by Davis Center Contributor | Feb 28, 2023 | Making a Difference, Refugees
by Catherine Ribnick and Glenn Engelmann You may be wondering about the current status of the family, given that Temple Sinai’s one-year sponsorship was scheduled to terminate on January 31. Unfortunately, Noori continues to struggle to find meaningful employment,...
by Davis Center Contributor | Feb 7, 2023 | Making a Difference
by Steve Metalitz and Ken Jaffe Temple Sinai’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist synagogue extends to all aspects of Temple activity. Over the past few years, the Racial Equity Project of the Temple’s Multiracial Sinai (MRS) Committee has worked with a wide range...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jan 5, 2023 | Green Team
by Kit Gage We have just planted two native trees in front of Temple Sinai: a Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) and a seedless Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Almost immediately after two oak canopy trees died and were cut down, we wanted to replace them. Trees...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jan 4, 2023 | Making a Difference, Uncategorized
by Lisa Tucker and Steve Metalitz What will Sinai look like, feel like, and sound like with diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as core tenets? More than 60 Temple board members, committee chairs, clergy, senior staff, and active volunteers for Practicing...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jan 3, 2023 | Making a Difference, Uncategorized
by Carole Brand What do over 300 congregants and friends have in common? Their desire to work together to make voting a priority during election seasons! Since the presidential election year of 2020, with the encouragement of Rabbi Hannah Goldstein and Temple Sinai...
by Davis Center Contributor | Nov 22, 2022 | Making a Difference, WIN
by Anne Schwartz As city officials work to address the affordable housing crisis, the Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) is advocating for the creation of 1,990 affordable homes in the area west of Rock Creek Park by 2025. To make this ambitious goal a reality, a...
by Davis Center Contributor | Nov 21, 2022 | Making a Difference, Refugees
by Catherine Ribnick and Linda Rosen We continue to support the Noori family, as the end of Temple Sinai’s sponsorship is less than three months from now. We have concerns about the inadequacy of Noori’s current limited employment to support his family and continue to...
by Davis Center Contributor | Oct 27, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Maya Feinberg On October 15, 2022, my best friend Juliet and I held a bake sale to raise money for breast cancer research. It was an overwhelming success. We ended up raising $3,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). I became passionate about funding...
by Davis Center Contributor | Oct 26, 2022 | Making a Difference, Refugees
by Catherine Ribnick Support of Afghan Refugees In addition to continuing to assist the Noori family, Temple Sinai is providing significant help to other Afghan refugees. We have recently been in touch with our friend Khan Mohammad, to whom Temple Sinai has provided...
by Davis Center Contributor | Oct 26, 2022 | Making a Difference, WIN
by Anne Schwartz WIN Advocates for Affordable Housing in Ward 3 WIN (Washington Interfaith Network) has released a proposal advocating for 100 new housing units to be constructed as part of the Civic Core project which will rebuild the Chevy Chase Library and Chevy...
