There are several ways of announcing something to the B'nai Tikvah community. Choose from the following methods which you feel would be most appropriate:

eGroup

Over 150 families are subscribed to the eGroup mailing list. If you are not an eGroup member, your message can be sent indirectly via the announcement form. Please consider subscribing which gives you direct control of what you write and to receive feedback from the rest of the group.

eGroup Footer

Every eGroup message, sent by it's members, can contain a line or two of "footer text". You may request a message, usually in the format of a "reminder" to be placed in this footer. The footer will be removed at the discretion of the moderator after a reasonable amount of repetitions, or upon request.

CBT Newsletter

This e-mail list reaches a wider congregational audience (over 360 members) and is used by the Administrator to deliver the weekly announcements. Requests for help or tzedakah and other news of importance to our congregants will be posted ASAP at the Administrator's discretion. Non-BT related tzedakah notices should be sent to subscribers of our uncensored eGroup or to the Webmaster for posting on the web site.

Lobby LCD Monitor

The display screen which is installed in the wall of the main entrance, is an excellent way to give exposure to your upcoming events. On average, about 12 slides are continuously displayed at 4 second intervals. Therefore, your slides must be "eye-catching" without providing too much detail. More information about the system and what you need to do is provided at the monitor's webpage. You can send your prepared slide files in .JPG format to .

Weekend Announcements

These encompass the following four ways of getting your message out: Read from the bima after Friday evening and Saturday morning services. (Phone numbers and other information that is too detailed are generally not read.) A printed copy is posted in an area where it can be viewed during the Oneg or Kiddish. The details are included in Thursday's weekend CBT Newsletter. Announcements should be sent to . Please keep it brief and to the point. Send it exactly as it should be printed or read from the bima, Do not assume the secretary or webmaster will edit for spelling errors or grammar. It is suggested they be written in a "short active" voice: i.e. "meeting is at..." instead of "meeting will take place at..."

Phone Tree

A recorded message is telephoned to every congregational family. Only the Administrative Director can authorize the use of this system. Use of the Phone Tree is highly discouraged because, 1) it doesn't necessarily reach everyone, 2) some congregants find it to be intrusive, 3) it's expensive, and 4) it ties up the Synagogue's incoming and outgoing fax line for an entire day.

as a "Weekend Announcement" to all CBT Newsletter subscribers as a Special Newsletter Notice to all members of the eGroup on the eGroups message footer Subject/Title: (not used in eGroup footer) Message: ( copy/paste into this window ) E-mail: (required for questions, feedback, etc.)