Programs
Social Action
The Baby-Quilt-to-Israel Project
From the original goal two years ago of sending 60 baby quilts by travelers to Israel to be distributed in Sderot and Ashkelon and Ashdod during the onslaught of bombs being hurled from Gaza, we have now sent over 222 baby quilts to all parts of Israel: North, South and Central. We have now branched out to twin with Hadassah WIZO/Amit Ottawa to provide the Terry Schwartzfeld Day Care Centre in Akko with 60 baby quilts; twenty-four have already been made and delivered.
The Bayit is open on Friday mornings to work (in the sweat shop!), but if you are unable at that time to help, but are interested in providing some time to the project, you can also work at home. Just call or email either Merle or Patsy Royer. You can cut out pieces of fabric, you can design a quilt top, you can sew together pieces to make a top, you can wash and iron fabrics, you can hand sew bindings on. ANY one can help. We are always on the lookout for battings for the inside of the quilts; it seems to be the one thing that no one thinks of donating!
Update, May 2010 - Members of Amit, Terry Schwarzfeld’s CHW chapter, along with Temple Israel's quilting group, jointly sewed a rainbow of 18 children’s quilts that were delivered to the Daycare Centre in April. Jane and Martin Gordon delivered another six in May and had a tour of the centre.
See photos
Looking Ahead–
From the Mitzvah/Social Action/Social Justice Chair Person
How do you think Temple should be involved in the community? There are three aspects where we as a community and we as individuals and we as groups of concerned citizens can perform mitzvot: IN Temple; IN the wider community, Jewish and non; IN and FOR Israel.
Where should the concentrations be? How do you see yourself contributing?
If you would like to attend a brainstorming session, contact Merle. Feel free to send your creative ideas too.
