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Interfaith Initiative Against Gun Violence
The synagogue worked with other inter-faith religious groups to educate and speak out about gun control. Synagogue created interfaith group to educate community about gun control.
The Friendship House
A congregation created three comprehensive projects for the Friendship House, a homeless shelter for abused women, children at risk, migrant workers, and the Sunrise Community, an agency for developmentally disabled adults.
Tzedekah Mutual Fund
A new and successful program to educate congregants about diverse disaster relief initiatives and to raise funds to support people in need throughout the world.
Partnership with Social Workers at Legal Services
Synagogue partners with local Legal Services to help their clients work towards self-sufficiency. Community Contact Information: Temple Emanu-El Edison, NJ www.edisontemple.org Goals: Provide necessities to help others become self-sufficient. Engage congregants in targeted, local giving.
Haitian Orphanage Project: Hollywood Cares
Congregation partners with a local church to bring resources to Haitian orphans affected by HIV/AIDS. Community Contact Information: Temple Beth-El Hollywood, FL www.templebethelhollywood.org Goals: Provide Haitian orphans with day-to-day necessities.
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Congregation adopts a school in a poverty-stricken neighborhood. Community Contact Information: Congregation Or Ami Calabasas, CA www.orami.org Goals: Nurture the strong sense of responsibility already present in the community. Assist children in a local poverty-stricken neighborhood.
New Orleans Women’s Shelter
Transitional housing shelter for homeless women and mothers with young children which began in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Sowing Bread in the Sea: A Psalm for Tashlich
This piece of liturgy was written for Jews For Racial & Economic Justice in New York City. Its themes will be resonant for residents of so many of our cities and towns. It may be used in your congregation's High Holiday services or Tashlich ceremony, or in other gatherings for worship or protest. You may want to use this psalm as part of the service Tashlich for a Just City.