In the spirit of Tikkun Olam – leaving the world a tad more just than we found it – the Social Action Committee (SAC) invites everyone to join our efforts. Please share your thoughts, energy and interests.
Our initiatives include:
GROUPS
- Adult Children of Holocaust Survivors Speak (visiting schools in and around Melrose)
- “Conversations Unpacking Whiteness” (5-week course, given multiple times each year)
- Environmental Protection
- Food & Clothing Drives (all year, in addition to High Holidays)
- Supporting Asylum Seekers with the Immigrant Support Alliance (ISA)
- Fighting Voter Suppression
EVENTS
- Christmas Dinner
- Mitzvah Day
- MAAV Candlelight Vigil and Walk to End Domestic Violence
- Social Justice Shabbats (Pride, Indigenous People’s Day, MLK, Environment, Asylum, and more)
- Speakers and Forums about issues such as Housing Asylum-seekers, Deafness, Race and Intersectionality
RESOURCES
- Black-owned Business Engagement
- Community Book Read
- LBGTQ+ Support
- Raising Antiracist Children
- American Sign Language course
Contact Person: Sue Herz at socialaction@tbsma.org or 781-307-6007