COMMITTEES

• Adult Education – Add your voice and suggestions to help maintain and create educational programs and classes for adult learners. Get involved in the decision-making process for speakers and weekend scholars and support our highly successful efforts in continuing the quest to ensure that Temple Sholom remains a “congregation of learners.”

• Ambassador Program - Help Temple Sholom fulfill the Mitzvah of “Welcoming the Stranger!” Volunteer a little bit of your time and good spirits and become a Temple Sholom Ambassador today. Temple Sholom Ambassadors will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our newest Temple members. As an Ambassador, you’ll participate in the activities you enjoy while meeting new people and helping them feel at ease in our congregation. Download the Temple Sholom Ambassador application and sign up for this exciting new program today! Contact Membership Director, Josie A.G. Shapiro for more information.

• Caring - Help reach out to congregants and beyond. Caring Committee members are there to help our congregants in time of personal need, aiding our elderly with errands and visits, and reaching out beyond our walls with projects such as the Night Ministry.

• House – Experience in building maintenance and improvements? The House Committee assists in the overall maintenance of and improvements to our beautiful historic building.

• Membership – Bring your ideas, creativity and enthusiasm to develop and maintain our Temple Sholom family. Through personal contacts, expanded communications and social interactions, the Committee welcomes and integrates members.

• Religious School – This committee helps our Religious School continue to provide a high-quality Jewish education for our children.

• Social Action – Tikkun Olam, ‘repairing the world’ is a cornerstone of Reform Judaism and an integral part of the on-going activities at Temple Sholom. The projects and activities are constantly expanding, and working on these mitzvot is a wonderful way to meet other Temple members. Projects and activities include a monthly Feed the Hungry Program working shoulder-to-shoulder to pack bag lunches for the homeless of Chicago; High Holy Days Food Drives; clothing drives; and discussions and actions that impact social policy issues locally and nationally.

• Worship – Ritual and Services are important to the spiritual experience. Join the Worship Committee and work with our clergy and lay leadership as we review the nature of the worship experiences and address changing needs.