Rabbinic Search Committee Report

The Rabbinic Search Committee has met with a number of candidates and is formulating its recommendations for presentation to the Board Meeting on January 19th. As we will have met Rabbi Bader, Committee feedback on that experience will be included.

Evaluation and action on the Search Committee will be the only agenda item. The Search
Committee report will include both an evaluation of the individuals they’ve experienced to date and a broad indication of costing. IT IS VITAL THAT ALL WHO CAN, ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING IN PERSON. THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE STREAMED, AS WITH ALL BOARD MEETINGS.

The Shul is very dear to us and everyone’s opinion is important. To be sure we can all hear
from each and every one of you we have asked the Board Chair (Arthur Levy) to implement some limitations specifically so everyone is heard. Following the Chair’s lead will ensure that everyone is treated with respect.

  • Everyone will be given a chance to ask a question or voice a view but there will be a
    strict order imposed so that everyone gets a chance to participate.

  • Each person will be allowed one question which will be directed to the Committee Chair
    (Dan Gordon). If time permits, the Chair may be able to recognize individuals for a
    second question. Please listen carefully to responses to other questions; yours may
    have been answered.

  • After questions are completed, any attendee may make a comment when recognized by the Chair. All comments are limited to one minute. You can say all that needs saying in this time if you gather your thoughts in advance. The Chair will recognize individuals for their comments but there will be no ad hoc responses from other attendees.
    This recognizes that many people need a chance to express their views. Total time for
    questions and comments is limited to 60 minutes unless extended by the Chair.

  • You are invited to submit questions in advance directly to Dan Gordon
    (dangordon92@gmail.com). These will inform the Committee’s report, make sure your
    question is considered, and allow screening for duplicate questions.

  • Once everyone has had a chance to participate, the meeting will be turned over to the
    Board Chair and President for a final comment followed by an up or down vote by Board members (only) on whether to adopt the committee’s recommendations. In the event of a tie, the Board Chairman will cast the deciding vote.

Please make every effort to attend Rabbi Bader’s Probeh next week (Jan 15-16) so everyone at the Board meeting will have the same base of information when speaking.

Finally, we should all recognize the enormous amount of time and thought put in by the search committee, compressed into a very short period, to get us to this point.