Committees are usually chaired by a Board member. Service on committees is open to all Temple Adath members. We encourage participation on committees which generate ideas to present to the Board of Directors and then oversee the implemention of those projects.

If you are interested in serving, please contact the Chairperson of that committee.

Standing committees are:

Adult Education
This committee shall be charged with the responsibility of developing a program of adult education for the congregation. It shall also determine policy and formulate rules and regulations for the administration of such a program, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

Cemetery
This committee studies state laws on cemeteries, chooses burial grounds, supervises it’s maintenance, and designates plot areas. It shall prepare for the Board of Directors a suggested cemetery policy as well as a scale of fees for purchase of cemetery plots and provide for maintenance of cemetery records.

Executive
This committee shall consist of all Officers, Past Presidents, and all others deemed necessary by the President, to furnish advice and assistance to the President who shall be the Chairman of the Committee, in the operation of the Temple and Staff, for appropriate action by the Board of Directors.

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Finance
This committee shall make periodic reviews of the financial operation of the congregation and shall report their findings to the annual meeting of the congregation and, from time to time, to meetings of the Board of Directors. It shall also present to the June meeting of the Board of Directors a proposed budget for the following fiscal year, for it’s approval. The Treasurer shall be an ex-officio member of this committee.

House
This committee shall provide for the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Synagogue building and grounds. It shall inspect the Synagogue building and grounds and present to the Finance committee the estimated cost of any needed repairs or improvements and upon Board approval, let contracts for and oversee execution of such work.

The House committee shall present the Finance committee a list of capital and long-range improvements in Synagogue property.

It shall maintain up-to-date inventory of all Synagogue property and shall draw up and, after Board approval, enforce a set of rules and regulations for the use of the physical facilities of the Synagogue.

This committee shall also propose to the Board a scale of charges for the use of the Synagogue premises and its employees.

Membership
This committee shall be charged with the responsibility of keeping in touch with Jewish families in the community which are not affiliated with any congregation, particularly with new families with the view of inviting them to become members of the congregation. The committee shall also receive applications for membership and report their recommendations to the Board of Directors.

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Nominating
The President shall, in February of each year, appoint a Nominating Committee of five members, to be approved by the Board.

This committee is charged with nominating a number of candidates equal to the number of vacancies of the Board of Directors which shall be due to the expiration of term, resignation, or death in the Board of Directors. It shall also bring in nominations for the following officers: President, First and Second Vice Presidents, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and Honorary Trustees.

These nominations will be voted on at the annual congregational meeting in June of that fiscal year.

Religious School
This committee shall supervise the school or schools of the congregation, on the elementary and secondary levels, and shall determine policy and formulate rules and regulations for the administration of such school or schools, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

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Ritual
This committee shall be in charge of all religious services of the congregation, including weddings, B’nai Mitzvot, and funerals, and shall formulate rules and regulations for all such services, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. It shall offer to the Rabbi such advice and guidance as he may require regarding the character and mode of the various services. It shall be in charge of the various seating arrangements at services during the High Holy Days and at other times during the year, and shall have the responsibility of appointing “gabbaim” and ushers for the various services.

Personnel
This committee shall be charged with the responsibility of developing standards and codes of personal practice for all Synagogue personnel. In appropriate instances this committee shall request advice and assistance from other standing committees and shall recommend to the Board of Directors all changes in personnel salaries, fringe benefits, duties, etc.
This committee shall have the responsibility of resolving personnel problems that may arise except such as relate to elected staff and personnel.
Social Action and Community Relations

This committee shall have the responsibility of developing and maintaining liaison with other organizations in the community generally. It shall have the responsibility of studying community problems which arise from time to time and make recommendations for appropriate action to the Board of Directors.

Youth Commission
This committee is charged with the responsibility of developing and overseeing a program of youth activities for the congregation.

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General Committees
The President shall create those committees deemed necessary from time to time to further aims and objectives of the Temple.
Current general committees are:

Kesher Committee
The Kesher Committee was founded and endowed in blessed memory of Phyllissa Kamp Britan. The idea was inspired by the love and support provided by her Atlanta community. Phyllissa lamented that she would never be able to return this love. Therefore the Kesher Committeee was created to continue the legacy of offering support in times of joy and sorrow which she received.

The Rabbis tell us the memory of the righteous lives on in our good deeds. The philanthropic work of the Kesher Committee is done by good-hearted volunteers and is 'SOULy' funded by donations. To make a donation or to volunteer, please call the office of Temple Adath Yeshurun, 315-445-0002.

The Kesher Committee ministers to the needs of our Temple Adath community and is currently co-chaired by Dr. Stephen and Marsha Rothenberg at smrothenberg@aol.com.

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Long Range Planning Committee
The mission of the LRPC is to identify goals and objectives which over the short and long term would a) increase congregational participation, b) increase congregational size, and c) assuring appropriate funding which would make the Temple financially secure; and to identify mechanism to achieve the goals and objectives.

Music / Culture
This committee is charged with developing music programs for Temple Adath community.

Music resonates through the hallways of Temple Adath Yeshurun in many different ways. Music is the ultimate connector linking us to Israel, linking the community together, linking our prayers to the Heavens. Traditional melodies are utilized and congregational participation is enthusiastically encouraged. Among recent concert events, TAY presents our Cantor in a magical evening called, “Broadway Blooms,” an evening of popular songs from theater, movies and Broadway. We have also hosted the Syracuse Chorale and members of the Syracuse Symphony as well as presenting a good friend, Craig Taubman in an electrifying Friday Night Live service. Last summer we commissioned a new song celebrating our 136th anniversary, L’dor VaDor, sure to become a standard in synagogue music throughout North America.



Rothschild Early Childhood Center
This committee is the liaison between the Temple and the RECC. It is charged with reviewing and overseeing the financial, organizational, and compliance aspects of the RECC.

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