Funeral and Shiva Support – Support fellow members in times of loss with burial and Shiva minyan details
Caring and Support – Help fellow members in need by providing a ride, meal, phone call or other support after the birth of a baby, an operation or other major life event.
Green – Help keep Oseh’s buildings and grounds environmentally sound
Healing the World
Elizabeth House – Serve dinner once a month at the Laurel soup kitchen, Elizabeth House, no cooking involved. Come out on the first Monday night of the month and work with a small, friendly crew to feed 25-50 guests. Service is from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Older kids and teens welcome. Great way to earn Community Service credit. Contact Melody Magnus for more information.
Winter Shelter – Help organize or support a 1 week homeless shelter at Oseh for women and another week for men: cooking, chaperoning, shopping, transport, etc. Older kids and teens welcome. Contact Eileen Hollander for more information.
Help conduct Shabbat Services at Riderwood long term care facilities. Contact Val Kaplan
Inclusion Committee – Help Oseh better include people with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities. Suggest building improvements and other ways to reduce barriers. Contact Leonard Robinson
Support Immigrants: Join our program to help a wonderful immigrant family resettle successfully in the United States. We need drivers, English tutors and many others skills. Contact Eileen Hollander.
Social Action – Organize or join social/ethical action programs to help make our synagogue, community and world a better place. Activities have included delivering food to a food bank, collecting school supplies for needy children, food and toiletries for a Food Bank, collecting holiday gifts for a truly needy family, organizing a walk for the homeless, marching against Genocide, etc. Contact Melody Magnus.
