As a result of his resignation this week many of you are probably wondering what the future holds for Temple Chai.  Perhaps you may have concerns about the High Holy Days, our clergy, staff, our religious school, programs or other Temple Chai institutions in which you and your families participate. There is no doubt this is a challenging and difficult time for our community.

Your Board of Directors will be working diligently over the next days, weeks, and months to insure that our programs and activities will be available and fully staffed. The events and programs that we are accustomed to will continue such as services, adult education, religious school, the Shalom Center, and  the Barness Center for Tzedakah and Social Justice.

The upcoming High Holy Days will be held as always at the Temple.  Rabbi Mari Chernow, Rabbi Evon Yakar and Cantor Peter Halpern as well as our entire staff are actively preparing for the High Holy Days and to respond to the needs of our members and our community as a whole.

Shortly we will begin the important task of determining  the best process of searching for a new Senior Rabbi. Look for further news on this.

A word about the Alban Institute. Alban will be working with the entire Temple Chai community  to facilitate cooperation and renewal. Please look for upcoming communication from the Alban Consulting Team with more details regarding this process. We encourage each congregant to actively participate.

Your Board of Directors is committed to the values of Temple Chai relying upon the Temple's elected leaders, various committees, and well-established Temple procedures for sharing views and respecting each individual congregant. Your Board of Directors asks each congregant, in turn, to be committed to those processes and demonstrate respect for each other, regardless of any differences in opinion. Doing so will enable all of us to serve and participate in the mitzvah of fulfilling the needs of the entire Temple Chai community.