Mitzvah Day
This year, Mitzvah Day will be Sunday, January 14th, Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend!
It is an opportunity for everyone in the Sinai community to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of service and
helping others; and to reflect and act on Dr. King’s question “what are you doing for others?”
Learn more about this year’s Mitzvah Day opportunities below.
Mitzvah Day Activities at Sinai
Sunday, January 14 | 10AM – 12PM
We look forward to seeing you, join us for a brief service at 10AM
followed by a morning of activities. If you plan on joining us, please complete a registration form.
followed by a morning of activities. If you plan on joining us, please complete a registration form.
If you are not a member and would like to participate, please reach out to Rabbi Benoff.
Activities:
- Bag Lunches: Make 500 bag lunches that will be delivered to area shelters.
- Write and decorate cards for the lunch bags.
- Packing bags of non-perishable food for the weekend for children at 3 local schools
- Collect and sort donations for Pilsen Food Pantry.
- Linus Blankets: Make fleece quilts for children at Cornerstone.
- Plarn for blankets: Recycle plastic bags into “plarn“, a plastic yarn used to knit/ weave into blankets.
- Decorate Garden signs for our community garden at Stone Temple Garden.
DONATIONS & COLLECTIONS LIST
Please collect the following items and drop them off at Sinai between January 2nd and January 14th.
For a printable version of the donation list below, click here.
Winter Wellness Drive |
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LEARN & SUPPORT
Blessings in a Backpack
Each week, in partnership with Blessings in a Backpack, our volunteers provide 180 bags of food to students in need at local schools.
Fighting Hunger at Sunday Supper
Help feed those in need of a warm meal. Volunteer to cook and serve dinner at 4th Presbyterian Church.
Pilsen Food PantryWant to have a real impact on the lives of refugees and immigrants here in Chicago? Join us to help refugee families from war-torn countries resettle in Chicago.
RefugeeOne
Want to have a real impact on the lives of refugees and immigrants here in Chicago? Join us to help refugee families from war-torn countries resettle in Chicago.
Stone Temple Community Garden
Each week, in partnership with Stone Temple Church, our volunteers plant and harvest healthy food for members of the North Lawndale community.