Dear JCOGS family,
This past Sunday, after our well-attended annual meeting, Alison and I went off alone, with babysitter at home, and spent a glorious day celebrating our 11 year anniversary. As much as we know each other after these years, we always learn new things about each other. This anniversary, I asked her to cut my hair. Well, I quickly learned that it will be at least another 11 years before she cuts it again. We laughed our tuchuses off when she was in mid-cut, and the word ‘oops’ slipped out of her mouth.
These days, I miss my barber. But there are many others I truly miss. I miss our Montreal members who cannot come down to Stowe with the border closed. I miss our east coast JCOGS family who are sheltering in place and cannot leave their homes in Boston, New York, and beyond. I even miss our locals, who I have seen some of at the recent racial justice protests, yet behind masks.
When Alison and I laughed so hard that I almost fell off my chair, it became so abundantly clear to me—in these horrible times, we all need a serious, good old-fashioned, coming up from your kishkes LAUGH. But these days, what else other than a botched haircut can make us laugh so hard that it hurts? Funny you should ask!
How about our JCOGS summer fundraiser, Sunday, June 28—Laugh Your Tuchus Off: a community-building, fundraising, rollicking good time. The night will feature the hilarious Joel Chasnoff and local comedians. There will also be an amazing silent auction like you have never seen before. In fact, the auction will be one of the most community-building happenings we have ever done as an institution because the auction items you can bid on are talents and services offered by our incredible membership. So please register NOW RIGHT HERE so you get the link for the event and for the silent auction. The auction goes live this Sunday!
Finally, a note to all the fathers as I wish you a delightful Father’s Day. And to those fathers who have passed away, we miss you too. You are the ones that always tell the best tuchus jokes.
Tihiyu bri’im, stay safe, be well.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi David
