The Temple Beth David congregation was meeting to vote on hiring Rabbi Darryl Crystal as interim rabbi from July 2015 to June 2016. The interim rabbi search committee recommended Rabbi Crystal after reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, checking references, and getting feedback. Rabbi Crystal laid out a plan to help determine the congregation's needs and provide resources and guidance. He has over 10 years of interim experience and 18 years as a congregational rabbi. As interim rabbi, he would lead worship, support life events, provide pastoral care and learning, and assist in preparing for a settled rabbi search. The congregation was voting on approving the recommendation to hire Rabbi Crystal.

1. TEMPLE BETH DAVID
CONGREGATION MEETING
February 4,2015

2. Purpose of Meeting
To vote on
the Board of Trustees
recommendation to hire
Rabbi Darryl Crystal
as Interim Rabbi
from July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016

3. Interim Rabbi
Search Committee
• Pat Aronson (VP Education)
• Lisa Altman (VP Religious Practices)
• Zelayna Rausch (Chair, RP Committee)
• Mark Beal
• David Goldfisher
• Amy Cook, Co-Chairperson
• Lisa Fassberg Weller, Co-Chairperson

4. Process
• Reviewed resumes and created interview scripts
• Met with four candidates via Skype and invited
two candidates to visit Temple Beth David
• Organized two days of meetings with Staff, Board
of Trustees, Past Presidents and Committee
Chairs
• Reviewed sample sermons, checked references
and collected feedback
• Discussed, debated and voted
• Presented our recommendation to the Board of
Trustees on January 12th

5. Rabbi Crystal’s Plan
Rabbi Crystal laid out a very clear plan of how he
would help us determine what it is that our
community needs to do. While he made it clear
that we need to do that work as a community, he
shared with us a sample of the many resources and
kinds of guidance he can provide to move us
forward.
Rabbi Crystal will work closely with our President
and staff to ensure that communication between
lay leadership, clergy, staff, and the congregation
remains open.

6. Experience
• More than 10 years of “interim” experience
working at synagogues of all sizes with all
sorts of challenges
• 18 years of experience as a congregational
Rabbi in New York, with the last six years as
the senior Rabbi
• Extensive coursework in Organizational
Development

7. Advance Support
• Will act as consultant to lay leadership and the
Congregational Needs Committee during the
winter and spring, helping us to create a vision
for our community
• Will spend several days on site in March,
meeting with different groups, to perform an
initial assessment of the congregation and
began to plan for next year

8. Worship and
Life Cycle Events
• Will work with RP committee and lead weekly
services and honor life-cycle event according
to our minhag (custom)
• Will start reaching out to B’Nai Mitzvah
students and their families prior to his arrival
in July
• Will work with Rachel and Rabbi Zoob to
support the needs of our community

9. Pastoral Care
and Learning
• Will always be available to meet with
congregants, to listen to them, discuss their
feelings, and help them move forward
• Will teach adults and children, as our needs
are determined, and work with Aviva to
strengthen our religious school

10. Preparation for the Future
• Will assist in the preparation of our CCAR
application for the settled Rabbi position
• Will assist the Rabbi Search Committee in
their work, helping them to define our needs,
develop ways to determine if the various
candidates meet our requirements, and create
interview strategies
• Will prepare a “handbook” of sorts, to pass on
to our new settled Rabbi

11. A Message from
Rabbi Crystal

12. Next Step
• Congregational vote