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
Tuesday, October 22 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Introduction to Judaism class, “Deeper Judaism”. In person and on Zoom. Class begins at 7. Zoom call starts at 6:30 PM. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83666626920. Meeting ID: 836 6662 6920
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Wednesday, October 23 – 6:30 PM – Shalom Dinner at the Spice Zone, 600 West 19th Street.
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Thursday, October 24 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday. Led by Rabbi Halfon.
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Thursday, October 24 – 6 PM – Simchat Torah. We will sing and dance with Torah scrolls. In person at the Synagogue and on Zoom. The Zoom call begins at 5:30 – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84352492750, Meeting ID: 843 5249 2750.
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Friday, October 25 – 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, October 27 – 11 AM – Memorial Service in the Synagogue. In solidarity with Israel marking the anniversary of October 7th (on the Jewish Calendar), we are going to have a memorial service for victims of the October 7th attack. Further details announced later in the week.
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Sunday, October 27 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing. New dancers are welcome. This is a great time to join!
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Monday, October 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.
Tuesday, October 29 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Introduction to Judaism class, “Deeper Judaism”. In person and on Zoom. Class begins at 7. Zoom call starts at 6:30 PM. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83666626920. Meeting ID: 836 6662 6920
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Thursday, October 31 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday. Led by Rabbi Halfon.
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Friday, November 1 – 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, November 3 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing. New dancers are welcome. This is a great time to join!
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Monday, November 4 – 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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Please consider joining us for our autumn read, Jeremy Eichler’s Time’s Echo. We will meet for discussion on Sunday, November 10th at 4:00 p.m. at Wendy Berelson’s residence, in person and via Zoom.
Here is what Amazon has to say: “A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR • WINNER OF THREE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS • Finalist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction • A stirring account of how music bears witness to history and carries forward the memory of the wartime past • SUNDAY TIMES OF LONDON HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR.
With a critic’s ear, a scholar’s erudition, and a novelist’s eye for detail, Eichler shows how four towering composers—Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Benjamin Britten—lived through the era of the Second World War and the Holocaust and later transformed their experiences into deeply moving, transcendent works of music, scores that echo lost time. Summoning the supporting testimony of writers, poets, philosophers, musicians, and everyday citizens, Eichler reveals how the essence of an entire epoch has been inscribed in these sounds and stories. Along the way, he visits key locations central to the music’s creation, from the ruins of Coventry Cathedral to the site of the Babi Yar ravine in Kyiv.
As the living memory of the Second World War fades, Time’s Echo proposes new ways of listening to history and learning to hear between its notes the resonances of what another era has written, heard, dreamed, hoped, and mourned. A lyrical narrative full of insight and compassion, this book deepens how we think about the legacies of war, the presence of the past, and the renewed promise of art for our lives today.”
Contact Phyllis if you would like to drive over to Laramie with her.
Weekly Message from the Board President
Let’s dance! Dancing is an important part of Simchat Torah. We celebrate completing reading the entire Torah, and get ready to start over from the beginning. The party (and services) are Thursday, starting at 6 PM. It will also be on Zoom (except you can’t dance holding a Torah unless you have one of your own). The Zoom call starts at 5:30.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84352492750 Meeting ID: 843 5249 2750
Because Simchat Torah is on Thursday, we moved the Shalom Dinner to Wednesday. We’ll meet at the Spice Zone, a new Indian restaurant at 600 West 19th Street. Join us and try something new. For folks new to our community, we all go out to eat a restaurant once month. This month, it’s the Spice Zone. Everyone pays their own way and we just enjoy each other’s company.
Speaking of new people, let’s welcome Emily Price. The Board of Directors approved her membership application last week. Welcome, Emily! We’re delighted you’re joining the family and we look forward to getting to know you. How is your dancing with Torahs?
Did you know that there’s a special discount available right now for See’s Candy? The order form is on our website – click here: https://www.mtsinaicheyenne.org/sees-candy-order-form. Prices go up after October 29, which is next week, so get your orders in quickly. You can still order after October 29, but the prices will go up. The candy will be available for pickup, and in person sales, after Thanksgiving.
We’re starting to approach the end of the year, and one of the big events (apart of Hanukah and our Christmas Eve Shalom Dinner), is the annual congregation meeting. The annual meeting is Sunday, December 15. It starts with a brunch, followed by the meeting. We’ll be electing new members of the Board of Directors at the meeting. Here’s a note from Phyllis Bloomberg about that.
The Congregation will be electing three members of the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. The terms of Dave Lerner, Steve Borin, and Courtney Schlisserman are expiring. All three will be running again. If you would like to serve on the Board, please let the office know or contact a member of the Nominating Committee (Phyllis Bloomberg, Gayle Wagner, and Georgia Young) and your name will be added to the ballot. The only requirement to serve on the Board is that you are a member in good standing (meaning you have paid your dues) and that you have been a member for at least one year.
We’ll also take nominations from the floor and vote during the meeting.
Finally, a big shoutout to James Green, Rick Padilla, and Elias Gonzalez. They helped the Rabbi build the Sukkah that we used last week. Thanks, guys!
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Dem nogids narishkayt gilt mer vi dem oremans khokhme.
A rich man’s foolishness is valued more than a poor man’s wisdom.
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.
October Birthdays
2 Sue Carlass
2 Hal Ginsburg
6 Judith Clark
9 Miriam Evelyn Mollman
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