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Creating a Culture of Kindness
I sat down with Dr. Bruce Powell and Dr. Ron Wolfson via Zoom to discuss their significant new book, Raising A+ Human Beings: Crafting a Jewish School Culture of Academic Excellence and AP Kindness.
Ensuring the Sacred and the Ethical in Sacred Partnership
The URJ offers resources that address the challenges of building sacred partnerships and leading our institutions at this moment in time. We strongly suggest that you take a look at them and begin to apply what makes sense to ensure that you put as much care into how healthy your organization is emotionally as it is physically. Many of these are offered in partnership with movement partners.
CHESED Social Action Program for Youth
Monthly social action activities for families with children grades K-3.
Chicago Sinai/Schiller School Partnership
Congregation adopts local at-risk public school.
Children of Jerusalem, Families of Faith
An interfaith program to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict including a lecture, painting exhibition and a series of community dialogues.
Children’s Initiative – Connecting to our Community; Bridges to Benefits
Program to train social service agencies on how to help at-risk families become aware of public resources available to them.
Christmas Dinner for the Hungry
Congregation sponsors an annual Christmas Dinner for their local homeless, distributing meals, toys and care packages to families in need.
Church-State Committee
Synagogue creates a committee to speak about issues involving Church and State. Community Contact Information: KAM Isaiah Israel Chicago, IL www.kamii.org Goals: Educate community about the importance of keeping the line between church and state distinct.
Clipping Coupons
Synagogue members cut coupons to donate to agencies that purchase food for the needy. Community Contact Information: Temple Sinai Roslyn Heights, NY www.templesinairoslyn.com Goals: Assist local food agencies in purchasing supplies to feed the hungry. Foster awareness of issues of hunger.
Community Garden
Cultivating produce on synagogue grounds to serve at a local soup kitchen. Community Contact Information: Temple Oheb Shalom Baltimore, MD www.templeohebshalom.org Goals: Foster relationships between local Jewish and African-American communities. Grow fresh produce for a population in need.