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 Mitch Delcau and lay leaders.
Coming Up
Wednesday, October 7 – 5 PM – Memorial Service and Educational Program about the October 7th Massacre. We will say the names of the victims of the Massacre and its aftermath, followed by a prayer of remembrance for the dead. At approximately 6 PM we will watch the documentary October 7:Bearing Witness to the Massacre. This film includes interviews with Israelis, Palestinians, and others. It provides insights into what led up to the attack and what has taken place in its aftermath. Light snacks will be provided. Flyer is below.
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Friday, October 9 – 12 noon – Torah Teaching with Rabbi Delcau. Bring your lunch, learn, and discuss.
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Friday, October 9- 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. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.
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Sunday, October 11 – 3 PM – Israeli Dancing – come join us!
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Monday, October 12 – 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, October 13 – 7 PM – NEW! The Rebbetzin’s Table (a monthly event for women). Join the Rebbetzin for an evening of learning, heartfelt conversation, and community (as well as light refreshments) as we open various texts together and see where it leads us. Our first theme of In the Beginning: Eve, Voice & First Choices will include excerpts from The Beginning of Desire by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg. Whether you’re a longtime learner or joining us for the very first time, there’s a seat waiting for you. Everyone is welcome at the table! PLEASE RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend. This event will be in person and via Zoom. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.
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Thursday, October 15 – 7 PM – NEW! A series of 5 weekly classes about the Jewish World: Remarkable People, Places & Stories from our past.. The topic of the first class is The Radhanites: The Jewish Merchants Who Connected the World. This class will be taught by Matani Ravenna. PLEASE RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to attend. This event will be in person and via Zoom. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link. Please see the attached flyer for information about all of the very interesting classes in this series.
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Friday, October 16 – 7 PM – Erev Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Delcau, in person and via Zoom. We’ll open the Zoom meeting at 6:30 so people can chat. Services begin at 7:00. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.
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Saturday, October 17 – 10 AM – Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Delcau, in person and via Zoom. We’ll open the Zoom meeting at 9:30 so people can chat. Services begin at 10:00. Please email [email protected] to receive the Zoom link.
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Sunday, October 18 – 3 PM – Annual Hadassah Wine and Chocolate tasting event 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.
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Sunday, October 18 – 3 PM – Israeli Dancing is cancelled.
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Monday, October 19 – 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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Hadassah Book Group – We have chosen Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories (Library of Yiddish Classics by Sholem Aleichem and translated by Hillel Halkin). We’ll read Tevye for discussion and you may continue on to whichever other stories you individually are sparked to read; we may or may not be able to cover them all. We will meet Sunday, November 1st at 3 PM at Wendy Berelson’s residence in Laramie. Please contact Phyllis if you would like a ride.
Weekly Message from our Board President
This Wednesday is October 7. It’s the third anniversary of the deadliest attack on Israeli soil in decades. On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked a music festival in southern Israel. 1200 people were killed and hundreds were taken hostage. In response, Israel went to war, and that war continues today.
On Wednesday, Mt. Sinai will commemorate the attack with a special service, including the showing of a movie about the attack called “OCTOBER 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre.” The event begins at 5 PM with the Mourner’s Kaddish and reciting the names of the people who were killed. Then the movie will be shown, followed by an open discussion.
We have a flyer about the event – it’s below.
Kelly Delcau is hard at work preparing for the first session of the Rebbetzin’s Table. It’s a new program that will run once a month on the second Tuesday of the month. There will be a discussion of the Torah, a suggested reading, tea and light refreshments, and most of all, an opportunity for the women of our congregation to get together. The first one will be Tuesday, October 13 at 7 PM at the Synagogue. The Rebbetzin says the program will run about an hour and a half and its open to everyone.
We’re launching a new class. This one is on Jewish History and will be led by Matani Ravenna. Matani taught our very popular Hebrew language classes. Jews, of course, have a very lengthy history. He won’t cover all of it – the class is only going to be four sessions. It’s free and promises to be very interesting. The first session will be Thursday, October 15 at 7 PM at the Synagogue. We have a flyer below that shows the subjects for each class. They sound very interesting!
We have a favor to ask. Both the Rebbetzin’s Table and the Jewish History class are free and will be available in person and on Zoom. We’d like to get a head count so we know how many people plan to attend. If you would like to come to either one, in person or on Zoom, please send us an email at [email protected]. Thanks! We appreciate it.
We didn’t have a Shalom Dinner in September because of the High Holy Days – that made things pretty busy. And with the classes, the October 7th memorial, and our regular Board meeting, we’re going to have to wait till the end of the month for the next one. Let’s meet at the Guadalajara Restaurant on East Lincolnway at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 28. We’ll warm things up with some tasty Mexican food.
Have you picked up one of the new Jewish calendars yet? They are available for free at the Synagogue. They were donated to us by the good folks at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home and they look great.
This year’s See’s Candy Sale has begun! You can pre-order and get a discount by contacting [email protected] before October 29. Online ordering through our website and additional details will be available soon. 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.”
Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:
Ven a shlimazl koylet a hon, geyt er. Dreyt er on a zeyger, shteyt er.
When a shlimazl slaughters a rooster, it runs. When he winds a clock, it stops.
Shalom,
Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors
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