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...
by Davis Center Contributor | Oct 12, 2022 | Making a Difference, Refugees
by Rosann Wisman “Et Laasot Ladonai Haferu toratecha. It’s time to act for God’s sake.” Rabbi Roos challenged us all to take action in his Kol Nidre sermon last week, focusing on the busloads of migrants arriving in the DMV from Texas and Arizona as an...
by Davis Center Contributor | Sep 13, 2022 | Making a Difference, WIN
by Anne Schwartz WIN, the Washington Interfaith Network, has been incredibly busy over the past few months, racking up wins at the DC Council and laying the groundwork for future action. When Temple Sinai members show up on behalf of WIN, it shows that we are...
by Davis Center Contributor | Sep 1, 2022 | Making a Difference
Intro by Hannah Goldstein Traveling to Georgia and Alabama with groups from Temple Sinai has been among the most impactful experiences I’ve had during my time in this community. First with a group of teens, and then with a group of (mostly) adults, we...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jul 20, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Catherine Ribnick and Glenn Engelmann Our Refugee team continues to be very active in supporting the Noori family. Here is the latest update on their ongoing transition to life in America. Noori is working part-time at Safeway as a stocker. He also recently secured...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jul 19, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Steve Klitzman and Sally Greenberg, Chair & Vice Chair, Temple Sinai Gun Violence Prevention Group June 23-30, 2022 brought both good and bad news for the gun safety/gun violence prevention community. It also brought some “encouraging” Supreme Court...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jul 14, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Noah Diamondstein The Poor People’s Campaign was meant to gather us all together before the Capitol Building back in 2020. There was such momentum and frustration boiling over in American society as the Trump presidency entered its final year, and a massive...
by Davis Center Contributor | Jun 1, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Robyn Miller-Tarnoff If life is a journey, I’ve been on a green trail. When I was growing up, I didn’t know anyone who ate a plant-based diet, composted their food scraps, had solar panels, or participated in environmental protests. Today, I do all of those things,...
by Davis Center Contributor | May 2, 2022 | Making a Difference
by Hannah Goldstein Rabbi Eugene Lipman was instrumental in founding the Capital Area Food Bank. He helped to work out a deal with local grocery stores to donate canned goods to the food bank but the grocery stores were not able to donate fresh produce. So, Rabbi...
