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.