COVID Update: We are being watchful of the shifting trends of the pandemic. We have returned to in-person services and events, Most of these can also be viewed on Zoom. People who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear masks in the Temple for their own health and safety. Masks are optional for people who are fully vaccinated. For the High Holy Days we will require proof of vaccination or proof of a recent negative COVID test to attend services in-person. Wearing masks will be required for everyone except for service leaders at our High Holy Day services. Click here for information on the pandemic and our congregation's response.

Prayerbooks for Zoom Services

Now that we are back in-person for our Shabbat and High Holy Day services, we are using actual hardbound books at the Temple. We are no longer using a virtual prayerbook on the screen for Zoom. If you watch services on Zoom, you have a few options for reading along with the service liturgy. Click here for more details.

Scratch Basket Raffle
Feeling lucky? You could win a bottle of Moët & Chandon Champagne and $500 worth of lottery tickets to scratch your way to even more. Click here to get your tickets TODAY and help raise money to support Temple Sinai. $25 per chance.  (You must be 21 years or older). The winner will be pulled at the 6th Annual Temple Sinai Golf Classic on Monday, August 23, 2021. You do not need to be present to win.

Friday Morning Meditation on Zoom
Start your day with focus and relaxation as Rabbi Goldwasser leads a 30-minute morning meditation that includes reflections on Jewish wisdom and mindfulness. Enter the Zoom meditation room on Friday mornings at 10 AM. No prior experience in meditation is necessary or expected. 

Raymond Buttero Zoom Concerts
​​Temple Sinai's keyboard accompanist Raymond Buttero offers piano concerts on Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 3PM.

Shabbat Evening Services
We're having our semi-annual "Ask the Rabbi" service. Rabbi Goldwasser will answer your questions about Jewish history, thought, tradition and practice. Submit your questions by clicking here. Services are every Friday night at 6PM in the Sanctuary. Join us in song, prayer and reflection in-person or on Zoom.

Shabbat Morning Breakfast & Torah Study
For more than forty years, Temple Sinai has had a weekly breakfast and Torah study on Shabbat morning. Every Saturday at 9:30 AM, a crew of volunteers prepare and serve the scrambled eggs, french toast and creamy oatmeal for all comers. Then, we really get cooking with study of the weekly Torah portion led by Rabbi Goldwasser or others in our community. Join us in-person or on Zoom. A Shabbat morning service follows Torah study at 11:00 AM. Click here to download the study sheet.

Open House Shabbat
Do you know individuals or families who are looking for a congregation for the High Holy Days? Do you have unaffiliated friends or family who could be our next new members? Invite them all to come to our Open House Shabbat on Friday, August 20. (Please note the change of date!). We'll have a wonderful service at 6:00 PM in the Sanctuary followed by a delicious Oneg in the Social Hall.

Havdalah on the Beach
We will celebrate "Havdalah on the Beach" on Saturday, August 21, at 6PM at Narragansett Town Beach. Join us by the entrance at the South Beach Pavilion. Please bring beach chairs! 

Golf Tournament
On Monday, August 23, Valley Country Club in Warwick will be the home of the Sixth Annual Temple Sinai Golf Classic. Put together a foursome and join us for this special event. Enjoy this opportunity to see your Temple friends in person in a safe environment. We'll practice social distancing and enjoy an outdoor breakfast and lunch. Click here to register.

PJ Library Story Time
Bring your preschool child or grandchild to the gazebo at the Garden City Center on Friday, August 27, at 11 AM for PJ Library Story Time. (Please note the change of date). We'll read some Jewish children's books, do a crafts project, and have a chance for families with Jewish children to meet each other. The event is co-sponsored by Temple Sinai and the Jewish Alliance. If you haven't already, sign up your child to receive free Jewish books from the PJ Library!

Click here for recordings of past events

Worship

The best way for you to get to know us is to attend a Shabbat service on any Friday night or Saturday morning. Our worship is joyful, spiritual, and musical. Check our calendar for service times. Our Friday services are often followed by an Oneg reception. We celebrate lifecycle events like b'nei mitzvah with excitement and fun. Our holidays are a time of meaning and broad participation. We're saving a seat for you.

Learning

All of us, children and adults, learn in education programs centered on Judaism as a personal living experience. Your child can enter our Religious School as early as Kindergarten. Our students celebrate become b'nei mitzvah at age 13. Tenth graders learn in our Confirmation class. Come to our breakfast and lively adult Torah study before the morning service every Saturday morning.

Community

As a newcomer to Temple Sinai, you will be warmly welcomed. Our Sisterhood and Brotherhood sponsor congregational gatherings, like the Onegs that follow many evening services. You are welcome to join our volunteer chorus, Shireinu, which sings at Shabbat services on special occasions. 

Clergy

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.

Social Action

We make the wisdom of Judaism relevant to the world today by taking action on current issues. We encourage you to join our "Prayer is Not Enough" network to receive action alerts on issues in Rhode Island and the world.

Membership

Judaism is not a spectator sport. To be a Jew is to be part of a Jewish community. When you join Temple Sinai you become part of a warm and vibrant community – and you become a member of our Temple family.