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SUMMARY:Davis Center Docs: Screening of “Credible Fear”
DESCRIPTION:The Davis Center for Social Justice at Temple Sinai is proud to present the latest in our Davis Center Docs series. \nPlease join us for a sneak preview of several scenes from “Credible Fear”\, a work-in-progress documentary about immigrant rights directed by local DC filmmaker Gabrielle Ewing. Through one woman’s harrowing personal account of escaping brutal gang violence in Guatemala\, “Credible Fear” reveals a complex\, rarely seen portrait of the ongoing immigration crisis in the US and explores how the asylum process consistently fails the people it was designed to protect. \nA panel discussion and Q & A will follow this advance screening. Panelists include: \n\nGabrielle Ewing\, documentary filmmaker and director of “Credible Fear”\,\nAmy C. Roma\, Partner\, Hogan Lovells\, attorney featured in “Credible Fear”\,\nSarah Pierce\, Director of Social Policy at Third Way\,\nYael Schacher\, Director for the Americas and Europe\, Refugees International\, and\nModerated by Royce Murray\, Former Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.\n\nYou don’t want to miss this incredibly moving and timely event! \nNote: this event is recommended for age 18+ due to the sensitivity and nature of the material. \nPlease register in advance
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/davis-center-docs-screening-of-credible-fear/
LOCATION:Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Davis Center for Social Justice,Spotlight
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SUMMARY:Tu BiSh'vat Seder
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Tu BiSh’vat\, the Jewish “New Year for Trees\,” with a meaningful evening honoring nature and spiritual growth. Cantor Rhodes will lead a Tu BiSh’vat Seder followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner and an opportunity to hear from guest speaker Mike Tidwell\, Executive Director\, Chesapeake Climate Action Network. \n6:00 to 6:30: 30-minute Seder led by Cantor Rhodes \nTu B’Shvat is the Jewish “New Year for Trees.” This holiday celebrates nature’s beauty\, calls us to our responsibility to care for the earth\, and open the journey into our own spiritual growth. During the seder\, we eat symbolic fruits and nuts\, each representing aspects of the natural and spiritual world: fruits with inedible peels (protection and physicality)\, fruits with edible peels (balance of inner and outer worlds)\, nuts (spiritual potential)\, and dried fruits (wisdom and life’s cycles). We offer blessings of gratitude for the earth’s abundance\, reflecting on our connection to creation and our duty to nurture it. As we share this meal\, we renew our appreciation for nature’s gifts and commit to planting seeds of kindness\, growth\, and environmental stewardship. \n6:30 to 7:00: Potluck dinner \nAttendees are asked to bring a vegetarian side dish or dessert\, according to the first letter of the attendee’s last name. (A-P bring side dish; Q-Z bring dessert) \n7:00 to 7:30: Guest speaker\, Mike Tidwell\, Executive Director\, Chesapeake Climate Action Network \nTidwell is a journalist\, author\, and climate activist living in Takoma Park\, MD. His most recent book is an exploration of global warming’s impact in his own front yard\, called The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A story of Climate and Hope on One American Street (St. Martin’s Press\, March 2025). \nPlease register in advance
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/tu-bishvat-seder-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Davis Center for Social Justice,Holidays,Spotlight
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SUMMARY:CIESJ Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Temple Sinai’s Committee for Israel Engagement and Social Justice hosts a virtual discussion of of Red Hook Road by American Jewish Author Ayelet Waldman\, along with our partner congregation\, Congregation Ramot Shalom of Be’er Shevah. \nRegister to join via Zoom \n  \nRED HOOK ROAD \nA rich and rewarding story of love\, loss\, and the power of family from the bestselling author of Bad Mother and Love and Other Impossible Pursuits. In the aftermath of a devastating wedding day\, two families\, the Tetherlys and the Copakens\, find their lives unraveled by unthinkable loss. Over the course of the next four summers in Red Hook\, Maine\, they struggle to bridge differences of class and background to honor the memory of the couple\, Becca and John. As Waldman explores the unique and personal ways in which each character responds to the tragedy—from the budding romance between the two surviving children\, Ruthie and Matt\, to the struggling marriage between Iris\, a high strung professor in New York\, and her husband Daniel—she creates a powerful family portrait and a beautiful reminder of the joys of life. Elegantly written and emotionally gripping\, Red Hook Road affirms Waldman’s place among today’s most talented authors. \n 
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/ciesj-book-discussion-4/
CATEGORIES:Israel Engagement & Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Repro/TSWRJ Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:The Davis Center‘s Reproductive Health & Rights Group and Temple Sinai Women of Reform Judaism will join together in celebrating Repro/TSWRJ Shabbat\, honoring the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. \nWe are delighted to welcome Allison Tombros Korman\, Founder and Executive Director of the Red Tent Fund\, as our guest speaker. The Red Tent Fund is a national abortion fund rooted in the Jewish teachings that affirm the right to abortion for all. The recent Maj Fun Day raised over $12\,000 to support the Red Tent Fund\, with whom Temple Sinai is a congregational partner. \nAt the service we will honor TSWRJ leaders and temple members who provide\, advocate for\, educate about\, and protest for abortion and reproductive health care. \nClick here for livestream. \nServices will be followed by an oneg\, sponsored by the Davis Center\, TSWRJ\, and the Wolman family in celebration of Juliet Davey Wolman’s baby naming. \nDuring the Oneg following services\, attendees will have the opportunity to create handwritten encouragement cards that will accompany the care items we are donating to abortion patients at CARE Reproductive Health Care. Attendees will also be encouraged to write postcards to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy\, Jr. in response to the Administration’s recent actions targeting medication abortion and access to mifepristone. \n  \nCelebrate TSWRJ/Repro Shabbat in song by joining the pop-up choir! No prior music training necessary- just come sing with us. We will meet at 6:00 pm to rehearse and will sing during the service. To RSVP\, please email Gail Sell at gsell@templesinaidc.org.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/shabbat-service-6-19/
LOCATION:Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Action,Spotlight,TSWRJ,Worship
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SUMMARY:Volunteering at A Wider Circle
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/volunteering-at-a-wider-circle-4/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:A Wider Circle – 9159 Brookville Rd\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Davis Center for Social Justice,Social Action,Spotlight,TSMRJ
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T203000
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SUMMARY:Antisemitism on College Campuses: The Current State
DESCRIPTION:Please join Temple Sinai’s Antisemitism Working Group for a thoughtful and timely discussion on antisemitism on college campuses\, featuring Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein\, GW political science professor and former provost Forrest Maltzman\, and attorney Baruch Weiss. The conversation will be moderated by Mike Abramowitz. \nThis promises to be a thought-provoking evening. We hope you can join us in person  and stay for some snacks and beer after! Please email Pam Kurland with questions. \nPlease register in advance \nNote: This program is in-person only and will not be recorded.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/antisemitism-on-college-campuses-the-current-state/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Davis Center for Social Justice,Spotlight
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