Social Justice at Temple Israel
Let’s take action together!
Mitzvah Minute
Opportunities to get involved with Temple Israel's social justice projects and partner organizations.
Fill a Kitchen Waste Basket for Emerson Village
Emerson Village is a deeply affordable housing development in Northeast Minneapolis that Temple Israel congregants helped build. Residents are moving in and need help filling their kitchens. Below is a list of needed items; we hope to fill ten baskets. If you can fill one on your own, that’s great, but you can also add to one with any of the items listed below. In either event, if you’d like to donate, please contact Rabbi Ricky Kamil to arrange a pick-up and donation.
Fill a 13-gallon kitchen waste basket and a large tote bag with:
Dishrack
Flatware (eight settings)
Spatula and other cooking utensils
Can opener
Hand mixer
Mixing bowl
Pizza cutter
Baking sheet
Pot holders
Kitchen scissors
Notepad/pen
Extension cord
Batteries
Temple Israel Housing Group is looking for volunteers to help our community partner Align Minneapolis. Welcome guests and serve a community meal for our low-income and unhoused neighbors. This takes place the second Sunday of each month from 4:15-6:15 p.m. Find more information here and contact Rabbi Ricky Kamil to sign up.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Contact Rabbi Ricky Kamil, our Justice Task Force Organizer, at rkamil@templeisrael.com.
Rabbi Ricky will be happy to answer your questions, discuss your interests in helping, and outline specific actions that can address our community’s most pressing needs.
Your support can transform the lives of those facing urgent needs.
Guided by the core mitzvahs of our faith, we’re currently focused on the following key initiatives:
Immigrant justice
Racial justice
Sustainability and climate action
Antisemitism
Reproductive rights, and
Housing justice
Our mission is to pursue social action and justice through education, direct action, and advocacy.