Date: 24-Jan-2018 9 Shevat 5778

Location: Ahavas Shalom

Attending: Lev Seltzer, Binyomin Rubenstein, Hananiah Lasker, Yosef Richards, Micha Kushner

Absent: Aryeh Beer, Yonah Kaufman

Summary by Micha Kushner

English Library

Yehuda Nyssen is advancing his idea of creating a lending English library. He is labeling books.
Yehuda would like three new bookcases.
As there will be a testing period of the lending library until 31-Mar-18, the Vaad decided to wait until then, and then decide what to do about new bookcases.

Minyanim

There are complaints that the 7:15 Shacharis doesn’t finish by 8:05 and therefore it is not possible to say Kaddish at the beginning of the 8:05 minyon.
The same sometimes applies to 6:20 and 7:15 Shacharis on Torah reading days.
Except for Rosh Chodesh, the 8:05 Shacharis finishes by 9am and does not interfere with Kollel.
Several people cannot Daven at 7:15 because they need to take their kids to school by 8:00 and the Minyan doesn’t finish in time for this.
The 8:05 cannot start earlier because people take their kids to school and then come to Daven.
There is a proposal to change the Minyans as follows:
- The 6:20 Minyan will be in the Annex permanently
- The Minyan 7:15 will move to 7:05
- The 8:05 Minyan will remain in the main Shul, except for Rosh Chodesh, when it will be in Annex.
Lev will discuss the proposal with the Rav and get his comments.

The order forms will indicate that the Rav and Rebbetzin are in oveilus, and as such cannot receive a present.
The Mishloach Manot committee wants to have a form ready to hand out at the Melave Malka.

The Melava Malka will officially open doors at 20:15 and start at 20:30.
The schedule will change slightly in that the Rav will make the Siyum Shas Mishnayos at the beginning.
There will be a snack table at the entrance and a bottle of wine on each table.

The Vaad would like to give a gift to the new families that have joined in the past year.
N’shei will buy and hand out the gifts along with a welcome letter about the Shul.