Mitzvah Day: 11 Projects. 2.5 Hours. One Great Community.

Be a Social Action Super Hero! Come to MITZVAH DAY on Sunday November 15th and celebrate our NINETH year of intergenerational, all-synagogue community service. There’s something for every age, ability and interest. Non-members are welcome too. We need you all!

What do you need to do??

Step 1: Choose a project and register by the deadline please. (This helps us keep organized! Also note that some projects fill up so register early to save a spot.)

Step 2: Donate by check or online! Many of these worthy projects cost money for supplies. Thank you for your incredible generosity in the past.

Step 3: Join our collection drives between now and Mitzvah Day: donate new or lightly used children’s books or toiletry items. See link for more information.

Step 4: Learn more about our community partners and how you can help.

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15th

9:30-9:50 Registration, Bagels and Coffee in Penn-Spero Hall

9:50-10:10 Community gathers for a welcome with rabbi and cantor

10:10 – 12:00 Projects take place in TOS or Off-site locations (Note: some off-site locations may run slightly longer).

THIS YEAR’S PROJECTS:

1) Bake Thanksgiving Pies for Isolated Elders

The apple and pumpkin pies we make get delivered by friendly visitors to isolated, low-income seniors on Thanksgiving, courtesy of a meal program hosted by Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly.

At TOS

2) Make Music for Residents at Hebrew Senior Life

Join Cantor Schloss, the Makhelah children’s choir, and other gifted TOS musicians to entertain elderly residents at Hebrew Senior Life

Off-site

3) Prepare Birthday Bags for Homeless Women: Sisterhood-Sponsored Project

Assemble and decorate personal gift bags with health and beauty items for clients of the Women’s Lunch Place day shelter.

Sponsored by: TOS Sisterhood

At TOS

4) Yawkey House/prep a meal for a family with a health emergency

Shop for and cook dinner for house residents on site in Brookline/Boston facility.

Off-site: walk from TOS

5) TOS Clean Up: make our synagogue shine inside and out

At TOS

6) Make doggie toys from tshirts and tennis balls

These soft and colorful blankets go to children in shelters, hospitals and foster care, courtesy of Project Linus; no sewing skills are required!

At TOS

7) Help Our Doggy Friends Lead Happier Lives (especially for young children and families)

Prepare healthy dog treats for puppy friends who need homes; make cat toys for kitties in same situation.

At TOS

8) Make Playdough for a Low-Income Pre-School (especially for young children and families)

Mix up and knead some colorful batches of homemade playdough; we’ll donate them to a low-income pre-school

Sponsored by: TCEE Pre-School

At TOS

9) Do Yard Work at Finex House Domestic Violence Shelter

Our annual fall clean-up helps this important and sustaining organization, a shelter especially equipped to aid women and children with physical impairments.

Off-site: Dorchester

10) Mailing for Brookline-Nicaragua Sister City Project

Help this highly-effective grassroots group prepare their end-of-year fundraising appeal; hear from the organization’s leaders

At TOS

11) Project Linus/Blankets for Foster Children

Make soft fleece blankets for children in foster care system; no sewing skill required!

At TOS

Collection Drive(s):

Finex House Domestic Violence Shelter—collect lightly used towels and twin bedding

Prison Book Program—paperbacks, dictionaries, fiction and nonfiction

Watch the website and wall posters for directions on how to donate, and help us make Mitzvah Day soar!