TAE Social Action
Making a Difference Together
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Highlights of this Month's Email - (Scroll for Details)
Mitzvah Day for the Entire Congregation
November 4th 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Fall Blood Drive Sunday 11/4
Now accepting donation appointments
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Purchase/Sponsor a Pair of Shoes That Fit a Child in Need
Now Through November 4th
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Vote on Election Day - Need a ride to your polling place?
November 6th
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Extra Halloween Candy? We're Collecting it for the Troops
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Service - St. Paschal Babylon Church
November 21st - 7:00 pm
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Winter Shelter Volunteer Sign Ups Now Available
Shelter Starts December 2nd
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Visit
www.AdatElohim.org/socialaction
to learn about TAE social action opportunities. The information changes regularly, so please check back often! We have great events planned - Join us!
Marcia & Harold Gordon - Social Action Co-Chairs
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Social Action Committee Meeting
The next Social Action Committee meeting will be
Tuesday, November 13th, 7 pm
Room 6
All members are invited to join us to learn more about TAE social action, bring new ideas, help plan upcoming events and get involved.
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November Projects & Opportunities
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Mitzvah Day - Sunday November 4th
A Morning Making A Difference
9:00 am - Noon at Temple
PROJECTS FOR MEMBERS OF ALL AGES (3 TO 103) INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN CPR ON THE SPOT!
Our 20+ projects will be helping a variety of community service organizations including:
My Stuff Bags - Many Mansions - Support for the Kids - Hope Mill
Operation Gratitude - For the Troops - The TAE Holiday Dinner And more!
Make a difference by:
- Writing letters to our troops
- Making paracord bracelets for our troops
- Assembling toiletry kits and stationary packets for the homeless
- Making blankets, hair ties & luggage tags for children removed from their homes
- Painting flower pots for seniors
- Making picture frames for guests of our holiday dinner
- Learning CPR on the TAE stage
- Having the T.O. Police dept. create an emergency ID card for your child
- Assembling Thanksgiving baskets for local low income families
- Helping put a new shine on the temple kitchen
- Inventorying the winter overnight shelter supplies
- Creating birthday celebration bags for underprivileged children
- Creating toiletry packs and letter writing kits for the homeless
- Helping spruce up TAE with some paint here, some mulch there
- And so much more.....!
Be part of this special day designed for all TAE members!
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Fall Blood Drive -
Sunday, November 4th
Reserve your space today.
If you've never donated before or have a long history of donating,
we need you this fall
! Invite your friends to join you. Make a brunch date and donate before or after.
To schedule an appointment, please contact:
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Shoes That Fit
Thank you to all of the Temple Adat Elohim members who signed up in October to buy shoes for kids in need at Elm Street Elementary in Oxnard.
As of this writing, all but one of our selected children has a shoe sponsor.
Please bring the shoes to Mitzvah Day on Nov. 4.
Contact Sarah Reines at
sarahjreines@gmail.com
with any questions.
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Vote on Election Day - Tuesday 11/6
Need a ride to your polling place?
This fall TAE is part of a nationwide, nonpartisan initiative to encourage 100% of Reform Jewish congregants across the country to vote. If you need help with transportation to your polling place, please contact Penny Greenblatt at 805-497-9449.
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Bring Your Extra Halloween Candy to Temple for the Troops
Looking to get that extra candy out of your house? Bring it to temple with you on Mitzvah Day or drop it off in the office by 11/6. We're collecting it for "For The Troops", an organization that will be sending it to our troops abroad.
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Help Support Senior Concerns by Shopping at Vintage Grocers
Saturday
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November 10th, 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Vintage Grocers will be donating 5% of its proceeds from the day to Senior Concerns. Senior Concerns provides support to seniors and their family caregivers right here in the Conejo Valley.
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ECC & Sisterhood Holiday Boutique
November 18th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
It’s getting close to the holiday season!
- Help support the Sisterhood and ECC by shopping at TAE’s annual Holiday Boutique
- Why not start shopping for your holiday gifts a little early?
- Why not treat yourself to a few gifts as well?
Follow the boutique on Instagram @taeholidaypopup
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Conejo Valley Thanksgiving Interfaith Service
Wednesday, November 21
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, 7:00 pm
St. Paschal Babylon Church
155 E Janss Rd
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Thousand Oaks
TAE will join together with our local interfaith community for our annual pre-Thanksgiving service. This inspirational interfaith service is attended by hundreds each year. If you would like to be part of the interfaith choir for the service, you are invited to join. All are welcome. There will be a few rehearsals in the coming weeks and one performance at the service on 11/21. RSVP to
socialaction@adatelohim.com
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Immigration 101 - Learn All About the Immigrant Rights Movement
Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 pm
Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks
This event is sponsored by the
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
of Thousand Oaks and is being hosted by Ascension Lutheran Church. The
AAUW was founded in 1881 and is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls.
Speaker: Vanessa Frank, Immigration Attorney
Ms. Frank is a local advocate and immigration lawyer with over 25 years of experience organizing among cross-cultural groups to defend human and civil rights in California.
Please RSVP by Saturday 11/10 to
wendyhof@gmail.com
. Questions may also be directed to that same email address.
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Feast of Faiths
Building Bridges of Understanding, Support & Gratitude
Sunday, November 11, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Sponsored by the Ventura County Interfaith Community and Campus Interfaith for CSUCI.
The Feast of Faiths is an annual gathering of individuals from various religions to discuss their beliefs with those of other faiths informally over dinner. The theme of the 2018 dinner is "Unity". Members of various religions, including but not limited to Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i, Quaker, Pagan and Buddhist, will share a meal. The purpose of the dinner is to promote dialogue and friendship between people of different religions. Halal-style and vegetarian food will be served.
Suggested donation of $27 at the door ($15 for students 8 and older). Please make checks payable to Ventura County Interfaith Community. Call or email Teri Helton for more information (805) 312-1631
teri@terihelton.com
The dinner will be held at the Center for Spiritual Living, 340 Mobile Ave., Camarillo
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Jewish Federation - Super Sunday December 2
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Supporting Jews in Los Angeles, Israel and Around the World
On Sunday December 2nd the Jewish Federation will be reaching out to donors for support. This annual phone calling event is the major fundraising effort of the year for the Federation. Volunteers are invited to come make calls to reach out to fellow Jews in our community. Calls will be made from Stephen S. Wise Temple (just off the 101 & 405). Volunteers are needed for three shifts: 9:30 - 11:00 am, 11:00 - 12:30 am, 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Sign up for one, two or all three.
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Westlake Village Junior Women's Club
Ginger Bread Boutique
Thursday November 8th, 6 - 10 pm
Friday, November 9th, 10 am - 6 pm
St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5801 Kanan Rd. Westlake
Proceeds from this annual fund raiser support local charitable activities including the Holiday Dinner sponsored by TAE, Many Mansions, Cancer Support Community, Conejo Free Clinic & more. More information is available at:
www.westlakejuniors.org
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Upcoming Events - Save the Date
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Winter Shelter - Dinners, Lunches and Overnight Stays for the Homeless
Winter Shelter Starts Sunday, December 2
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Location: TAE Social Hall
Every winter, from December through March, TAE opens its doors to the neediest in our community by turning our Social Hall into a temporary overnight shelter on Sunday nights. We serve a hot meal to 50-90 people and provide overnight accommodation for 25-45 people. This takes an army of volunteers, and we welcome all the help we can get!
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Preparing lunch bags to-go for each guest
- Preparing breakfast bags for the overnight guests
- Doing laundry during the week between overnight guest visits
- Chaperoning (sleeping over) with others to keep an eye on our facility and to ensure the safety of all
Note about dinners:
- These are provided not only by TAE but also by church and community groups.
- If you are part of a temple group and are interested in providing dinner, please contact us to check availability.
We are happy to explain any or all of these roles in more detail. If you are interested in participating in the winter shelter along with hundreds of other TAE congregants please send an email to
taeshelter@yahoo.com
with your contact information and one of our team members will call you back. This is a very serious commitment and we like to explain the whole process to our volunteers so that we are able to provide this valuable service to our community.
Your shelter team,
Debbie Lopez, Karen Begun, Serena Tobias, Aileen Stein, Stacey Lau, Sarah Reines
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Santa comes to Agoura, Westlake & Beyond
Many Mansions Needs Our Help!
Saturday, December 8
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, 11 am - 2 pm
Join fellow TAE members as we help sort and deliver Santa Comes to Agoura, Westlake & Beyond food donations to local lower income Many Mansions Residents.
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Operation Gratitude
Help assemble care packages for our troops!
Saturday, December 15
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, 9 am - 12 pm
Who: Gemilut Chasadim Chavarim (Friends doing acts of kindness) -
All TAE Adults are invited.
Location: Chatsworth
All TAE adults are invited to join us as we put together care packages for our troops and first responders. For those who can, we'll grab lunch together immediately following. RSVP and questions - Marcia Gordon:
socialaction@adatelohim.com
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Community Holiday Dinner
Tuesday, December 25
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Social Hall
Volunteer sign-ups will be available after Thanksgiving. Watch the Weekly E-News for a signup link at that time.
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New Toys & Children's Books for the Holiday Dinner
During November and December
we will be collecting new toys and children's books that will be made available to our guests at the Holiday Dinner on Christmas Day. Drop off new toys and books in the box in the temple office anytime between now and December 23rd.
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Food Collection for Manna Food Pantry
On-going. Year Round.
The yellow bin in the sanctuary foyer is always available to receive your donations of food items. Make it a habit to bring something to donate each time you come to temple. Leave temple knowing that you made a difference in someone's life.
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Caring Community of TAE needs your help!
Our Caring Community is dedicated to reaching out to those in our TAE community who are in need.
Do you have some time to make a few phone calls to people who are in need to let them know that their TAE family is thinking of them? Do you have time to visit people who are in need of some company while they are ill? If you can help, please contact Cantor David at
dshukiar@adatelohim.com
(805) 497-7101. Please also contact Cantor David if you know someone in need.
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Hot Dogs & Havdallah Social Action Project
Thank you to Liz Oliver and Marcia Price for leading a My Stuff Bags project at the Hot Dogs & Havdallah event on 10/20. My Stuff Bags provides a comfort bag to children who must be removed from their homes by authorities. The participants had a great time making hair ties for the kids served by My Stuff Bags.
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Thank you to all who have donated for the Thanksgiving Baskets & Birthday Bags and thank you to MAETY & JAETY who created decorations to go into the Thanksgiving Baskets.
As we write this month's newsletter, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped us gather everything we needed to create 25 Thanksgiving Baskets and 61 birthday celebration bags. We look forward to seeing members assemble the baskets and bags on Mitzvah Day.
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Supporting Reform Judaism's 100% Vote Effort
This fall TAE has been part of a nationwide, nonpartisan initiative to encourage 100% of Reform Jewish congregants across the country to vote. Thank you to all who helped with the effort under the leadership of Sarah Reines and Penny Greenblatt. In this effort, TAE:
- Sent voter registration materials to all TAE members 18-25
- Held a voter registration drive at TAE on 10/25
- Is helping to arrange rides to the polls on election day
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Social Action Opportunities for Families & Adult
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TAE has two Social Action Groups that are always looking for new members.
Click/tap the following links for details.
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On-Going Projects & Opportunities
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Tzedakah Box
November - December donations to the Tzedakah Box donated to a cause that will be selected at the November Social Action Committee meeting. Our Tzedakah box is located in the foyer right outside the door to the sanctuary. Please help us help others.
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This monthly Social Action e-newsletter is sent from the Social Action committee at the beginning of each month. It includes upcoming social action opportunities that are available to the TAE community. We invite all TAE members to find your place in TAE Social Action. We hope that you will find a project (or many!) that touches your heart. We encourage you to participate and bring your temple friends with you! There is something for everyone.
If you have charities or projects that you support, please share them with us at
socialaction@adatelohim.com
. We might be able to involve others in a project that is important to you!
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