As much as our mission or our rabbi, our members make Or Hadash. Our members are the magic.  

Our diversity keeps us open minded, curious, and authentic— there is simply no box to fit into here. It would be impossible to list all of the various identities and interests you’ll find among members at Or Hadash, but here are a few that are important to us. 

We are an international community, with members from all over the world. The advent of the Zoom-mitzvah during the pandemic meant we welcomed family from around the globe at each simcha! 

We have a particularly large Spanish-speaking community, hailing from Mexico and all over South America. Please let us know if you’d like to be connected with one of our Spanish speakers - we’d be happy to make a match.

We are home to all kinds of household constellations: partnered and single; with and without children; lesbian, gay, and straight. We are home to families who are multi-racial and multi-faith, and to folks whose ancestry.com profile reports 100% Ashkenazi on all sides. (Really, there is no box to fit into.)

We love music and we especially love eating together. If you love music and eating, you’ll fit right in. We have an active kiddush club, if you enjoy a drink after services, and if you are in recovery, you’ve got a place at our table, too.

We take Tikkun Olam seriously, as a community and as individuals. Our members are engaged with a broad range of social issues, striving to make the world a more just and compassionate place. 

We are not a political monolith— we have a range of perspectives on the issues of the day. 

We share a love for Israel, and have a wide variety of connections to her - many have lived there, many have family there, and our shul frequently makes trips as a group. We welcome a Shinshin (18 year old Israeli) into our community each year, our founding rabbis sometimes teach from their new home in Israel, and we enjoy learning about everything from culture and history to modern politics across the sea. We are not a political monolith in this arena, either. Our members have different perspectives on the best path to prosperity and peace.

There is no “box” you need to fit into in order to belong here, except perhaps a willingness to be both authentic -- to bring your whole self to shul— and to be open to learning from other people’s perspectives and experiences as we build a spiritual home together.