2610 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307) 634 - 3052
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Photos Courtesy of Louis Davidson, Synagogues360.org
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 lay leaders and visiting Rabbis. Mt. Sinai is currently conducting a search for a new religious leader.
Coming Up
Wednesday, July 16 – 6:30 PM – Board Meeting via Zoom.
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Thursday, July 17 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday is on break.
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Friday, July 18 – 6 PM – Shalom Dinner in honor of Rabbi Joe Black. Come join us!
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Friday, July 18 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service led by Rabbi Joe Black, 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, July 20 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing has resumed. Come join us! This is a great time to start.
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Monday, July 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, July 24 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday is on break.
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Friday, July 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, July 27 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing has resumed. Come join us! This is a great time to start.
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Monday, July 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.

Weekly Message from the Board President
The big news this week is that Rabbi Joe Black will be leading Shabbat services this Friday. Rabbi Black just retired after serving as the Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanuel, the largest Synagogue in Denver. Before that, he was the Rabbi for Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rabbi Black is familiar with our Congregation. He performed a fundraising concert for us in the large sanctuary of our Synagogue several years ago.
Rabbi Black has also agreed to lead our High Holy Day services and may come other times during the year. We’re going to begin Friday night with a dinner in Rabbi Black’s honor. It will be our Shabbat Dinner and our Shalom Dinner. The Dinner will start at 6 PM in the Synagogue. Then we’ll move into either the small Sanctuary or the large one, depending on how many people come for services.
The services will also be on Zoom. The Zoom call will begin at 6:30. Here’s the Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228. Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228.
The Board of Directors meets this week, and security is at the top of the agenda. Mt. Sinai recently won a grant of close to $200,000 for very specific security needs, and the Board will review how the money must be spent. New doors along the alley next to the Synagogue is one example.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Toma Nisbet. We sent out a notice yesterday when we learned of her passing. She was the widow of the late Marv Wolf, and also a loving mother and grandmother. After Marv’s passing, she stayed involved in the Synagogue and participated in many activities. She also had a lot of very good friends in our congregation and the community. We will miss her. There will be a celebration of life for her in about a month, but we have not been told about a public funeral.
We have some new Hebrew speakers in the community. Matani Ravenna’s Modern Hebrew class just wrapped up last week. It was very well received, and we’ll be asking Matani to teach it again. Matani does more than go over vowels and verbs. He recommends movies, tv shows, books and other resources so that his students can get fully immersed in the Hebrew language.
Our search committee has been meeting regularly. Yesterday, they reviewed the applicants we have received so far, and some of those applicants are very impressive. The committee still needs to meet one more time before scheduling interviews, and Cheyenne Frontier Days is forcing the committee to briefly pause its work. Some members of the committee volunteer or are otherwise involved in CFD. But we are moving forward, and the response to our job ads has been very good.
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Az men zetst a feygele in shtaygele arayn, veys men nit tsi lakht es tsi veynt es.
When you put a bird in a cage, you don’t know whether it’s laughing or crying.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
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.
July Birthdays
6 Martha Silver
12 Dave Lerner
15 Andrea Moldo
15 Ryder Lucero
16 Georgia Young
20 Freyja McLoud
20 Cara Johnson
21 Emily Altman
25 Samuel Altman
22 Susan Feldman
27 Matani Ravenna