President’s Message

You might notice that this edition of the RST Messenger has a new look.  Our hope is that this new format will improve your reading experience and enhance your connection to RST.  Your feedback is always welcome and encouraged, please share any ideas that you have for how we can continue to grow our RST Messenger into a premier synagogue publication.  Many, many thanks to our fabulous administrator Radie Maye, who has spent countless hours bringing this new format to life.

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent RST Annual Meeting. It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since our last annual meeting and I am happy to report that RST is doing well.  For the first time in a while, the growth of our congregation kept pace with our losses (may the memories of the 13 members of our RST community who passed in the last year always be for a blessing).  Also, thanks to a surge of Giving from the Heart support from many in our RST community, our financial footing is much better than this time last year.  We have an amazing RST community who give of their time and or their resources to assure that we Grow and Thrive into the future.

We are fortunate to have a growing and thriving religious school at RST, which would not be possible without our wonderful Tess Goldblatt, The Jane Fairman Director of Congregational Learning, and her outstanding educators. Tess and her team not only share the joys of Jewish learning, but also the importance of Jewish community and mutual support.  Through a Jewish lens, our students learn to be upstanders, rather than bystanders, who support and protect each other’s unique perspectives and identities. 

I am looking forward to a wonderful summer at RST!

With love and appreciation,

Guy