November 7, 2012

The following chaverim were in attendance or on the conference call: Alan Abramson, Daniel Alter, Shalom Baum, Gedalyah Berger, Jack Bieler, Richard Bieler, Binyamin Blau, Nasanayl Braun, Michael Broyde, Dovid Cohen, Judah Dardik, Mark Dratch, Zvi Engel, Joel Finkelstein, Dov Fischer, Shmuel Goldin, Shlomo Grafstein, Barry Hartman, Basil Herring, Shmuel Jablon, Moshe Kletenik, Barry Kornblau, Doniel Kramer, Chaim Marder, Leonard Matanky, Ari Perl, Chaim Poupko, Steven Pruzansky, David Rabhan, Myron Rakowitz, Mitchell Rocklin, Ze’ev Smason, Ari Sytner, Eliyahu Teitz, Etan Tokayer, Reuven Tradburks, Elie Weinstock, Shlomo Weissman, Daniel Yolkut, Howard Zack, Michoel Zylberman.

The following minutes were approved at the December 5th, 2012 meeting of the Executive Committee:

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America, held at the RCA office on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, the President, Shmuel Goldin in the chair, and Barry Kornblau acting on behalf of the secretary, the following items were decided:

1. A motion to accept minutes of the August, 2012, Executive Committee meeting passed unanimously.

2. A motion to approve the membership application of Will Yeamens was approved unanimously, on the conditions that the Membership Committee recommends him and that no objections are raised to his membership application by RCA chaverim.

3. A motion to welcome back Lawrence Zierler as an RCA member was approved unanimously, on the condition that the Membership Committee recommends him.

4. A proposal regarding RCA Election Procedures was discussed. A motion to table that proposal, pending certain revisions, until the forthcoming December, 2012 Executive Committee meeting passed unanimously.