Dear Friends, I am writing to provide you with exciting news for TSE.
As some of you may know, Stuart Brown, our Executive Director, informed us earlier this year that he intends to begin his next chapter as a public school teacher after June 2025. This is bittersweet, as Stuart has professionalized the operation of TSE and made more contributions to our community over the last five years than many of you will ever know or that I can possibly list here. We are grateful to Stuart beyond words, but we must look forward to the opportunity this offers TSE to welcome a new professional leader to our family with fresh ideas, new approaches, and a vision as to what our next chapter will be.
After I took office in July 2024, I formed an Executive Director Search Committee. The Committee is chaired by Marian Castner and is comprised of key stakeholders – including clergy, lay leadership, and members. The Committee has been meeting over the last several months to identify:
Key criteria for our ideal candidate;
The means by which we will attract them to our community, and;
How we will compensate them in line with requirements for the position, while being fiscally responsible with your money.
Now that the High Holidays are past, our search will become public and we will be actively recruiting candidates going forward and presenting them for consideration by the Board of Trustees in the months ahead. While certain aspects of the Committee’s work will necessarily be confidential, I encourage you to reach out to me with any ideas, questions, or concerns you may have regarding this process as we move forward together. During this time, Stuart will continue performing all of his duties to us, and even when he moves on from the Executive Director position, Stuart will be no stranger to TSE. Stuart will continue to be an active volunteer in temple operations, a teacher in our classrooms, and – most importantly – a valued member of our community and dear friend.
I look forward to partnering with the Committee and all of you in what comes next. L’shalom, Dan Schleifstein
