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Chicago Sinai/Schiller School Partnership
Congregation adopts local at-risk public school.
Interfaith Initiative Against Gun Violence
The synagogue worked with other inter-faith religious groups to educate and speak out about gun control. Synagogue created interfaith group to educate community about gun control.
Your Guide to Fasting (or Not) on Yom Kippur
For many Jews, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting holiday – a day during which we abstain from eating, drinking, and even brushing our teeth or using perfumes. (Learn more about what we abstain from and why.)
What Jewish Tradition Says About Health and Wellness
Sh'mirat haguf – literally, guarding the body – is the religious imperative to take care of our body and soul. Learn how you can fulfill this mitzvah.
How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life
Not in her wildest dreams, could Marilyn Paul have imagined that she would ever take a day off every week to calm her soul, and write a book about it. Learn her story.
Children’s Initiative – Connecting to our Community; Bridges to Benefits
Program to train social service agencies on how to help at-risk families become aware of public resources available to them.
HEAL: Homelessness Ends At Leo Baeck
Combats the city’s homelessness problem by engaging in advocacy, education, marketing and direct service efforts. Community Contact Information: Leo Baeck Temple Los Angeles, CA www.leobaecktemple.org Goals: Advocate for affordable housing and other issues affecting the homeless.
8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah that Don’t Involve Gifts
Instead of eight days of gifts, here are eight ways to celebrate Hanukkah with your kids that relate the story and celebration for your enjoyment and to help you refocus your approach:
Project Ochel
Congregants assist needy families in the area by preparing and delivering monthly packages of canned goods, preserved foods and family favorites. Temple Beth El of Greatneck http://www.tbegreatneck.org/ Great Neck, New York Goals: Community-building, hands-on social action project.
The Abraham House Interfaith Build
The congregation worked together with members of the Muslim community to build a home for a needy family while breaking down the barriers that existed between the two groups.