The Young Israel of West Hempstead strongly encourages active participation by its members in all aspects of the
shul ranging from chesed to programming. We have a long tradition of volunteering through our “Committee System”
where members are free to join committees that allow them to contribute at any level of commitment they choose.
For more information on how to get involved feel free to contact one our committee chairs directly or contact our
Executive Director, Saul Skolnick or one
of our officers and we will work to find a committee that suits your interests.
| Adult Education |
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| Adult Education | Stuart Apfel, Menachem Brick, Shalom Lamm, Adam Miller |
| Library | Menachem Brick, Avi Pechman |
| Torah Tape Library | Richard Feldman, Chaim Mechanic |
| Chesed & Jewish Action |
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| Sandwich Club | Mark Dratch, Arnold Levine, Gila Moldoff Reinstein,
Nechama Taber |
| Simcha Connection | Chaya Pollack |
| Jewish Action | Abraham Borenstein, Robert Margulies |
| Tehillim Network | Melody Harris |
| Youth Programming |
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| Youth Directors | Yosef Aryeh, Aryeh Young, David Block |
| Youth Committee | Arnie Liebman, Tsvi Kushner |
| Parent-Child Learning | Aryeh Ciment, Abraham Ciment, Ari Hirsch,
Moshe Radinsky, Neil Torcyner |
| Little League | Menachem Bedziner, Dovid Kupchik |
| Shabbos Minyanim & High Holiday Seating |
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| Main Shul | Joshua Levine, Moshe David Laufer |
| Hashkama | Eli Kahn, Robert Thee |
| 8:00 Minyan | Marshall Dumont, Arnold Liebman |
| Kiddush Room (9:00) | Aaron Trauring, Stephen Plotsker |
| Sephardic Minyan | Igal Rahmani, Jay Rahmani, Nejat Rahmani |
| ECC Minyan | Donny Adler, Dan Sokolow |
| High Holiday Seating | Irv Goller, Joel Kaplan |
| Decorum | Howard Taber |
| Various Mitzvot & Seasonal Programs |
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| Yom Ha’atzmaut | Yossi Wiesel |
| Holocaust Remembrance | Lester Bleich, Bert Dractman, Martin Schmidt |
| Eruv | Richard Miller, Burton Pechman, Bernard Zivotofsky |
| Tefillin & Mezuzah | Eitan Kantor, Ari Kirshblum, Ari Silberger |
| Shatnes | Hedy Blum, Bonnie Kupchik, Helene Kusnitz |
| Shmurah Matzoh | Shani Wein |
| Kiddush Committee | Murray Goldwag, Ken Hersch, David Lubel |
| Bereavement & Yarzheit |
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Chesed Shel Emes
- Main Contact | Richard Miller |
| Chevra Kadisha | Chaim Mechanic, Yocheved Radovsky, Channa Stein |
| Shomrim | Bernard Kesselman, Abe Rieder, Gitta Zivotofsky |
| Cemetery | Arthur Heiman |
| S’udas Havraah | Mindy Gage |
| Shiva Minyan | Richie Miller |
| Shiva Equipment | Joel Kaplan |
| Yarzhet Notification | Jonathan Goldstein |
| Yarzheit Plaques | Judah Rhine |
| Yizkor Book | David Baratz, Stephen Plotsker, David Lubin |
| Fundraising & Appeals |
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| Kol Nidrei Appeal | Aaron Trauring, Charlie Weissman, Sruli Furman,
Motti Edelstein, Dovid Frankel |
| Dinner/Journal | Bernard Kesselman, Melody & Robert Harris,
Stephen Plotsker |
| Building Fund Raising | Richard Grossman |
| Rabbi’s Charity Fund | Joel Kaplan |
| Combined Israel Appeal (CIA) | Seymour Liebman, David Lubin, Chaim Slomnicki |
| UJA Appeal | Yaakov Guttman, Yossi Weisel, Gitta Zivotofsky |
| Outside Appeals | Shimmie Ehrenreich, Robert Harris |
| Bond Breakfast | Gitta Zivotofsky |
| Shul Policy & Operations |
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| Membership | Yaakov Guttman, Rachel Sacknowitz, Ari Wein |
| Building & Simcha Reservations | Charnie Adler |
| Services Calendar | Mel David |
| Finance & Special Arrangements | Lester Bleich, Seymour Leibman, David Lubin,
Fred Bodoff |
| Constitution | |
| Ritual Policy | Robert Harris |
| Building Committee | Joel Klein, Stephen D. Lassar |
| House | Gregg Goldenberg |
| Safety & Security | David Awerbuch, Denny Simon |
| Web Site | Michael Listman, Jeremy Maryles, David Baratz |