[Tif-mail] Letter from the Board of Directors

[Amitai Levin]

Dear Members,

 

As you are no doubt aware, the Tifereth Israel Board of Directors has
been actively soliciting suggestions from our members on how to
propagate the long-term financial and demographic viability of our shul.
Last Thursday evening, June 3rd, the board and interested members of our
shul met to discuss myriad proposals and ideas pertaining to this issue.
This meeting was a lively and productive one lasting well into the night
in which many ideas were vetted and discussed. Following up on this
substantive meeting, the board met this past Sunday night June 6th to
review what was discussed at the Thursday meeting. As an outcome of the
meeting, the board decided that at the current time our shul should
focus on first increasing the programming we provide with events,
Shabbatons, scholar-in-residence programs, etc. These programs define
and unite us as a kehilla. This decision is obvious and does not require
the tedium of a general membership informational meeting or vote.

 

Regarding the proposals for changing the structure of the shul, the
board decided that the ideas presented were not yet ready to warrant a
presentation to the general membership at the present time and as such
there will not be a general membership meeting on June 13th or June
20th. This does not in any way impugn on the validity of any of the
proposals, only that we felt it was our directorial and fiduciary
responsibility to be fully prepared before embarking on any major
financial undertaking.

 

The fact is that capital improvements to our aging shul building are an
eventual necessity. At such time that the board feels that the plans
proposed meet the necessary criteria, the board will present those plans
to the general membership to be voted upon. For the time being, we will
focus on our shul's growth through other methods -such as increased
programming.  More than ever, the Tifereth needs the active
participation of its members in creating and assisting with bringing the
new programs and ideas to fruition. If you are willing and able to
assist in any way, please contact the shul office to offer your services
and support. We are continuing to solicit your original ideas on how to
make our shul a force of strength and growth in our community.

 

As a reminder, there will be a general membership meeting on Sunday June
27th at 8:00pm to vote on the slate for the upcoming year. The proposed
slate for next year which has already been approved by the Board of
Directors is as follows: 

 

President - Pinny Milchman 

1st VP - Yaakov Ochs 

2nd VP - Boruch Spivak 

Treasurer - Gavi Giloni 

Financial Secretary - Rabbi Steven Lacob 

Recording Secretary - Mordechi Bodek 

Counsel - Louis Chapman 

 

Directors 

David Adler 

Shmuel Avrahami 

Michael Bennett 

Neal Frolich 

Chaim Grinspan 

Russell Kelner 

Rabbi Jonathan Krimsky 

Shlomo Levy 

Marc Nash 

David Shlachter 

 

Trustees 

Nate Block 

Eli Dahan 

Marty Goldberg 

Issac Kupferman 

Dr. Todd Mehlman 

Lenard Persin 

Dr. Eugene Schwab, M.D. 

Aaron Strum 

Yitz Weiss 

  

Gabayim 

Yosef Avrahami 

Aviad Oded 

Rabbi David Sheer 

Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann 

 

Thank you

 

Board of Directors

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