2020A N N U A L R E P O R T

May | Two Thousand Twenty

A View of 2020 in Numbers

438 LARGEST NUMBER OF COMPUTERS WATCHING LIVE STREAM SERVICES

76 NEW FAMILIES JOINED OUR YOM KIPPUR APPEAL

327 GUESTS WE WELCOMED FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS

3.16.20 CBE TEMPORARILY WENT VIRTUAL

52 SUNDAYS IN THE SOUP KITCHEN

TOTAL PEOPLE IN OUR CBE FAMILY 2,431

CBE Goes Virtual Even when and as things begin to return to “normal” we likely may find that some things have changed forever; from simple things that we took for granted, like the way we great each other, to others yet to be considered. Our Beth Emeth community will endure and be more important than ever.

Shabbat Service Starting on March 20 Rabbi Shpeen and Cantor Schechtman and have been leading services from their own homes via Zoom. Extra Services We’ve added Havdalah services to our weekly calendar. Yizkor Memorial Services are Live Stream and all services are archived for website viewing.

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Beth Emeth 2019/20Almost overnight in the middle of March, life at CBE and everywhere completely changed.

We were told to observe “social distancing” to fight COVID-19. While we might not have been able to be together physically as usual, our CBE community remained con-nected and intact when our relationships became perhaps more important than ever.

Beth Emeth clergy and staff went above and beyond to build a virtual CBE and, of course, were there for members of our community who sadly suffered losses during this period. We were fortunate to have already had Live Stream up and running, thanks to the generosity of Marge and Barry Hollander.

While attendance in the building was curtailed, Shara Siegfeld, director of The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education, with the help of teachers and staff, created a virtual school and developed creative and fun lessons to engage students and stay connected.

OPERATING FUNDS Annual Commitment

Regular Annual Commitment

Above Annual Commitment

Religious School Revenue

Tuition

Religious School Grant

Tree of Life*

Religious School Fundraising

Pulpit, Ritual & Music

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fees

Perpetual Memorials

Cemetery Income

Other Income

Bulletin

Yom Kippur Appeal*

Parking Revenue

HACD Revenue

Fundraising Events

Family Life Programming

Facility Use/Oneg Income

Youth Group Income

Interest Income

Advertising Income

Misc. Program Income

General/Misc Income

Annual Underwriting Gifts

Total Operating Revenue

Endowment Distributions

TOTAL OPERATING FUNDS

OPERATING EXPENSE

Clergy & Music

Administration

Building & Maintenance

Religious School

Programming

Cemetery

Other

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE

PROPOSED 2020-21 OPERATING BUDGET

$ 880,020

$ 112,480

$ 55,000

$ 20,000

$ 15,000

$ 5,000

$ 11,625

$ 17,000

$ 80,000

$ 10,500

$ 42,000

$ 7,500

$ 56,059

$ 22,000

$ 5,500

$ 7,000

$ 9,500

$ 2,000

$ 315

$ 250

$ 11,000

$ 93,100

$ 1,462,849

$ 276,879

$ 1,739,728

$ 575,750

$ 326,013

$ 264,000

$ 248,800

$ 68,250

$ 248,500

$ 8,415

$ 1,739,728

OPENING DAY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

6 % Above Commitment51% Annual Commitment 6% Cemetery & Perpetual Memorial 6% Donations & Fundraising16% Endowment & Funds 1% UJF NENY Grant 6% Fees & Other Income 3% Religious School Tuition 5% Gifts

CBE Operating Funds 2020-21 Fiscal Year Budget

CELEBRATING THE GOOD

Budget Highlights

l No increases in Annual Commitment or Religious School tuition.

l Only 51% of operating revenue is supported by Annual Commitment.

l 17% of our operating revenue comes from members who pay above Annual Commitment, Annual Underwriting Gifts and other donations and fund raising.

l In accordance with the endowment policies, endowment fund transfers comprise 16% of total operating revenue. Endowment fund balances to be transferred are calculated on the calendar year-end balances as of 12/31/19 and using a lookback of the average of 20- rolling quarters to determine the percentage that can be brought over. This ensures that the impact of both significant gains and losses is mitigated in the transfer calculation.

l Operating expense increases in Fiscal Year 2020-21 are related to contractual salary increases. These amounts are partially funded by a fund available for, and board designated for, this use.

* Donors to the Yom Kippur Appeal and The Tree of Life are recognized each year in the Bulletin.

161 STUDENTS AT THE EINHORN CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION

SUSTAINING BETH

EMETH

CBE GUARDIANS, BENEFACTORS, SPONSORS & PATRONS Thank you to our members listed below who voluntarily contribute above the regular level of annual commitment. GUARDIANS (Triple Regular Annual Commitment): Marilyn & Bobby Abrams l Joyce Bookstein l Sherry & Steve Einhorn l Marge & Barry Hollander l Sara Lee & Barry Larner l

Leslie Newman & Mark Rosen

BENEFACTORS (Double Regular Annual Commitment):

Lucia & Steven Fischer l Sherry & Marvin Freedman l Sherry Gold & Wendell Lorang l Lauren & Harold Iselin l

Leslie & Mark Laven l Bonnie & Jules Ostroff (z’’l) l Jill Goodman & Artie Malkin l Donna & Lee Rosen l

Florence Spiegel & Ed Sperber l Ilene & Chip Stein l Sally & Jeff Stern l Stevi & Bill Swire

SPONSORS ($1,000 Above Regular Annual Commitment): Lori & Judd Feinman l Karen & Mark Glaser l Carol & David Grand l Cindy & Neal Greenstein l Alan Iselin l Judy & Bill Kahn l

Nancy & Jeff Lozman l Eileen & Greg Lurie l Anne & Michael Marmulstein l Mara Ginsberg-Pohl & Jeffrey Pohl l

Debbie & Lee Ratner l Susan & Joe Schwartz l Doreen & Larry Smith l Lori & Steven Strong l Lynn & Andy Warheit

PATRONS ($500 Above Regular Annual Commitment): Dawn & John Abbuhl l Susan & Ron Backer l Sheila & Tom Baker l Wendy & Larry Barnet l Susan & Gerald Benjamin l Carl Bloomberg l Naomi & Jay Bloomfield l Jim Campbell l Sandy & Mel Carr l Cathy & Erik Cooley l Beth & Barry Davis l

Mary Ellen & Bruce Dix l Margie & Rob Dorkin lSheril & Rob Dropkin l Elizabeth & Brian Epstein l Malka & Eitan Evan l

Karen & Steve Fein l Margaret & Sam Feldman l Joy Davidoff & Jim Finale l Lauren & Bob Finkle l Pat & Bob Friedman l Joan & Harvey Friedman l Karen & Mark Friedman l Karen & Peter Gerstenzang l Gail & Barry Ginsburg l

Carolyn & Bruce Ginsburg l Liz & Jerry Goldstein l Kathy & Billy Golderman l Denise & Steve Gonick l Shirley & Herb Gordon l Melissa & Ron Greenberg l Sue & Steve Greenberg l Diane & Steve Harrison l Abbey & Joe Herd l

Becky & Paul Kasselman l Marcy & Michael Katlan l Jocelyn & Rob Kivort l Cheryl Gelder-Kogan & Barry Kogan l Kathy & Dick Kotlow l Martha Lepow l Jane & Mark Levine l Susan Lieberman l Melissa & Mike Lurie l Penny & Neil Manasse l Robyn & Ed Marinstein l Erin Casey & Jonah Marshall l Ruth Mendel l Don Metzner l Ally & David Meyers l

Kathleen & Richard Meyers l Andrea Oser & David Miller l Betty & Bill Nathan l Sari & Kevin O'Connor l Steven Ostroff l Anne & Louis Patack l Wendy & Larry Perlmutter l Jessica & Alan Richer l Bonnie & Stuart Rosenberg l Adrienne & Jay Rosenblum l Anne & Harry Rosenfeld l Nancy E. Roth l Julie & Andy Safranko l Judith & Peter Saidel l Jane & Garry Sanders l Marcia Scharfman l Nancie & Ken Segel l Colette & Jack Shamoun l Lynda & Steven Shrager l Mollie & David Shulan l Jennifer & David Siegal l Nancy & Barry Simon l Robin & Ted Sobol l Gail & Hal Sokol l Valerie & Spike Solomon l Harriet & Doug Spector l Charlotte & Jeff Sperber l Susan & Reid Sperber l Ruth & Michael Staff l Tina & Ross Stonefield l Ilene & Jerry Sykes l Beverly Vener l Toby & Fred Wander l Sue & Dan Weinberg l Karen Kaufman-White & Steve White l Deborah & Josh Zamer l Kathryn Zox

SPECIAL ANNUAL GIFTS Over $123,000 was donated in 2019-2020 by 16 families to underwrite specific programs or capital items that are particularly meaningful to them and Beth Emeth. Anonymous l Renee & Evan Feinman l A. Richard Goodman l Marge & Barry Hollander l Brad Kasselman l Steven Kasselman l Becky & Paul Kasselman l Margery & Larry Kirsch l Jocelyn & Robert Kivort l

Sara Lee & Barry Larner l Jane & Mark Levine l Monica & Greg Oberting l Rick Ostroff l Wendy & Larry Perlmutter l

Leslie Newman & Mark Rosen l Judith Roth l David Siegal l Ilene & Chip Stein l Nancy & Eric (z“l) Yaffee

EACH GIFT IS PERSONAL AND EVERY GIFT MATTERS.

679 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS

126 GUESTS AT BETH EMETH’S BOCA HAVDALAH

4 OLDEST REFORM CONGREGATION IN AMERICA

URJ BIENNIAL - DECEMBER 2019

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Message from CBE’s President Andrew Safranko

We are certainly living in uncertain and unprecedented times. It is during this time that we need our Beth Emeth family and community even more. I watched Shabbat services via the live stream on Friday, March 20, the first Friday where services were held with clergy only and was taken aback at first by the sight of the empty Chapel. As Rabbi Shpeen, Cantor Schechtman and Al Fedak conducted services, a sense of calm, peace and normalcy came over me. This feeling of community was solidified as, throughout the weekend, I received many calls, emails and Face-book messages from many congregants stating that participating in services and praying with our clergy provided the comfort that they needed. Now, more than ever, the importance of community is paramount. We thank everyone for their commitment, dedication, devotion and membership to our beloved congregation.

Andrew Safranko, President asafranko@LSLawNY.com

SISTHERHOOD MAH JONGG

Rabbi and Cantor recorded comforting messages and music, which was posted to our Facebook page and shared with our membership. Sisterhood continued their online video conferencing program Shabbat is Calling featuring programs such as "Making the Shabbat D'var Torah Accessible To Everyone,” facilitated by Shara Siegfeld, Director of the Einhorn Center for Jewish Education. Beth Emeth’s Soup Kitchen continued to provide  much needed sustenance, with all  donations to Social Action Tzedakah Fund going to help cover the increased costs to changing to take out meals.

Website and weekly emails were kept current and filled with great con-tent by Program Director, Deb Sokoler. A Family Tzedakah Project was organized to write cards / be pen-pals to residents of Daughters of Sarah and The Massry Residence who are more isolated at this time.   Staff including building, cemetery and administrative, all kept things run-ning well and as normal and possible. The Board of Trustees, led by CBE President Andy Safranko, along with many Past Presidents and staff, made calls to our members to keep them engaged and informed.

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BROTHERHOOD IN THE SOUP KITCHEN

LIFE & LEGACY FORMS RECEIVED TO DATE

NEW MEMBER FAMILIES THIS YEAR

18

119 MEMBERS PAYING OVER ANNUAL COMMITTMENT

51

$1,320 COLLECTED TO PROVIDE GIFT CARDS TO LOCAL HEALTH CARE HEROES