May 25, 2013   16 Sivan 5773

Mitzvah of the Month Volunteers!

Do you have time for a mitzvah this month?  The Talmud talks about the "lamed-vavniks", the  in every generation.  We are looking for 36 mentches each month to do one mitzvah for someone in our
community.  These acts of caring would take no more than 2 hours once/month.

What would they be? We have members who would love visitors at Windemere or at home.  We also have members who are either ill or housebound and may need someone who can drive them to shul or to a doctor's appointment, make a pot of soup, do a grocery shop, pick up mail, or sit with them while their spouse/caretaker can take a walk or a break.  Finally, we have members saying Kaddish who need a minyan during shiva or on Shabbat for a yahrzeit. We would like to maintain such a mitzvah list for every month, so let us know if you can do a mitzvah once a month or if you would prefer to volunteer for a particular month.  One mitzvah can make a huge difference in someone's life, both the one receiving and the one who is giving.  Please let the Rabbi, Nancy Salon-Nunes or Max in the office know if you would like to be one of our "36" mitzvah mentches this month or on a regular basis. If you are particularly busy, consider making a donation of $36 to our caring committee which would cover one hour of an aide helping one of our members out. 

Thank you!!

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