1:1 Hebrew Tutoring
2025-11-13 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-17 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-18 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-20 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Family Shabbat Dinner
2025-11-14 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.

Shabbat Service
2025-11-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Join us in person or virtually for our weekly Shabbat service. Click here for livestream.
Services are preceded by an oneg beginning at 6:00 pm.

Torah Study
2025-11-15 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-11-22 09:15 - 10:15 | 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.
Visit the Google Classroom
Click to join via Zoom (Meeting ID: 839 7118 5697)

Tot Shabbat Storytime
2025-11-15 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.

Kehillat Shabbat Service
2025-11-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
These lay-led services offer opportunities to chant a few verses of Torah or Haftarah in a supportive atmosphere. Participants can also sign up to deliver a d’var Torah (analysis of the weekly Torah portion) that leads to a group discussion.
Livestream links are posted on our website weekly

B'nei Mitzvah of Charlie Frank and Ethan Berman
2025-11-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Thanksgiving Bags Project
2025-11-16 08:30 - 13:00 | DC
Join our annual tradition of providing tikkun olam for needy families! Help us put together Thanksgiving bags full of food that we will give to several non-profits for distribution. Sign up to pick up groceries, unload groceries and/or help fill the Thanksgiving bags with other Temple Sinai families. Questions? Contact Jenny Cohen.
Sign up link to come

Religious School
2025-11-16 08:30 - 13:00, 2025-11-23 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

Report an Absence
Early Dismissal Form

TSWRJ Hike
2025-11-16 09:00 - 10:30 | DC
Meet the WRJ for a hike in Rock Creek Park. Contact Liz Brenner for the meeting location.

Confirmation
2025-11-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Report an Absence
Early Dismissal Form

CIESJ Presents: Israeli Public Opinion and Peace - Impediment or Excuse?
2025-11-16 18:30 - 20:30 | DC
While there is at least a tenuous ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the living hostages have been returned home, constructing the foundation of a more durable peace remains far off. One impediment has been the much deeper issue of the Israeli public’s acceptance of a permanent occupation of the territories and the denial of self-determination for Palestinians. There is a stark disconnect between Israelis’ wish to preserve their democracy and the threat that a continuing occupation represents to that very democracy. How immutable is that sentiment? Is it amenable to change that would lead to an end of the conflict? And given that American Jewish public opinion strongly supports Palestinian self-determination, what does that mean for the relationship between American Jews and Israel? Two experts in these issues will address how to move the needle in getting Israeli and American Jewish public opinion to align in supporting a long-term resolution of the conflict.
This is an in-person only event. A reception will follow the discussion.
Register

Dahlia Scheindlin is a public opinion expert and international political and strategic consultant based in Tel Aviv. She is recognized for her contributions to discussions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the peace process; and issues of democracy, human rights, and social justice. She conducts public opinion research related to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, including the Palestinian-Israeli Pulse survey, an ongoing project. She is a regular columnist at Haaretz newspaper (English), focusing on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Israeli politics, and foreign affairs. For fall, 2025, she is a Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jeremy Ben-Ami is the founder and President of J Street, the home of pro-Israel, pro-peace and pro-democracy Americans. His family roots go back 140 years in Israel, including the founding of Tel Aviv. Prior to founding J Street, Jeremy had extensive experience in U.S. national politics and public policy, including work in several political campaigns and in the Clinton White House.

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.

Bereavement Support Group
2025-11-17 10:30 - 12:00 | DC
Sinai Cares Staff Clinical Social Worker Deborah Gordis will be facilitating an 8-week adult bereavement support group, beginning Monday October 20, for individuals who have experienced recent loss due to the death of a parent, sibling, or spouse/partner. Bereavement groups allow those who have lost a loved one to share and process their grief with others who have experienced a similar loss.
The group will meet in person once a week on Monday mornings at 10:30 am; in cases of significant weather or illness challenges we will move to Zoom. The goal of the group is to provide a space for connection and healing within a safe and supportive environment. Group size is limited to 8-10 participants.

If you have questions about whether this group is right for you, or if you would like to participate, please reach out by email to Deb at dgordis@templesinaidc.org.

Tuesday Adult Class
2025-11-18 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.
Visit the Google classroom.

Noar & Temple Teens
2025-11-18 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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TSMRJ Trivia Night
2025-11-18 18:30 - 21:00 | DC
MRJ will again compete at a local bar trivia night. The competition begins at 7:00, but we will need time to order drinks and appetizers (during happy hour) before that starts. MRJ will pay for drinks and probably a few appetizers for the table. (Participants will have to pay for their own meals.)

For location and other details, contact Gary Falk.

Daytimers Social
2025-11-19 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
2025-11-19 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
2025-11-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Volunteering at A Wider Circle
2025-11-20 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.
RSVP

YAWS Meeting
2025-11-20 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.

Shabbat Service
2025-11-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Join us in person or virtually for our weekly Shabbat service. Click here for livestream.
Services are preceded by an oneg beginning at 6:00 pm. Tonight’s oneg is sponsored by Liz Rose and Richard Jerome in celebration of the Auf Ruf of Rachel Jerome and Mac Dunmire

Tot Shabbat Playdate
2025-11-22 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.

Chanukah Mart
2025-11-23 09:00 - 15:30 | Temple Sinai – 3100 Military Road NW, Washington, DC, United States
Come shop at the TSWRJ’s biggest annual fundraiser to support Temple Sinai programs. Fun, food, shopping, and schmoozing!

Pre-order delicious latkes, stuffed cabbage, kugel, and spanakopita
Volunteer for a shift or two
Print your kids’ free hot dog coupon

Questions? Email Carole Brand.

CIESJ Book Discussion
2025-11-23 10:00 - 11:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aPOxHvM6QpqTJKoWbGvEnA
Join Congregation Ramot Shalom of Be’er Shevah and Temple Sinai of DC for a virtual discussion of Our Holocaust by Amir Gutfreund, translated by Jessica Cohen.
Register to join via Zoom
