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Olam HaMitzvot - a World of Mitzvot
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Join us for this wonderful mitzvah-a day of Social Action projects! Take part in many mitzvah opportunities during this important annual event.
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Leonard Fein
Friday, April 20
7:45 p.m. Shabbat Service
We welcome Dr. Leonard Fein to Temple Sholom on Friday evening, April 20. Dr. Fein has been a leading voice for social action in the Jewish community for decades. In the 1960s, he taught Political Science at MIT, where he also served as Deputy Director of the MIT/Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies. In 1970, he joined the faculty of Brandeis University, where he was Professor of Politics and Social Policy and, for six years, the Klutznick Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies.
In 1974, Dr. Fein founded Moment magazine, which under his leadership as editor and publisher became America's leading independent magazine of Jewish affairs. In 1985, he founded Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, which has become central to the American Jewish community's campaign against world hunger. And in 1996, he founded the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy, a project for mobilizing the American Jewish community to provide volunteer tutors for the Read America program.
From 1996 to 2000, he served as Director of the Commission on Social Action of the Reform Jewish movement. Dr. Fein has written more than 900 articles and essays and the books Where Are We? The Inner Life of America's Jews, Israel: Politics and People and most recently, Against the Dying of the Light: A Story of Love, Loss, and Hope.
Olam HaMitzvot Schedule
Sunday, April 22
On Sunday, April 22, Temple Sholom will offer multiple opportunities to perform mitzvot in our community. Starting at 9:00 a.m., the Brotherhood will run a blood drive and Charles Ifergan's hair stylists will again be here to stylishly remove five-ten inch length ponytails for Locks of Love.
Our Religious School children will participate in a variety of projects including assistance for the Treehouse Animal Shelter. At 11:45 a.m. there will be an assembly when children will discuss their work and adults can learn about afternoon projects. A hearty lunch paid for by Temple Sholom's Fund for Social Justice will energize us for the remainder of this important day. Join us for lunch at 12:15 p.m.
Afternoon projects will include plantings at Agudas Achim, the historic synagogue in Uptown, a visit to Friedman Place (formerly Kagan Home for the Blind) to play bingo with residents, or a trip with our dogs to the Kenwood Home. Congregants can stay at the Temple to construct Dolls for Darfur, or to knit and piece together blankets with the Women of Reform Judiasm for Warm up America.
Also, Look For:
Life Source Blood Drive
Sunday, April 22, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join us in the Mendelson Gallery at Temple Sholom in giving the gift of life to someone in need. Bring identification showing your name, date of birth, and one of the following: social security card, driver's license/state identification card or passport. If you would like to schedule a specific time to donate blood, please RSVP to Linda Armitage at 773-435-1536 or linda@sholomchicago.org. For additional mitzvah opportunities on this important day, please see the attached insert.
Olam HaMitzvot 20's and 30's Planting Project
Sunday, April 22, at 1:30 p.m.
5029 N. Kenmore in Chicago
Participate in Temple Sholom's congregation-wide mitzvah day by helping other 20's and 30's plant flowers all around the outside of Temple Agudas Achim. Join in a great way to give back to your Jewish community and meet new friends! For more information or to RSVP, contact Daniel Dorfman at daniel.dorfman@gmail.com.
Olam HaMitzvot & Warm Up America
Sunday, April 22
Join us for lunch a Temple Sholom at 12:15 p.m. and stay for our project which beginning at 1:00 p.m. Together we will combine the knit and crochet squares into handmade afghans and throws. If you do not knit, join us anyway. There's a lot to be done. Come participate in WRJ's mitzvah project; this is a wonderful reminder of the power of teamwork and community.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Easy! Just fill out our quick form and send it to the attention of Linda Armitage (instructions included).
Click here for the 2007 SIGN-UP SHEET.
Contact Linda Armitage or Rabbi Amy L. Memis-Foler at the Temple, or Mat MacCumber, at macretina@aol.com with questions.
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