CARING

Shirat Hayam cares about community, both our immediate synagogue community as well as the community in which we live. All year long, the Caring Network provides opportunities to perform acts of lovingkindness together. Among these are:

SHIRAT HAYAM COMMUNITY GARDEN

Tended by our volunteers, hundreds of pounds of produce are donated each year to the Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch

HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

Congregants fill the bags of groceries for the Jewish Family Service Emergency Food Pantry.

ANNUAL COAT AND COLD WEATHER CLOTHING DRIVE

Items have been distributed to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, Covenant House, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Older Adult Services, the Atlantic County Women’s Shelter

SOUP FOR THE SOUL

Volunteers prepare homemade soups to be delivered to our friends who are ill or recuperating from illness.

MEAL TRAIN

Cook and bring meals to congregants  in need of short term help

TASTE OF SHABBAT

Every month, 8 random congregants receive a Taste of Shabbat gift bag of challah, homemade dessert, flowers and candles. All prepared by Caring Network volunteers.

THANKSGIVING support for JFS FEEDS FAMILIES

Fill a bag with items to help those in need to celebrate Thanksgiving

CHANUKAH Candle Lighting for patients at a local hospital and for the elderly

JANUARY COLLECTION FOR THE HOMELESS

PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE

Cans of food for the JFS Emergency Food Pantry, diapers, Passover food items

MITZVAH MAVENS

Provide help with minor repairs in the homes of seniors

SPRING CHILDREN’S TOY AND BOOK DRIVE

BLOOD DRIVE in August

Shirat Hayam cares about community, both our immediate synagogue community as well as the community in which we live. All year long, the Caring Network provides opportunities to perform acts of lovingkindness together. Among these are:

SHIRAT HAYAM COMMUNITY GARDEN

Tended by our volunteers, hundreds of pounds of produce are donated each year to the Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch