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isolated Jewish community. We strive to maintain a viable and dynamic Jewish community. One of the key elements in achieving this goal is our community publication, The Bulletin. The Bulletin is published six times a year. We have no professionals involved in its publication other than the final product that is collated and laid out by a friend of the congregation and printed at a local facility. There are a variety of regular columns from the President, the Rabbi, Sisterhood, Hadassah Wizo, the Hebrew School, the B’nai Brith Youth Organization and our young Schlichim, Israeli couples who have been an integral part of our congregation for the last six years. We have a policy of only publishing original material unless it comes from the United Synagogue. We are pleased to have two regular columns from Israel, both written by former Schlichim. As well as many featured articles by our own talented members, we use The Bulletin as a forum for publicizing local events in the community and for thanking our members and friends for their donations to our many funds. The Bulletin is also available on line in glorious colour at www.saskatoon.uscjhost.net. This has allowed people from far and wide to learn more about our vibrant community. The Bulletin is totally financially self sufficient and supported by local advertisers and page sponsors, a great advantage to a small community with limited financial resources. We have just celebrated the 100 issue of The Bulletin and look forward to 100 more. HONORABLE MENTION CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL 250-500 St. Petersburg, FL Submitted by Masha Ronay 727-381-4900 The Congregation B’nai Israel B’nai Israel Review is the main information source within the Congregation. It is published as 11 general issues per year pIus 3 Holiday Handbook issues for High Holidays, Hanukka and Passover. A year ago, the Synagogue undertook a huge makeover of the general design and presentation of our Bulletin with the guidance of our new layout volunteer. Other improvements have been the inclusion of photographs, improved paper quality and use of color. Holiday issues, which used to include “pull out” sections of holiday information, have been reformatted into smaller, user-friendly “Holiday Handbook” issues and have been a big hit with our Congregants. The resulting improvements to the publication have not only been well received by the Congregation but have also resulted in a 25% increase of bulletin advertising revenue. The B‘nai Israel Review is produced with a core group of 2 staff members and 3 lay volunteers. The mechanics of producing the Bulletin begin 6 weeks prior to each issue when the Bulletin Coordinator, and Office Manager, meet to review the upcoming calendar, and with input from the Rabbi and Executive Director, notices are sent out to over 30 staff and lay volunteer contributors to the upcoming issue. The Bulletin Coordinator inputs and follows up all material. Then the material is sent to our lay out volunteer for the creative process of layout and design, including photographs submitted by our volunteer photographer. It is then proofread by 6 lay volunteers and staff with final coordination by the Office Manager before being sent to press. The circulation of each issue includes 425 members, about 100 prospective members, 75 college students away at school and 90 bu1letin advertisers and community organizations. HONORABLE MENTION ADAS ISRAEL CONGREGATION Over 900 Washington, DC Submitted by Jean Bernard 202-362-4433 The Adas Israel Chronicle is our congregation’s monthly newsletter to our members, prospective members, and community. Two years ago we embarked on a campaign to revitalize and develop the publication to create a stronger and more effective communication tool. This process involved discussions with our volunteer, lay editor, our Communications Committee and a design consultant to evaluate the look and content of the publication. In addition to mailing the Chronicle to members and community leaders, free copies are available in the synagogue lobby. Current and past issues of the Chronicle are also available on our website.
CELEBRATIONS AND DEDICATIONS GOLD TEMPLE BETH EL 250-500 Allentown, PA Submitted by Rance Block 610-435-3521 2005-2006 proved to be a banner year for Temple Beth El. With all the excitement leading up to the relocation of our congregation, we were then faced with how to respectfully bid farewell to our old building and welcome in the new one. Although there were significant challenges that faced our congregation during that period such as the relocation into temporary quarters and all the planning, physical work, and issues surrounding the transitory relocation, we chose to view this period as a time of celebration. Programming during the year of construction was significant as it provided the vehicle for the congregation to stay involved and connected. Therefore, we successfully took every opportunity to celebrate milestones at each juncture of our building project. Although each of these programs could have been submitted for individual awards, we chose to submit them collectively, as each program was a sequential celebration leading up to our relocation into our new building. This submission highlights these programs and affirms that placing a positive spin on a somewhat stressful situation can create good will, ruach and camaraderie in a congregation. The programs for our Year of Celebration included: a. The commissioning of an artist to paint a rendition of our sanctuary b. Closing services for our old sanctuary c. A groundbreaking d. Removal of the cornerstone e. “Rock Around the Block”, a dinner dance honoring our old building f. Installation of the cornerstone g. March of the Torahs h. A Dedication ceremony i. A dinner dance honoring our new building j. A hardbound Temple Beth El Journal GOLD BETH SHALOM EDMONTON 250-500 Edmonton, AB Submitted by Rabbi David Kunin and 780-480-6333 Howard Sniderman In honour of the 75th Anniversary of Congregation Beth Shalom, our congregation embarked on a year-long journey to create a Torah. From young children to the most senior adult, all the members of our community have had the unique privilege of fulfilling the 613 th Mitzvah — to write a Sefer Torah, while at the same time through effective fund-raising and inclusive community events we also strengthened our congregation. During the course of almost a year, starting just before Shavuot 5766 (June 2006) and ending with a Siyyum (Dedication Ceremony) in March 2007 in honour of the 75th Anniversary of Congregation Beth Shalom, congregants and friends had the opportunity to write a letter in the congregations new Sefer Torah. The commission of our new Sefer Torah has been generously funded by a family in the congregation in honour of their children to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of our synagogue. During the year in addition to writing the Torah, we also had a series of major events coinciding with the visit of our scribe. These events included opening and closing services, a cantorial concert and two photo exhibitions. All the events during the year were either free, or priced so that a majority of our congregants could participate. We also reached out to ensure we had the active support of Women’s League and our youth, including them in every aspect of the celebration. Our goal was to enable the entire congregation, young and older to celebrate 75 wonderful years. GOLD BETH SHALOM
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