Weekly Message from the Board President

Does it seem like Yom Kippur came fast this year?  (sorry, bad joke).  Kol Nidre is this Wednesday, October 1^st.  Services will be led by Rabbi Joe Black.  Services begin at 7 PM.  They will also be on Zoom.  The Zoom broadcast begins at 6:30.

Yom Kippur services on Thursday begin at 9:30 AM, led by Rabbi Black.  They will also be on Zoom – the Zoom broadcast begins at 9 AM.

Break the Fast will follow services.  A good time to come would be at 5 PM.  Break the Fast usually takes place after 7 PM.  Again, the services will be on Zoom and will be led by Rabbi Black.

For security reasons, the Zoom links are changed frequently.  We send out an email every Friday with the links for the upcoming week.  If you would like to be added to the mailing list, or just get the links for Yom Kippur, please email the Synagogue office at [email protected].

We also want to mention that there will not be services for Erev Shemini Atzeret nor for Simchat Torah (there was an error in High Holyday Journal).

We have some news from the Board of Directors meeting a couple of weeks ago.  The Board set the date for the annual congregation meeting for Sunday, December 7.  We will all meet for brunch at the Synagogue, followed by the annual meeting.  The Board will present the budget for 2026, and the members of the congregation will elect new people to the Board of Directors.

There are three openings on the Board.  They are currently held by Phyllis Bloomberg, Georgia Young, and Noam Mantaka.  All three have indicated that they plan on running again.  Membership on the Board of Directors is open to any member of the Mt. Sinai Congregation who is in good standing (meaning they have paid dues), and have been a member for at least a year.

If you would like to serve on the Board of Directors (it’s a fun group), please contact the Synagogue office at [email protected].  We’ll be mailing out formal invitations to the annual meeting in a few weeks.  The mailing will include proxy ballots, so that anyone who can’t attend the meeting in person can still vote.  You can be nominated and run at the meeting, but if you would like your name added to the proxy ballot, please contact the Synagogue office as soon as you can.

A couple of things are going on behind the scenes.  The budget committee has prepared a budget for 2026.  It will be presented to the Board of Directors on October 15.  The Board will review the budget and may suggest changes.  The Budget Committee will then make those changes and present the budget to the Board for final approval at its meeting on November 19.  The budget will be presented to the congregation at the annual meeting on December 7.

We have also made an offer to a Rabbi to become our new religious leader.  We are holding off further discussions with the individual (at their request) until after Simchat Torah, which many consider to be part of High Holy Days.  We hope to have some news for you in a few weeks.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Ver es grobt a grub far yenem falt aleyn arayn.
He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.    

 Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

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