Monthly Archives: July 2011

Changing of the Guard

Posted on 07/26/2011 by EtzAdmin
To the Board of Directors of Congregation Etz Chaim:

 

Due to recent personal/career time constraints I will no longer be able to perform my duties as elected as the President of Congregation Etz Chaim, Inc.

 

Therefore, I hereby resign my office effective July 31, 2011. This decision is no way a reflection on our professional staff or any Board member, but is a direct result of the time needed by me in my personal career now that I am job hunting full time.

 

If the Board sees it in their wisdom to honor me with the title of Immediate Past President, which requires a Board vote when a President steps down before the end of his/her term, I would be honored to be so named, and thus continue on the Board.

 

It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve this congregation for the past 13 months. Our road has been rocky at times and surely not an easy one; however, as a group we accomplished our fiscal and professional goals so that Congregation Etz Chaim will continue to be vibrant, current, and alive.

 

Yours,

 

David R. Yalen

 

(NOTE:) The Board accepted David’s resignation and under the terms of our by-laws the current Executive Vice President Lauren Gultz will take the office of President of Congregation Etz Chaim on August 1, 2011. Additionally the Board voted to name David Yalen as Immediate Past president and voted to name Ellen Slavin as Executive Vice President.

 

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Anniversary Oneg – 7/29

Posted on 07/11/2011 by EtzAdmin

Recently, Murray Lichtenstein and Paul Guzzardo were married in a wedding ceremony in Connecticut. Murray and Paul will celebrate their wedding, as well as their 38th anniversary together, by hosting an Oneg Shabbat at Etz Chaim, on Friday evening, July 29.

 

Please join us at the Friday evening service and the Oneg Shabbat on July 29 to honor Murray and Paul and to celebrate with them.

 

 

 

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Who Decides Who Is Jewish?

Posted on 07/11/2011 by EtzAdmin

The range and degree of Jewish affiliation from ultra conservative to ultra reform can sometimes cause strong personal debates, such as what is “too Jewish” or “not Jewish enough.” But what happens when such opinions are pushed to the level of official policy, even at the national level? A recent edition of The Pluralist, the Newsletter of the Israel Religious Action Center, discusses proposed Israeli government policy changes in the areas of national ID cards and conversion laws that may affect the “Jewish” status of a variety of individuals and groups.

Read the Article Here

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