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The following is a list of committees and programs offered by Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El. All Temple members are welcome to join any of these committees and participate in them. Please call the contact person listed below for further details.
In addition to these standing committees and affiliates, there are ad-hoc committees which are established as the need or desire arises. In the past, we have had a Drama Committee which oversaw a full-scale drama production performed by the members of our Congregation, and a Soviet Jewry Committee which helped to bring over "two Soviet families".
Currently, our Synagogue 2000 team, our Worship Initiative, and our Long Range Planning Committee, are all busy at work, trying to ensure that we are as responsive to the needs of our members as possible, as we continue to make our congregation all that it might truly be. There are some wonderfully exciting elements of change in the air, and they all come about as a result of the hard work of our various committees.
Annual Fundraiser
TBA
* Plans our special Annual Fundraising event with a special activities committee
Arts and Beautification
TBA
* Supervises the artistic and aesthetic enhancement of the building
* Coordinates the acquisition of art and Judaic objects for the Judaic cases, the library, and the walls
Arza/Israel Action
* Encourages congregational connections to the Reform Movement in Israel and throughout the world
* Educates the Congregation about issues relating to Israel
* Encourages and supports travel to Israel
* Develops ways to enhance our "twinning" relationship with congregation Yotzma in Modi'in in Israel.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
* Assigns dates for Bar/Bat Mitzvah services
* Recommends policy to guide the assigning of the dates
Brotherhood
Marc Bodner
Michael Hymes
Robert Rosenberg
Keith Schutzman
* Brotherhood runs a variety of educational and social programs including:
* Sunday morning informative brunches
* Annual end of year barbecue
Budget & Finance
Randee Horowitz
* Develops and monitors the budget
* Makes suggestions regarding the dues structure
* Projects annual income and expenses and makes periodic reports of income and expenditures to the Board
* Oversees investments
Care-2-Connect
The new Care2Connect Committee seeks to build and strengthen our congregation by reaching out to members celebrating life cycle events as well as to those who might be struggling or in need of special care or assistance. Our goal is to create a network of volunteers from within our temple family who can be called upon to lend a hand to members in times of need.
Amy Rothschild 725-5175
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Andrea Kaplan 725-5175
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Elizabeth Graif 725-5175
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Judy Kaminstein 725-5175
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Nicole Spivak 725-5175
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Susan Lippmann 725-5175
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Career Networking Resources
Ellen Perle 722-4851
* To assist and guide members of the synagogue who are experiencing employment difficulties.
Communal Worship
Stephen Gordon
* Helps to plan and supervise all religious services and celebrations especially focusing on the High Holy Days and Shabbat services
* Encourages lay participation through aliyot, ushering, and innovative programming
* In collaboration with the Rabbi, recommends worship innovations and changes
* Promotes home celebrations and observances
Contemporary Issues Forum
Barbara Chesler
* Discussions at the Synagogue regarding contemporary issues that affect our congregation.
Endowment Investment
John Brecker
Tom Shandell
* Helps advise and guide members of the congregation who want to make donations to the Synagogue part of their estate planning.
Family Events
Debra Finn
Jocelyn Gross
* Plans, organizes and runs various family-oriented events
Financial Planning
Ronald Binday
* To supervise investments of temple funds
Havurah
* Coordinates the various Havurot-small groups of members who gather together for social and religious activities
* Provides impetus and motivation for the formation of new Havurot
Helping Hands
Mary Blumenthal Lane
* Judaism has always taught that we are partners in helping to build a better world. Our Helping Hands Committee reaches out to our own member families and to the greater community in a variety of ways:
* Cooking for the Homeless
* Coordinating Mitzvah Project for pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students (6th grade Religious school class)
* Supporting the bereaved of our congregation
* Sponsoring Blood Drives
* Promoting "Mitzvah Opportunities"
* Helping those who need assistance
House and Grounds (To Be Appointed)
* Advises on the usage of the building by members and by outside individuals and groups.
* Insures that preventive maintenance, repairs, alterations and capital improvements are carried out as needed
* Recommends major repairs or renovations
* Makes sure that insurance coverage is adequate
* With the Administrator, oversees the custodial staff in its maintenance responsibilities
Legal
Ron Katter
Library, Archives & Audio Visual
Millicent Bashcikin
* Supervises the operation of the library
* Establishes and maintains a book purchase policy
* Encourages the use of the library, and establishes guidelines for borrowing books
* Maintains the video cassette library
* Organizes the congregational archives
Life Long Learning
Harvey Tessler
* Education for the entire congregation
Long Range Planning
Jay Chalson
Madelaine Eppenstein
* Identifies trends and demographics of our congregation and recommends appropriate directions to be taken
* Develops long range plans for the future requirements of the members, taking into account all aspects of congregational life
Marketing
Richard Effman
Michael Krugman
Stuart Pearlman
Membership
Jane Schwartz
* Seeks new members (when appropriate) and handles the details of membership applications
* Welcomes new members once they affiliate, and encourages their ongoing participation
* Follows up on members considering leaving, or who do resign
* Develops methods for acquiring new members
* Plans prospective and new member events
Membership Development
Randee Horowitz
* Creates programs to involve members in Synagogue life.
Nursery School
Lisa Mendelson
Susan Schwartz
* Coordinates policies for the nursery school
Planned Giving
Peter Zeltner
Arnold Adlin
* Educate and encourage membership to provide fund to the synagogue in the future as part of their estate planning
Policy & Personnel
Gerry Cohen
* To provide review and communication with clergy and professional staff.
Religious School Board
Lissa Kutik
David Nodiff
* Serves as an advisory committee to the Temple Educator in the areas of curriculum, programming, administrative and class management policies, budget, and finances
* Involves parents in the Religious School
* Runs the Book Fair and other special programs as needed
* Makes recommendations for future needs of the school
Singles in the Suburbs
* Come join our singles for networking and meeting new friends.
Sisterhood
Ruth Gershon
Melie Ganem
* Sisterhood's mission is to enrich Synagogue life, and create a "community" feeling among Synagogue members.
* Presents a variety of social, intellectual, and cultural programs
* Runs the Judaica shop
* Provides for "Break-the-Fast" at Yom Kippur, and arranges for Second night congregational Seder
* Represents our Temple at the Women=s Scarsdale/Hartsdale Interfaith Council
* Helps with special needs of the Religious School
* "Wine and Challah" to new members
STK Synagogue Teams Kehillah
Ellen Plum Rosenberg
8 Synagogue Teams Kehillah is an ongoing journey, during which congregants meet monthly to build community, and to share ideas on how to enhance our sense of "connectedness" as we truly become a sacred community.
Technology/Website
Andrea Moskowitz
Nancy Milstein
Joan Rothman
* The technology committee has a goal to enhance Synagogue communication with current and potential members as well as to enrich the educational experience at SSTT-E. The website (www.SSTT-E.org) is a dynamic up-to-date source of information about all Synagogue activities. Our membership e-mail capability offers timely notification of important information such as committee meetings and weather related closings or schedule changes.
The Computer Lab provides an educational resource for our children and adult members offering interactive applications.
Youth Activities
Richard Bachman
Toba Duggan
* Oversees the activities of the junior, senior and Club 5/6 groups.
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