Adult Education
We plan and coordinate a variety of adult educational opportunities and programs in conjunction with our rabbis and other interested congregants.
Bereavement
We help bereaved families with funeral arrangements and plot purchases. We also maintain the Temple cemetery and sell yahrzeit plaques. In addition, the Bereavement Committee holds periodic workshops to assist the community in making their own plans and arrangements. We work closely with the Mitzvah Corps in our tasks.
Building Supervision
Our Building Committee is charged with the care and maintenance of the physical structure that is our spiritual home. We keep our Temple building in repair as well as providing major structural changes and new building projects.
College
The College Kids program is designed to keep our college-age members connected to the Temple and their Jewish kahilah (community) back at home. Member’s children attending college away from home are sent our ORacle newsletter as well as cards and surprises on the major holidays.
Communications
We develop and implement communication strategies to maximize participation in Temple Beth Or programs and services. We strive to enhance the image of the Temple both internally and externally, through advertising, brochures, our ORacle newsletter, ORbits e-newsletter, and this Web site.
Events
We organize and runs various annual and special events for Temple Beth Or. Some of our annual events include a Yom Kippur break-the-fast dinner, a Chanukah party and a summer picnic. We also coordinate special, “one time” events such as an adult Purim party/karaoke night, trips to see the Dead Sea Scrolls or informal dinner-and-a-movie events.
Finance
We oversee the financial health of our Temple by auditing accounts, developing the budget, and creating financial reports
Fundraising
We contribute to the financial health of our Temple by coordinating fundraising activities. We conduct a bi-annual auction, as well as running a retail scrip program.
Governing Board
The Temple Beth Or Governing Board is the policy making body for the congregation. Its members are elected by the general membership in December of each year. Governing Board members include the President, Vice-President for Membership, Vice-President for Finance, Vice-President for Programming, Secretary, Membership Assistants, Finance Assistants, and Programming Assistants.
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Library
We are responsible for the care, maintenance, organization and acquisitions for our library. Our library is quite extensive for the size of our congregation and we encourage you to benefit from its use.
Membership
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The membership committee is often the first point of contact for visitors with questions about Temple Beth Or. We communicate with prospective members via phone calls and emails, coordinate Open House events, track new member applications, host New Member Shabbat Dinners, and provide welcome baskets to our new members. Our goal is to ensure that all visitors and potential members feel a warm welcome when they contact or visit Temple Beth Or.
Mitzvah Corps
Temple Beth Or Mitzvah Corps is the way we care for our members who are ill or bereaved. We send cards, visit and prepare a limited number of meals. We work very closely with the Bereavement Committee.
Religious Practices
We work in partnership with our rabbis and lay service leaders to serve the needs of the Temple's religiously diverse community. Our mission is to oversee policies and practices for Shabbat, holidays, life cycle events, and ritual observances, including: Helping to foster a meaningful and positive experience for B'nei Mitzvah students; Arranging for Shabbat and holiday music leaders and other religious service volunteers; Maintaining the temple's religious objects and prayer books; Making recommendations, when appropriate, to our rabbis and the Governing Board for changes in religious practices of the Temple.
Social Action
The goal of the Social Action committee is to enhance and maintain Temple Beth Or as a social justice congregation. For our purposes, the terms social justice and social action are used interchangeably and both refer to activities related to tikkun olam, or transforming ourselves and our world. We believe these activities encompass internal, local, national, and international issues.
Youth Education
We work closely with the Religious School principal to create a quality curriculum supported by outstanding teachers for the education of our Temple’s youth. Classes begin for toddlers with TBO TOTS and continue through high school and Confirmation. Additional Hebrew classes are provided for 4th through 8th graders.
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