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ABOUT US
Dor L'Dor
Our members actively participate in all we have to offer, from our religious services and festivities to our Sisterhood, Men's Club, and Hazak, to our vibrant youth organizations, to our exceptional educational resources. Join us! Take a look at all we have, share a Shabbat with us, visit our school, meet our members and you'll begin to understand how much Temple Sinai has to offer. HistoryIt was in 1940 that a group of 25 women met to discuss the religious, cultural, and educational needs of the rapidly growing community of Philadelphia's West Oak Lane neighborhood. There, the nucleus of our Sisterhood was first formed, followed by the formation of our Men's Club. In 1942, Temple Sinai rented a former food market at Ogontz Avenue and Washington Lane. Working together, congregants transformed the facility into a place of worship which was used for Temple Sinai's first High Holy Day services. Over 250 congregants attended and worshiped with the congregation's new spiritual leader, Rabbi Sidney Greenberg. It didn't take long for the Temple Sinai family to outgrow that building. Following a campaign which included selling "bricks" door-to-door, a ground breaking ceremony was held in 1947 at the synagogue at Washington Lane & Limekiln Pike. In 1951, a new school building was completed, coinciding with the arrival of Cantor Nathan Chaitovsky. By the 1960's, as the suburbs were being developed, a group of Temple Sinai families became residents of Upper Dublin Township. Looking for a spiritual facility closer to their own homes, they held High Holy Day services in the Jarrettown Methodist Church in 1965. That congregation, known as "Suburban Temple of Montgomery County," merged with Temple Sinai in 1967. When many of Temple Sinai's families continued their exodus to the outlying areas, a seven-acre site was chosen in 1971 for a new school building at the corner of Limekiln Pike and Dillon Road. Seven years later, a sanctuary was built and the synagogue moved to its present location. Rabbi Howard Addison served as rabbi from 1996 to 2002. The new millennium was marked by the arrival of Cantor Stephen Freedman as the new Chazzan, the construction of a retirement community next door to the synagogue, and a new spiritual leader in Rabbi Adam Wohlberg. Our commitment to excellence and our understanding of the changing needs of today's Jewish community are reflected in all we have to offer and are the qualities which make us truly unique.
1401 N. Limekiln
Pike, Dresher PA 19025 © 2011. Temple Sinai of Dresher. |
We
are an egalitarian Conservative synagogue dedicated to strengthening
our members' commitment to Judaism and community. Our goal is
to instill respect, understanding, and a love of Judaism in our
congregants and their families, and to perpetuate the rich traditions
of our heritage. We believe strongly in dor l'dor -generation
to generation- and we are a family proud of our founders and
dedicated to shaping a vital Jewish future for our children.
