
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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July 2009 |
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Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Larry Kluger |
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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 |
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August 2009 |
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Thursday, August 13, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bart Schenone |
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
Jewish Heritage Night, Pac Bell Stadium, Giants vs Diamondbacks. Contact: Bob Unger |
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September 2009 |
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Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Bob Morrison |
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Sunday, September 13, 2009, 7:00am |
Fourth Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble: Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Alameda: contact Phil Rubin |
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October 2009 |
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Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:30pm |
Poetry reading in the Sanctuary: Richard Silberg and Joseph Lease |
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November 2009 |
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Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:30pm |
Speakers' Series: Mike Healy |
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December 2009 |
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Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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January 2010 |
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Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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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 |
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Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:30pm |
Bowling Extravaganza: contact Bob Morrison |
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Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood Shabbat in the Sanctuary: contact Bob Unger |
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February 2010 |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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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: Richard Silberg et al. |
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Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at the home of Paul Johnson |
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April 2010 |
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Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:30pm |
Speakers' Series |
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May 2010 |
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Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10:00am |
Annual Blood Drive: contact Larry Kluger |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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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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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 a location yet to be determined |
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July 2010 |
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Thursday, July 8, 2010, 7:30pm |
Brotherhood meeting at a location yet to be determined |
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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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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.
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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 |