Nishmat Shalom Community Decision
Meeting (CDM) 26 August 2014
Present: Alex, Carol, Emily, Lea, Max
Participated by phone: Claire
Regrets: Alice (also sent updated
report)
Treasury Report submitted by Alice.
Balance forward: 669.16 (as of June 10, 2014). Outgo:
Childcare (April Bonus) 40.00; Childcare for July and August: 80.00;
Communications: Newsletter Postage 24.50; Bank charges
2.00; NHC T-shirt listing: $36.00 Total out:
182.50 Income: Member contributions: 36.00;
Total in: 36.00 Balance:
522.66
We agree to again organize a group
Hanukkah gift to an anonymous family affected by domestic
violence, through Shalom Bayit? We have been doing this for about
9 years. We appreciate Lea coordinating this once again.
Childcare and Minyan Update:
No June service; July and August-childcare person present for both, no
children. In July we had a minyan and an after service program in
memory of Vicky. In August, we were short on a minyan.
After lunch on September 20th: We
will have a discussion session about the history, evolution and meaning
of the Nishmat Shalom liturgy. Some other month, Max will
present at least one session on Sects & Schisms in
Judaism. We invite anyone who would like to let us
know if they would like lead a discussion or presentation after lunch.
We have consensus on the appeal
letter drafted by Lea, and it should go out with the next
newsletter, by early October. (Thank you Lea for your work on
this.) This mailing will also include a Fall/Winter newsletter/calendar
update. Alex will check in with Hanna and Ed
Calendar –Planned: Shabbat
morning services on November 15th, December 13th, January 17th,
February 21st, and March 21st, plus our customary joint Shabbat evening
service and Chanukah celebration with Beyt Chesed on December
19th.
Tu B’Shvat is in early
February. We may or may not hold a Tu B’shevat seder this
year. If you are interested in leading and/or hosting please
email the Nishmat list.
Carol has located a possible hard-shell
case for the Torah scroll. With input from two sometime
hosts and two sometime Torah schleppers, it seemed that overall this
would be a positive option for moving, storing and protecting the
scroll. The next step will be that Carol will email the
list with the goal of getting input from everyone who has hosted in the
last couple of years for feedback and a definite decision at our
January CDM.
We would like to be quietly welcoming
of people when they arrive at services and assist them with items they
are carrying if it looks like they could use help.
Max showed us the NHC T-Shirt
with Nishmat Shalom listed as a sponsor. He reported
that the Zoo Minyan (Washington, DC), one of the three other
gender-inclusive minyanim in the country is on hiatus.
There was a workshop at the NHC on gender inclusive liturgy that he was
not able to attend, but he will be getting the handouts.
Upcoming dates already calendared:
Sept. 20th - 3rd Shabbat Morning Service – at Len and
Tovia’s
Saturday evening, October 4th- Yizkor, Neilah, Break-fast at Carol,
Steve and Bessie’s
Oct 11th - Hol ha-mo'ed Sukkot – at Claire, Ed, Elisheva and
Shira’s
Upcoming dates added at this meeting:
November 15 - Emily will host
December 13 - Shabbat morning service – second Shabbat –
host needed
December 19 - Friday Evening Shabbat service and Chanukah celebration
with Beyt Chesed—confirm with Lincoln and Madeline?
Tues, January 20 - CDM hosted by Emily
January 17 - Alex and Eve will host
? Tu B’Shevat seder if someone steps forward to host/lead
February 21 - 3rd Shabbat morning service –host needed
March 21 - 3rd Shabbat morning service –host needed
Nishmat Inter-CDM Decision List w/last
date of attendance as of 2/12/2014:
Alex 8/26/2014 (Leyning Coordinator)
Alice 6/10/2014 (Treasurer)
Carol 8/26/2014 (Davening Coordinator)
Ed 10/8/2013 (Childcare Coordinator)
Emily 8/26/2014
Hanna 6/10/2014 (Newsletter Coordinator)
Lea 8/26/2014 (Shalom Bayit Coordinator)
Max 8/26/2014 (Mailing list Coordinator)
Ethel 6/10/2014 (Community email contact)
Other ongoing coordinators:
Debbie (e-Announcements)
Raja (Website updates)
Attended by phone:
Claire 8/23/2011 (consulted by phone most recently on 8/26/2014)
For January CDM Agenda:
- Annual Decision on Decisions
- Budget for the calendar year
- Review our attendance at multiple events in the same month.
- Decision on Torah case with input.