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 Brotherhood Events
When	What
Every Sunday, 10:00am	Walk around Lake Merritt, come rain or come shine: contact Bob Schoen
July 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Larry Kluger
Saturday, July 18, 2009, 7:30pm	Community-wide Sing-along/concert in the Sanctuary: Tin Pan Alley Goes Hollywood, $12.50 at the door, $6 if you're under 30 or over 80
August 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bart Schenone
Thursday, August 27, 2009	Jewish Heritage Night, Pac Bell Stadium, Giants vs Diamondbacks. Contact: Bob Unger
September 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bob Morrison
Sunday, September 13, 2009, 7:00am	Fourth Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble: Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Alameda: contact Phil Rubin
October 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:30pm	Poetry reading in the Sanctuary: Richard Silberg and Joseph Lease
November 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:30pm	Speakers' Series: Mike Healy
December 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
January 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:30pm	Community-wide Sing-along/concert in the Sanctuary: Jerome Kern et al, $12.50 at the door, $6 if you're under 30 or over 80
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:30pm	Bowling Extravaganza: contact Bob Morrison
Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood Shabbat in the Sanctuary: contact Bob Unger
February 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 10:30am	Purim Carnival: we purchase, prepare and serve the food.
March 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30pm	Poetry reading in the Sanctuary: Richard Silberg et al.
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at the home of Paul Johnson
April 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:30pm	Speakers' Series
May 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10:00am	Annual Blood Drive: contact Larry Kluger
Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
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.
Friday, May 21, 2010, 7:30pm	Confirmation service, we help to hand out Bibles to the confirmands.
June 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010, 7:30pm	Annual Brotherhood dinner at a location yet to be determined
July 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
August 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined
September 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:30pm	Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined

Tin Pan Alley Goes Hollywood
Sing-along Concert

Saturday, July 18, 2009
7:30pm
Temple Sinai Sanctuary

Sing-along with songs from the golden age of cinema song-writing;
Singin' in the Rain, There's No Business Like Show Business, As Time Goes By, Over the Rainbow, 42nd Street, and many more.

We provide the words and the music:
Lyrics are projected on a screen and piano accompaniment keeps 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.
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 last meeting

April, 2009

• We paid for the repair of the first of two Torahs and will pay for the second when we receive the bill.

• We agree to hold two sing-along/concerts per year. The next will be on July 18th, 2009.

• We agreed to make a $1500 donation to the Religious school to meet tuition shortfalls.

• We have just short of 100 paid members.

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. 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, P.O. Box 13315 #408, Oakland, CA 94661

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