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.

Upcoming events
When	What
July 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Dick Cohen, d'var Torah also by Dick Cohen
August 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bob Unger
Sunday, August 17, 2008, 1:00pm	Temple Sinai Day at the A's (vs White Sox)
September 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bob Morrison
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 7am	Third Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble, Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Alameda
October 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bill Bachrach
Thursday, October 30, 2008, 7:30pm	Poetry Reading, Dan Bellm, Richard Silberg
November 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bart Schenone
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood Speakers Series, Matt Gabe, AIPAC
December 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Barry Dubin
January 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Joel Cehn
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:30pm	Sing-along, the songs of Cole Porter
Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:30pm	Bowling Extravaganza, Alameda Lanes, contact Bob Morrison
Friday, January 30, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood Shabbat, contact: Bob Unger
February 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:30pm	Poetry Reading, Richard Silberg
March 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009, 10:00am	Purim Carnival, we purchase, prepare and handle the food concession
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood Speakers Series
April 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
May 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 10:30am	Religious School picnic, we reserve the park, purchase, prepare and serve the food
Friday, May 29, 2009, 7:30pm	Confirmation service, we help to hand out Bibles to the confirmands.
June 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
July 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
August 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
September 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Sunday, September 13, 2009	Fourth Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble

 
Highlights of our last meeting

June 12th, 2008

• We bid a fond farewell to Chuck Ross who is departing not only as Brotherhood president but as a Californian as he and Mary are moving to Solon, Ohio in August. We made him pay his next year's dues.

• Our new fearless leader, Dick Cohen, managed to get commitments for locations of our next seven meetings. They're reflected in the above calendar.

• We approved $200 per event to cover the accompanist at as many as three sing-alongs to be presented by the Brotherhood at various retirement homes in the Bay Area.

• Bob Schoen suggested that the Brotherhood organize occasional walks, perhaps around Lake Merritt. He was named chair of the committee.

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.

General Guidelines for Ushers at Temple Sinai - February 2006

Thank you for volunteering to be an usher at our services. The ushers are the face of Temple Sinai. Wedge open the door to the multi-purpose room. If it's locked, find a custodian to unlock it. Turn on the light in the multi-purpose room. Make sure the elevator in the multi-purpose room works. If it doesn't, find a custodian to unlock it. Smile and greet congregants and guests coming to services. "Shabbat shalom" is a nice thing to say. Give out appropriate prayer books and the announcement sheet. Hearing devices should be available on the yarmulke box. If anyone needs the lift, call a custodian. Don't wait for anyone to ask for help. On the other hand, don't force yourself on someone who says "no thank you." Remain in the lobby until about five minutes into the service for late comers. Sign up!

 

Temple Sinai Brotherhood 2808 Summit Street Oakland, CA 94612

Officers (5768-5770) - through June, 2010
Office	Who	e-mail
President	Dick Cohen	jscohen2(at)comcast.net
Treasurer	Bob Morrison	Rlmlarry(at)aol.com
Softball captains	Barry Dubin Mark Rubke	bdubin(at)cwclaw.com markerubke(at)comcast.net