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Winter Nights
An interfaith county-wide rotating homeless shelter.
Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
Temple Committee Against Human Trafficking brought awareness on the issue of human trafficking to the community.
Mini-Mitzvah Day
A community's initiative program which suggested inviting guests to a "Mini-Mitzvah Day" after services to add a socially responsible element to Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations.
Project Ezra
Non-profit organization that serves the Jewish elderly of the Lower East Side in New York City. Community Contact Information: Project Ezra New York, NY www.projectezra.org Goals: Provide comfort to elderly Jews. Welcome elderly Jews into the synagogue for a special day of honor.
Exodus! 40 Hours of Service for 40 Years in the Desert
Congregation organizes 40 hours worth of volunteer activities around Passover. Community Contact Information: Northwestern University Hillel www.nuhillel.org Goals: Draw connection between Passover and tikkun olam. Encourage volunteer service.
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.
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.
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.
Year Long Commitment to Tikkun Olam
Social Action calendar was created to allow congregants to choose activities that fit in their schedule. Community Contact Information: Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Indianapolis, IN www.ihcindy.org Goals: Make social action a flexible “one stop shopping” for the congregants.
Judaism and the Physically Challenged: Just Do It!
Shul-In educates youth about the special needs of physically and mentally challenged adults. Community Contact Information: Congregation Schaarai Zedek Tampa, FL http://www.zedek.org/ Goals: Teach children about issues of physical and mental disability.