| Temple Sinai | |
|---|---|
 The temple in 2013. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 3509 South Glencoe Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Curtis Fentress [1] |
| Completed | 1984 [1] |
| Website | |
| sinaidenver.org | |
Temple Sinai is a Reform synagogue located at 3509 South Glencoe in Denver, Colorado. [2]
It was started in 1967 by Rabbi Raymond A. Zwerin, who had been ordained three years prior at the Hebrew Union College. [3]
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. [4]
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 . [5]
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. [6]
The synagogue has a large multicolored mural of children at play. [7] The current building was built in 1984. [1] In 2003, a meditation garden was constructed in 2003. [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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