The Mt. Sinai Board of Directors has decided to continue to require masks and social distancing in the Synagogue. Masks are available in our front lobby. No one will be turned away or prevented from entering the Synagogue to pray and worship. The Board does not want anyone to get sick after a visit to the Synagogue.

Weekly Message from the Board President

They were wonderful people and we miss them every single day.  Helen Zigmond was the heart of Mt. Sinai, and was devoted to our Synagogue since she arrived in Cheyenne after World War II.  Lea Gancz, her niece, grew up in our Synagogue and eagerly participated in almost everything we did. We lost them both within weeks. The unveiling for both women is coming up on October 24 at the Jewish Cemetery in Cheyenne.

Rabbi Halfon will conduct the unveiling and says it will take place at 11 AM, which is the traditional time for our unveilings. We have reached out to the family to find out if there will be a reception or meal afterwards. We’ll pass that information along as soon as we know.

Rabbi Halfon will be back in Cheyenne the weekend of October 22. He will lead services Friday night and Saturday morning, and teach a class Sunday night.  Everything will be on Zoom and in person. 

The class on Sunday night, October 24, will be on: “A Book of Books – Torah, Prophets, Writings, Video Prophets, Priests, Paupers. Exile and Return”  

Here’s all of the Zoom info:

Friday night services – 6:30 P.M. Zoom meeting, 7 PM Service (this Zoom info is the same every week): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83627327018 Meeting ID: 836 2732 7018

Saturday morning, October 23 – 9:30 Zoom meeting, 10 AM Service – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84727935087, Meeting ID: 847 2793 5087

Sunday night October 24 – 7 PM Rabbi’s Class – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88341397471, Meeting ID: 883 4139 7471.

It feels like we just finished the High Holy Days, and the nearby holidays… but Hanukah is fast approaching. Everything is early this year. The first night of Hanukah is Sunday, November 28… which is Thanksgiving weekend. We have plans to hold our usual Hanukah party at the end of the holiday, and light dozens of menorahs in the Social Hall.  We’ll have more on that when we get closer.

In the meantime, we can take a break.  We found a fun music video – the Evolution of Jewish Music, by a group called the Y-Studs.  It’s an all-male a capella group made up of former students of Yeshiva University.  Their video starts with music from the 900’s and runs through today, with stops at Fiddler on the Roof, Adam Sandler, and others.  Take a look:

Morris Gardner served on the Board of Directors, and as Board President.  He’s been on the Board of the Trust, and now serves as its President. Morris also spent years volunteering in the office before we hired someone to handle our bookkeeping, answer phones, and conduct other business on behalf of the congregation.

This month, the Endowment Fund wants to thank Morris for his years of effort on behalf of the Synagogue by raising money for the sponsorship of a chair in his honor in the large sanctuary.  The sponsorship costs $500, but an anonymous donor has offered to cover half the cost under certain conditions.  If you would like to donate, please use our website or contact the Synagogue office.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Besser fun a gratsh a patsh aider fun a nar a kush.
Better a smack from a wise man than a kiss from a fool.

Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

Community Partner with Family Promise of Cheyenne

October Birthdays

2              Sue Carlass

2              Hal Ginsburg

6            Judith Clark

18           David Bloch

20           Dorothy Feldman

25           Mark Elliott

23           Ilaine Brown

24           Jaimee Sodosky

25          Stephanie Ehrlich

28           Jeff Weinstein

29           Elsie Reid

31           Namaste Reid