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 the first Saturday of every month at 10 AM, when we honor someone special in our Congregation. 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 Rabbi Moshe Halfon.

Coming Up

Tuesday, September 26 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Judaism 101/201/301 Ritual, Belief, History, and Culture with Rabbi Halfon.  initial class, in person or online if you live out of town or due to weather. Please see the flyer for more information. The class meets in person at the Synagogue and on Zoom. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83180439331 Meeting ID: 831 8043 9331

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Wednesday, September 27 – 2 to 5 PM – Help erect the Synagogue’s sukkah.  Please bring tools.

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Thursday, September 28 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday with Rabbi Halfon. In person at the Synagogue. Topics will include weekly Torah portions, stories, laws, commentary, and your requests!

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Friday, September 29 – 5:30 PM – Special Sukkot children’s and family program.

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Friday, September 29 – 6 PM – Please join us for dinner in the Sukkah followed by Erev Sukkot,& Shabbat service led by Rabbi Halfon.  Zoom calls starts at 5 PM so you can watch the Kids program. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228.  Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228

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Sunday, October 1 – 12:30 to 2:30 PM – Sukkah and Music Party at Rabbi Halfon’s house.  Please see the flyer for more information. .

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Sunday, October 1 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing cancelled this week.

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Monday, October 2 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer in person at Uncle Charlie’s and via Zoom. For now Paul Everett and Jason Bloomberg will be serving as moderators since Rodger McDaniel is no longer able to participate until September 2024.  Please email [email protected] to request to be added to the list of those sent the Zoom link each week.

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Tuesday, October 3 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Judaism 101/201/301 Ritual, Belief, HIstory, and Culture with Rabbi Halfon.  In person or online if you live out of town or due to weather. Please see the flyer for more information. The class meets in person at the Synagogue and on Zoom. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83180439331 Meeting ID: 831 8043 9331

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Thursday, October 5 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday with Rabbi Halfon. In person at the Synagogue. Topics will include weekly Torah portions, stories, laws, commentary, and your requests!

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Friday, October 6 – 7 PM – Erev Shemini Atzeret and Shabbat services 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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Saturday, October 7 – 5:00 PM – Special Simchat Torah children’s and family program.  The Zoom call starts at 5 PM:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86174446255.  Meeting ID: 861 7444 6255

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Saturday, October 7 – 5:30 PM – Dinner honoring Morris Gardner.

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Saturday, October 7 – 7 PM – Simchat Torah service.

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Sunday, October 8 – 12 noon – Sisterhood meeting.

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Sunday, October 8 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli dancing.  New dancers are welcome!

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Monday, October 9 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer in person at Uncle Charlie’s and via Zoom. For now Paul Everett and Jason Bloomberg will be serving as moderators since Rodger McDaniel  is no longer able to participate until September 2024.  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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UPCOMING SOCIAL ACTION EVENTS!

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Thursday, October 5,  6 to 8:00 PM –  The third event in the Braver Angels series on improving racial and ethnic relations in our community,    Leaders from local and state government, the military, the judiciary, law enforcement, education, public health, non-profit, faith, and business sectors will present their thoughts on how to improve racial/ethnic relations, foster better communication and understanding, and help prevent acts of prejudice, discrimination, bullying, and violence.  Rabbi Halfon will be one of the panelists.   You must register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/BraverPanel. Please see the attached flyer.

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Saturday, October 14 – 8:30 AM to 12 noon – 12th Africa MAAFA Remembrance Day Conference presented by Sankofa African Heritage Inc.  Please see the flyer for more information.

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SAVE THE DATE!

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October 15 – Hadassah’s Wine and Chocolate event is back!  Carol Fischer’s house, time to be announced. You don’t want to miss this!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Weekly Message from the Board President

Congratulations Lila Gallensky!  She’s the cover girl for our High Holy Day Journal (and we’re pretty sure she doesn’t mind being called a “cover girl”).  Lila has been part of the Mt. Sinai family since 1958.  She got busy volunteering when she came to Cheyenne, and she hasn’t stopped.  Lila works on the See’s Candy Sale, is the treasurer for the Sisterhood, is the person to see if you want a tree planted in Israel, and cheerfully mans booths at the Yiddish Food Festival.  And that’s only part of what she does.

It’s great to see the recognition for Lila and we’re applauding her selection.

The High Holy Day Journals will be mailed out soon, so watch for yours.  New Jewish Calendars are due to arrive at the Synagogue in the next couple of weeks.  They are donated to us by the Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home, and we are grateful for their help.

We have a lot of things going on – your friendly neighborhood Synagogue is pretty busy with stuff for you to attend.  Let’s take them in chronological order.

The first session of Rabbi Halfon’s new class – Judaism 101/201/301 will be Tuesday, September 26 at 7 PM.  The program will run through February, with classes every Tuesday night at the Synagogue and on Zoom.  There’s still time to register – contact the Rabbi or the Synagogue office for details.

We’ve celebrated Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah and next up is Sukkot.  The Synagogue’s Sukkah will be built on Wednesday, September 27, in the back yard of the Synagogue.  Come help!  The construction work starts at 2 PM.

We just finished our fast… now it’s time to feast.  Our next Shalom Dinner is this Thursday, September 28.  Let’s meet at Olive Garden near the Frontier Mall at 6:30 PM.

Don’t turn on the kitchen stove just yet… Sukkot is the next night, Friday, and we’ll be having dinner in the newly built Sukkah.

We’re starting the celebration early, with a special children’s program at 5:30.  Then we’ll have dinner in the Sukkah at 6, followed by services.  The Zoom call will begin at 5, so you can watch the kids program. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687533228.  Meeting ID: 846 8753 3228.

The fun continues on Sunday.  Rabbi Halfon is building a Sukkah at his house, and he’s inviting everyone over for a potluck.

Let’s look ahead to the next week.  Saturday, October 7 is the first Saturday of the month and we would normally hold Saturday morning services.  However, it’s also Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.  Those holidays begin at sundown.  We are planning on honoring Morris Gardner for the first Saturday.  We’ll start the celebration with a family program at 5, followed by a dinner in Morris’s honor.  Then its fun and dancing with the Simchat Torah service (and yes, we meant dancing with the Torah).  We expect Morris to kick up his heels and lead the festivities.

Ben Thornell, the leader of the Mt. Sinai Youth Group, has something planned for Sunday, October 8:

We are meeting Sunday October 8th at 2pm at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center for a round of Mini Golf!  As before, please bring $6 to cover the rental fee, and money for food at the concessions stand.  As this is an outside activity please dress accordingly i.e., jackets, hats, etc.  Apparently if its 50 degrees or colder, the price drops too! Also, please feel free to invite your non-Jewish friends, the more the merrier.  

Later in October, on Sunday the 29th at 1pm we will meet at Curt Gowdy State Park for a 3-mile hike.  As this is a hike and therefore an outside activity, please dress accordingly i.e., jackets, comfortable shoe/boots, hats, etc.  Also please bring a small backpack with water, and snacks.  Whoever brings the best snacks gets to pick the food for our November meeting!  And as I said above, please feel free to invite any of your non-Jewish friends.

I was thinking our November event could be the 26th around 5pm.  I’m open to ideas, but I thought we could have a pre-Chanukah movie night with pizza and board games.  Please submit your movie recommendations!

As always, I’m available by phone or email if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Carol Fischer, the president of Sisterhood, sent us a note about upcoming events.

October 15 at 3 PM is the wine and chocolate pairing and sale of Israeli wines for Hadassah Hospital at Steve and Carol’s home.  Regional representative from Hadassah will be there.  It is welcome to all members, not only Sisterhood to buy wonderful wines and chocolate.

There’s been a lot of work going on in the newly expanded Synagogue library.  Volunteers have just about finished the children’s section of the library (yes, there is a separate children’s section with books and materials for kids, and furniture for them to use).  There’s more to do, but our library volunteers deserve our gratitude for all the hard work they’ve put in.  The library is really looking good!

Whew!  If it seems like we are starting off 5784 with a bang, it’s because we are.  There is a lot going on!

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Nayn rabonim kenen keyn minyen nit makhn ober tsen shusters yo.        
Nine rabbis can’t make a minyan but ten shoemakers can.     

Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

 

September Birthdays

3              Cathy Berdan

5              Liz Wolf

9              Pewaubek Reid
10           Noah Make

                Shira Michael

                Craig Michael

11           Michael Sherman

12          Lou Brownstein

13           Navit Reid

16          Laurie Richmond

                Dan Shadakofsky

19           Rich Nolan

24          Claudio Feler

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