Mattan Klein Jazz Flute Ensemble To Play at Temple Sinai

The Mattan Klein Jazz Flute Ensemble To Play at Temple Sinai

 

 

 

 

 

November 19th at 7:30pm

Coffee & Dessert to follow.
Tickets: $18 (RSVP Now)

The 4 Flute Flight ensemble was established in early 2009, and combines 4 unique flute voices with an energetic acoustic rhythm section to produce one of the freshest World-Jazz combos performing worldwide today. Brazilian music is fused with Jazz, Middle Eastern and 70's fusion elements and they are all present in this one-of-a-kind musical mix, bringing the sounds of flute to new heights, and providing a new definition to the sonorities and acoustic possibilities known to the world of flute and World Music.

Flute lovers are in for a surprisingly fresh and exciting new approach to flute ensemble work, backed by a solid and powerful, yet extremely knowledgeable rhythm section which provides a smooth runway to accelerate upon and soar into the open spaces for a magical flight to exotic and exhilarating destinations around the world and beyond.

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Sponsored by the Paul & Anne Brock Fund

Mattan Klein Jazz Flute Ensemble To Play at Temple Sinai

The Mattan Klein Jazz Flute Ensemble To Play at Temple Sinai November 19th  

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The 4 Flute Flight ensemble was established in early 2009, and combines 4 unique flute voices with an energetic acoustic rhythm section to produce one of the freshest World-Jazz combos performing worldwide today. Brazilian music is fused with Jazz, Middle Eastern and 70's fusion elements and they are all present in this one-of-a-kind musical mix, bringing the sounds of flute to new heights, and providing a new definition to the sonorities and acoustic possibilities known to the world of flute and World Music.

Flute lovers are in for a surprisingly fresh and exciting new approach to flute ensemble work, backed by a solid and powerful, yet extremely knowledgeable rhythm section which provides a smooth runway to accelerate upon and soar into the open spaces for a magical flight to exotic and exhilarating destinations around the world and beyond.

Sponsored by the Paul & Anne Brock Fund

Second Annual Hike for Hunger

On September 11^th Temple Sinai will hold its second annual Hike for Hunger. This September 11^th marks the tenth anniversary of that horrific day when thousands of innocent human beings lost their lives. It is fitting that in remembrance of precious life lost we, the members of Temple Sinai, participate in an event which has at its core the ability to affirm and perpetuate human existence.

Last year’s hike was an enormous success on many levels. First the event enabled us to bring the entire community together. 130 members of the community participated. The hike, also scheduled in September, became the kick off for the Religious School year. In Jewish tradition education for education sake is not sufficient rather education for the purpose of improving the world is the principal goal. Second, at the completion of the hike, the Temple Brotherhood sponsored a picnic/barbeque on the top of Mt. Philo. Our members took the opportunity to catch up with one another after the long summer hiatus. In the end we raised nearly four thousand dollars for the Campaign, more than we ever imagined. This was in part due to the encouragement we provided by offering two I-Pod Touches to the largest fundraisers!

Hike for Hunger has been a terrific event for our congregation and for Hunger Free Vermont. We are hopeful that this year’s event will be as successful as last year’s!

June 2011

 Dear Friends,

Two circumstances have contributed to the shaping of the Jewish experience. The first was the Talmudic rabbis’ attitude regarding mind and body. The rabbis of the Talmud emphasized the importance of sharpening the mind while placing little importance on physical development. In fact to call a person an “Ish Guf,” a person with a well developed body, was to be understood as a major insult. The classical norm was and regrettably still is in certain Jewish communities a pale, scrawny, even wimpy yeshiva bocher (Talmudic student). Think of all the inroads Jews have made in the field of sport in just the last one hundred and fifty years, the boxers, baseball players and the Olympic champions. Moreover the establishment of the State of Israel and the image of the Sabra have done much to change the classical thinking of the significance of mind over body.

The second circumstance which shaped the Jewish experience was Europe’s refusal to allow Jews to own land. Until the modern era Jews were prohibited to own land. Without the possibility of working the land and due to frequent pogroms against Jewish communities our ancestors were forced to adopt professions that were easily practiced in new surroundings. You can’t move a farm but you can move a brain. Thus Jews turned to the professions that could be practiced with both mind and few instruments; doctors, lawyers, tailors, smiths of every varied (leather, silver, and gold) and financiers.

These two circumstances as well as the fact that we are the ‘People of the Book,” has had a dramatic influence on where we devote our energies and resources. To be a Jew is to be a thinking person, a literate person, a person who understands the value of education and yes to even appreciate the importance of taking care of one’s physical well being. It is a proud heritage. This Friday night we will honor the graduates within the congregation. Of them we can be proud. Come celebrate their success.

Shalom,

Rabbi James S. Glazier

May 2011 Message

Shalom Friends,

Benjamin Weisbein grew up in Temple Sinai. Here he attended religious school, celebrated his bar mitzvah, participated in confirmation classes and was confirmed. Benjamin was bright, energetic and loved. He had traveled to Israel and was immensely proud of his Jewish identity. Tragically Benjamin died in a car accident in August of 1992 at the age of seventeen. Shortly after Benjamin’s death his parents Joel and Nancy Hart wanted to do something significant to honor his memory. After meeting with them it was decided to establish a scholarship program to help high school youth travel to Israel. For the past nineteen years The Benjamin Weisbein Fund has enabled countless Temple youth to experience the wonder and beauty of Israel.

This year three of our youth, Amy Rixon, Paige Wolinksy and Elana Valastro, will be visiting Israel with the assistance of the Weisbein Fund. Their experiences will forever change their lives and strengthen their Jewish identities.  Upon returning to the States they will be sharing their experiences during Sabbath worship and in the religious school.

I truthfully cannot imagine a more fitting and beautiful way to remember Benjamin than through this wonderful program. The Harts have blessed us with their kindness and in so doing have kept the memory of their wonderful son alive.

In Peace, Rabbi James S. Glazier