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Social Action - Tikkun Olam

DECEMBER
Drive Through Drop Off on Sunday, December 5, 9 am - noon
OR 
Donate at Shearith through Thursday, December 16!


Donate multi-pack toilet paper, paper towels, masks, hand sanitizer, and canned food for the residents of Sand Branch, TX, an unincorporated community, a few miles southeast of Dallas. This small, poor, largely African American community has been without running water and sanitation for decades. You can also shop for items on Amazon HERE

Donate coats, scarves, hats, caps, gloves, and blankets for the adults living at 
The Bridge, a homeless recovery center, and for kids to be distributed through Literacy Achieves, a nonprofit literacy center. 

If you don't make our drive thru drop off on Sunday, December 5, please bring your items to Shearith and put in the donation bins by Fonberg Family Chapel,  by 2 pm on Thursday, December 16.​
JANUARY 
January Sandwich Drive—Sunday, January 23 from 8:30 am -12:30 pm!
Come help meet our goal of delivering 3000+ sandwiches to Union Gospel Mission and also to Cornerstone Ministries. You can help provide sandwiches (see below) and/or volunteer to sort.
We need: sandwiches consisting of lunch meats (no pork), PB & J, or cheese. SANDWICHES MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY PACKED, LABELED, AND KOSHER-STYLE. NOTE:  *NO TUNA, EGG, OR CHICKEN SALAD*
We also need: 
• Berry boxes. Please start collecting fruit/berry boxes used to sort and transport sandwiches. Please hold these at your home until the week before the drive. 
• Kosher bread donations: Let Andrea Solka (andrea@solka.net) know if you have a contact for Kosher bread donations from a bakery or store. Kosher bread is needed for our Weitzman Family Religious School students who will be making sandwiches.
• Multi-pack donations of chips and other individually pre-bagged snacks such as Chex Mix. 
• Volunteers to help collect and sort sandwiches HERE
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Click above for a presentation from the November Social Action Committee meeting. 
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FEBRUARY
Galentine's Day --Thursday, February 10 at 6:30 pm.
Our Galentine's get-together benefits
I Support The Girls charity. Stay tuned for registration and donation information. 

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
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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. 
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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.
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
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Shearith Cares
​Volunteers needed to pay a visit to  congregants who are in the hospital.
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
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​
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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
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9401 Douglas Avenue Dallas, TX 75225
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  • About
    • Help Wanted
    • Mission, Vision, Core Values
    • Contact Us
    • Our Congregation and History
    • Blog
    • Places >
      • Shul Locations
      • David A. Segal Family Simcha Play Center
      • Shearith Israel Cemeteries
      • Family Room
    • People >
      • Meet our Klei Kodesh
      • Meet our Staff
      • Meet our Lay Leadership
      • Shearith People
    • Communications >
      • The Shofar
      • Our Video Channel
      • Shearith Social Media
      • Evexia
      • Sign up for our emails!
  • Calendar
  • Connect
    • Study Guides >
      • Shabbat Morning Torah Study Guides
      • Thursdays with the Rabbis Study Guides
      • Women's Torah Study Materials
    • Travel to Israel with Shearith
    • Volunteer
    • Get in Touch
    • Groups >
      • 20s and 30s
      • College Connection
      • Pillars: Hazak Community
      • Shearith Prime
      • Shearith Community Youth
      • Social Action
    • Family Center >
      • Family Center Program and Event Descriptions
      • Tiny Treasures
    • The Ladder Project >
      • Donors to The Ladder Project
    • Music at Shearith >
      • Shabbat Musical Experiences
      • Small-Waldman-Cohen Signature Series
      • Hazzan Zhrebker Music
      • Our Shearith Choirs
    • SISterhood >
      • SISterhood Programs and Events
      • Torah Fund
      • SISterhood Gallery Judaica Giftshop
      • SISterhood Board Forms
  • STREAM
  • Pray
    • Shabbat and Minyan Times and Liturgy
    • Alternative Prayer Experiences
    • Holidays >
      • Mishloach Manot
    • Shabbat Musical Experiences
    • Lifecycle >
      • Birth
      • B'nei Mitzvah >
        • Adult B'nei Mitzvah
      • Conversion
      • Wedding
      • End of Life >
        • End of Life Info
        • Shearith Israel Cemeteries
      • Passings/Yahrzeits
      • Shiva Minyan Liturgy
    • Misheberach (Healing)
    • Torah >
      • Torah and Haftarah Readings
      • Holiday Torah and Haftarah Readings
  • Learn
    • The Weitzman Family Religious School >
      • WFRS Registration
      • WFRS Curriculum
      • WFRS K- 7 Calendar
      • DeReKH
    • B'nei Mitzvah
    • Adult Learning Calendar >
      • Adult Learning Class Descriptions >
        • ScholarStream Classes
    • Kesher (Special Needs) Program
  • Membership
    • Become a Member >
      • Membership Brochure
    • Membership Portal
    • Update Your Membership Portal
    • Membership Directory
  • GiVE
    • Make Your Donation
    • Annual Campaign
    • Shearith Foundation
  • Foundation
    • Foundation Mission and Trustees
    • Foundation Gifting
    • Legacy Donors
  • The Gallery