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Commutiy Activities

Throughout the year we hold in the community a variety of activities for different ages, among them: study series in the Beit Midrash where we study the Torah of the week and various sources from the Jewish and general heritage; Children's prayers on Saturday morning, a singing group, study sessions and conversation on a variety of topics and more.

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In addition, many events are held at the initiative of community members according to the needs that arise from the community. During the closures, these initiatives helped us all get through the challenges of the time together.

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Here you can read about our regular community activities. You can keep up to date with the current activities in the community diary that appears on the home page or in the various other communication channels of the community (Facebook, Instagram, the weekly bulletin and the community's WhatsApp group)

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Realizing that we couldn’t sit and watch events from afar, the Keren Tzedakah began to share ideas about what we could do to be helpful.

 

We started to “talk” about organizing a fruit/vegetable shuk with produce from Otef Aza at Kol Haneshama…and also started to see messages about farmers who needed help with their agricultural work all over the country.

Our first volunteer day was on October 31, 2023, in Moshav Bnei Re’em, about 10 volunteers went in their cars to “cover” cauliflower so that it wouldn’t be overexposed to the sun.

Through Leket and Joseph's daughter Meital, we made contact with one farmer after another, got messages and phone calls from friends and members of the Kehila with more and more numbers of farmers whose Thai workers had left Israel or whose Palestinian workers could no longer get to their farms after October 7.

We assembled a growing group of Kehila members who drove together and volunteered once or twice a week, with farmers in the Sharon area, in the south, and in Otef Aza. We had between 10-20 volunteers each time.

 

After most volunteering days, we talked about our experiences over a cup of coffee before coming back home to Jerusalem.

Volunteering has assisted farmers and organizations that assist those in need, and which, without volunteers, could not function today. They expressed profound gratitude not only for our practical help but for the feeling we gave them that they were not alone.

In addition, it has provided an opportunity for members of our Kehila to contribute during this challenging year as well as an opportunity to get to know one another better.

Bereavement Committee

The bereavement committee deals with everything that concerns the community's coping with grief, both of the members of the community on an individual level and of the community as a whole.

The Bereavement Committee holds workshops throughout the year to provide a place and answer for processing the grieving process, a space where community members gather, remember and support each other. Also, the committee meets and acts in real moments, when there is a case of death in or around the community and provides an envelope of support.

Steps In Uniform

We lovingly accompany our children who have grown up and gone on their way in military or civil service. The committee maintains contact with all the soldiers and soldiers from the community's families and Telam youth graduates and sends them a modest gift accompanied by blessings during the holidays. In addition, the committee organizes a number of community activities for the parents of the soldiers and the entire community.

Community In Neighborhoods

A network of neighborhood coordinators who organize community activities for community members in their neighborhood, mainly around holidays and during periods that require mutual help (corona) and more.

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A foundation is an organization of volunteers who help community members in times of difficulty or crisis in a variety of ways.

The volunteers help with cooking, shopping, support and more.

Community Meals

Every few Shabbats, community members gather for a communal meal after Shabbat prayers or on holidays. Sometimes the meals have unique themes, such as welcoming new friends, Hamzaida (a leaven meal before Passover), etc. Community members are involved together in organizing the meal and the social gathering around it.

Youth Programs

Collaborations with Telamim - the youth community of the movement for Reform Judaism, with the open house for pride and tolerance in Jerusalem and more.

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