Temple Sinai’s assistant rabbi, Keren Gorban, will be leaving the Reform congregation on June 30, 2022. Rather than employing another rabbi to replace her, Temple Sinai’s leadership said it would instead hire an ordained cantor. Alison Yazer, president of Temple Sinai’s board, said the decision not to renew Gorban’s contract was the result of two, simultaneous factors. The board, Yazer said, had begun having conversations with congregants concerning the temple’s needs for the future. At the same time, Gorban began searching for a new congregation to serve.