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Whether you’re a new
or returning member, we want
you!
Come volunteer your time and
share your talents as we reach across and beyond the synagogue to make
a meaningful difference in the world.
Wonderful opportunities are
listed to the right, and additional programs will be listed in Kol Shofar’s email announcements and on our Helping Hands Volunteers
page.
Volunteering
at your shul is A GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED!
We
need your helping hands. To learn more about where we can use volunteers, contact Carole Meyers, and see our Volunteers
page.
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| BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CARING
| Following is a list of some of the ways we at Kol Shofar can get to know each other better. For
information about these activities or to let us know your ideas of how
we can improve these activities to increase connectedness, contact
Hagar Ben-Eliezer at 415.388.1818, ext.111 or programs@kolshofar.org.
Participation on synagogue committees or chavurah is a great way to connect and
also to help keep our congregation going. If you are interested,
contact Karen Hirsch, our Vice-President for Operations, for more information board@kolshofar.org.
BREAST CANCER
ANAF
The Hebrew word Anaf means
"branch." The Kol Shofar Breast Cancer
Anaf
is a branch on the Tree of Life of our community....
CHAVURAT REFU'AH
If you are a health care provider and would like to explore healing, our roles as Jewish healers, and how Judaism can inform and support us as healers, then you are invited to join this newly forming Chavurah. We plan to meet every 2 months at participants' homes. On a rotating basis, each participant will facilitate a conversation about an aspect of healing, incorporating Jewish sources into the discussion. These might include drawing on teachings from the Torah portion, contemporary Jewish writings, Jewish poets and authors, the liturgy, midrash or the arts.
Most important will be the sharing of personal experiences and the support we can offer one another as Jewish health care providers. Links for Torah study, including the weekly Torah Reflections provided by the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, as well other source material, will be available for all. A list of meeting dates will be forthcoming.
Please join us as we form our new Chavurah! Space is limited, so RSVP is mandatory. Spouses welcome.
When: March 13, Saturday, 7:00 PM
Where: Patty Glatt and Josh Steinhauer's home
RSVP required: Ilene Serlin at 707.235.7959
Light snacks will be provided
CHEVRA
KADISHA
Kol Shofar provides
mourners with a variety of services and community support. For more
information, plus information on our upcoming training, click
here....
COALITION SUNDAY
LUNCH
Feed those in need in Marin.
Give a small amount of your time and serve a hot lunch at Kol Shofar.
On the second Sunday of each month, a group of volunteers cooks and
distributes a meal. Help out once or every month. Click
for more info.
GEMILUT CHESED – This committee helps people when they are sick or have other special needs. For
more information about assisting with home-delivered meals, bikur
cholim,etc, or if you need assistance, read
more.
GREEN
CHAVURAH
Kol Shofar’s
Green
Chavurah is a dedicated and enthusiastic group of
individuals, committed to transforming the synagogue into a model of
eco-sustainability. HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY
Join a team from Kol Shofar to help build
homes. KOL LIMUD Email Discussion Group – A Yahoo! Group for Kol Shofar members. Congregants discussing all kinds of subjects online. Contact Steve Schiff, onlinetalk@kolshofar.org.
PANIM EL PANIM—COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING
There are many ways to be involved in our wider community., and work with the Marin Organizing Committee. For
information... please see our Panim el Panim page.
PARENT ACTIVITIES associated with youth programming and education – contact osholin@kolshofar.org for more information about ways you can get involved as a parent. Also, we have a new CYEC committee – CHILDHOOD YOUTH EDUCATION COMMITTEE – a great way to deepen your relationshiph with the synagogue, AND your child's education.
PURIM SPIEL PARTICIPATION –
We follow Jewish tradition in putting on hilarious plays (usually
musicals) on Purim. There are lots of ways for everyone, adults and kids,
to participate. We've already started organizing for the 5770 purim Spiel! Contract Tracy Rice, by calling 415.388.1818, ext 101 or emailing trice@kolshofar.org.
RITUAL COMMITTEE – A new page to be added soon.
SHABBAT SWAP – Looking for a Shabbat meal, or do you have an extra seat at your table? Send a note to Matt Mercurio at KSshabbatswap@yahoo.com.
TELLING OUR STORIES – These are gatherings for seniors, with facilitated sharing of personal stories. To learn more, click here.
TIKKUN OLAM ACTIVITIES – we have many activities that serve the larger community. It’s a great way to help others, and also to make new friends.
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