tikkun olam / social action
The Tikkun Olam/Social Action Committee organizes small and large volunteer projects and opportunities throughout the year. We strive to help those in need, sheltering the homeless, feeding the hungry, and providing for the underprivileged. To learn more about our upcoming projects and to be added to our email list, contact Tikkun@cbe.org.
Tikkun Olam Programs
Now through August 25
The first day of school is right around the corner and many children in San Diego will begin the school year without necessary school supplies. Help us make a difference to them and their families. We will be collecting backpacks in collaboration with Western Service Workers Association - an organization serving San Diego's working poor. The Tikkun committee will also be purchasing uniforms for students at a bulk discounted rate with contributions made to the Tikkun fund. You can help by bringing new backpacks to the reception desk at Beth El, or by contributing funds here.
The Tikkun Olam/Social Action Committee at Congregation Beth El invites you to participate in our virtual open forum committee meetings. We gather to discuss and plan our future social action projects.
The Tikkun Olam Committee organizes small and large volunteer projects throughout the year to help those in need. Join our meeting to find out about upcoming projects and to tell us what you are passionate about so Beth El can participate in volunteer efforts that are important to you. For more information, contact Tikkun@cbe.org.
Please register here
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87250457227?pwd=ZWtNTzBOalhLSFZUdTJNbjRMUVZDdz09
Meeting ID: 872 5045 7227
Passcode: shalom
Adopt a Kindness Family
Congregation Beth El is "adopting a family" in collaboration with Kindness Initiative (KI). KI believes no Jewish household in San Diego County should face life’s challenges alone. Through wrap-around services, the KI team seeks to alleviate the pressures and complexity of financial insecurity, by assisting Members to access the resources they need to achieve self sufficiency.
By adopting a family, we will make a substantial difference in the life of a specific, local Jewish household. KI families struggle with impossible financial choices: paying for food or medicine; rent or utilities, transportation or child care. For KI Members who have lost jobs, become ill, face mounting financial challenges, or are on the brink of homelessness, the "Adopt a Kindness Family" program helps prevent displacement, and the downward spiral of ever more difficult circumstances.
We have made a one year commitment to contributing $360 monthly to our adopted KI family, as well as help them with other needs throughout the year. You can help by donating funds here, or by helping fill some of the family's needs here. We have adopted a single mother and her 4 children, details remain confidential.
If you have any questions, please contact dvinick@cbe.org
