Chevrei Tzedek emphasizes the centrality of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, to Judaism. Our commitment to social action and justice flows organically from our Founding Principles. It's a fitting tribute to our name.
Ongoing projects include:
For more information, contact the Social Action Committee chairs.
Ongoing projects include:
- Providing food, toiletries, and clothing to Christ Lutheran Place. We also have member families who provide one home cooked Sunday dinner for the women living at the shelter.
- Tikkun Olam projects tied to holidays, such as a canned food drive during Yom Kippur, and Purim Mishloach Manot baskets for residents of Weinberg Woods, a senior living community. Our youth organize a yearly Mitzvah-thon to raise funds for, purchase, and deliver toys and other items to needy families.
- Chevrei Tzedek was a member of the Green Synagogue Initiative, a project of THE ASSOCIATED’s Sustainability Initiative Committee, and had a representative appointed to the Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network . Chevrei Tzedek signed BJEN’s Green Synagogue Covenant of Commitment in 2009 and has offered educational programs focused on greening our congregation, neighborhoods, and homes
For more information, contact the Social Action Committee chairs.
Photos from Real Food Farm!
Real Food Farm
Chevrei's own teen, Eli, filmed and edited the above video of Chevrei Tzedek's first experience at Real Food Farm.
MLK Civics Works Day
Greetings,
I want to extend a heartfelt and very impressed THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who showed up on Monday to honor MLK Day with a day of service!
Over 130 people showed up to work with Civic Works on what was the coldest day of the year so far! And many more volunteered with our partners The 6th Branch and Re-Build Johnston Square.
With your help, we cleaned up 3 huge vacant lots, built a 70 foot long rubble wall, smashed up huge pieces of concrete that had been dumped on the site, created and hung a string of colorful flags out of recycled materials, dug up old stumps, spread compost, removed invasive plants, cleaned out a garage, pulled rubble out of the ground, and filled up an entire dumpster with trash and debris. Other volunteers created yarn pompoms to hang on the city's fruit trees, served food to people experiencing homelessness, and knocked on doors to educate residents about solar energy.
I was so moved to see so many people come together for a common cause, and loved seeing volunteers smiling and getting to know each other while working so hard. Thank you to Charm City Farms, the Choice Program, the Lillian Jones Apartment Building, the Johnston Square community as a whole, and Paul's Place for being such gracious hosts.
With the help of people like you, our beloved city will only continue to shine and grow.
Thank you!
Jenny Katz
Volunteer Coordinator
I want to extend a heartfelt and very impressed THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who showed up on Monday to honor MLK Day with a day of service!
Over 130 people showed up to work with Civic Works on what was the coldest day of the year so far! And many more volunteered with our partners The 6th Branch and Re-Build Johnston Square.
With your help, we cleaned up 3 huge vacant lots, built a 70 foot long rubble wall, smashed up huge pieces of concrete that had been dumped on the site, created and hung a string of colorful flags out of recycled materials, dug up old stumps, spread compost, removed invasive plants, cleaned out a garage, pulled rubble out of the ground, and filled up an entire dumpster with trash and debris. Other volunteers created yarn pompoms to hang on the city's fruit trees, served food to people experiencing homelessness, and knocked on doors to educate residents about solar energy.
I was so moved to see so many people come together for a common cause, and loved seeing volunteers smiling and getting to know each other while working so hard. Thank you to Charm City Farms, the Choice Program, the Lillian Jones Apartment Building, the Johnston Square community as a whole, and Paul's Place for being such gracious hosts.
With the help of people like you, our beloved city will only continue to shine and grow.
Thank you!
Jenny Katz
Volunteer Coordinator
