Making a Difference
DC Ballot Initiative 83: Improving DC Elections
by Nat Cohen One of the pillars of Temple Sinai’s social justice work is strengthening our democracy. The Get Out the Vote initiative of the Davis Center for Social Justice focuses on empowering voters of color and combatting voter suppression, particularly in...
What’s with the Green Bins? Temple Sinai is Composting!
By Robyn Miller-Tarnoff Next time you eat at the Temple, instead of tossing your leftover food, plate, fork and napkin in a garbage can, drop them in one of the new green composting bins - you’ll be doing a mitzvah. As part of our commitment to climate action and...
“If We Don’t Work, You Can’t Work”: The Pay Equity Fund
by Michelle Engelmann If we don’t workYou can’t workJustice for Early Education TeachersPay us what we deserve!Teachers create theFuture of the country!* *Seen on a protest sign at the Early Education...
Davis Center Supports First Faith-Based Gun Buyback in Montgomery County
by Steve Klitzman The Davis Center has donated $1000 to the first ever faith-based gun “buyback” in upper Montgomery County on April 20, 2024 in Germantown, MD. This section of the county has seen a recent uptick in gun violence. The buyback is being organized by the...
‘Don’t Get Sick. It’s Too Expensive’ – Temple Sinai campaigns to eliminate medical debt
by Nancy Liebermann, Member of Multiracial Sinai Committee "'Don't Get Sick. It's Too Expensive': Medical Debt is Putting More Americans in Financial Crisis" Such was the headline of a December 2023 article in The Guardian about America’s healthcare system. Temple...
GVP Group Presents “Gun Industry Accountability: Seeking Justice For All in Maryland”
by Steve Klitzman, Chair, Temple Sinai GVP Group The Gun Violence Prevention Group is holding its 21st GVP educational program on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 7 pm (in person and on Zoom) with Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase. The program is entitled "Gun Industry Accountability:...
Five Years Later: Reflections on Temple Sinai’s Visit to the Stewart Detention Center
by Cam Crockett In February 2018, Rabbi Roos, his wife Elizabeth, and 9 other congregants traveled to Lumpkin, Georgia to visit the Stewart Detention Center. Our mission was to witness the conditions at Stewart, visit detainees, and then share what we learned with the...
Meet Our New Neighbors
by Catherine Ribnick As mentioned in the Summer Davis Center newsletter, Temple Sinai has joined the New Neighbors Interfaith Alliance, an impressive organization of approximately 25 faith communities, whose goal is “to support the local immigrant community [in MoCo...
Will the Supreme Court Uphold the 2nd Amendment Right of Domestic Abusers to Own Guns?
by Steve Klitzman, Chair of Temple Sinai's Gun Violence Prevention Group This fall, the Supreme Court will review a significant gun rights case challenging the constitutionality of a federal prohibition on gun possession by individuals subject to domestic violence...
The LGBTQ Community, Temple Sinai and Reform Judaism
by Sally Greenberg It’s an honor to say a few words about my connection to Temple Sinai and, this being Pride month, my connection to the gay community. I’ve been part of Temple Sinai since moving to Washington DC 28 years ago with my then-partner and 9-month old son,...