Torah Study
2025-09-13 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-09-20 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-09-27 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-10-04 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-10-11 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-10-18 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-10-25 09:15 - 10:15 (America/New_York) | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Join us in person or virtually every Saturday morning for a discussion of the Torah reading for the week led by our clergy. No RSVP necessary.
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Annual Security Training for Members & Volunteers
2025-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | DC
Join us for an eye-opening safety orientation led by TS Executive Director Lee Levitt and the expert team from JShield: Security by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. This essential training is designed for all who frequently visit our building and are eager to learn effective strategies to enhance personal and community safety. Don’t miss this opportunity to empower yourself with the knowledge and tools to stay safe and secure.
Note: This is an in-person opportunity only.
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Daytimers with Rabbi Fred Reiner
2025-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | DC
A Changing World & Jewish Beliefs and Values
In the early days of the administration last winter, Rabbi Reiner wrote a statement of core Jewish beliefs that was signed by over 600 Jewish clergy. The statement restated our beliefs that were challenged by the executive orders and sudden changes that were emerging daily.
The response was overwhelming, and rabbis and cantors across the country used the text for study, and many at their Passover seders. Rabbi Reiner will discuss the statement, its genesis, and its place with other statements of Jewish belief.
Please register to join us in person at Temple Sinai or via livestream.
Please register to join us in person at Temple Sinai or via livestream.

TSRS Apple Picking
2025-09-21 10:00 - 14:00 | DC
Meet up with TSRS friends at an orchard in Maryland! Click here for exact location and to register (you must be logged in to your ShulCloud member account to view the registration form).
Contact Elise Margosis with questions.

First Friday Oneg Shabbat (Temple Teens)
2025-10-03 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

Religious School
2025-10-05 08:30 - 13:00, 2025-10-12 08:30 - 13:00, 2025-10-19 08:30 - 13:00, 2025-10-26 08:30 - 13:00 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Early Session: 8:30am – 10:30am
Late Session: 11:00am – 1:00pm

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CIESJ Presents: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) In Troubled Times
2025-10-05 10:30 - 11:30 | https://templesinaidc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/76STxmFsQyis08zFCVtRYg
The IDF has faced increasing controversy over its role in the West Bank and Gaza. While failing to protect Palestinian and Bedouin Arabs in the West Bank and those who have accompanied them for their protection, it has also faced attacks from irate settlers. In addition, the composition of the IDF and its leadership has undergone a transition from those from the Kibbutz to many from the nationalist religious camp. The ideals of the IDF have been challenged since October 7th and individual soldiers have been convicted of war crimes. What does the future hold for this important Israeli institution?
Chaim Levinson is an investigative journalist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz (Israel’s newspaper of record). He also works as an editor and hosts programs on Israeli television and radio. Born into a family of Orthodox immigrants from the United States to Israel, he grew up in Jerusalem where he first became involved in journalism. In 2004 he began to work at Yedioth Ahronoth, a national paper in Israel, and in 2008 moved to Haaretz where he uncovered various governmental improprieties. Currently much of his work involves covering the West Bank Settlers.

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In 2023, Temple Sinai established the Committee for Israel Engagement and Social Justice (CIESJ) to grow Temple Sinai’s engagement in issues concerning Israel, to support Israel’s as it strives to achieve its ideals as a Jewish and democratic State, and to work with the wider Jewish community to achieve these objectives. Learn more.

Daytimers with Senior Diplomat G. Jonathan Greenwald
2025-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 | https://templesinaidc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ONisfS2mQKq_CATDaefUHA
Is There a Day After Gaza?
Temple Sinai DayTimers and Committee for Israel Engagement and Social Justice have invited Diplomat Jonathan Greenwald, representing J Street, to address the immediate status in Israel, as well as the historical and broader context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the alternative futures that are conceivable for that conflict in this highly fluid period. There will be time for questions and comments following his presentation.
Jonathan (Jon) Greenwald, a Wilkes-Barre, PA native, has spent half a century in public service, including 30 years as a senior U.S. diplomat and 17 years as Vice President for the International Crisis Group, a prominent non-governmental conflict resolution organization. He has taught diplomacy at Lawrence University, served as the State Department’s nominee on the panel that adjudicated Holocaust-era claims for Austria, and authored Berlin Witness: An American Diplomat’s Chronicle of East German’s Revolution.
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CIESJ Presents: The Attack on Civil Liberties in Israel
2025-10-19 10:30 - 11:30 | https://templesinaidc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/FmpjsqlhRpCdmyiLBpd7Nw
A year before October 7th, the Netanyahu government launched an unprecedented attack on Israel’s judicial system—and with it, an assault on civil liberties. This radical overhaul was widely condemned by Israelis across the political spectrum and sparked weekly mass protests involving hundreds of thousands of citizens.
Today, this struggle continues as the government intensifies its aggressive campaign against civil society organizations and openly challenges judicial, security, and even military leadership. The crisis has escalated, leading to continued protests and public strikes. Israelis are taking to the streets to demand action on multiple fronts: the release of hostages, an end to the prolonged war, and a solution to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Noa Sattath serves as Executive Director of ACRI (the Association for Civil Rights in Israel), Israel’s equivalent of the American Civil Liberties Union. Since November 2021, she has led the organization through its most challenging period, confronting both the government’s judicial overhaul and unprecedented human rights violations following October 7th.
Under her leadership, ACRI has fought pivotal legal battles through High Court petitions that curb government overreach, protect prisoners’ rights, defend freedom of expression, and challenge abuses of power by authorities.
An ordained Reform Rabbi, Noa previously led the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance where she helped organize Jerusalem’s first Pride March, and MEET, a technology-focused organization affiliated with MIT that develops joint leadership programs for young Israelis and Palestinians.

In 2023, Temple Sinai established the Committee for Israel Engagement and Social Justice (CIESJ) to grow Temple Sinai’s engagement in issues concerning Israel, to support Israel’s as it strives to achieve its ideals as a Jewish and democratic State, and to work with the wider Jewish community to achieve these objectives. Learn more.

Confirmation
2025-10-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
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1:1 Hebrew Tutoring
2025-10-20 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-21 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-23 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-27 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-28 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-30 16:00 - 20:00 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
1:1 online Hebrew tutoring for 20 minute sessions for 4th-6th grade TSRS students.

Tuesday Adult Class
2025-10-21 10:00 - 11:30 | https://templesinaidc-org.zoom.us/j/87033408056
This year’s theme is Jewish liturgy and services. Please purchase a copy of the book Inviting God In: A Guide to Jewish Prayer by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin. In-person and virtual participation welcome.
This class is taught by Rabbi Jon Roos and meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month through Spring 2026. If you have questions, email Gail Sell.
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Noar & Temple Teens
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:30 | 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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TSWRJ Play Reading Group
2025-10-28 15:00 - 17:00 | DC
The Playreading Group is calling for Readers for our 2025-26 program. Enthusiasm is the only essential prerequisite. You absolutely do not need a drama background to join in the fun of briefly adopting another persona, and delivering lines — without the stress and effort of memorizing a part or time-consuming rehearsal.
Our group focuses on plays of Jewish interest. This season’s theme is JEWISH LIFE IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH, and the 3 plays we will read are by Jewish men and women.
Schedule of Readings:
• Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025, 3:00-5:00 pm: The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman (1939)
• Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026, 3:00-5:00 pm: Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry (1987)
• Monday April 20, 2026, 3:00-5:00 pm: Caroline, or Change by Tony Kushner (2003) (We’ll tackle selections from this musical.)
If you will be able to participate in at least one of the three Readings, please diarize the dates, and register, NOW. Registration: Email Myra Jacobs — myrajacobs@gmail.com.
Cost: $10.00 per person. (covers reproduction costs for a set of copies of the 3 plays)
Pay by check or Venmo to Myra Jacobs who will respond to your registration with payment details. There is no other cost for participation in the Readings. All Temple Sinai members welcome!
