The holidays are upon us and we have a variety of opportunities to make the season a little brighter for your local community. And we invite all of you to share your thoughts about this important topic at our Social Action/Social Justice Listening Forum(part of our Culture of Belonging Initiative) on Sunday, January 8 at 2:00 pm. Our expressed hope is for a plurality of voices expressing a multiplicity of opinions, leading to robust conversations.
We are so excited that almost all of the children have been adopted for our Adopt a Family initiative! There are only a few more children left, so please check out the sign up sheet to help us reach our goal of adopting 75 children this holiday season!
If the Sinai list has been filled, it’s not too late to make a difference this holiday season as there are more than 1000 CAC students who are still waiting to be adopted. Consider adopting a family directly through the CAChere OR donating to the Community Assistance Center’s Holiday Gifts for Kids fund here which will go towards gift cards for kids in the community.
The deadline to adopt a family is November 28 for our community and December 4 for Noar students only.
This training is on Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 pm forteens in Grades 7-12. We will start with parents and teens together, providing the space to share and listen to each other's experiences and concerns. Then, we will break out into two select areas: parents will be able to hear from Eytan Davidson, the Regional Director of the Southeast Region for the ADL and teens will form smaller groups of students (by grade level) to begin training how they can address the antisemitism that they confront. Our evening will conclude together.
Friends of Refugees (FOR) Holiday Store Volunteers
Help needed to sort and price items on Friday, December 9 and providing activities for kids while their parents shop in the store on Saturday, December 10.
The Sinai Family Shelter is a wonderful way for our Temple Sinai community to come together and directly impact the lives of others. Temple Sinai is one of many interfaith organizations that supports Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb and provides temporary room and board for families in transition.
Next Host Week December 25-January 1
Throughout the year, the Sinai Family Shelter hosts up to four families that are in need of housing and hospitality. Temple Sinai provides the facilities and our members volunteer their time by providing dinner, miscellaneous supplies, overnight hosting, Saturday day hosting, helping the families move in and move out, and laundry. Click here or the link below to see how you can assist.
EAAC Meeting
Thursday, November 17, 7:30 pm (In Person & Virtual)
Hear updates about our existing initiatives and brainstorm how we can continue to have an impact at Sinai in 2023.
USO Volunteers
Saturday, December 24 and Sunday, December 25
Volunteers needed to help at the Atlanta Airport USO on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Two shifts are available: 10:00 am-2:00 pm and 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm. Must be 18.
Blood Drive
Sunday, January 8, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Things that hurt more than giving blood #322: Accidentally hitting “Reply all”!
There is no substitute for human blood. One in three people will need blood sometime during their lives. Blood lasts only 42 days. Your regular donations are critically important. Click here to select a time and here to register for a RapidPass.
