Social Action - Tikkun Olam
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SEPTEMBER
High Holiday Food Drive benefitting Jewish Family Services Monday, September 26 | 12 - 1pm We need volunteers to hand out paper bags to all congregants after services on Rosh Hashanah. The bags will be filled by congregants with shelf-stable food and delivered back to Shul on Kol Nidre for distribution to JFS. OCTOBER Tuesday, October 4 at Kol Nidre services bring back your food donations! Diaper Drive benefitting Jewish Family Services Through October 23 There is an increased demand for diapers and wipes. Food Stamps do not cover those purchases and JFS has been handing out 15,000 diapers each week! Please bring new (and sealed) diapers in all sizes from newborn to Size 6 (infants/toddlers) as well as adult sizes and leave in the bins by the Minyan doors anytime through Sunday, October 23rd! |
NOVEMBER
Book Drive benefitting Literacy Achieves Through November 17 In 2018, Social Action built and stocked a Little Free Library at the West Dallas campus of Literacy Achieves. LA helps adult immigrants & refugees learn English and provides a day-care for their children ages 0-5. This LFL serves them as well as the surrounding neighborhood. An Amazon Link will be sent out in an upcoming e-blast or bring new or lightly used children’s books to the bins by the Minyan Doors. |
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