Social Action
You are not expected to complete the task, but neither are you free to avoid it. — Pirkei Avot 2:21,20
Tikkun Olam has always been a defining cornerstone at Temple Beth-El, reaching beyond the walls of our local community. As Jews, we are responsible for changing the world, one person or piece at a time, bringing us closer to wholeness, peace and equality.
Join us throughout the year as we work together to rebuild our world. We have several programs to help our local community.
Please check back here regularly for updated information about current Tikkun Olam opportunities. Upcoming activities are listed on the sidebar to the left.
Social Action Team
The Temple Beth-El Social Action Team was formed in the fall of 1995. We sponsor many community based projects, including collecting food and paper goods for the Ark during the High Holidays, helping at the Jewish United Fund’s Uptown Café, annual blood drives, collecting holiday toys for children less fortunate than our own and helping our Yad L’Yad partner community in Russia.
The Social Action Committee looks forward to continuing these activities and expanding our outreach to other activities which interest you. Please tell us your ideas.
Thank you very much for your participation—past, present, and future—in doing these mitzvot.
Thu, September 28 2023
13 Tishrei 5784
Upcoming Social Action Events
Food Insecurity Drive
Ongoing
Donate food pantry items inside the front doors of the Temple during business hours to support the food insecure in our community! Sponsored by TBE Sisterhood.
Contact
Laurie Orenstein, Executive Director
(847) 205-9982, ext. 211
lorenstein@templebeth-el.org
A Just Harvest
Volunteer to shop and/or deliver food to A Just Harvest, the largest community soup kitchen in the Chicago area. Volunteers from Temple Beth-El join together four times a year, on the 5th Wednesday and Thursday of the month, to help feed those in need.
To donate online: http://www.TempleBeth-El.org/ donate.
For more information or to be on our e mail list to volunteer, contact Barbara Charal at becharal@att.net.
To sign up for the next shopping and serving dates (August 30 and 31, 2023) click HERE.
