Happy Shortest
Month of the Year everyone,
I had a long message written but
then I decided to re-create the “Upcoming Events” page just so you can see all
the goings-on that will be taking place at your synagogue in the very near
future. It’s almost the twelfth hour as I’m writing this message and I see that
the newsletter has already been sent out; however, Candice (the editor) said to
check back for this message. So here it is!!
The first thing up is the Tu
B’Shevat seder, dinner and service on Friday, February 2nd. A flyer
was sent out reminding you of it so I hope you have all made your plans to be
there. With such little notice and publicity we currently have approximately 40
people who will be attending.
The VBI-VIP program that we
started in mid-January is a success. By the closeout date (January 31st)
we had fourteen people sign up. If you missed out look for a follow-on program
sometime in the May/June timeframe for events happening during the final six
months of the year.
You can see that there are quite a
number of events including dinners and special services that will be take place
between now and June. It takes a huge effort to put all this in action and we
need you to be a part of as many of the special events as you can. Please come and
enjoy.
Not included in the events is a
clean-up day at the synagogue. There are many things that you can do (not
strenuous) to help us put the synagogue in better shape. I’ll let you know when
that will happen but it most certainly must be done before the High Holy Days
in September.
We have a restaurant/delicatessen that wants to sponsor a fund-raiser to help Valley Beth Israel. Please understand that it is not a kosher restaurant but if someone is willing to contribute a certain percentage of those participating on a certain day I think we need to take advantage of it. The more people we can direct to the restaurant the more we can receive. Let me know if you think this is a good idea. We must find ways to raise funds for the synagogue.
I hope to see you at the temple
often. Participate in services and events. Make new friends. We have new members
for you to get to know!
Ron
Ron Trachtenberg
VBI Temple President
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