Congregation Beth Shalom

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have two announcements as we head into the last month of the calendar year. First, we continue to make progress on our Minyan Campaign – we now have 8 donors (out of the goal of 10), each of whom has pledged $9k per year to the temple for each of the next three years. We just need 2 more of you! Please contact me or the temple to help us reach our goal. I am so grateful to everyone who has contributed to date.

Second, the Board of the temple has been hard at work understanding security in today’s environment. Among other things, we attended a URJ webinar on the topic, met with the Bozeman Police Department, and had a professional security company conduct a building security assessment at the temple. Overall, our temple is in good shape and we have a positive relationship with law enforcement, but there are some incremental improvements to the building and to protocols / procedures that we will be making. One of those improvements is to establish a Security Committee. This is a great way to volunteer some time at the temple, while serving a critical purpose and gaining some new skills. More information will be forthcoming via mail, but if you have any interest in learning more about it or joining, please contact me directly. Thank you.

Shalom,

Sara Schwerin
Board President
Congregation Beth Shalom