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Issue 6
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OF THE BLUEGRASS
A chapter ends

By Barbara Goldman, Shalom Editor

A lot has happened throughout my three-year journey with Shalom, both on a personal level as
well as a global level. Both have certainly had their effect. Along with editing Shalom, my food
column in the Ledger Independent (a northern Kentucky newspaper), and a few other writing gigs.

‘ my time has been spent working as a cafe chef, personal chef, caterer, and about anything else
food-wise I could sink my teeth into. About six months ago I began a new adventure as a food
truck owner, Babz Bistro.

 

The food truck has already exceeded my expectations with thejoy and freedom it is providing me.
However, due to the time and demand of this new course, I will no longer be able to continue my
position as Shalom editor.

This decision did not come easily. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this experience to

exceed my expectations so greatly. I was never fully aware of how many lives this amazing
organization touched, and if being truthful, how many individuals and hours are constantly involved in maintaining daily
operations.

As we each walk through life, it is so important to surround ourselves with mentors, people who are not only greater than
us, but keep their clarity of mind and wits regardless of life’s challenges.

Mentors help us so that we may set goals and blueprints for achieving our own personal greatness. The editorial board and
the Federation staff have been constant mentors for me. Federation Executive Director Tamara Ohayon and previous di-
rector Judy Wortman have truly been an inspiration. The support of Editorial Board members Hanna Smith, Betty Nigoff,
and Susan Cobin has been a light in the darkness. Marketing Director Daniel Baker’s wit and know—how have given me
perspective and solutions when I did not see another. Marketing Assistant Kasey Hall has given beauty and structure when
I didn’t know if it would be there. Receptionist Kathie Kroot has shown me kindness and clarity when I have bombarded
her with questions and confusion.

Although this chapter is ending, it is only that, a chapter. I will continue reading the rest of Shalom’s story, and hopefully
contribute a few stories of my own. Thank you central Kentucky Jewish Community for having me. For those of you who
may be considering becoming more involved with the Jewish community, don’t wait any longer. It will bring more joy to
your heart than my words could even begin to articulate.

We are continuing the quest for a new Shalom editor. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact the
Federation.

Thank you,
Barbara Goldman

Camp Shalom swims through 2017 program changes
By Tamara Ohayon

 

Camp Shalom enjoyed an earlier start to our day camp this summer, as well as a change in loca-
tion. As a result, the campers were able to play, swim, and learn through two weeks of near perfect

ca weather around the grounds of Temple Adath Israel.
mp We had many activities on the front lawn, enthusiastically played many rounds of gaga in a shady

comer of the back parking area, and ran games, arts and crafts, and even rest and story time in the

religious school classrooms and social hall.
a om For a large portion of each day, we had one big adventure. Week one we walked to the local Wood-
land Park pool twice for splashing fun. The little ones enjoyed climbing, jumping, and sliding in
and around the awesome pirate ship zero-entry pool while the older campers played tag in the deep pool, bounced off diving
boards, and conquered the water rock climbing wall. On Tuesday, the children went to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and
split up into three groups for age-appropriate hikes to different areas of the property. Our littlest campers were true troop—
ers and made it successfully through a moderate hike for their little legs. We all learned about animals and plants in the
Kentucky area and were able to practice using Hebrew words for some of the animals and insects we saw, thanks to Rabbi
Sharon Cohen. After, we had a picnic lunch on site before heading back to TAI on the bus. (Continued on p. 5)

 

 

 

p. 3 I Director’s Message p. 7 I Shalom Changes p. 8 I Camp Shalom Pictures

 

 

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 Ask J FS

By Mimi Kaufman

STRESS! The pace of modern life
today makes stress management
necessary for everyone. Experi-
encing stress is unavoidable. Job
pressures, financial concerns, rela-
tionships, raising children, waiting
in traffic, running late...fill in the
blank.

Monitoring your stress level is im-

portant. Your health is one of your
biggest assets. It takes a little practice to find the triggers
that make us feel stressed as well as identifying techniques
that work to calm the stressed feeling. Some people are natu—
rally good at it. For some it takes a little more practice. What
works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for another.

Identifying the factors that are causing stress can also be
tricky at times. Sometimes the things that are causing your
stress are completely out of your control, like a loved one’s
illness. In these cases, all you can do is change your reaction.

Practice what you know is good for you: deep breathing,
yoga, meditation, massage, bubble bath, dance, listen to mu-
sic, a good movie, whatever you know helps you to relax.
Normally I would also advocate to disconnect your phones
and computer, but on the other hand telephones and technol-
ogy can be a means to connect with others that may help to
reduce stress.

en together. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) recently
announced Alma, launched by 70 Faces Media (JTA’s par-
ent company), which aims to be a resource for millennial
women navigating the often fun, sometimes tricky years of
early adulthood. Readers can expect everything from per-
sonal essays, the wide ranging topics including grief and fig-
uring out what to do after college, to slideshows of embar-
rassing bat mitzvah photos.

“Alma will have a ‘Jew-ish’ angle,” said editor Molly Tol-
sky, meaning a blend of secular and Jewish content, with
the goal of addressing all aspects of a young woman’s life,
including careers, relationships and spirituality.

“The purpose is to form an online community of Jewish
women, and particularly women who are unaffiliated and
not really involved in Jewish organizations,” she said.

Tolksy, 30, had been the editor of Kveller, a Jewish parent-
ing website (also a 70 Faces Media property), for three years.

So, if you are a woman who is in your 20’s or 30’s, figuring
out where your Jewish identity fits into your career, dating,
or family issues, it may be worth checking out this new site.

Lastly, as it relates to taking care of ourselves and learn-
ing how to manage our stress levels, be on the lookout for
more information about a Jewish Family Life program
happening on Sunday, August 20 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Childcare will be available, and we hope to cover topics

There is a new website that aims to bring young Jewish wom- ranging from personal finance to mindful meditation.
Ask JFS is a monthly column covering a wide range of issues. If you have a problem or a concem that you would like
addressed in this Shalom column, please send them either by mail to Jewish Family Services at 1050 Chinoe Road
Suite 1 12, or by email to ifs@jewishlexinggton.or. You can always call with your confidential questions at (859) 269-8244.

OZS celebrates the 30th anniversary
of “Walking The Torahs”

By Hanna B. Smith

On June 25, 20l7, Ohavay Zion Synagogue celebrated the 30th anniversary
of the congregation’s move from their former synagogue building on Max-
well Street to their current location. In 1987, on moving day, members of
OZS carried the congregation’s Torah scrolls on foot, in a joyful procession
along Maxwell Street, through Chevy Chase, along Alumni Drive, and into
the new building on Edgewater Court.

Past President Beth Goldstein commemorated the event in her speech on June " A
25, remarking how blessed we are as Jews to live in a country where we can
enjoy such a procession unmolested, and where members of various religious
groups and city representatives attended the festivities and expressed their
good wishes. Ms. Goldstein outlined future plans for OZS as based upon its \
past and current experiences and needs. She also mentioned the rabbis who
have served the congregation during the past 30 years and thanked them for '
their leadership. Thank-yous were also expressed to the various committees
and individuals who made the event a success.

The evening started with dinner for participating members and guests at vari-
ous host homes and concluded with dessert for everyone together on the patio
at Portofino’s. Center piece of the event was a cake shaped and decorated to
look like an opened Torah scroll which elicited much admiration.

The Jewish community extends its best wishes to Ohavay Zion Synagogue.

 

 Director’s Message: May 2017 Annual Meeting Remarks, excerpts

By Tamara Olzayon

It has been a big year of change at
Jewish Federation. New staff, ad—
justments to programs, and our nor-
mal Board transitions arejust a few.
We have seen a lot of wonderful
new faces in newcomers to Lexing-
“~ ton and the surrounding area, some
who have almost instantly become
involved in congregational life and
community programming.

It’s also been a difficult year for our country and elsewhere
around the globe. Particularly here in the US and within the
Jewish community we have seen growing polarization.

Recent events have brought up many questions. When do we
speak out? When do we act? What should we say, how little,
how much? Which battles are ours to fight, and which are
best fought by others? How can we demonstrate our resolve
to both cherish and champion our Jewish values without ap-
pearing political, and therefore alienating one part of our
community or another?

The Federation’s Community Relations Committee (led by
Larry Kant and Ken Slepyan), as well as our Board and staff,
have had many lively debates about how we, as an organiza-
tion, and as Jews, can best serve this community. We have
asked how we can stay relevant and yet still, somehow, be
seen as the “open tent” we are meant to be for every Jew in
Central Kentucky. It is a terribly difficult path to walk, with-
out a “right” way, in my opinion, and yet we cannot ignore
the challenge. I am truly grateful for and humbled by the
passion and thoughtfulness shown by all of our committee
volunteers, Board members, and staff in navigating such a
challenge. And I do hope that whatever path we choose as an
organization and community is one of respect and of active
listening, one on which we can walk forward hand-in-hand,
healing the polarization of these past months and years.

A small steering committee of current and past leaders from
our three largest organizations, Federation, OZS and TAI,
have now met once to digest the recommendations of last
year’s Ukeles Study, and we will meet again soon to start to
look ahead and creatively develop some new and interesting
ways in which this community can grow closer together.

In terms of office use and staff time, I have been working
closely with our many part-time staff to establish a flexible
and productive work environment that helps us work re-
motely when necessary and maintain the momentum needed
to keep up with our busy programming schedule.

I often ask myself, “Is programming really enough?”

In the years I spent in Daniel Baker’s current role of Market-
ing, Outreach, and Engagement, I was fortunate to partici—
pate in a series of trainings with a unique regional cohort of
young professionals. We analyzed our work of trying to cre-
ate entry points for Jewish connection in an ever-changing
communal and institutional environment.

What we learned about relationship building is crucial to our
strategy because the payoff of that indiVidually tailored, and
time-intensive, discovery creates not only more trust. and
more open and uninhibited dialogue, but also creates op-
portunities for the individual’s direct and deepening engage-
ment in many aspects of community life. As a consequence,

3

the love and trust and excitement spreads and those indi-
viduals become members of a team, a grassroots movement
with lasting effect.

Here’s the catch: because this work is so time-intensive, our
staff cannot do all of the programming and outreach alone.
We need you, and those like you, to not only invest finan-
cially in what we do, but to also give your time. Wouldn’t
it be wonderful if we could form a welcoming committee?
Congregations often have them, why doesn’t Federation?
Federation is, after all, often a first point of information and
entry into Jewish communal life, with calls and emails com-
ing through several times a year.

Perhaps someone will see a flier for Camp Shalom, and send-
ing their kids to camp will be their first point of connection.
We could absolutely use more help on the Camp committee.

Perhaps someone is experiencing a serious financial or med-
ical crisis, or needs help caring for their elderly or sick fam—
ily member. Mimi Kaufman has a wonderful Jewish Family
Services committee, who are always in need of additional
voices and helpers in one capacity or another. Please reach
out to Mimi and see how you can help.

And of course our many educational, youth, young profes—
sional, fundraising, social action and holiday events through-
out the year. all require a tremendous amount of planning
and work. Our staff needs you to help brainstorm new ideas,
coordinate details, reach out and invite others to join, set up,
and follow up for every single program.

This, as much as your financial support, will launch Federa—
tion into a very healthy growing spurt, one which we can feel
really good about at the end of each year.

So what about the financial support?

None of what we do is possible without donations. This
Federation, quite frankly, will not survive the rising tide of
change ahead unless we increase our annual campaign and
long-term assets. Last year at the Annual Meeting, I likened
our Federation’s financial situation to an individual living
paycheck to paycheck. With our campaign already behind
this year, that analogy is eerily true.

Perhaps this issue is simply a reality for our community.
Maybe we are not “givers" to the same extent that some
other communities are. Or perhaps, as a few have tried to tell
me these past few years, particularly these past few months,
Federation simply isn’t relevant to the majority of this com-
munity. I think I could believe that more so if I didn’t know
that every organization in Lexington, Jewish or otherwise.
struggles with giving in different ways.

So let’s take one more step forward. Let's be bold. We
haven’t survived nearly 6,000 years as a people by being
timid or quiet. We have overcome, we have won, and we
have lost. We have lost so much, so many. As a people of the
Book, we have tried to learn from every success and every
failure in our collective history.

A couple of months ago at the Jewish Funders Network an—
nual conference, their President and CEO, Andres Spokoiny,
challenged the leaders and philanthropists in the room to be—
gin thinking outside the box. He said that, “our philanthropic
strategies are largely built as if the world was predictable
and stable. (Continued on p. 4)

 

 Campaign News
By Tamara Ohayon

On June 8, 2017, at the home of Ronit and Dr. Avi Eres, Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass held its annual Major Gifts
event. This year, with a theme of “Mensches and Margaritas: A Recipe for a Sweet Future,” attendees enjoyed wonderful
drinks and desserts, great company, and a rousing talk and following discussion. Via live webcam, the national Board Chair
of the Jewish Federations of North America, Richard Sandler, spoke to us about the impact of Jewish Federations and the
particular aspects of community outreach in which Federations can excel and bring our local, national, and global Jewish
world closer together. He highlighted targeted services and coordination for young adults and professionals, and ways in
which we can encourage open dialogue about a range of topics including national current issues and our connection to Israel.

For this event, the Campaign Committee also took a unique approach by personally inviting many young professionals in
our community to attend. A lovely group of new and established young professionals in their 20s and young 30s joined us
and added a great deal of lively debate to our conversation with Mr. Sandler, challenging some of the ideas and views we
often hear. Much emphasis of the Q and A portion was then focused on young adult engagement and gave our donors a
wonderful opportunity to hear from this cohort first—hand.

As a result of this wonderful event, our Annual Campaign pledges have now reached $163,000 of our $316,000 goal. If
you have not yet pledged for the current campaign year, members of the Campaign Committee and Board of Directors will
be reaching out to you soon to request that you renew your commitment to JFB — our mission, programs, services, and role
within the Jewish community.

Please answer the call, respond to the letter. or click through to the donation page and give with a generous heart. YOU
make a difference!

 

(Director‘s Message, continued from p. 3) [We] assume that the future is an extrapolation of the past and not a radical new
reality. We lack the strategic flexibility and, most importantly, we lack comfort with the ambiguities that characterize to-
day’s world.”

He also said that no one has ever lived in “these uncharted territories called the present moment.” And no one can tell us for
sure how the future will look or what will and won’t work.

In this moment, we must accept some failure and move forward, stronger for the experience. We cannot and will not get
everything right, but in this moment, we have to find a way to truly listen to each other. Only then, together, can we start
to dream big, take chances, make mistakes, learn and grow. In this moment, we must accept the fact that in such uncertain
times, when we feel we have so little control over what might happen tomorrow, we are the agents of change and change
will happen, either to us or by us. So let’s embrace it. Let’s stretch ourselves.

In his remarks, Andre’s Spokoiny also said, “What we can achieve together is unimaginable if we challenge our limits in-
stead of limiting our challenges.”

In these remaining months of 2017, and beyond, let us be role models to the next generation of leaders by listening and truly
hearing each other. Let’s fund the spaces needed to listen and hear each other, to learn and grow as a community, and to
stretch beyond the limits we think we have. And if there are no limits, the unimaginable, the wonderful things we can dream
up can and will happen.

Let’s make the Jewish year 5778 a Year of Listening, and a Year of Dreaming Big.

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Special thanks to Ohavay Zion Synagogue for hosting the community
performance, and a huge mdah rabah to everyone who opened their
homes to the Scouts for the night!

Shirley and Jared Bryan
Kathy and Michael Grossman
Linda and Leon Ravvin
Lisa and Jonathan Satin
Talia and Rabbi Moshe Smolkin

 

 

 Lexington Jewish Food Festival returns to TAI on August 27
By Mary Engel

The kitchen at Temple Adath Israel is a busy place these days as the congregation prepares to present its second Lexing-
ton Jewish Food Festival from 11:30 am. to 3:30 pm. Sunday, August 27.

The local Jewish community will be familiar with many of the foods on the sampling menu, but not necessarily the home—
made versions, which focus as much as possible on the use of fresh, local ingredients. The menu includes knishes, borscht
made with beets from the TAI garden, chopped liver, latkes, tzimmes, pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, and brisket,
plus a bake shop with homemade challah, mandelbrot, strudel, rugelach and more.

“We had such wonderful feedback from last year’s festival,” said event co—chair Pat Shraberg. “The bake shop sold out in
record time, and almost everything else was gone by the time the festival was over.”

This year’s festival will feature a tent village on the Temple lawn that will seat up to 120 people. Plus, TAl is partnering
with a neighborhood business, Mirror Twin Brewing, to provide beer for the festival. “We’ve been referring to it as Mir-
ror Chai Life," Shraberg said.

Tickets for the festival are $20 a person; children 12 and younger may piggyback on an adult ticket. Each ticket will allow
up to 16 samples, depending on the value assigned to each item.

For more information and regular updates, go to Faccbookcom/lcx1w ishl’oodfcsm :11, or contact Mary Engel at
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(Camp Shalom, continued from p. I) Bus rides were always accompanied by exuberant singing of camp songs!

Wednesday, we visited the Explorium in downtown Lexington. The campers participated in a water-themed Jeopardy game,
and then learned how to make water filters in teams. This gave us an opportunity to practice the many Hebrew words we
learned for different bodies of water. Then, after playing throughout the two floors of the awesome interactive exhibits, we
walked across the street to Triangle Park for a picnic lunch.

Week 2 brought different adventures. Tuesday we traveled to the Hummel Planetarium on the Eastern Kentucky University
campus, and learned all about our solar system, the night sky, and how the days, nights, and year are changed in our sky,
reinforced by ideas and stories within Judaism about the lunar calendar and seasons.

Wednesday, we learned a little about agriculture and seasonal harvesting at Eckert’s — Boyd Orchard in Versailles. The
children took a tractor trailer ride to part of the peach orchard and were able to pick two peaches each to enjoy at home. We
learned a lot about the various crops they grow on the property as we traveled from and back to the main building. We also
visited the petting zoo and fed the goats and small cows. After a picnic lunch in their shaded picnic bench porch, we hopped
back to TAI on the bus.

During week 2, we also went to the Woodland Pool three times, followed by lovely outdoor picnics in our new favorite
picnic spot.

Rabbi Cohen did a beautiful job of enhancing and reinforcing our theme of appreciating the world around us through a Jew-
ish lens. Daily Hebrew vocabulary, a couple of new Jewish songs, and lots of P] Library books helped tie it all together. To
further round out the theme, we created related art activities (like a moon rock painting after the Planetarium visit, or books
and related art activities run by our new PJ Library Director, J_o_ri Sussman), and Rabbi Wirtschafter led a thoughtful learning
and discussion block for the oldest campers in the Temple garden.

Our beloved recent camp traditions of morning song and a closing Shabbat circle remained, as well as a mini version of
camp favorites Maccabiah (Field Day), baking challah Friday mornings, and playing in the gaga pit. We also introduced
some new camp traditions, like all-camp life size games (try to imagine a giant Kosherland board on the floor!), and the
writing and sharing of Shabbat-O-Grams on Friday afternoons.

Overall the staff felt it was a lovely and fun two weeks, and we hope our campers and parents felt the same!

 

 Ask A Rabbi: What does Rosh Hashanah commemorate?
By Rabbi Shiamo Litvin

‘ Question: Pesach, Purim, Yom Kippur... all the Jewish holidays commemorate a momentous oc-
casion in Jewish history. What great event does Rosh Hashanah recall?

.4 i Answer: Excellent question. The Jewish holidays are all mitzvos or commandments known as
, ’ Eidus, literally meaning testimony, referring to those mitzvos which testify to and are signs of
God’s special relationship with Jews. The festivals and the mitzvos associated with them are easy

to understand once you learn our history.

Rosh Hashanah also is the anniversary of an important event. Although many think that it com-
memorates the 5778th year since the creation of the world, Rosh Hashanah is actually the anniver-
sary of the creation of man.

Man is unique, called the select of creation. Throughout the six days of creation, everything was
created with a pair. Dark and light, land and sea, and all the animals were created in pairs. Only the very last creations, Adam
and Chavah (Eve), were created separately and alone.

Both the timing, and the unparalleled creation of people, has great significance. Our sages teach us, the whole world was
created for people. That is why we were created last. The world, with all it contains was set ahead of our arrival for humans
to inhabit. Our planet, which is perfect for our needs, was ready for us in every way, even before our creation. This is why we
don’t celebrate Rosh Hashanah on the first day of creation. but rather on the birthday of man, when the earth was complete.

The Rebbe explains the singular nature of the creation of man has a deeper meaning. When creating the world, God made
trees, animals, birds, and flowers, all in great multitude. Only when He created man and woman, in His own image, did He
create them separately, and only one couple, to teach us the ultimate lesson.

Too often when people see an issue or darkness in the world, they avert their gaze and ignore. Too many times in history
Mankind has turned a blind eye to their brothers and sisters, relying on others, or acknowledging the task is too great for
them alone.

It is then that God reminds us that for us alone the world was created. All that exists was placed there to aid us in making
this world a better place. And while that task falls on all of us, we each were created alone, and we each have our unique
relationship with God, and responsibility to His world.

As we enter the month of Elul, and hear the shofar, preparing for that auspicious anniversary, it is appropriate to reflect
on our role in this world. We, the ‘Select of Creation” each have an individual responsibility toward our Creator, and His
creation. We have this obligation as individuals, and as a community, and only through accepting this role, can we properly
prepare for the Days of Awe.

Our local rabbis write columns pertaining to a variety of topics. We encourage you to submit suggestions
for columns you would be interested in reading to shalom@jewishlexinggton.or.

TAI hosts scholar-in-residence program
By Hanna B. Smith

Temple Adath Israel hosted a scholar-in-residence program the weekend of
July 7-9, 2017. The event was open to the whole Jewish community.

Dr. Jennifer Lewin of Haifa University English Department was the designat—

ed scholar. Dr. Lewin is American-educated and has taught at several Ameri—
can universities, including the University of Kentucky, before assuming her V '
post at the University of Haifa. She is a versatile scholar, with interests rang— .
ing from Bible to modern poetry and has published essays and reviews in a .

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ous ethnic and religious groups in Northern Israel, as well as some of Israel’s ‘
neighbors, such as Greece and Jordan, cooperated to fight the forest fires that ' ' ,;, ’
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It was uplifting to hear of something so positive.

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 Exciting changes coming to Shalom
By Daniel Baker

-‘%‘_ Have you ever picked up a news-
_ , paper and caught a whiff of that
' f hot-off—the—press smell? If you’re a
" newspaper lover, you’re most like-
ly smiling and thinking about the
Shalom of yesterday, when it land-
ed on your doorstep and unfolded to
reveal exciting community content.

Ah, the good old days!

‘ If you’re not a newspaper lover, you
might have been thrilled when Shalom evolved into the digi-
tal publication it is today. A few clicks of the mouse are all it
takes for local Jewish content (and it doesn’t leave ink marks
all over your fingers!) The unfolding turned into scrolling,
but the exciting Jewish community content remained.

Regardless of whether you long for the ink-stained fingers
of the good old days, or if you scroll through the present
from the comfort of your favorite device, know that Shalom
has local Jewish content for you and everyone in our com-
munity. As the Shalom team says goodbye to our wonderful
Editor-in-Chief. Barbara Goldman, (at least in her current
role), we’re left to figure out the next step for our publica-
tion. The Shalom as you know it will be dramatically differ-
ent, but these changes are the most exciting yet!

After much discussion, the Editorial Committee has decided
to produce a quarterly magazine instead of the IO-times—per-
year publication you have been receiving. This magazine
will feature more creatively-driven content as opposed to an—
nouncement-driven content. We’ll feature stories about lo-
cal families, content for children, highlight community pro-
gramming, include great news from Israel, and much more!

The magazine will provide something for everyone. For
those reminiscing about the “good old days,” we’ll be send-
ing the physical copy of the magazine to everyone on our

mailing list. You’ll get it delivered to your door four times
per year! We’ll also make it available online for the tech
savvy among us.

To accommodate all of the great events and programs in our
community, we’ll also send out via email (and most likely
through snail mail) a simple announcement publication each
month to keep you informed about the many great things we
do.

In order to begin this transition, we want to make you aware
of a few changes and provide an opportunity for you to help.

First, Shalom will be on a hiatus while we work to create
this magazine. We hope to provide the first issue sometime
after the start of 2018. During the interim, you’ll begin to
receive our monthly announcement publication with updates
from around the community. Please continue to send those
in. Our regular contributors will receive more information
about this soon.

Also, we need your help! If you know of anyone interested
in joining our Editorial Committee to help write stories for
the magazine and guide these changes, please contact Daniel
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