The annual general meeting that took place included a welcome from Rabbi Goldberg; greetings from Chazzan Gesundheit, who was still out of the country; the approval of minutes from the prior year’s AGM; the president’s report and one from the Shabbat coordinator/communications director; the treasurer’s report. Members also affirmed the new candidates to the board: Barry Benigson and Barbara Center. We bade farewell to members stepping down from the board: Zev Frishman, Amy Herskowitz, Michelle Gewurtz and Jessica Miller.
The meeting took place at the MNJCC in downtown Toronto. It began at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 4 p.m.
At our first meeting in 2016,the following changes occurred to the board’s executive:
Barry Benigson was confirmed as treasurer;
Laurie Goodman was confirmed as vice-president;
Eden Nameri was confirmed as secretary.