Tikkun Olam. For many of us it is the essence of our belief. Working to make the world a better place is reflected in our prayers and in our acts. We need your help to make Tikkun Olam alive again at Temple Emanuel.
Over the years, we at TE have engaged in a wide variety of activities:
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Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen
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Yom Kippur food drives
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Delivered and prepared meals for the homeless and needy at Thanksgiving
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Participated in Abraham’s Tent
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Walked in the Cook and Care Walk-a-thon
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Been part of Habitat for Humanity
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Travelled to Nicaragua with the New Haven/Leon Sister City Program
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Rallied on behalf of Darfur in Washington, D.C.
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Read to New Haven school children
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Gathered clothes for the needy
The list goes on and on.
We have hosted speakers and discussions on issues of interest in our society:
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Eliminating the Death Penalty
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Israeli – Palestinian relations
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I.D. program in New Haven
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Soap box forums for congregants
None of this can happen without dedicated, interested and committed people. None of this can happen without YOU.
The Social Action/Community Service (SACS) committee is being restructured. It will change from a group creating projects to one that serves to coordinate them. The membership of TE is invited to create your own projects and TE will attempt to broadcast for help and to publicize what you are proposing. Please e-mail us with your ideas of what YOU would like to do. The membership will be informed and invited to assist and get involved in your project. In this way the Temple’s involvement will grow, individuals will work on projects that interest them and the energy of many people will be more directed.
Thus far we have individuals who wish to work on the High Holiday Food Drive and others who are interested in Thanksgiving. Let us know where you fit in so we can move forward together.
We will coordinate this activity while the restructuring continues to take place.
Peter Stolzman & Nancy Weber
TikkunOlam@TempleEmanuel-GNH.org