President's Message
April 2022
It has been a few months since I’ve last written an article for the bulletin, and I wanted to update you on some transitions occurring over the next few months.
As you know, Nancy is retiring on June 30. We have interviewed some very strong candidates to succeed her, and we hope to hire someone shortly who can work with Nancy over the next few months for training.
We are also saying farewell to Eunice Miller. As the instructor of our youngest religious school class, Eunice has brought much joy to her students, their families, and everyone in the community over the past twenty-nine years. Please join me in congratulating Eunice for her years of service.
We have finally been granted our 501(c)3 status by the IRS. This status will allow the temple to apply for state and federal grants. We should also see cost savings associated with multiple vendors. I would like to thank attorney Glenn A. Frederick for completing the hundred-page application and keeping me updated as to its progress.
I am also very happy to report that we have relaxed our masking mandate; masks are no longer required in the building, but feel free to continue wearing one if you choose. While more services will be held in the building, we will also continue to stream them via Zoom. (Please consider joining the Zoom tech team to help ensure that we can keep offering services remotely.)
As we move back into the building, we want to be mindful of those in our community with food allergies. The board of directors has approved a new food allergy policy, developed at my request by Claire Breger-Belsky and Paula Breger. The policy, designed to minimize the risk to those with food allergies, prohibits peanuts and tree nuts from being brought into the building and requires that all foods brought into the building be labeled for any of the nine major allergens (excluding peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish, which are not allowed).
The final transition I want to mention will take place at our annual meeting on May 22. It has been my honor and privilege to serve our community over these past four years as your president. We have endured the pandemic and I believe we have come out stronger as a community. I am certain that our new president, Jennifer Lampron, will an outstanding leader for our community.
Enjoy spring—Red Sox opening day is in less than a week!
Loren H. Goldstein
President
As you know, Nancy is retiring on June 30. We have interviewed some very strong candidates to succeed her, and we hope to hire someone shortly who can work with Nancy over the next few months for training.
We are also saying farewell to Eunice Miller. As the instructor of our youngest religious school class, Eunice has brought much joy to her students, their families, and everyone in the community over the past twenty-nine years. Please join me in congratulating Eunice for her years of service.
We have finally been granted our 501(c)3 status by the IRS. This status will allow the temple to apply for state and federal grants. We should also see cost savings associated with multiple vendors. I would like to thank attorney Glenn A. Frederick for completing the hundred-page application and keeping me updated as to its progress.
I am also very happy to report that we have relaxed our masking mandate; masks are no longer required in the building, but feel free to continue wearing one if you choose. While more services will be held in the building, we will also continue to stream them via Zoom. (Please consider joining the Zoom tech team to help ensure that we can keep offering services remotely.)
As we move back into the building, we want to be mindful of those in our community with food allergies. The board of directors has approved a new food allergy policy, developed at my request by Claire Breger-Belsky and Paula Breger. The policy, designed to minimize the risk to those with food allergies, prohibits peanuts and tree nuts from being brought into the building and requires that all foods brought into the building be labeled for any of the nine major allergens (excluding peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish, which are not allowed).
The final transition I want to mention will take place at our annual meeting on May 22. It has been my honor and privilege to serve our community over these past four years as your president. We have endured the pandemic and I believe we have come out stronger as a community. I am certain that our new president, Jennifer Lampron, will an outstanding leader for our community.
Enjoy spring—Red Sox opening day is in less than a week!
Loren H. Goldstein
President