Welcome and Change of the Guard

I'd like to welcome you to the new TBS blog! This is the best way to find out the most current news and views of what has been happening in our small corner of Northern California/Southern Oregon.

We have many requests for information about the existence of a Jewish community in the Crescent City/Brookings region, and I believe a presence online that is updated regularly should prove helpful to those who are curious.

We enjoyed a wonderful Rosh Hashanah service with Rabbi Les this week. In spite of his temporary bout with the flu, Rabbi Les never fails to impress and blew the Shofar loud enough to hear across three states.

At the moment our discussion has centered upon our vision for the future of the congregation, specifically how to retain members in a more active role for our regular services. We discussed the possibility of having Shabbat services once a month on Fridays as we do now, and adding an additional Saturday morning Shabbat service with Rabbi Les once a month as well. We are considering locating one of the services in Brookings , location to be announced. Finally we looking at revisions to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah training schedule which be determined as soon as possible as we have at two children who are entering their penultimate year of training before the big day arrives.

~Al