An address from our new board chair, Paul Braun!

 It is with great eagerness and anticipation that I begin my term. I look forward to working with Nancy, Lisa and the capable staff of Kehilla and, of course, with our Board. I would also like to congratulate Moiz on the fine job he did as President.

The needs of our community have not diminished over time. The challenge to provide affordable housing is something that the staff and Board of Kehilla take very seriously and work very hard to achieve. This year we are working on a number of planning initiatives to increase affordable housing. On the rental front we are working on developing a rent bank to increase the number of units with private landlords in our community rent program(JCARP). In addition, studies are being undertaken on two sites that we hope will result in affordable home ownership initiatives.

One of our objectives this year is to raise the profile of Kehilla within our own community. To accomplish this, as Nancy mentioned above, Kehilla is embarking on two projects, Mezuzahs and Sukkahs. We believe that raising our profile will help Kehilla achieve its goals by "opening" more doors and focusing the community to work towards housing those families that can least afford it.