Dear Bet Torah Members:

Please join us on Sunday, May 7th, at 9:45 a.m., for our Annual Membership Meeting in person at Bet Torah. There will also be an option to watch the proceedings and vote via Zoom. Please RSVP so we can plan for attendance.

We will review Bet Torah’s work over the past year, including our financial performance, and also discuss future budget plans. Most importantly, we will vote to elect our Board’s officers and directors for next year. We need representatives from at least 57 families to be present in order for the meeting to proceed. We urge you to attend this important event. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with your fellow members.

NEW NOMINATIONS

The following members are nominated to serve on next year’s Board of Directors. They represent a cross section of our community, and their collective commitment to Bet Torah is exemplary. Please join us in supporting their nominations.

• Human Resources Chair: Mike Busman. Board member at Yorktown Jewish Center for more than 25 years where he held various positions, including President, Co-Chair Religious Affairs Committee, Recording Secretary, and participant on Executive Committee and Long Range Financial Planning Committee
• Communications Co-Secretary: Andrea Goldberg. Past Sisterhood Co-President, Sisterhood Membership Co-Chair, past Sisterhood Ways and Means Chair
• Youth Engagement Co-Chair: Hayley Kupperman. Current member of the Nominating Committee, member of the Youth Commission, Caring Committee participant 
• Youth Engagement Co-Chair: Cara Cook. Member of the Youth Commission, Caring Committee participant, Kulanu/Board of Education communications support
• Caring Committee Chair: Erin Kuflik Davis. Current Caring Committee Co-Chair and Co-Leader of Shabbat Meal Program, participant in the Westchester Jewish Council Leadership Development Institute, Sisterhood Liaison to Kulanu and Nursery School, producer of most recent community-wide Bet Torah Cookbook

OF NOTE

Two Director Roles to Be Created 

The work of the Inclusion Committee and the Caring Committee has been occurring for several years, and we are excited to recognize the importance of these two areas with the creation of new Board Roles.

• Inclusion Chair: Caroline Lisker will continue her leadership of the Inclusion Committee that focuses on the ever changing needs of our community. Bet Torah is committed to fostering a culture where the needs of all people are understood and addressed. The Inclusion Committee seeks to meet these needs and make sure that everyone feels at home. 
• Caring Committee Chair: Erin Kuflik Davis will continue her leadership of the Caring Committee (and will continue to have the support of Paul Rosenfeld, Nancy Fried-Tanzer, and the army of volunteers from our community). The Caring Committee works in partnership with our clergy to support our congregation in times of need. Our volunteers perform deeds of loving kindness and offer meaningful outreach to guide our community in living a life of spiritual and physical well-being.

Two Director Roles to Be Eliminated 

Marketing Chair and Long Range Strategic Analysis Chair. As we continue to evolve our Communications and Finance Committees, the positions of Marketing and Long Range Strategic Analysis will be eliminated. The important work of marketing and long range strategic analysis will continue under the communications and finance portfolios.  

WITH THANKS

We look forward to properly thanking the Board members who are stepping down from their current positions at the end of this fiscal year: Adam Kupperman, Natasha Hanan, Don-Fried Tanzer, Rebecca Gordon, Phyllis Stone and Renana Shvil. Additionally, Men’s Club Co-President Scott Hirshson and Sisterhood Co-Presidents Carol Haber Cohen and Mindy Krueger will complete their terms.

Huge thanks to the Nominating Committee for their thoughtful consideration and willingness to be involved: Hayley Kupperman, Emma Hest, Larry Rose, Larry Kravitz, Jody Klayman, Becca Liben-Levy, Stephen Perl, Sharon Pollack and Will Yahr.

And thanks to all of you for your ongoing support. Please continue your support and join us for our Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, May 7th, at 9:45 a.m, in-person or on zoom.

With appreciation and respect, 

David Kellogg, Communications Secretary

Amy Horowitz, Nominating Chair

FULL NOMINATED SLATE 2023-24

The following Officers are nominated for a term of one (1) year:

President – David Simonds    

Executive Vice President – Jill Ratner

Vice President, Ritual – Diana Binger 

Vice President, Development – Neil Klar

Vice President, Lifelong Learning – Abby Siegel 

Treasurer – Jodi Kravitz

Communications Co-Secretaries – David Kellogg & Andrea Goldberg 

Financial Secretary – Sheri Hametz 

Recording Secretary – Tanya Charney 

The following Directors are nominated to serve for two (2) years starting July 1, 2023:

Cultural Arts Chair – Jamie Rosenfeld

House Chair – Richard Sweig

Nursery School Chair – Shirley Goldman

Young Family Engagement Chair – Robyn Frank

Inclusion Chair – Caroline Lisker

Caring Committee Chair – Erin Kuflik Davis 

The following Directors are nominated to serve for one (1) year, completing terms previously held by other people, starting July 1, 2023:

Human Resources Chair – Mike Busman

Membership Chair – Corrie Jacobs

Youth Engagement Co-Chairs – Hayley Kupperman & Cara Cook

Israel Connection Chair – Carol Haber-Cohen

Event Fundraising Co-Chairs – TBD

The following Directors have one (1) year remaining on their terms and are not up for re-election at this time:

Annual Fund Chair – Joanna Segal

Board of Education Chair – Ellen Vellensky

Legal Chair – Daniel Petigrow

Nominating Chair – Amy Horowitz

Security Chair – Sam Hest

Social Action Chair – Liz Schonfeld

Technology Chair – Scott Binger

The following are Men's Club and Sisterhood Presidents, who, together with Past Presidents, will serve on the Board for the term beginning July 1, 2023:

Men's Club President – Bradley Adler 

Sisterhood President – Pam Moskowitz

Please note: Bet Torah’s By-Laws (Article XIII, Section B) provide that independent nominations for any vacancy may be made provided that: (1) They are filed with the current Communications Secretary at least 12 days prior to the Annual Meeting, and (2) Such nominations are in writing, signed by at least 50 members in good standing, and contain the written consent of the nominee or nominees.