Beth El has been a flurry of activity this summer in preparation for breaking ground. In June, the giant task of moving our offices took place, thanks to the efforts of many volunteers and our staff. Ten semi trailers worth of furnishings and furniture were packed and moved. Our coatroom has become our administrative offices and our summer camp has successfully transitioned to B’nai Emet with their tremendous assistance.
In the last 30 days, competitive bids for every aspect of our construction project have been received and reviewed. A line-by-line review of bids has been conducted by members of our construction committee together with our architects and general contractors. That review is complete…though will be ongoing during construction. Bank financing is nearly complete and actual construction should be underway in a matter of weeks. First phase work will include the Aleph School, handicapped accessibility and our offices. You should see construction workers and equipment on site shortly.
FALL PLANS
On the High Holy Days, the Spiegel Sanctuary, the Gruman Social Hall and Fiterman Chapel will be available for services. Our wonderful neighbors Benilde-St. Margaret’s School are making their facilities available to us at no charge to help us accommodate all of our programming needs. We are enormously grateful for their generous act of brotherhood! Specific information on service times and locations will be found in your High Holy Day mailing arriving next week.
We are also blessed to have developed a wonderful partnership with B’nai Emet. Our summer camp has enjoyed sharing space with the program at B’nai Emet. We are pleased that our Aleph School will continue to use space at B’nai Emet for the first part of the school year.
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
We are far from complete in reaching all of our members for their support to complete the L’dor Vador Campaign. If you have not yet been contacted, please proactively contact Linda Goldberg via e-mail or 952-920-3512 x7302 to learn more.
HOLD THE DATE
Ceremonial ground breaking on August 12 at 5:30…followed by the Beth El Annual Meeting.
