| Temple Sinai Timeline |
| November 1952 |
Pre-establishment meeting held at Holy Blossom |
| May 1954 |
First meeting to organize a new temple is held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Grosberg |
| Summer 1954 |
Student Rabbi Jordan Pearlson z"l is hired |
| Fall 1954 |
Members worship at the Asbury and West United Church and 3450 Bathurst St.Apartment serves as school and offices
Apartment serves as school and offices |
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Sisterhood is founded; Vera Pollock is first president |
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Brotherhood is founded; Irving Seigal is first president |
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Holy Blossom donates a Torah and offers $25,000 loan |
| May 1955 |
Land purchased and building fund established |
| Fall 1955 |
High Holy Day services held at Earl Haig Collegiate and Glendale Theatre |
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First cantor, Irv Cramer, volunteers until 1960 |
| 1956-1958 |
198 members are signatories to first mortgage |
| April 1957 |
Ground-breaking ceremony is held |
| June 1957 |
Rabbi Jordan Pearlson z"l is ordained |
| August 1957 |
Cornerstone is laid; Harry Pollock is first President |
| May 1958 |
Membership reaches 367 families |
| October 1958 |
New building is dedicated |
| July 1960 |
Leo Kahane is hired as Director of Education |
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Alan Blye is hired as Cantor for Shabbat and Holy Days and serves until 1966,
Ray Jessel is Director of Music |
| February 1962 |
Tova Diamond becomes Director of Music |
| March 1962 |
First Bat Torah, Barbara Skulko |
| April 1962 |
Ed Goldfarb appointed Director of Education |
| October 1963 |
Temple Sinai section at Dawes Road Cemetery is dedicated |
| December 1963 |
Dedication of new school wing |
| October 1964 |
Membership at 536 families |
| July 1966 |
Nelson Spector is hired as first Executive Director |
| Spring 1967 |
Cantor Severin Weingort is hired |
| May 1968 |
Holy Blossom loan of $25,000 is repaid |
| Fall 1969 |
New Chapel is dedicated |
| September 1970 |
Ben Steinberg becomes Director of Music |
| January 1973 |
Chevrat Torah begins to meet each Shabbat |
| 1975 |
Michael Herzbrun is appointed Asistant Rabbi (1975-1978) |
| 1977 |
Mortgage with Manulife retired |
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New organ is purchased and installed |
| 1979 |
Ben Kamin is appointed Assistant Rabbi (1979-1981) |
| September 1979 |
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| July 1981 |
Jeff Ablesser becomes Assistant Rabbi (1981-1986) |
| May 1984 |
Micki Brudner appointed Executive Director (1984-1994) |
| July 1986 |
Ned Soltz becomes Associate Rabbi (1986-1992) |
| 1988 |
Dedication of new Social Hall and school facilities |
| July 1989 |
Dr. Ira Schweitzer hired as Director of Education |
| November 1990 |
Temple ’s 36th Anniversary celebrations |
| July 1992 |
Michael Dolgin becomes Assistant Rabbi |
| March 1994 |
Rayner Conway is hired as Executive Director |
| April 1996 |
Ben Steinberg retires as Director of Music and is named Composer-in-Residence |
| November 1996 |
Cantor Severin Weingort retires and is named Cantor Emeritus |
| August 1995 |
Commemorative weekend and tribute dinner honouring Rabbi Jordan Pearlson’s z"l forty years of leadership; named Founding Rabbi |
| August 1995 |
Rabbi Lawrence Colton appointed Interim Rabbi (1995-1997) |
| July 1997 |
Rabbi Michael Dolgin appointed Senior Rabbi |
| August 1997 |
Daveen Litwin appointed Assistant Rabbi (1997-2001) |
| July 1999 |
Donna Faye Dower appointed Cantor (1999-2000) |
| July 2001 |
Lori Cohen appointed Assistant Rabbi |
| August 2002 |
Cheryl Appleby Jackson appointed Director of Development (2002-2003) |
| April 2003 |
Jack Kugelmass appointed Director of Programming & Leadership Development (2003-2006) |
| July 2003 |
Gershon Silins appointed Cantor and Director of Music |
| September 2003 |
Debby Kassoy appointed Director of Development |
| July 2004 |
Erin Polonsky appointed Associate Rabbi |
| 2004 |
50th Anniverary celebrations begin |
