There are many opportunities to participate in fun and rewarding social action activities this fall.
We are continuing our monthly commitment to serve lunch at the Yonkers Sharing Community , a homeless shelter and soup kitchen. On the second Sunday of each month, 4 MH volunteers, (any combination of teens and adults as long as one adult is present) serve lunch to up to 200 hungry people. If you are an individual, or group of 2, 3 or 4, and are interested in participating, contact Harriet Stein at HPStein1@aol.com. We need servers on October 11, November 8 and December 13. Also, mark your calendars – on January 9th, for the third consecutive year, the congregation will come together to cook an entire meal for the Sharing Community. Feeding people at the Sharing Community is an easy, hands-on way to make a difference.
On Sunday, October 18th, a group of MHers will participate in the Strides Breast Cancer Walk-a-thon. Those of us who walked last year enjoyed exercising, socializing and raising money for a good cause – all in one morning. This 5 mile walk will depart from Manhattanville college at 10 am. For more information, contact Jodi Hirshman at purplejod@aol.com.
Our knitting circle will resume on Sunday October 25 and Sunday December 6 at 10 am. This year we will knit squares that will be joined to make a blanket for a hospitalized child. Multiple generations come together for this relaxed and cozy activity. Seasoned knitters will help novices get started. If interested, contact Monica Rickenberg at monicaian@aol.com.
MH teens will participate in
Midnight Run on Friday, November 6th.
Our group will join members of the First Unitarian Unitarian
Society of Westchester to bring food and clothing to people living on
the streets in Manhattan. The group will leave from Hastings at 7
pm and return at approximately 2 am. If your teen is interested,
please contact Joyce Bluestone at joyceblue@aol.com.
Jewish summer service project for
teens. The
American Jewish Society for Service, which sponsors service trips for
Jewish high school juniors and seniors, is offering a $1,000 reduction
in this summer's tuition. This is the program that our own Reah Siegel
attended and enjoyed (we'll be hearing more about it in an upcoming
Tikkun Olam Havdallah). This
summer AJSS will be leading trips to Amarillo, Texas, and to Kansas
City, Kansas. The program runs from Sunday, June 28 – Friday,
August
7. For more information, send an email to info@ajss.org or call (301) 767.3930.
Ride across Israel. Hazon
and the Arava Institute, two organizations that promote "cycling for
peace, partnership and environmental protection," are sponsoring two
cycing trips this year. Riders agree to raise a certain amount of money
that is used toward the organizations' goals. For more
information, click here.
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All services / programs, including She'arim/Gateways, Mishkan Ha'am's innovative approach to Hebrew School are held at the Reformed Church of Hastings, 18 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, unless otherwise specified. Click for directions.