by Davis Center Contributor | Sep 27, 2023 | Making a Difference, Refugees
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...
by Davis Center Contributor | Sep 12, 2023 | Making a Difference, Refugees
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...
by Davis Center Contributor | Sep 5, 2023 | Making a Difference
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...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jul 13, 2023 | Making a Difference
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,...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jul 13, 2023 | Making a Difference
by Deborah Eichorn I am the proud parent of a gender non-conforming youth, who is among the smartest, funniest, and most caring kids I know – no unconscious bias here! But I am not going to talk about their journey, which is only getting started. I am instead going to...
by Davis Center Contributor | May 30, 2023 | Making a Difference
by Elizabeth Roos and Kim Tilley It is with sadness but a great sense of accomplishment that we share with you that Project Mensch will come to an end with the close of the school year. For close to a decade, the “mensches” of the Project Mensch community have...
by Davis Center Contributor | May 25, 2023 | Making a Difference, WIN
by Anne Schwartz Temple Sinai members convened via Zoom on Thursday May 4 for an informational program, “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Affordable Housing but Were Afraid to Ask.” Housing policy expert Melissa Bondi from Enterprise Community Partners...
by Davis Center Contributor | May 25, 2023 | Making a Difference, Refugees
by Rosann Wisman and Glenn Engelmann, Updated July 16, 2023 The Davis Center, through its Refugee, Asylum, and Migrant Support team, continues to engage with local service and advocacy efforts to support migrants arriving to the DMV from the southern border. See below...
by Davis Center Contributor | Apr 26, 2023 | Making a Difference
by Greg Levine, on behalf of the Davis Center Steering Committee In his book “Justice and Judaism: The Work of Social Action” (1956), Temple Sinai’s Rabbi Eugene Lipman dedicated an entire chapter to the important role synagogues and their members should play in...
by Davis Center Contributor | Mar 29, 2023 | Davis Center Youth Board, Making a Difference
by Maya Seligman, Sophie Levine, and Kira Isenman The following blog post is adapted from a presentation that Maya, Sophie and Kira, representatives of the Davis Center Youth Board, made at a recruitment dinner for the 2023-2024 Youth Board. Maya Seligman:...
