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C
ongregation Beth Ahm’s
Tikkun Olam volunteers
continuously perform
mitzvot through multiple initiatives,
such as providing and preparing
meals for donation through nonprofit
organizations, donating backpacks
filled with school supplies for
children returning to school and
making “plarn” (plastic yarn made
from used grocery bags) mats for the
homeless to sleep on. The volunteers
also collect necessities to donate to
homeless shelters throughout Metro
Detroit.
They are also busy in the Jewish
community — collecting and
delivering food for Yad Ezra as well
as delivering food or goodies for
local Jewish seniors and Holocaust
survivors. Each initiative is supported
through donations of goods,
monetary gifts or by volunteering to
provide for those in need.
To join Congregation Beth Ahm in performing
the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam, contact Renee
Fein at rfein@cahm.org or (248) 851-6880.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETH AHM
Congregation Beth
Ahm Tikkun Olam
Volunteers Give Back
Volunteers
prepare hot meals
at the Crossroads
Kitchen in Detroit.
The completed
plastic mats
made by
Beth Ahm
volunteers.
Susan Sovel
joined
Beth Ahm
volunteers
cutting bags
to make
“plastic yarn.”
Plastic bags
collected for
making sleeping
mats for the
homeless.
Laura Goldston
and Debra Darvick,
co-chairs of Beth
Ahm’s Tikkun Olam
Committee, make
sandwiches for the
homeless.
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