Leadership - TEMPLE BETH EL

President’s Post – October 2018

October 1, 2018

A Box of Chocolates Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com This is a very exciting time for all of us at Temple Beth El as we look at the present and dream of the future. How will each of us contribute to reaching these dreams? To quote the cinematic icon, Forrest Gump’s mother, […]

President’s Post – September 2018

August 28, 2018

Agents of Change Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com It is no great mystery that Temple Beth El is undergoing a time of change, transition, and growth. As we continue to be successful in this process, we see each and every member as an ‘agent of change’ working together to do what’s best […]

President’s Post – August 2018

August 1, 2018

Audacious Hospitality Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com Temple Beth El is a member congregation in the Union for Reform Judaism which consists of nearly 900 congregations across North America. In its 2020 Vison Campaign, there are four core priorities, Strengthening Congregations, Tikkun Olam, Investing in the Future with our Youth and Audacious […]

President’s Post – June – July 2018

June 2, 2018

Wisdom of Yiddish and Barack Obama Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com Most everyone has heard the old Yiddish saying, “Man plans and God laughs.” This has certainly applied to our first year as co-presidents! We had a plan of what we wanted to get done and had started on details to set […]

President’s Post – May 2018

May 1, 2018

Sacred Partnerships Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com We are in the midst of many changes here at Temple Beth El. This can be very exciting yet ﬁlled with uncertainty. It is important to remember and reﬂect on the strength of our community and our mutual commitment to making our collective future an […]

President’s Post – April 2018

April 4, 2018

Seasons of Change Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com Turn! Turn! Turn! is the name of a very popular folk song written by Pete Seeger and recorded by The Byrds in the 1960s. The lyrics are based on Chapter 3 of the book of Ecclesiastes. There is a season – turn, turn, turn […]

President’s Post – March 2018

March 4, 2018

An ‘E-ticket’ Ride to the Future Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com As you all know by now, TBE is seeking both a settled Educator and an interim Rabbi. Each search is being run by a separate committee and in parallel, a huge task indeed! The Board of Directors directed that our Educator […]

President’s Post – February 2018

February 10, 2018

A Time of Transition Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents president@bethelsp.org What is a Rabbinic Transition? What does that mean for us? What do we do now and how? Who are making the decisions? How does my voice be heard? In the past weeks, there have been many eﬀorts underway making plans for the work […]

President’s Post – December 2017

December 10, 2017

Speak and Be Heard Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents president@bethelsp.org Communication is the foundation of community—both words come to English from the Latin word ‘communis’, meaning “shared by all or many.” This same idea is transmitted in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers) where it is taught: “…two who sit and have words of […]

President’s Post – November 2017

November 10, 2017

Practice Makes Perfect Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents president@bethelsp.org Rabbi Daniel Cohen wrote an article about Alan Klein, an esteemed NBA conditioning coach detailing the ﬁrst time Klein met current NBA player Stephen Curry, then age 16. In his remarks, Klein wrote, “I knew immediately Curry was going to be a future NBA superstar, […]