Temple Beth-El of Casper WY

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Our Services

We warmly welcome to our synagogue all who wish to attend our services and classes. Prior to visiting, we recommend that you email us at utopialtd1@aol.com, or call us at 307-237-2330, to confirm that there will be a service or class that day.

Throughout the year, we hold Shabbos services on most Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Services are usually followed by dinner. We also have adult religious education classes most Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m., which are accompanied by cake and coffee.

What to Expect
We're really "just folks" - a congregation of people from all walks of life, from in and around Casper. A visitor can expect friendly welcomes from the regulars. There is no "dress code" - many members show up in casual dress for Friday evening services, sometimes straight from work. For men, it is respectful to wear a yarmulke (skullcap) during services; we have a number of "loaners" just inside the temple entrance, along with prayer books.

The temple is not unlike a small church, with congregants seated in front of an altar (bimah) from which our spiritual leader (rabbi) conducts the service. At the center of the bimah is an ark containing our temple's two Torah scrolls. Each Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible, written in Hebrew.

Our services are held in a combination of English and Hebrew, typically with readings of the same passages in both languages. Congregants read many passages responsively with the rabbi. Regular Shabbos services typically run about 45 minutes.

At the end of Shabbos services, participants adjourn to rear of the temple for the traditional Kiddush and Hamotzi, the blessings over wine (and grape juice) and bread (braided challah). We at Temple Beth-El end our Friday services with a full, delicious dinner prepared by our spiritual leader Sam Wiseman and his wife Denise.

We invite anyone, of any level of observance or religious persuasion, to visit and attend our services.

Introduction___Services/Calendar___News___Location___History___Membership

Temple Beth-El
P.O. Box 50933, Casper, WY 82605
Tel: 307-237-2330_____Fax: 307-472-5158_____Cell: 307-267-2534
utopialtd1@aol.com_____http://www.jewishcasper.org/

This page last updated 2 May 2008.
Website created 30 August 2007 by Greg Zsidisin. Masthead photos by Sam and Denise Wiseman.