The Torah commands us to circumcise our newborn sons on the eighth day of their new lives. This powerful ceremony celebrates new life, and also brings our sons into Judaism’s sacred covenant. We do not have a Mohel (ritual circumciser) in the Mt. Sinai region but Rabbi would be delighted to work with you and your doctor and officiate at the ceremony.

We celebrate the great blessing of a newborn daughter with a ceremony that brings her into the covenant, and confers her Hebrew name. Rabbi can help you design this ceremony, which can take place either at home, or at the synagogue, soon after the birth of your daughter.

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah is the culmination of the early years of a child’s Jewish education. Our Bar/Bat Mitzvah program is an integral part of our religious school and more information about it can be found on our Learning page.

Our Rabbi will be delighted to help you prepare for this wonderful, joyous occasion, by counseling celebrants on the meaning of a Jewish wedding and helping to plan a meaningful and appropriate ceremony. Ordinarily 3 sessions of pre-marital counseling are required. Please contact Rabbi prior to setting a date and time for your wedding to ensure there are no conflicts and there is sufficient time for preparation.  Our rabbi may be available for congregant’s weddings almost anywhere, as well as often being able to officiate at weddings for couples getting married in Wisconsin’s Northwoods.

Our tradition offers several powerful end of life rituals – Kriah (tearing of a garment), Levayah (funeral procession), Hesped (eulogy), Kevurah (burial), and Shivah (seven days of mourning). Rabbi is available to perform the funeral ceremony, and help you understand and implement other meaningful Jewish mourning practices.

The Wausau Hebrew Cemetery is the sole Jewish Cemetery in the Upper Wisconsin Valley. It is an independent organization but it works closely with Mt. Sinai Congregation to attend to the needs of families in mourning. As well, it is available to work with individuals on their long term cemetery needs.

Map to Wausau Hebrew Cemetery located at 1600 Grand Avenue, Wausau