HAR SINAI CONGREGATION
Founded on May 15, 1842, Har Sinai Congregation is the oldest continuously Reform Jewish Congregation in the United States.
During its first year, regular services were conducted at the home of Moses Hutzler on Exeter Street and Eastern Avenue in Baltimore.
Celebrating our 175th Year!
Har Sinai Congregation’s Senior Rabbi, Linda Joseph
Rabbi Linda Joseph was born in Melbourne, Australia. “Discovered” by a professor at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion who recognized the wide ranging Jewish community work she had undertaken- from working in major Jewish organizations, counseling, founding study groups and Chavurot, leading services and teaching – she was convinced to apply to rabbinic school.
Who We Are
History
175 years old, Har Sinai Congregation is the oldest continuously Reform congregation in the United States. It began with regular services in the home of Moses Hutzler on May 15, 1842. Back then, the practice was “almost orthodox” with only a few controversial moderate innovations. By 1849, the Congregation built its own temple on High…
Judaic Education Magnet
The mission of the Har Sinai Congregation Judaic Education Magnet is to provide an education for our children that will help them develop a strong and positive Jewish identity. We hope to instill in the children a sense of spirituality and a bond to the Jewish people and Israel through the study of Torah
Mission Statement
Har Sinai Congregation is a dynamic, caring community that honors our Jewish tradition to continue the covenant while empowering members to explore relationships with God, Torah and the world around us.
Latest Sermons
Al HaDvash
Sermon 6/17/2016: Al HaDvash v’Al Ha’Oketz “Al hadv’ash v’al haoketz – through the honey and the sting; al hamar v’hamatok – through the bitter and the sweet; al biteinu hatinoket – for the sake of our little daughter; sh’mor Eli hatov – good God keep us safe. Al ha-eish ham’vo-eret – through the burning flame;…
Vayeitze Refugee Crisis
Very early this week, on Thursday morning, I made my way from my home in Shandon to the outskirts of Irmo, to speak to a dozen High School Teens from a Mormon Church who meet daily to pray and study. At the “ungodly 7am hour” I was tasked with bringing these children seeking faith…
Terumah and Healing
We marvel when the impossible becomes possible. In the last 24 hours the news broke that has caused more than a ripple in the scientific community. A prediction in Einstein’s Theory of Relativity has been proven. Gravitational Waves exist. This 1916 theory that was vigorously debated when presented by Albert Einstein, which was labeled by…
Upcoming Events
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Wed06Mar2019Wed05Jun201910:00 amHar Sinai Congregation 2905 Walnut Avenue, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Another Great Foreign Film Festival
All Films are Academy Award winning Foreign Language Films (facilitated by members of SPICE)
Wednesdays, 3/6, 4/3, 5/1, 6/5 10:00 a.m.Mustang: In this Oscar film set in a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school, and marriages start being arranged. Sharing a passion for freedom, the sisters find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. Drama; Rated PG-13; Running time 97 minutes; Released in 2015; Turkish with English subtitles
La Strada: This Fellini film tells the sad story of a naïve young woman bought from her mother by a brutish strongman, who takes her with him on the road. Drama; Not rated; Running time 108 minutes; Released in 1954; Italian with English subtitles
Departures: An unemployed cellist takes on a new career performing the ceremonial “encoffination” of corpses prior to cremation. A story of love, discovery, revelation and the transcendent human spirit, “Departures” will linger in your heart and mind long after viewing. Comedy, Adventure and Drama; Rated PG-13; Running Time 130 minutes; Released in 2008; Japanese with English Subtitles
In A Better World: A doctor travels frequently between Denmark and a refugee camp in Africa. He and his wife are experiencing marital strife, and their son is bullied. When a new boy moves to town, it provides solace for father and son, until the story takes a turn for the worse. Thriller/Drama; Rated R; Running Time 119 minutes; Released in 2010; Danish with English Subtitles
