2610 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307) 634 - 3052
[email protected]
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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
Monday, August 11 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer is on break. 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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Wednesday, August 13 – 6:30 PM – Board Meeting via Zoom.
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Thursday, August 14 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday led by Cantor Adina Ackerman..
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Friday, August 15 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service led by Cantor Adina Ackerman, 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, August 17 – 12 noon – Sisterhood meeting.
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Sunday, August 17 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing has resumed. Come join us! This is a great time to start.
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Monday, August 18 – 5:30 PM – Bibles and Beer is on break. 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, August 21 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday is on break.
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Friday, August 22 – 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, August 24 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing has resumed. Come join us! This is a great time to start.
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Monday, August 25 – 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, August 28 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday is on break.
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Friday, August 29 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service with Rabbi Robert Saunders, 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 This is part of the Scholar in Residence weekend.
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Saturday, August 30 – 10 AM – Shabbat service with Rabbi Robert Saunders, in person and via Zoom. This is part of the Scholar in Residence weekend. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87001915720 Meeting ID: 870 0191 5720.
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Sunday, August 31 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing has resumed. Come join us! This is a great time to start.
Weekly Message from the Board President
Welcome, Adina Ackerman! Adina has been attending services on Zoom and in person at the Synagogue for several months. But the big news is that she and her husband Glenn are moving to Cheyenne. They have purchased a house and are in the process of selling their current one in Virginia.
Adina is a Hazzan, or Cantor, and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. She’s coming to Cheyenne because Glenn stopped in Cheyenne in the mid-1980’s. He came to our Synagogue and loved meeting our congregation and Rabbi at the time. Ever since then, he has wanted to return to Cheyenne to live, and the dream is now coming true.
So we have an ordained Cantor coming to live in Cheyenne, and yes, she has applied (at our request) to become our Religious Leader. Adina will teach Torah Thursday this week, and lead services Friday night. However, she is doing that as a “Scholar in Residence” and not as an official finalist for the position of religious leader.
The Mt. Sinai Board of Directors has not decided on finalists yet – the Board meets this week. But with our lay leaders taking summer vacations, we needed some extra help for services, and Adina graciously agreed to help.
Come to Torah Thursday on Thursday, and services this Friday night, and get to know Cantor Adina. She’s a delightful lady and we’re sure you will like her.
The search committee is making recommendations to the Board of Directors on Wednesday, and we’ll fill you in when the Board makes its decision. We still have a ways to go before deciding on a new Religious Leader. The Board will decide on finalists and invite them out to Cheyenne to lead services and meet the community. The Board will get input from you, and then decide who to offer the job.
We are not in a rush. You may recall that Rabbi Joe Black, the recently retired Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, will be coming back to Cheyenne to lead High Holy Day services. The Ritual and Liturgy Committee is also inviting other Rabbis to serve as “Scholars in Residence” and lead services in the next few months. Plus our lay leaders are doing a great job with services as well.
So things are moving along well.
Israeli dancing has returned. Come join our dancers and learn a few steps on Sundays, at 3 PM. The dancing is open to everyone and beginners are welcome.
Yes, the hailstorm a couple of weeks ago did do some damage to the Synagogue roof. We’re having it looked at and will have an update on repairs to the roof and any other areas that need checking.
Noam Mantaka’s food truck, “The Taste of Tel Aviv,” got clobbered by the hail, with serious damage to his windshield and a broken window. A video he took during the storm went viral. You can see the video here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Zk711hWAi/
The good news is that Noam didn’t let the damage slow him down. His truck is up and running and he’s serving delicious falafel, hummus, and other tasty dishes around town.
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Der dokter hot a refue tsu ales, ober nit tsum dales.
The doctor has a cure for everything except poverty.
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.
August Birthdays
4 Rosalyn Baker
6 Ashley Ginsburg
Ali Weinstein
8 Sarah Copeland
9 Jonathan Make
13 Rick Wagner
14 Jill Zarend-Peebles
15 Logan McLoud
16 Michael Rosenthal
18 Howard Schneider
19 Rebecca Slingwine
20 Katie Lerner Mollman
22 Warrie Means
22 Deborah Collier
24 Jenny Coelho
Jacklyn Humphrey
25 Tim Solon
27 Priscilla Golden
27 Levi Mendelsohn
28 Babs Klein
29 Chris Humphrey
30 Sruli Mendelsohn
31 Nate Breen