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David Nelson
Oct 21, 2020, 8:40:33 PM10/21/20
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Dear friends
I write today to share sad news: I plan to retire from Bard as of December, 31, 2020. Many of you are aware that I have been dealing with a mysterious neurological disorder for the last several years. At the end of December 2019, I gave up teaching, but I hoped that I could continue my responsibilities in the chaplaincy, but I simply do not have the strength to continue.
I want you to know what a pleasure and privilege it has been to be a part of Bard's Jewish community the last twelve years. The relationships I have forged have been some of the most
important in my life. Whether cooking and baking on Thursday nights with a small but dedicated group of students or sharing Shabbat dinner while you fed Zeke (and before him, Ivory) massive quantities of challah, or sending an email looking for a dogsitter and being inundated with responses in moments, I have loved every minute of it. I feel honored by the trust you have put in me and the extent to which you have allowed me to share your lives at Bard.
Even now, the College is conducting a search for my successor. It is too early to know who that person will be (Heavans! They might not even have a dog!), but I am confident that the search committee will choose someone worthy of your love and respect.
Rachel and Zeke and I are not going anywhere, so you may see us around town in the post-Covid era. Meanwhile, we still have Shabbat every Friday at 5 p.m., for the time being in the Ludlow tent, and perhaps, as it gets colder, at some as of yet undisclosed indoor location.
My most fervent hope is that the Jewish community that we have built together will flourish and grow even stronger and warmer in the years to come!
L' shalom,
David
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Visiting Associate Professor of Religion
Bard College
Annandale on Hudson, NY
I write today to share sad news: I plan to retire from Bard as of December, 31, 2020. Many of you are aware that I have been dealing with a mysterious neurological disorder for the last several years. At the end of December 2019, I gave up teaching, but I hoped that I could continue my responsibilities in the chaplaincy, but I simply do not have the strength to continue.
I want you to know what a pleasure and privilege it has been to be a part of Bard's Jewish community the last twelve years. The relationships I have forged have been some of the most
important in my life. Whether cooking and baking on Thursday nights with a small but dedicated group of students or sharing Shabbat dinner while you fed Zeke (and before him, Ivory) massive quantities of challah, or sending an email looking for a dogsitter and being inundated with responses in moments, I have loved every minute of it. I feel honored by the trust you have put in me and the extent to which you have allowed me to share your lives at Bard.
Even now, the College is conducting a search for my successor. It is too early to know who that person will be (Heavans! They might not even have a dog!), but I am confident that the search committee will choose someone worthy of your love and respect.
Rachel and Zeke and I are not going anywhere, so you may see us around town in the post-Covid era. Meanwhile, we still have Shabbat every Friday at 5 p.m., for the time being in the Ludlow tent, and perhaps, as it gets colder, at some as of yet undisclosed indoor location.
My most fervent hope is that the Jewish community that we have built together will flourish and grow even stronger and warmer in the years to come!
L' shalom,
David
David W. Nelson
Campus Rabbioffice 845 758-7438
cell 201 956-8228 NOTE: This phone is NOT set up to receive text messages
Ariela Katzman-Jacobson
Oct 22, 2020, 11:04:20 AM10/22/20
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Dear David,
I wanted to reach out and share how endlessly grateful I have been for your leadership— Bard’s Jewish community has been such a safe, warm, nourishing space for me during my past few years at Bard and my college journey truly wouldn’t be the same without the support of this loving community that you helped create. You, Rachel and Zeke will be dearly missed. Thank you for your sense of humor, gentle guidance, sharing your recipes and melodies, and for being there for us and for me— in big ways and small.
I hope to stay in touch and see you around.
Thank you for everything,
Ari
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