Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield
Annual Membership Meeting

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM

1. Annual officer and committee reports

2. Vote to accept the slate of Board members nominated for
the new two-year term 

3. Proposed By-laws change

The Annual Meeting will be hybrid, both in person and via Zoom, and will be held in the sanctuary.
 

Here is the Zoom link for those members who prefer remote:

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Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield
Board Slate for May 2025

Board Members:
Maggie Leshen
Joni Dames

Current Board Members (term ends 2026)
Harris Hochberg
Ellen Scott
Gail Havelick
Stephanie Maroun
Liz Freeman
Ariel Shepetovskiy
Elizabeth Yount
Marianne Wronka

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Proposed Bylaw Changes – 2025

Article VI –
Section 3:

Application for membership shall be made in writing to the Membership Committee. The membership may be approved by a majority agreement of the Chairperson of the Membership Committee, the President, the Vice-President and the Rabbi. The Membership Committee shall report on each application and the action taken to the Board of Directors.

This bylaw change would update the procedure for reviewing and approving membership applications.

Article V –
Section 5:

The Board shall be empowered to elect candidates for membership, to sell or rent pews or seats to members and non-members.  The Board shall make such rules and regulations consistent with these Bylaws as they may deem advisable for the proper conduct of their meeting and for the furtherance of the general purposes of this Congregation.

Article V Section 5 would be revised for consistency with the proposed change above.

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Please review last year’s minutes from the 2024 Annual Meeting prior to this year’s Annual Meeting. Thank you!

Annual Meeting Minutes Temple Emmanuel
May 14, 2024
Present: Yuri, Ken, Liz, Rabbi Greg, Susan, Sue H, Gail, Warren, Marcy, Michael, Lydia, Beth, Laura, Maggie, Harris, Evan, Caryl, Alla, Ellen, Phil, Ben, Bev, Stephanie, Sheila, Ernie, Marianne, Palla, Ariel, Deb

The meeting was called to order at 7:32 PM in person and on Zoom.

The minutes of the 5-9-2023 meeting were reviewed via email and accepted.

Officer Reports —

President: Yuri – Read report. No questions.
First VP: Michael – Read report. No questions.
Co-Treasurers: Warren – Shared report on screen. Discussed cash balances. Discussed P&L vs budget. We had budgeted a deficit for the year. Our deficit was lower than budgeted. Some increase in income, and some decrease in expenses. Still ran a deficit. Warren walked us through the differences between 2022 and 2023 P&L’s. No questions.
Recording Secretary: Marsha – No report. No questions
Corresponding Secretary: Susan – Read report. No questions

Standing Committees —

Cemetery: Margaret – Margaret Leshen – Read report. No questions.
Continuing Education: Rabbi – Read report. Phil: terrific course!
Function: Ben – See Ways & Means.
House, Building and Grounds: Michael – Read report. No questions.
Membership: Yuri – Read report. No questions.
Publicity: Liz – Read report. Yuri: TT is online also.
Ritual: Evan – Read report. No questions.
School and Youth: Yuri – Read report. Palla: 17 students in school. Tot Shabbat is additional.
Technology: Yuri – Read report. No questions.
Ways and Means: Ben – Shared report on screen. Michael: Good job on Israel Bonds speech.
Book Club: Liz – Read report. About 12 readers per session. Meet every other month. Various topics. Come read with us.
Sisterhood: Sue – Read report. No questions

Nominating Committee: Evan presented the slate of officers for two year term:
President – Yuri Shikhanovich
Vice President – Evan Pressman
Treasurer – Warren Silbovitz
Corresponding Secretary – Susan Silbovitz
Recording Secretary – Marsha Alter

Board of Directors for two year term 2024-2026:
Harris Hochberg
Gail Havelick
Stephanie Maroun
Liz Freeman
Marcy McWilliams
Ellen Scott
Ariel Shepetovsky
Elizabeth Yount
Marianne Wronka

Term continuing 2023-2025:
Phil Onigman
Maggie Leshen
Laura Canter

Motion by Evan to accept the slate by acclimation and second by Caryl. Motion accepted.
By-Laws Committee: None
Renovation Committee: Ben – shared his screen. Read the letter which will be sent to the membership announcing our capital campaign (CHAIR). Showed the pledge form that he’s created. Sue H: email, or hardcopy of letter? Hardcopy. Ben: already received a number of donations. No other questions. Yuri: we hope everything will be done by end of summer.
Any Other Business: None

Meeting was adjourned at 8:37pm. Motion by Ariel and second by Caryl.

Respectfully Submitted,
Ken for Marsha Alter
Recording Secretary