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THIS IS US…<br />
OUR <strong>BETH</strong> <strong>TORAH</strong> IS<br />
IN YOUR HANDS<br />
A Message from Our President<br />
Rich Berger<br />
As we look at the story of the Exodus from Egypt<br />
and the Jewish people wandering in the desert, we<br />
see how people can come together with a set of<br />
laws and form a nation. The Torah is our guide and<br />
as a congregation we use lessons from Exodus to<br />
form a stronger community.<br />
During the first part of this new decade of the 20’s<br />
– where both the century and the year align – we<br />
can be proud of the participation of congregants<br />
in the constant growth of our Beth Torah. My<br />
goal, as the President of the Board, is to find<br />
ways to make BTBRC relevant to all our members.<br />
Moses taught us to strive to make the best of<br />
your situation and to constantly be open to new<br />
learnings. Our Board is focused on “Relational<br />
Judaism” – being a welcoming community. We are<br />
blessed to have the most wonderful, hard-working<br />
professional leaders and staff. Our clergy – Rabbi<br />
Rojzman, Rabbi Farber and Cantor Bogomolni – are<br />
the BEST, they ARE our Beth Torah!<br />
So, let’s take a moment to look at our journey’s<br />
“wanderings” and see who we are and what we<br />
need to embrace the opportunities of the upcoming<br />
decade.<br />
THIS IS US:<br />
• We are PROUD of Beth Torah’s accomplishments<br />
and place in the community. Our 80- year history<br />
will be celebrated in the upcoming year.<br />
• We are a vibrant, multicultural, inclusive, growing,<br />
egalitarian congregation of approximately 700<br />
member families which means that over 2,200<br />
individuals are impacted by their membership at<br />
Beth Torah!<br />
• We develop meaningful relationships and<br />
experiences by committing to our core values<br />
of spirituality, education, community, Israel and<br />
repairing the world.<br />
• We have inspirational prayer services – Friday<br />
night’s Shabbat B’Yachad service is a spiritual<br />
8 <strong>BETH</strong> <strong>TORAH</strong> <strong>TIMES</strong>