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Weekly Message from the Board President

We have a guest coming to services this Friday night. He is Rabbi Ed Stafman from Montana. He’s Rabbi Emeritus from his congregation in Bozeman, but was just elected to the Montana Legislature. Rabbi Halfon has invited him to speak to our congregation during Shabbat Services. His topic is “The Spiritual/Religious Divide Driving the Political Divide.”

We’re excited about all of the work going on in the Synagogue to prepare for the Yiddish Food Festival. We’re back, and lots of activities are resuming or starting up again. This Thursday, May 19, our bakers will be preparing apple strudel… Mmmmmm. The oven fires up at 4 PM. Then on Sunday, May 22, it will be Matzo Brittle and Honey Cakes, starting at noon. The good part is that our bakers are always looking for extra hands, so come by the Synagogue, help out, and make some new friends.

The Yiddish Food Festival is June 26, and it will be all hands on deck for that. We’ll need everyone to help us put on a great event for the Cheyenne and Wyoming community.

The Building Committee is also working on repairs ahead of the festival. Some roof tiles have water stains, and we are getting bids for some plaster and drywall work. We’re also talking about possibly repainting the social hall. No decisions have been made yet, but if it comes up, what do you think of the color dayglo pink? Seriously, we’ll let you know if the committee considers a color change for the social hall.

Mt. Sinai movie nights are coming back! The Synagogue has purchased a license that allows us to show movies. We probably won’t do anything until after the Yiddish Food Festival, but we’ll definitely have some movies later in the year.

The Board of Directors has scheduled the Rabbi’s formal installation for the weekend of July 15. Specific details are still being worked out, but it looks like most of the event will take place during Friday night services. Expect a lot of guests that weekend, including Rabbis and other clergy from around the region.

Noam Mantaka is starting a young family and a new business at the same time. You’d think that would keep him pretty busy, but he’s also finding time to volunteer at the Synagogue. Noam is a skilled chef (his business is a food truck called “Noam’s Table), and he has used those skills in the Synagogue kitchen. He prepared our Passover Seder and we’ve all enjoyed tastes of his hummus, sufganiyot, falafel, and other treats.

The Endowment Board wants to acknowledge Noam’s many efforts on behalf of the Synagogue, and raise money for a plaque in his honor on a chair in the large sanctuary. Yes, its also a fundraiser. Remember, the Endowment Fund never spends the money it receives. The Fund invests it, and a portion of the interest comes back to the Synagogue to help with our expenses.

The chairs are $500, and an anonymous donor has offered to cover half the cost under certain conditions. So we’re hoping to raise $250. If you would like to donate, please use our website or contact the Synagogue office.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Verter zol men vegn un nit tseyln.
Words should be weighed, not counted.

Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

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May Birthdays

1              Jeremy Bay

5              Zoey Brown

                Micah Young

10           Sabrina Reichert

12          Michael Ehrlich

19           Abby Rowswell

                Benjamin Vavra

15           Doreen Glotzer

21           Stuart Wolf