This was a big week for Rabbi Mitch Delcau and his family.  On Sunday we held our Meet the Rabbi/Ask the Rabbi Ice Cream Social at the Synagogue.  We learned that the Rabbi was actually born in New York.  He moved to Tennessee as a child and that’s where he picked up his Volunteer State accent.

The Rabbi originally pursued a career as an engineer, but then felt a calling to become a Rabbi, and embraced his new role enthusiastically.  He has served congregations in Denver, Washington State, Pennsylvania, and Florida.  The Rabbi loves to ski and has even worked as a ski instructor.  He’s also taught scuba diving, and is an Eagle Scout.  Rabbi Delcau is working on his dissertation for a PhD. in Hydraulic Engineering at Colorado State University.

The ice cream was a sweet treat to add to the event – thank you, Sisterhood!

On Friday, Rabbi Delcau sat down with Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins to talk about Cheyenne and Mt. Sinai.  Mayor Collins writes a weekly column called “The Mayor’s Minute” about his daily activities, and included this description of his visit with Rabbi Delcau.

“Cheyenne has a new rabbi, Mitch Delcau, serving the Jewish community in our area. It was nice of him to stop by and introduce himself, and it is awesome that Mt. Sinai’s congregation has a religious leader in the synagogue. I won’t hold his Colorado State education against him as he showed up in boots and a cowboy hat. Welcome, Rabbi!”

Our rainy weather this past week was very welcome for our lawns, gardens, and agriculture, but it slowed down the work on the Synagogue roof.  The roof work should be done either by the end of this week or next.

The Mt. Sinai Board of Directors meets this Wednesday. One of the items on the agenda is a request from a descendant of the Marchick family.  Sam and Lillian Marchick were involved in the founding of Mt. Sinai back in 1915, and they donated two Torahs to the original congregation.  A descendant, Joshua Ambush, is starting a new congregation in the Baltimore, Maryland area, and asked if we could give one of the Torahs to him.  However, several other descendants have contacted to the Synagogue and objected, and said they wanted the Torahs to stay at Mt. Sinai.  The Board may make a decision on the Ambush request on Wednesday.

Here’s a picture of the Marchicks, courtesy of the Intermountain Jewish News.

Time is running short for the High Holy Day Journal.  It’s time to get your greetings in – the deadline is next Monday.  Here’s the cost 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 24th 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 24th, so get your greetings in soon!

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Drey mir nit keyn kop!              
Don’t twist my head!

Shalom,