Tikkun Olam (healing the world), social action, and social justice are important values of the modern Reform movement and a priority at Temple Emanuel. We are typically involved in at least one Tikkun Olam activity every month. To participate in these activities or to suggest another one of particular interest to you, please email TikkunOlam@TEGNH.org
2023-2024 Temple Emanuel Tikkun Olam Activities
Your Tikkun Olam Committee encourages your active support and participation in the following activities. Please read The Shofar and the weekly Shofar Blasts for more information concerning all of these projects. Interfaith Service Day Sunday, August 6th Join with a group of TE volunteers and those from other congregations for an interfaith day of service. … Continue reading “2023-2024 Temple Emanuel Tikkun Olam Activities”
2nd Annual TE Reverse Tashlich Brings Modern Environmental Awareness to Traditional Practice – Sunday, Sept 10 at 1:30 PM
Join other TE members as we remove ‘sins’ from the ocean by cleaning up Woodmont Beach as part of TE’s second Reverse Tashlich. The event, part of a worldwide event, takes place on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Woodmont Beach. “For hundreds of years, Jews have symbolically thrown their sins into the water … Continue reading “2nd Annual TE Reverse Tashlich Brings Modern Environmental Awareness to Traditional Practice – Sunday, Sept 10 at 1:30 PM”
TE Tikkun Olam program: The Beth-El Center soup kitchen in Milford
As part of TE’s social action program, Nancy Weber and Max Case have (in the past) organized a group of TE members to serve dinner one night each month at The Beth-El Center soup kitchen in Milford. While this program has been temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Beth-El Center is still on … Continue reading “TE Tikkun Olam program: The Beth-El Center soup kitchen in Milford”
TE AND JCARR – THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
In 2015, Temple Emanuel joined with four other area synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven to form the Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR). Welcoming refugees is intrinsically connected to our Jewish tradition. The Torah instructs us 36 times to care for the stranger — far more than it commands us … Continue reading “TE AND JCARR – THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT”
CONECT @ TE
Co-Chairs, Alana Rosenberg and Jean Silk Temple Emanuel is a member of CONECT, Congregations Organized for a Greater Connecticut. CONECT is a collective of churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and civic organizations from New Haven and Fairfield Counties – representing more than 20,000 people from different races, faith backgrounds, and living in both cities and suburbs … Continue reading “CONECT @ TE”