Congregational Social Action Webpages

Congregational websites easily underscore the breadth of social action programming nationwide and can serve as valuable resources for programming in your community. Find out how a congregation in Fresno, CA, has established an interfaith food bank or how a congregation in Minneapolis, MN, is assisting those living with AIDS. Learn what congregations in neighboring communities are doing to help repair the world.

Social Action Web Pages Sorted Alphabetically by Congregation's State

A-B-C · D-E-F · G-H-I · J-K-L
M-N-O · P-Q-R · S-T-U · V-W-X-Y-Z

Many of the congregational pages refer to RAC programs or resources. For additional information on Mitzvah Days and the High Holiday Hunger Project, contact the Religious Action Center or the Commission on Social Action

Looking for new social action programing ideas, visit RAC's Program Bank

If your congregation has a social action website and it is not listed please on this page, please send e-mail the Religious Action Center at rac@urj.org and we will be happy to add it.

United States

A - B - C

Alabama

• Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville - Breast Cancer Awareness project by the Sisterhood
• Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham- Lists upcoming and ongoing social action projects, as well as update on completed projects

Alaska

• Congregation Beth Sholom, Anchorage- lists local non-profits looking for volenters from the congregation

Arizona

• Congregation Or Chadash, Tucson, Arizona- Social Action Committee information page
• Congregation Chaverim- List of ongoing social action opportunities
• Temple Kol Ami, Scottsdale- working with packagesfromhome.org to send packages to troops stationed overseas.

California

• Temple Israel, Hollywood- Detailed list of Social Justice Committee activities including the Families-In-Need Project and High Holydays Hunger Project
• Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles - Descriptions of local Social Justice Partnerships and Social Action Programming, including Fain Award-winning CDF Freedom School program and Annual Mitzvah Day
• Temple Beth El, Aptos - Summary of social action projects
• Congragation Ohr Tzafon, Atascadero- Information on comunity homeless shelter, as well as b'nai mitzvah projects
• Congregation Beth El, Berkeley- Extensive discriptions of ongoing social action projects
• Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills- Listing of social action projects avalible through the congragation, or through the community.
• Congration Beth Israel, Carmel- List of many community and temple projects- including; emergency lodging, listening campaign, and Comunitys Orginized for Relational Power in Action
• Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills - provides volunteer and donation opportunities for congregants and describes their Tikun Olam Day - a community wide event of social action programming
• Congregation Or Ami, Calabasas - Summary of social action programs
• Temple Ahavat Shalom, Northridge- List of annual social action projects including Mitzvah Day, hunger programs, and community outreach
• Temple Beth El, Salinas- Listings of annual community service projects
• Temple Emanu-El, San Diego- Information on social action projects including: Mitzvah Day, Interfaith Shelter, Blanket and Warm Clothing Drive
• Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco- Interfaith Council Dinners for the Homeless, environmental sustainability, Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
• Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco Information on past year's events
• Congregation B'nai B'rith, Santa Barbara-Mitzvah Vegetable Garden, mentoring program, food drive, Mitzvah Day
• Temple Israel, Stockton- Summary of social action programs including the Distinguished Speaker Series
• Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village- Extensive social action programming including the Moses Program which assist the disability, interfaith programs, Black/Jewish dialogues, Mitzvah Day, and supervision of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service Projects
• Leo Baeck Temple, West Los Angeles Information on Mitzvah Day, AIDS Luncheon Group, Sukkot in April, and the Social Action Shabbat Lecture Series
• Congreation Beth Shalom, Carmichael- Updates on food pantry, soup kitchen, and food donation through the temple
• Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Fountain Valley

Colorado

• Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs - Information on the Inter-Faith Hospitality Network - provides meals to homeless families.
  

Connecticut

• Congregation B'nai Israel, Bridgeport,- Information on a variety of programs, including blood drives, hunger programs, and supporting local schools
• Temple Emanuel, New Haven - List of committee projects including soup kitchen, clothing drives, and animal shelter
• Temple Sinai, Newington- Extensive information on social action programs including the High Holiday Food Drive

D - E - F

Delaware

• Congregation Beth Emeth, Wilmington - Information on annual Mitzvah Day

Florida

• Temple Israel of Greater Miami, Miami- Temple Israel/Douglass Elementary School Reading Project, Project LEAD (Literacy for Every Adult in Miami-Dade County), and feeding the homeless
• Congregation Etz Chaim, Oakland Park- Description of Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam committee
• Temple Beth El, Pensacola - Information on various projects to benefit the Temple and surrounding community
• Temple Sinai, Sarasota- List of social action programs on hunger and diversity programs

G - H - I

Georgia

• The Temple Hebrew Benevolent Congregation (The Temple), Atlanta- Zaban Homeless Shelter, Mitzvah Day, and other social action programs

Illinois

• Beth Emet: The Free Synagogue, Evanston- Mitzvah Day, soup kitchen assistance, blood drive, Former Soviet Union outreach
• Oak Park Temple, Oak Park- Project Sandwich distributes lunches to Reverend Vinson's Outreach Mission
• Temple Beth Israel, Skokie - Social Action Committee informs and educate the congregation on social justice issues by holding forums and creating a social action network to inform interested congregants about current legislation

J - K - L

Kentucky

• Temple Shalom, Louisville- Update on congregation's social action programming with details on Hannukah Helpers project

M - N - O

Massachusetts

• Temple Isaiah, Lexington- A general outline of Temple Isaiah's extensive social action activities.
• Congregation Beth El, Sudbury- An overview of the congregation's activites to fulfill the Jewish obligation of Tikkun Olam.

Michigan

• Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor- Page alerts congregants to the projects they can participate in

Missouri

• Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis- An overview of the congregation's efforts to serve its community and "be a part of the solution in our neighborhoods, our city and our world."
• Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis- Site focuses on important social and moral issues, congregational projects, and taking actions to achieve social justice
• United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis- A mission statement of the temple's Community Action committee.

New Jersey

• Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill- Comprehensive updates from the Social Action committee on recent projects.
• Temple Advoda, Fair Lawn- Programs dealing with helping the homeless, AIDS patients, and Habitat for Humanity
• Temple Emanu-El, Livingston- A well-organized and complete overview of the congregation's social action activities. Project descriptions, contact information and a schedule of events is also provided.
• Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan- Information on High Holidays food drive, Ronald McDonald House, and Mitzvah Day
• Temple Beth-El, Somerville- An overview of the work of the Social Action committee that highlights current projects,their biggest project to date has been the Interfaith Hospitality Network.
• Temple Sinai, Summit- Detailed description of the synagogue's social action activities

New York

• Temple Beth Elohim, Brewster- Special Events section includes social action programming
• Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Brooklyn- Brief description of the congregation' social action program
• Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Croton-On-Hudson- Overview of Temple Israel's social action programming
• Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York- Brief description of the temple's social action activities
• Woodlands Community Temple, White Plains- One of the most comprehensive and informative congregational social action pages on the Internet!

Oklahoma

• Temple Israel, Tulsa- Includes current committee projects and a social justice program idea bank

Ohio

• Issac Wise, Cincinnati- Description of social action programs, political advocacy networkand interfaith hospitality network
• < FONT>- Yom Kippur food drive, tree plantings, Mitzvah Day and other projects

Oregon

• Beth Israel, Portland- Information on their Mitzvah Bank, Torah of Money and other creative social action programs

P - Q - R

Pennsylvania

• Congregation Keneseth Israel, Allentown- Information of Social Action Committee activities and projects

S - T - U

V - W - X - Y - Z

Virginia

• Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church- Site provides information on the extensive list of the congregation's social action activities
• Temple Emanuel, Roanoke- Information on the Interfaith Hospitality Network and the RAM House

Washington

• Temple B'nai Torah, Bellevue- Web site describes the congregation's Social Action mission
• Temple Beth Am, Seattle- Listings of on-going social action projects including: Habitat for Humanity, making lunches for Angeline's Day Shelter, food bank gardening, interfaith programming, political advocacy, and their annual Mitzvah Day
• Temple Beth Or, Everett- Information on the Social Action Committee's ongoings, including projects to green the congregation through recycling and education, among other actions