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Beth Emet The Free Synagogue - Social Action
Beth Emet Tzedakah Fund Committee
According to the Torah and subsequent Jewish law, every Jew is obligated to
extend a helping hand to a person in need, Jew and non-Jew, and it is the
inherent right of every person to be helped, "for there will never cease to be
needy ones in your land, which is why I command you: open your hand to the poor
and needy in your land." Deuteronomy 15:11 --- Gates of Mitzvah: A Guide to the
Jewish Life Cycle.
The Purpose of the Tzedakah Fund is to support causes, organizations, and
projects that promote justice, equality, and social well-being: to recognize
each Jew's obligation to perform the mitzvah of Tzedakah, (righteous giving) and
to encourage the member families of Beth Emet The Free Synagogue to give
Tzedakah as a regular part of their daily lives.
The Tzedakah Fund make grants to organizations that address problems of basic
human needs through social service and social action.
Requests for grants may come to the Tzedakah Fund Committee through a synagogue
committee, from a synagogue professional (Rabbi, Cantor, Education Director,
Executive Director), or from individual synagogue members representing an
organization. Click here to download a
Tzedakah Fund Grant Application and
Grant Application Guidelines.
The Tzedakah Fund Committee is made up of representatives of the Social Action
Committee, the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees the General Synagogue
Membership, and the Senior Youth Group; the Committee meets regularly to
consider applications and makes grants to organizations which meet the
established guidelines.
The congregation is notified of all collection dates, but Tzedakah Boxes may be
brought to the synagogue office at any time and the money will be deposited into
the Tzedakah Fund Account.
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