Weekly Message from our Board President

Halloween decorations are starting to pop up and that has us thinking about Halloween candy (of course).  But we’re also thinking about a different kind of candy… the kind made by the See’s Candy Company.  It’s not available in any store in Cheyenne, but you can get it from the Mt. Sinai Sisterhood, starting after Thanksgiving.

See’s Candy originated in November of 1921 in Los Angeles.  It was named after Mary See, who created wonderful candies in her kitchen.  Her son Charles opened the very first See’s Candies.  You can see a picture of Mary See in the advertising for See’s Candies. You may remember a very famous scene in the I Love Lucy show where Lucy and Ethel work on a conveyor belt wrapping candies as they fly by.  That was filmed at the See’s Candies kitchen in 1952.  See’s Candies was also a major investment by Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway fame.

You can order See’s Candies right now on our website.  You’ll pay for it when you come to the Synagogue to pick up the candy after Thanksgiving.  If you order it now, you’ll get discounted prices… but those prices go up at the end of October.  Use the form on our website to place your order or you can email [email protected].

The candy will be available for pickup every Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM starting on November 30.  In addition, candy can be picked up on Thursdays from 10 AM to 2 PM starting on December 3.

By the way, a box of See’s Candies makes a great holiday gift, and you know they won’t be returned.

The Rebbetzin’s Table opens tomorrow, Tuesday, for its first session.  It’s a discussion about the Torah and other things, led by our Rebbetzin, Kelly Delcau.  There will also be tea and light refreshments, and some suggested readings. Come to the Synagogue at 7 PM Tuesday for stimulating conversation and great company.  The Rebbetzin’s Table will also be available on Zoom.

Rabbi Delcau and Matani Ravenna are teaming up to teach a series of classes on Jewish History.  The first class is this Thursday, October 15. It will be on the Radhanites, the Jewish merchants who connected the world.  The class starts at 7 PM at the Synagogue and it will be broadcast on Zoom.  There will be other classes four more classes after this one, on aspects of Jewish history that you may not know about.  We have a flyer on the program below.

We send out an email once a week with the Zoom links for services and other events.  If you would like to get on the mailing list, please send an email to [email protected].

We also have the Annual Hadassah Wine and Chocolate tasting event coming up next Sunday, October 18.  It will be at Carol Fischer & Steve Borin’s house.  There is an entrance fee of $25.  The afternoon will be filled with appetizers, various wines from Israel, various chocolates, door prizes, and a raffle.  All are invited, men and women and their guests.  This is a fundraiser for Hadassah hospital in Israel.

Congratulations and Mazel Tov to Noam Mantaka!  He won a competition for the best sliders and presentation for his food truck, “A Taste of Tel Aviv.”  Noam’s daughter Talia proudly showed off the award.

One more thing – our next Shalom Dinner will be at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 28, at the Guadalajara Restaurant on East Lincolnway downtown.  Come join us!

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

A shlimazl: geyt er tantsn, tseraysn zikh bay di klezmorim di strunes.
When a shlimazl (an unlucky person) goes dancing, the musicians’ strings break.  

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

Community Partner with Family Promise of Cheyenne

October Birthdays

2              Sue Carlass

6            Judith Clark

9            Miriam Evelyn Mollman

23           Ilaine Brown

24           Jaimee Sodosky

24           Rochel Mendelsohn

25          Stephanie Ehrlich

28          Jeff Weinstein

29           Elsie Reid

31           Namaste Reid