The Temple Office will be closed:
Monday, 9/25
Even with the office closed, there is always someone available to meet your pastoral needs. Call the office at (585) 381-6890 for on-call clergy contact information.
Services & Programs
High Holy Days Information 5784-2023
Selichot - Saturday, 9/9 at Temple Sinai
7:30 PM Program
8:30 PM Service
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Friday, 9/15 at the JCC
8:00 PM Service
Rosh Hashanah - Saturday, 9/16 at the JCC
10:00 AM Traditional Service, Family Service, Teen Program, & Young Family Service
4:00 PM Tashlich (by the Canal)
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - Sunday, 9/17 at Temple Sinai
10:00 AM Service
Kol Nidre - Sunday, 9/24 at the JCC
8:00 PM Service
Yom Kippur - Monday, 9/25 at the JCC
10:00 AM Traditional Service, Family Service, Teen Program, & Young Family Service
1:45 PM Torah Study
3:15 PM Afternoon Service
4:30 PM Yizkor Memorial Service
5:15 PM Neilah Service
Erev Sukkot - Friday, 9/29 at Temple Sinai
6:00 PM Service
Sukkot - Saturday, 9/30 at Temple Sinai
10:30 AM Service
Erev Simchat Torah & Consecration - Friday, 10/6 at Temple Sinai
6:00 PM Service
Simchat Torah at Temple Sinai
10:30 AM Service
Temple Sinai is a diverse, vibrant community that welcomes all individuals and families to join us in worship, study, and fellowship. We feel strongly that a healthy congregation is one that seeks to actively and fully engage its members in all aspects of temple life. In the spirit of promoting the development of community as well as making it possible for families to worship safely together, we have adopted the following guidelines for providing tickets for our High Holy Day services.
- Please bring tickets and a current form of identification to all services. Anyone arriving at the JCC without a ticket will be required to show photo ID prior to entry for a quick and respectful security screening.
- Adult members in good standing will receive tickets BY MAIL to be used for entrance into all High Holy Day services.
- Guests – Family members (including adult children of members ages 19 and over), partners, friends, affiliated or unaffiliated guests – are welcome to join us for High Holy Day services. All guests must register using the link below. While there is no charge to attend our High Holy Days services, donations for guest tickets are greatly appreciated.
- Should any guests choose to join Temple Sinai after the High Holy Days and before June 30, 2024, any donation they provided as a courtesy for receiving tickets will be applied toward their annual self-directed (Sustaining Sinai) membership gift.
- College Students – Current ID or college ID required. No registration is needed.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you during this sacred time of year.
Please contact office@tsinai.org for guest tickets, prayer books, or accessibility requests
SUNDAES, SUDS, & SODAS IN THE SUKKAH
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 PM
Bring your own dinner and sit in the beautiful outdoor comfort of the freshly decorated Temple Sinai Sukkah. Beverages including beer for those age 21+ and non-alcoholic drinks for all will be provided as well make your own ice-cream sundaes! Although there is no cost for this event, but please RSVP so we have a head count for supplies and seating!
RSVPs & donations are appreciated!
SIMCHAT TORAH & CONSECRATION
DINNER WITH FRIENDS SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF SINAI
Friday, October 6 at 6:00 PM
Join us for Simchat Torah and Consecration on our First Friday Family Service. Dinner with Friends sponsored by Friends of Sinai! Kids activities during the "Breakfast for Dinner." RSVPs are requested!
SHABBAT DINNER WITH FRIENDS
Sponsored by The Friends of Sinai
Friday, October 6 at 7:00 PM
FEATURING BREAKFAST FOR DINNER: A feast of all of your breakfast/brunch favorites for the entire family to enjoy – quiches, kugels, blintzes, pancakes, stratas, French toast, bagels, coffee cakes, breads and more! Activities planned for the children during dinner!
RSVPs are requested!
EREV SHABBAT SERVICE
WITH GUEST RABBI EYAL YASHFE
Friday, October 13 at 6:00 PM
Rabbi Yashfe is a secular Rabbi in Israel, ordained by the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. He is the Founder and leader of Re'im community in Modiin-Macabim-Reut and serves as chairman of Israeli Secular Rabbis Council. He will be speaking about being a secular Rabbi and about current events in Israel.
BIM-BAM SHABBAT
Friday, October 20 at 5:30 PM
A short service designed for children ages 0-7. Arts & Crafts, bounce house fun, and a pizza* dinner following the service.
RSVPs and donations are appreciated!
*gluten & dairy free options are included
SCHMOOZIN' SHABBAT
Friday, October 20 at 6:45 PM
Join us for food, friends, and fun as we welcome Shabbat as only Schmoozin can! We’re saving a seat for YOU! Be our guest, bring a guest, celebrate Shabbat, & Schmooze a little! Please RSVP to Liz Ornstein (lisbethorn@gmail.com) *This event is for those 21 and over.
CHILDREN'S INTERFAITH SHABBAT
Friday, October 20 at 8:00 PM
Larry Marx and Stephanie Townsend will address how we can best advocate for effective policies and solutions for the health, education, and success of children who are vulnerable because of poverty, racism, health inequities and trauma.
REPRO CARE KIT ASSEMBLY
Sunday, October 29th at 12:00 PM
Following the success of our Mitzvah Day Repro Care Kit Assembly program in May, we will be organizing another session this fall. In partnership with Planned Parenthood, we will be assembling care kits to support New Yorkers and people from out of state coming to New York for abortion care. Our goal is to assemble 180 kits. Your donation will help purchase kit supplies.
Donate here!