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American Jewish World Service Farm Bill Petition
If you were at BK this past Friday when Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service, spoke, you heard her impassioned plea for a change in the way the United States provides aid to countries facing food crises. Whether you were there or not, you have an opportunity to help AJWS make its voice heard in Congress as the 2012 Farm Bill is reviewed. This is a chance to reform our food aid policy so that we stop wasting food and undermining local farmers and markets in developing countries.
To learn more and to sign the AJWS petition, click here.. |
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Upcoming Events
Click on Event Titles for more information and to register.
LatkePalooza
Friday December 23, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
LatkePalooza Is Coming! Mark your calendars: Friday, December 23 at 6pm.
Bnai Keshet Roabst Honoring Rabbi Elliott Tepperman
Saturday January 28, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
7th Annual Bnai Keshet Roabst Honoring Rabbi Elliott Tepperman. East Side Specialties and Desserts Donation: $80
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Volunteer & Take Action Today!
Today we are asking for volunteers to help in a number ways with causes supported by BK to help make the world a better place.
Kol Tuv - All the best! |
Help to make Someone's Holiday Special
Make the 4th Night of Hanukkah (aka Christmas Eve) special this year by brightening someone else's holiday. Volunteer to help prepare a festive meal on December 24 for the residents of St. Paul's Men's Shelter in Paterson.
We need volunteers to prepare dishes and purchase items and to bring them to:
Ellen & Marshall Kolba
16 Montclair Avenue
973-746-7328
Please click here to Tell us what you can do.
All contributions-food and gifts-are to be delivered by 4:00 PM on Saturday, December 24. Thank you. |
Darfurian Refugees Come to New Jersey - Volunteers Needed
Through efforts of the Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest (JVS), we are proud to welcome 13 Darfurian refugees to MetroWest. These refugees have been able to come to New Jersey through a federal grant awarded to JVS through HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) to resettle twenty-five refugees per year over the next two years, or a total of fifty refugees from Darfur and neighboring areas in Sudan, Africa. To this end, JVS and the NJ Coalition Responds to the Crisis in Darfur are looking for assistance with the following:
- Volunteers to take refugees to doctors and other appointments (currently there are over 40 at this time).
- Male volunteers to become friends with the seven young men, who have each travelled alone to New Jersey, i.e. engage in social activities, become mentors, etc.
- Accompany refugees with tasks such as supermarket shopping, practicing English, and teaching literacy, nutrition and money management skills.
- Donate clothes, mattresses, food, and other initial housing and living essentials.
- Provide financial assistance to help the new refugees settle in apartments and to provide essentials such as food, clothing, and transportation.
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