Temple Sinai (Denver)
Reform synagogue in Denver, Colorado, US
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Temple Sinai is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 3509 South Glencoe in Denver, Colorado, in the United States.[2]
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- Rabbi Richard S. Rheins
- Rabbi Michael Shields (Associate)
- Rabbi Raymond Zwerin (Emeritus)
| Temple Sinai | |
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The synagogue, in 2013 | |
  Location in Colorado | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Synagogue | |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 3509 South Glencoe, Denver, Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°39′8.86″N 104°55′36.09″W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Curtis Fentress |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Established | 1967 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Website | |
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History
It was started in 1967 by Rabbi Raymond A. Zwerin, who had been ordained three years prior at the Hebrew Union College.[3]
Overview
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.[4]
The synagogue has a large multicolored mural of children at play.[5] The current building was built in 1984.[1] A meditation garden was constructed in 2003.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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]
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