Happy Purim!  Our Purim party is tonight – Monday, March 2, starting at 6 PM at the Synagogue.  Noam Mantaka will read the Megillah – the story of Mordecai, Esther, King Ahasuerus, and the evil guy who shall not be named.  It has mystery, romance, palace intrigue, spies, and more.  Plus, whenever the name of the bad guy is mentioned, we have to make noise to drown his name out.  There will be groggers, which are noisemakers that you twirl, and you are welcome to bring your own, or just pound on the table at the appropriate times.

Sisterhood has been busy baking dozens of hamentaschen, the triangle shaped cookies filled with a variety of tasty fillings.  We’ll be munching on those so we can rebuild our strength after all the noisemaking.

Purim is sometimes considered the Jewish Halloween, because coming in costume is part of our tradition.  It has been a lot of fun over the years seeing the costumes our religious leaders have worn to celebrate the holiday, and you are encouraged to come in costume yourself.

The fun begins at 6 PM tonight at the Synagogue.  Come join us!

Our thanks to Rabbi Eitan Krul.  Rabbi Krul came to the Synagogue from Israel this past weekend.  He led services Friday night and Saturday morning, taught a class Saturday afternoon, and finished things off with a Havdalah service.  Rabbi Krul was warmly received.  His trip coincided with our Shalom Dinner, and he came to that.  He also took a tour of Cheyenne and visited several members of the congregation at their homes.

If you missed Rabbi Krul’s services or class, here they are on Youtube.

Watch “2-27-26 Kabbalat Shabbat Service Rabbi Eitan Krul at Mt. Sinai Synagogue Cheyenne, WY” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/9eeQWZp4r0s?si=OgW8F9Xrg8gH_Q9P             

Watch “2-28-26 Morning Shabbat Service & Torah Service Rabbi Eitan Krul at Mt. Sinai Synagogue Cheyenne, WY” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/l9fE-To1BGE?si=P20mByC-wK-XsDND

Watch “2-28-26 Adult Education Session with Rabbi Eitan Krul at Mt. Sinai Synagogue” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/NGlOShrDy8E?si=9Q-dxNZqKN2B_5wR             

Next up is Rabbi Craig Rosenstein.  Rabbi Craig is also a candidate for the religious leader position.  He is coming to use from Las Vegas and will be here the weekend of March 13.  As with our other candidates, the plan is for him to lead services Friday night and Saturday morning, teach a class Saturday afternoon and then lead a Havdalah service.

A couple of other reminders – Join Jeff Weinstein on Tuesdays for a lunchtime discussion about the Torah.  It’s Torah Tuesday.  Bring your lunch to the Synagogue – it takes place at noon.

Also, our Israeli folk dancers are kicking up their heels on Sundays at 3 PM.  It’s fun to learn and a great way to meet people.  Beginners are always welcome.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Dos land brent un di bobe tsvogt zikh.
The country’s ablaze and grandma is washing her hair.