Thanksgiving and Interfaith Relations
Interfaith Relations Since coming to North America, the Jewish community has reached out to other religious groups in order to make Thanksgiving an inter-faith day of worship, dialogue, and celebration.
Interfaith Family
Year of Social Action
With a focus on congregant’s social justice interests, synagogue provides numerous programming and advocacy opportunities all year. Community Contact: Temple Beth Torah Melville, NY www.tbtny.org Am Shalom Glencoe, IL www.amshalom.com Goals: Foster a sense of community. Engage the entire congregation in acts of tikkun olam.
Yad B’Yad: Joining Together to Heal the World
Temple Dor Dorim cultivated meaningful personal and communal relationships with two local churches, creating the foundation for genuine interfaith collaboration on a series of events aimed at the entire local community and designed to raise awareness of the suffering in Darfur, as well as within our own communities.
Winter Nights
An interfaith county-wide rotating homeless shelter.
The mitzvah of hospitality: Interfaith Shelter Network
A synagogue initiative to work with the local Interfaith Shelter Network over the Christmas holiday to provide assistance to people in need.
