Volunteering either through Sinai or at Sinai is a great way to make friends and do a good deed at the same time! The opportunities listed below will allow you to make a big impact in the greater community (through Social Action Programs) and a big impact at Temple Sinai (through Sinai Volunteer Opportunities). Check it out to see the many ways you can get involved.
Social Action Programs
Sinai Family Shelter Host Week Sunday, October 1 through Sunday, October 8 As the sukkah is a temporary dwelling, in the spirit of Sukkot, we are providing temporary housing for families experiencing homelessness through Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb. Come together and directly impact the lives of others through our Sinai Family Shelter! Temple Sinai provides the facilities but we need your assistance providing dinner, miscellaneous supplies, overnight hosting, Saturday day hosting, helping the families move in and move out, and laundry.
High Holy Days Food Drive: Click-A-Mitzvah 2023 There's still time to donate to Click-A-Mitzvah and we need your help to meet our goal! Temple Sinai is proud to partner with the Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs for our annual Food Drive. You may still drop off your food/toiletry items or purchase from our Amazon Wish list. The deadline for donations is Wednesday, October 4.
Atlanta Pride Parade Sunday, October 15 Join Sinai as we march with pride in Atlanta’s Pride Parade. The entire Jewish community marches together under the auspices of SOJOURN, Atlanta’s Jewish LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. There will be a bus leaving from Sinai at 11:00 am and returning at 4:30 pm. Please register and indicate if you are riding the bus.
Backpack Buddies Every Other Tuesday, 10:00 am Support kids in the metro Atlanta community by helping pack backpacks with food semi-monthly at Sinai! This initiative helps school-aged children who might not have food at home stay fed over the weekends. Click here to sign up!
Zaban Paradies Center Volunteers Wednesday, October 25 The Zaban Paradies Center is located in Midtown and assists couples transitioning from homelessness to resettlement and independence. The shelter provides a hot meal every evening and volunteers are needed to provide the meal, along with 4 servers. Let’s work together to ensure our community is also fed. Go here for the full list of dates and to sign up.
CAC Food Pantry & Thrift Store 3rd Saturday of Each Month The Community Assistance Center (CAC) has a "Client Choice" Food Pantry and Thrift Store that we staff monthly. Please share a few hours of your time checking in clients, sorting and stocking foods & clothing, assisting with food & goods selections, bagging items, and ringing up clients orders.
Since transportation is often a major obstacle for newly arrived refugees, New American Pathways, a resettlement agency, recently acquired 40 bikes for refugee families to run errands, attend school, grocery shop and participate in the community. But they need helmets and bike locks to travel safely and securely! If you would like to purchase a helmet or lock, please click here or the button below.
Environmental Awareness & Action Conversations (EAAC) Meeting Tuesday, October 17, 7:00 pm (ZOOM) Come learn about our environmental initiatives for 5784. Please note this event is virtual only.
Sinai Art Show - Friday, October 13-Sunday, October 15 Love art? Go here to see how you can assist with the Temple Sinai art show! We need volunteers the entire weekend of the show. Sign Up Here
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