Karen Isaacson & Ellen Feldman

PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Karen Isaacson

As you’ve seen in our High Holy Days communications, we enter 5782 with a commitment to reconnect with our community, renew our Judaism, and refresh our ruach (spirit)! I’d like to share a bit more about why these three aspects are important to Beth Emet.

Reconnect with our community: After enduring more than 18 months of pandemicrelated restrictions and challenges, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel [although we all wish the tunnel didn’t have the Delta variant in it]. We have endured as a congregation and are truly looking forward to reconnecting in person this fall to learn, worship, and socialize with each other. You recently received an announcement that Bekki Harris Kaplan is taking on a new and important challenge as Director of Congregational Engagement, where she will focus on helping us reconnect and grow as a congregation. Renew our Judaism: Each of us demonstrates being Jewish in diff erent ways: some are passionate about social justice; others focus on their spiritual growth; others are enriched by the formal worship opportunities; many seek a Jewish education for their children and themselves; others are committed to helping our institution thrive. There are more than 600 ways that Beth Emet’s member households express their Judaism, and in 5782, we want to enable each of us to explore and renew our Judaism.

Refresh our ruach: Over the past several years, we have transformed our building and many other aspects of Beth Emet. We have so much to be proud of, and it’s time to show our ruach – our spirit– as we celebrate our many accomplishments as a congregation and look to the future!

I am incredibly proud to be part of Beth Emet, and am honored to have steered the congregation with a spectacular team of lay leaders, clergy and staff over the past thirty months. We are fortunate to have a deep bench of leaders and I look forward to the next team of offi cers who will be installed in March to take us to the next level.

I’m always interested in hearing your ideas and concerns – please email me at karen.L.isaacson@gmail.com or come to my online offi ce hours most Sundays at 10am.

Mike, Emily, Gabe and I wish you a year of good health, happiness, fulfi llment, love and peace. May you and your loved ones be inscribed in the Book of Life for this new year 5782.

CHAIR, HIGH HOLY DAY TASK FORCE Ellen Feldman

It has been an honor to work with the Klei Kodesh, staff , and High Holy Day task force to bring you our worship experience this year as we navigate through what is hopefully the back end of these last trying 18 months. Many volunteer and staff hours were spent to enable the congregation to worship this year in the way that is personally comfortable for you and your family, whether it be in person or at home. Improved technology, health and safety protocols for in-person worship, accessible young family options, and open and frequent communications are in place to enable our Beth Emet family to welcome in the year 5782. Matt and I wish you a healthy and sweet year. L’Shanah Tovah! Committee: Rabbi London, Cantor Cotler, Bekki Kaplan, Geoff Prass, Allison Aaron, Nisan Chavkin, Danielle Cohen, Mort Denlow, Ellen Feldman, David Graham, Karen Isaacson, Mike Isaacson, Dan Kaberon, Lisa Levin, Barry Miller, Marti Netler, Rebecca Raus, David Spitulnik.