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Dear Friends,

We are a congregation dedicated to the Human Project. This means to know fundamentally that our lives are about more than ourselves. It is not enough for us to simply exist as a synagogue. We must also act in the world and live in covenantal responsibility with all of humanity.

No one has better articulated our covenantal ties to our brothers and sisters than Amir, the young father of one of the Afghan families that the Sukkat Shalom team supports. When his friends asked why a Jewish congregation is helping Muslim refugees, he replied, “But we are all children of Abraham, are we not?”

Today, we write to ask you to join with us once again in the fight for dignified treatment of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers by supporting Sukkat Shalom with a financial contribution.

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Sukkat Shalom (Shelter of Peace) is an integral way that Temple Micah acts on our conviction that we are all part of a shared humanity.

In the past five years, we have:

Supported two Afghan families - helping them find steady employment, providing English lessons, assisting one of the family members in completing training as a medical assistant, and more;
Funded HIAS’ first Migrant Paralegal, who enabled HIAS attorneys to increase their caseload by 30%;
Provided legal support to migrants and those seeking to leave Afghanistan;
Advocated for fair and humane immigration policy;
Worked closely with local partners to respond to emergent needs, providing clothes, coats, boots, diapers, and computers to asylum seekers and immigrants, including families recently bused from the border to Washington, D.C.

Please read our 2023 Impact Report to learn more about what we have accomplished together.

We need your help to continue this work!

Sukkat Shalom operates independently from the Temple Micah budget. We rely entirely on contributions from Micah congregants, their friends and family, and the greater community. These funds all go directly to individuals and organizations that Sukkat Shalom supports.

Your contribution will help us:

Continue to support our newer Afghan family with rent assistance, as well as with services for their children with special health care needs;
Fund the Migrant Paralegal position at HIAS;
Help welcome additional refugees;
Provide immediate relief as needs come to our attention.

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You may also send a check made out to Temple Micah with 'Sukkat Shalom' in the memo. Instructions on donating securities can be found here. Donations from Donor Advised Funds can be sent to Temple Micah and designated for Sukkat Shalom.

For more information about volunteer opportunities with Sukkat Shalom, email sukkatshalom@templemicah.org or check out our section of the Micah website.

Your support over the past five years has made our work possible. We cannot thank you enough. But we know that the task of the Human Project is an eternal one, and we must continue to march toward the Promised Land, working for a world that is safer and more free for all.

Please join us.

Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel

Rabbi Stephanie Crawley

Rabbi Josh Beraha

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