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We have a right to be free and to be Jews. **** How do we change the situation around us? It’s simple really. We learn what to do and then we do it. At Temple Israel, we’re changing the water. How? Learning and doing goes on here every single day. We are blessed to be learning from the very best teachers. Our Clergy are committed to living, loving and learning Torah, and they continue to teach and inspire us to do the same. Rabbi Starr brings his depth of knowledge and understanding to the community by teaching many of our most successful classes. He brings his depth of kindness and unwavering commitment to Jewish ideals by serving on the Sharon Youth Coalition, The District Attourney Council of Teen Issues, Sharon Clergy Association, Mass Board of Rabbis, where he has the enviable title of Immediate Past President. Rabbi Creditor has become an integral part of the fabric of this community-weaving his passion and compassion with his ability to make good and beautiful things happen in many Jewish and communal settings that reach far beyond Boston. Cantor Dress is president of the Regional Cantor’s Assembly, as well as the president of operation mazal tov-a program that helps disabled Israeli children become b’nai mitzvah. He’s also been invited to accompany a group of Ethiopian olim as they begin a new life in Israel. Our Hebrew School has been honored with an award for a superior curriculum and our Nursery School was selected to be the model nursery school for a movie produced by the Bureau of Jewish Education. Our inspired Youth Director created a model “Youth Community” that will become the often-imitated paradigm of Youth education and involvement in the future. ***** Temple Israel will continue to make a difference— Temple Israel must continue to make a difference— ***** The Administration and the Board will work to continue to do what we do that makes us a respected leader in Jewish life and learning not just here in Boston but in the American Conservative movement. Look around. This is not an accident, and we shouldn’t take it for granted. We are special, and can only continue to be special if we are prepared to face our challenges. As an institution, our biggest challenge next year, and in the long term, is going to be
meeting our financial obligations. Simply put, we face escalating costs, but have no escalating sources of revenue. We are addressing this issue long-term by the creation of the Rabbi’s Circle, a group of visionaries who will put Temple Israel in his or her estate plan. The goal is to have other sources of revenue besides dues and High Holy Day appeal income to offset all of our expenses. We’re looking for future thinking individuals to add their names to the temporary piece hung in the Lang Galleria. We believe that this endowment program will help ensure that we can meet our financial obligations in the years to come. As far as meeting our financial obligations this year, we have dues and we have this annual appeal. To those of you who have pledged already—and let me say that there are a record number of you this year—thank you sincerely. To those who are turning the tabs on the appeal card in front of you now, thank you very much. And to those of you who don’t think you can make a difference: Just as we recognize T’shuvah, literally a return, as the crux of our high holy day liturgy, know that by returning this card to an usher with a tab turned, you’ve made the connection–learning and doing—helping to make this world a better place. If you still think I’m not talking to you, I’ll close with a story: In a great winemaking town in medieval Europe came word that the grand rebbe was coming the following year. They decided to collect the best of each vintner’s production every week before the Sabbath. They fashioned a great vat and a sturdy set of steps leading to the top of the vat. Each week every vintner would pour a goatskin flask—full of his wine into the vat. One guy, whose name is not important and whose wine wasn’t the best nor the worst, decided that he could fill his skin with water—and no one would know. So each week he would take his bow, and at the end of a year, the grand rebbe came. He ascended the steps and with a crystal goblet created for this occasion, he scooped the goblet into the vat and held the glass high over his head for all to see. And there gleaming in the sun was a crystal clear glass of water. Every contribution matters. We have a goal we need to reach today. We want to fill our vat with wine, but we’re not there yet. We can look at this a few different ways: Our fixed expenses are funded by our dues, and every program that involves our community—learning and doing— is funded by this campaign revenue.
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