This week’s Torah portion is K’doshim, one of the most powerful and inspirational of Torah portions for its discussions of what can make us more holy as a people. The parashah begins and ends with God telling the people, “You shall be holy, because I, the Eternal, am holy.” The moral lessons and precepts contained in this portion are among the most profound teachings of the Torah. How fitting it is then that the Rabbinic Search Committee has this week selected a candidate to recommend to the Board and to the congregation as our next rabbi. For it is ultimately in the pursuit of guidance to greater holiness as a congregation that the committee has been reviewing résumés, interviewing candidates, traveling to other congregations to see candidates in action, and bringing rabbis to Temple Ohabei Shalom.
Therefore, it is with great excitement and eager anticipation that we write to inform you that the Rabbinic Search Committee has this week selected Rabbi Sonia Saltzman and enthusiastically recommends her to be the next rabbi of Temple Ohabei Shalom. Rabbi Saltzman is a woman of great intelligence, maturity, warmth, and commitment, as well as possessing a delightful sense of humor. Rabbi Saltzman is currently the rabbi at Sha’arei Shalom in Ashland. In her previous career, Rabbi Saltzman was a senior manager in a nonprofit organization, and thus brings managerial experience to her calling in the rabbinate. Rabbi Saltzman lives in Newton, is married to Dr. Ned Saltzman, a urologist, and they have two sons. We look forward to introducing Rabbi Saltzman to the Board and congregation on a more formal basis in the very near future so that you will have a further opportunity to get to know her.
Rabbi Saltzman is thrilled to have been selected as our candidate and looks forward to the opportunity to grow together with us at Temple Ohabei Shalom. More details will be forthcoming, but we wanted to share this wonderful news with you as we move forward together.
Best Regards,
Len Davidson and Shellee Robbins
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