News from Kol Ami

on Sunday, 03 November 2013

FROM TAL SCHEIRAU

Committees play an integral role in delivering programming for all of our members. We have many committees, and over the coming months I’d like to introduce you to the Board members who lead these committees, starting this month with Membership, Festival and Social.

On October 19th, we formally welcomed our new members to our congregation by holding a New Members Lunch. As in past years, we were happy to have the opportunity to meet and speak with our new members in an informal setting. It was a great day brought to us by our Membership Committee, led by Dan and Betty Mair. Dan has been a Board member on a number of occasions and this is the second year of his current term. Dan has held a number of other portfolios including Social and Festival and has brought great passion and dedication to Kol Ami.

On October 26th we held our first Rock Shabbat. What a great evening! After the service, I was approached by many members who expressed just how much they enjoyed the services and the potluck dinner organized by our Festival Chair and Board member, Jay Kowal. Jay has been the driving force behind our Family Services for over a year, as well as many of our festival celebrations.  

Next spring we are hoping to once again bring you our Coffee House, which traditionally has been organized by our Social Committee. This year, Jeff Bornstein has stepped in as the chair of our Social Committee. Jeff has been a member of our Board for about 3 years now and you may recognize him from his participation in the choir. The planning for the Coffee House is just getting started and we are in need of volunteers to help make this a successful night. If you would like to perform at the Coffee House, please let Jeff know.

All of these committees create an opportunity to bring us together to celebrate and get to know each other better. The committees can always use more help organizing these events, many of which don’t take much time. So if you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to me or our office and we can help you get started. It’s a great mitzvah for our community and great way to get to know others in the congregation on a personal level