What’s your opinion?  The Mt. Sinai Education Committee has prepared a survey to see what classes you might be interested in taking.

Here’s a note from the committee about it:

We’d love to know which classes would interest you and your family this year. Whether you’re looking to brush up on Hebrew, dive deeper into Torah study, or find something fun for the kids, your input will help us build a schedule that actually fits what our community wants. It only takes a minute to fill out.

Click on this link and fill out our survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WLNTKT2.  It will really help the Education Committee’s planning.

Have you had a chance to meet Rabbi Delcau yet?  He’s been trying to meet everyone in our congregation, but we’re going to make it easy for him.  We’re scheduling an Ask The Rabbi session for Sunday, August 16, from 1 to 3 PM.  You’ll have a chance to meet the Rabbi and ask him anything you’d like.  And we’re going to sweeten the offer, by combining it with an Ice Cream Social.

So come to the Synagogue on Sunday, August 16 at 1 PM for ice cream and to meet Rabbi Delcau, the Rebbetzin Kelly Delcau, and their adorable daughter Lili.

The Board of Directors met last week and approved a new policy change.  All of our Synagogue services will now be recorded and put on YouTube.  Because there is a chance you might appear in a crowd shot, we wanted you to be aware of it.  Our YouTube channel has 177 videos on it already.  They include videos from special events like the Yiddish
Food Festival and Hanukah party, and many services conducted over the years.  You can see the channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@techmtsinai3607

We have a correction to make on the roof replacement.  The roofers will start working to replace the Synagogue roof on August 3^rd.  We had the date wrong in a previous newsletter.  The roofers say it will only take a few weeks to do the work, so the work should not impact the High Holy Days at all.  (Rosh Hashanah begins Friday, September 11).

We want to remind you that the Rabbi’s weekly lunchtime class on the Torah has been moved to Friday.  We had it on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the past, which made for a nice alliteration “Torah Tuesday” or “Torah Thursday.”  But we’ve come up with a creative way  to keep the alliteration going… it’s now going to be “Torah Teaching” on Fridays.  Come to the Synagogue at noon.  Bring your lunch and enjoy some Torah with your meal.

Did you know that the Synagogue donates a portion of the profits from the Yiddish Food Festival to a local charity?  The Board of Directors is going to decide on the charity at its meeting next month.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Zi veynt mit krokodil-trern.    
She’s crying crocodile tears.   

Shalom,