Eitz Action
“It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it” (Avot 2:21) attributed to Rabbi Tarfon.
The Eitz Action Committee coordinates activities of the congregation that promote Tikkun Olam. We work to repair our broken world through involvement in social and environmental justice projects within our local and global communities.
The Eitz Action Committee usually meets the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Donations in response to the Israel-Hammas War
Please see our list of organizations supporting the needs of individuals affected by the war.
Eitz Action Beit Midrash on Trees
Passover Beit Midrash
How to support Ukraine
Razom for Ukraine: Resources and Emergency Response
Sunflower of Peace: Medical Supplies to Ukraine
Nova Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
CJP: Ukraine Emergency Fund
World Union for Progressive Judaism Ukraine Crisis Fund
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
International Rescue Committee
Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (GoFundMe)
Support Black People Fleeing Ukraine (GoFundMe)
Lists of Resources:
Supporting Afghan Refugees
FAIR: Fund for Afghan Immigrants and Refugees
Several Ways to support JCRC's work:
Here are three ways you can provide for the immediate needs of Afghan immigrants and refugees:
SPONSOR A FAMILY: Team up with synagogue members, school groups, or other communities to sponsor a family with furnishings and funds, or help to meet other needs. We are leading and implementing a community-wide synagogue response. To learn more, contact JCRC Director of Synagogue Organizing Rachie Lewis.
HELP FIND HOUSING: Help JCRC find housing for immigrants and refugees arriving in Boston. Our community has already given generous amounts to subsidize families in market-rate apartments. If you have, or anyone you know has, a home to rent, contact Rachie Lewis.
GIVE: Our partners at CJP have set up a new fund, and 100% of your gift will provide direct support through Catholic Charities of Boston and Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) to the families and individuals resettling in Boston. Assistance will include food, housing, employment services, and other basic needs.
Anti-Racism
Eitz Chayim Anti-Racism Resources
Congregation Shira Hayam: Conversations on Race: recorded videos
Religious Action Network of Reform Judaism- Racial Justice
Jewish Community Relations Bureau|AJC- Racial Justice
Environmental Justice
Cambridge Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition
Eitz Chayim is proud to be a part of the Cambridge Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition (CISC). We will continue to update this page with information about CISC as well as information about other social and environmental justice causes that are important to our community.
Here are some resources about the Coalition and about providing sanctuary:
- Cambridge Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition
- Boston Globe article about CISC and sanctuary
- Boston Globe article about other CISC activities
Parashat Vayeira (Genesis 18.1-22.24) Radical Hospitality and the Sanctuary Movement Written by Penina Weinberg
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