Weekly Message from the Board President

We have a great deal for you, thanks to Sabrina and Phil Reichert, and their new store in downtown Cheyenne, Instant Attraction.  Here’s what Sabrina said.

10% welcome discount to congregants, in-store when they let us know they’re part of Mount Sinai, and online if they reach out to us to get their 10% discount code (they can email [email protected] or call or text 3072143160).

We just got a lot of new merchandise for Valentine’s Day, all from exciting brands. Most products are listed on our website shopinstantattraction.com, but people can also check out our fb and instagram @shopinstantattraction for content and updates.

Instant Attraction opened in mid December.  Its downtown on 17^th Street, where old Xerox store used to be.  Instant Attraction features New York styles and fashions (https://www.shopinstantattraction.com).

The Reicherts are new in town, and one of the first things they did after setting up their store was to visit Mt. Sinai.  They have applied to join us as members and are interested in getting involved in our Synagogue activities.  A very warm welcome to Sabrina and Phil, and their dogs Crouton and Waffles.  We’re delighted to have you in Cheyenne and at Mt. Sinai.

The Rabbi Search Committee meets tomorrow (Tuesday) and will narrow down our applicants.  Finalists will be asked to lead our Friday night services, so watch for details on that.

The Mt. Sinai Board of Directors meets on Wednesday, and will be looking ahead to activities we can do safely during 2021.  The vaccines are out, and some members of our Congregation have already received the shots.  It will still be awhile before we can open completely and return things to normal.  We have a Synagogue Reopening Committee working on the details.

The Endowment Fund met on Sunday and reviewed its fundraising efforts during 2020.  In the past, the Fund has held concerts to raise money.  That didn’t happen in 2020.  Instead, the Endowment Fund focused on offering sponsorships of chairs in the sanctuaries.  The chairs in the large sanctuary are $500 each, and the Fund has honored a different individual each month.  That effort has been very successful – in fact, the chairs raised more money than the concerts did.  Of course, at some point the Endowment Fund would like to do both.

Money in the Endowment Fund is invested and never spent.  This year, just 18% of the interest will be given to the Synagogue to use for expenses.  The exact amount will be determined after the Endowment Fund’s February meeting.

The Fund is raising money in January to honor Mark Goldberg.  Mark was born and raised in New York, but moved to Cheyenne in 1995 and got involved in the Synagogue almost immediately.  Mark was an avid fisherman and guide, and after he passed away, he donated all of his equipment (some of it brand new) to the Synagogue.  It was sold in a rummage sale and raised a good amount of money for the Mt. Sinai.

We also want to mention the Mt. Sinai Trust.  The Trust, like the Endowment Fund, does not spend its principle.  A portion of the interest is used to help pay the Rabbi’s salary.  The Trust has been around for a long time, and has grown substantially over the years.  The Trust will be revising its investment policy later this year to focus on getting better returns.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Geshmak iz der fish oif yenems tish.
Tasty is the fish from someone else’s table.

Shalom,

Dave Lerner
President
Mt. Sinai Board of Directors

Community Partner with Family Promise of Cheyenne

January Birthdays

1              Agnes Weinstein

2              Jacob Westover

11           Stephanie White

12           Laurie Lerner

15           Steve Lerner

25           Donna Pepper

26           Jacob Means

26           David Young

27           Erin Brown

29           Howard Rodack