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A Kid-Friendly Version of the Hanukkah Story
Long ago, before even our grandparents’ grandparents’ grandparents were alive, the land of Israel was ruled by a wicked king named Antiochus Epiphanes
Hanukkah Gift Tree: A Family Craft Project
Hanukkah recounts the story of a great miracle and a great triumph, offering parents a wonderful opportunity to teach children to celebrate the miracles in their own lives as well as to be the light in someone else’s darkness.
8 Ideas for Celebrating Hanukkah with Teens
With eight nights to celebrate, Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday for families to enjoy together – especially if there are teens in the house or in your extended family.
Soup-er Bowl Kick-Off
When all the food is being consumed during the Super Bowl- Why not donate a can of soup for those less fortunate. A Super Bowl tzedakah project donating cans of soup to a soup kitchen. For all the food that is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday there are still those that go without.
South Bronx-Port Washington Community Partnership
The Temple partnered with two churches in the South Bronx in order to foster connections between the communities. Through tutoring, blood drives, homeless shelters, and other means, the communities have worked together through iner-faith relations to help make our world a better place.
Sowing Bread in the Sea: A Psalm for Tashlich
This piece of liturgy was written for Jews For Racial & Economic Justice in New York City. Its themes will be resonant for residents of so many of our cities and towns. It may be used in your congregation's High Holiday services or Tashlich ceremony, or in other gatherings for worship or protest. You may want to use this psalm as part of the service Tashlich for a Just City.
Step-Up Ministry
A synagogue co-partners with a local Presbyterian Church and other supporting congregations and organizations in a program to take working homeless families through proscribed steps or phases to make them self-sufficient.
Successful CSAs: Kol Ami (Philadelphia, PA)
Kol Ami has served for four seasons as a Hazon CSA host site, bringing together the congregational and local community around healthy, locally-grown food.
Support Our Troops
Congregation sends donations to help support our troops. Community Contact Information: RAC’s Support Our Troops site: http://rac.org/pubs/packets/sos/. Goals: Provide necessities to keep morale up among our troops. Give thanks to the soldiers who put their lives on the line for us.
Sustainable Food Systems and Jewish Tradition: Temple Isaiah (Lexington, MA)
Temple Isaiah will explore concepts of sustainability, Jewish traditions, and connections with the natural world reflected in our food systems and eating choices as one of its 50th anniversary (or Jubilee Year) events.