Rabbi’s Corner - Parshat Ekev

I would like to say Yasher Koach to the Nominating Committee for putting together such a fine slate of officers to run our shul.  It takes a lot of vision and confidence to look a little outside the box and work under less than ideal conditions to find the appropriate leadership.  They did a really great job and I know we will be very happy with their selection.  They really spent a ton of time and emotional energy on this project and in my opinion they were very successful.  To all of you who agreed to be part of this new “YIWH Republic” – Yasher Koach to you as well.  It is great that you stepped up to the plate to fulfill these duties and even greater that you embraced this new idea of a “president-less shul” with such confidence and openness trying your hardest to make it work.

I think that this new “YIWH Republic” has great potential to work well and allow us to get a lot of important things done in the shul.  We have such a great group of people leading us and planning for the coming year.  I know that many of the committees have already started to generate ideas of where we want to go and what we want to accomplish.  There is a genuine enthusiasm in the air and I believe that we will all see this new model bear its fruits in the coming months. They have my full support and vote of confidence.

It was great to see such a large crowd of people turn up to the membership meeting last Sunday.  It means that people really care what is going on in our shul and that is so important to us.

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Weinberg