Connect

Connecting with each other is what SFS is all about

When you come to Sinai Free Synagogue for a service, an event or a dinner, you will be welcomed. We love to spend time together and we love meeting new people. We get to know each other through Shabbat services, clubs, adult education, community dinners and events. Whatever your talent or your passion, we applaud you and encourage you to share them. Our culture encourages initiative and innovation including virtual programs recently developed in direct response to a desire and need to connect in the social distance of the pandemic.

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Sacred Gatherings

Every Tuesday through Friday we gather virtually to engage in lively discussions, often featuring talented speakers many from our congregation. We explore a wide range of subjects, from current events and sports to history and poetry.
Check the calendar to see what’s coming up, and sign up for our email list via our contact form so we can send you the links.
Book Club

Sinai Free has a very active monthly book club, focusing on books with Jewish themes or by Jewish authors.
Check the calendar to find out the title of this month’s book, and sign up for our email list via our contact form so we can send you the link.
Here you can find a list of the books we’ve read and discussed.
Film Society

We meet every other week via Zoom to discuss feature films and documentaries on Jewish topics and themes, as well as ones that address values important to us as members of the broader community. Participants watch the films at their leisure before each discussion, with an occasional group viewing. Everyone, members and non-members alike, is welcome.
Check the calendar for details on the next movie selection, and sign up for our email list via our contact form so we can send you the link.
Here are the films we have viewed and discussed.
On April 5, 2022 Nehemiah Persoff, renowned character actor, teacher, painter, author and friend of SFS died at the age of 102. In October 2021 the SFS community engaged in a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with him and members of the legendary Actors Studio. He regaled us with stories that ranged from moving to humorous, drawn from a remarkable life and career in which he worked practically non-stop on stage, film and TV for over 50 years. The program gave Mr. Persoff great pleasure, and we were blessed that he shared his generosity and spirit with us. You can view the recording of this wonderful event here.
Virtual Tours

We have partnered with a wonderful Israeli tour guide who leads us on virtual tours of Israel and European Jewish sites, holiday programs and updates on Israeli current events. This fall we are offering a 3 part series with our tour guide Gadi Ben-Dov on Archaeology and the Bible visiting 3 different sites in Israel.
Check the calendar for more details.
Arts & Culture Programs

Our members lead personalized tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offer musical programs from classical to cabaret and jazz, teach us poetry, and speak about their published books. Our choir delights us with songs from the Jewish sacred and secular canon. A guest artist creates worlds in sand before our eyes for holidays and Shabbat. These are just a few of the opportunities to enjoy culture at SFS.