Sinai’s Ukrainian Refugee Project

2024 - 2026

The Temple 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 are driving the sponsorship of a Jewish Ukrainian refugee family’s resettlement in the U.S.  

Our WC has been 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.

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. 

Tikkun Olam and tzedakah are at the core of this multi-generational 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.
 

Welcome Tkach Family to the United States

David enjoying books at the Springfield Public Library - thank you Bonnie Lafazan for helping to get the family library cards