Join the Kehillah Social Action Team!

Whether you can help out an hour a year or an hour a week, we need you! These are only a part of the Kehillah social action initiatives. Please contact Susan for more information: sys@claritycoaching.org or 919-929-7601

 

The "Marriage" Amendment and the Jewish Community. Sun., Feb. 5, 10-11:30 a.m., Chapel.  A discussion about the proposed constitutional amendment to limit LGBT and other relationships in North Carolina. Presentation by Dr. Maxine Eichner and Barbara Fedders, JD, on the meaning of the proposed constitutional amendment and its potential effects on gay couples and non-married opposite sex couples.

 

~ IFC & the Food Bank ~

Continuously during the year, Kehillah members bring food donations to the Kehillah to be taken in bulk to the food bank at the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services (IFC). On Yom Kippur, all families are asked to bring food donations, and several truck loads of donated food go to feed the hungry in our community. Also, monthly, Kehillah members sponsor (cook and serve) a lunch at the IFC Community kitchen.

 

Inter-Faith Council (IFC). The pantry at IFC always needs food and personal items. To see what’s currently needed the most, click here. Feel free to bring your food donations to the Chapel.

 

A group from Kehillah prepares and serves lunch at the IFC Community Kitchen the first Tuesday of each month. If you would like to volunteer, please email Laura Wiener or call 537-8550. We also need people who can attend the quarterly Liaisons meeting and bring information back to the congregation.

 

~ CROP (Community Reaching Out to People) Walk ~

Last year we raised over $1500 for world hunger and local programs. This year’s Crop Hunger Walk will be on Sunday March 25, 2012. Click here to see the video of the Crop Walk! Contact Rebecca: rlkemp@gmail.com or Susan: sys@claritycoaching.org  919-929-7601 for more information.

 

~ Justice United in Community Effort ~

Volunteers are needed to attend JU assemblies and participate in local actions such as affordable housing, immigrant rights, environmental justice, and living wages. For more information contact Kathy Kaufman, (919) 933-5257 or kknarotsky@yahoo.com.

 

~ Building a Habitat House ~

The Kehillah builds Habitat Houses with other local religious organizations. You can also help with Basketball parking in the Kehillah lot to raise money for Habitat and IFC. For more info, contact Jon Mills, or 593-6365.
 

~ MLK Memorial Dinner ~

Each year, Kehillah members participate in the MLK Memorial Dinner. The 27th Annual University/Community Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet was held on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

 

~ Got a Cause? ~

Got a cause you’d like to see the Kehillah support? If you’d like to lead an initiative, the Social Action Committee will work with you. Contact Susan for more information. (919) 929-7601 or sys@claritycoaching.org.