SOCIAL ACTION
Acts of Loving Kindness
Temple Sinai is deeply committed to one of our most sacred values - Tikkun Olam. Our efforts to mend the world are infused with a profound emphasis on Tzedakah, which enables us to always consider those less fortunate, remember how Jews have been treated throughout history, and welcome all to "our house" as part of our Community.
Through our Social Action Committee, Temple Sinai is widely recognized as a leader of regional civic and social action.
Social Action Committee
The mission of the Temple Sinai Social Action Committee is to perform acts of loving kindness internally, within our Temple community, while tackling global issues to "heal the world."
Our Social Action Committee promotes, facilitates and shares in diverse activities to help our community, and brings focus to the following areas:
UKRAINIAN REFUGEE PROJECT
For our work sponsoring the Tkach family, in August our congregation received HIAS’s 2024 Pathway Leadership Award. 2024 was the first year HIAS bestowed this award and we can all be proud to be among the first congregations to receive it.
In March 2024 Temple Sinai welcomed the Tkach Family to the United States - CLICK HERE for Welcome Pictures.
Thanks to the efforts of HIAS, other local synagogues, and so many donors and volunteers, Michael, Svitlana and David Tkach were reunited with their extended family in America. The entire Tkach family now has a chance at a new life far away from the horrific war.
The URP Leadership Team has been working closely with the Tkach Family to help them assimilate in the US and tremendous progress has been made!!
Read our May 9 Leadership Team Update.
Read our June Update
Read our July Update
Read our August Update
DONATIONS & VOLUNTEER REQUEST:
CLICK HERE to make a donation.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of our sponsorship committees or wish to make a donation towards the Tkach family’s support, contact Eric Barr or Ian Singer
Temple Sinai has always stood for compassion and supporting those in need. In response to the war in Ukraine, our Temple’s Welcome Circle (WC) and core group of 40+ volunteers have resettled a Jewish Ukrainian refugee family in the U.S.
Sinai's WC is working through HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). Like it did over the course of the 20th century, HIAS continues to play an important role in offering hope to displaced persons.