When: Monday, January 17. Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. CEH will once again partner with Volunteer Arlington to participate in “MLK Day of Service: A Day On, Not a Day Off!” Opening announcements at 9:00am will be virtual.
Ethan O’Keefe, Steve Zimmet’s grandson, is collecting used glasses to donate them to Lions Club International for his Bar Mitzvah project.
Lions Club takes the used glasses and cleans and sanitizes them and then ships them to countries where people can’t afford glasses. By donating glasses you are helping people who can’t afford glasses see better.
CEH has the opportunity to welcome our new neighbors by volunteering with NoVA RAFT (Resettling Afghan Families Together). NoVA RAFT is a grassroots group supporting Afghan refugees with many different needs as they resettle in Northern VA. Often they act quickly to meet immediate needs.
December 1: Beit Midrash on Hanukkah, 7 PM. We will explore multiple rabbinical and historical narratives to understand the role of Judaism in history and in our modern society. Register Here. December 3: Family Shabbat Service ,…
Lots of Coats! The Social Action Committee thanks Etz Hayim members who kindly contributed to our recent children’s coat drive. Rachel Waldstein delivered seven large bags of coats to Jackie Keys of Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing…
When: Donations start now until Wednesday, October 20th at 7:00 PM CEH Social Action Committee is collecting children’s winter coats to donate to the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing’s Children’s Coat Drive. Look in your closet for…
Etz Hayim’s Social Action Committee held the first of our monthly bagged meal packing events for PathForward. PathForward is the new name for the local non-profit formerly known as ASPAN, providing shelter and support to people experiencing…
When: Sunday, October 24th Time: 12:30 PM After Sunday school, bring a picnic lunch and then we will leave the parking lot to take a community walk around the neighborhood. Your “entrance fee”: Gift cards for Afghan…
When: 09/26/2021 …
Below is a list of many different organizations who are working to help ensure our newest neighbors are welcomed and connected with housing, employment, transportation, food, acculturation, and other support. Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital…