Todah Rabbah Sa'adia,
Welcome Jessica! |
| Dear Chevreh,
This coming Shabbat will mark a transition in our community, as Sa'adia Massarano will be stepping down as Ritual Coordinator. Our new Ritual Coordinator, Jessica Dell'Era, has spent time with Sa'adia, with me, and with Glenn Massarano, our ritual chairperson, in order to make the hand-off smooth and graceful.
Sa'adia has been a blessing for our community, and has expressed thanks for the opportunity to be part of the professional team at Netivot Shalom. We can't thank him enough for the sweetness and diligence of his work. It has been an incredible pleasure to share these past months planning Tefilot/Services with Sa'adia, and we're glad he'll continue to be part of our community.
Jessica is a new (as of last September) teacher in the Religious School, teaching the 6th grade Amitim class. In her "day job" she also teaches 4th grade in a public school in Concord. She grew up in Marin, lived in San Francisco briefly, and for the past few years has made her home in Oakland, where she is a member at Temple Beth Abraham. (She's also a Cal grad--go Bears!)
Jessica is familiarizing herself with Netivot Shalom and and invites us all to introduce ourselves to her at Shabbat services in the near future. (She is planning to attend 4/10 and 4/17.)
We are just so blessed to have sweet and skilled professionals, helping to guide our community's spiritual life.
Todah Rabbah to Sa'adia, and welcome to Jessica!
Rabbi Creditor
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