Minutes of the CTJC AGM

19 July 2020 The meeting took place using web sharing.

Present (remotely):

Jo Landy (Chair), Ben Blaukopf (Treasurer), Barry Landy (Secretary), Ros Landy, Tirzah Bleehen, Jane Liddell-King, Robert Marks (BoD), Stefan Reif (Trustee), Simon Goldhill, Jonathan Allin, Sarah Schechter (Trustee), Julian Landy

Apologies: Mark Harris

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2. Minutes of the previous AGM had been circulated with the Magazine and no comments had been received. Chair's report (Jo Landy)

Another year has flown by.

Until the start of lockdown services were held in Thompsons Lane as normal. On behalf of your committee I must thank Aryeh Dworkin for once again coming back to Cambridge to daven for us at Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

While I am sure he enjoyed his break in Harvard we were all pleased to have Reuven back to lead us. His trip was beautifully timed to avoid the pandemic in the US.

Outside term time we enjoyed as usual wonderful kiddushim after davening. Purchased by Jonathan Harris and Yoav and prepared for us by Lauren, Helen, and Jo Landy.

After some negotiations a Management Committee has been formed of two students, and a representative from each of CJRA and CTJC. Our representative is Tim Goldrein who has taken a leading role in Mancom and delivered all he said that he would. Tim has actually carried out a lot of the work himself (assisted by Ben and Barry) and spent many hours doing so.

3. In the last year we have heard more about the proposals for a new shul. At the time of writing the plans are once again stymied. This is due to an alleged problem concerning rights of light. Watch this space.

The most obvious event this year has been Covid 19. You will all know that the shul was closed for all purposes from March till July. I am sure that we are all delighted that services have now restarted. Many thanks to all those who have worked tirelessly to get the building ready for re-opening.

One benefit of lockdown was the introduction by Reuven of weekly zoom meetings on Friday afternoon. This has been a great plus for all the participants, delighting in being able to see and talk to each other as a community.

Thanks are also due to Jane for producing interesting and enlightening communal magazines and to Ben for his hard work on the accounts, Robert Marks for work relating to the Board of Deputies and Barry for the work in his position as secretary.

On a sad note I understand that Jonathan Allin does not wish to remain on the Committee. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking him for his sterling work over the years. He will be much missed. I am sure all hope that he will, like Lauren, continue to be part of the binding that holds this community together.

I look forward to another year of successful operations.

Treasurer's report

Ben presented the Balance Sheet (2019-20) and explained the reason for the apparent reduction in assets.

Stefan wanted to know why the net surplus (excess of income over expenditure) was down by approx £1000, and Ben explained.

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8. Barry presented the Trustee accounts.

Julian asked why this charity needs reserves equivalent to 10 years turnover.

After some discussion it was agreed that the Trustees would consider this issue and produce a discussion paper.

Approval of Independent Examiner

Motion to appoint T. Marcuson as independent examiner of accounts for the year 2020/2021: This was agreed unanimously

Approval of Membership fees for 2020/21

The committee propose no change in the fees: This was agreed

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Election of Committee

The committee propose that the existing committee members be deemed re-elected: This was agreed nem con

AOB a. Sarah suggested that the Friday afternoon Zoom session should be continued even after shul services resume fully. b. Jane requested material for the next magazine. c. Barry asked what plans there are for Rosh Hashanah. • Jo replied that the options include hiring a large enough space or having services at staggered times. • Tirzah wondered whether there was any possibility of using Zoom. d. Jonathan Allin wanted to make it clear that he is fully prepared to continue to be involved in the running of the community. e. Tirzah reported that the CJRA are in the process of removing trustee contingent liability and wondered if CTJC is doing that.

It was agreed that we should find out what is involved.