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 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 Rabbi Moshe Halfon and lay leaders.
Coming Up
Tuesday, October 29 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Introduction to Judaism class, “Deeper Judaism”. In person and on Zoom. Class begins at 7. Zoom call starts at 6:30 PM. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83666626920. Meeting ID: 836 6662 6920
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Thursday, October 31 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday. Led by Rabbi Halfon.
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Friday, November 1 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service 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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Sunday, November 3 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing. New dancers are welcome. This is a great time to join!
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Monday, November 4 – 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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Tuesday, November 5 – 7 to 8:30 PM – Introduction to Judaism class, “Deeper Judaism”. In person and on Zoom. Class begins at 7. Zoom call starts at 6:30 PM. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83666626920. Meeting ID: 836 6662 6920
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Thursday, November 7 – 12 noon to 1 PM – Torah Thursday. Led by Rabbi Halfon.
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Friday, November 8 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat service 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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Sunday, November 10 – 12 noon – Sisterhood Meeting.
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Sunday, November 10 – 3 to 4:30 PM – Israeli Dancing. New dancers are welcome. This is a great time to join!
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Monday, November 11 – 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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Save the Date!
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Please consider joining us for our autumn read, Jeremy Eichler’s Time’s Echo. We will meet for discussion on Sunday, November 10th at 4:00 p.m. at Wendy Berelson’s residence, in person and via Zoom.
Here is what Amazon has to say: “A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR • WINNER OF THREE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS • Finalist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction • A stirring account of how music bears witness to history and carries forward the memory of the wartime past • SUNDAY TIMES OF LONDON HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR.
With a critic’s ear, a scholar’s erudition, and a novelist’s eye for detail, Eichler shows how four towering composers—Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Benjamin Britten—lived through the era of the Second World War and the Holocaust and later transformed their experiences into deeply moving, transcendent works of music, scores that echo lost time. Summoning the supporting testimony of writers, poets, philosophers, musicians, and everyday citizens, Eichler reveals how the essence of an entire epoch has been inscribed in these sounds and stories. Along the way, he visits key locations central to the music’s creation, from the ruins of Coventry Cathedral to the site of the Babi Yar ravine in Kyiv.
As the living memory of the Second World War fades, Time’s Echo proposes new ways of listening to history and learning to hear between its notes the resonances of what another era has written, heard, dreamed, hoped, and mourned. A lyrical narrative full of insight and compassion, this book deepens how we think about the legacies of war, the presence of the past, and the renewed promise of art for our lives today.
Weekly Message from the Board President
Whew! We pack a lot of holidays into a few short weeks. We had Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Shemini Atzeret, all in three and a half weeks. We’re ready for a break from the holidays. Our next one is Hanukah, which starts on Christmas Eve, December 25. We’ll hold our annual Hanukah party, but we’ll have more about that when we get closer.
The Hanukah party will probably not be on Christmas Eve. We like to have the party near the end of the holiday. We all light candles on menorahs lining the wall of the social hall, and it’s nicer when we can light seven or eight instead of one or two.
One tradition we do have for Christmas Eve is our biggest Shalom Dinner of the year. We all go out to eat together (it’s been at China Buffet in recent years) and enjoy each other’s company. One year we had 42 people show up for dinner… which isn’t bad for a congregation that counts 50 member units.
We’re going to move the date of the November Shalom Dinner up, so we don’t conflict with Thanksgiving. We asked the folks at our recent Shalom Dinner at the Spice Zone for suggestions, and the answer was to go for Italian food at Napoli’s downtown. So…. Let’s meet at Napoli’s on Wednesday, November 13, at 6:30 PM.
Have you ordered your See’s Candy yet? Do it fast, because the prices are about to go up. You can place your order on our website here – https://www.mtsinaicheyenne.org/sees-candy-order-form. You can pay and pick up your candy (and buy more!) after Thanksgiving.
A big thank you to the volunteers who helped build our Sukkah this year, and then worked hard taking it down and putting it away for next year. The Sukkah was great and we all enjoyed our time in it.
On Sunday, Mt. Sinai held a memorial service for the victims of the October 7th attack in Israel. It was recorded on Zoom. You can see the service here: https://youtu.be/_IM_0DPoauY?si=nUUombqLus8ZKbO4
Would you like to serve on the Mt. Sinai Board of Directors? We’ll be holding elections for three positions at our annual congregation meeting on December 15. The incumbents, Dave Lerner, Steve Borin, and Courtney Schlisserman are running for re-election, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t run. The candidates will have the opportunity to talk to the congregation about their thoughts and plans for the Synagogue. If you would like to run, or want to nominate someone else, please contact the Synagogue office.
We’ll be sending out invitations to the annual meeting in a couple of weeks.
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Az men iz raykh iz men i sheyn i klug i men ken zingen.
If you’re rich, you’re handsome and smart and you can sing too.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
Donations to Israel
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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.
October Birthdays
2 Sue Carlass
2 Hal Ginsburg
6 Judith Clark
9 Miriam Evelyn Mollman
18 David Bloch
20 Dorothy Feldman
25 Mark Elliott
23 Ilaine Brown
24 Jaimee Sodosky
25 Stephanie Ehrlich
28 Jeff Weinstein
29 Elsie Reid
31 Namaste Reid