Hearing a lot about affordable housing but not really sure what "it" is? Having trouble sorting out fact from fiction on the neighborhood listserv? There's a lot of activity right now around development of affordable housing in Upper Northwest and understanding what it means for us as neighbors and as Jews isn't always clear. This Continue Reading »
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Gun Violence Prevention Ministry, and the Temple Sinai Gun Violence Prevention Group, invite you to this hybrid community forum on gun safety policies. A recent empirical study has identified four state-level policies that will save lives and on which there is substantial consensus between Americans who do and do not own Continue Reading »
This May, social justice leaders and activists from across the Reform Movement will convene for the RAC’s D.C. Day of Action. This gathering will provide an opportunity to learn, connect, and act together on Capitol Hill as part of our newly-launched Power for Purpose: the Reform Movement’s 2023 Campaign for Climate Justice. Keynote sessions will Continue Reading »
Panelists are drawn from our own cadre of Temple Sinai experts: Rabbi Hannah Goldstein, Dr. Sara Imershein and Judith Lichtman, and moderated by Karen Rothenberg. Register now - please attend in person, if possible. A Zoom option is also available. To submit questions for our panelists in advance, please email Karen Rothenberg. Refreshments at 7 Continue Reading »
Please join us for a visit to the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery on Saturday, May 20 at 2pm for a one-hour talk on "Truth Telling: The Story of African Americans in Montgomery County". People can then tour the museum and the exhibitions outdoors. Visit the website to learn more about current Continue Reading »
Have you been wishing you could do something to help the pandemic engendered learning loss in our community? Here’s your chance, and it will only take a few hours. The Temple Sinai sponsored Book Fair at Browne Education Campus - one of the receiving schools for migrants from the US/Mexico border - is returning this Continue Reading »
Join our Sinai WIN team & teams from our NW DC housing partners, & green energy, public safety and housing partners DC-wide. We will review our membership dues commitments; evaluate our budget actions with Councilmembers; build our summer strategy; and celebrate our victories! Meeting will be held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 206 New York Continue Reading »
Join us at A Wider Circle’s Center for Community Service on Sunday, June 4 for a community day extravaganza! Families, groups, and neighbors of all ages are invited to join us for a day of games, delicious food and drink, and volunteering! Build camaraderie with your neighbors while assembling furniture and personal care kits, sorting Continue Reading »
Juneteenth is a U.S. federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth”, it is celebrated on the anniversary of General Order No. 3, issued by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Originating in Galveston, Juneteenth has since been Continue Reading »
Join the Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Ward 3 Affordable Housing Work Group on Wednesday, June 21 at 7 pm as we make a site visit to the Chevy Chase Civic Core. Meet in the central courtyard area between the Chevy Chase Library and Community Center (5625 Connecticut Avenue NW). Rabbi Alexander of Adas Israel Congregation Continue Reading »
Temple Sinai is offering our teens a chance to get together and earn SSL hours while supporting some great local organizations. Each day will be staffed by a member of our clergy or religious school team and will meet at the designated location (transportation not provided). Teens ages 12+ are invited and parents are welcome Continue Reading »
60 years ago, ADL leaders joined with civil rights leaders to witness Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. This year we are honored to be a part of this momentous event, which is not a commemoration, but a continuation of that landmark moment in the fight against hate Continue Reading »