The United Synagogue

How To Get Involved In Your Shul


Below is a list of opportunities that many of our communities offer within them for you to get involved. For further information on any of these opportunities please contact your local US Shul

Adult education

Devising a session
Leading a session
Suggesting a subject for discussion
Helping with mail-outs / phone-arounds
Finding speakers

Administration

Help with mail-outs in shul office
Inputting data
IT Expertise
Web Design

Board of Management

Care
Education
Religious
Financial
Community Development
Tribe

Chevra Kedisha (Burial Society)

Community Development

Devising Survey
Planning
Friendship Club
Driving the Elderly
Devising Programmes
Organising events
Preparing refreshments

Fundraising

Mail-outs
Brochure
Canvassing
Creating initiatives & events

Ladies Guild

Helping on kiddush rota
Fundraising
Event planning
Secretarial
Catering

Library

Librarian
Creating library in Synagogue
Gathering book donations
Organising lending of books
Organising purchasing of books
Cataloguing books

Music

Male Choir – singing
Male Choir - conducting
Purim Shpiel


Nursery and small Children

NNEB Staff
Classroom assistant
Leading children services
Helping at children services
Devising activities
Organising events
Toddler group

Practical Help

Gardening
Housekeeping (eg polishing Torah silver)
Setting up rooms for events or services

Religious

Leading a service
Chazzanut
Shiva Rota
Forming weekly minyan
Leining
Giving a Shiur

Security

Arranging the security rota
Welcoming congregants
Meeting and greeting

Special Projects

Arranging Shabbatonim
Communal Seder
Purim party
Elul learning program

Teaching

Hebrew classes
GCSE tuition
Bar/Batmitzvah classes

Visitation

Hospital
Prison

Care

Befriending
Visiting Shiva house
Bereavement counselling
Driving/shopping
Community phone-arounds
Responding to helplines

Tribe
Coordinating
Leadership roles
Youth director