Social Justice
Vision statement. The mission of the Temple of Aaron Social Justice/Tikkun Olam Committee is to educate and engage Temple of Aaron members in community-based action to build a better world -- Tikkun Olam. Through service projects, advocacy and organizing, Temple of Aaron's Tikkun Olam/Social Justice Committee will ensure that social justice is an integral part of the synagogues' mission.
About the group's activities.
MESSAGE FROM OUR COMMITTEE CHAIR, BRIAN ZAIDMAN
As a religious institution, our goal is to provide services to both our members and the community at large. The Social Justice committee is one of the conduits for the members of Temple Of Aaron to reach out to the broader community, allowing us to put our Jewish ideals into action.
In recent years, housing has been one of the dominant themes of our social action. We annually participate in a Habitat for Humanity through Interfaith Builders and we help staff an overflow homeless shelter. This year, we will also continue working with other community groups to reduce the number of foreclosures in some St. Paul neighborhoods. Homeowners faced with foreclosure need to have accurate information about their rights, access to competent legal advice, and the knowledge that their neighbors in St. Paul care about them.
Education Programs
- We deliver educational programs and information to groups in the Temple of Aaron on a variety of issues.
- We arrange educational sessions for students and adult education programs on different topics.
- We co-sponsor educational series with other organizations
Service Work Projects
- Project Home and Working with the Homeless – we work with churches to provide overflow shelter for homeless families.
- Habitat for Humanity Homebuilders
- Advocacy and Organizing Affordable Housing Work with different organizations to develop and site affordable housing to meet the needs of the homeless families and others throughout the Metropolitan Area.
- Temple of Aaron Social Justice Committee works very closely with Jewish Community Action on a series of social and economic justice issues. Jewish Community Action (JCA). JCA brings together Jewish people from diverse traditions and perspectives to promote understanding and take action on social and economic justice issues in Minnesota. JCA organizes Jews to make our community the way it should be and to create a more just society in Minnesota. We work on affordable housing, economic development and immigrant rights. We work on changing policies and laws at the local, state and federal level. JCA also provides opportunities for youth to get involved in learning and taking action on social justice issues. Visit JCA's website at: www.jewishcommunityaction.org
- Immigrant Rights- The IRLT works to build leadership within the Jewish community and to work with allies in support of comprehensive immigration reform. We support fixing our broken immigration system by providing for family reunification, a path to U.S. citizenship for immigrants and their families now living and working in the United States, a fair and just immigration process for future immigrants and refugees, and by restoring due process and human rights protections. As Jews, our history and religion teach us that we must speak up when we see injustice, and as American Jews, we represent an immigrant people and we remember our own immigrant experience. How You Can Support Immigrant Rights For more information, contact JCA Immigrant Rights Organizer Lauren Bastien at (651)632-2184 or lauren@jewishcommunityaction.org.
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