CARING CONGREGATION | WHAT WE DO

What Do Caring Congregation Volunteers Do?

Make hospital visits, Bikkur Cholim, and visit nursing homes and "shut-ins."
Visit congregants in the hospital and bring Shabbat bags on Fridays with challah, juice and candles.
Visit members in senior nursing facilities and conduct Havdallah services there twice a month.
Deliver Mitzvah Meals of matzoh ball soup and challah to congregants recovering from illness.
Provide congregants with a place to go for the first night Passover seder through our Elijah + 2 matching program.
Offer support to bereaved congregants.
Develop Caring around the Corner neighborhoods which provide community and support where congregants live.
Make Caring Calls and send holiday greetings to congregants in need of a caring touch.
Provide home-made challah for Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services.
Answer Careline, Temple’s after-hours emergency phone line to get in touch with a clergy member or make referrals.
Sponsor the Service of Healing led by Cantor Cohn.
Send birthday cards to Seniors.
Knit baby booties for Temple newborns.

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About Caring Around the Corner

Caring around the Corner brings community and support to neighborhoods where congregants live. The program provides a network so that congregants can get to know each other and stay in touch throughout the year.

Because each neighborhood is unique, the residents decide the type of programming and activities they want. Residents are encouraged to share addresses, email and phone information to assist each other in times of need and to encourage communication.

Caring Congregation will assist neighborhood volunteers to organize social, holiday, or mitzvah programs. Each “corner” has a coordinator who helps set up events such as get-togethers with clergy or for participation in other Temple activities

For more information, contact Peggy Papert at ppapert@tedallas.org