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Havurah Shalom High Holidays 2020
High Holidays at Havurah Shalom - Experience Survey
We have enjoyed sharing the High Holidays with you! To help us reflect and improve on next year's experience, please share your thoughts with us below.
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1.
Name (optional)
2.
What are the ages of the people in your family who participated in Elul and High Holidays?
0-5
6-11
12-14
15-19
20-35
36-65
over 65
3.
Which Elul (the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah) offerings, activities or classes did you participate in? (May choose more than 1.)
Rosh Chodesh Elul Launch Party
Sound the Shofar daily shofar blast
Elul Mindfulness and Meditation
Jewish High Holiday Cooking: Modern Recipes and Classics
Writing into the High Holidays
Teen Improv Games
Spiritual Vocabulary and Preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Deborah Eisenbach-Budner
Telling the Jonah Story Through Minecraft
Elul Havdalah and Sing-along
Me and White Supremacy
Listening, Doodling, Snacking and Talking: Moving into the Turning
Immigration, Refugees and Sanctuary in Word and Image
Witness from the Streets of Portland: Teen Q and A with Rabbi Benjamin
Hashiveinu: Musical and Spiritual Preparation for the High Holidays
Social Action Poetry: For Those Who Seek Justice and Love Literature
4.
Regarding the Elul activities:
The Elul offerings looked interesting and I wanted to attend
The offerings were not interesting to me
Didn’t know about the Elul offerings
5.
I wanted to attend Elul offerings such as classes, cooking demonstrations and more but did not because of:
Technical difficulty on my end
Difficulty of Havurah's interface
Other plans
Needed more time to plan
I attended the Elul offerings I wanted to attend
Other (please specify)
6.
If you have teens in your family, what obstacles were there to their participation in the offered Elul teen activities?
We didn’t know about them
We knew about them but they weren’t interesting
We knew about them and thought they might be interesting but they didn’t fit our schedule
This question does not apply to me
Other (please specify)
7.
Which services, programs or spaces did you attend or participate in? (May choose more than 1)
Selichot Service
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Lobby Rooms
Rosh Hashanah Morning and Torah Services
Rosh Hashanah Family Service
Membership Tabling
Teen Tent
Meet Tikkun Olam
Grades 4 and 5 Scavenger Hunt
Middle School Discussion
Cemetery Gathering
Kol Nidrei Service
Yom Kippur Morning, Torah and Haftarah Services
Yom Kippur Family Service
High School Discussion
Tikkun Olam Discussion
Deepening into Yom Kippur: Contemplative Service
Yizkor Service
Afternoon through Neilah Services
Music and Mix Tapes on Demand
Jewish Ritual How-to On Demand
Recordings of Elul Offerings On Demand
8.
The services I attended were
Too long to be viewing on a screen
Too short to feel right
A fine length of time
9.
On Erev Rosh Hashanah and in Kol Nidrei, we used a
webinar
format where only the service leaders were visible on screen. In all the other services, you could see everyone’s faces. For services and other big events, do you prefer:
Webinar
Seeing people's faces
No preference
Comments
10.
How were the production qualities (sound, visuals) in the activities and services you participated in?
Great
Good
Okay
Lower than expected
Unacceptable
11.
What were ways you connected with other Havurahniks, and how satisfying were they? (may choose more than 1)
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Lobby Rooms
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Discussions
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Using the chat
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Viewing faces in gallery view
Very Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Other (please specify)
12.
What other ways to connect do you with had been available?
13.
Regarding the lobby rooms:
I entered the lobby rooms and enjoyed spending time with other Havurahniks.
I did not try a lobby room -- I needed a break
I didn’t know about the lobby rooms
14.
This year, like last, we requested short drash submissions for inclusion in High Holiday services. Please share your reactions to this process.
15.
What were some of the most meaningful aspects of services for you?
16.
What other feedback do you have about services?
17.
It is a deeply held Havurah value that all feel welcome and safe here. Which describes your experience in our virtual tent?
I felt welcomed in High Holidays and Elul spaces
I felt neither welcomed nor unwelcomed in High Holidays and Elul spaces
I did not feel welcomed in High Holidays and Elul spaces
18.
Please tell us what would have helped you to feel more welcomed.
19.
Regarding finding information about High Holidays programs and services, where did you look for it and where did you find it? (May choose more than 1)
High Holidays Packet PDF
High Holidays at Havurah Shalom Web Portal/Attendee Hub App/Cvent Platform
HavurahShalom.Org Website
Hineinu E-Newsletter
Hakol Newsletter
For Your Family E-Newsletter
I was unable to find the information I was looking for
Calling or emailing a staff member
Other (please specify)
20.
Is there anything else you would like to share about your experiences at High Holidays?
Please share any thoughts you have about the content of the services, including the liturgy, rabbi’s drashot and other drashot.
21.
In this complex and detailed puzzle of planning the many pieces that go into High Holidays, we always need leadership. Would you be interested in being contacted to help drive a piece of the puzzle in 2021? If so, please leave your name below and your area of interest.
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