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High Holidays Giving 5786 | 2025

We are excited to celebrate High Holidays 5786 with you! This year we will be welcoming worshipers for in-person services as well as offering live-streaming on our website for all services at Temple Sinai. Whether you are bringing a guest to join our community, are honoring the memory of a loved one, or are inspired by our services, we hope you will consider making a gift to support the High Holidays at Temple Sinai.

Using the form below you will be able to:

  • Give to the High Holidays Support Fund
  • Dedicate Bimah Flowers
  • Submit Yizkor (Memorial) Book Names
  • Request Simcha Tree Leaves
  • Request Memorial Plaques

Thank you for your generous support of the High Holidays at Temple Sinai. Please submit High Holidays donations, Yizkor (Memorial) Book names, and Bimah Flowers Dedications by Friday, September 12 to be included in the High Holidays service sheets and the Yizkor (Memorial) Book. Memorial Plaques and Simcha Tree Leaves can be requested now and will continue to be available throughout the year.

If you prefer to fill out a paper form and send a check for your donation, you can download and print the information here.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Noah Benjamin, Director of Development, at (202) 363-6394 x 233 or nbenjamin@templesinaidc.org.

Would you like to make a donation to support the High Holidays at Temple Sinai?​

High Holidays Support Fund: This fund supports the added costs of maintaining and improving our High Holidays services for both in person and virtual participation. Whether you are a member enjoying the High Holidays at Temple Sinai or a guest joining the Temple Sinai community for the holidays, please consider making a gift to this fund to support the holidays.

Temple Sinai no longer sells guest tickets, instead providing guest tickets for any member that requests them. If you are bringing a guest for the High Holidays, we hope you will consider making a donation to support the added costs of the holidays. We suggest a donation of $118 per guest per holiday to help ensure that we continue to provide our community and guests with a variety of spiritually fulfilling worship services both in person and virtually.

How much would you like to donate to the High Holidays Contributions Fund to support the holidays at Temple Sinai?

If you are bringing a guest to the High Holidays, please consider making a gift of $118 or more per guest for each holiday.

How would you like your name to be listed in our High Holidays digital service sheets?

If you would like your donation to remain anonymous, please type "anonymous" into the space above.

Would you like make a donation of $540 to dedicate High Holidays Bimah Flowers in honor of a simcha (joyous occasion), in memory of a loved one, or for another special occasion?

Bimah Flowers Sponsorship: Each year our many High Holiday services are enhanced by the beautiful flowers on the bimah. On Sukkot we celebrate the holiday by building and decorating a sukkah and decorating the bimah areas with autumn harvest decor. As in past years, there is the opportunity to dedicate bimah flowers for holidays that are meaningful to you. All dedications for the High Holidays are acknowledged on our digital service sheets, in the post-High Holidays thank you email, and in Temple Sinai annual donor listings.

Which services would you like to sponsor Bimah Flowers for?
How would you like your High Holidays Bimah Flowers sponsorship dedicated? For example: in honor of a simcha, in memory of a loved one, or for another special occasion.

How would you like your name to be listed in our digital High Holidays service sheets?

If you would like your donation to remain anonymous, please type "anonymous" into the space above.

Would you like to submit the names of your loved ones to be memorialized in Temple Sinai's 5786 Yizkor (Memorial) Book?

Yizkor (Memorial) Book: We will be producing a Yizkor (Memorial) Book for the High Holidays, which will be made available to congregants during the Yizkor Service on the afternoon of Yom Kippur and via digital copy. This book includes the names of members and relatives of members who have passed away within the last year and provides an opportunity for all members to list and memorialize relatives who have passed in years past. If you would like to have your loved ones memorialized in the Yizkor Book, a donation in their memory is recommended.

Please enter the names of your loved ones whom you would like to memorialize in the space above, separated by line breaks.

If you would like to keep your listing the same as it was last year, please enter "Same as last year" in the space above. To see last year's Yizkor (Memorial) Book, please click here.

How much would you like to donate in memory of those you are listing in Temple Sinai's 5786 Yizkor (Memorial) Book?

We recommend giving to the Yizkor (Memorial) Book Fund in increments of "chai" (eg: $180, $72, $36) for each name being remembered. A donation is not required to have your loved ones listed.

How would you like to be listed in your 5786 Yizkor (Memorial) Book listing?
ex: "The Smith Family", "John & Jane Smith", etc.

Would you like to make a donation of $360 for a Simcha Tree Leaf in honor of a joyous occasion in your family?
Simcha Tree Leaves: Individual leaves on the Temple Sinai Simcha Tree may be ordered to celebrate your family’s joyous occasions by making a contribution of $360 that helps sustain temple operations. The Simcha Tree is located between the Sanctuary Foyer and the Bet Am.
Please enter the number of Simcha Tree Leaves you would like to order.
Please enter the date of the joyous occasion you are commemorating. If you are giving for multiple leaves, please enter each date on a separate line.
Please enter the joyous occasion you are celebrating, such as a wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, graduation, etc. If you are giving for multiple leaves, please enter each occasion on a separate line.
Please enter the names of the Simcha Tree Leaves honorees as you would like them to be listed. If you are giving for multiple leaves, please enter each name on a separate line.
Would you like to make a donation of $500 for a Yizkor (Memorial) Plaque in memory of a loved one?
Yizkor (Memorial) Plaques: A brass memorial plaque can be ordered commemorating your loved ones by making a contribution of $500 that helps sustain temple operations. Each year, on the anniversary of their deaths, the plaques are hung in the lobby on our Memorial Wall.
Please enter the number of Yizkor (Memorial) Plaques you would like.
Please enter the date of the Yizkors you are commemorating. If you are giving for multiple Yizkor Plaques, please enter each date on a separate line. You may choose to enter either a Hebrew date or an English date. We will use whichever date you enter as the yahrzeit date for the purposes of this Yizkor Plaque.
Please enter the names of the loved ones you are memorializing as you would like them listed. If you are giving for multiple Yizkor Plaques, please enter each name on a separate line.
Please enter your relationship to the loved ones you are memorializing. For example: parent, sibling, child, friend, etc. If you are giving for multiple Yizkor Plaques, please enter each relationship on a separate line.
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