BEFORE YOU CREATE AN ALT YK FORM

  1. Create all necessary programs in Salesforce. Note that there are often several experiences associated with Alt YK; please create a program for each and group them under a “High Holidays [Year]” parent program.

  2. Make sure you have all of the 18-digit program IDs handy (you can either copy it from the program URL, or you can find it on the program page under “18 character ID”).

  3. Only use a copy obtained by pressing the "use" button through the Template Library.  Do not make changes through the original template.

  4. Remember to save your form after each step - FormAssembly does not save automatically!

BUILD AN ALT YK FORM

  • Name The Form: Click on the “Properties” cog. Under “Name,” change the name of your Happy Hour program using the following format: Gather[Region] [Month] [Year] Alternative Yom Kippur Registration Form. Click “save.”

  • Add The Parent Program ID: Click on the box labeled “Parent Program ID,” then click “Options”, add the 18-digit Salesforce program ID to the Default Value field. Click “save.”

  • Add The Experience Program IDs: Click on the box labeled “Experience 1/2/3 Program ID,” then click “Options”, add the 18-digit Salesforce program ID to the Default Value field. Click “save.”

  • Adjust the choices for experiences: Click on the box labeled "Experience 1/2/3 Sign Up", then click "Choices". Edit any of the price labels as needed. If there is no "Free" option for that event then delete the "Free" choice.

  • Adjust the values for choices for experiences: Click on the box labeled "Experience 1/2/3 Sign Up", then click "Options", in the menu on the left scroll to the "Calculations" section. Ensure the value is a number (no $ sign) and matches the choice e.g. choice of $7, value of 7

  • Brand The Form: Go to “themes” and check to make sure the form’s theme corresponds to the region in which the experience is taking place. (Example: GatherDC forms should have the theme “GatherDC - Light *USE THIS THEME*.”) Click “save.”

  • Change the Image 

  • Customize The Text: In the body of the text on the first page of the form, replace all [bracketed words] with relevant information for your experience. There are some language guidelines in here, but you’re encouraged to make the description your own! Click “save” when you’re finished.

  • Review Accessibility and Vaccination Questions: Review these questions and make sure to customize them to fit your experience. Add or remove questions as you see fit. Include relevant staff contact information when indicated.

  • Enable Connectors: 

    • For Salesforce:
      • Click on “Connectors” in the menu on the far left of the screen, then click “Configure” next to “Salesforce” (in the “Form Submitted” section).
      • You’ll be taken to a screen titled “Salesforce.” Under the “status” section, click “enabled.”
      • Review the Amount field mapping for: 1.2 Create new Opportunity Record, 1.4 Create new Opportunity Record, 1.6 Create new Opportunity Record
        • You should map only to a number, do not include any symbols e.g. Choice: $7 should map to Amount: 7, Choice: Free should map to Amount: 0
      • Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “save.” 
    • For Stripe:
      • Click “Configure” next to “Stripe” (in the “Form Submitted” section). 
      • You’ll be taken to a screen titled “Stripe.” Under the “status” section, click “enabled.” 
      • Scroll down to “description.” Under “defined here,” type the name of the retreat using this format: Gather[Region] [Month] [Year] Alternative Yom Kippur
      • Click “save.”

  • Update Your Form’s Acknowledgment Messages and Add Your Contact Information: Go to the “Notifications” section on the left hand side of the screen, and input your “thank you” message, sender information, email subject, and email content. Click “save.”

  • Update Your Form’s Processing Options: 

    • Go to the “Processing” section on the left hand side of the screen and click “Active.” 

    • Adjust “Display from” and “Display until” to accommodate how long your form will stay open. 

    • Write the “unavailable” message, which will display to users who attempt to register when registration is already closed. 

    • Check the box next to "Use Google reCAPTCHA (a challenge that helps prevent spam)"

    • (optional) add a response quota

    • Click “save.”

AFTER YOU CREATE AN ALT YK FORM
Test The Form: Click “View” to access the front end of the form. Register yourself and submit a payment, then check the Salesforce program and Stripe to confirm your registration and payment. (You will be reimbursed for your payment after testing the form.)
Alternative Yom Kippur
Join us for Alt YK; An alternative Yom Kippur experience

Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of atonement. It is a day like none other on our calendar. It's a day of radical self-awareness, apologizing, forgiving, and refraining from the pleasures of daily life. It's also a day of yearning, hoping, changing, singing and starting over. That's asking A LOT of us and sometimes we need different Jewish access points and community experiences to get the most out of what Yom Kippur can offer.


On Saturday, October 12th, GatherDC is excited to host FOUR Yom Kippur experiences to make it possible for Jewish 20s and 30s like you to observe this introspective Jewish holiday in inclusive, creative, and non-traditional ways. Yom Kippur is a great holiday with not the best PR. We're trying to change that so we can all move into the new year with more courage, direction, and the very best people to be part of the journey.


Please choose from any or all of the opportunities below in which you would like to participate. Some experiences will close early due to space limitations, so sign up as soon as possible.


Each of these experiences is open to Jewish and Jew-curious young adults of all gender identities, sexual orientations, levels of religiosity, backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities. 


For questions, please email melanies@gatherdc.org.


Alternative Yom Kippur Morning Service

Alt YK Morning Service: 10:00am-12:00pm

This is an exploratory Yom Kippur experience led by GatherDC’s Community Rabbi, Rabbi Amalia. It’s not a prayer service and it’s not in a synagogue, although the space we’ll create together will be sincerely Jewish and very communal.


Together with other Jewish 20s and 30s, we will gather to observe Yom Kippur through ways that are intended to help us authentically connect to this most important Jewish holiday. This will include small group discussions over Jewish texts, outside-the-box approaches to traditional High Holiday rituals, activities for personal introspection, live Jewish and secular folk music, and thematic storytelling by Rabbi Amalia.


We’ll also be collecting charitable donations as a way to give back to our local DMV community. More details will be shared upon registration. 


Location: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D St. NW). Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is ADA accessible.


Cost: Sliding Scale


Choose what you pay
Afternoon Workshops

Afternoon Workshops 12:30pm-1:30pm

Sign up for one of the workshops below to continue the connection and reflection in community. Each workshop will be led by a GatherDC Community Member, who is sharing their expertise and passion with us on this day.


Mind/Body Movement- Adrienne Banks and Gabriel Benghiat will lead you through a restorative mind-body movement and connection session. Please wear comfortable clothes for this experience.


Spirituality Journaling + Debrief- Join Petal Grower for a generative, introspective writing and reflection session centered around spirituality and divinity. Please bring your own notebook and writing utensil for this workshop.


Resilience Conversation- Daniel Turner will use Torah study to explore the question, "How can we move forward when things we hold dear feel broken beyond repair?" Text sources will be provided for you.


Jewish Jam Session- Join Maxwell Thompson for an opportunity to learn, jam, and engage with your Judaism through song. No musical expertise required - this is for musicians and aspiring music-makers alike - but feel free to bring an instrument if you have/want! 


Cost: Free


Lunchtime Community Gathering [for those who cannot fast]

Lunchtime Community Gathering 12:30pm-1:30pm

There are many who cannot fast on Yom Kippur. This will be a space for those who find it meaningful and helpful to be with other people who also do not fast and engage in a Jewish conversation about what it means to honor the act of tending to one's body and spirit on this holy day.


Please note: food and drinks will not be provided. Everyone has their own nutritional needs, so we ask that you bring what you would feel most comfortable eating or drinking to sustain yourself. Also, we will not require anyone to share why they are not fasting.


You do not need to join our morning experience to participate.


Location: Private location in Downtown DC (attendees will be emailed the address). Location is ADA accessible.


Cost: Free


Evening Break-The-Fast at GatherDC

Break The Fast 7:00pm-9:00pm

End Yom Kippur with bagels and community! This is a casual break-the-fast at GatherDC's townhouse. We will provide bagels, schmear, drinks, and friendly faces. Feel free to join at any point in this time frame. We will be capping this experience at 35 people and will not be accepting walk-ups.


Location: 1817 M St. NW. Our townhouse has an accessible entrance through the back.


Cost: $5


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Requirements for Participation + Health & Safety Protocols

Requirements for Participation

  • Advance registration is encouraged for all GatherDC experiences. 

  • ​​GatherDC requires all participants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  

  • Participants must knowingly assume the risk of possible exposure to the coronavirus (or other public health risk) by attending an in-person experience, and release GatherDC, its board, and its employees from any and all liabilities.


In-Person Gathering Health and Safety Protocols

  • Masks will be optional at all events.

  • There will be private security at the Alt YK morning experience. 

*GatherDC is committed to making Jewish experiences accessible to all. If cost is a barrier, please email melanies@gatherdc.org or any GatherDC staff member.

GatherDC is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for all participants at Gather events, and as such maintains a strict no-tolerance policy toward any/all forms of harassment. If any staff, volunteers, or community members are observed physically or verbally harassing another participant, Gather staff reserve the right to request immediate removal without a refund. Repeat offenses will not be tolerated and may result in a permanent ban from Gather experiences and spaces.

GatherDC welcomes the participation of people of all abilities and backgrounds, levels of religiosity, gender identities, and sexual orientations. GatherDC fosters inclusive community and strives to accommodate all needs whenever possible. If you require special accommodations or have questions, please contact us at (202) 656-0743 or info@gatherdc.org and we will make every effort to meet your needs.

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