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WE NEED A WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER REOPENING

Good news! Springtime is in the air: the forsythia have come and gone, the tulips have bloomed in our gardens, and the leaves have begun to appear. Just as springtime seeps into our lives, the State is slowly readying to reopen businesses and events. It is more important now than ever that we collectively begin to look toward our future, and continue to figure out the best way for us to continue to be “Temple Sinai.” We have already taken one important step to return to being “open” as Rabbi has been conducting services from the Bimah even while he and several other technologysavvy members work to better bring services and other programming to you at your homes. Other typical activities for this time of year are taking place as well. We have two Bat Mitzvahs scheduled for June which we believe we can hold in a limited fashion so as to comply with State guidelines about social distancing and congregating in groups of ten or fewer persons.

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COVID 19 is having a chilling effect on all us. Rabbi and Stacie are working hard to bring worship and programming into our living rooms and, along with others, to reach out to each of us during these times. One of the certain consequences of the pandemic is and will continue to be the financial impact on our community both at the Temple level and on a deeply individual level as members’ incomes are impacted. In this message, I want to primarily address how our leadership is addressing Temple’s financial future, how each of you factor into this financial future, and— looking beyond finances—the role each of you can play to help all of us face the uncertain future emotionally and spiritually…