Sinaites Toiletries Drive for newly arrived asylum seekers

Sinaites is holding a toiletries drive to help the asylum seekers arriving in DC from Texas and Arizona. Many of these migrants arrive with nothing, and they lack the basic necessities that we take for granted such as soap, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. The supplies that we collect will be used to create toiletry kits, […]

WIN Affordable Housing Working Group

WIN leaders citywide have endorsed our Work Group's proposal (discussed at our Sept. 21 meeting) for affordable housing at the Chevy Chase Library/Community Center. Join us to find out more. Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 969 241 0923 Passcode: 8zY9Zr Join Zoom

Student-Led Canvass for Affordable Housing (WIN)

Canvass will take place in Tenleytown neighborhoods, with Jackson-Reed, Walt  Whitman and GDS students.  Members of our WIN Ward 3 partners -- Adas, St. Columba's, National UMC, Chevy Chase Presbyterian -- will join us. It's fun, and the students are awesome. Join us at 9AM for a short canvassing training. Students who participate will receive […]

Praying With Our Feet: Volunteer at A Wider Circle

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, […]

7th Annual “Silence the Violence” Concert

Temple Sinai is a co-partner of this concert benefiting The TraRon Center and featuring Accord Symphony Orchestra, the Borisevich duo, and Christian Simmons. Concert will be held at the Metropolitan Memorial campus of National United Methodist Church (NUMC), 3401 Nebraska Ave., NW. Tickets are $20. Learn More and Buy Tickets

Thanksgiving Project

Join us for Temple Sinai's annual Thanksgiving bag project! We need volunteers to help us pick up the groceries, unload and set-up the groceries, and pack the bags.  Bag packing is 4:15pm - 5:15pm. Sign Up

“Welcoming Migrants to DC” Panel

Buses continue to arrive in DC from southern border states and while most of the migrants arriving move on to family or friends in other parts of the country, many choose to make the DMV their home. How can we make our community a welcoming and safe haven for them? Join us for a discussion […]

What Now?: Gun Violence Prevention Policy Options after “Bruen”, “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act”, and the Results of the 2022 Mid-Term Elections

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The Temple Sinai Gun Violence Prevention Group hosts a virtual panel discussion with: Joe Danielsen, New Jersey Assemblyman (D-Middlesex, Somerset), a chief sponsor of New Jersey bill S4769 to require New Jersey gun owners to purchase liability insurance and also "a recreational hunter who supports both the Second Amendment and public safety” Josh Horwitz, Co-Director, […]

WIN Annual Meeting

Experience the joy and power of interfaith action by attending WIN’s annual meeting on Thursday, December 8 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (206 New York Ave NW), from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. At this meeting, WIN congregations will approve its new strategy team (including Rabbi Hannah Goldstein) and board of directors (including Barbara Kraft). Learn […]

Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat Service

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, […]

JUFJ Legislative Meetings

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 […]