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Building Enhancement Campaign adds a 2500 sq. ft. addition with board room & 2 early childhood classrooms. Space reconfiguration allows for a beautiful new kitchen, meeting space, enhanced classrooms & new offices. Congregation adds modestly to endowment. Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati grant helps with 15% of cost and groundbreaking is celebrated after 100% of funds are pledged.

“Rosh Hashanah Reconnect” is established as an experimental and contemporary service to reach out to the unaffiliated. Service features the Temple’s Friday Night Live band and eventually becomes the earlier of two Rosh Hashanah evening services at Valley.

Middle School program revamped and renamed Valley Temple Mitzvah Corps and includes classroom learning, retreats, social action programs around the city and the online chatroom.

Congregation celebrates 50th anniversary with Gala weekend including 50th Anniversary sermon from Rabbi Gary P. Zola, Ph.D., director of the American Jewish Archives. Congregation honors members affiliated for 25 years or more. 

Hebrew education expands to meet twice a week: one mid-week session in addition to Sunday morning during religious school for grades 4-6. Creative Middle School Program including internet-chatroom is also introduced.