Resources For Social Action Committees
Also visit the following publication sections:
K’hilat Tzedek: Creating a Community of Justice
K’hilat Tzedek is a discussion guide intended to help congregations through a process of reflection to determine where their social action programs fit into the scheme of congregational life, and how they can become models of integrated, justice-seeking congregations. The K’hilat Tzedek process will invigorate and deepen your congregation’s social justice work.
Social Action Blessing Cards
In an effort to bind our pursuit of justice more explicitly with our tradition, the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism and the URJ-CCAR Commission on Religious Living have created a series of b'rachot- blessings- that can be recited when performing mitzvot of social action.
Support Our Troops
Many congregations seek ways to support Jewish soldiers, particularly in times of war and during the Jewish holidays. There are several opportunities for individuals and congregations to offer support to Jewish troops during the upcoming Passover season.
Speak Truth to Power: A Guide for Congregations Taking Public Policy Positions
A publication to assist congregations in taking public policy positions created by the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA) and the Ida and Howard Wilkoff Department of Synagogue Management of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ).
Chai Investment Program (CHIP)
Guide for congregations interested in pursuing socially responsible investment policies through the Chai Investment Program (CHIP).
2004 Get Out the Vote Program Plan and Action Manual
Get Out the Vote 2004 aims to demystify the registration process, to focus communal energy on the privilege and responsibility of voting, and to provide information to plan a successful voter engagement effort in advance of Election Day. While this guide was designed for use by Jewish congregations and communal organizations that wish to conduct their own voter registration drives, we also encourage you to participate in voter registration drives in the general community. The same procedures and materials that are suggested here for use in the Jewish community can be adapted for use in voter registration activities in the broader community.
Irving J. Fain Social Action Awards Booklet for 2003
Lirdof Tzedek: A Guide to Synagogue Social Action
Whether you are looking to expand a successful social action program or are working to build one, Lirdof Tzedek: A Guide to Synagogue Social Action is an important resource for you and your congregation. Lirdof Tzedek provides step-by-step guidelines for all aspects of synagogue social action programming, from establishing the appropriate structures within the congregation to effecting change on the local, regional and national levels.
A Guide To Synagogue Tzedakah Collectives
View this guide produced by the Commission on Social Action and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism on how your Synagogue can create a Tzedakah Collective
Mitzvah Day Manual
Mitzvah Day is a program that sets aside one day during the year when all congregants—adults and children, social action mavens and novices—take part in one of several social action projects in their city or town.
