So who is this guy?  Rabbi Mitch Delcau has been serving as Mt. Sinai’s Rabbi for a couple of months now.  He has made a serious effort to get to know as many people as possible in our congregation.  But he hasn’t had… we’ll call it an opportunity, to be grilled by members of our congregation.

We’re fixing that this coming Sunday, and we’re sweetening the deal with ice cream.  Come to the Synagogue on Sunday, August 16 at 1 PM for a Meet the Rabbi/Ask the Rabbi event.  We’re combining it with an ice cream social, so come for the ice cream, the Rabbi, or both.

Feel free to ask the Rabbi any questions you have… about his background, his Judaism, his plans for Mt. Sinai, or anything else.  You’ll also be able to meet the Rebbetzin, Kelly Delcau, and their adorable daughter Lili.  But the spotlight will be on Rabbi Delcau.

We put dessert before the main meal in this newsletter, so let’s remedy that.  Our next Shalom Dinner is this Wednesday, August 12, at the Good Friends Chinese Restaurant on East Lincolnway.  We have reservations for 6:30 PM.  Come join us for dinner!  And yes, the restaurant is air conditioned, so you can also come just to cool off.

It’s been a little challenging to get to the Synagogue.  The roofers started working on replacing the Synagogue roof last Monday.  They closed off part of 26^th Street for their equipment, and some of the construction materials have been placed in front of the front doors as they get lifted up to the roof.  The roofers are working quickly and efficiently and are making every effort to avoid interrupting the normal business of the Synagogue.  Everything was cleared away for services over the weekend, for example.

Here are a couple of photos taken Sunday to show the progress.  There are no people working because it was Sunday.

The High Holy Days are coming up fast. Rosh Hashanah starts Friday evening, September 11, and Yom Kippur starts Sunday night, September 20.  Sisterhood is hard at work on the annual High Holy Day Journal, and here’s where you come in.  You can post greetings, remember someone special, honor someone, and acknowledge major life milestones in the Journal.  This is a big fundraiser for the Sisterhood.  Here’s the price breakdown:

New Year’s Greetings . . . . . . . . . . $18.00

In Honor of – first name . . . . . . . . $18.00
Each additional name . . . . $2.00

In memory of – first name . . . . . . . . $18.00
Each additional name . . . . $2.00

Vital Statistics Listing . . . . . . . . . . no charge
Births, bar and bat mitzvah, engagements, weddings, graduations, anniversaries, special honors, etc.

Please reply with your information by August 24^th to: [email protected]

or:

Mt.Sinai Sisterhood
3409 Green Valley Rd.
Cheyenne, WY 82001

Please make your check payable to Mt. Sinai Sisterhood.  The deadline is August 24^th, so get your greetings in soon!

Noam Mantaka plans to bring his food truck, The Taste of Tel Aviv, to the Synagogue on Friday from 11 to 1.  He’s done that the last couple of weeks so that people attending the Rabbi’s Friday Torah Teaching can get a bite to eat during the class.  The Torah Teaching is at noon on Fridays and is free.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Hak mir nit keyn tshaynik!
Don’t bang the teakettle at me!   

Shalom,