 46 of our 50 great states, Canada, Italy and Israel. I’ve learned more than I could begin to recall, had some of the most amazing religious and spiritual experiences of my life and made life-long friends around the globe.

I’m here to help you have those same types of experiences. 

We have a lot of amazing events planned and would love for you to join us! 

The Kickoff – USY is back and better than ever! On October 30, please join us for music, food, games, raffle prizes and the best people imaginable as we re-launch Sinai USY. Make new friends, meet Matt, Rabbi Fruithandler, and the Chapter board, and tell us what you’d like to see during the next year. R.S.V.P. to Matt Baram at mbaram@sinaitemple.org or usy@sinaitemple.org, or call at (310) 474 3232.

Tentative Calendar with many more events to come:

• October 23, 2011: Israel Advocacy Day (The whole region is comeing to Sinai!)
• October 30, 2011: USY Re-Launch Party
• November 6, 2011: Learning with Ethiopian Teens in Israel: Video Chat with Mevasseret Zion Absorption Center
• November 10-13: LEAD, Camp Ramah, Ojai
• January 13-15: USY Kinnus (weekend away) Temple Etz Chaim
• January 15, 2012: How to be Jewish in Hollywood: Judaism in the Entertainment Industry with a Special Guest
• February 5, 2012: JNF Tree Planting Initiative for Tubeshvat
• March 3, 2012: USY Gym Night Etc.! Hosted by Temple Aliyah
• April 15, 2012: From Generation to Generation: Hearing Stories from Holocaust Survivors
• April 20-22, 2012 12^th grade Kinnus- Sinai Temple!
• April 22, 2012^—College Connection: Choosing the Right College for You and Learning how to be Jewish on the College Campus
• April 25, 2012: Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut Memorial and Celebration
• Regional Convention (8^th-12^th grade) Brandeis Bardin Institute
• June 17, 2012: Meeting and hanging with Tzofim Israel Scouts

Footnotes:

Italicized: these events are co-sponosred with “Teens for Tomorrow”
Underlined: these are regional events for all of Far West
Bold: We want to highlight this event