Temple Sinai

Noar & Temple Teens
2025-12-16 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-06 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-13 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-20 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-27 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-03 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Optional Pizza Dinner: 6:00-6:30 pm
Classes: 6:30-8:30 pm

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Daytimers Social
2025-12-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Attention retirees! Please join us the 3rd Wednesday of the month for an in-person social hour in our beautiful new space. We will provide the coffee and homemade cake, and you will provide the company and conversation. If you can, please let Karen Auerbach know if you are coming. You are also welcome to just show up!

Caregivers Drop-In Group
2025-12-17 10:30 - 11:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Are you caregiving for a loved one? Are you seeking a safe space to talk about the stresses and challenges of caring for someone with dementia/Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer and other debilitating chronic illnesses? Please join us for a monthly drop-in group, usually on the last Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am, informally facilitated by Sinai Cares Staff Social Worker Deborah Gordis. These sessions provide an unstructured opportunity for peer support, sharing and connection. All are welcome. Please reach out to Deb with any questions at dgordis@templesinaidc.org.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-12-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Volunteering at A Wider Circle
2025-12-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-15 10:00 - 12:00 | A Wider Circle – 9159 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Volunteer at A Wider Circle with your fellow TS members! Lunch is not included in this program but those interested in going to Parkway Deli afterwards are more than welcome! If you have questions, please contact Jim Jaffe or Ed Cohen.
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YAWS Meeting
2025-12-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
We are a group of parents of young adults and teens who are struggling with life. Examples of such difficulties might be: isolation, social difficulties, school avoidance, school failure or other learning differences, vocational struggles, inhibitions around launching and independence or strained relations with friends and family. Many struggle with mental illness, learning disabilities, Asperger’s, substance abuse or autism. Some are undiagnosed, just not living up to society’s expectations.

We meet once a month and support and encourage one another as we look at strategies for helping our young adults. We understand the journey, which has many twists and turns, often not what we expected when thinking about raising a child. We laugh, cry, share resources, and support one another. Occasionally, we have speakers join us and supplement our knowledge of resources available, including housing options, legal remedies, new medications or treatments, etc.

The group meets monthly and is open to anyone interested. All information shared is completely confidential. Should you have any questions, please call the Temple Sinai office at (202) 363-6394.

Tot Chanukah Celebration
2025-12-20 10:00 - 11:30 | DC
Celebrate Chanukah with us! We will welcome local author Pamela Ehrenberg who will read her book Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas. We will also sing and dance to Chanukah favorites with Rabbi Goldstein, make Chanukah crafts, play dreidel, light candles, and eat Chanukah treats (and dosas too!).
RSVP here
This event is best for children ages 0-5 and their families, including grandparents!

First Friday Oneg Shabbat (Temple Teens)
2026-01-02 16:30 - 18:15 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
End the week by coming and having a casual hang with your Temple Sinai friends – old and new. We’ll gather in the Youth Lounge for snacks, games, chats, and Shabbat vibes. RSVP is required – cost is free! Stay for services after if you’d like! Questions? Email Tess! tweiss@templesinaidc.org

Home for the "Challah Days" Young Adult Brunch
2026-01-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
If you are between 18 and 24 and spent some of your formative years at Temple Sinai, please join us to catch up with Sinai friends over bagels and snacks. RSVP here!

Officers' Meeting
2026-01-07 19:30 - 21:00 | https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/officers-meeting-10/2026-01-07/

TSWRJ Retreat
2026-01-09 - 2026-01-11 | DC
Join us for a joyful weekend of reflection, community, and renewal–where fun, meaning, and connection come together. Rabbi Hannah Goldstein and Cantor Rachel Rhodes will be with us to lead us in worship, song, and learning.
Learn more and register
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2025

Family Shabbat Dinner
2026-01-09 17:30 - 18:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Come at 5:30 pm for a casual pizza dinner and activities before the 6:30 pm Shabbat Service.
RSVP here
The cost is $18 per family to ensure this program can continue to thrive. Additional donations are welcome and a zero-cost option is available if this is more appropriate for your family.
Questions? Contact Lisa Resnikoff.

TSMRJ Poker Night
2026-01-14 18:30 - 21:30 | DC
Enjoy a night of friendly poker including Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, 5-Card Draw stud, or whatever each dealer chooses – within reason 😉. Buy-ins will be set at $20, with a maximum raise and limits on number raises per round of bidding. We will have a tournament-like payout with a 66/33 split between the top winner and second-place. The Brotherhood will provide dinner and beverages (beer, soft drinks, water). RSVP to Gary Falk.

Tot Shabbat Storytime
2026-01-17 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Head to the TSLibrary for a special Shabbat Storytime with librarian Ruth Polk. We’ll also enjoy challah, juice, crafts, and have some time to browse the shelves!
RSVP here.

Best for children ages 0-5 and their families.

Visit the library any time! Check out the online catalogue.

MLK Mitzvah Day
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | DC
Join us for Temple Sinai’s Congregation-Wide Mitzvah Day!
We will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision by giving back to our community. Together, we’ll take part in hands-on projects that support our neighbors in need throughout the Washington, DC area.
All ages are welcome! Children under high school age should be accompanied by an adult.
We have something for everyone – including projects you can do from home! For the complete list of projects and all the information you need to know, click on the link below!
LEARN MORE HERE
Please register in advance

This program is generously underwritten by the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation.

Caregivers Drop-In Group
2026-01-21 10:30 - 11:30 | DC

TSMRJ Offsite Gathering
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | DC
The Brotherhood will gather at local restaurant each month on the fourth Thursday (but not in November; we’ll compete in World of Beer’s Trivia Night on the 3rd Tuesday that month) to socialize and discuss upcoming Brotherhood events. To RSVP and get this month’s location, contact Gary Falk.

Book Talk Breakfast with Claire Lerner: Big Reactors
2026-01-23 09:15 - 10:15 | DC
Join us for a special workshop with Claire Lerner, author of the new book Big Reactors: Practical Strategies for Parenting Highly Sensitive Children. Drawing on more than 35 years of hands-on work with children and families, Claire will:

Describe the key traits and challenges of highly sensitive kids
Reveal the process—the “detective work”—she guides parents through to understand the root cause of their child’s challenges and to come up with sensitive, effective strategies that work in real life, not just in theory.
Provide a reality-based roadmap for how parents and other caregivers can find solutions to their unique experiences with their extraordinary kids that take into consideration that every child and family is different, and that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

The session will include ample time for Q&A.
RSVP here
Excerpts from the book can be found here.

About Claire Lerner
Claire is a nationally recognized child development and parenting expert with more than three decades of experience in education and direct practice. Claire partners with parents to decode their children’s behavior and solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. She also trains pediatric residents in child development and parenting, and provides mental health consultation at DC area preschools. In addition to her clinical work with families, Claire led the parenting division of Zero to Three for nearly 20 years, translating the science of early childhood for parents. Claire is the author of hundreds of parenting resources, including blogs, podcasts, videos.

Tot Shabbat Playdate
2026-01-24 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Join us for a tot-friendly service led by our clergy followed by time on the playground. We’ll have challah, juice, bagels, and coffee too!
RSVP here.

Best for children ages 0-5 and their families.

TSWRJ Hike
2026-01-25 09:00 - 10:30 | DC
Meet the WRJ for a hike in Rock Creek Park. Contact Liz Brenner for the meeting location.

Note: The hike will be cancelled if there is snow or ice on Sunday morning.

Shabbat Healing Service
2026-01-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Join us in person or virtually for a service that will offer the opportunity for communal singing, reflective meditation, and an extended healing liturgy.
Click here for livestream.

Services are preceded by an oneg beginning at 6:00 pm.
