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Temple Sinai

Temple Sinai is a Jewish Reform congregation in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded in 2007 when Temple Beth Am and Congregation Adat Ari El merged. Temple Sinai has over 300 member families and its sub-groups include a Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Chavurah, Youth Group, and committees. Kenneth Segel was the first rabbi of Temple Sinai and was succeeded by Rabbi Malcolm Cohen in 2009.

Source:

Temple Sinai roundtable oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02661

Abstract

Oral history interview with the Temple Sinai roundtable conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 26, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, five congregation members of Temple Sinai in Las Vegas, Nevada talk about its formation in 2007 as a result of the merge between two struggling synagogues, Adat Ari El and Temple Beth Am. They discuss the struggles each synagogue had leading up to the merge and Temple Sinai's current Jewish community. Foremost, the members explain the personal connections they each have with Temple Sinai as well as the warm atmosphere they strive to uphold for all of the congregation.

Archival Collection

Temple Sinai: archived website, 2016 to 2017

Level of Description

Other Level

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive
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Collection Number: MS-01045
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive
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Archival Component

Video, Temple Sinai oral history roundtable, April 26, 2016

Date

2016-04-26

Description

Oral history roundtable video with members of Temple Sinai: Jack Kaufman, Meera Kagemai, Sue Rhodes, Amy Stein and Jeff Klein. The participants discuss the creation of Temple Sinai from the merger of Temple Beth Am and Adat Ari El Congregation, and their experiences serving on the board of directors of the temple.

Moving Image

Photograph of Sanctuary at Temple Sinai, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 04, 2016

Date

2016-10-04

Description

The Linda and Dr. Lawrence Copeland Sanctuary at Temple Sinai.

Image

Photograph of Sanctuary at Temple Sinai, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 04, 2016

Date

2016-10-04

Description

The Linda and Dr. Lawrence Copeland Sanctuary at Temple Sinai.

Image

Photograph of Sanctuary at Temple Sinai, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 04, 2016

Date

2016-10-04

Description

The Linda and Dr. Lawrence Copeland Sanctuary at Temple Sinai.

Image