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•Guiding Eyes: Creating Toys for Puppies
Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss. We are passionate about connecting exceptional dogs with individuals for great independence. Join us as we make toys for the puppies. •Bread of Life: Working in the Food Pantry (for 8-10 people)* The Bread of Life Food Pantry in Rye, NY feeds over 10,000 people a week.They rely 100 percent on in kind and cash donations, This group will be restocking the shelves with items donated by CSR members and other members of the community. This group will also get a tour of the food pantry. •Beautifying CSR: Cleaning up Outside Help us make our campus look more beautiful by clearing any trash or debris from the grounds and pond area. Please dress accordingly. •Challah for Hunger: Baking Challah Bread Learn to bake Challah for yourself or a friend and donate to Mazon: An organization that helps with food insecurity. •Dinner at Noon: Baking Muffins and Cookies Dinner at Noon serves a hot lunch ever Saturday from September until June at the Carver Center in Port Chester. CSR provides muffins and cookies for these lunches and your baked goods will be frozen and used for one of their upcoming lunches. •SOUL RYEDERS SOUL RYEDERS is a volunteer-driven charitable organization whose mission is to empower those in the community impacted by cancer. Project will involve making fleece blankets to be given to individuals undergoing cancer treatment. •Baby Boxes Please join our partnership with Open Door Family Medical Center to support new moms giving their babies a healthy and safe start in life. 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. *=Limited space |
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"It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it." (Pirkei Avot, 2:21)
The phrase Tikkun Olam literally means "repairing the world." As Jews, we strive to participate as partners with God in this holy work. The concept of Tikkun Olam originates in Kabbalah, with the 16th Century mystic, Isaac Luria.
According to Kabbalah, in order to create space for the world, God needed to contract. That contraction is called tzimtzum. God then created vessels to contain the Divine light. However, God's light was too dynamic and many of the vessels shattered, scattering shards all over creation. Kabbalists believe that these shards are broken pieces scattered around our world. And, that it is our purpose to gather the lost light.
That is the entire purpose of the mitzvot, commandments. Looking at the world around us, the brokenness can be overwhelming and paralyzing; but our tradition teaches us that inaction is not an option.
At Community Synagogue of Rye, we have countless opportunities to do small things that can make a big impact.
Click here for our list of B'nei Mitzvah project ideas.
If you are interesting in doing a Mitzvah, sign up below.
The phrase Tikkun Olam literally means "repairing the world." As Jews, we strive to participate as partners with God in this holy work. The concept of Tikkun Olam originates in Kabbalah, with the 16th Century mystic, Isaac Luria.
According to Kabbalah, in order to create space for the world, God needed to contract. That contraction is called tzimtzum. God then created vessels to contain the Divine light. However, God's light was too dynamic and many of the vessels shattered, scattering shards all over creation. Kabbalists believe that these shards are broken pieces scattered around our world. And, that it is our purpose to gather the lost light.
That is the entire purpose of the mitzvot, commandments. Looking at the world around us, the brokenness can be overwhelming and paralyzing; but our tradition teaches us that inaction is not an option.
At Community Synagogue of Rye, we have countless opportunities to do small things that can make a big impact.
Click here for our list of B'nei Mitzvah project ideas.
If you are interesting in doing a Mitzvah, sign up below.