Our congregation will once again team up as an "affiliate" with BRIDGES, an organization which feeds over 700 homeless and sheltered people in Newark, Irvington and Manhattan each week. Every weekend another group works with BRIDGES and makes 250-300 lunches, as well as organizes a clothing drive for the needy. They then make a "Run" to one of three designated locations to deliver not only the food and clothing, but friendship and warmth as well. Our Temple will participate by making lunches on Saturday, January 19, 2008, and participating in a "RUN" to Irvington on Sunday, January 20.
This is a great opportunity for our Temple members to help other less fortunate, and is especially appropriate for families with young children.
Contact Mindy Schreff at (973)379-5387 for more information.
On the second Saturday morning of every other month, our congregation serves hot lunch at a soup kitchen in Elizabeth. We have a small group of congregants that help serve lunch, and are always looking for new participants who are over the age of 10. In the weeks prior to each soup kitchen day, several Temple members cook and donate the food to be served that day.
Please contact Ellen Cohen if you would like to participate, either by cooking at home or serving the meal on Saturday. Cooking for the soup kitchen is a great activity for families with young children.