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Make a difference in May with Open Door Medical Centers.
It’s hard to believe that in the wealthiest country on earth, there are parents who wonder how they are going to feed, house and care for their children. Open Door Family Medical Center is our community’s health home for these people. Please join the Congregations of Rye Presbyterian Church and Community Synagogue of Rye as we launch a month-long programming to support new moms giving their babies a healthy and safe start in life. The Collection: Join us May 7th through June 2nd collecting items to make Baby Boxes for the moms and their babies. What’s a Baby Box? It’s a remarkably designed cardboard box filled with newborn basics that include a waterproof mattress and cotton sheet so the box can be used as the baby’s first bed or bassinet. There are Baby Boxes on display in the Chapel Foyer, the hall outside the first floor Welcome Office and in the RPNS entrance way. There are many things a newborn may need and Open Door has registered at Buy, Buy, Baby just for us! Please click on this link to see the registry: 545756455 or simply type in Open Door. CVS has their own brand Health Flexible Tip 3-in-1 Digital Thermometer that Open Door Doctors want all new moms to have and Arcade Books has partnered with us again this year to have bilingual board books available as well. Please feel free to leave donated items in each of the empty Baby Boxes in the three designated sites any time during the drive. The Celebration: Join both houses of worship as we come together June 2nd, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm in the Assembly Hall to assemble Baby Boxes using all the items we have collected AND to make Diaper Cakes for each Baby Box. It’s sure to be a fun family event. The Connection: Join us at Open Door in Port Chester to tour their wonderful facility, learn more about all the services that new moms and their babies receive and help assemble and distribute Baby Boxes to the moms to be. Dates to be announced. Want to learn more about The Baby Box Project? Please email CSR member, Eileen Neiman or RPC member, Kim O’Connor. |
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Social Action
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As a congregation that strives to fulfill the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam, we are committed to coordinating, initiating, and facilitating projects to help members of our synagogue community, local community, and Israel. In partnership with the clergy, early childhood center, religious school and professional staff and other lay leaders, we share a commitment to seek social justice through individual and communal acts of tzedakah (righteous giving) and gemilut hasadim (loving kindness). By reaching out to people in need, we not only help to repair the world, but also strengthen our Jewish identity and provide an important example of our values for our children.
Projects and Activities Include:
To get involved with the Social Action Committee, please contact committee chairs Robin Blum at rblum@sqad.co |
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Volunteers Needed for Dinner at Noon, a Great Mitzvah Opportunity
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Community Synagogue of Rye is one of several religious institutions in the area that provides Dinner at Noon to those in need at the Carver Center in Port Chester.
Our synagogue is responsible for serving on several Saturdays spread throughout the school year. Our next gathering is TBA. We are in need of eight to ten volunteers for each session to be successful. Volunteers gather at the Carver Center at 10:00 am to prepare, serve at noon and are finished by approximately 1:00 pm. Since its inception, the Dinner at Noon program has provided over 40,000 volunteer-prepared meals. CSR member Marlena Schaeffer has volunteered to coordinate the meals. Please contact either if you can volunteer one or more Saturdays for this great mitzvah opportunity. |
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