Volunteering

Vol­un­teers are our heroes at Con­gre­ga­tion Aha­vath Sholom.

Here are some of the many ways vol­un­teers make the life of this con­gre­ga­tion better:

• cook­ing for com­mu­nity Shab­bat din­ners & catered events
• cook­ing the Shab­bat Kid­dush lunch
• serv­ing the Shab­bat Kid­dush lunch
• fundrais­ing for Kid­dush spon­sors
• serv­ing on the Cater­ing Committee

• proof­read­ing the monthly bul­letin
• fold­ing & mail­ing the monthly bul­letin
• fold­ing the weekly ser­vice bulletin

• serv­ing as gab­baim
• lead­ing the morn­ing & evening minyans
• lead­ing Shab­bat and hol­i­day ser­vices
• read­ing Torah and Haf­tarah por­tions
• dri­ving older & dis­abled mem­bers to and from ser­vices
• serv­ing on the Rit­ual Committee

• join­ing in the activ­i­ties of the Social Action Com­mit­tee
• plan­ning social action projects as mem­bers of the Social Action Committee

• design­ing invi­ta­tions & fly­ers
• pop­ping the pop­corn at the CAS Film Fes­ti­val
• plan­ning the next great com­mu­nity event as mem­bers of the Pro­gram Committee

• tak­ing pho­tos for this web­site
• design­ing & build­ing this website

• assist­ing with children’s pro­grams
• bring­ing snacks, lead­ing ser­vices, and cre­at­ing the D’var Torah for Junior Torah Troop
• read­ing Torah for Junior Torah Troop
• plan­ning edu­ca­tional pro­grams & pro­vid­ing over­sight while serv­ing on the Edu­ca­tion Committee

• plan­ning & cre­at­ing events for Kadima (done by FWUSY mem­bers)
• dri­ving youth to FWUSY events
• serv­ing as the adult chap­er­ones for FWUSY

• cre­at­ing adult edu­ca­tion programs

• devel­op­ing mem­ber­ship pro­grams and polices as part of the Mem­ber­ship Committee

• vis­it­ing sick and shut-in mem­bers at home and in the hos­pi­tal
• serv­ing on the Chevra Kadisha
• over­see­ing the CAS Ceme­tery as part of the Ceme­tery Committee

• mak­ing the mik­vah acces­si­ble to those who need it
• help­ing with ongo­ing build­ing maintenance

• host­ing peo­ple for Passover Seder
• serv­ing on the Board of Directors

If you are inter­ested in vol­un­teer­ing and don’t know whom to con­tact, or you see a need that isn’t being met, please con­tact the Shul Office at 817.731.4721.