In This Issue:In This Issue:In This Issue:In This Issue:As I write this post/article, I have just received word that Scott Yollis’ father passed away. He’s not alone: in March, other men in the congregation have lost fathers or fathers-in-law, including Mike Doner and Rabbi Lutz. It is also just after my father’s birthday; he passed away in 2004. Fathers play important roles in our lives: they pass down values, they serve as examples, they teach us how to lead. Our congregation is blessed with many active fathers, including the men of MoTAS and the fathers in our religious school.
One problem we have, however, is a generational divide between the fathers in the congregation. Although we all share the same goal — leadership in our family and leadership for the congregation — we feel we have little in common. The older dads form the core constituency of MoTAS. The younger dads are involved in the ECEC and activities like “Dad’s Night Out”. When we should be cross-pollinating our similar experiences, we separate and think we have little in common.
MoTAS would like to change that. First, we invite the younger dads to come to our Sunday morning meetings (timed to be during religious school), our MoTAS Seder, and our upcoming outing to see the Lancaster Jethawks — affordable, family-friendly baseball. We also want to work with the dad’s group in the ECEC — providing umbrella publicity, and working together to promote fund raisers for our groups and the congregation. If this is something you would like to help with, please contact me at president@tasnorthridge-motas.org .
In This Issue:In This Issue:In This Issue:In This Issue:Have you ever wondered how MoTAS does everything that it does? How we can take the initiative and repair and upgrade the Social Hall kitchen? How we can fund scholarships for your children to go to camp and on L’Taken? How we can support the Caring Community, outreach to Alumni, and support special activities of the Religious School? How we can acquire, serve, and cook food at the Purim Carnival and Shabbabaques? How we can support TAS Social Action partners and MRJ outreach to Jews on college campuses? How we can, every year, make a significant contribution to the TAS General Operating fund? The answer is simple. You make it happen.
You make it happen every time you volunteer at a MoTAS event. You make it happen every time you bring a foursome to the MoTAS Golf Tournament or bid in our silent auction. You make it happen every time you sponsor or underwrite a MoTAS activity. You make it happen every time you donate to MoTAS and support our annual appeal. You make it happen when you buy a sports squares or contribute to the Kitchen Challenge. You make it happen by participating.
Right now, you have the opportunity to continue to make it happen. MoTAS has no dues — we depend on those who see value in MoTAS to contribute to our Annual Appeal, which is running from the MoTAS Shabbat in January until the end of April. Also during this time, MoTAS is running the Kitchen Challenge, where you can help MoTAS bring to Social Hall kitchen to the same level of excellence as the Social Hall. Contribute to both at http://support.tasnorthridge-motas.org/ . March also brings the NCAA Championships, and with that, Basketball Squares. Get your square today at http://squares.tasnorthridge-motas.org/ . Remember that we depend on you to make it happen.
Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom 