Menchlicheit 101

1. Deliver challas to congregants who need a little extra Shabbat cheer. Every week, Ruth Kaplan (610.891.1716 or rfk918@aol.com) organizes challah deliveries for a few special congregants. (Takes 1-2 hours, any time Friday before sundown.)

2. Share bread with the hungry Ohev Shalom serves 150 hungry people at the Life Center of Upper Darby on the first Sunday of odd-numbered months. We need shoppers at BJs (any time Sunday, takes about an hour) and servers (meet at 5:30, finish about 7:45-- no clean-up), Next dates are
July 4th, 2010
September 5th, 2010
Nov 9th, 2010

3. Help kids start school ready to learn. Every year, CityTeam in Chester fills thousands of backpacks for kids in Chester whose families otherwise couldn't afford school supplies. Organize a drive at Ohev Shalom's July Congregational picnic.

4. Reading Partners: Make sure kids get their minimum daily requirement of Dr. Seuss and the Berenstein Bears. We read with kids at CAADC's shelters
in the after-school program during January, March spring break & May-August
while Moms are in class, Monday evenings 6-7

5. Respect elders (Lev 19:32): Ohev Shalom's older congregants have a lot to teach us all. Help record oral history by interviewing our older congregants, organizing our congregation's past in a blog or web-page.

6. Fight hunger and homelessness: Local food pantries need food throughout the year, especially during the summer, when schools close, and free school lunches aren't available. Need is greater than ever this year. Help organize at
Ohev Shalom's High Holiday food drive, or
Thanksgiving food drive, or
Start a program on National Hunger Awareness day (early June)