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These Are Worthy of Our Support!
142nd Annual Meeting
They Sustain Conservative Judaism. n this, my first year as Director of Congregational community. The board Life, I spent time with both Chizuk Amuno’s represents a wide-range of Sisterhood and Brotherhood. I attended board ages and talents. These are meetings and events, and I engaged their leadership in very generous, caring men conversation. Here is what I learned. who are committed to Chizuk Amuno, and they devote The board of our Sisterhood is composed of twenty-five countless hours to supporting women who care deeply about this place. These are its programs. talented women who take their responsibilities very seriously. They talk about the importance of Jewish Brotherhood members enjoy sporting events, breakfast education, the welfare of the congregation and how to programs with outstanding speakers, and social events build community. They also reflect Jewish values in all featuring great food. They take pride in supporting that they do. Their events, which appeal to women of our daily minyan and strengthening the congregation’s all ages, have both social and educational components. religious programming. The Congregational Second Central to their mission is Sisterhood’s support of Seder is a Brotherhood project. There is a special the Torah Fund of Women’s League, which sustains affinity for Camp Ramah, the camping movement of Conservative Judaism through financial assistance to the Conservative Judaism, and a commitment to provide Jewish Theological Seminary in NYC, the Ziegler School scholarship dollars to Ramah campers. The camaraderie of Rabbinic Studies in LA, and the Schechter Institute of among these men is remarkable! Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. This year, the Sisterhood We at Chizuk Amuno are truly blessed with wonderful was proud to present the congregation with beautiful, affiliates. You can meet their members at Shabbat new china and flatware. services every week. They are our allies in building a And our children benefit from Sisterhood fundraising, Jewish community of which we can all be proud. including the Judaica Shop. Thousands of Sisterhood B’shalom, dollars every year go to our schools for educational enrichment. The Brotherhood board meets monthly to plan social, religious, cultural and athletic programs. They, too, are deeply concerned with the welfare of our Jewish Rabbi Paul Schneider
P roposed Board Members First Term (2-year term) Beth Goldsmith Barbara Grochal Eric Nislow Joel Suldan
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Sunday, June 9, 2013 • 4 p.m. The membership will be asked to approve a change in the congregational bylaws, the Slate of Officers, and nominations to the Board of Trustees. Proposed Slate of Officers for Fiscal Year 2014 President Michelle Malis First Vice President Dr. Andrew Miller Vice President Jason A. Blavatt Vice President Sandra Moffet Secretary Michelle Hettleman Treasurer Louis E. Sapperstein Assistant Treasurer Stephen Pomerantz, MD
Second Term (2-year term) Neil Leikach Allan Greenberg Brian Litofsky Nominating Committee Kelly Blavatt Janine Frier Tammy Heyman Fritzi Hallock Linda Katz Aaron Max, Chair Stephen Pomerantz, MD
New Shabbat “And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you…” —Ezekiel 36:26 Friday, May 17 • 7:15 p.m. ew at Chizuk Amuno, a contemporary Friday night service with guitar music. Come and enjoy an upbeat Shabbat celebration of prayer, song, and insight. Using a special prayer book that includes Hebrew transliteration and English reflection, everyone is welcome to join in New Shabbat with Rabbi Shulman, Hazzan Perlman, and Leslie Pomerantz.
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New Shabbat meets again June 14 After studying the question of playing instruments on Shabbat with Rabbi Shulman, last fall our congregation’s Ritual Committee recommended, and our Board of Trustees approved, playing instrumental music on Shabbat in prayer services created for this purpose. For those of us who wish to participate, New Shabbat is the first setting in which a musical instrument will enrich our prayer experience at Chizuk Amuno.