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Our Current Mitzvah Project
Exodus 21:22 instructs us to assist those in need, and Louison House in Brockton, a shelter for homeless families and families in transition, needs our help. They would very much appreciate donations of health and beauty aids, both sample and full sizes, non-perishable foods, and baby items – food, juice, cereal, formula, diapers and wipes.
While you’re food shopping, please add some of these items to your cart. All foods must carry a hechsher. There is a large blue plastic bin at the top of the Hebrew School stairs where you can leave your donations. This mitzvah project ends March 31.
Suggested Donations
Razors for men and women, Shampoo and conditioner, African-American hair products, Tissues, Sanitary supplies, Soap, Hand and body lotions, Toothpaste and toothbrushes
Cereal, Crackers,Soup,Canned fish,Pasta,Tomato sauce, paste, diced and whole tomatoes, Vegetables and fruit, Applesauce, Pudding and Jell-O, Coffee, tea, juice, hot chocolate mix, Canned and dried beans, Cookies, cake mixes
Receipts for donations are available in the Temple office. If you have any questions please
e mail Tina Langson at loseley@verizon.net.
Ink, Toner and Cell Phones, Oh My !
Temple Beth Emunah is collecting ink and toner cartridges and cell phones for Planet Green. bring your old cellphones and empty cartridges into the office. You'll be helping the environment and the Temple at the same time.
Bar-Mitzvah: Literally translates
to “son of the commandments.”
And there are 613 commandments. The
last one, the 613th, requires us to
write a Torah, or if we are not capable
of writing one ourselves then we can
commission someone to do it for us.
Writing even a small part of a Torah
is considered to fulfill this mitzvah!
As we embark on our project to restore
all the Temple Torahs, we are all
presented with a once in a lifetime
opportunity to fulfill this commandment.
At the same time, we can do something
good for our Temple – also a mitzvah.
As one becomes a Bar/Bat-Mitzvah,
one generally looks for ways to give
something back, or give tzedakah.
This is a perfect time for the Bar/Bat
Mitzvah to do a mitzvot by making
a contribution to the Torah Refurbishment
Campaign – perhaps a donation to restore
their parsha in the very Torah that
was used during their simcha to make
sure the next generation of kids,
maybe even their own some day, can
read from the same Torah.
We’ve always encouraged students
to perform some form of tzedakah on
their Bar/Bat Mitzvah and would like
to invite you to think about making
a donation to this exciting project.
You’ll see the results every time
you are in Temple, and they will last
for many, many years.
For more information, call the Temple office at 508-580-5310.
Mazel tov on your simcha.
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