Refugees

My Experience on Temple Sinai’s Southern Border Trip

Posted on February 25, 2025

By Naomi Karp The headlines about the Southern border are dramatic:  “Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Allowed in Temporarily” and “Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Continue Reading »

Five Years Later: Reflections on Temple Sinai’s Visit to the Stewart Detention Center

Posted on September 27, 2023

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 Continue Reading »

Meet Our New Neighbors

Posted on September 12, 2023

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 Continue Reading »

Supporting Migrants Arriving to the DC Area

Posted on May 25, 2023

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 Continue Reading »

Refugee Update – March 2023

Posted on February 28, 2023

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. Continue Reading »

Refugee Team Update: Finding New Ways to Help

Posted on November 21, 2022

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 Continue Reading »

Refugee Support Update

Posted on October 26, 2022

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 Continue Reading »

Migrant Crisis in DC

Posted on October 12, 2022

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, Continue Reading »