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Dear Friends,

Happy New Year!  During normal times, we would be gathering together as a community in joyful celebration of the New Year, followed by a solemn day of prayer and fasting to ask God and each other for forgiveness.  These are not normal times.  Because of the pandemic, our building is closed, our services will be virtual, and the only gathering we can do is online.  Even though we will be physically separated during the High Holy Days, I encourage you to tune in to our services via Zoom or live stream on Facebook.  It’s not perfect, but it is the best option we have at the moment.  We will get through this pandemic together.  I would like to thank Rabbi Emanuel and Rabbi Vernon for putting together meaningful and spiritual online services for us.  I would also like to thank sisterhood for providing the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Oneg boxes for us.  The Oneg boxes will be a little taste of normal life in the midst of the pandemic.  Normal life will return.  It must.  Until then, I am sending a “virtual” hug each of you and wishing you all a very happy and most especially a healthy new year.  

L’shanah tovah,

Greg                                             

Gregory Marks

President, Congregation Beth Israel