Greetings and Chag Sameach Pesach to you all - a quick and happy update related to our meeting this Sunday.
In consulting with Rabbi, we have confirmed that the Reform movement celebrates the end of Pesach on Sat evening - *not* Sunday as in the Conservative side of the house.
This means there *will* be bagels and quite the feast it will be - come join the rest of the leaven-starved brothers for the break-fast, as it were. If you are planning to come and haven't responded to the evite, just reply back to me so I can be sure we have enough food for everyone. I will guarantee a particularly lavish spread this month, so come and come hungry. :)
Lots of good and important items on the slate for this meeting - including officer nomination for our next fiscal year starting July 1 and some bylaw changes. If you have any gripes about me or anyone else on the Brotherhood Board, this is the meeting to air them and begin preparations to vote us off into the sunset! ;)
Conversely, should you be for some reason overly enamoured of our current officers, this too is a good place to give us feedback and suggestions.
We also need to nominate some people for awards - this also is a good reason to show up for this meeting, in case you get selected! ;) We will also discuss upcoming events for the Summer, describe a truly innovative Zen meditation event organized by Alan Weissberger and recount with pride our 3rd-straight victory over the brothers at Shir Hadash in our annual challenge last month. This was no picnic, let me tell you - for all the trash talk, these guys were REALLY GOOD at bocce - it was a worthy contest, and one I am proud we triumphed in. We will also get the Brotherhood Dinner Club rolling once more - details at the meeting! :)
If you haven't yet gotten your reservation in for Diaspora Dinner XV, the Jews of the Ottoman Empire - make haste, we are a month away! Brotherhood members get a $9 discount for their reservations ($40 total cost) - but we cap reservations at 80, so it is first come, first served! Include your annual Brotherhood dues for next fiscal year starting in July with your paid reservation and get $15 in free raffle tickets (3 in total) - hundreds of $ in prizes will be raffled off at the Dinner, including an Apple iPod and many more items - and you don't have to be present to win! If you choose not to come to the Diaspora Dinner but want those raffle tickets, mail your 2008-2009 membership to Temple today, care of Brotherhood and we will include you via 3 raffle numbers tied to your name - just send us the check by no later than May 26.
At the meeting on Sunday, we can also discuss plans and ideas for next year's platform and themes - in other words, this is a meeting you REALLY WANT TO COME TO. :) Again, just email me if you plan to be there and haven't responded to the evite.
I hope to see you all there - the leavening is at hand! ;)
cheers, J (co-prez) H
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