April 21, 2024, All Day
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As part of our year-long celebration honoring Rabbi Arnie Gluck, we will come together as a community for Tikkun Olam, A Day of Service. ‘Building a better world, one person at a time’ – Ellan Allard.
There will be programs and events for congregants of all ages.
More information is available when you click the blue underlined programs (ex. Elijah’s Promise, Knitting Squares, etc).
Service Projects at TBE
- Blood Drive (more)
- 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The need is constant; the gratification is instant. There is no substitute for blood. Donors provide the only supply of life-saving blood for those in need.
- Register to give blood using this link.
- To volunteer to work the drive, please contact Jacki Skole (blooddrive@templebethelnj.org).
- Garden Cleanup
- Kitchen Prep for Pesach
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Our Ritual Committee seeks volunteers to clear our kitchen of chametz, and make our refrigerator, cabinets, and carts Pesach ready.
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Contact
Lisa Schatz (KitchenPrep@templebethelnj.org) from the Ritual Committee to help with this important mitzvah!
- Library Organizing
- Our library books have been reorganized and the sections need to be labeled. Help to make our library more user-friendly, shelve some books, and make new friends.
- Contact Linda Paulanski (library@templebethelnj.org) to volunteer.
- Paint the HOME Lounge (Room 112)
- Help brighten our HOME lounge with a fresh coat of paint on the walls!
- Contact Leigh Freeman (homecoordinator@templebethelnj.org) to volunteer.
- Maximum of 8 volunteers (aged 13 and older)
Creating at TBE
- Art Supply Bags – Hosted by the New Member Engagement Committee
- These bags will provide fun and creative outlets for families coping with housing insecurity.
- Contact Shiri Shapira (artsupplybags@templebethelnj.org) with any questions.
- Cards
- Get Well Cards (refuah shlemah)
- Thinking of You cards for Israeli Students at Leo Baeck School
- Solidarity Cards for IDF Soldiers
- Elijah’s Promise Snack Bags
- Assemble snack bags for clients of Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick. This is a fun, hands-on way to help ensure healthy snacks for those in need.
- For questions, contact Tamar Yarkoni (snackbags@templebethelnj.org).
- Homemade Fleece Pet Toys for SAVE Animal Shelter
- Contact Shiri Shapira (pettoys@templbethelnj.org) for more information
- Knitting Quilt Squares
- Knitters needed to knit 7′ X 9′ squares to be donated to the Warm Up America Organization. BYO a #9 knitting needle. We’ll supply the yarn. Don’t worry if you can’t complete it at TBE you can take it home and we will send details of where to drop them off.
- Contact Linda Paulanski (knittingsquares@templebethelnj.org) with any questions.
- Dry Soup Ingredient Jars
- Help assemble dry soup ingredient jars that will be donated to the Food Bank Network for local food insecure families.
- Contact Jessica Keim (soupjars@templebethelnj.org) with any questions.
- Project Linus Fleece Blankets
- Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
- Contact Stephanie Weiss (stephanieweiss@templebethelnj.org) with any questions.
Advocacy at TBE
Collections at TBE
Community Activities
- Grow-A-Row
- TBE Volunteers will participate in a Community volunteer event with America’s Grow-a-Row on April 10. Help cut and plant potatoes, which produce hundreds of potatoes for those in need. Date and location: April 10th from 9:00-12:00 at 150 Pittstown Rd, Pittstown, NJ 08867 Registration is required.
- Please email Jeff Rubin at CommunityHarvest@templebethelnj.org to sign up.
- Singing at Laurel Circle – 100 Monroe St, Bridgewater
- Join the choir in singing Pesach tunes to assisted living residents. Meet at 1:30 p.m., singing begins at 2:00 p.m..
- If interested, please contact Cantor Risa Wallach.
