Dear Temple Emanu-El,
About a year ago, we announced to the congregation that I would be heading out on a four-month sabbatical starting March of 2024. That time is fast approaching.
After 16 years in the rabbinate, nine of which I have served at Temple Emanu-El as Senior rabbi, I am so very grateful to have been granted this gift of time.
In these upcoming months, I plan to engage in serious Jewish study (some of which will be in Israel), explore mission-based service work, and perhaps write the book that I’ve been thinking about for a decade. No doubt, these activities will benefit my own spiritual life, and will certainly help to nourish the soul of Temple Emanu-El for years to come.
While on Sabbatical, our congregation will continue with momentum under the leadership of Rabbi Rachael Klein Miller and Rabbi Max Miller, as well as our Co-Presidents and Board of Directors.
May this endeavor bless and enrich us all.
From strength to strength,
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Spike
