Community Input

This page is an archive of the Jewish Adjacent* Task Force strategic initiative materials.

Under our Temple’s principle of inclusivity and as part of the 2024-25 goals, approved by the Board of Trustees in April 2024, we formed a task force to explore the role – in membership, leadership, and ritual – of members of our community who are not Jewish (sometimes recently called “Jewish-adjacent”). 

The aim of our work has been to engage as many folks as possible in the exploration and to honor the wide make-up of our congregants, all committed to maintaining a vibrant Jewish community.  Thank you to everyone who contributed their voice through one of the following opportunities this past fall:
          - Private Conversations
          - Small Group Listening Circles
          - Email

UPDATES

03/27/2025    Board of Trustees Update
03/01/2025    Inside Isaiah Article
01/23/2025    Board of Trustees Update
01/01/2025    Inside Isaiah Article
11/14/2024    Board of Trustees Update
11/01/2024    Inside Isaiah Article
09/26/2024    Board of Trustees Update

Have a question? Email project co-leads Rabbi Thomashow and Meryl Junik.

TASK FORCE Our task force represents families of all identities. Danny Abramson** Nanette Bisher Heidi Barrett-Model George Foote Tom Formicola Susan Foster Viveka Prakash-Zawisza Rachel Sagaser** Steve Simon Meryl Junik** Rabbi Karen Thomashow ** Members of the Board of Trustees