Nominations
Sought for May 2009 Annual Meeting
The Nominating Committee has begun evaluating candidates for the governing
slate that will be presented to the congregation for approval at the May
2009 Annual Meeting.
Officers of Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel serve for one two-year term; Board
of Trustees members serve for three-year terms. The Nominating Committee
seeks candidates to replace the eleven Board members whose terms are ending
and to replace any retiring Officers.
Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings and support the
various Synagogue activities during their terms of service. Officers may
meet more frequently.
We are seeking candidates who represent the variety of views and perspectives
of our membership, who work well with others and who are committed to
serving BSKI in this important way. Anyone interested in serving or in
recommending others for consideration may e-mail me at rbkodner@gmail.com
or Harvey Leader at Harvey@e-bski.org.
Please include contact information for any names submitted — along
with a sentence or two about why you are offering yourself or recommending
another.
These are turbulent times, for our economy and for us. The difficulties
and uncertainties do not just touch far away places, people we don’t
know, or government policies that touch us only in theoretical ways.
They impact us as individuals, they affect groups and institutions we
care about, and they hold sway over our future. We have seen a steady
flow of announced job losses and drastic financial downturns reported
by companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. There are
also less visible, and sometimes invisible, repercussions as individuals
as families fall on hard times, or live with the fear that they will soon
have a drastic change in their circumstances.
How do we respond, as a Jewish community, to the consequences of this
economic situation?
The short answer is that our response should be guided by sensitivity,
compassion, and planning. None of us has a roadmap for this journey. We
may not know how long it continues, what the turns and twists will be,
and where it will end up. But we should be able to count on our collective
BSKI community to face these uncertainties together, with a commitment
to each other, the Synagogue community and the wider community in which
we live.
The needy in our local area will need our help now, more than ever.
It should be our goal as individuals and as a community, to help meet
those needs as best we can. Just as our biblical forefathers and
mothers were reminded to leave the corners of their fields and the fallen
fruit for the poor and the stranger, so should we remember to provide
for those less fortunate from our own resources.
Our congregation aspires to be welcoming to all, in difficult times as
well as in times of celebration, and regardless of financial resources.
We seek to comfort those within our own congregation dealing with hardship
or stress, including those who may have lost a job or be struggling to
stay economically sound.
Our intention is to provide a warm community where personal concerns are
acknowledged, but do not define us. Our commitment to each other and to
the future of our Jewish community is a strength that will help those
individuals among us who are in need, as well as those among us who help
meet those needs.
We will all do our part to support one another and find strength in these
times from the values and teachings we share. But, we need good people
to join our Board of Trustees and our Committees who are dedicated to
keeping our Synagogue strong, independent and a viable House of Worship
for the next generation to come.
B'Shalom
Ricky Kodner
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