At Beth Israel, we are a community.We take care of each other, and we take care of those around us. Whether you have a calling for collections or a knack for knitting, you can make a difference in our community. Choose a Beth Israel Cares project (or two) - the time commitment is small, but the results are enormous. 


Projects and Activities
Chesed Committee invites congregants to visit homebound members of our congregation on a periodic basis or transport them to doctors' visits. There are a few individuals who would appreciate a visit for an hour or so, to just talk and help them feel less isolated. If you have time during the week, and would like to undertake this mitzvah, please call the synagogue office 410-654-0800 and leave a message for Henry Foxman hifoxman1@hotmail.com
Cooking casseroles and making sandwiches for Happy Helpers for the Homeless or Ronald McDonald House residents. Date:  December 25th to prepare casseroles in conjunction with The ASSOCIATED&n39;s Mitzvah Day. Barbara Deitch deitchfamily@msn.com  
To serve meals at Ronald McDonald House contact Amber Rose at 410-528-1010 ext 106 or amber@rmhbaltimore.com
Knitting  - Knit caps, hats and scarves (for babies and adults) collections are year round,  Contact Nancy Rogers nanrogers@hotmail.com 
Serving dinner at the Hackerman–Patz House at Sinai Hospital or Ronald McDonald House (Johns Hopkins Hospital)
Habitat for Humanity 
Join members of the congregation for a monthly get together in the Sandtown section of Baltimore at Habitat for Humanity. We meet at Beth Israel at 8 a.m. the first Thursday of each month and carpool down to the site. No particular construction experience is required, just a will to help. Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide nonprofit (www.habitat.org ) that has helped more than 300,000 people own their own home. Each recipient invests 400 hours of sweat equity and finances their purchase through a mortgage. Turn this into a family event. Young children under 18 need a parent approval (sandtownhabitat.org) and under 16 may not work on a building site, but can work in the warehouse.Contact Bruce Galanter bgalanter@gmail.com
Helping Up Mission  
Volunteers are needed to serve and cook meals, make beds, sweep floors, and hear the stories of the residents and staff of this shelter which serves the spiritual and physical needs of Baltimore City’s men who are poor and homeless. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Contact: Stacy Weiss stacyweiss@yahoo.com
Adopt-Our-Road
Brotherhood and Boy Scouts remove litter on Crondall Lane with the assistance of additional volunteers.  Contact: Mark Schenerman schenerman@verizon.net
Humane Society of Baltimore County Reisterstown.  A no-kill animal shelter that provides refuge for stray, unwanted and injured animals needs volunteers to help maintain and assist in projects 
Contact Joan Glaser joan4220@comcast.net or Becky Friedman rebaboo@hotmail.com
Bingo
Join Beth Israel members for a fun, exciting night of Bingo at Weinberg Park, the 2nd Tuesday of EVERY month from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.  For information about becoming a Bingo volunteer.  Contact Lois Wolf lwolf823@comcast.net
Collections in the Beth Israel lobby:
Toiletries for Hannah More Shelter
Socks for homeless
Toys (new and unwrapped) for JCS Toy Closet (December)
Drop your Pants for Sinai Hospital male patients
Non perishable food items for GEDCO Cares (Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation) food pantry www.gedco.org



Your monetary donations, as well as your volunteer efforts are always welcome. To donate, please send a check made payable to Beth Israel Congregation and specify its intent for Beth Israel Cares.  Funds received from our caring congregants have been allocated to many organizations both local and international.  Among these are MAZON, aid to Haiti, food fund in Ashkelon, Jewish Recovery House, CHANA, GEDCO Cares Food Pantry, Healthcare for the Homeless, Ronald McDonald House, Hannah More Shelter, Jewish Community Food Fund and to Beth Israel congregants in need.