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.
Temple Emanuel Members Clean Woodmont Beach as part of the New Year Celebration
For 50 members of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, cleaning up trash helps right some of the world’s wrongs MILFORD, Conn. – It’s amazing what you can find on a beach. About 50 members of an Orange synagogue picked up a watch, a hotel key, a paring knife, sunglasses and even a pair of … Continue reading “Temple Emanuel Members Clean Woodmont Beach as part of the New Year Celebration”
Tikkun Olam Activities August 2025 – June 2026 Temple Emanuel
Your Tikkun Olam Committee encourages your active support and participation with the following activities. Please read The Shofar and the weekly Shofar Blasts for more information concerning all of these projects. Interfaith Volunteer Service Day – Interfaith Service Festival 2025 Sunday, September 21st – 12:00 noon – 4:00pm This year at St. John Vianney Church, … Continue reading “Tikkun Olam Activities August 2025 – June 2026 Temple Emanuel”
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”