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MARCH/APRIL 2010 VOICE ARTICLE
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOICE ARTICLE
YOM KIPPUR 2009/5770 - THE SOLOMON PROJECT
2009/5770 ROSH HASHANAH REMARKS
LETTER TO THE CONGREGATION, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
OTHER VOICE ARTICLES
MARCH/APRIL 2010 VOICE ARTICLE
Solomon Project Update
As I write this article, the Winter Olympics are in full swing. I’m always struck by the athletes that talk about how they were driven by their big goals. Yes, they had ups and downs along the way, but they were always focused on their goals and they were committed to accomplishing them. I would say that the Solomon Project is now on the “final lap” before we can begin construction on our big goal. I’m confident when we look back, after we finish this project, we will be very proud as a community that we accomplishment a very big goal that at times seemed too big for us. In this article, I want to give you an update on where we stand as we move closer to our goal of starting construction for the first phase of the Solomon Project.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOICE ARTICLE
My thoughts as I begin my third year as President of the Board.
It is hard to believe it has been two years since I was first elected President. As I have said many times, it has been a pleasure to serve you and our community.
In this article I would like to like to summarize my thoughts about our community. First, I want to repeat what I said on Rosh Hashanah: We are a strong and vibrant community. We have many of the key elements necessary to continue to be strong and vibrant for many years to come. There are many things going well in our Kehillah Kedoshah. Let me give you a few examples:
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YOM KIPPUR 2009/5770 - THE SOLOMON PROJECT
Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, "The body without the spirit is a corpse; the spirit without the body is a ghost." Our Kehillah Kedoshah, our Sacred Community, is our spirit. We are members of Congregation Beth Jacob because, on the “inside,” our congregation is a warm and welcoming Jewish home for all of us. It is the place where we connect, where our children learn about Judaism, where many of your children or grandchildren and perhaps you celebrated your Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, a baby naming, marriage and many other schimas. Tonight I’m going to talk about the “body,” our building, the physical space which enhances and supports our spiritual vision. Our meeting place where we celebrate our Jewish life together. The Solomon Project is our very exciting initiative to renovate our building and grounds to create a space that enables our vision of Kehillah Kedoshah.
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2009/5770 ROSH HASHANAH REMARKS
Before I begin my remarks, on behalf of our Board of Directors, we want to wish you and your family a happy, sweet, peaceful, and most importantly, healthy new year.
It's hard for me to believe a year has gone by so quickly. I've truly enjoyed and continue to feel honored to serve you in this role as President of Congregation Beth Jacob's Board. I'm lucky to be serving at this time because our synagogue community and our organization are both strong and vibrant.
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REMARKS FROM THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING
Let me start out by saying that our 2008/2009 fiscal year was a successful year as measured by the long list of achievements.
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LETTER TO THE CONGREGATION, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
The objective of this letter is to update you regarding our finances and to let you know what actions we are taking to address these issues. We take these issues very seriously and are acting, as required, to adjust to these new developments.
OTHER VOICE ARTICLES
May, 2009 - We Keep Moving Forward
February, 2008 - Our Sacred Community
July, 2008 - The Good News Continues...
February, 2009 - Embracing Divergent Points of View; Is Our Community Ready for It?
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