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Help Together at Beth El

Beth El offers many ways to participate in the mitzvot of Tzedakah (sacred giving), Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), and Gemilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness). Through social action projects which take place all year, there are many opportunities for you to join the community to make the world a better place.

We look forward to participating in many meaningful initiatives with all of you. Let’s put our values in action!

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Upcoming Collections:

High Holiday Food Drive for JFCS: 
October 12-13 (Kol Nidre-Yom Kippur)
The fast of Yom Kippur, by definition, demands no special foods. Among the several explanations for why we fast is to sensitize us that there are those in our midst who experience hunger not just one day, but every day. Beth El joins the Conservative/ Masorti movement in placing the mitzvah of hunger relief at the top of our collective agenda as we start the new year. Please take a bag on Rosh Hashanah, fill it with food items and bring it back on Kol Nidre or Yom Kippur day for JFCS Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry. 

‘Book of Life’ Book Drive for BookSmiles: October 12-13 (Kol Nidre-Yom Kippur)
As we ask to be inscribed in the Book of Life, we hope you will bring a book to donate to enrich the lives of others.

Sukkot Sock Drive benefiting CommUNITY SJP: October 16-23 (Sukkot)
Please bring NEW and unopened pairs/packages of socks during the week of Sukkot.

Volunteer Opportunities in 2024-2025 / 5785:

  • October 27: Parent & Me Volunteer Morning for CommUNITY SJP
  • November 3: Prepare & Serve Dinner at Ronald McDonald House in Camden
  • November 6: Red Cross Blood Drive at Beth El
  • November 21: Volunteer at Boys & Girls Club Susan K. Asbell Thanksgiving Luncheon
  • December 24: Prepare & Serve Dinner and/or Lead Activity at Ronald McDonald House in Camden 
  • January 15: “Confronting the Stigma and What Gets In the Way of Mental Health” with Dr. Michael Gotlib from Center for Emotional Health
  • January 20: MLK Day of Service
  • February 2: Volunteer Night at Home Cook Heroes – Gift of Life Howie’s House
  • February 9: Parent & Me Volunteer Morning at Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Food Pantry
  • February 23: Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month (JDAIM) Day of Impact
  • February 27: Red Cross Blood Drive 
  • March 2: Parent & Me Volunteer Morning for Beth El’s Chesed Freezer
  • March 13: Erev Purim Cookies for Charity packing at Megillah Reading
  • March 16: Mitzvah Mall (at Purim Carnival)
  • May 5: Book Sort at BookSmiles Book Bank in Pennsauken
  • May 27: Red Cross Blood Drive