How Will I Change the World This Year?

Isaiah 58:5 reads: “Is this the kind of fast I desire, a day of merely depriving one’s body? Is it not the sharing of your bread with the hungry, the bringing of the wretched poor into your home, or clothing someone you see who is naked, and not hiding from your kin in their need?”

[T]Be Involved Social Action Committee encourages you to participate in our social action programs.

Join us for a special Shabbat service on the theme of “opening our doors;” past, present and future. In that spirit, the Social Action Committee encourages you to contribute to ongoing efforts in refugee resettlement in advance of this program.

Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood is collecting items for our new Afghan neighbors. can donate using this Amazon wish list. They are also accepting furniture and household items in good condition. Pick-up service is available for items too large to transport. Items can be dropped off M-Th 9 am-noon, but you must notify them in advance that you are coming! Email Liz Ingram or call her at 205.948.4326. You can also email Diane Slaughter with questions.

We also suggest donating to efforts to resettle Ukrainians through HIAS or the Jewish Federations of North America.

How Will I Change the World This Year?

Isaiah 58:5 reads: “Is this the kind of fast I desire, a day of merely depriving one’s body? Is it not the sharing of your bread with the hungry, the bringing of the wretched poor into your home, or clothing someone you see who is naked, and not hiding from your kin in their need?”

In case you missed it… check out these photos from our Social Action trip to Selma!