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 Rabbi Moshe Halfon and lay leaders.
Coming Up
Wednesday, April 16 – 6:30 PM – Board Meeting via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 17 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday.
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Friday, April 18 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service led by Rabbi Halfon, 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, April 20 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing.
Monday, April 21 – 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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Thursday, April 24 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday.
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Friday, April 25 – 6 PM – Chametz party
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Friday, April 25 – 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, April 27 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing.
Monday, April 28 – 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
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.
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SOCIAL ACTION
Family Promise is rolling out an exciting new program called Just Neighbors. This program is designed to provide additional support to and interaction with families being housed through Family Promise. Keep an eye on this section for more information in upcoming weeks on how Mt. Sinai (and you!) can get involved.
Weekly Message from the Board President
Hebrew is back! Learn Hebrew from an Israeli! You’ll be able to read, write, and speak beginner Hebrew after the class, and it will make a trip to Israel a lot more fun.
Matani Ravenna, who taught a very successful class in Hebrew for Beginners, is teaching another class, starting in a couple of weeks. This is also Hebrew for Beginners. It will run for 12 weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 PM, starting on Tuesday, April 22nd. The class will be in person at the Synagogue and also available on Zoom.
Matani is an Israeli native, so Hebrew is his first language. The class was very well-received last year, and is back by popular demand. The cost is $300 for the general public, and $150 for Mt. Sinai members.
We hope you’re enjoying the Passover holiday with friends and family. Our Synagogue seder last night was a great success and welcomed a lot of people to the Synagogue. Denise Bendori planned a special outfit for the occasion and sent us a photo of what she had in mind.
Unfortunately, a sudden attack by the ducks and geese in Holliday Park forced her to cancel the plans. Who knew the ducks and geese were Jewish?
Here’s some photos from the Mt. Sinai Seder.
We’ve all set aside Chametz during Passover, so no bread, rolls, pizza, etc. during the holiday. The ban on Chametz is temporary, and we’ll be ready when the holiday ends and our diets return to normal. Let’s celebrate the return of Chametz with a pizza, beer party, and soft drinks at the Synagogue, on Friday night, April 25. We’ll bring in the pizzas at 6… eat and enjoy and then head into the small Sanctuary for Shabbat services at 7. Join us as we welcome back Chametz! It’s going to be our Shabbat Dinner and you’re invited.
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Er hot a flig in haldz un vil zi dertrinken.
He has a fly in his throat and wants to drown it.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
Message from the Rabbi
Shalom Mt. Sinai!
Here are some late-resources for your Pesach, whether at home, on the road, or with our shul this coming Sunday.
1) “Sell” your Chametz! – Sell Your Chametz
2) Download the short & sweet “JewBelong Haggadah”. PDF attached, or download your own here Passover – JewBelong Haggadah
3) A guide for deeper discussion and reflection at your Seder, based on the symbols. – Reflections on Pesach Symbols
4) Join Rabbi Moshe as the first of seven rabbis leading a “Counting the Omer” classic for personal growth starting next Wednesday April 16 at 5:30 PM MST/730 EST, and every Wednesday night for seven weeks thereafter. This is a national class through a Washington DC synagogue. It’s very reasonable, and you can study this personal growth process with him and six other well-known spiritual leaders! – Counting the Omer
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.
April Birthdays
1 Nathan Weinstein
Gayle Wagner
3 Daniel Solish
4 Warren “Zeev” Osher
6 Sally Nolan
9 Cecilia Linn
24 Carol Fischer
24 Tori Rosenthal
29 Barbara Karz-Wagman