I want to wish you and your congregation , together with Rabbi Mintz and his family, a sincere Mazel Tov on Rabbi Mintz's installation as rabbi of your community.
Rabbi Mintz has been my dear friend for many years, befriending me when I first arrived in Atlanta. His rabbinate here was a distinguished one. He helped to create the setting and then part of the structure for the tremendous growth in Jewish life that our city has experienced.
First as rabbi of Hillel on campus, he built almost from scratch, that organization into one of the most vibrant centers of Jewish life for young people in our area. Later, as founding Rabbi of a Congregation. He helped nurture that community into the wonderful center of Jewish study and observance it has become.
As a dear friend, I will miss his wonderful face to face friendship, openness and treasured advice. (Thank G-d there are telephones and e-mail). This city will miss his rabbinic presence which raised all of us because it was here.
I know that the love he brings to his calling, the sincere belief with which he stands for all things Jewish, his capacity for hard work and his vision, will be a blessing to all off you, as he has been to all of us.
May G-d bless him, his family and all of you, as together you continue to create and vivify the jewish hope and dream, which has been, since the beginning of written history, G-d's promise and the crown of our existence.
Sincerely,
Rabbi .....
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