:: Community Issues & Social Action
 

A Committee Dedicated to Social Action & Interfaith Issues

The CI/SA Committee leads the congregation’s commitment to tikkun olam, to making the world better by giving back to the community. We involve members of the congregation in social action and interfaith issues critical to Washington Hebrew and to our larger community. Major annual events are Freedom Seder; the Martin Luther King Shabbat dinner and service; and Martin Luther King Holiday Workday, a day of community service and fellowship with friends from area churches. We will continue the interfaith dialogue and learning program with members of the Muslim and Christian communities and will sponsor other special interfaith events. The Second Sunday and Haven cooking projects, through which congregation members provide meals for a shelter in Montgomery County and a transitional home in DC, will continue to grow. Activities to aid the needy are also on our agenda, as are responses to international crises, such as Darfur and the tsunami. The CI & SA committee meets monthly (on the second Monday of the month) to discuss social action issues and to plan the program of projects and events that address these issues. The committee comprises members of all ages, who share an interest in tikkun olam. To learn more about this diverse and vibrant committee, please use the contact information provided on this page.