Rabbinic Search Committee Updates
August 25, 2020 – Small Group Writing
August 25, 2020 The RSC has been working in small groups to draft our answers to questions in the CCAR questionnaire. We are answering the nine open ended questions which inquire about and address our congregation’s outlook and our priorities. The RSC is made up of a broad spectrum of the congregation and each person…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2020 – Reviewing the Data
August 18, 2020 The RSC met with Emily & Dick Axelrod regarding their Catalogue of Opinions which summarized the thoughts of members expressed in the Congregant Coffees. Our discussions with the facilitators were extremely helpful, and while the ideas were consistent with most of our understanding of member opinions, it sharpened our understanding. We feel…
Read MoreJuly 30, 2020 – RSC Covenant Created
July 30, 2020 The RSC members completed a team building exercise to create a RSC Covenant. The Covenant will guide our interactions and help us remain focused on a collaborative process. At the July 28, 2020 meeting of the RSC we began to discuss our response to the questions of the CCAR questionnaire which will…
Read MoreJuly 3, 2020 – Coffee Talks Successful
July 3, 2020 The response to our Congregant Coffees is overwhelming. We have had to increase the size of our Zoom Coffees as a result of the tremendous number of people signing up. We anticipate nearly 200 members will ultimately participate. The feedback that we have received so far has been positive and the participants…
Read MoreRabbinic Search Committee (RSC) Update 5 June 25, 2020
The RSC has “met” with our representative from the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) (the body through which the search process is organized) and they will be supporting us and have given us positive feedback on the plan we have in place. Our Zoom Coffee Talk signups are now closed and we are pleased…
Read MoreRabbinic Search Committee (RSC) update 4 – 06.08.2020
The RSC has met again to discuss the Zoom “Coffees” at which our facilitators will gather information to guide our Rabbinic Search. The Congregation has been given the opportunity to sign up for a discussion and space is filling up. Please be sure to sign up for a Zoom “Coffee” no later than June 22,…
Read MoreMeet the Rabbinic Search Committee
Click on the button above for the presentation! Questions: Michael M. Lorge mmlorge @ gmail.com Jon Schneider hjonschneider @ gmail.com Deb Spiegel debspiegeltbi @ gmail.com
Read MoreUpdate 3 May 13, 2020
The RSC Co-Chairs spoke at the TBI Board Meeting to remind everyone to join us on the TBI Web Site on May 24, 2020.
Read MoreUpdate 2 May 3, 2020
The RSC Members met by Zoom for the first time and talked about their connections to TBI and their hopes and expectations about the search process.
Read MoreUpdate 1 April-May, 2020
The Co-Chairs have been meeting regularly to plan a process that engages the congregation and provides many methods for members to express their ideas about the new rabbi.
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