Implicit Bias/Explicit Righteousness
An Evening with the Honorable Scott Bernstein
How do our own biases hinder our ability to build relationships in a world full of antisemitism and hate?
B’Nai Mitzvah Projects
Our young people are doing incredible things for their community as part of becoming b’nai mitzvahs. You can see what they’re up to here and learn how you can help!
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RAC-FL + Reproductive Rights
Gather petitions, host a fundraiser, get the word out—the fight for reproductive rights and health care is happening now! Join your fellow congregants in this statewide effort to protect the freedom of Floridians to make their own, personal, health-care decisions without the interference of politicians.
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Contact Judy Ratzan and Jeff Agron ([email protected]) for more information.
Accessibility
Develop protocols and improve the TBAM campus to ensure every member, regardless of ability, can fully and meaningfully participate in our community. We’ll also focus on developing best practices for both digital and physical accessibility at the temple.
Contact Tamar Savir ([email protected]) for more information.
Religious School Initiatives (YERS)
Tikkun Olam is a fundamental part of the Jewish and character education that happens in our Religious School and Youth Groups. Each week we collect tzedakah to give to various causes. Our students also take a Tikkun Olam field trip every year and study the Jewish values behind that particular cause. The biggest way our older students can do justice work is through our social justice teen fellowship.
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Rambam Initiatives
Tikkun Olam is a fundamental part of the Jewish and character education that happens in our RAMBAM Day School. Each month our students have a dress down day to raise money for various causes. These causes are chosen by our student council. Any student of the Day School can present to the student council to have them consider raising money for their charity.
Each year our students participate in Kids Heart Challenge (previously known as Jump Rope For Heart), an annual fundraising event for elementary and middle schools around the world, with thousands of schools and millions of kids participating to raise money and awareness for the American Heart Association.
Each year in the elementary school, each grade level is paired with a particular cause. During that year, they learn about that cause from both a domestic and Jewish perspective, they do hands on activities to help the cause and take a field trip to learn from people and organizations that work everyday on the cause. Some of the topics include ecology, literacy, immigration, hunger, and caring for the elderly.
If you would like to join the PATIO Tikkun Olam committee please contact Caroline Miller ([email protected])
Social Justice Teen Fellowship
Winner of the 2019 Irving Fain Social Justice Award, the Social Justice Teen Fellowship program is an exclusive, action-oriented program for 11th and 12th graders that seeks to empower Fellows to take responsibility and action for significant social, economic, and environmental problems, both within and beyond the Jewish community.
Limited to a small group of motivated teens, Temple Beth Am’s Social Justice Teen Fellowship combines Jewish text study with social justice activities and includes a 4-day social action trip. This unique year-long program develops a commitment to the Jewish people and community service.
unBIASed
Temple Beth Am’s unBIASed Initiative seeks to address antisemitism and all forms of hate in our community through events, learning opportunities, partnerships, youth engagement, editorials in community newspapers, social media, and more.
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Contact Edith Osman ([email protected]) for more information.
Gun Safety Initiative
Mass shootings and gun violence are resolvable problems despite rhetoric to the contrary. At TBAM, we’re taking a two-pronged approach: documenting the horrors of gun violence and educating in gun-safety awareness. Help us shape the narrative to reduce gun violence in our community and the country.
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Contact Adam Levy ([email protected]) and Marlene Kohn ([email protected]) for more information.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strives to educate and promote representation and participation of different groups of individuals, including people of different ages, races, marital status, ethnicities, abilities, genders, religions, cultures and sexual orientations to enhance a feeling of belonging.
Contact Roberta Mandel ([email protected]) for more information.