Events Calendar

Mitzvah Day

Sunday April 12, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Temple & JBSC

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In 1991, Rabbi Emeritus M. Bruce Lustig and a devoted group of lay leaders initiated “Mitzvah Day” – a day for volunteers of all ages to come together, lending their time, energy, and compassion to work on projects for social service agencies that would improve the lives of people in need.  

This April, we celebrate 35 years of Mitzvah Day first by coming together on Friday night, April 10, for Shabbat@WHC where we will honor and recognize past Mitzvah Day leadership. Then on Sunday, April 12, we will join in keeping with Judaism’s teachings of tikkun olam, to repair the world and pursue justice through social activism.

 

Register to Volunteer

Frequently Asked Questions

Using the box above,

  1. Decide where you’d like to volunteer: Temple for the Hunger Project, All other projects at Temple, JBSC, or Offsite projects (scroll down to see everything)
  2. Select the drop-down box (number 0 with an arrow next to it), and choose how many people will be volunteering
  3. Click the gold “FINISH REGISTRATION” button
  4. Enter your contact information
  5. If you are attending (not just registering the rest of your family for example), click the orange “Copy from above” button in the “Attendee Questions” section. Repeat for additional members of your party.
  6. Click the gold “REGISTER” button
  7. On the confirmation screen, you may click the gold “View Tickets” button, which will download a PDF to your computer that you can open and print.
  8. You will also get an email from SimpleTix Orders <orders@simpletix.com> with your tickets and instructions on how to download them to your desktop or mobile phone (if you open the email on your phone, you will be able to add the tickets directly to your Apple or Google Wallet).

 

Before you arrive, we recommend you either print your tickets or download them to your phone so they will be readily available for scanning at check-in. If you came to High Holy Days services, Sunday Stuffing, or MLK Day of Service this year, this is the same system we have been using.

Call us during business hours at 202-362-7100, and we’ll get you registered.

That’s just how the SimpleTix Platform works, unfortunately. Don’t worry, you’re not being charged, this is a 100% volunteer endeavor.

Projects at Temple

  • Making Meals with the Hunger Project
  • Assembling Bags of Trail Mix
  • Decorating Tissue Boxes
  • Preparing Lasagnas
  • Making Turkey Sandwiches
  • Decorating Onesies for Newborns
  • Making Bracelets for Children’s National Hospital
  • Coloring Bookmarks

 

Projects at JBSC

  • Building Bookcases
  • Decorating Birthday Cakes
  • Baking Blueberry Muffins
  • Decorating Tissue Boxes
  • Assembling Toiletry Kits
  • Rolling Packs of Undies
  • Coloring Bookmarks
  • Turning T-Shirts into Toys for Dogs
  • Sorting Clothing

 

Projects Offsite

 

WHC Collects

We are collecting diapers at JBSC and Temple for the Greater DC Diaper Bank to help vulnerable families in the DMV. All sizes from newborn to size 6 are welcome.

WHC Wishlist for Diaper Collection

 

Recipients

Mitzvah Day is presented in partnership with The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Good Deeds Week.

 

Details

Date:

Sunday, April 12

Time:

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue

Temple & JBSC
Tags

mitzvah day, tikkun olam

Organizer

Rich Gordon