Liturgy and Music


Temple Sinai addresses the diverse needs of its congregants by using a wide range of prayer books including the Union Prayer Book, Gates of Prayer, as well as our own Sinai Siddur.  Services for special occasions are prepared  and conducted by members of our affiliates as well as the Rabbi and Cantor.

The music at Temple Sinai is as diverse as the congregation itself and is an integral part of the worship experience.  Music ranges  from mid-nineteenth century composers such as Lewandowski, Sulzer, and Naumbourg through  mid-twentieth century composers such as Isadore Freed, Lazare Weiner, Max Janowski, and Max Helfman to modern contemporary composers such as Stephen Richards, Ben Steinberg, Bonia Shur and camp-style composers such as Debbie Friedman, and Jeff Klepper.

A professional choir accompanies the Cantor with the adult volunteer choir joining the choir several times each year.  One Saturday each month is set aside as "Sabbath of the Soul", an a capella, traditional service featuring chanted liturgy by Rabbi, Cantor and lay leaders.

The Temple is justly proud of its two pipe organs, our Sanctuary's magnificent 1927 Skinner Organ and our Austin organ in the Feibleman Chapel. Organs are generally used at all services though our family services generally feature guitar accompaniment.


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