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Temple Sinai of Cranston is a community that grows our Jewish souls. Our Shabbat services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings are joyful, spiritual and musical. We celebrate lifecycle events like b'nei mitzvah with excitement and fun. Our holidays are a time of meaning and broad participation. Children and adults learn in education programs centered on experiencing Judaism as a living tradition that speaks to our lives today.
We take pride in the way our members genuinely know each other and the way we welcome newcomers. The best way to get to know our congregation is to attend a Shabbat services on a Friday night or Saturday morning. Our Friday service is often preceded or followed by an Oneg. We begin Saturday morning with a breakfast and a lively and inclusive discussion of the weekly Torah portion before our morning service. Check our calendar for upcoming services.
Temple Sinai's Religious School has more than 60 students from Kindergarten through 10th grade. We celebrate six to twenty young men and women each year as b'nei mitzvah. We have an active Confirmation class for tenth graders. We also have two active youth groups – CRAFTY Junior for middle school students and CRAFTY Senior for high school students.
We take pride in the way our members genuinely know each other and the way we welcome newcomers. The best way to get to know our congregation is to attend a Shabbat services on a Friday night or Saturday morning. Our Friday service is often preceded or followed by an Oneg. We begin Saturday morning with a breakfast and a lively and inclusive discussion of the weekly Torah portion before our morning service. Check our calendar for upcoming services.
Temple Sinai's Religious School has more than 60 students from Kindergarten through 10th grade. We celebrate six to twenty young men and women each year as b'nei mitzvah. We have an active Confirmation class for tenth graders. We also have two active youth groups – CRAFTY Junior for middle school students and CRAFTY Senior for high school students.
Temple Sinai is proud of our Sisterhood and Brotherhood. The Brotherhood prepares a beautiful Selichot breakfast every year and the Sisterhood sponsors the Onegs that accompany our Friday night services. Our annual Chanukah dinner and many other events are also the creation of our Sisterhood. Our volunteer chorus, Shireinu, sings at Shabbat services once a month and on other occasions throughout the year. Our Biblical Garden, planted and maintained by member volunteers, beautifies our building's entrance while providing a lesson in Torah and Jewish history written in soil, stem, root and flower.
Our members have been pursuing this vision for more than fifty years. The history of our congregation started in 1958 when a small group of Jewish families wanted to create a Reform congregation to serve suburban towns like Cranston, Warwick, and East Greenwich. Construction on our Temple building began in 1961 and it was dedicated in 1963.
In 2014, the congregation welcomed Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser. Rabbi Jeff is our spiritual leader, our counselor, and our friend. Cantor Deborah Johnson joined us in 2016. Her beautiful voice and exuberance fill our sanctuary with joy.
To learn more about our congregation, browse the pages of this website. Even better, join us for a Shabbat service. We would love to meet you!
Our members have been pursuing this vision for more than fifty years. The history of our congregation started in 1958 when a small group of Jewish families wanted to create a Reform congregation to serve suburban towns like Cranston, Warwick, and East Greenwich. Construction on our Temple building began in 1961 and it was dedicated in 1963.
In 2014, the congregation welcomed Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser. Rabbi Jeff is our spiritual leader, our counselor, and our friend. Cantor Deborah Johnson joined us in 2016. Her beautiful voice and exuberance fill our sanctuary with joy.
To learn more about our congregation, browse the pages of this website. Even better, join us for a Shabbat service. We would love to meet you!
