Weekly Message from the Board President

Congratulations Lila Gallensky!  She’s the cover girl for our High Holy Day Journal (and we’re pretty sure she doesn’t mind being called a “cover girl”).  Lila has been part of the Mt. Sinai family since 1958.  She got busy volunteering when she came to Cheyenne, and she hasn’t stopped.  Lila works on the See’s Candy Sale, is the treasurer for the Sisterhood, is the person to see if you want a tree planted in Israel, and cheerfully mans booths at the Yiddish Food Festival.  And that’s only part of what she does.

It’s great to see the recognition for Lila and we’re applauding her selection.

The High Holy Day Journals will be mailed out soon, so watch for yours.  New Jewish Calendars are due to arrive at the Synagogue in the next couple of weeks.  They are donated to us by the Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home, and we are grateful for their help.

We have a lot of things going on – your friendly neighborhood Synagogue is pretty busy with stuff for you to attend.  Let’s take them in chronological order.

The first session of Rabbi Halfon’s new class – Judaism 101/201/301 will be Tuesday, September 26 at 7 PM.  The program will run through February, with classes every Tuesday night at the Synagogue and on Zoom.  There’s still time to register – contact the Rabbi or the Synagogue office for details.

We’ve celebrated Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah and next up is Sukkot.  The Synagogue’s Sukkah will be built on Wednesday, September 27, in the back yard of the Synagogue.  Come help!  The construction work starts at 2 PM.

We just finished our fast… now it’s time to feast.  Our next Shalom Dinner is this Thursday, September 28.  Let’s meet at Olive Garden near the Frontier Mall at 6:30 PM.

Don’t turn on the kitchen stove just yet… Sukkot is the next night, Friday, and we’ll be having dinner in the newly built Sukkah.

We’re starting the celebration early, with a special children’s program at 5:30.  Then we’ll have dinner in the Sukkah at 6, followed by services.  The Zoom call will begin at 5, so you can watch the kids program. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228.  Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228.

The fun continues on Sunday.  Rabbi Halfon is building a Sukkah at his house, and he’s inviting everyone over for a potluck.

Let’s look ahead to the next week.  Saturday, October 7 is the first Saturday of the month and we would normally hold Saturday morning services.  However, it’s also Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.  Those holidays begin at sundown.  We are planning on honoring Morris Gardner for the first Saturday.  We’ll start the celebration with a family program at 5, followed by a dinner in Morris’s honor.  Then its fun and dancing with the Simchat Torah service (and yes, we meant dancing with the Torah).  We expect Morris to kick up his heels and lead the festivities.

Ben Thornell, the leader of the Mt. Sinai Youth Group, has something planned for Sunday, October 8:

We are meeting Sunday October 8th at 2pm at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center for a round of Mini Golf!  As before, please bring $6 to cover the rental fee, and money for food at the concessions stand.  As this is an outside activity please dress accordingly i.e., jackets, hats, etc.  Apparently if its 50 degrees or colder, the price drops too! Also, please feel free to invite your non-Jewish friends, the more the merrier.  

Later in October, on Sunday the 29th at 1pm we will meet at Curt Gowdy State Park for a 3-mile hike.  As this is a hike and therefore an outside activity, please dress accordingly i.e., jackets, comfortable shoe/boots, hats, etc.  Also please bring a small backpack with water, and snacks.  Whoever brings the best snacks gets to pick the food for our November meeting!  And as I said above, please feel free to invite any of your non-Jewish friends.

I was thinking our November event could be the 26th around 5pm.  I’m open to ideas, but I thought we could have a pre-Chanukah movie night with pizza and board games.  Please submit your movie recommendations!

As always, I’m available by phone or email if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Carol Fischer, the president of Sisterhood, sent us a note about upcoming events.

October 15 at 3 PM is the wine and chocolate pairing and sale of Israeli wines for Hadassah Hospital at Steve and Carol’s home.  Regional representative from Hadassah will be there.  It is welcome to all members, not only Sisterhood to buy wonderful wines and chocolate.

There’s been a lot of work going on in the newly expanded Synagogue library.  Volunteers have just about finished the children’s section of the library (yes, there is a separate children’s section with books and materials for kids, and furniture for them to use).  There’s more to do, but our library volunteers deserve our gratitude for all the hard work they’ve put in.  The library is really looking good!

Whew!  If it seems like we are starting off 5784 with a bang, it’s because we are.  There is a lot going on!

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Nayn rabonim kenen keyn minyen nit makhn ober tsen shusters yo.        
Nine rabbis can’t make a minyan but ten shoemakers can.     

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

                Shira Michael

                Craig Michael

11           Michael Sherman

12          Lou Brownstein

13           Navit Reid

16          Laurie Richmond

                Dan Shadakofsky

19           Rich Nolan

24          Claudio Feler