Now that we are almost halfway through October, it's time to reflect on all the CYP happenings in September.  Our minyan on Sept. 3rd was held outside on a perfect evening in Cleveland Heights and hosted by Aaren, Cleveland's new Young Professional Coordinator at Federation.  Later that weekend, CYP cooked up 100 lbs of beef ribs on the charcoal grills at the Gross Schechter Totally Kosher Rib Burn Off Memorial Day event.  We didn't win, but we DID sell out and had a blast grilling.  We picked up some great tips and improvements to come back better and tastier for next year!  We met some great people and ate some great BBQ.  The holidays came and went, and we launched out Community Beit Midrash with an event over Sukkot hosted in the Gross Schechter sukkah (it rained, but we still had a great turn out indoors).  We had sushi made by Green Road Catering and met some new faces.  28 of us turned out to share a meal and participate in a thought provoking Chevruta learning session with Rabbi Eddie Sukol on food and our ethical responsibilities in the harvest and today, in producing Kosher food.  Last Sunday the minyan helped raise money for Magen David Adom and ran a 5k for the cause.  There were 6 of us, and 5 us placed for the fastest times in our age group.  October First Friday was also a success, this time taking the minyan to Tremont.  New faces, great food and friends helped make the event one of the most successful minyans we've had with 21 people!  If you haven't seen what we are up to, come check us out at our next event, November First Friday Minyan and Potluck on Nov. 5th.  See you soon!
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School is starting, the days are getting cooler and it seems finally that fall is pushing through.  I went jogging yesterday and there were just a few crunchy leaves on the ground.  Fall is my favorite season, because it brings with it a boatload of Jewish holidays and better sleeping weather.  CYPminyan is not letting this go unnoticed.  We have a jam packed September full of events for you!

September 3rd will be our next First Friday Minyan and Potluck.  Come join us for a shabbat experience with friends.  Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.  You can get more info and RSVP here.

The Totally Kosher Rib Burn Off is a great event for Jewish Cleveland!  CYP will be grilling up some great, unique ribs, made from our own secret sauce.  If you want to help us cook, shop, etc., we will be cooking on the 2nd, at 7:30pm at Gross Schechter.   If you are more of a griller, volunteer for one of our time slots on Monday, Sept. 6 to help us serve up some CYP grub.  If you are more of an eater, just stop by and introduce yourself!  We'll be under the CYPminyan banner.  E-mail us if you want to help!  The event itself can be found here.

Next on the docket, CYPminyan is being hosted by Seigal College for Kol Nidre services on Friday night, Sept. 17th.  If you are looking for something a little different, or just want to sit in contemplation with friends, come join us.  We are also looking for people that want to get involved in adding input to make the service more meaningful.  If this sounds like you, get in touch!  If you need tickets for the rest of the High Holidays, let us know and we would be happy to connect you with special CYP discounted seats at many other local Synagogues.

In celebration of Sukkot, CYPminyan will be holding a Sushi in the Sukkah party on September 28th at 7:30pm.  $5 gets you in and lets you enjoy kosher sushi and the kick-off of our Community Beit Midrash program!  Topic to be announced shortly.  RSVP necessary so we can order enough sushi.

Finally, don't forget about our upcoming First Friday in October!

Exciting stuff.  Get involved, meet some new people, have some fun being Jewish.
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