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	Home News About Us Staff Leadership From the Rabbi From the Cantor From the Executive Director From the President Directions Membership Services Community Education Early Childhood Education Calendars Contact Us Links Media Members Only	Home Page / Leadership / From the President From the President February, 2012 Ma'aseem - 2/2/2012 Seek first to understand, then to be understood. -- Stephen R. Covey I had a very different vision of what "listening days" would be about when the idea first came up. I... January, 2012 Ma'aseem - 1/6/2012 When one door of happiness closes, another opens,but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. - Helen Keller During my... December, 2011 Ma'aseem - With All Your Heart, All Your Soul, All Your Strength (1) - 12/2/2011 "...In the end we are not measured by what we have, but what we give to one another." - Julie Salamon, Rambam's Ladder We are an amazing community. In the weeks following... November, 2011 Ma'aseem - Just One Small Thing - 10/28/2011 "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." - Astronaut Neil Armstrong The Weitz family wrote their letter in the new Torah this evening and with the help of... October, 2011 Ma'aseem - My New Year's Resolution: Let's Connect - 10/27/2011 Plans are worthless - but planning is everything. - Dwight David Eisenhower As I write this article it is the end of August. The earth moved last Tuesday, the wind blew at... September, 2011 Ma'aseem - Let's Talk - 8/25/2011 The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer The Weitz family joined TBI about ten years ago,... June, 2011 Ma'aseem - Farewell But Not Goodbye - 5/27/2011 Less than two years ago I wrote my first President's Page for the Ma'aseem. Now I'm writing my last! It's been an exciting two years for me and I have many people I'd like to thank for helping... May, 2011 Ma'aseem - 5/4/2011 As I'm writing this page I still have almost three weeks to get ready for Passover. There have been many exciting happenings at TBI while I'm trying to prepare. On March 6 we had the amazing... April, 2011 Ma'aseem - There's Price and There's Value - 3/29/2011 A recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer asked the question "What is a [congregation]'s economic worth to the community it serves?" A Penn professor and a national research group, Partners... March, 2011 Ma'aseem for Purim - "Power- Walk LIke an Egyptian" - 3/16/2011 One of the opportunities we've been trying to develop is expanded use of our facilities to bring in more revenue. Currently there is a school that rents space from us on Sunday afternoons, and... February, 2011 Ma'aseem - 2/9/2011 "The purpose of this organization (hereinafter referred to as the "Congregation") is to provide for the spiritual, cultural and recreational welfare of its members; to promote the welfare of the... January, 2011 Ma'aseem - It's No Sin To Be Poor - 1/11/2011 ... but it's no great honor, either. - Sholom Aleichem I read an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer recently that informed me of a profession that I didn't know existed --... December, 2010 Ma'aseem - Caught in the Web - In a Good Way - 11/30/2010 Being president of our congregation has given me the opportunity to participate in discussions with other synagogue presidents and subscribe to other helpful services. Most of this is possible... November, 2010 Ma'aseem - A Season of Thanks - 11/3/2010 The holidays were "early" this year; so as I write this, during Sukkot, I reflect on the very positive feedback that I have received. Everyone that I heard from thought that services on Rosh... October 2010 Ma'aseem - Signs of the Times - 9/29/2010 I was excited to see the new sign outside TBI lit up with the words SHABBAT SHALOM on it in late August. This sign is one of many significant improvements made over the summer. In his book The... September 2010 Ma'aseem - Halleluyah: The Cycle Begins Again - 9/29/2010 It's hard to believe that summer is almost over and as soon as we get past Labor Day weekend (which includes Selichot services on Saturday night) our High Holy Days will be here! Here are a few of... June, 2010 Ma'aseem - Find Your Place at TBI - 7/16/2010 Almost a year ago I was elected to a two-year term as President of Tiferet Bet Israel. It has been a busy and exciting year with many opportunities. I have been fortunate to have the support of a... May, 2010 Ma'aseem - Their Memories Are A Blessing - 5/21/2010 Sunday, May 2 will be a very special day at TBI -- an ambulance dedication in the morning and the Noa/Mira reception, concert and dinner in the evening. If you read this before May 2 and you... April, 2010 Ma'aseem - This Joint is Jumpin' - 5/18/2010 I'm writing this at the end of February (30 days until Passover!) right after attending our spectacular Purim services. The Sanctuary was overflowing, children and adults were excited, and a... March, 2010 Ma'aseem - 3/17/2010 From 1996 until the middle of 1999 I worked as the technical coordinator on a large-scale Year 2000 conversion project for the company where I worked for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2007. ... February, 2010 Ma'aseem - From Hamantashen, Crumbs of Wisdom - 1/27/2010 For several years I've had a reputation for being able to tell you, at any given time, how many days until Passover begins. My method is pretty simple since I can do basic math in my head: January... January, 2010 Ma'aseem - 1/20/2010 After Hanukkah ends and we are in the month of Tevet, I remember my parents, with my mother's fifth yahrzeit on 11 Tevet and my father's thirty-third yahrzeit on 21 Tevet. Imagine how upset I... December, 2009 Ma'aseem - 12/4/2009 I'm writing this page at the end of October, a month before you'll read it. The last of the fall holidays, Simchat Torah, was three weeks ago, but my family's sukkah is still up. We try to make... November, 2009 Ma'aseem - 11/13/2009 I spoke about some of these topics on the high holy days and am repeating them in this column. During the holiday season I find myself thinking of my parents, of blessed memory. I grew up in... October, 2009 Ma'aseem - 10/2/2009 As the High Holy Days began this year, our TBI building celebrated its 20th anniversary. I remember vividly how glad we all were that the holidays were "late" that first year, since we needed all... September, 2009 Ma'aseem - 10/2/2009 As the new TBI President, I would like to introduce myself. My family joined the Norristown Jewish Community Center -- Tiferes Israel -- in August 1982, when our sons were 2, 4, 7 and almost 9... June, 2009 Ma'aseem - 6/4/2009 In a few short weeks, our terms as Co-Presidents will be over. TBI has been through many changes and challenges during this time, and we have many people to thank for their support during the... May, 2009 Ma'aseem - 5/19/2009 One of the challenges we face as a congregation is to continually identify, recruit, mentor, train and support leaders. We are not alone in this--every organization needs leaders. Googling... January 2009 Messenger - Gems Revealed - 3/26/2009 One of the privileges we experience as leaders of the congregation is to learn how many people work tirelessly to keep the many facets of our congregation running smoothly. Many committees are... February, 2009 - Ma'aseem - To Maintain and to Build - 3/26/2009 As Rabbi Kalev said in his column in last month's Messenger, TBI is standing at the brink of a "new age." Our educational, religious and social programming is rich, with a menu of options that... March, 2009 Ma'aseem - 3/26/2009 Our community has much to look forward to in the coming weeks. We hope you will join us for the Megillah Reading on March 9. Then we will all be preparing for Passover, with the first seder... April, 2009 Ma'aseem - 3/26/2009 For the past 18 months, our Etz Chaim campaign committee has been working hard to substantially increase our endowment funds to help achieve long term financial stability for TBI. We are now... December 2008 Messenger - 12/16/2008 Coming Together The following is an edited version of our Kol Nidre speech: As we come together tonight like Jews all over the world, we must realize that the future of... November Presidents' Message - 10/30/2008 As the holiday season ends, the regular weekly Shabbat Torah reading cycle begins again at TBI. Beginnings are a very powerful time. One place to learn about beginnings is in the first parasha... September 2008 Presidents Message - 10/7/2008 As we welcome Rabbi Joshua Kalev to TBI, we look forward to a bright and exciting future for our synagogue. We are fortunate to have a team of talented and dedicated professionals in place,... October 2008 Presidents Message - 10/7/2008 Over fifty years ago, Abraham Joshua Heschel, in his book The Sabbath, emphasized the importance of Shabbat to modern life. Rabbi Heschel described Shabbat as a "palace in time" whose... June 2008 - 5/30/2008 As summer begins, we are ending a year of many transitions. Cantor Shammash has now been with us for a year and will provide continuity for us in the coming months. She has developed close... May 2008 - 4/30/2008 As we welcome springtime and celebrate Passover, we are also beginning a new chapter in the history of our sacred community. Joshua Kalev will be our new rabbi starting July 1. Rabbi... March 2008 - 4/2/2008 It is hard to believe that we are over halfway through our first year as co-presidents. We began the year hoping to find ways to make TBI a more welcoming community, and many of you have been... April 2008 - 4/2/2008 At the High Holidays, we challenged everyone to think about ways to make a stronger connection to Judaism and TBI by increasing religious observance in ways that are uniquely meaningful to each of... February 2008 - 2/13/2008 Winter at TBI is a quieter time in terms of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, but a very active time in the life of our congregation. We hope that you have all met Rabbi Sylvan Kamens. He has jumped right... January 2008 - 1/8/2008 As we enter the new secular year, our focus at TBI is on welcoming. Please come to Shabbat services and take the opportunity to welcome Rabbi Sylvan Kamens, our new full time interim... Messenger Article December 2007 - 12/4/2007 This month we say good-bye to Rabbi Ackerman as our full time rabbi. He has been our spiritual leader and friend for 15 years, and has inspired, supported, and taught us in so many ways. For... Messenger Article November 2007 - 10/30/2007 We hope you were all able to join us for the installation of Cantor Shamash at the end of October. It was a fabulous event for our community. In November, we welcomed Cantor Walters back,... Presidents' Message October 2007 - 10/16/2007 As the fall holidays end, we can look back at several milestones in our life as a congregation. We welcomed Cantor Shammash and were inspired by her davening at Rosh Hoshana and Yom Kippur. We... Presidents' Message September 2007 - 9/16/2007 As the new TBI Co-Presidents, we would like to introduce ourselves. - Jane Greenberg I converted to Judaism in 1981 before marrying Mark. We joined Beth... Presidents' Message February 2007 - 2/1/2007 We hope you enjoyed all the events in January as much as we did. From the Cantor's Shalom concert which delighted all who attended, to the Synaplex event on the 27th and the Affair Fair on the...
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