Social Action - Tikkun Olam
Monthly Donation Drives:
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OCTOBER
Diaper Drive for Jewish Family Service In 2020, there was an unprecedented need for diaper supplies for young families who were out of work due to the effects of the pandemic. With your help, JFS distributed more than 109,000 diapers, 99,000 wipes, and purchased an additional 500,000 diapers and wipes through cash donations to the JFS Diaper Fund. Help JFS stock back up on Infant to Adult Diapers and Pull-Ups, and Wipes. Three easy ways to help!
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NOVEMBER
Canned Food and Cleaning Supplies Drive for Sand Branch, TX Please donate and canned food and cleaning supplies, including bleach and wipes, for the residents of Sand Branch, TX, an unincorprorated community, a few miles southeast of Dallas. This small, poor, largely African American community has been without running water for decades. Book Drive for the Little Free Library at Literacy Achieves Please donate books for our Little Free Library located at Literacy Achieves in Dallas. Literacy Achieves helps equip non-English speaking adults and their young children with English literacy and life skills to promote self-sufficiency and well-being. |
ONGOING
Fundraising Drive for Marom-Kampala Jewish Community in Uganda. Shearith continues to help the Marom-Kampala Jewish Community in Uganda. Currently, we're raising money to help 18 students in the community who can't go to school in-person because of Covid. These students need the proper supplies so they can learn at home, including laptops, headsets, a personal wi-fi connection, writing notebooks, and other learning materials. Please donate HERE |
Sandwich drive
Hospital visits / bikur cholim
Your warm smile and best wishes for a refuah shelayma, a complete and speedy recovery, to fellow congregants who are in the hospital is a tremendous comfort and a big mitzvah! Your friendly visit, even if it's short, helps supplement visits from our clergy.
If you, a loved one or friend is in the hospital and would like visitors, please let us know. Contact Theresa Hurt at thurt@shearith.org or 214-939-7314.
Privacy laws prevent the hospital from providing information to us.
If you, a loved one or friend is in the hospital and would like visitors, please let us know. Contact Theresa Hurt at thurt@shearith.org or 214-939-7314.
Privacy laws prevent the hospital from providing information to us.
Comforting the bereaved/nehum Avelim
The support of a strong community is most needed at the hardest time in people’s lives. Each time a member of our shul is sitting shiva, the Shiva Minyan Mitzvah Corps will attend an evening minyan, and bring a plate of desserts.
Please contact Avi Mitzner at amitzner@shearith.org for more information.
Please contact Avi Mitzner at amitzner@shearith.org for more information.
Mitzvah meals
Congregants with temporary medical issues: such as returning home from the hospital, undergoing intensive medical treatments, or experiencing family hardships receive meals provided by fellow congregants. Let's get cookin'.
Contact:
Joel Roffman at joel.roffman@gmail.com
Contact:
Joel Roffman at joel.roffman@gmail.com
Shearith Cares
Volunteers needed to pay a visit to congregants who are in the hospital.
Contact:
Theresa Hurt @thurt@shearith.org
Contact:
Theresa Hurt @thurt@shearith.org
The Ladder Project
An ambitious, innovative program to address the
problem of homelessness in our city and to fulfill the
mitzvah of saving a life. Read more HERE
problem of homelessness in our city and to fulfill the
mitzvah of saving a life. Read more HERE
Shul Drivers
If you need a ride to Shul or are willing to drive someone to a program or service, please contact Katie Babin at kbabin@shearith.org or 214-939-7310.
Homeless and hunger relief
Hunger in our community is simply unacceptable. We host canned food drives and deliver real help to the less fortunate among us.
Social Action
From Good Deeds Day to Galentines Day, from our Sandwich Drive to our High Holy Day Food Drive, we are always looking for volunteers to help us with projects or sit on our committee!
Contacts:
Mindy Fagin | mrfagin1@yahoo.com
Andrea Solka | andrea@solka.net
Contacts:
Mindy Fagin | mrfagin1@yahoo.com
Andrea Solka | andrea@solka.net
Kesher
Kesher works to create an inclusive environment for people of all needs. Volunteers needed for events throughout the year. Great way for students to earn community service hours!
Contact:
Sarah Lipinsky | slipinsky@shearith.org
Contact:
Sarah Lipinsky | slipinsky@shearith.org