SHeMesh (SHM's Social Action Committee)

Community Service
Tikkun Olam means healing the world

Welcome to our page dedicated to community service events! More information on all of our social action programs can be found below.

As a Jewish community we keenly feel the brokenness of the world and believe that we are God’s partner in making the world whole. Tikkun Olam means healing the world, and shemesh means “sun” in Hebrew. Like a sun, our SHM Tikkun Olam Committee has rays of light shooting out and bringing light to the darkest corners of our world.

We intentionally and thoughtfully engage with our Jewish values, texts, and traditions to guide our ongoing work to create a more whole world. Through our social action projects, we respond to the needs of our immediate community and we respond to the deep hurt we see in our broader world. We create opportunities for all members of Shir Ha-Ma’alot to participate in Tikkun Olam.

If you would like to get involved with SHeMesh, or one of its ongoing activities, including the Holocaust Survivor Luncheons, Reading Partners, the Jessica Herron Caring & Sharing Program, or Sharing Healthy Meals.

Please contact Rabbi DePaolo at sdepaolo@shmtemple.org or Sandi Lester (our SHeMesh Committee Chair) at sandi.lester@gmail.com and they can connect you with the relevant group.

This program is dedicated to the memory of Jessica Herron, daughter of Dana Klein and Jay Herron, who lost her life in a traffic accident in October 2005. Jessica had a lifelong history of caring about the needs of others. Barbara and Rabbi Bernie King z”l chose to rename SHM’s Inner-City Partnership Program in Jessica’s memory to honor her love for helping others. For more information, contact Dana Klein at nevatolate@aol.com or Barbara King at frombking@cox.net. All donations are tax deductible, and can be made year round.

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