Temple Sinai (Denver)

Temple Sinai is a Reform synagogue located at 3509 South Glencoe in Denver, Colorado.[2]

For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Sinai.
Temple Sinai
The temple in 2013.
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Leadership
  • Rabbi Richard S. Rheins
  • Chazzan Bryan Zive
  • Rabbi Keren Gorban
  • Acting Executive Director Amy Becker
  • President Neil Culbertson
StatusActive
Location
Location3509 South Glencoe
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Architecture
Architect(s)Curtis Fentress[1]
Completed1984[1]
Website
sinaidenver.org

History

It was started in 1967 by Rabbi Raymond A. Zwerin, who had been ordained three years prior at the Hebrew Union College.[3]

The workbook Tzedakah, Gemilut Chasadim, and Ahavah: A Manual for World Repair (1990), by Joel Lurie Grishaver and Beth Huppin, was piloted at the synagogue.[4]

In September 1995, more than 650 members of the synagogue spent a day removing graffiti in Denver, painting buildings, cooking pastries, repairing toys, scraping walls, and potting plants, in an effort to fulfill a mitzvah.[5]

Services

It is a full-functioning synagogue with a religious school catering to preschoolers through confirmation students. Services are held every Friday night, Saturday morning, and on holidays. The synagogue has a pre-school.[6]

Building

The synagogue has a large multicolored mural of children at play.[7] The current building was built in 1984.[1] In 2003, a meditation garden was constructed in 2003.[8]

Recognition

In 2011, Temple Sinai received a $21,000 grant from the Rose Community Foundation for the integration of special-needs children into its religious school.[9]

The temple's maintenance manual was featured in The Temple Management Manual (2003), by the National Association of Temple Administrators (U.S.), Union of American Hebrew Congregations.[10]

References
  1. Fentress, Curtis (2010). Touchstones of Design: Redefining Public Architecture. Images Publishing Group Party Ltd. ISBN 978-1-86470-382-5. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  2. Sheldon, Betsy (2001). The Jewish Travel Guide. Edison, NJ: Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1-55650-879-4. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  3. Fallace, Thomas Daniel (2008). The emergence of Holocaust education in American schools. Macmillan. ISBN 9780230603998. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. Grishaver, Joel Lurie; Huppin, Beth (1990). Tzedakah, Gemilut Chasadim, and Ahavah: A Manual for World Repair. Alternatives in Religious Education. ISBN 9780867051391. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  5. Virginia Culver (September 9, 1995). "Temple members plan good-deed day; They will fulfill a mitzvah with 40 projects". Denver Post. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  6. "Temple Sinai Preschool Lm in Denver, CO". Elementaryschools.org. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  7. Tornberg, Robert E. (1998). The Jewish Educational Leader's Handbook. Behrman House. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-86705-043-1.
  8. Gorski, Eric (September 26, 2003). "Temple transformation; Synagogues experiment with offerings to bring Jews back into the fold". Denver Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  9. "News from Rose Community Foundation". Rose Community Foundation. January 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  10. The Temple Management Manual. URJ Books and Music. 2003. ISBN 0-8074-0902-2.


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