WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 VIA ZOOM
It is with great pleasure we announce after months of searching, reviewing, and interviewing, that the Bnai Shalom Board of Directors has unanimously approved the contract to hire Rabbi Adrienne Rubin as Rabbi of Bnai Shalom. This email serves as notification that a special congregational meeting will occur on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:00 P.M. via ZOOM ONLY to allow our Congregation to vote regarding the hiring of Rabbi Adrienne to Bnai Shalom. Meeting details and ZOOM credentials will be sent out in a future communication. If approved, Rabbi Adrienne will join our Bnai Shalom family on July 01, 2024, and will be under contract through June 30, 2027.
Rabbi Adrienne was a guest Rabbi in February for Friday evening and Saturday morning services. Due to overwhelmingly positive feedback, the Board made Rabbi Adrienne an offer, which was enthusiastically accepted. The contract was negotiated, signed by Rabbi Adrienne, then unanimously approved by the Board. The Board strongly recommends the Congregation approve the contract.
Please join us for the 2023 Bnai Shalom Congregational Meeting on Sunday, July 16, 2023, starting at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom.
Zoom details will be provided closer to the meeting date.
The business of the Congregational Meeting as stated in the Bnai Shalom By-laws (by-laws) is:
• Reading of minutes from the previous annual meeting
• President’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report
• Rabbi’s Report
• Reports of the Standing Committees
• Election of the Officers and Directors
• Old and New Business
This year, we will be electing a new slate of Officers and Directors for Bnai Shalom. The term for the new Board Members is 2 years. The slate of Officers and Directors (see bulletin page 11) was proposed and approved by the Bnai Shalom Nominating Committee, and unanimously supported and endorsed by the Board of Directors.
Voting can occur when a quorum is present at the meeting. The by-laws define a quorum and voting as:
• All adult members of the congregation through family, head of household, or individual memberships who are members in good standing at the time of any meeting shall count for a quorum and be entitled to vote. Twenty percent of such members shall constitute a quorum.
• Members shall be allowed to vote by telephone or by electronic media in real time as determined by the Board of Directors. There shall be no voting by proxy.
• Unless otherwise provided herein, all action by the congregation shall be taken by majority vote of those members present and entitled to vote at annual or special meetings of the congregation that meets the quorum requirement.
Please contact the Nominating Committee Chair with any concerns.
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