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Rabbinic Search 2021

Update April 21, 2022

Dear Temple Emanu-El Community,   I am thrilled to announce that Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss has been selected to be Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, pending an approval vote of members of the congregation as required by Temple Emanu-El’s bylaws.   The selection of Rabbi-Cantor Weiss follows a search process during which the Rabbinic Search Committee reviewed 20 applications, conducted interviews with 11 applicants, hosted in-person...Read more...

Update March 25, 2022

Dear Temple Emanu-El Community,   We are delighted to be making great progress on our rabbinic search process and are optimistic that it will soon be drawing to a close. We know you are eager to hear specifics, and we will share more details and information as soon as it is appropriate to do so. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this confidential phase of the process.   According to Temple Emanu-El’s bylaws,...Read more...

Update January 3, 2022

Click through to read an update about our rabbinic search, including instructions for how you can help us to spread the word and recruit candidates by sharing our position description and application instructions within your networks. See more ...

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Update November 9, 2021

You are invited to join us for one or both of these Town Hall meetings on 11/11 and 11/16 to discuss results of the recent Rabbinic Search Survey and receive an update concerning the Rabbinic Search process. As this is a Rabbinic search-related meeting, Rabbi Weiner will not be attending.

Watch this brief introduction from Board President, Josh...Read more...

Update May 27, 2021

THE LATEST FROM THE RABBINIC SEARCH COMMITTEE

The thirteen members of the Rabbinic Search Committee (RSC) are in the process of interviewing qualified candidates for interim rabbi who applied through the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Our goal is for the interim rabbi to begin before High Holidays 2021 and be with Temple Emanu-El through June 30, 2022.  

Our priorities for the...Read more...

Update April 26, 2021

UPDATE ON THE TEMPLE EMANU-EL RABBINIC SEARCH

The Temple Emanu-El Board of Trustees has formed a Rabbinic Search Committee (RSC) that will be responsible for establishing search procedures and ultimately recommending our next rabbi to the Board of Trustees and the congregation. 

We are grateful to the many people who expressed interest in joining the RSC. The roster of thirteen appointed committee members reflects the...Read more...

Rabbinic Search Update April 1, 2021

UPDATE & CALL FOR SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

We recently shared the news that Rabbi Ken Aronowitz will be leaving the Temple Emanu-El bimah on August 31, 2021, before Rosh Hashanah (September 7-8) and Yom Kippur (September 16). Changes in rabbinic leadership are a natural cycle in all congregations; Rabbi Ken has shared his spirit and wisdom with the Temple Emanu-El community for more than 20 years, and now we have the...Read more...

Feb. 28 Rabbi Ken's Departure Notice

Shaloha Dear Congregants,

I am writing to share news of an upcoming change in our spiritual leadership: our beloved Rabbi Ken has decided that it will soon be time to step down as Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El. Although we are saddened by Rabbi Ken’s upcoming departure, which will happen before the 2021 High Holidays, we are also fully supportive of his thoughtful decision to make this change in his life. View Rabbi Ken's video statement...Read more...

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