| Social Action Committee |
| Chair: | Janice Hank & Lois Hirshberg |
| Description: | The Social Action Committee is committed to education, advocacy, and action in response to Judaism's mandate that we be God's partners in the mitzvah of tikkun olam--healing a blemished world. The Committee concerns itself with issues on the local, national, and global levels. |
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| Meeting: | As announced |
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| Religious School |
| Chair: | Lori Raber |
| Description: | The Religious School Committee, working closely with the Education Director and the Rabbi, oversees curricular and policy decisions for the congregation's Religious and Hebrew School Programs. The Committee meets monthly and always welcomes new members. |
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| Meeting: | This Committee meets monthly. |
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| Religious Living |
| Chair: | -- -- |
| Description: | The Religious Living Committee concerns itself with all aspects of religious life in the congregation including the nature of our worship experiences, planning for holy day observances, and determining what will be the minhag--the religious customs--of the congregation. The Committee recommends practices and policies to encourage participation in, enhance, and expand the religious and spiritual life of the congregation.
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| Meeting: | This Committee meets monthly. |
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| Outreach & Synagogue Community |
| Chair: | Wendy Nelson |
| Description: | The mission of the Committee for Outreach & Synagogue Community (COSC) is to actively welcome all into the Falmouth Jeiwsh Congregation and to help build a vibrant, inclusive Jewish community of people from various backgrounds. Outreach & Synagogue Community activities center on the Jewish mitzvah of ahavat ger (loving the stranger)--anyone who feels distanced from God, Torah, and Israel. COSC aims to welcome and integrate a diversity of Jews and their families, interfaith and interracial couples, gay and lesbian individuals and families, single adults and blended families, sick and poor, young and old, and in-between.
The committee strives to honor differences while still creating a cohesive sacred community, and to sensitize the entire congregation to the needs of all. The committee aims to foster programming that includes, but is not limited to, teaching services, support groups, panel discussions, educational workshops, lectures, and social events.
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| Meeting: | As announced. |
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| Membership |
| Chair: | Elliot Glist |
| Description: | The Membership Committee concerns itself with all aspects of membership recruitment and retention, including the review of all applications, answering questions from prospective congregants, and preparing publicity materials for the congregation. |
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| Meeting: | The Committee meets periodically and is especially busy during the summer, in advance of the High Holy Days. |
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| Long Range Planning |
| Chair: | - - |
| Description: | The Long-Range Planning Committee identifies future needs of the congregation and develops strategies to meet those anticipated needs. From the need for expanded facilities and staff, to the need for increased programming and fundraising, the Long-Range Planning Committee holds the "big picture" for the congregation. |
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| Meeting: | As announced. |
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| Library Committee |
| Chair: | Pamela Rothstein |
| Description: | The Library Committee oversees the collection housed in our Righter Library. It is involved with the acquisition of new materials and developing programs for the congregation utilizing materials from the collection. |
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| Meeting: | Bi-monthly |
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| Finance Committee |
| Chair: | -- -- |
| Description: | The Finance Committee provides oversight, guidance, and long-range planning to maintain the fiscal health of the synagogue. |
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| Meeting: | Meeting dates are set by the Committee Chair. |
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| Facilities |
| Chair: | Joel Zeger |
| Description: | The Facilities Committee oversees the maintenance of the congregations buildings and grounds, creating appropriate policies for facilities usage, identifying needs, and providing solutions. |
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| Meeting: | The Committee meets on an "as-needed" basis. |
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| Concert Committee |
| Chair: | Dr. S. Andrew Kulin |
| Description: | The Concert Committee works tirelessly to bring world-class musical entertainment to the congregation and the community-at-large. In recent years the Concert Committee has been responsible for producing a series of concerts featuring Keith Lockhart, Musical Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, and Lucia Linn, violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. These concerts are held in the congregation's historic Meeting House, an acoustically wonderful venue. |
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| Meeting: | The Committee meets on an as-needed basis. |
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| Cemetery |
| Chair: | Leslie Marcus |
| Description: | The Cemetery oversees all aspects of the operation of the Falmouth Jewish Cemetery, the only free-standing Jewish cemetery on Cape Cod. |
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| Meeting: | This Committee meets monthly. |
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