From Our Presidents

One of the super fun aspects of being your president is that I get a front row seat (that’s a painful metaphor!) to all the fantastic efforts of our dedicated volunteers. You folks totally rock!  Lots of you are doing great work on behalf of our community.  There is so much good stuff going on […]

Often, one starts off the year or a new project with an assessment of what you want to accomplish.  The goals below arise directly from the TBO values of inclusiveness and respect and are aligned with our Mission Statement, shown on the back page of this publication.  I envision two parallel tracks of goals for […]

I am honored to serve as the President of the 2021-22 Temple Beth Or Governing Board (GB) and look forward to working with this GB. While I have known some of you for nearly 30 years, some of you I have yet to meet – so I thought I should properly introduce myself. I grew […]

Dear Temple Beth Or Members, Shalom. It is with great sadness that I need to let you know that Rabbi Marshall will not be renewing her contract to continue as our Rabbi. This was a very hard decision for Rabbi Marshall. She has decided to take time for personal and rabbinic growth and to explore […]

I have a photograph: a forty-one year old, beaming with pure joy, pride, and enthusiasm, holding a bat mitzvah certificate. I am on the front steps of my beloved spiritual home, Temple Beth Or. On this  chai 18th anniversary year of my bat mitzvah, I now stand before you, the congregation, eager for us to know […]

This article will be my last as Temple President. It is hard to believe that the two years of my term are already nearly over. I began in 2012 with a theme of L’Dor va’Dor, talking about sustaining a future for Judaism at Temple Beth Or for our children and their children. While sitting in […]