Interfaith Family

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. Even though Thanksgiving is a secular holiday, the day is filled with religious overtures that are not specific to any...

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. Create hands-on social action opportunities...

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. Recognizing the...

Winter Nights

An interfaith county-wide rotating homeless shelter. Contact Information: Temple Isaiah Lafayette, CA Goals: Provide a clean, safe and warm facility at night for homeless families with children and for homeless seniors Provide a unifying tikkun olam project that involves all age groups in the congregation (from preschool to seniors) Overview...

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. Temple Solel 552 South El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024 760.436.-654 www.uahc.org/congs/ca/ca017 Target Groups: Multi-Generational Social Action Program Temple Solel's members have coordinated a two-week homeless shelter with...