Weekly Message from the Board President

Hanukah (and Christmas) are behind us, so it is time to start thinking about the next big holiday tradition.  Not New Year’s Eve… but the annual Mt. Sinai Kugel Cookoff!  We’re doing something different this year.  We usually hold the Kugel Cookoffs on a Sunday afternoon.  It makes for a great lunch or afternoon treat.

Our next Kugel Cookoff will be Saturday, January 24, in the evening.  That may complicate things for more observant people who don’t bake or cook during Shabbat, but we’re doing it for a reason.

That weekend, we are bringing in a rabbinical student as a scholar-in-residence.  He is also an acclaimed musician and will be holding a concert for us on Saturday night.  The student is Saul Kaye.  He is known for performing Jewish Blues.  Here’s video of one of his songs:

Saul Kaye will lead services Friday night January 23, and Saturday morning January 24.  He’ll teach a class in the afternoon and lead a Havdalah service to end Shabbat.  After that, it’s Kugel Cookoff time and a Saul Kaye concert.  We’re planning a full weekend!

There is going to be an interesting challenge this year… our chefs will try to unseat Noam Mantaka, the reigning king of the kugel cookoff.  Someone will come up with an entry to rival his Jerusalem kugel.  The big winner will be us, because we get to taste all of the entries.

If you’re not sure about which recipe to try, take a look at our Mt. Sinai Cookbook.  You can buy them on our website.  They include lots of family recipes from generations of members of Mt. Sinai, and there are great kugels among them.

The annual Christmas Eve Shalom Dinner was a great success.  32 people came to China Buffet, including Shira Michael, who was in town to see her new grandbaby.  Shira was a religious leader working with Uri Neil in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, and it was great to catch up with her again.

We also bid a fond farewell to Joe Golden yesterday.  He passed away at the age of 92.  Joe meant a lot to everyone at Mt. Sinai, but he was also prominent in the wider Cheyenne community.  Our condolences go to his family and friends.  Baruch dayan ha’emet.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Ven a ganef kusht, darf men zikh di tseyn ibertseyln.
When a thief kisses you, count your teeth.

Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

Community Partner with Family Promise of Cheyenne

December Birthdays

9              Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman

9              Raizy Mendelsohn

11           Erin Vavra

19           Andi Coelho

20           Rabbi Moshe Halfon

20           Stephanie Sterling

21           Steve Borin

23           Jacque Georgio

28           Heather McLoud