Submission #22077 by Temple Israel Men'S Club - Charlotte, NC (1709)
I have read the 2021 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Men's Club Shabbat Gift Bags
Men's Club Shabbat
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Due to our synagogue’s response to Covid, we are currently having very limited in-person attendance at services, and no kiddush. For Men’s Club Shabbat we wanted to use the financial savings in a meaningful way. We created, packed, and delivered Shabbat gift bags to more than 110 homes.
Having budgeted money for MCS Kiddush that wouldn’t take place, we decided to bring Shabbat to our members. We got tote bags donated, we curated a collection including a page of Shabbat blessings, Shabbat candles, matches, grape juice, two challah rolls, a pie, as well as a havdallah candle and custom-made spice bag that we put together. Because our scheduled MCS was the day after Yom HaShoah, we also included a yellow FJMC Holocaust Memorial candle, blessing, meditation, and informational letter. Other MC information including promotions for upcoming programs was included in the kits. We also asked that recipients “pay it forward” by filling the bag with food for our Jewish Family Services Food Pantry and bringing it to them after Shabbat. We had members and volunteers pack the bags at the temple, and 14 drivers delivered the kits to our members homes before the start of Yom HaShoah.
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Original Program
Silver