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The Brotherhood Synagogue Social Action Committee endeavors to meet community needs in a variety of ways. Among the significant projects that we undertake are: running a temporary homeless shelter during the winter months; organizing clothing, food and book drives; visiting the housebound and those in nursing homes; holding an annual blood drive, and arranging visits to area cemeteries for those in need of transportation.
The Social Action Committee is responsible for undertaking those activities of the Synagogue that can be identified by the Hebrew expression Tikkun Olam, to heal and repair our world. The Committee meets as needed throughout the year for planning purposes. Congregants who are interested in joining the Committee or participating in any of its activities are encouraged to contact the Committee by leaving a message for the Committee with the Office at 212-674-5750.
Social Action Activities
Tu B’ Shevat Seder
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Come to learn, sing, be inspired, taste four species of fruit, drink four varieties of wine and enjoy a light meal. Learn how we are connected to Jewish tradition and to the earth.
Special guest speaker Jennifer Greenfield, Director of Street Planting, City of New York Parks and Recreation Department.
Cost $18. Please call the office at 212-674-5750 to make your reservation.
Project Cicero
During the period February 1 through February 24, we will be collecting new and gently used books for Project Cicero. This non-profit organization provides books to under-resourced NYC schools from kindergarten through high school. The Project Cicero mission is to enable children to build a love for reading by ensuring that each class has a viable library. Please bring your new or gently-used hardcover or paperback books suitable for children and young adults to the Collection Box in the lobby. Students may fulfill school community service requirements by volunteering. For more information, contact Linda Yee Kaleko through the synagogue office.
Project Ezra
During the month of March, we will once again be collecting Passover foods in the collection box in the lobby for Project Ezra, an organization that feeds the needy elderly on the Lower East Side. For those seniors who will be receiving your donations, this may be the only food they have for Passover. We will provide a list of the foods that we will be collecting with the March bulletin. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you can send checks, made payable to “Project Ezra,” to the synagogue and we will forward those on. You may also want to be involved in the packing and distributing of the food boxes to the needy elderly which takes place at Project Ezra downtown. Look for further details about this as well in the March bulletin and future weekly emails.
Kol Yisrael Araveen Ze B’Ze—
All Jews Are Responsible For Each Other
Internet Links To Organizations Supported By The Brotherhood Synagogue’s Social Action Committee
The Jewish Energy Covenant Campaign’s goal is to encourage the Jewish Community so that we live our lives with a commitment to sustainability, leaving a smaller carbon footprint, and repairing God’s Creation.
City Harvest will, this year, rescue and deliver more than 26 million pounds of quality food that would otherwise go to waste. Picked up from restaurants, grocers and manufacturers, the food is delivered free of charge to nearly 600 community food programs throughout New York City.
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is the only national Jewish nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.
American Jewish World Service — Our Synagogue recently raised $20,000 for AJWS’ relief efforts in Haiti. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world and advocating for human rights, one of the core values of Jewish ethics.
Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like us. They distribute these shoes free of charge to people in need, regardless of race, religion, or any other criteria.
Jewish Heart for Africa brings sustainable Israeli technologies to African villages. They facilitate African development using Israeli innovation, helping Africa and Israel at the same time. In its first two years, Jewish Heart for Africa provided light to over 100,000 African people.
Greenmarket promotes regional agriculture by providing small family farms the opportunity to sell their locally produced foods directly to New Yorkers. Their work ensures that we have access to the freshest, most nutritious locally grown food.
Dorot addresses the basic needs of the elderly, such as food and housing, health and wellness services, and life management skills. It provides social, cultural, religious, and educational activities to alleviate isolation and is designed to bring the generations together.
The Teva Learning Center is North America’s foremost Jewish Environmental Education Institute, and provides non-denominational educational services to participants from throughout the Jewish community.
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life deepens the Jewish community’s commitment to the stewardship of creation and mobilizes the resources of Jewish life and learning to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants.
Project Ezra’s efforts reach nearly 1,000 of New York’s frail elderly who are economically, physically or psychologically marginal. In addition, they provide social work services, counseling and crisis intervention and make referrals to appropriate agencies.
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services operates 185 community-based programs, residential facilities, and day-treatment centers. Social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists, and 2,000 volunteers work to ease the strains that disrupt lives.
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