President's Message
June 2021
Annual Meeting Highlights
• During the past year, we have increased and diversified our programming, which allowed us to continue to provide services through the pandemic.
• In June, we will begin to offer outdoor Havdalah services and will have two b’nei mitzvah services in the building. All in-person events will follow the recommendations developed by the executive committee with the assistance of Phil Platcow, which include time limits and social distancing. We hope that these events will lead to additional in-house offerings.
• We will also keep the Zoom option available for those unavailable to attend in person.
• We are working toward obtaining official 501(c)(3) recognition, which will allow us to apply for state grants, make us more attractive to large donors, and provide discounts on services we need.
• We have obtained estimates to replace the building’s roof and hope to have that work completed over the summer.
• The Haverhill Public Schools have expressed interest in renting space in the building, and we are currently in negotiations.
• We hope to hire a rabbinic intern to work with Cantor Vera and the religious school for the coming year.
Thank you to Rabbi Rachel for your teaching and leadership over the past year. Thanks to the committee members and religious school faculty for all your hard work. And finally, thanks to David Belsky, who’s stepping down from the executive committee after many years of service.
Loren H. Goldstein
President
• During the past year, we have increased and diversified our programming, which allowed us to continue to provide services through the pandemic.
• In June, we will begin to offer outdoor Havdalah services and will have two b’nei mitzvah services in the building. All in-person events will follow the recommendations developed by the executive committee with the assistance of Phil Platcow, which include time limits and social distancing. We hope that these events will lead to additional in-house offerings.
• We will also keep the Zoom option available for those unavailable to attend in person.
• We are working toward obtaining official 501(c)(3) recognition, which will allow us to apply for state grants, make us more attractive to large donors, and provide discounts on services we need.
• We have obtained estimates to replace the building’s roof and hope to have that work completed over the summer.
• The Haverhill Public Schools have expressed interest in renting space in the building, and we are currently in negotiations.
• We hope to hire a rabbinic intern to work with Cantor Vera and the religious school for the coming year.
Thank you to Rabbi Rachel for your teaching and leadership over the past year. Thanks to the committee members and religious school faculty for all your hard work. And finally, thanks to David Belsky, who’s stepping down from the executive committee after many years of service.
Loren H. Goldstein
President