It’s been hot out, so let’s chill.  And what better way to chill than with ice cream?  We’re going to hold an ice cream social on Sunday, August 16, from 1 PM to 3 PM.  We’re doing it for more than the ice cream, though.  Rabbi Delcau has been with us for close to two months, and there are some folks who haven’t had a chance to meet him or chat with him.  So our ice cream social is also an Ask the Rabbi event.

Rabbi Delcau will be there to talk about his background, about Judaism, and about his ideas for Mt. Sinai.  Come and meet the Rabbi and enjoy some ice cream at the same time.  It will be Sunday, August 16, starting at 1 PM.

We found a restaurant with good air conditioning, so let’s do another Shalom Dinner.  Let’s meet at the Good Friends Chinese Restaurant on Wednesday, August 8 at 6:30 PM.  We haven’t had Chinese food for a Shalom Dinner since December, so it’s time for another taste.

We’ve got another opportunity to ask your opinion.  The Mt. Sinai Education Committee is making plans for educational programs and they want your input.  The committee wants to design classes that meet your interests, and they’re asking you to take a very short survey.  Please click on this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WLNTKT2

We’ve been talking in recent weeks about a request for one of our Torahs from a descendant of Sam Marchick.  The Board of Directors is still considering the request.  However, we’ve been doing some research on the Torahs and Sam Marchick and we found an ad placed by Marchick for his department store in the Tivoli Building in downtown Cheyenne (which Marchick owned).  The ad is from the November 1, 1919 edition of the Cheyenne Leader newspaper.  It advertises Heavy Ribbed Underwear, regular $3.50, $1.95 a suit, Fleece Lined Underwear, regular $3.75, $2.95 a suit, and Heavy Wool Shirts and Drawers, regular $4.50, $2.95 a suit.  We don’t think JC Penney’s can match those prices today….

The roofers are scheduled to start working on replacing the Synagogue roof next Monday.  Their work should not interrupt our regular activities, so the Rabbi’s Torah Teaching on Friday and Shabbat services should go on normally.

We also want to give you a heads up about our video recordings of services.  They are now being posted to Facebook.  It is always possible that you may show up in a crowd shot or if you come up to the Bima, so we want to let you know that our services are being recorded and uploaded to YouTube and now to Facebook.

Here’s our Yiddish Phrase of the Week:

Zi veynt mit tsibele-trern.
She’s crying onion tears.       

Shalom,