Weekly Message from the Board President

This is a busy month at Mt. Sinai.  We have our normal activities and services, and then the High Holy Days begin in just a couple of weeks.  Rosh Hashanah starts the evening of Monday, September 22^nd.  More on that in a moment, but there is time to squeeze in one more Shalom Dinner before the High Holy Days begin.

So let’s get together and go out to dinner at Napoli’s Italian Restaurant, 1901 Central Avenue.  We’ll meet next week, on Thursday, September 18, at 6:30 PM, and enjoy pasta, chicken and other tasty Italian dishes.

Have you logged in to attend our services on Zoom?  We’re using a new system that provides more security (unfortunate, but necessary).  Send an email to [email protected] and we’ll send you a link to our services.

The links change frequently.  That’s one of the things we’re doing to improve security.  You only need to email us once.  If you are on the list, you’ll get an email on Friday with the links for that weekend’s services, including Friday nights, Saturday mornings and holidays.  The email will come automatically after you contact us.

Rabbi Joe Black will be leading our High Holy Day services this year and we are looking forward to it.  He came up during Cheyenne Frontier Days and led services back in July.  Rabbi Black recently retired from Temple Emanuel, the largest synagogue in Denver.  He has come to Cheyenne in the past – several years ago he held a concert in our large sanctuary.

The High Holy Days Journal is coming out soon.  You may have received a notice in the mail about greetings and messages you can have printed in the Journal.  It will be ready during High Holy Days.

We will also have Jewish calendars available at the Synagogue.  They are being worked on and should be ready by Rosh Hashanah.

Thank you, Rabbi Stern!  Rabbi Stern is one of the candidates for the religious leader position at Mt. Sinai.  He came to Cheyenne this past weekend, and led services Friday night and Saturday morning.  Saturday evening he taught a class, and followed it up with a Havdalah service.  The rabbi was very well received – there was applause after his sermon Friday night.

You can watch his services and class here:

Friday night service – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs9RmNiAJy8

Saturday morning service – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ND0Qtnd9c

Rabbi’s Class and Havdalah service – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSOA0ut49Z8

The search committee will be meeting soon and will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors.  The Board meets on Wednesday, September 17.  Please share your opinions with members of the board before then.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Es iz nito keyn shlekhte mashke far a shiker, keyn shlekhte matbeye far a soykher, un keyn miese nekeyve far a noyef.
There’s no bad liquor for a drunkard, no bad money for a dealer, and no ugly woman for a lecher.      

 Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

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September Birthdays

3              Cathy Berdan

5              Liz Wolf

9             Pewaubek Reid

10           Noah Make
10           Shira Michael
10          Craig Michael

11           Michael Sherman

12          Lou Brownstein

13          Navit Reid

16         Laurie Richmond
16         Dan Shadakofsky

19        Rich Nolan
20        David Lucero