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How we address poverty

We encourage congregants to bring business clothing and accessories (in good condition) on Mitzvah Day to the synagogue. Committee members and others then sort and organize these clothes. The committee delivers the clothes to Dorcas Place, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income men and women enter or re-enter the workplace. Medical uniforms such as scrubs and white shoes are also requested.

We welcome donations of gently used or new clothing, books, toys, and toiletry items for young children and their families. Donations can be delivered to the synagogue between March 1 and Mitzvah Day. On Mitzvah Day, committee members and other congregants sort and organize these items to deliver to the nearby Head Start office for distribution to poor families