Temple Adat Elohim: Brotherhood

Volunteer Opportunities

Temple Adat Elohim offers so many volunteer opportunities. The rewards of involvement through volunteering speak for themselves. Meeting people who will become friends and often extended family as well as a feeling of personal gratification are just two of the many benefits. An increased awareness and sensitivity to the needs of others, getting in touch with a larger Jewish community, and a heightened sense of your “Jewishness” are additional reasons why volunteering is a rewarding experience. Thus, it is beneficial to both you and Temple Adat Elohim to volunteer. One final reason to volunteer is that TAE cannot be the best it can be without YOU! Please take a few minutes to read the following brief descriptions of volunteer opportunities at TAE. Please direct your questions to the committee leaders listed next to each committee description. If you have any questions regarding volunteering at the Temple, please contact our temple secretary, Richard Jackman.

Religious Practices:
Alan Crane – Vice President Religious Practices

Richard Zeman – Religious Practices Chair
Do you have any ideas about our religious services and observance that you would like to share with our clergy? All aspects of the temple’s religious life are discussed, planned, and coordinated in conjunction with the Rabbis and Cantor. The goal is to effectively represent a cross-section of the TAE community and ensure the congregation’s spiritual needs are met.

Committee highlights include coordination of:

· Holocaust Remembrance program

High Holy Days services
S’lichot program
Kashrut Policy Review

Capital Campaign Fundraising:

Bob Grossmann – Capital Campaign Chairperson

Supporting our temple financially is the goal of this committee. This committee is responsible for our endowment and estate planning programs for the long term survival our out temple.

Ways and Means:
Rebecca Miller – Vice President Ways and Means
Seth Stevens – Ways and Means Chairperson
Fundraising at TAE helps to add needed dollars to the budget. Creative Ideas and people power are essential to help sustain and maintain programs as well as the upkeep and integrity of the entire temple site.

Volunteer opportunities include:

· Phone calls

· Flyers

· Event planning

· Contacting vendors

· Working a booth

· Sharing your area of expertise

Membership:

Milt Zweig – Vice President Membership
Howard Weisenfeld – Membership Chair
Members are the lifeblood of congregations. New members revitalize congregations bringing with them new energy, enthusiasm, commitment and ideas.

Volunteers are needed to help with:

· Planning “Open Houses”

· Calling prospective members

· Invitations, flyers

· Making and/or delivering Shabbat Baskets to new members

· Planning and working on new member events (brunches, dinners, etc)

· Welcoming new members at services

· Introducing new members at Temple events, services, etc.

· Making phone calls

Membership Relations:
Judy Grossmann – Membership Relations Chair
This committee strives to connect with members so that they may enrich their lives by being an integral part of our Temple. Giving our members a reason to belong, meeting the spiritual, educational, and social needs of congregants, and making Judaism an important facet of their lives is the goal of this group. Events are planned to help integrate members into temple life. Help is always needed in many of the same ways previously listed. The most important skill needed is a smile. All members old as well as new need to feel valued. We need your help in accomplishing this goal.

Havurah:

Beverly Shapiro – Havurah
The Havurah Committee needs you! The goal of this committee is to enable every family at Adat Elohim to share and experience life cycles and Jewish traditions while forging new friendships. Havurah members become a part of an interwoven pattern of close personal relations centered on the Temple community.

Your help is needed in many ways:

· Calling new an old members

· Invitations

· Flyers

· Havurah formation events

· Havurah Shabbat

Outreach:
Chris Weinberg – Outreach
The goal of Reform Jewish Outreach is to welcome interfaith couples and individuals considering conversion into reform congregations, to create opportunities for Jewish learning, and to encourage Jewish choices in one’s personal and family life.

Opportunities to assist this committee range from:

· Creating flyers to participating in Outreach events

· Writing the Outreach column in the “Bazman Hazeh”

· Developing programs for the Temple

· Being involved with the Introduction to Judaism class

· Welcoming people at Services and special events.

Social Action:
Debbie Lopez & Robin Segal – Social Action Co-Chairs
“Who we are as Jews affects how we interact with the world …across all venues in which we live our lives” (Robert Heller, Chair Commission on Social Action). The Social Action Committee is committed to “Tikkun Olam” through its many ongoing projects. It is a place to make a difference in our world at a time when people need to come together to help those who are much less fortunate.

Some projects on this committee:

· Homeless Shelter

· Food Drives

· Blood Drives

· Conejo Holiday Dinner

· The Crop Walk

· And many more…

· Assistance is needed:

· Making phone calls

· Creating flyers

· Publicity

Conejo Free Meal and Winter Shelter Program
– Chair
TAE feels it is extremely important that we continue to feed those less fortunate than we are. We need volunteers for the 4^th Wednesday of each month, to prepare a meal, serve, decorate, entertain, etc. ... especially sleepover volunteers during the months of November through March.

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	Volunteer Opportunities Temple Adat Elohim offers so many volunteer opportunities. The rewards of involvement through volunteering speak for themselves. Meeting people who will become friends and often extended family as well as a feeling of personal gratification are just two of the many benefits. An increased awareness and sensitivity to the needs of others, getting in touch with a larger Jewish community, and a heightened sense of your “Jewishness” are additional reasons why volunteering is a rewarding experience. Thus, it is beneficial to both you and Temple Adat Elohim to volunteer. One final reason to volunteer is that TAE cannot be the best it can be without YOU! Please take a few minutes to read the following brief descriptions of volunteer opportunities at TAE. Please direct your questions to the committee leaders listed next to each committee description. If you have any questions regarding volunteering at the Temple, please contact our temple secretary, Richard Jackman. Religious Practices: Alan Crane – Vice President Religious Practices Richard Zeman – Religious Practices Chair Do you have any ideas about our religious services and observance that you would like to share with our clergy? All aspects of the temple’s religious life are discussed, planned, and coordinated in conjunction with the Rabbis and Cantor. The goal is to effectively represent a cross-section of the TAE community and ensure the congregation’s spiritual needs are met. Committee highlights include coordination of: · Holocaust Remembrance program High Holy Days services S’lichot program Kashrut Policy Review Capital Campaign Fundraising: Bob Grossmann – Capital Campaign Chairperson Supporting our temple financially is the goal of this committee. This committee is responsible for our endowment and estate planning programs for the long term survival our out temple. Ways and Means: Rebecca Miller – Vice President Ways and Means Seth Stevens – Ways and Means Chairperson Fundraising at TAE helps to add needed dollars to the budget. Creative Ideas and people power are essential to help sustain and maintain programs as well as the upkeep and integrity of the entire temple site. Volunteer opportunities include: · Phone calls · Flyers · Event planning · Contacting vendors · Working a booth · Sharing your area of expertise Membership: Milt Zweig – Vice President Membership Howard Weisenfeld – Membership Chair Members are the lifeblood of congregations. New members revitalize congregations bringing with them new energy, enthusiasm, commitment and ideas. Volunteers are needed to help with: · Planning “Open Houses” · Calling prospective members · Invitations, flyers · Making and/or delivering Shabbat Baskets to new members · Planning and working on new member events (brunches, dinners, etc) · Welcoming new members at services · Introducing new members at Temple events, services, etc. · Making phone calls Membership Relations: Judy Grossmann – Membership Relations Chair This committee strives to connect with members so that they may enrich their lives by being an integral part of our Temple. Giving our members a reason to belong, meeting the spiritual, educational, and social needs of congregants, and making Judaism an important facet of their lives is the goal of this group. Events are planned to help integrate members into temple life. Help is always needed in many of the same ways previously listed. The most important skill needed is a smile. All members old as well as new need to feel valued. We need your help in accomplishing this goal. Havurah: Beverly Shapiro – Havurah The Havurah Committee needs you! The goal of this committee is to enable every family at Adat Elohim to share and experience life cycles and Jewish traditions while forging new friendships. Havurah members become a part of an interwoven pattern of close personal relations centered on the Temple community. Your help is needed in many ways: · Calling new an old members · Invitations · Flyers · Havurah formation events · Havurah Shabbat Outreach: Chris Weinberg – Outreach The goal of Reform Jewish Outreach is to welcome interfaith couples and individuals considering conversion into reform congregations, to create opportunities for Jewish learning, and to encourage Jewish choices in one’s personal and family life. Opportunities to assist this committee range from: · Creating flyers to participating in Outreach events · Writing the Outreach column in the “Bazman Hazeh” · Developing programs for the Temple · Being involved with the Introduction to Judaism class · Welcoming people at Services and special events. Social Action: Debbie Lopez & Robin Segal – Social Action Co-Chairs “Who we are as Jews affects how we interact with the world …across all venues in which we live our lives” (Robert Heller, Chair Commission on Social Action). The Social Action Committee is committed to “Tikkun Olam” through its many ongoing projects. It is a place to make a difference in our world at a time when people need to come together to help those who are much less fortunate. Some projects on this committee: · Homeless Shelter · Food Drives · Blood Drives · Conejo Holiday Dinner · The Crop Walk · And many more… · Assistance is needed: · Making phone calls · Creating flyers · Publicity Conejo Free Meal and Winter Shelter Program – Chair TAE feels it is extremely important that we continue to feed those less fortunate than we are. We need volunteers for the 4^th Wednesday of each month, to prepare a meal, serve, decorate, entertain, etc. ... especially sleepover volunteers during the months of November through March. Top of Page .