The Adult Education Committee organizes encourages Jewish study by organizing study groups. The chair can arrange for members with expertise in Hebrew, Torah reading, and chanting to share their expertise with other members of the congregation. 

Services for children in grades K-4 take place on the second Saturday of each month, arranged by Dor L'Dor.  Older children often take part in regular services.  During High Holy days there are also special services for children.  For children under 5, babysitting is available on Shabbat morning.  Family celebrations include a Chanukah party and Purim celebration.  (Also see School.)

The Life Events chairperson and committee respond to the life events of members, such as funerals, weddings, naming ceremonies, and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.  The Life Events group can arrange for funeral and burial protocol, shiva services, and other services to the mourners. 

The Membership Committee plans and carries out a variety of activities necessary to sustain the congregation through recruiting and maintaining membership.

Volunteers from the membership speak at Shabbat services.  The Program Committee recruits these volunteers and plans other programs, including the visit of a Leslie Reggel Scholar to enrich the congregation's learning. 

Each service requires the participation of a number of congregants. The Vice-President for Ritual guides the congregation in the practice of Jewish rituals, customs, and traditions, organizing Shabbat services throughout the year and planning High Holy Day services.  A Sedra Review Coordinator, a Shabbat Evening Service Leader Coordinator, and a Shabbat Morning Service Leader Coordinator work with him or her to plan services and recruit members to participate in them. 

The Social Action Committee conducts activities that support our larger community.  These activities include serving monthly dinners at a homeless shelter for men that is sponsored by the East End Cooperative Ministries, working with Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers to provide services to the elderly, organizing an annual picnic to raise funds for local, national, and international charities, collecting food for local food pantries, organizing a Mitzvah Day, and advocating a dialogue on the Middle East conflict.

 In organizing these activities, the committee seeks to reflect the conscience of the congregation.  While committee members provide leadership and support, many congregants help organize and carry out the various activities.  The committee meets monthly at member's houses to plan future activities.  Committee members typically serve for one or two years, with new members joining in the spring.  The committee welcomes participation by school-age members of the Congregation.  Congregants interested in joining the committee or wanting to learn more about its activities should contact the chairman.

Social Events include an Oneg Shabbat after each Friday evening service and a Kiddush for every Shabbat morning service, special celebrations for Simchat Torah, Rosh HaShanah, breaking the fast after Yom Kippur, a family Chanukah party, and a Purim party.  In 2003, Dor Hadash will have a very special celebration for our 40th anniversary. 

School (Dor L'Dor) Liaison attends board meetings of both the congregation and the Dor L'Dor Hebrew School.

The principal means of communicating with the congregation as a whole are through the Kol, the bi-monthly newsletter, by e-mail, and via this website.   A membership directory is produced annually.  The Jewish Chronicle, Pittsburgh's weekly newspaper of Jewish interest, publishes the schedule of Dor Hadash services and events.