2610 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307) 634 - 3052
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Shabbat Services
Please join us for Shabbat services every Friday evening at 7 PM. Shabbat Services are also held on select Saturdays at 10 AM. Friday night and scheduled Saturday morning services are announced on our website, Facebook page, and our weekly newsletter. Our services are in person and online through Zoom. At the conclusion of services, enjoy our Oneg Shabbat.
Shabbat Services are led by lay leaders and visiting Rabbis. Mt. Sinai is currently conducting a search for a new religious leader.
Coming Up
Tuesday, December 16 – 12 noon – Torah Tuesday led by Jeff Weinstein. Bring your lunch, learn, and discuss.
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Friday, December 19 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service in person and via Zoom. We’ll open the Zoom meeting at 6:30 so people can chat. Services begin at 7:00. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.
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Sunday, December 21 – 10 AM to 4 PM – See’s Candy Sale. Last day!!
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Sunday, December 21 – 3 PM – Israeli Dancing is cancelled this week.
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Sunday, December 21 – 5 PM – Annual Chanukah party! Doors open at 5 PM. Candle lighting at 5:30 PM followed by a dinner that will include latkes, Noam’s famous sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts) and more. Play the dreidel game and sing the songs. Bring your menorah(s) and candles. Don’t have a menorah? We’ll provide one for you so everyone can join in the candle lighting. We will light up our Social Hall on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year!
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Monday, December 22 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer in person at Uncle Charlie’s and via Zoom. Jason Bloomberg is the moderator. Please email [email protected] if you want to be added to the list of those sent the Zoom link each week.
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Tuesday, December 23 – 12 noon – Torah Tuesday led by Jeff Weinstein. Bring your lunch, learn, and discuss..Wednesday, December 24 – 6:30 PM – Please join us for our biggest Shalom Dinner of the year – a Chinese dinner on Christmas Eve at the China Buffet..Friday, December 26 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service in person and via Zoom. We’ll open the Zoom meeting at 6:30 so people can chat. Services begin at 7:00. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link..Sunday, December 28 – 3 PM – Israeli Dancing. New dancers are welcome!.Monday, December 29 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer in person at Uncle Charlie’s and via Zoom. Jason Bloomberg is the moderator. Please email [email protected] if you want to be added to the list of those sent the Zoom link each week.
Weekly Message from the Board President
Happy Hanukah! The first night was last night, and we’ll be lighting candles all week. On Sunday, we’ll all gather for our big Hanukah party. Come to the Synagogue at 5 PM. We’ll have tables set up along one wall of the Social Hall, and we’ll put Menorahs on them. We’ll take a little bit of time to fill the menorahs with candles and then light them all together at 5:30. We’ll sing Hanukah songs, and then, prepare your taste buds for wonderful latkes and sufganiyot.
We will also have dreidels and chocolate coins. If you’ve never played dreidel, the rules are simple and the competition is fun.
By the way, here’s a bit of Hanukah trivia to discuss during the party… We use the term Menorah for the candelabrum frequently, but the term Hannukiah is a little more appropriate. A Hannukiah is a type of menorah designed specifically for Hanukah, because it has room for eight candles plus a shamash, and traditional menorahs have room for seven candles. Menorahs were used in the ancient temple… the Hannukiah version was developed later to commemorate Hanukah.
We also want to mention that Chabad of Wyoming will be holding its annual Hanukah celebration at the Wyoming State Capitol on Thursday, December 18th, at 1 PM. They will light a large electric menorah in the capitol and welcome elected officials and the general public. Chabad also brings a lot of delicious food, so come for the ceremony and stay for the munchies.
Taylor Swift is not Jewish, but that didn’t stop the musical group Six13 from adapting one of her musical hits to celebrate Hanukah. If you don’t like the video, just “shake it off.”
If you enjoy Klezmer music (which is the style of music we offer at the Yiddish Food Festival), the Mizel Museum in Denver is holding Klezfest Saturday night. There will be performances by Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe, Rabbi Joe Black and Steve Brodsky, MishMish, and Gora Gora Orkestar. You can find out more about it here: https://mizelmuseum.org/event/klezfest-2025/
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Erev-yomkiper vern ale ganovim frum.
On the eve of Yom Kippur all thieves become pious.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
Donations to Israel
If you would like to send money to Israel, here are some options:
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From Temple Emanuel: JEWISHcolorado donors have stepped forward to offer a dollar-for-dollar match up to $200,000 for donations to the Israel Emergency Fund. All emergency dollars will go to support efforts on the ground in Israel, aiding victims of terror, addressing trauma issues, and assisting with emergency medical and infrastructure needs. The match was launched by Barry and Gay Curtiss-Lusher from a shelter in a Tel Aviv Hotel and JEWISHcolorado Board Chair Ben Lusher and his wife Nicole.
December Birthdays
9 Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman
9 Raizy Mendelsohn
11 Erin Vavra
19 Andi Coelho
20 Rabbi Moshe Halfon
20 Stephanie Sterling
21 Steve Borin
23 Jacque Georgio
28 Heather McLoud
28 Joe Golden