Social Action Activities and Contacts

Activity Projects and Activities Contact(s)
Food Can Jam -- Contribute, pack and/or deliver non-perishable food for those in need -- on the second Shabbat each month. Rick Talisman
Manna Food Center -- Pack food boxes for needy families on the third Tuesday evening of every month. Good family activity. Bruce & Catherine Fallick
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. Bob Lubran (Kol Nidre)
Debbie Ehrenstein (Food Projects)
Shelter Christmas at Shepherd's Table - Provide meals (and company) to homeless men, women and families at this shelter in Silver Spring on Christmas eve and/or day). Melissa Crow
CBS Shelter - Serve dinner at shelter in Rockville during an evening during a designated week in late August/ early September. Ted Berman
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. Marc Gunther
Jayme Epstein
Environment Environmental Education/Action -- Get involved with environmental issues and service activities, both within Adat Shalom and in the larger community. Sheila Blum
David Feldman
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) -- help bring locally grown, organic vegetables to Adat Shalom. Work on related educational efforts. Louise Milkman
Interfaith Friends in Action - Adat Shalom will sponsor a team, through Community Ministry of Montgomery County, that will mentor and provide logistical support for a family emerging from poverty. Gerry Ehrenstein
Muslim-Christian-Jewish Friendship Activities -- Join with local religious and community groups on interfaith activities, including dialog, study, and service projects. Jay Marks
Brian Levy
Political Action/
Advocacy
Advocacy Subcommittee - receive, explore, vet, and recommend to the SAC ideas for advocacy under the Tikkun Olam Guidelines, and to guide any proposals through the process described in the Procedures for Adopting Congregational Positions document. Stan Newman
Carol Stern
International Genocide in Sudan -- Plan and participate in activism designed to stop the current genocide in the Darfur Region of Sudan. Harriet Shugerman
Jerry Kickenson
Naomi Edelson
Youth,
Families and
Lifestyle
Kids Care -- Tikkun olam projects for families with children 6 and under (siblings welcome!). A joint project with the Community Life Committee. Phyllis Marcus
"Lunch Bunch" tutoring -- Adults from our community tutor students in a local public elementary school. Sara Sennet