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Existing Activities |
Projects & Descriptions |
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Food |
Can Jam – Contribute, pack and/or deliver
non-perishable food for those in need -- on the second Shabbat each
month. 2004-05 dates: 9/11/2004, 10/9/2004,
11/13/2004,
12/11/2004,
1/8/2005,
2/12/2005,
3/12/2005,
4/9/2005, 5/14/2005,
6/11/2005,
7/9/2005,
8/13/2005
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Manna Food Center -- Pack food boxes for needy families on the third
Tuesday of every month. Good family
activity. 2004-05 dates: 9/21/2004,
10/19/2004,
11/16/2004,
12/21/2004,
1/18/2005, 2/15/2005, 3/15/2005, 4/19/2005, 5/17/2005, 6/21/2005, 7/19/2005, 8/16/2005
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Hoops for Hunger—Help organize a one-day basketball event to raise
awareness and money for Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger. |
TBD |
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1) Kans for Kol Nidre and 2) Passover & Rosh Hashanah Food Projects--
Bring a grocery bag of canned goods
to Kol Nidre services; deliver food at holiday times to needy Jewish
families, often elderly immigrants. |
(Kol Nidre) |
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Shelter |
Serve in Community-Based Shelters -- Provide company and meals to homeless men, women
and families in D.C. and Montgomery County.
This will likely include service on Christmas eve or day. |
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Sukkot in April-- Help repair or improve the home of someone in
need. Good for children over 14 years
of age, as well as adults. |
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Environment
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Environmental Education/Action
-- Get involved with environmental
issues and service activities, both within Adat Shalom and in the larger
community (first program: climate change). |
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Interfaith |
Community Ministry of
Mont-gomery County and Interfaith
Housing Coalition -- CMMC, a coalition of congregations from across the
religious spectrum, offers the following projects: 1) join an AS team that
will mentor a family “emerging from poverty;” 2) provide a week of meals to
families in a local shelter. |
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Muslim-Jewish Friendship
Activities -- Join with members of the
Montgomery County Muslim Council and others in service activities around the
county. |
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Political Action/
Advocacy |
AIM (Action in
Montgomery) -- Explore Adat
Shalom’s participation in this organization of faith-based entities to
promote social justice in Montgomery County. |
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Congregational Advocacy – Join a task force which will explore advocacy at
Adat Shalom. |
TBD |
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International
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Genocide in Sudan -- Plan and participate in activism designed to stop
the current genocide in Sudan. Raise
money for the victims of the violence. |
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Youth and Families |
Coordination with Torah School and Youth Director -- Develop programs to involve young people in
social action projects. |
TBD |
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Kids’ Care -- Tikkun olam projects for families with children 6 and under (siblings welcome!). A joint project with the Community Life Committee. |
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“Lunch Bunch” tutoring
-- Adults from our community tutor students
in a local public elementary school. |
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General |
Re-Imagining Social Action at Adat Shalom -- Join a task force which will explore ways to make
social action a more integral part of the culture of AS! |
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New Project Ideas? |
Please add (or email!) any
ideas you have! |
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