KI Committees

Membership & Welcoming-Carole Siegel & Heidi Smith Ferren
Greeters, welcoming initiatives, social programming

Wildman Lecture Series-Stuart Masters
Chooses speakers and topics for this highlight shabbaton of our adult education year

K.I. Cares—Jill Wollins
Offers meals and other support for congregants in need of support due to lifecycle or health challenges

Development
Plans summer events to build relationships and strengthen the congregation

Families Together—Marcie Greenfield Simons
Sets the tone and oversees Hebrew School, family and youth programming

Finance & Budget—Edwin Helitzer, Gary Schiff and Laura Rosenthal
Sets and monitors the annual budget and the congregation's investment policies

Service Assignment—Alan Metzger, Marcie Greenfield Simons, Jeff Siegel
Pairs congregants to Torah readings and service leadership

Hevra Kadisha—Margie and Alan Metzger
Prepares bodies for burial, according to Jewish law and traditions

Shomrim—Alexandra Warshaw and Joan Grossman
Sit alongside congregants between death and burial, as is traditional

Cemetery—Don Sugarman
Maintain the congregation's cemetery and attend to the responsibilities of burial

Rosh Chodesh—Maxine Bookless and Jan Zimbler
Build community among women in the congregation through monthly meetings and programs

Security
Develop and maintain the synagogue's security plans and practices

Library
Acquisitions, cataloging, circulation

Marketing
Helping Knesset Israel reach out to prospective members and the wider community