SocialAction
Social Action is central to our Temple's mission. We share the need to give in meaningful ways and we respond to the Jewish mandate to engage in tikkun olam, the repair of the world.
We reach out to the world to help – and we stay close to home as well, helping members of our congregation who are in need. We visit each other when someone falls ill. We pray and grieve together when a death occurs. We are a small enough congregation to be intimate, yet big enough to make a collective difference in our community.
Here are a few of our current Social Action projects:
VOLUNTEERING AT A FOOD PANTRY: We support Progreso Latino's weekly food pantry in Central Falls by volunteering once a month. The work often involves some light lifting, but accommodations can be made for people with different abilities. No Spanish is required, but can be helpful. If you'd like to volunteer, contact Rabbi Goldwasser.
COLLABORATIONS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES: We are working in partnership with two churches in Cranston, Phillips Memorial Baptist Church and Woodridge Congregational Church, to organize teams to support immigrant communities threatened by the federal agencies like ICE and CBP. We are planning meetings with local government and school officials, building a food sharing infrastructure, securing our own buildings as safe spaces, and launching public education campaigns.
We reach out to the world to help – and we stay close to home as well, helping members of our congregation who are in need. We visit each other when someone falls ill. We pray and grieve together when a death occurs. We are a small enough congregation to be intimate, yet big enough to make a collective difference in our community.
Here are a few of our current Social Action projects:
VOLUNTEERING AT A FOOD PANTRY: We support Progreso Latino's weekly food pantry in Central Falls by volunteering once a month. The work often involves some light lifting, but accommodations can be made for people with different abilities. No Spanish is required, but can be helpful. If you'd like to volunteer, contact Rabbi Goldwasser.
COLLABORATIONS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES: We are working in partnership with two churches in Cranston, Phillips Memorial Baptist Church and Woodridge Congregational Church, to organize teams to support immigrant communities threatened by the federal agencies like ICE and CBP. We are planning meetings with local government and school officials, building a food sharing infrastructure, securing our own buildings as safe spaces, and launching public education campaigns.
Rabbi Goldwasser works in coalition with other faith communities and faith leaders to advocate for social justice in Rhode Island.
FOOD COLLECTION: Food collection for distribution to West Bay Food Pantries is ongoing through the year. During the High Holy Days, we collect donated food at the Temple and online through the website of Jewish Collaborative Services' Kosher Food Pantry.
STATEWIDE ADVOCACY: Temple Sinai participates in statewide campaigns by faith organizations for laws to address the state's housing crisis, to provide adequate support for children in poverty, to set standards for nursing home care, to provide drivers privileges to undocumented immigrants, and to end predatory lending practices. Rabbi Goldwasser is a leader in the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, which brings together clergy and laypeople of all faiths to advocate for justice in the Ocean State.
If you would like to be a part of our social action committee, attend meetings, or just make suggestions, please contact Rabbi Goldwasser. Hunger? Poverty? Disaster Relief? Is there a Social Action initiative you would like to see Temple Sinai participate in? Let us know.
STATEWIDE ADVOCACY: Temple Sinai participates in statewide campaigns by faith organizations for laws to address the state's housing crisis, to provide adequate support for children in poverty, to set standards for nursing home care, to provide drivers privileges to undocumented immigrants, and to end predatory lending practices. Rabbi Goldwasser is a leader in the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty, which brings together clergy and laypeople of all faiths to advocate for justice in the Ocean State.
If you would like to be a part of our social action committee, attend meetings, or just make suggestions, please contact Rabbi Goldwasser. Hunger? Poverty? Disaster Relief? Is there a Social Action initiative you would like to see Temple Sinai participate in? Let us know.
