Excited about Hadar and want to become more involved? Get involved with Kehilat Hadar's leadership!
Kehilat Hadar (KH) is a dynamic community that relies on the dedicated support and enthusiasm of highly committed volunteers. Volunteers organize and implement the wide range of programs that Kehilat Hadar offers, from planning the Shavuot Retreat or High Holiday services to helping out with Shabbat logistics. There are lots of ways to get involved, and we encourage you to consider what would work for you. Getting involved is also a great way to meet people in the community!
Read through these descriptions, e-mail contact@kehilathadar.org and let us know how you would like to get involved.
Here's a list of some of the ways you can become involved:
- Get involved by participating on a team: Volunteer to help support or run one of KH’s programs and events. We encourage you to get involved in multiple areas.
There are opportunities to lead or participate in the following teams:
Learning • Social Justice • Shavuot • Hospitality & Community Building
High Holidays • Technology • Chagim
Shabbat & Shabbatonim • Kiddush • Israel • Lifecycle
- Step up to Kehilat Hadar's Leadership Team: KH's Leadership Team is composed primarily of team leaders. The team leaders take part in setting the vision for KH and also take ownership of a particular part of KH's programming or an initiative. Each team is headed up by one person or two people working in partnership and work closely with a group of KH participants.
- There are also limited Leadership Team positions for KH participants who would like to provide thoughts on the KH vision and help to plan KH programming, but who don't necessarily wish to be a team leader. Participation on the Leadership Team is a minimum commitment of one-year.
- Volunteer as a shamash: The team of shamashim work with the gabbaim to run weekly services. Each week, a shamash partners with a gabbai to help set up the room, communicate with those individuals leading davening and leyning, hand out kibbudim (honors), and check the Torah readers for accuracy. Want to learn more? Speak with a current shamash (Uri Cohen, Efrem Epstein, Ariela Housman, Yossi Hoffman, Meir Schecter or Maddy Yasner) or one of the gabbaim.
- Volunteer as a gabbai: The gabbaim are responsible for coordinating the vision, policy, and day-to-day operations of Kehilat Hadar. It's a lot of work, but a very rewarding experience! Please speak to one of the gabbaim for more details.
Please e-mail contact@kehilathadar.org and let us know how you would like to get involved.
Thanks! We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Yael Buechler, Tamar Fox, Ashira Konigsburg, Dana Kresel, and Marc Melzer
Kehilat Hadar Gabbaim