Tempus Fugit. Time certainly does fly. The summer is almost over and the High Holidays are upon us.

The Rabbi, Ritual Committee and Board and volunteers have been busy with our annual New Year preparations.

Religious School is about to start as will our various programs including the highly popular Community Learning Days. Soon the building will once again be a very busy place.

I hope that each and every one of you enjoyed a rewarding summertime. I also hope that each of our members appreciates and values the efforts that so many make to enrich all of our collective lives at TBA. Being a member should be viewed as a distinct privilege as we are able to join together with our friends and family to build a warm, welcoming, spiritually uplifting and mutually supportive Jewish community.

The Temple is worth supporting. So why don’t we take a few moments to resolve to become even more active as Temple members; attend Shabbat or minyan services; become more engaged in the myriad of activities; more committed to lending a hand or even writing a check.

As this is my first High Holiday message as your president, I also would like to take this opportunity to briefly outline some of my plans for the upcoming year.

I plan to strengthen the connection between the officers and Board with the congregation; I want our governance to be more open and transparent.

Our Board meeting agendas now post on our web page well in advance of our monthly meetings (the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.) and all congregants are welcome to attend.

But more importantly, I and we need to hear more from you. Whenever you have a concern, an idea, a question, a suggestion, let us hear you.

I also have begun the pleasant task of calling each of you to introduce myself, to seek your wisdom and advice or to simply let you know that this is your synagogue and we want to be as responsive to your needs as best we can.

Donna joins me in wishing each and every one of you a good and sweet Shanah Tovah.