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Lots of people ask me about all the changes
we are having at Temple Beth El. As everyone is aware, Rabbi Spitalnic is
now in Boca Raton, Florida, having led her final service here on December
22nd. Rabbi Schindler, who is looking forward to adding a new member to
her family any day now starts her maternity leave on February 1st.
In the next few weeks and months, our professional staff will be
redoubling their efforts and working extra hard to keep an array of
services and programming we have planned going as smoothly as possible. I
hope that we will give them all the support they need and express
appreciation for all that they will be doing in the next few months.
To fill the position held by Rabbi Spitalnic, we have listed our opening
with the CCAR Placement Service and are currently reviewing resumes from
Rabbis in the field who are interested in exploring joining our
professional team. We are fortunate to have received several resumes from
some dynamic, enthusiastic and caring individuals.
Initially, we will screen the potential applicants by telephone and then
invite those to Charlotte that appear to be a potentially good fit with
our congregation to meet a wide range of our members. If you are
interested in participating in meetings with these candidates, please let
Arthur Kramer know.
Charlotte is a very desirable position for many Assistant and Associate
Rabbis. Unfortunately, however, there is a severe shortage of Rabbis
nationally at present. This means that each of the candidates we may find
interesting may have multiple job offers from which to choose. As a
result, it is possible that we might need to explore other interim
staffing patterns should we not be able to entice a favorite candidate to
come to Charlotte. I know we all think this is highly unlikely, because of
our Carolina blue skies, gentle winters, and fantastic congregation, but
it is possible, nonetheless! We will keep you posted about the
developments as they occur.
A couple of other notes:
The Nominating Committee for the Temple Board will be meeting in the next
few weeks. If you are interested in being considered for a Board position,
please give me a call.
If you have not yet made a pledge to the Challenge Grant, please seriously
consider doing so. Every dollar that is donated is matched at 50% by our
anonymous donor. We have a goal of raising $180,000 that will be matched
by $90,000. Your pledge can go a long way toward reducing the long-term
debt of our congregation. If you have questions about this, please give me
a call. I’d love to talk with you about this fantastic opportunity.
As always, please call me at (704) 759-0012 or email me at:
barbarakatz@mindspring.com with questions, concerns, or criticisms. I
appreciate hearing them all.
Sincerely,
Barbara Katz
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