Giving Tzedakah
The giving of Tzedakah is as great as all of the other mitzvot together. -- Talmud
As human beings and as Jews, we want to leave our world a better place than we entered it. The concepts of tzedakah (giving) and tikkun olam (repairing of the world) are strongly rooted in our Jewish tradition. As a result, the members of Temple Etz Chaim reach out locally and globally to help ensure that future generations can enjoy the same or even better conditions than we enjoy today.
Ongoing annual projects include feeding the homeless, Mitzvah Day, blood drives, and Relay for Life. We have also raised money for Israel and the Darfurian refugees and helped build homes for Habitat for Humanity. Follow the links below to learn more about our outreach programs and how you can become involved.
Do all you can
with what you have
in the time you have
in the place you are.
Nkosi Johnson, 2000
For more information about what you can do, see SocialAction.com, an Online Jewish Resource for Repairing the World.
Pirkei Avot,Chapter 2:20.
Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, the task is great, the laborers are lazy, the wage is abundant and the Master is urgent. 21. He used to say: It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task. Yet, you are not free to desist from it. If you have studied much in the Torah much reward will be given you, for faithful is your employer who shall pay you the reward of your labor. And know that the reward for the righteous shall be in the time to come.