President's Message
June / July 2023
Dear Chaverim,
We have had a wonderful Spring with Purim, Passover, and Shavuot. I hope everyone enjoyed those holidays with their family and friends. Now Summer is upon is, having just celebrated Memorial Day in the U.S., the unofficial start of the Summer season. Many of our congregants take a break from the hot weather with trips to cooler climates. We wish everyone safe travels.
As I’m coming across a year as your President, it makes me humble and reflective of the role and my responsibilities. We have a wonderful Temple with many years of great history and a future full of endless possibilities. Like any organization, we need to look forward. We celebrate our past and our legacy, but we must always be looking forward.
We will be having our congregational meeting on June 25th, where we will discuss the state of the Temple and our plans for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Our Temple is strong but we have challenges, just like any organization. I see engagement as a big challenge for us. We have over 200 member families, but we are challenged to get more people actively engaged with the Temple. We saw it in the actions of the Nominating Committee, where we were challenged to complete a full slate of officers and directors for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. One of my goals for next year will be to increase engagement. As in any organization, sometimes we may hear things about what “They did…”. We are a small organization – there is no “They” – there is just “Us”. Please consider ways you can become more engaged with the Temple. We welcome your ideas and your energy.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer, and if you are traveling, please do so safely.
L’Shalom
Paul Newman
Dear Chaverim,
We have had a wonderful Spring with Purim, Passover, and Shavuot. I hope everyone enjoyed those holidays with their family and friends. Now Summer is upon is, having just celebrated Memorial Day in the U.S., the unofficial start of the Summer season. Many of our congregants take a break from the hot weather with trips to cooler climates. We wish everyone safe travels.
As I’m coming across a year as your President, it makes me humble and reflective of the role and my responsibilities. We have a wonderful Temple with many years of great history and a future full of endless possibilities. Like any organization, we need to look forward. We celebrate our past and our legacy, but we must always be looking forward.
We will be having our congregational meeting on June 25th, where we will discuss the state of the Temple and our plans for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Our Temple is strong but we have challenges, just like any organization. I see engagement as a big challenge for us. We have over 200 member families, but we are challenged to get more people actively engaged with the Temple. We saw it in the actions of the Nominating Committee, where we were challenged to complete a full slate of officers and directors for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. One of my goals for next year will be to increase engagement. As in any organization, sometimes we may hear things about what “They did…”. We are a small organization – there is no “They” – there is just “Us”. Please consider ways you can become more engaged with the Temple. We welcome your ideas and your energy.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer, and if you are traveling, please do so safely.
L’Shalom
Paul Newman