<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Hi All,</span><div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">I just wanted to send a reminder that self-noms for the WCJA 2018-19 board are due on <b>Friday, March 16. </b>For your self-nom, please send <a href="mailto:tsa1@williams.edu">tsa1@williams.edu</a> a short paragraph </span><b style="font-size:12.8px"> </b><span style="font-size:12.8px">detailing why you hope to serve in said position, any relevant experience that you may have, and goals for the upcoming year. Please know that </span><b style="font-size:12.8px">there are no prerequisites or prior qualifications necessary for positions on the board.</b><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Elections for any contested positions will occur on April 4, at 9:00 PM in the Jewish Religious Center (JRC).</b> That meeting, like all of our weekly Wednesday board meetings, is open to all. If you would like to vote but know you will be unable to make the meeting, please contact Tamar. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Self-nominations should be submitted <b>individually</b>. Should candidates wish to run as a ticket, both should submit self-nominations, and make it clear to Tamar that they hope to serve as a team (which is very encouraged!). In the event that there are more than 2 nominations for a position, and a co-directorship is desired by the candidates, the top 2 vote-getters will assume the co-directorship. Successful candidates will assume their positions beginning around Passover 2018 (April 4) through Passover 2019. <b>However,</b> i<b>f you are currently abroad, or will be abroad for part of next year, you are still (strongly) encouraged to apply and hold a position for half of the year!</b> I<span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap"> will also accept self-nominations for new positions.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Please note that </span><span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap">all board members are expected to be present at weekly board meetings (1 hour/week). All board members are also expected to help cook Shabbat dinner, in addition to other duties. Please note that hours may vary from week to week according to the needs of individual board members--these numbers are not set in stone.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><b><font face="arial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;white-space:pre-wrap">Here are the list of positions - Descriptions of each </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">position can be found below OR in the GoogleDoc link attached to this email:</span></font></b></div><div><ol><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>President(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Religious Director(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Kitchen Director(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Social Chair(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Tzedek (Community Outreach) Director(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Treasurer(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>MinCo Representative</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Education Chair(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Outreach Coordinator(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Kitchen Committee Member(s)</b></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Member At-Large</b></span></font></li></ol><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></div><div><font face="arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Tamar Aizenberg</span></font></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial;font-size:12.8px">President, Williams College Jewish Association</span></div></div></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial;font-size:12.8px">*******************************************************</span></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Please see <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YDV-257VddMJsubnX9ho1q8XbXBhU-YhH4pNL843JBQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this link</a> & below for descriptions of the board positions: </b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>1. President(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Conduct board meetings</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Oversee other officers and board members</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Conduct <span class="gmail-m_-5962318753138616827gmail-m_6558241456483102388gmail-m_6670837959710996634gmail-m_546787642728495403gmail-il">elections</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Ensure observance of Jewish holidays</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Maintain relationship and communication with the Jewish Chaplain</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Consult with the board to resolve issues relating to organizational</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">procedure.

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>2. Religious Director(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Conduct and coordinate services for Shabbat and other Jewish holidays
-Plan High Holidays services and programming
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Serve as a resource for the observance of Judaism</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Conduct or organize educational and cultural programming as they see fit

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>3. Kitchen Director(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Ensure that the kitchen in the JRC adheres to all Kashrut standards</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Ensure proper maintenance, cleaning, and use of the kitchen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Coordinate with the larger kitchen committee to make sure Shabbat dinner is made each week.
-Represent the kitchen committee at board meetings and to the presidents. 
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Order food for all events that utilize the JRC kitchen</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Coordinate communication between dining services, shopper, kitchen committee and</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">weekly chefs.

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>4. Social Chair(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Build community for Jewish and non-Jewish students</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Liaise with the Office of Student Life when necessary for event planning, reserving</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">appropriate spaces and materials for events, etc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Responsible for coordination of speakers and cultural programming
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>5.  Tzedek (Community Outreach) Director(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Provide community service opportunities</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Promote involvement with the community at large</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Coordinate blood drive with the Red Cross, run Challah for Hunger, and plan other community service events</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Promote the practice of Chesed and Tzedakah by the Jewish community

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>6.  Treasurer(s)</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Oversee expenditures by WCJA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Maintain monthly and annual budget</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Serve as financial advisor to the board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Report to MinCo treasurer meetings and submit an annual budget

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>7.  MinCo Rep</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Attend all requisite MinCo meetings</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Serve as the liaison between WCJA and MinCo and represent WCJA's</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">interests to MinCo
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<b>8. Education Chair(s)</b>
-Plan educational events for WCJA
-Coordinate bringing speakers to campus
-Work with religious chairs, Jewish chaplain and our rabbinic intern to plan Jewish learning events 
-Plan "Beginners" events to make Judaism and Jewish culture more accessible to the overall student body

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>9. Outreach Coordinator(s)</b>
-Work in the summer and beginning of the year to reach out to freshmen, including the big sibs program
-Coordinate freshmen representatives in the fall
-Do outreach to upperclassmen who may want to learn more about WCJA
-Co-ordinate with the Social Chair(s) regarding social events and creating a welcoming space in the organization 
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Advertise events and conduct communications from WCJA (</span><span style="font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12.8px">weekly Schmoozer, website, facebook, posters, etc.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
<b>10. Kitchen Committee Member (Can be done at the same time as another board position)</b>
-Undergo kitchen training at the beginning of the year
-Organize and oversee the cooking of Shabbat dinner with a partner two times a semester
-Be on call to help cook Shabbat dinner when needed

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>11. Member At-Large</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Attend and contribute at WJCA Board meetings</span></p><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Volunteer to help plan and execute specific events</span></div></div></div></div></div>