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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.

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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

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.

  1. Wedge open the door to the multi-purpose room. If it's locked, find a custodian to unlock it.

  2. Turn on the light in the multi-purpose room.
  3. Make sure the elevator in the multi-purpose room works. If it doesn't, find a custodian to unlock it.
  4. Smile and greet congregants and guests coming to services. "Shabbat shalom" is a nice thing to say.
  5. Give out appropriate prayer books and the announcement sheet.
  6. Hearing devices should be available on the yarmulke box. If anyone needs the lift, call a custodian.
  7. Don't wait for anyone to ask for help. On the other hand, don't force yourself on someone who says "no thank you."
  8. Remain in the lobby until about five minutes into the service for late comers.
  9. 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

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