Social Action Committee

While our Fall on-site Blood Drive has unfortunately been cancelled, the Community Blood Center encourages you to visit one of their nearby locations (Overland Park Donation Center at 103rd and Metcalf, or Olathe Donation Center on 119th St., next to Bass Pro Shop) to save a life now! Visit https://www.savealifenow.org/ to make an appointment, and mention code “UP” to have your donation counted towards B’nai Jehudah’s blood collection goal. Anyone who donated blood at our last drive on July 24 is eligible to give again after September 18; we hope you can join us in this important life-saving mitzvah!

We have established a new Social Justice Committee and would welcome all who are interested. We have officially joined KIFA, Kansas Interfaith Action, which is a Kansas-wide multi-faith advocacy organization.  If you want to be a part of Social Justice at TTCBJ please consider joining us. You can contact the clergy assistant at rabbiadmin@bnaijehudah.org for more information.

For questions or more information contact any of these members of the Social Justice Committee:

Dan Adler

Jeanne Adler

Reva Friedman

Alice Jacks

Donna Thalblum

Mitzvah Moments

Create some good in the world through one of these meaningful mitzvah opportunities!

Baking for Shabbat

3rd Monday of the month | 2:00pm – 4:00pm | B’nai Jehudah kitchen

Help prepare cookie dough for the next 4 Shabbats! Share your favorite (freezer-friendly) recipe if you like and we’ll prepare the dough as a group. Space is limited.

Feed Our Neighbors

3rd Monday of the month | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | B’nai Jehudah

Join us every 3rd Monday to create 125 PB&J sandwiches for Micah Ministries on Independence Boulevard. This is a time-honored tradition that is hallmarked on one of Klein Collection murals. We are happy to bring it back post-pandemic! Sign up for one or all!

Keeping People Warm

If you love to sew, knit, or craft, please consider creating adult items for Care Beyond the Boulevard (CBB). These items will be delivered to houseless individuals across KC. We are seeking adult sized (medium or larger) handmade hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, and shawls. A collection box will be in the Mitzvah Room at B’nai Jehudah. Questions? Contact Barbie Rogoff at bjrogoff@gmail.com.

We will drop off the items to CBJ every 3rd Monday of the month so if you have scrap yarn or material, please help us put it to good use.