Friday, April 30 6:00 PM on Zoom Join us for a special Shabbat service as we honor Rabbi David Cohen for 25 years of spiritual leadership at Congregation Sinai with blessings and music. Special Guests: Rabbi Rick Block; Singer/Songwriter Peri Smilow; and many former Sinai cantors and educators. Saturday, May 1 7:00 PM on Zoom […]
The bootstrap myth says that all people, even if they face poor and meager circumstances at birth, can "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" to attain great wealth and prosperity, but is that really how it is? A discussion led by Congregation Sinai's Social Committee Chair, Eva Hagenhofer. A Tikkun Ha-Ir Educational Presentation
On Friday, May 7, we will also be celebrating our teachers and the amazing work they have done over the course of the school year. Our teachers have had a challenging year, and we are so grateful for their dedication to our students and families to help them navigate their Jewish lives. Join us to honor […]
Our joint group of Sinai members and Israeli members of our sister congregation, Emet v’’Shalom (Truth and Peace), will come together for conversation and learning. Rabbi Ariella, one of Israel’s few female Rabbi’s, is a part-time Rabbi for our sister congregation, Emet V'Shalom, Nahariya, Israel.
State Rep. Evan Goyke will be speaking on criminal justice reform in the Wisconsin legislature. Evan Goyke is a state representative and attorney who represents a district on Milwaukee’s north side. He is a former public defender who was first elected to the assembly in 2012.
We value every member at Congregation Sinai – even our youngest! Our preschool age program (birth-4) is called “Itsy Bitsy Sinai”. It includes Shabbat and Holiday fun with Sami Stein Avner, Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Newman, and Director of Youth Education, Brian Avner. We want to make coming to synagogue something that our youngest children look forward to […]
Join us for the 2021 Women of Sinai Annual Appreciation Event: Sunday May 16th, 12:30-1:30pm on Zoom featuring acclaimed author and Sinai member Lauren Fox for a conversation on Life and Fiction.
A tikkun is a late night study session, when the mind is open to new possibilities. Tikkun Leil Shavuot ushers us into the third of three pilgrimage festivals (Sukkot and Pesach are the others), which celebrates the giving of Torah on Mount Sinai. This moment of “revelation” is recreated every time we read Torah or […]
Fun for everyone! Try your luck at Trivia Night! Director of Youth Education Brian Avner, RJE an avid Trivia Night Player will lead us in a fun-filled night! Great for families too with kids middle school age and older. To help the process please Pre-register as a team, family, couple or individual by clicking HERE. […]
At Sinai, we like to think of ourselves as “inclusive” and put forth great effort to do so. While we added the “T” to LGBTQ+ we haven’t addressed or even learned about what it actually means to be trans. We are fortunate to have as a guest speaker, Brian Edwardson. What has been his experience? […]