A Message from Rabbi Peltz

This past Tuesday, we hosted an important conversation, in partnership with Congregation Beth El, about what’s been happening in Israel with Dr. Yizhar Hess. Yizhar is the Deputy Director of the World Zionist Organization and the former Executive Director of the Masorti/Conservative Movement in Israel.

If you missed the program, you can watch a recording of it by clicking here. It was a conversation that none of us wanted to have, but we knew that we must have. As lovers and supporters of Israel, we are used to standing up for Israel in the face of external threats. We are proud to support Israel in our communities, by giving tzedakah, lobbying the US government, and with many other projects. We are planning a wonderful celebration for the incredible milestone of Israel’s 75th birthday, on April 28-30. But what is happening inside Israel today is deeply concerning, scary even, and because we love and support Israel, we seek to better understand the situation, and to learn how we can help. 

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A Message from Executive Director, Ron Safier

Six weeks ago, I wrote about our current strategic planning process to make our community even stronger and better poised to meet the evolving needs of all our members during the next 3- 5 years. Many in the congregation have already been involved in discussions with us, but we would like to open this process up to those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to make your voices heard and contribute to this important work.

As part of this process, we are inviting you to join us for a discussion of some key elements to guide the future of our congregation on Sunday March 12th at 9:15 AM on site at TBS.

Please RSVP directly to Jeff Levine (jefflev1048@yahoo.com), co-chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, by March 10th. We would really like to hear your input.

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