The 2020 Virtual Journal is going live at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. All shul members and guests are invited to the launch party for a sneak peek at the eye-popping colors and hi-tech graphics designed by shul member Joanna Paulsen and office assistant Andrea Blaga. Also on tap are videos centered on our honoree, Susan Rosenstreich, from her friends and family who may be revealing the “real” Suzi — her serious side, and…well, we’ll see…

When the idea of a virtual journal was first proposed by the shul’s Fundraising Committee, lively debate gave the committee pause. Should we? Shouldn’t we? Would members and friends and our cadre of commercial advertisers support it?

The committee needn’t have worried. The 2020 Virtual Journal is a resounding success, as all are invited to see on Sept. 3, when messages and ads go live to a global audience. The 2020 Virtual Journal is strikingly colorful and typographically interesting, thanks to the design elements available on an online platform and the computer expertise of Joanna and Andrea, who composed each page to be graphically attractive.

 The Shofar learned that advertisers were enthusiastic about the benefits package that accompanied inclusion in the journal, including postings on Facebook, Instagram, and a year-long presence on a Shofar list of supporters. Other incentives that motivated advertisers, members and friends is the reach of a virtual publication, which is far beyond that of a print publication. Reach, after all, is free — with no production costs — and also virtually unlimited as it travels across the globe. This is good for advertisers and a boon for our shul.

If any readers have missed the deadline yet still want to be included, The Shofar was assured that late-arriving ads could be inserted within the pages of the journal, with all the benefits of participation for the remainder of the online run. Those interested in adding their voices  to the 2020 Virtual Journal can respond to adsforctijournal@gmail.com.

To access the Virtual Journal — after 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 — click here: http://e3d.7d4.mywebsitetransfer.com/journal/