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Breakfast with Fahim
Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household…When Pharaoh summons you and asks, "What is your occupation?" You shall answer, "Your servants have been breeders of livestock from the start until now, both we and our fathers" - so that you may stay in the region of Gos
How America's Journey for Justice Helped Me Truly Understand Reform Jewish Values
Two rabbis, a Methodist theologian, and a synagogue’s brotherhood president walk into a national social action event…
Yes, it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but there is no punchline.
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.
Be a Piece of the Puzzle: Year-Long Congregational Tikkun Olam Project
Congregants pledged to volunteer 18 hours a year. Community Contact Information: Temple Judea Tarzana, CA www.templejudea.com Goals: Encourage members to engage in individual, as well as congregational acts of tikkun olam. Establish the idea that individual mitzvot connect a community.
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.
22,202 CE: A Year With No Rosh HaShanah
Soon, Jews around the world will celebrate the beginning of the Jewish new year, 5781, and many of us will do so not from our synagogues as usual, but rather from our homes, looking into our computer sc
Adopt a Caseworker
Raising money to provide food, clothing, furniture, car seats, and tutoring for the welfare recipients assigned to specific caseworkers.
After-School Tutoring
Congregation set up a school tutorial program for neighboring inner-city elementary school students. Community Contact Information: Rodef Sholom Youngstown, OH http://oh001.urj.net Goals: Allow congregants to use their specific knowledge and areas of expertise to help others.
Chavurah: Providing Local Social Welfare Services
Congregation provides social welfare services to alleviate the devastating effects of poverty on the community. Community Contact Information: Congregation NCI/Emanu-El Buenos Aires, Argentina kol_emanuel@iname.com Goals: Alleviate the effects of poverty on the community at large.