Welcome to Our Blog!

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the blog of the Temple Ohabei Shalom Rabbinic Search and Planning Committee! Members of the committee will be using this forum over the coming months as one of several means for providing updates on the progress of the search as well as gathering feedback from congregants (we will also be running articles in Tidings and posting updates on the Temple’s website).

With the help of the president of our congregation, Michael Weintraub, we have formed a terrific committee of 16 people to fulfill the sacred duty of ensuring that Temple Ohabei Shalom makes a smooth transition to our new phase of rabbinic leadership. The committee is structured to be representative of the TOS community as a whole, yet small enough to be able to make decisions quickly, if necessary, and to schedule meetings around members’ busy schedules. To the many congregants who came forward and volunteered for the rabbinic search, you have our heartfelt thanks – we only wish the committee were able to accommodate everyone who wanted to participate.

The members of the committee are:

Len Davidson and Shellee Robbins, co-chairs

Mara Goldstein

Doug Gordon

Spencer Gould

Betsy Jacobs

Margie Kahn

Micah Katz-Zeiger

Andy O’Connell

Allison Rimm

Donna Rubenoff

Cantor Randall Schloss

Elena Singer

Shirley Spero

Laura Trust

Michael Weintraub, TOS President

We can all be reached via the search committee’s email box at searchcommittee@ohabei.org.

The committee started meeting last month to begin exploring options for maintaining the continuity of outstanding rabbinic leadership for our congregation and upholding the high standards that Temple Ohabei Shalom continues to stand for. In addition, the committee is charged with looking ahead to address the congregation’s long-term pastoral and administrative needs – thus the words “and Planning” in the committee’s title. As we move toward these dual goals in the coming months, the committee will solicit and welcome congregational input. Congregational meetings will be scheduled so that congregants can offer guidance to the committee and remain informed about the progress of the search and the planning process.

We will be updating this blog whenever we have meaningful news to report. Please feel free to leave a comment or to contact the committee as a whole or any of the members individually. Thank you for your good wishes and your support as we move together into a new era of growth and fulfillment for Temple Ohabei Shalom.

Best regards,

Len Davidson and Shellee Robbins