Good Morning.
This past Monday evening, the newly formed
Delaware ADL Leadership Group gathered at the home of Reiko and Barry Kayne to hear Frank Meeink share his,
"Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead," a life-changing story. Special thanks to Brian Legum, who is serving as the Group Co-Chair and coordinated this memorable evening.
On Tuesday morning our
Facilities Management Board, under the leadership of Co-Chairs Arnie Caine and Ken Kamm, reviewed active and anticipated projects as well as analyzed budgets in preparation for our end of month meeting. Managing the Weinberg Garden of Eden Campus is an enormous undertaking and our community is grateful for the level of engagement and expertise of our FMB leadership team.
On Wednesday, we held an initial meeting to discuss our community's interest in attending
TribeFest, the Jewish Federations of North America's "
unconference" for young adults. This bi-annual event is scheduled March 16-18, 2014 in New Orleans, LA. Thanks to Jenn and Mitch Steinberg who have agreed to chair the Delaware TribeFest contingency and will assist staff in planning and recruiting a strong group of young adults to join them this year.
Thanks to Ken Kamm who led an interesting discussion on Thursday morning regarding the
Pew Research: A Portrait of Jewish Americans at the Siegel JCC. It was an engaging dialogue that also allowed time for community comments, implications and opportunities for action. For those interested in downloading a copy of the report,
click here. JFNA has curated a collection of news coverage and commentary on the PEW survey of American Jewry. This resource is regularly updated as more articles appear -
click here to access.
Last night was our Opening Reception for our new
Emerging Leadership Project (ELP) participants in the Siegel JCC Senior Lounge. This year we have 17 participants who will be meeting monthly to learn about our local and global Jewish community and the many ways of getting involved and making an impact. Special thanks to our ELP Co-Chairs, Regan Davis and Kim and Jeff Felzer.
And later this morning, our
Audit Committee will be meeting with our new auditors, Belfint, Lyons & Shuman to review our latest audit. Thank you to Audit Committee Co-Chairs, Marty Mand and Barbara Schoenberg, for their ongoing guidance and counsel.
