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HEART Program: Help Educate and Renew Trust
A synagogue and an African American Baptist Church united to create an after-school academic enrichment program. Community Contact Information: Temple Sinai Worcester, MA http://www.templesinaiworcester.org/ Goals: Provide tutoring services to academically at-risk children.
Stumbling on the Edge of Life
On one of my first visits to my friend Barbara's Brooklyn apartment, she led me into the kitchen where her mother sat at the table. "Ma," she said, "this is my friend Edie from school." "Sit, sit, let me look at you," Mrs.
Let's Talk About Food: Temple Sinai (Toronto, ON)
Temple Sinai in Toronto engages with food, sustainability, and social justice through worship, educational programming, and direct action.
Israel and the United Nations
The relationship between the UN and Israel has often been fraught.
The Heart of Torah: How Our Actions Bring it to Life
What makes the Torah different from any other book we read?
I posed this question years ago to a group of second graders as we began a lesson about Simchat Torah.
Year of Social Action
With a focus on congregant’s social justice interests, synagogue provides numerous programming and advocacy opportunities all year. Community Contact: Temple Beth Torah Melville, NY www.tbtny.org Am Shalom Glencoe, IL www.amshalom.com Goals: Foster a sense of community.
When Jack Pushed Jill Down the Hill: Coping with Bullying
How should parents respond if one of their children bullies another?
Together to End Racial Profiling
How often does your rabbi say in his or her High Holy Day sermon, “Take out your phones and make a call?” Over the holiday season, that’s exactly what rabbis across California did. Governor Brown heard those calls, and he responded with a clear step forward for racial justice.&n
Create a M'gillah, Purim Puppets, and a Haman Piñata
Get involved with the megillah by making one, acting out the story with homemade puppets, and taking a whack at a villainous Haman piñata.
Yom Kippur Social Action Guide
Ideas for incorporating social action themes into your Yom Kippur observance.