Dear Shul Member,   As you were previously notified, the annual election meeting of The Carlebach Shul - Congregation Kehilath Jacob (the “Shul”) will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 7:30PM at 305 West 79th Street.  The purpose of this meeting is to elect, from the candidates nominated at the December 10,, 2024 nominating meeting, three Trustees to serve for regular three-year terms on the Board of Trustees plus one Trustee to serve the remaining one-year balance of the term that is open due to the untimely passing of our long-time Trustee, Ted Cohen, z”l; and to issue the Treasurer’s Report. A light dinner will be available *free of charge* to all members in good standing.  The food will be available only between the hours of 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM.   This year’s elections are uncontested as there are three candidates nominated and running for the three regular three-year term open positions plus one candidate nominated and running for the one remaining one-year balance-of-the-term open position.  Therefore, the usual election procedures will be slightly abbreviated this year.  If you are unable to attend the meeting and are a member in good standing, you are entitled to vote by absentee ballot in the Trustee elections.  Because the election is uncontested, we are not including an absentee ballot with this mailing.  If you would nonetheless like to vote in this manner, please contact the Shul office to have a ballot sent to you.  To be counted, your ballot must be received at the Shul by 4PM on January 16, 2025 or be delivered to the meeting, as per the instructions printed on the ballot.   Immediately following the Trustee elections, candidates from among the Trustees on the newly-constituted Board will be nominated for Officer positions.  If there’s more than one candidate for any of the Officer positions, the voting for Shul Officers will be adjourned until Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. to enable the entire membership to vote in person or by absentee ballot.   Only members in good standing may vote at Shul meetings such as this one. Eligibility to vote at membership meetings does NOT extend to associate members.  To be in good standing, annual dues for 2024 and any amounts owed to the Shul for meals or other goods or services provided on your account by the Shul (but not for pledges) must have been paid in full by no later than the record date for this meeting (and for any meeting on January 28, 2025), which is January 4, 2025.   We look forward to seeing you all on January 14, 2025,   Respectfully,   BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hadassa Carlebach*                 Barbara Chazan*                     Jeremy Chess* Sherri Daniels                          Lew Engel                                 Daniel Goldschmidt Raphael Kellman                     Leon Sutton*                           Shy Yellin* *Trustee position not up for election this year