Recently, Temple Emanuel hosted Mitzvah Day, the congregation's annual social action event. This day provides a concerted congregational effort to help those in need, when families go out into the Denver community to do all types of volunteer work. Members give their time, their energy, and their talent as they participate in a variety of mitzvot. Some of the projects included yard clean up and planting, painting rooms, entertaining at hospitals and nursing homes, animal care, preparing office mailings, and meal preparation.
Three of the projects that helped JFS included yard work at the JFS Group Home, cleaning and sorting in the Weinberg Food Pantry, and bagging rice at Temple Emanuel for the Pantry. In addition, congregants and religious school classes collected various toiletry and personal hygiene items for our clients.
Ed Janoff, the captain of the project at the Group Home, said, "Several families pitched in to get the yard ready for summer, which included cleaning up shrubbery, planting flowers, and trimming trees. We all worked together really well and had fun interacting with the residents while doing our mitzvah project. We all felt a great sense of accomplishment when we were finished and can't wait to come back and help next year!"
Thank you to Temple Emanuel and its members for spending the morning helping our agency!
To learn more about volunteer opportunities with JFS, please contact Nancy Benyamin at (303) 597.5000 x369.
-Alaina Green and Kari Alpen, JFS Marketing Department
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