Coordinator: Essia Cartoon-Fredman, ohelpatuach@libraryminyan.org , opens the tent of home hospitality for newcomers and others. If you’d like to share a Shabbat or holiday meal in the home of Library Minyan members, contact her to arrange a shidduch.
Category Archives: Steering
Chesed Coordinator
Chesed Committee supports Library Minyan members during the birth/adoption of a child, illness or death in the family. The coordinators are Lori Harrison and Sandra Braun. Please email them at chesed@libraryminyan.org (or whatever it is) if you or another member of our community needs assistance with meals.
D’var Torah
Coordinators: Susan Laemmle & Mickey Rosen, drash@libraryminyan.org, know that everyone has at least one d’var Torah in them. We take pride in the range of people who offer Torah wisdom.
Haftarah chanting
Coordinator: Russell Cohen, HaftarahCoordinator@libraryminyan.org encourages people to return to their Bat/Bar Mitzvah Haftarah or take on a new one.
Torah Reading
Coordinator: Stan Goldstein, stan90034@yahoo.com. Stan welcomes new and returning leyners for short and longer aliyot. The Library Minyan follows the Triennial Cycle.
Gabbaim
Gabbaim & Coordinators Committee.
Current gabbaim are: Rachel Berwald, Howard Fredman, Norm Garr, Russell Cohen, Michael Shimansky and Daviod Noveseller. Contact them at gabbaim@libraryminyan.org. Gabbaim recruit and guide those playing active roles in services, and arrange for aliyot and other honors. Individual gabbaim here.
Greeting Coordinator
Sandra Braun, GreetingCoordinator@libraryminyan.org. Greeters stand near the Chapel door through Shacharit and welcome people arriving. Being greeter is a great way connect with other members.
Diaspora Potluck
Committee Co-Chairs: Michelle Wolf and Deborah Blum, dpl@libraryminyan.org, and their committee arrange pot-luck dining and other social events, mostly off-site from TBA.
Rosh Ha-Minyan
Joel Elkins, rosh@libraryminyan.org, heads the Steering Committee, provides liaison with Temple Beth Am, and serves as point person for members and visitors who have question concerning Minyan policy or practice.
Simcha Coordinator
Fran Grossman, jgross5049@aol.com, helps people plan a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Aufruf, or other celebration at the Minyan. Please contact Fran if you are planning a Simchah.