2610 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307) 634 - 3052
[email protected]
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Photos Courtesy of Louis Davidson, Synagogues360.org
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 Rabbi Moshe Halfon and lay leaders.
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 20 –7 to 8:30 PM – Hebrew for Beginners. Class #5 of 12 classes. In person and via Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87048954137. Meeting ID: 870 4895 4137..Wednesday, May 21 – 6:30 PM – Board Meeting via Zoom...
Friday, May 23 – 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. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228. Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228
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Sunday, May 25 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing.
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Monday, May 26 – 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, May 27 –7 to 8:30 PM – Hebrew for Beginners. Class #6 of 12 classes. In person and via Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87048954137. Meeting ID: 870 4895 4137.
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Thursday, May 29 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday.
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Friday, May 30 – 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. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228. Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228
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Sunday, June 1 – 11 AM to 3 PM – OUR ANNUAL YIDDISH FOOD FESTIVAL!!
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Monday, June 2 – 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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SAVE THE DATE
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We have chosen for our next Hadassah Book Group read Francine Klagsbrun’s Henrietta Szold Hadassah and the Zionist Dream. We will meet in person and via Zoom on Sunday, June 22nd at 4:00 p.m. at Wendy Berelson’s residence. Henrietta Szold (1860–1945) is renowned as the founder of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, which quickly became one of the most successful of all Zionist groups. In her work with Hadassah, Szold used a combined ethical and pragmatic approach aimed at improving the lives of both Jews and Arabs. She later moved to Mandate Palestine to help shape education, health, and social services there. The pinnacle of her career came in her seventies, when she took on the task of directing the Youth Aliyah program, which rescued thousands of young people from the Nazis and resettled them in Palestine.
Weekly Message from the Board President
You’re going to notice two new arrivals at the Synagogue, the next time you come by. First, out front, we’re installing a new planter. There are two reasons for the new planter. It will look great when it’s finished and filled with flowers. And the second reason is a security one. If someone loses control as they come down Pioneer Avenue, the planter will stop a vehicle before it gets to the front of the building where people may be standing or walking.
We’ve been doing fundraising for security this year, and part of the money is going toward construction of the planter. It’s an attractive and welcoming way to provide a little extra protection.
The planter is still under construction (see the photo below) but it should be ready and filled with plants by the Yiddish Food Festival on June 1.
Then in the back yard of the Synagogue, Frontier Forestry donated and planted a big white fir tree. We think it’s about 10 feet tall. We did pay them for the planting but they gave us the tree for free. We don’t know how many Jewish trees there are in Wyoming, so this may be one of the first. The Ritual and Liturgy Committee is going to decide if we need to trim one of the branches by a little bit, just to make it official.
Here’s a photo of the tree. Should we give it a name?
According to Google, White Fir Tree translates to Etz Ashuch Levan in Hebrew.
We’re in the final push for the Yiddish Food Festival. The good news is that the cooking and preparations are all on schedule (or even a little ahead) thanks to our hardworking volunteers. We’ve canceled the Shalom Dinner for this month, because we want the volunteers to be able to participate… and next week they will be cooking every day. They would always welcome an extra pair of hands, so feel free to stop by.
The Festival itself begins at 11 AM on Sunday, June 1st at the Synagogue. We’re expecting a large crowd, so we’ll need lots of volunteers to help us with the booths, welcoming guests, and assisting with our various activities. And if you don’t have time to volunteer, just come and enjoy the Festival. It’s always a good time.
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
A nayer meylekh mit naye gzeyres, a nay yor mit naye aveyres.
A new king with new decrees, a new year with new misdeeds.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
Donations to Israel
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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.
May Birthdays
1 Jeremy Bay
3 Nachi Mendelsohn
5 Zoey Brown
8 Tyler Sterling
13 Micah Young
19 Abby Rowswell
Benjamin Vavra
15 Doreen Glotzer
21 Stuart Wolf
22 Laura Silliman