Food Chains, Blue Moon Community Night, BarTY and Midnight Run, Mitzvah Mall 2015, Edgewater Fire, Social Action Drives
"Food Chains" Film, Discussion and Action Planning Thursday, February 26, at 7:30 pm Glen Rock Ambulance Corps, Maple Avenue and Harding Plaza
Moderated by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster.
The Glen Rock Poverty Awareness Project presents Food Chains, an uplifting film about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a group of farm workers revolutionizing farm labor to ensure dignified working conditions and a more humane, transparent food chain. Rachel Kahn-Troster, a national speaker and activist fighting labor trafficking in the Florida tomato industry, will moderate a discussion immediately following the film. Discussion will include actions we can take that will offer support to farm workers in their struggle for justice. Admission is Free. To see a trailer of the movie, go to http://www.foodchainsfilm.com/.
Blue Moon Mexican Cafe Community Night Sunday, March 1
Click here to print this coupon, enjoy a meal at Blue Moon, and they will contribute a percentage of your tab to Mitzvah Mall charities!
BarTY Does "Midnight Run" Help Our Barnert Teens in Their Efforts to Help Others Saturday night, March 14 Donations needed by March 13
So many ways to make a difference and save a life!
Started in 1984, Midnight Run delivers clothes and food to homeless people throughout Manhattan. On March 14, BarTY will be guided around Manhattan to various stops where we will deliver donations to people in need. Here's your chance to make a difference! Your time and/or your donations are needed!
If you are interested in being part of the Midnight Run event, email BarTy at barty1847@gmail.com. Drop off is at Barnert Temple at 5 p.m. and pick up at 2 a.m.
Women: feminine products, sneakers, outerwear, activewear Reusable Bags are in high demand! Please donate your backpacks, canvas, and tote bags!
Still Collecting for Mitzvah Mall Charities:
Help Raise Double Chai - $36,000 - for 10 Worthy Causes!
Thanks to the generosity of the Barnert Temple community and friends, we've already raised more than $34,391.09 for 10 carefully chosen grassroots organizations. We will continue collecting donations until the Blue Moon Community Night on March 1. You can help us meet our goal of reaching double chai, $36,000, by:
Collecting Tzedakah and bringing it to the Office in envelopes marked clearly "For Mitzvah Mall"
Eating brunch, lunch or dinner at Blue Moon on Sunday, March 1. Just click here for the coupon. Then print it, give it to your server, and the restaurant will donate a percentage of your tab to the Mitzvah Mall
While the Mitzvah Mall provides a great opportunity for community to gather, learn, volunteer and give together, our obligation to do mitzvot, or acts of loving kindness, doesn't end there. Keep checking Thursday Social Action Updates for information on how we can continue building relationships with our 2015 Mitzvah Mall partners.
Team Tzedek would love to hear your ideas, too. Contact Sue Klein at
Watch for Mitzvah Mall photos to be posted on our Web site soon.
"A person who runs to do just, good, and kind deeds attains Life, success, and honor."
Proverbs 21:21
Collection for Edgewater Fire
Want to help the approximately 1,000 people who lost their homes from the Edgewater fire? Hundreds of the town's children are currently without necessities and need your help. The following can be dropped off at Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, 50 Eisenhower Drive in Paramus (Monday - Thursday from 9 am - 5 pm; Friday from 9 am - 2 pm): School supplies, toys & games, small appliances, new socks, new underwear (in original package), toiletries, diapers, feminine hygiene products and pet food. Also welcome are gift cards: Visa, Amex, Target, Pathmark, Home Goods, Trader Joe's, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pet Valu.
Social Action Drives
We are Always Collecting Food: Check out the On-Line Option for Donating Food!
Local food pantries are struggling to meet demand. We're always collecting food in the Atrium, but now you may also donate food through the click of a button. Click here for our Barnert Temple Food Drive webpage at yougivegoods.com. It's simple! Select the food you would like to donate and pay on-line. All purchases will be delivered to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah.
Winter Coats and Jackets : We are still collecting for children and adults. Please donate new or gently used coats and jackets today! They will be donated to the Paterson community through CUMAC (Center of United Methodist Aid), a 2009 Mitzvah Mall Charity.
New Toiletries, Cosmetic Bags, Toiletry Bags: Center for Hope and Safety (formerly Shelter Our Sisters, a 2002 Mitzvah Mall Charity) still need items. Full sizes or the small bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion and bars of soap from hotels are great! New cosmetic bags and toiletry bags are needed as well!
Please drop off your contributions in the baskets in the Atrium.
We are Always Collecting Food:
Winter Coats and Jackets :
