News
President’s column
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Introducing EasyShul!
I am so excited to share that we have finished our EasyShul implementation. EasyShul is our new membership database which makes it easier for all of us to…
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Our Community In Numbers
During TE’s Annual Meeting in June, I shared that I enjoy looking at data as a way to orient myself. For the past decade, first when I was…
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Coming full circle…
April’s Family Shabbat was a full circle moment for me. When we joined TE, Maddy, our oldest daughter, was entering kindergarten and Abby was in pre-school. We joined…
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Getting involved at TE
I hope by the time you are reading this the snow has mostly melted and spring is slowly making her way to us. We had some wonderful events…
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REMEMBERING THE HOUSE: HOW WE BECAME A UNITED COMMUNITY
Did you know it has been ten years since the TE house came down? Six months have passed and I still think one of the best things about…
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Joy and Laughter
In the TE lobby before Selichot services, Lenny told me that my Shofar articles don’t all need to be serious. Some can be funny or at least light-hearted. …
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Reflections from Valencia
by Lindsey Sussman, Rabbi Michael Farbman, Olga Markus, Jeffrey Levick and Melissa Perkal Lindsey: l’dor va’dor My first core memory at TE was the Rosh Hashana service I…
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CONTINUING A TRADITION OF FRIENDSHIP TO KEEP TE STRONG
Welcome new TE President Lindsey Sussman! I am honored to be writing my first article as TE’s president. Since we first joined in 2013, I have loved TE,…
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SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YA
This is it – my final Shofar column. “This is the end”. Five years of serving as president of Temple Emanuel spread out over two terms—the first was…
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More Random Thoughts
In a recent article, I mused on the differences between being President of Temple Emanuel now as opposed to being President during my initial term 15 years ago.…
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Wow!
As I explained in my last column, there are times when I find it difficult to write for the Shofar. While I enjoy communicating with our congregation, a…
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How I Overcome Writer’s Block
Writing has never been my favorite form of expression. You see, I suffer from writer’s block which often leads to procrastination. My favorite form of communication is meeting…