UPCOMING IN JULY

THE ULTIMATE, CASUAL SUMMER SHABBAT EVE at HAR SINAI TEMPLE..... Friday Evening, July 25th.... 2421 Pennington Road, Pennington...6:15 PM: KABBALAT SHABBAT COOPERATIVE DINNER UNDER THE STARS....Bring a dairy entree for your family and a side dish for eight to share (we supply drinks and dessert).... Chairperson: Barbara Weiner.... SERVICE led by Rabbi Pollack, Cantor Pincus, and Songleader Susan Sacks will follow at 7:30... RSVP to Barbara at 609-219-1353 or the Temple office (609-730-8100) Reservations are requested.

HAR SINAI TEMPLE WELCOMES A NEW CANTOR

Har Sinai Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in Hopewell Township (Pennington), NJ, has announced that Emily Wigod Pincus will become the Cantor of Har Sinai Temple as of July 2008. A special Welcome Service will be held on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM at the Temple, located on Route 31 at Denow Road in Hopewell.

Cantor Pincus, who received her cantorial training at Hebrew Union College--School of Sacred Music in New York City, is a 1988 graduate of Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature. She has done post-graduate work in music at the Manhattan School of Music and La Escuela Superior de Canto in Madrid, Spain. Cantor Pincus has extensive experience in both secular and religious music. She performed opera for a number of years in the United States and Europe before turning her focus to sacred music.

In making the announcement, Temple President Ronald L. Perl said: “The congregation is thrilled that Cantor Pincus has agreed to join the Har Sinai community. She has an outstanding voice and engaging personality and will play a critical role in implementing new and exciting programming at Har Sinai.” Cantor Pincus will be conducting the adult and children’s choirs, teaching music in the religious school, training B’nai Mitzvah students and sharing the pulpit with Rabbi Stuart A. Pollack for religious services. She conducts both traditional services and those featuring the Reform movement’s modern music.

Har Sinai Temple is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It was established in 1857 in Trenton and occupied three locations in that city until moving to Pennington/Hopewell last year. Located on a 9-acre property on Route 31 at Denow Road in Hopewell Township, the Temple completely renovated a two-story former office building and created a school facility, administrative offices and a Chapel/Sanctuary. It operates a Toddler Time Program, an Early Education Program (preschool), a Religious School and Adult Education Programs.

According to Rabbi Pollack, “The move to Pennington/Hopewell gives Har Sinai the opportunity to continue and enhance its rich tradition of religious education and worship. In Phase I of our building project, we constructed a first class religious school facility and a warm and wonderful chapel for services. We are very please to be part of the Pennington Community.”

TODDLER TIME TOGETHER

AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE ' S NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Toddler Time Together will begin again in late June and continue through the summer. Registrations are also being taken for our Early Childhood Center which will begin in September. To learn more about the Early Childhood Center or to register your child, please call 609.730.8100.

• July 2 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together 
• July 4 - 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service
• July 7 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together 
• July 8 - 7:00 pm: Membership Committee Meeting
• July 9 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together...7:00 pm: PR Meeting
• July 10 - 7:30 pm: "Dr. Lori" Meeting
• July 11 - 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service
• July 14 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together
• July 15 - 7:00 pm: Choir Practic
• July 16 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together
• July 18 - 7:30 am: Shabbat Service
• July 21 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together....6:00 pm: Executive Committee....7:45 pm: Board of Trustees Meeting
• July 22 - 7:00 pm: Choir Practice
• July 23 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together...7:00 pm: Rosh Chodesh Group Meeting
• July 25 - 6:15 pm: Shabbat Under The Stars Dinner and 7:30 pm Service
• July 28 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together
• July 29 - 7:00 pm: Choir Practice
• July 30 - 10:30 am: Toddler Time Together
• August 1 - 7:30pm: Shabbat Service