
We encourage every adult male member of the congregation to join Temple Sinai's Brotherhood, one of the many ways to become involved in the Sinai community. While some members take pleasure in our social activities (the softball team, occasional poker or bowling, the annual golf tournament), others help us perform mitzvot for the Temple and the wider community (painting the religious school classrooms, spearheading the turkey drive to feed the homeless). Those members who are so inclined produce and lead one Shabbat service every year.

100%
of our dues ($36) are returned to the Temple and the Jewish
community in the form of Kiddush cups for the B'nei Mitzvah, Bibles
and Israel scholarships for the confirmands, camperships to Swig and
Newman and whatever else our membership chooses to support. We
sponsor and serve food at the Purim carnival and the end-of-year
religious school picnic.
Open meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm at members' homes. The location is published well in advance in the Temple Bulletin. Please come join us and share your energy, talent and ideas.
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Upcoming Brotherhood Events |
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Every Sunday, 10:00am |
Walk around Lake Merritt, come rain or come shine: contact Bob Schoen |
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February 2010 |
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Sunday, February 28, 2010, 10:30am |
Purim Carnival: we purchase, prepare and serve the food. |
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March 2010 |
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Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30pm |
Poetry reading in the Sanctuary: Mark Taksa, Rose Black and Richard Silberg |
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Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Paul Johnson |
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
Israel Education Forum, we're a co-sponsor |
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April 2010 |
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Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bob Unger |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:30pm |
Speakers' Series: Nancy Appel, ADL |
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May 2010 |
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Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10:00am |
Annual Blood Drive: contact Larry Kluger. This is our Mitzvah Day project; it's one week after the Temple's Mitzvah Day so that people can participate in both. |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Gerry Nelson |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10:30am |
Religious School picnic: we purchase, prepare and serve the food: Grills, charcoal, fuel, hamburgers, hot dogs, something vegi to grill, macaroni salad, potato salad, utensils, plates etc. |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010, afternoon |
Retirement Planning Event co-run with the WoTS |
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Friday, May 21, 2010, 7:30pm |
Confirmation service, we help to hand out Bibles to the confirmands. |
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June 2010 |
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Thursday, June 10, 2010, 7:30pm |
Annual Brotherhood dinner at the Grand Oaks Restaurant |
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July 2010 |
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Thursday, July 8, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Brotherhood President Bart Schenone |
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August 2010 |
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Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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September 2010 |
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Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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October 2010 |
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Sunday, October 10, 2010, 7:30am |
Fifth Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble, Boundary Oak Golf Course, Walnut Creek, contact: Phil Rubin |
You're
Not Sick, You're Just in Love
Songs
of Love, Lust and Passion
Sing-along Concert
Saturday,
February 13, 2010
7:30pm
Temple
Sinai Sanctuary
Sing-along
with songs from the golden age of Tin Pan Alley; Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart,
and many more.
We provide the words and the music and project the lyrics onto a screen.
Magnificent piano accompaniment and helpful song leaders keep us all on key.
Temple Sinai is on 28th Street, one block west of Broadway, just north of downtown Oakland.
This
event is a Brotherhood fund raiser and is open to the entire community.
Purchase
tickets at the door--$12.50 general admission, $6.00 under 30 or
over 80
Questions: Call Phil Rubin or Laurie Leiber at (510) 547-8080.
Highlights of our most recent (usually) meeting
December, 2009
Speaker's series: Bob Unger reported that he had contacted the ADL and their Associate Director, Nancy Appel, has agreed to speak on the subject of the current state of antisemitism in the United States.
Retirement Symposium: Mike Levy and Glenn Oleon reported that they had met with the WoTS representatives and began planning for the event. They agreed to hold the Symposium on Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010.
The Brotherhood agreed to co-sponsor a program titled Paths to Peace to be presented at the Temple on Sunday afternoon, March 14, 2010.
Bob Morrison reported that the planning has begun for our annual Bowling Extravaganza on January 28, 2010, to be held at the Alameda Bowl.
Phil Rubin reported that the next Poetry Reading will be on March 4, 2010, in the sanctuary. Featured readers will be Mark Taksa, Rose Black and Richard Silberg.
The Brotherhood endorsed Phil Rubin's proposal that we consider spearheading, sponsoring and organizing a Passover Fair prior to Pesach in 2011 when the temple facilities will be back on line.
Bob Morrison agreed to organize our annual dinner on June 10, 2010.
The 5th Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble will take place on Sunday, October 10, 2010, at the Boundary Oak Golf Course in Walnut Creek.
Be
a Shabbat Greeter (Usher)
As part of our support of the Temple's access committee, we have provided a simple means for members to sign up as greeters (or ushers) for Shabbat services. We hope to get from two to four ushers for each service. If you have never ushered, you may wish to pick a day that someone else has already chosen; consider it our apprenticeship program. Provide your e-mail address when you sign up and we will do our best to notify you as your big day approaches.
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General Guidelines for Ushers at Temple Sinai - February 2006 |
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Thank you for volunteering to be an usher at our services. The ushers are the face of Temple Sinai.
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Temple Sinai
Brotherhood, P.O. Box 13315 #408, Oakland, CA 94661
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Officers (5768-5770) - through June, 2010 |
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Office |
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President |
Dick Cohen |
jscohen2(at)comcast.net |
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Treasurer |
Bob Morrison |
Rlmlarry(at)aol.com |
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Softball captains |
Barry Dubin |
bdubin(at)cwclaw.com |