Barnert Temple Circle

Social Action Update

Mitzvah Mall 2016, Nepal Earthquake, Memories and Materials,
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ocial Action Drives
Submit Charities To Consider For Mitzvah Mall 2016
Logo - Mitzvah Mall
Team Tzedek is calling for all Barnert Temple members to share their passion for social justice and let us know about charities we should be considering for Mitzvah Mall 2016. 

 

This year our community raised $36,427.92, more than double chai, to support 10 grassroots organizations representing 10 Mitzvot:

 


Honoring the Elderly
Holocaust
Children's Health
Welcoming the Stranger
Love of Israel
Redeeming the Captive
Feeding the Hungry
Women's Issues
Compassion to Animals
Preserving the Earth



Take part in the process!  Check out the Mitzvah Mall charity criteria on this form.  Fill it out and submit it to Ron Lynn at [email protected] by September 1.

Then keep checking the weekly Social Action Update for information on fall sessions to sort, vet and choose the final Mitzvah Mall 2016 charities.  All are welcome to participate!

"A person who runs to do just, good, and kind deeds attains Life, success, and honor."

Proverbs 21:21 
The Victims of the Disaster In Nepal Need Your Help!
Nepal Earthquake Support rescue efforts that include on-the-ground-support including food, medical aid and shelter.  American Jewish World Service is there, providing these resources!  Click here to donate to AJWS Nepal Emergency Relief Fund today and help save lives. 
For an understanding of how American Jewish World Service provides the best practices in emergency relief, read this article by Nixon Boumba, an AJWS consultant.

Contribute to the Mitzvah Mall Archives:

Share Memories and Materials So Others May Benefit From Our Experience

Phtot Album Team Tzedek is collecting all photos, memories, agendas and handouts from past Mitzvah Malls to use for a Power Point we will be creating to share with Temples and other organizations that would like to create similar programs.  If you have anything you would like to share, please send it to Mitzvah Mall Archivist Florette Lynn at [email protected].
Family Promise - For Working Families Facing Homelessness
Fam Prom of Berg CtyVolunteers are needed to help 'staff' Family Promise Day Shelter in Ridgewood for 2 - 3 hour shifts on Sunday July 12 or Sunday August 9.  No long term commitment needed.  Great family service opportunity - kids are welcome.  Your role is to just be a presence at the Shelter while the regular weekday staff is not working.  You may play with the children there, read a story or just chat with the parents.  It is an important and rewarding service that enables working homeless families to have a 'Home Base' where they can spend
the day.  Give it a try - contact Donna Meyer at 201 681-7044 or [email protected] for more information.
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.


Toiletries 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.
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