Join us for a special Shabbat service featuring a conversation with Steve Dettelbach, the new Director of the DOJ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the first Senate-confirmed ATF Director since 2015. The service will also include a memorial candle lighting, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, […]
Temple Sinai has long collaborated with Jews United for Justice (JUFJ), a grassroots community working in both D.C. and Maryland for social, racial, and economic justice. The new Maryland General Assembly will convene in Annapolis on January 11. JUFJ is now organizing meetings with state legislators, to advocate for legislative priorities in areas ranging from […]
Calling all Noar Students! The Davis Center Youth Board is hosting a winter fundraiser to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Help us help our neighbors in need by bringing a donation to our cereal social. You can support our youth in these efforts by making a donation here.
Talking about race is both difficult and necessary in our Jewish community and in society. This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop racial stamina, the ability to engage in conversations and work that further racial justice. Over six sessions, the group will help each person explore their own racial identity, increase awareness of […]
Temple Sinai’s Repro Shabbat: Commemorating 50 Years Since Roe will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 6:30 pm. We are excited to announce that our guest speaker will be Mini Timmaraju, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America. Mini has extensive experience in leading federal, state and local campaigns, as well as advocacy efforts, in […]
Join us as celebrate Shabbat while “Praying With Our Feet” at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, MD. This is a wonderful opportunity to observe Shabbat through tikkun olam, repairing the world. Volunteers will help load furniture, restock household items, sort through donations, repair objects, and do whatever else may be needed. All ages welcome, […]
Join us for a conversation with Heather Booth, one of the founders of The Janes. This in-person/online hybrid film discussion of The Janes documentary with Heather Booth and Rabbi Hannah Goldstein will take place on Sunday, January 29 at 2 pm. The Janes documentary provides first-hand accounts from the group of women who helped an […]
Refugee Shabbat is a moment for us to dedicate a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers. The fastest-growing European refugee crisis since World War II is still ongoing. People seeking asylum are being turned away at borders around the world. And this year, for the first time ever, the total number of displaced persons […]
Environmental Injustice: What Is It and What Can We Do About It Please join us for the 20th Zwerdling Memorial Program for Social Justice, co-sponsored by Temple Sinai’s Green Team. The goal of the program is to teach participants ways they can get involved to end environmental injustice (defined as the disproportionate exposure to environmental […]
Join together with other Temple Sinai congregants for an unforgettable journey through the American South, February 16 - 19, 2023. Learn on-location about the Civil Rights Movement and the role of the Jewish community in this ongoing struggle. Highlights include: • The Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, AL • Memorial for Peace and Justice […]
Temple Sinai is sponsoring a weekend to collect used (or new) sports equipment to enable Leveling the Playing Field (LPF) to distribute to low-income schools, leagues and sports programs in D.C., Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Baltimore and Philadelphia. This event is co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Social Justice, the TS Religious School, and […]
Please join the Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) for an informative session on strategies for enhancing public safety. The session will begin at 1:15 at Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th Street, NW. Public safety is an important issue which cuts across many issues of concern to all of us including issues of racial justice and […]