Social Action through Adat Shalom

Please review the options listed below and let us know

which of these opportunities appeal to your heart and your spirit

social.action@adat.net

A few dates to remember:

Christmas holiday Tikkun Olam projects December 25, 2011
Sukkot in Spring April 22 and 29, 2012
Anacostia environmental event Date TBA (Spring 2012)

Activities	Projects & Descriptions	I/We will help... (name/s here):
Food	Can Jam - Contribute, pack and/or deliver non-perishable food for those in need (second Shabbat each month).
	Manna Food Center - Pack food boxes for families in need (third Tuesday evening every month). Good family activity.
	Kans for Kol Nidre- Bring a grocery bag of canned goods to Kol Nidre services. Good family activity
	Passover & Rosh Hashanah Food Projects -- deliver food at holiday times to Jewish families in need, including many elderly immigrants. Good family activity
	Holiday Tikkun Olam - Provide meals, assistance, and companionship to individuals and families in need on Christmas Day and other holidays throughout the year. Good family activity
	CBS Shelter - Serve dinner at Rockville shelter one evening during designated Adat Shalom week. Aug. 19-24, 2012. Good family activity
Shelter	Sukkot in Spring (with YACHAD) - Help repair or improve the home of someone in need. Good for adults, children over 14. April 22 and 29, 2012
	Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH) - We have “adopted” one of the MCCH permanent housing program sites, and we will be helping maintain their yard, provide gifts to residents, and perhaps find other ways to assist in the future. Garden project good for families with children of all ages.
Environment	Mishnah Garden - You've seen it on your way to services, now it's time to get your hands dirty. We need help planting, weeding, and harvesting, along with delivering our harvest bounty to the Manna Food Center. Good family activity
	Anacostia Recovery Project - help “repair the world” along the Anacostia River and expand your understanding of environmental stewardship. Date TBA, Spring 2012
	Environmental Education/Action - “Think globally, act locally” by getting involved with environmental issues and service activities. We are looking for good ideas and leadership, so don't be afraid to step forward.
Interfaith	Interfaith Action - Help shape and advance new initiatives to broaden Adat Shalom engagement on interfaith issues through dialogue and civic action
International Relief	Haiti project - Help bring resources and educational opportunities to children and families in Haiti
Advocacy	Advocacy Subcommittee - Advocate for same-sex marriage equality in Maryland.
Youth, Families, and Lifestyle	Youth Committee -- Tikkun Olam activities with and for Adat Shalom youth (both pre- and post-Bnai Mitzvah). Activities TBA.
New Ideas ??	Social Action Committee - Share your ideas for new social action projects, and help make them happen. Please join us!	Ideas:

For more information, please feel free to contact Social Action Committee Co-Chairs:

Jean Hochron or Jayme Epstein

social.action@adatshalom.net

Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
7727 Persimmon Tree Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817

E-mail info@adatshalom.net

Phone: 301-767-3333 x106 | FAX: 301-767-3340

Shabbat Services: Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

We are an affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
and part of the Chesapeake Region of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (CRJRF)