May 2025

Moms are incredible people. My loved to feed people and shared her joy through her confections. I love cooking her recipes and baking with her rolling pin. But most of all, my mom was a very faithful person. You know that saying that we become like our moms as we get older? I have found it to be so true. Whether our moms are still physically in our lives or they are angel moms, I believe they always remind us of the values, confidence, and strength which they role modeled for us. Moms have served as our teachers, motivating therapists, nurses, inspirational coaches, and strongest advocates throughout our lives.

I wish all of our Temple family moms a very enjoyable Mother’s Day! I am very grateful to our Temple moms who are busy enough caring for their families yet they find the time to volunteer their time for the betterment of our community. Thanks for our Temple moms who serve as professional and lay leaders, direct and teach in our religious school, chair or serve in our committees, and lend us a hand in and around our building. We appreciate your loving kindness.

Although as I write this message our first annual Terri Goldsmith Golf Tournament has not yet taken place, I am aware of the amount of work it has taken a huge number of people to plan thisimplement. Thank you to First Vice President and Golf Tournament Chairperson John Murphy for his vision and leadership and to his diligent committee members and all of the sponsors and donors for their generous support. Please refer to our website for a full list of our sponsors, donors, and volunteers. We are so grateful for their time and effort!

The month of May also marks the winding down of religious school classes as the school year concludes on Sunday, May 19. School Director Lisa Marcus and Assistant to the Director Amy Orce have once again run the school this past year with meticulous organization, creativity, and tireless dedication. There have been many signs of hope and enthusiasm among our students and their active year-round participation. Thank you so much to all of our teachers who planned and presented engaging lessons for the kids and the faculty assistants who supported them.

Our Board of Trustees is busy finalizing the content of this year’s annual report, which doubles as our June Bulletin issue. It will once again be a visually striking report that summarizes all of the work we’ve done to deliver on our goals for the year. You will receive it 20 days before the annual meeting which is scheduled on Sunday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m…mark your calendars and please plan to join us.

Lehitra’ot,
Armi

 

Board Meeting Highlights

  1. Due to a very busy events season, the Board agreed to postpone the progressive dinner until the summer or fall. Thanks to those who have already offered to host. We are looking for more hosts.
  2. A committee was formed to plan some additional Temple summer activities to maintain engagement leading up to the High Holidays.
  3. A Rabbinic Review Committee has been formed. They will present their process plan at the June Board meeting so it will be in place as goals are set for the next year.