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October 11, 2011
Dear Members and Friends of K’hilat Ha’Aloneem,
Now that the New Year is under way and we have all been safely sealed into the Sefer Chaim (Book of Life), I wanted to touch bases with everyone and make sure that you are aware of a difficult decision that we have had to make.
As I said on Erev Rosh Hashanah, we are alive and well.
What I didn’t say was that although we are spiritually thriving, our finances are less than stellar. Pillars donations are down by more than half from previous years. This has forced us to tighten our belt.
This is not a decision that we take lightly but after much discussion, the Board of Directors and Finance Committee have decided to reduce Rabbinical Services in order to ensure keeping our doors open for the long haul. That was our big choice: Keep everything as it is, run out of money in a few more years and close our doors, or reduce services and stay open indefinitely. We feel we have preserved our Synagogue for the future.
Unfortunately, when we offered Rabbi Yossi a new reduced contract it didn’t meet his needs and he declined. We have lay people that will ensure that we continue Shabbat services and we will be actively looking for a Rabbi that will fit our needs and our budget.
You can still enjoy Rabbi Yossi until the end of December and, if you haven’t come to one of his potlucks, you are missing out on a great community schmooze. If you haven’t come to his services, you are missing out on some honest, heartfelt Judaism from a truly fine spiritual leader.
Shalom,
John
