Thanksgiving, just a few weeks away, has always been my favorite holiday of the year, so what better time to share with you what we are thankful for. I, personally, am thankful for both of my children having graduated from college, and no longer having any tuition bills!
ENJC is thankful that you, our congregants, were generous with your donations for this year’s Yom Kippur appeal. As promised during my High Holiday speech, this month we will be sealing the rest of the roof with the silicon product that we used successfully on the ballroom roof.
We are thankful for our recent additions to the ENJC team. The hallways are buzzing with excitement about what is happening in our Religious School. Some parents have said that their children have learned more in one month than they did in two or three years. Thank you to Fran Pearlman, our new Religious School Director. In October, our first three students, who studied under the direction of our new Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor, Lisa Maron, became Bar and Bat Mitzvah. All of the parents have been singing her praises and the performance of her first three students support those accolades. Benjamin Fuchs, Madeline Stubing and Nathaniel Tyll were awesome on their special day. Mazel Tov to all of the proud parents and families.
I am thankful for the wonderful hard work and support from both the Executive and Congregation Boards. The team devotes long hours to ENJC and each board member attends numerous meetings so that our synagogue can address the questions and concerns of our congregants.
October provided Sisterhood the opportunity to say thank you to their Woman of the Year, Linda Pollack. It was a great night, enjoyed by all that attended. In November, the Men’s Club will be giving their thanks to two well-deserving men, Arnie Carter and Werner Hess. Thank you to Linda, Arnie and Werner for all that you have done over the years to make ENJC a better place.
On October 21st, we held a memorial service for Cantor Nussbaum. It was very well attended and a moving tribute to a special man. All that had known him were thankful for the time that they spent with him. It was terrific to see so many congregants, both past and present, come out for the memorial. Thank you to over 250 of you for attending–Yasher Koach.
I am very excited to announce that ENJC won a 2018 Federal Non-Profit Security Grant. This money will be used toward making ENJC a safe place in today’s turbulent world. I will be updating the congregation as we start some of these projects. This grant provides us three years to complete our security projects. Congratulations and thank you to the committee that helped secure the grant for ENJC.
I hope that all of the ENJC families have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!