INSTALLATION OF
Rabbi
Chana
Leslie
Glazer
JANUARY 28 - 30, 2022
Congregation Adat Reyim Ner Tamid
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WELCOME
Congregation Adat Reyim Dear Members and Friends of
2022 Board of Directors Congregation Adat Reyim,
President: Andrea Sobel
Executive VP: Rick Oppenheim It is with great pleasure that we welcome
Administrative VP: Dana Evans & Randi Adleberg you to the Installation Weekend honoring
Secretary: Fran Nadel Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer as rabbi of
Treasurer: David Richter Congregation Adat Reyim. Our work to
Past President: Rebecca Geller make this special weekend happen has
Adult Education: Sarah Berry & Chip Rome been a labor of love – a love for our
Communications: Gary Steinberg congregation and its members, love for
Finance: Ava Epstein our surrounding community, love for
Fundraising: Tracy Winward living Jewishly, and a growing love and
Membership: Rachael Vindman & Marjorie Hebert deepening appreciation for our new
Preschool: Kendra Hackenberg rabbi, Rabbi Glazer. Rabbi Glazer came to
Religious Practices: Carolyn Kaplan-Solomond us with a wealth of knowledge,
Religious School: Steve Adleberg & Jessica Schwab experience, enthusiasm, and chutzpah,
Social Action:Susan Kupperstein & Jim Sturim and we have only begun to scratch the
Men’s Club: Steve Schwartz surface of what is possible during these
Sisterhood: Debbie Borris & Sue Kalmon first 19 months together. We hope that, as
we celebrate this momentous event
Staff together, you will be inspired to deepen
Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer your commitment to our congregation
Executive Director: Carolyn Amacher and work together to usher in this newest
Preschool Director: Therese Fournier chapter of Congregation Adat Reyim's
Religious Education Director: Leah Miller history.
Executive & Synagogue Assistant: Sara Astrow
Bookkeeper: Marilyn Daniels With joy and gratitude,
Building Custodian: Jose Bustello Andrea Cate and Danella Halle
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
PRESIDENT ANDREA SOBEL
As I reflect on Rabbi Glazer’s time with our congregation, at times it
feels as though she was always a part of our community. At other
times, I remember that her 20 months with us has been exclusively
during COVID times. There is no “before time” in our relationship
with one another. Meeting Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer for the first
time during extensive virtual and in-person interviews, I
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opportunity to get to know Rabbi Glazer and from that experience, I
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report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
BIOGRAPHY OF
RABBI CHANA LESLIE GLAZER
Rabbi Glazer is a lifelong learner with extensive knowledge of
Judaism, along with diverse life experiences, making her an
inspirational teacher for our youth and learners of all ages. She is
deeply committed to Jewish inclusion and Jewish pluralism,
excelling in building community, values that are important to our
congregants. She is knowledgeable and experienced in leading
rituals with tradition, purpWoseH, aEndRmEeanWing.E A R E N O W
Rabbi Glazer is a pluralistic Jewish spiritual leader and educator of
all ages. She came to Adat Reyim in July 2020 from Bucknell
University in Lewisburg, PA, where she served as the campus rabbi,
Hillel advisor, and director of Jewish Life. She won the University
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
RABBI ELYSE WECHTERMAN
WHERE WE ARE NOW
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
REV. DR. WILLIAM M. KONDRATH
WHERE WE ARE NOW
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
RABBI EMERITUS BRUCE AFT
Dear Community of Friends,
What an exciting time for the congregation! After enduring all the
challenges of Zoom, WebEx, hybrid services, and the inability to come
together as an Adat Reyim (community of friends), there finally will be an
opportunity to have a special installation service for Rabbi Glazer. This
truly will be a shehecheyanu moment for Adat Reyim.
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ago. I was nervous and, in many ways, suffered from imposter syndrome.
I was serving a congregation that had been served part-time by one of
America's great rabbis, Tzvi Porath of blessed memory. Would I be up to
the task of being the congregation's first full-time rabbi?
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
RABBI EVAN J. KRAME
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat
To Congregation Adat Reyim,
WHERE WE ARE NOW
On behalf of the Washington Board of Rabbis, I extend our
congratulations and blessings to your congregation on the
installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer as your synagogue’s Rabbi.
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integrity. I personally hacvoemphaandy'sthacetipvirtiievsiltehgroeuoghfokunt othwe ipnrgecRedaibnbg iyear.
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together. She offers a glootwheirnigntperreessteednpceeoptole einafcorhmsauticonh asbeotuttinthge,
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of the stock exchange involved).
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report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
SPEAKER EILEEN FILLER-CORN
WHERE WE ARE NOW
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
GOVERNOR RALPH NORTHAM
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
SENATOR MARK WARNER
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGE FROM
SENATOR TIM KAINE
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
POEM
All streams flow into the sea;
All spirits fly into the sky.
You drove to a place shekhina (Presence of G-d) came from,
an empty sanctuary, its souls scattered, sick, saddened and scared.
So, dwelling among unpacked boxes, you illuminated an
armchair in a tidy corner of your home as your bima; its rays of
warmth projected of fWrienHdsE, mRanEy wWhomEyoAu hRadEyetNtoOmWeet.
across our community
We became fast partners, eager to embrace the light you kindled for
us.
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listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
REFLECTION
The Search for a Match
Most of you know that the Rabbi Search Steering Committee spent
a challenging two full years planning and executing an exhaustive
search process beginning with a community self-assessment and
resulting in the selection of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer, but what you
may not realize is that the process began a bit like the Mary
WHERE WE ARE NOW
Poppins story.
As you may recall, that story begins with Jane & Michael Banks
creating their own advertisement for the position of nanny. Their
advert was filled with all their best thoughts and hopes. Just like
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listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
Continued from previous page
Wanted: A rabbi for an adorable community
If you want this choice position
Have a flexible disposition
Engage & enthrall us in Talmudic interpretation!
Participate & encourage our communication
You must be kind, you might be silly
Very sweet and fairly wittWy H E R E W E A R E N O W
Accompany us in our grief and cycle events
Care for us, especially our dents
Never be cross or oppositional
Ever creative, yet traditional
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Put roadblocks in your way
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CAR Search Committee at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
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other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
REFLECTION
The Right Rabbi
As noted in the Washington Jewish Week, Congregation Adat Reyim
“got the right rabbi” in Chana Leslie Glazer. No one can doubt that
when she masterfully leads B’nai Mitzvah ceremonies, on Zoom and
in-person; soulfully chants Shabbat evening prayers in tunes she
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She has done all this in the shadow of a global pandemic and its
accompanying social and technical challenges, as well as local
concerns ranging from volunteer retirements, staff changeover, a
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basement flooding, and caocmhpaanllya'sha-chtuivnitgiersythhroouugnhdou. t the preceding year.
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Torah, while standing onmaoynbee fcooonsti.dSerheed iass sgruerymlitoeuranttuirne.g the challenge
as she has all the others, with warmth, skill, and determination.
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third and fourth-grade cdoisnclfoirsemaantniuoanl rceeporretms, oanndym, ansywreeqlul iares tohue ranfnirusatl
in-person B’nai Mitzvahrseeporrvtictoesbesfiinlecdeatththee pcoamndpaenmy'sicrebgeisgtrayn. .Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
We are truly grateful anadt fmoorrteufnreaqtueentot inhtaevrvealhs e(drerpeenlidginioguuspolenatdheerruslhesip
at a difficult time. We ofoffetrhea srteocskouexncdhainnggeMinavozlavel dT).ov on her formal
installation as our rabbi.
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Contributed by Joe Landscoonmpany's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
REFLECTION
Exploring Judaism with Rabbi Glazer
Shortly after coming to Adat Reyim this past year, I joined Rabbi
Glazer’s Exploring Judaism class. It took place over Zoom on Sunday
mornings from fall 2020 through spring 2021, assisted by volunteer
Tracy Winward. More than 20 people participated in the 24-week
course. Many came from JiWundtearHifsamiEt;hoRftahmEerilsieWssim; spEolmy ewAawnRetreEedintoNtdheeOepWen
process of converting to
their knowledge.
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took turns leading. Rabbi Glazer then led us in the discussion of the
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jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
REFLECTION
Tuesday Meditation Minyan with Rabbi Chana
Adat Reyim recently celebrated the first year anniversary of its
meditation group, begun in October 2020. Through Zoom and Rabbi
Chana's guidance meditation participants have been able to connect
with old friends and meet new ones. Best of all, we have been
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be a criteria for joining this group. Rabbi Chana’s warmth and
acceptance of all was comforting from the start.
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
POEM
We have a new Rabbi! Let us reach towards the future
where everything is new. Let us delight in our exploration
of learning and sharing our Jewish faith.
Our new Rabbi, Rabbi Glazer, began her time with us
during an unprecedented time of a pandemic.
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and our volunteers enabled us to continue to thrive
even when online and not in person.
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
RABBI AMY SCHWARTZMAN
OF TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM
WHERE WE ARE NOW
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company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
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company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
RABBI GILAH LANGNER
OF KOL AMI
Shabbat shalom! It is a great delight to welcome Rabbi Chana Leslie
Glazer to the community of rabbis in Northern Virginia and the
DMV area. Rabbi Chana Leslie has already proven her resiliency
over the last difficult yearWandHa EhaRlf; EI ceWrtainEly hAopRe lEife wNilOl geWt
easier going forward!
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company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
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disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
RABBI DAVID KALENDER
OF CONGREGATION OLAM TIKVAH
Dear Adat Reyim, WHERE WE ARE NOW
Mazal Tov to you as you celebrate the installation of Rabbi Chana
Leslie Glazer.
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of the stock exchange involved).
Wishing you hatzlacha rabba – much continued success,
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company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
RABBI VIKI BEDO
OF CONGREGATION OLAM TIKVAH
Mazal tov on your installation – what a beautiful honor and
opportunity to be the spiritual leader of the Adat Reyim Community.
WHERE WE ARE NOW
I wish you only הצלחהand שמחהas you take on this sacred task.
I wish I could be there in person to celebrate with you; meanwhile, I
am sending my best regards from the Olam Tikvah community.
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disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
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company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
RABBI STEVEN REIN
OF AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
WHERE WE ARE NOW
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CONGREGATIONS
HAZZAN ELISHEVA DIENSTFREY
OF AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
WHERE WE ARE NOW
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
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other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR INTERFAITH PARTNERS
REV. WILLIAM PACKARD
OF ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WHERE WE ARE NOW
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature.
Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR INTERFAITH PARTNERS
IBRAHIM ANLI
OF RUMI FORUM
Dear Rabbi Glazer,
Welcome to the Greater DC area and to our beloved community of Fairfax! It
is an honor to join the voiceWs toHoffEer RyouEa wWarmEweAlcoRmEe onNthOe oWccasion of
your installation as the new rabbi of Congregation Adat Reyim.
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circumstances. Yet you walked into your new role during an extraordinary
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR INTERFAITH PARTNERS
SANT GUPTA
OF DURGA TEMPLE OF VIRGINIA
Dear Rabbi Glazer, WHERE WE ARE NOW
I am not Jewish but a practicing Hindu living in Lorton, VA. I worked
with Rabbi Aft for a number of years, participating in interfaith
events that Adat Reyim organized. Also, I personally have always
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company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR STAFF
CAROLYN AMACHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
January 2022 Shevat 5782
Chevre,
As I sit within the sanctity of our synagogue, what resonates is a
sense of peace and calm. In this tumultuous time, Congregation
Adat Reyim feels like a scaofWme hmaHurnbioEtry.,RWneEhcaetsWpsaerrymEaenaAttiedsRooteuEsr twoNatlhlOseisWa
feeling of strength and
precarious uncertainty emanating in our world.
Leading our pathway to healing and hope is Rabbi Chana Leslie
Glazer, a dugma esheet (true role model). Under her guidance, we
are certain to emerge frAonmantnhuiasl preapnodrteims aiccowmhproelheenasnivde hreepaolrtthoyn, aa
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L’Shalom
Carolyn Amacher, MSW,MMosSt Gjurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
An annual report is a comprehensive report on a
company's activities throughout the preceding year.
Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and
other interested people information about the
company's activities and financial performance. They
may be considered as grey literature. Most
jurisdictions require companies to prepare and
disclose annual reports, and many require the annual
report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies
listed on a stock exchange are also required to report
at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules
of the stock exchange involved).
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
WELCOME FROM OUR STAFF
THERESE FOURNIER
PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
A Warm Welcome from the Adat Reyim Preschool
On behalf of the preschool staff, I would like to congratulate Rabbi
Chana Leslie Glazer on her formal installation into our “Community
of Friends.” Rabbi Glazer first joined our congregation at the height
of the pandemic in July 2020, and navigating the road forward has
been filled with rneufmleecrtouupsWocnhhaHellreEnlegaRedse.ErNsohWwip itshEtrhoeuAgahpRptrhEoepcrNriaistieOs,tiaWmnde
to pause and to
to celebrate her partnership with our community -- past, present,
and future.
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WELCOME FROM OUR STAFF
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIRECTOR
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Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
A Close Connection from the Start
Dear Rabbi Glazer,
I met you for the first time on February 21, 2020, just minutes before the Shabbat
evening service that you led as a candidate to become our new rabbi. To ensure
consistency, the Rabbi Search Committee had asked me to serve as the cantorial
soloist for each of the three candidates. After that Shabbat evening service, I knew
you were my first choice.
We just seemed to have a rapport on the bima, a close connection. From my point of
view, the interactions that night were a bit smoother than they were with the other
two candidates. That was very important to me because I knew that you and I would
frequently share the bima during services and that, during the one service each
month when the choir participated, we would sometimes need a Vulcan mind meld—
a telepathic link—to know when to make an unplanned change in the service.
Little did we know then that you would begin your service as our rabbi during a
pandemic. I was right about my first choice. The pandemic compelled us (and
others) to work together virtually to plan the High Holiday services, altered and
abbreviated to fit the online medium. Although we may have butted heads
occasionally when I wanted to include more than was practical on Zoom, you always
nudged me gently to the sensible decision.
Thank you. I look forward to many in-person meetings and services with you when
circumstances allow them.
L’Shalom,
Mitch Bassman
Music Director, Congregation Adat Reyim Choir
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Inspiring a Robust Adult Ed Program
Not long ago, I had a lengthy conversation with Rabbi Glazer about our Adult
Education program which I co-chair with Sarah Berry. Adult Ed is clearly very close
to her heart, and she is quite the cheerleader for it. As Sarah and I continue to
develop the Adult Ed programming, we look forward to Rabbi Glazer’s contributions
as well as her continued support. Our congregation includes so many people of vast
and varied experiences; we encourage all to reach out to us so we can share your
wisdom and be entertained and enlightened.
Rabbi Glazer’s contributions extend to other activities. When Rabbi Glazer
volunteered to participate in last year’s “Choose Your Own Adventure” Purim
Schpiel on Zoom, which I directed, I was delighted. I do hope she will be able to
appear in future schpiels. And it’s great to have a rabbi who doesn’t gather teasing
comments about an inability to sing since clearly, she has a lovely singing voice. As
we plan our return to musical Purim schpiels, watch out, Rabbi, your singing may
not be limited to services much longer!
Chip Rome
Adult Education Committee Co-Chair,
Purim Schpiel Director
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Making Sure We All Have a Place at the Table
I remember first reading Rabbi Glazer’s bio during The Great Rabbi Search and
thinking – “This is who we need.” I still can’t quite put my finger on it, but
something in that small snippet told me that she would be the right fit for the
unique personality of our little Shul. That perhaps her perspective - colored by
what she had seen of the world – would keep us grounded but aspirational, or that
her journalist’s perception would bear out a fair judge and a cool head. And when I
first heard her speak at Erev Shabbat, I felt gently, but cautiously, uplifted – careful
contemplation positively streamed out of her, challenging us but supporting us to
land with our thoughts where we needed to – perhaps just a little further, a little
more open than before.
As time has passed and I have had the honor to work with her not only as a
congregant but also as a member of the Board of Directors, I see these qualities in
Rabbi Glazer even more deeply and surely. I have learned that she is the keenest
observer. When she speaks, it is not until she has gathered the facts and weighed
the emotions. She waits to speak until the end, not merely for the sake of
participating, but because she has seen a truth that we have missed, and we cannot
have closure until the last of her carefully chosen words hang in the air. The voices
that are small, or scared, or unpopular or uncomfortable – Rabbi Glazer makes sure
that they all have a place at the table. We are so very proud of the inclusive
community that we have become. With gratitude and pride, I can say how fortunate
I feel we are to have Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer encouraging and keeping us on that
path.
Ava Epstein
Vice President of Finance
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Rabbi, Teacher, Friend
It’s been a short time since we’ve come to know you but we do want to express
some thoughts on the times we’ve interacted with you.
When you started a Meditation hour on Zoom, it was a difficult period in your life
with the loss of your dad, with Covid, abbreviated services, outings, and social
gatherings. We tuned in to the meditation briefly as we normally walk early a.m. In
the midst of the pandemic, it was such a wonderful program you made time for.
We frequently are on Zoom for Erev Shabbat services and have appreciated the fact
that you have explained the meaning of our basic prayer segments. You also have
clearly reached out to our community with actions and words in a meaningful way.
When we came down with Covid and contacted you about how to deal with it, we
wanted to say a prayer with you. It was touching and very meaningful to know you
were there. We felt your love and caring.
Talk about patience! Rabbi, you have been a real role model since your leg accident
in the midst of weeks being off your feet and not driving; however, you continued
giving your time on Zoom and other venues in any capacity you could. We applaud
you for your patience in the midst of big medical setbacks.
You were so enthusiastic about Adat Reyim and its history that you immediately
welcomed the opportunity (when presented by a long-term member) to learn about
Adat Reyim’s early history, going back to the “beginning” with an early Adat Reyim
President. You took copious notes for more than an hour.
Your installation is a special time in the history of Adat Reyim. We hope this coming
year 2022 brings you good health, happiness, love, and many blessings. May your
installation bring healing, joy, togetherness, commitment, and love as we renew our
faith in our community.
Steve & Valerie Schwartz
Adat Reyim Founding Family
Past-President and Men’s Club Chair (Steve)
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Guiding Our Religious Practices with Warmth and Insights
Rabbi Glazer, over the past year, as co-chair of the Religious Practices and Policies
Committee, we have worked closely together to plan services for worship. You have
paid such extraordinary attention to detail in preparing the outlines for our
services. And, you have made services more educational by explaining the prayers
as we move through the service and by implementing a Torah discussion.
I lost track of how many hours, on the phone and on Zoom, you spent planning for
the High Holidays this past fall. We had to choose which services to have on Zoom
and which to have in-person, and then where (whether in the Sanctuary or the
traffic circle or in the tent) to have the in-person services. And, working with the
re-opening committee (kudos to Bruce Kaplan) so that we could safely resume in-
person services, we became “experts” on COVID-19 aerosol dynamics while
attempting to estimate how many viral particles and droplets each congregant
generates when singing!
I also need to comment on how much you have comforted the B’nai Mitzvah families
this past year. Planning a “B-Mitzvah” (a new inclusive word that you taught us!) is
stressful in normal times, but planning one during a pandemic is beyond
challenging. Between providing us with your super-detailed service outlines and
noting who should stand at which microphone, how to conduct an Aliyah, etc., you
guided us through many successful B-Mitzvot this year.
Aside from our services, you have shown us innovative ways to observe our Jewish
Holidays during the pandemic, from creating your own Powerpoint Haggadah for an
online Passover seder to lighting Chanukah candles with a variety of imaginative
menorot on Zoom. I look forward to continuing to work with you. Mazal Tov on
your installation as our Rabbi!
Carolyn Kaplan-Solomond
Religious Practices and Policies Committee Chair
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Embodying Our Welcoming, Caring, Diverse, Inclusive Congregation
It is my pleasure to take the time to share my experiences interacting with Rabbi
Glazer. As both a member of the Adat Reyim Board of Directors the past two years
and the Rabbi Search Committee, I believe I have a unique perspective on the
Rabbi’s first year-and-one-half as the spiritual leader of Adat Reyim.
I first met Rabbi Glazer during the rabbi search interview process. Specifically, I
met her in person when she visited Adat Reyim for her weekend-long interview.
During the weekend, I participated in a number of events with the Rabbi, including
a group interview with the search committee, a Shabbat pot-luck dinner, and an
open question-and-answer session in the sanctuary.
During the Q&A session, I first felt a connection with her as she explained her
Jewish journey and the circuitous route to how she became a rabbi. Two things
really stood out to me during this event. First, she expressed both intellectual and
spiritual curiosity when, as a journalist and for the first time seeing a woman rabbi,
she thought, “Oh, women can do that?”
The second moment that stood out was her statement, “I am Adat Reyim,” in
response to the explanation of our congregation’s values and beliefs gathered
through surveys and focus groups. The confidence with which Rabbi Glazer
believed she was the right match for Adat Reyim was striking and her Jewish
journey reinforced this.
Since she first took on the mantle as our spiritual leader and has led us through
unforeseeable times, I have witnessed Rabbi Glazer continue to demonstrate that
she embodies our welcoming, caring, diverse, and inclusive “community of friends”
and I look forward to what a future together holds for the Rabbi and Adat Reyim.
Mark Cutler
2021 Co-Executive Vice-President, Rabbi Search Committee
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Serving Every Congregant in Old and New Ways
I often glance over at the chart paper where I wrote down the characteristics the
congregation identified for a new rabbi during our search process. And then I
smile. How fortunate we are to have found a rabbi who is engaging, compassionate,
knowledgeable, and a committed collaborator, just like we were seeking. And yet,
who could have known during the rabbi search process that our world would turn
upside down and our spiritual leader would not even get to meet her congregants
in person for months, and even then with masks on. And that our new rabbi would
have to find a way to make services meaningful not only in the centuries-old way,
but using the latest technology. But that is what Rabbi Glazer embodies. She is
committed to serving each congregant in whatever way is necessary, today and
tomorrow. Her warmth and caring come through those little boxes on the
computer, just as they do in person at a Kol Nidre service outside the building, or a
B Mitzvah ceremony on the bimah. Whether in person or online, Rabbi Glazer is the
rabbi we sought and the rabbi we were blessed to find. Congratulations as we make
it official!
Eileen Kugler
2021 Co-Executive Vice-President, Past President
My Bat Mitzvah
Rabbi Glazer helped me to prepare the speech for my Bat Mitzvah, including
walking me through the meaning of my Torah portion. She was also there for me
when I needed her during the service. She told me what was next and answered
almost all my questions. I felt very good about my Bat Mitzvah because the rabbi
was so helpful and supportive from start to finish.
Shana Zocchi
2021 Bat Mitzvah
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Both, And
It has been a privilege and joy for us to work with Rabbi Glazer in our roles as Co-
Directors of Shir Reyim. We were, and remain, deeply impressed with her ability to
keep both the big picture and details of a service (or an entire High Holiday
season!) in her mind, as she so ably showed while helping us plan our Spirit of the
Holy Days and Spirit of Shabbat services. She has always respected our attempts to
respond to the expressed needs of the congregation, both past and present, and we
remain grateful for the sensitivity she showed when considering the work that had
gone into developing the Spirit services before her arrival.
Indeed, Rabbi Glazer's open mind, thoughtfulness, and skill in considering a
multitude of diverse needs and wishes simultaneously have been the constants of
her tenure. She appreciates both more traditional and more contemporary
approaches to prayer, and her appreciation of both vocal and instrumental music
has been gratifying. She demonstrates both concern for the authenticity and
religious aspects of prayer and the needs of our diverse congregants and labored
under extremely challenging circumstances to bring the most meaningful prayer
experiences possible to all congregational constituencies. She respects
congregants at all levels of observance and belief and has done a masterful job of
incorporating diverse materials into both her rabbinic leadership during services
and her more personal interactions with congregants, individually and in small
groups. And, of course, she has brought both vast knowledge and wisdom to all her
work and leadership.
We look forward to many more years of working together with Rabbi Glazer, and
we wish her all the very best!
Co-Directors, Shir Reyim
Russell Nadel
Larry Kugler, Past President
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Connecting Through Our Holocaust Torah
On the occasion of your Installation, it is an honor to reflect on the opportunities I
have had to get to know you, Rabbi Glazer I remember the drive-through at Adat
Reyim when you first arrived. As I hung out the window and introduced myself, you
immediately recognized my name! You knew I was part of the Caring Committee
leadership and you couldn't wait to talk to me! Wow! That was impressive--and
really made me feel special!
We soon developed a relationship through the Caring Committee. Under your
guidance, I learned how this committee could be more sensitive and thorough in
dealing with congregational issues.
But I feel I really connected with you when we planned the Torah cover dedication
for Dan Ebert and Beryl Loveland-Ebert. That took months of thoughtful
conversations. We had a lot of issues to work through. As we talked, I remember
you saying that you were a good problem solver. And you proved yourself correct!
The solutions you came up with were brilliant and timely. I enjoyed the many hours
we spent talking about the Torah and its history. You were passionately interested
in learning how important this Torah was and is to our congregation.
Your leadership made this event unique, touching the hearts and souls of everyone
who attended--especially Dan and Beryl. It meant a great deal to me as well.
Once things in the world improve, I look forward to working with you on other
special projects--in person! When I taught kindergarten I used to offer one of the
three H's--a handshake, hug, or high 5. Can't wait to offer that to you.
Donna Schutz
Adat Reyim Founding Family
Past President
Volunteer Coordinator
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
A Role Model for Acceptance and Inclusion
If you knew me, you probably wouldn’t think I would join a synagogue. Mainly
because I’ve never felt like I belonged in the Jewish community. I grew up in an
interfaith household where we celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. I
identified as Jewish, but I never felt like I could fully connect to it as somehow that
would be a betrayal to my Dad, as if I was choosing a side and he was the loser. I had
attended some religious classes as a child but never felt like I could really belong as I
was a Jew who also celebrated Christmas and we didn’t belong to a synagogue. I felt
like I was an imposter in every Jewish thing I attempted to do.
Today I have a daughter who I am raising as part of an interfaith household and I
wanted her to desperately not feel the loneliness I felt. I came to Adat Reyim for the
preschool so she could help form her Jewish identity younger than I did… but then I
met Rabbi Glazer. I heard her talk in the Exploring Judaism class about her own
history growing up in an interfaith household and Jewish identity. I saw part of my
story in hers and it brought tears to my eyes to know that someone with a similar
experience could be accepted in Judaism so much as to become the Rabbi of a
congregation! It made me feel like there was a place for me in Judaism and there was
a place here for me in this congregation with Rabbi Glazer. Her courage and warmth
has helped me be brave enough to look past my own insecurities about my
upbringing and embrace the Jew I’ve always identified as in my heart. She’s given me
the greatest gift and I will forever be thankful.
Tracy Winward
Fundraising Committee Chair
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Instilling a Feeling of Belonging and Acceptance for Interfaith Families
At the beginning of Rabbi Glazer’s tenure at Adat Reyim, the Rabbi Success Team
decided to hold a number of ‘listening sessions’ in order for the Rabbi to meet up
with congregants of different backgrounds and affiliations, one of which was
Interfaith families. It was clear from the session that this was a group that wanted
more connection and opportunities to chat and to get to know each other. I was
part of this session and volunteered to facilitate a future meet-up. Having come
from an Interfaith background herself, Rabbi Glazer was very supportive of us
forming a quarterly discussion forum as one of the ‘break-out’ groups formed as
the result of these listening sessions. She made time to facilitate these chats and
helped co-organizer Sariel Ende-Alonzo and myself come up with interesting
facilitator questions and ideas.
The needs of this group of congregants span from education and inclusivity to
building community and sharing common values. Rabbi Glazer has not shied away
from the unique joys and challenges this group brings to our community. She
understands and has been a wonderful resource to our families. Her support is so
important to the feeling of belongingness and acceptance that this important and
ever-growing population represents. Our group is just getting started, but we are
excited about the future possibilities with Rabbi Glazer’s leadership!
Dana Evans
2022 Co-Executive Vice President, Interfaith Family Group
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Finding Special Meaning in a Bar Mitzvah at Home
When I was preparing for my Bar Mitzvah, it was during COVID, and I was pretty
upset that I couldn’t have it in the synagogue surrounded by my family and
friends. I still wish that could’ve been the case, but despite having it at home, it
was pretty special. A large part of that was because of Rabbi Glazer. She made it
special by bringing a Torah to our house for us to use. And we had a lot of
conversations about Jewish empowerment, the meaning of being Jewish, and what
it meant to be a Bar Mitzvah (among other things).
I especially liked talking about Jewish empowerment, and our conversations made
me feel that being Jewish was not only something I was born into, but something I
represented by my actions and behaviors.
Rabbi Glazer made my Bar Mitzvah special because it wasn’t just about reading
from the Torah or thinking about the Torah portion. It was also about me trying
to figure out what being Jewish means to me at this point in my life. She was very
thoughtful about the service—trying to find ways to make it be a special day and
interacting with my family on the zoom service.
A big thank you to Rabbi Glazer and thank you for being our Rabbi!!
Quinn Evans
2020 Bar Mitzvah
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MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Reaching Out to Members, Even in a Pandemic
Rabbi Glazer’s installation and the year 2022 have arrived. We greet both these
events with hope in our hearts, despite many months of upheaval in our daily lives.
Our plans for a “return to the way things were before” have had to constantly be
adjusted and readjusted. Our attempts to build new relationships, new experiences
and a revival of the comfortingly familiar sometimes have a quality of a mirage -
seeming to be within reach one moment, and then once again eluding us. The rabbi
has come to us in an era that has presented constant challenges to a new leader. She
has contended with a world seemingly turned upside down by the pandemic and
with her own personal losses and setbacks. And still, she brings her brilliant smile,
her open mind, and reaches out to all.
The rabbi has assisted us, as board members, to call upon all our reserves of
patience, our powers of imagination, and our reserves of flexibility. She has led us in
new directions, welcoming greater diversity in our congregation and new forms of
spiritual practice. Despite the pandemic, we have attracted new members! She also
has supported me as an individual and enabled me to transcend trouble, to breathe
deeply, and with gratitude. Her guidance enables us all to welcome what we hope
will be a brighter new year!
Best wishes for your health and happiness, strength, and peace of mind, Rabbi
Glazer, during this special time. We honor you during your installation weekend. I
feel blessed to have you with us here at Congregation Adat Reyim.
Debbie Porter
2021 Membership Committee Co-Chair
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MESSAGES FROM OUR CONGREGANTS
Hearing What Matters to Us
When Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer led her first service at Adat Reyim in February
2020, instead of giving a standard Erev Shabbat sermon, she told us, “I care,” and
asked to hear from US, about what mattered to US. To me, this exemplifies
everything that our not-so-new-anymore Rabbi has done since officially joining our
Community of Friends: listening (and looking!) intensely, caring passionately, and
thoughtfully acting on what she hears and sees. I’m lucky to be the personal
recipient of such focus and care, in so many ways. When Rabbi Glazer saw my
detailed note-taking during Board meetings, she started emailing me her D’var
Torahs so I don’t have to work as hard to take notes in the moment. When she
noticed that I’d stopped coming as regularly to services after this school year
started, she called to check in… and we ended up talking for an hour and a half
about not just that, but Family & Friends services, virtual vs. Zoom services, Nina
Mina, and other mutual interests. Rabbi, my co-leader Kate, and I have had multiple
conversations about how best to conduct Family & Friends Services online and (a
few times) in person. And Rabbi Glazer came to a choir rehearsal this past fall to
acknowledge how difficult it was to be in a choir during a second COVID High
Holiday season and thank us. I’m so glad to now have this chance to acknowledge,
care, and actively thank Rabbi for everything SHE has done, in return.
Rabbi Glazer, it has been such a joy to work, pray, and celebrate with you at Board
meetings, Family & Friends Services, choir services, the Purim Schpiel, and many
more events this past year and a half. I look forward to doing so for many, many
more years to come!
Frannie Nadel
Recording Secretary
Family & Friends Service Co-Leader
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
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Making Our Wedding Day Perfect
We were delighted to become Rabbi Glazer’s first Adat Reyim wedding and her first
wedding in the state of Virginia! She met us with joy, warmth, and professionalism. It
was important to her not just to officiate but to get to know us individually and as a
couple. Rabbi Glazer spent time with each of us, inquiring about our future goals as
a couple and about any fears we might have. We know each other so well but the
introspection was a worthwhile experience. It was also important to her that our
ceremony was in full compliance with Jewish laws. It turned out that Don needed a
‘get’ before being able to get married. What an ordeal! But Rabbi Glazer, with her
many worldly connections, took care of all of the arrangements to make it happen.
She also reviewed the wording of our ketubah as well. To that end, she went out of
her way to make every act, word, and letter in line with our Jewish faith. She did the
same for our wedding vows. We met many times before our backyard COVID
ceremony both on Zoom and in person. She treated us as if we were the most
important people in the world. We are forever grateful to her and our synagogue for
the love and support we have received. It could not have been a more perfect day.
Harriet and Don Cohen
Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer | January 2022
MAZEL TOV
Mazel Tov on this momentous occasion. We look forward to your leadership and guidance
for years to come.
~Nancy and Glenn Sherman
Congratulations on your installation. Grateful for your spiritual leadership, caring and
wisdom. May you go from strength to strength.
~Paul and Debra Mendelson
Looking forward to many years of your blessed guidance. Mazel Tov.
~Sharon & Ed Lippert
Rabbi, it was a great honor for Phil to share the bima with you on your first in-person High
Holidays with Congregation Adat Reyim, and Kathy really enjoyed the classes she has taken
with you and looks forward to more.
~Phil & Kathy Selz
Rabbi Glazer, we feel blessed to have welcomed you on the same Shabbat that Joni (Yonina
Chaya) received her Hebrew name. It is a gift to be growing and participating in a
community in your care and under your spiritual guidance. Thanks for being YOU!
~Sarah, Cobi, Ira, and Joni Berry-Waxman
Rabbi, it is hard to believe that more than one year has passed since you joined Adat Reyim.
What a year it has been! Thank you for your flexibility, creativity, and patience while
adjusting to the "new normal." We are so pleased that you chose Adat Reyim!
~The Kupperstein-Melis Family
Wishing you all the best as you lead us into the future!
~Susan and Mike Bigman
We are sending our warmest wishes for a long and happy association with our
congregation. May the coming years bring peace, joy, and fulfillment.
~Joan and Maurice Mizrahi
Rabbi Glazer, we are very happy to have you as our spiritual leader. You have brought so
much energy, enthusiasm, and compassion to Adat Reyim. Mazel Tov on your installation!
We wish you all the best as you lead our community in the years to come.
~Carla, David, and Benjamin Richter
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