A high holiday survey template created by Congregation KTI.

1. In this moment of incredible difficulty, loss, and uncertainty, we at KTI are beginning to plan for
the fall High Holidays with the understanding that many of our usual offerings and practices may
not be advisable this year given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
We turn to you, our community, to help us understand what the High Holidays mean to you. This
survey will help us to set goals for this year's holidays and begin to dream about how we might
accomplish those goals together.
While we mourn what may not be possible this year, we can also look forward with curiosity and
enthusiasm about the opportunities this situation creates. Whatever our limitations may be, how
might we collectively experience gathering, renewal, and return during the Days of Awe?
Thank you for your input.
Seeing friends and community members
Being with my family
Inspiration in my own process of teshuva
Participating in the service by having an
honor, opening the Ark, reading Torah,
etc.
Watching young people participate in the
service
Demonstrating my connection to the
Jewish people
Demonstrating my connection to the KTI
community
Rabbi's sermons
Cantor's singing
Yizkor memorial service
Havdalah at the end of Yom Kippur
Approaching the open Ark during N'eila
Hearing the Shofar
Kiddush lunch
Tashlich
Other…
What do you most look forward to about the High Holidays generally? (Choose 3)
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Under what conditions would you feel comfortable attending an in-person service this fall?
If we cannot hold our usual in-person services, what will you miss the most?
If we cannot hold our usual in-person services, what will you miss the least?
If in-person services are not an option, how would you want to connect with the synagogue
and its members?
Interactive tele-conference (Zoom)
Live broadcast service
Small group learning and reflection
sessions (virtually or in-person as
advisable)
Small outdoor gatherings (physically
distanced as advisable)
Telephone dial-in
Pre-recorded elements of the service to
watch on my schedule
Technical assistance accessing any of the
above
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What resources would you need to conduct meaningful holiday observances at home?
For those with children living at home: If we are not able to gather in person, what would
you want your children to experience this High Holidays?
Additional comments and feedback about how KTI can be most helpful to you during the
2020 High Holidays:
Mahzor/prayerbook
Tallit and kippah
Discussion and activity guides
Other…