The Sinai Temple GalaSOLD OUTDue to overwhelming support, The Sinai Temple Gala is at capacity. RSVPs received will be placed on a Wait List. Thank you for your understanding. Sunday, June 4, 5:00 p.m. חזק חזק ונתחזק Honoring Rabbi David Wolpe & Howard Lesner Sinai Temple Gala Co-Chairs Lonnie and Hon. Jimmy Delshad, Judy and Tom Flesh, and Julie and Marc Platt cordially invite you to a momentous evening honoring two pillars of our community: Max Webb Senior Rabbi David Wolpe and former Executive Director and COO Howard Lesner. For questions or more information, please contact Mike Amerikaner at mamerikaner@sinaitemple.org or call (310) 481-3246 |
![]() | Sinai Temple Family Mission to Israel: Summer 2023 Celebrate Israel’s 75th birthday with Rabbi Nicole Guzik & Rabbi Erez Sherman on their Family Mission: July 31-August 11, 2023! Click HERE to view the itinerary and click HERE to register. For questions or more information, please contact Gary Fayman. |
![]() | Sisterhood Torah Fund The Sinai Temple Sisterhood proudly supports the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s Annual Torah Fund campaign. Torah Fund raises money for scholarships and programming for rabbis, cantors, educators, administrators, lay-leaders and other leaders of the Jewish community, as well as for research, at the five Conservative/Masorti rabbinical schools around the world: Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, Seminario Rabinico Latino Americano in Buenos Aires, and Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam, Germany. Click on the link below to make your Torah Fund donation or print the donation form HERE and mail in your check. CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR DONATION Click HERE for more information about Sisterhood Torah Fund. |
Announcements
A Men's Club Event - JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY: BIRTH AND REBIRTH
![]() | An enlightening discussion followed by a Q&A
Tuesday, June 6
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Kohn Chapel
Professor Michael Kogan, an established professor with vast experience teaching Jewish and Christian religious texts and on the philosophical and religious thoughts of Kierkegaard, Heideggar and T.S. Eliot will compare and contrast Judaism and Christianity. This discussion will be dedicated to the memory of Michael’s brother, our very own Barton Kogan Z”l.
Join us for dinner afterwards!
Suggested Donation is $10 for dinner, click HERE to donate (Choose Men’s Club General Fund from the fund dropdown menu)
Click HERE to register
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A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE
![]() | With Rabbi Nicole Guzik Thursday, June 8 Join Rabbi Nicole Guzik and the women of Sinai Temple for a special Torah study Please bring your own diary lunch.Tea, water, and coffee will be served. Click HERE to register |
ATID OUTDOORS
![]() | Hike The Zuma Canyon Trailhead Sunday, June 11 Join ATID for a 4.2 mile (round-trip) hike with an 1,000 feet elevation gain to view 3 seasonal waterfalls! This lush hike features ocean views, swimming holes, rocky cascades, wonderful geologic formations and car-size boulders. Please note that this hike is rated as moderate to challenging and is expected to take about 2 1/2 hours to finish. Click HERE to register Bring: At least two liters of water, good hiking shoes, long pants, sun protection (sunscreen, hat), layered clothing, a snack, and of course a big smile on your face! Transportation/Parking: Directions from Agoura Hills, CA: Travel US 101 / Ventura Freeway to Kanan Road. Head south on Kanan Road to reach Zuma / Trancas Canyons. When the road ends at Pacific Coast Highway, turn right (east) and travel a short distance to Bonsall Drive. Turn right and travel it to the parking lot. Dogs: Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash. Do you have any other questions? Please reach out to Mike at mikefarhangian@gmail.com.
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L’hitraot Shabbat Lunch honoring Rabbi David Wolpe and Senior Staff
![]() | לְהִתְרָאוֹתSaturday June 17th Immediately following shabbat service Sponsored by the Membership Committee |
MENTAL HEALTH SPECIAL EVENT PART 2
![]() | Tuesday, June 20, 2023 “In the Comfort of our Home” Available ONLY to Sinai Temple members! Space is limited. Click HERE to register For further information, please contact Carolyn Hoffman, LCSW, Director of the Sinai Temple Mental Health Center, directly at: (310) 481-3209 or choffman@sinaitemple.org. |
ATID SUMMER SOLSTICE YOGA CLASS
![]() | Sunday, June 25 Come join us at Holmby Park in Westwood for a Summer Solstice Yoga class with our fantastic yoga teacher, Becky Blitz. This session will honor the Alzheimer’s Association’s Longest Day. More information about the day can be found HERE. Meet at Club View Drive near Beverly Glen. Cost: we suggest a donation of $20 to the Alzheimer’s Association. Donations can be made HERE. RSVP to Sivana Lavine at sclavine@alz.org or 818-446-1573 |
Celebrating Israel Through Art
![]() | April 29, 2023 – June 28, 2023
We invite you to enjoy Dudu Harel’s art collection My Jerusalem on exhibit at the Merage Gallery this spring. This collection of paintings celebrate the beauty of Jerusalem’s views, architecture and spirit. Dudu Harel’s designs and art have been featured in countless festivals and exhibits including the Israel Museum, Municipality of Jerusalem, Eurovision, Hebrew University, World Zionist Organization, and the Rabin Center. He is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. A member of the Association of Painters, Designers and Illustrators, he has operated a popular art studio in Jerusalem, since 1974. Perhaps the jewel in the crown is Dudu’s reconstruction of the Byzantine stores at the Cardo in the Old City of Jerusalem, where all of the mosaic work is based on his paintings. Click HERE for more information on Dudu Harel Paintings are for sale (10% of the proceeds go to Sinai Temple) for more information please contact Gary Fayman at gfayman@sinaitemple.org |
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This Shabbat
Friday, June 2 – 13th of Sivan
7:41 p.m. Candle Lighting Time
5:45 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Also available to watch on YouTube.
Saturday, June 3 – 14th of Sivan
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services in Ziegler Sanctuary
Sermon at 10:30 am
9:15 a.m. Torah at the Table in Lower Traub (facilitated by lay leaders), also Via Zoom, will conclude by 10:30 a.m.
9:00 p.m. Evening Minyan (ONLINE ONLY)
(All Shabbat Services available live at youtube.com/SinaiTemplePresents)
This Week's Torah Portion
Parashat Naso
Last Week's Sermon:
Nasso - God
Rabbi David Wolpe
Read weekly blog posts from our rabbis.
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Off the Pulpit Rabbi David Wolpe This week's post: A Final Musing, With Thanks Read Blog |
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A Bisl Torah Rabbi Nicole Guzik This week's post: Opportunity Versus Obstacle Read Blog |
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Honorable This week's post: Heavenly Torah Read Blog |
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