What is Mitzvah Day?

Washington Hebrew Congregation initiated Mitzvah Day seventeen years ago under the leadership of Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig and a small but devoted group of lay leaders who wanted to make a difference in the greater D.C. community. In the years since its inception, Mitzvah Day has evolved into one of the largest undertakings at Temple and the event has become a national model, adapted by congregations around the country. A committee of Temple members works for nine months to organize over forty projects that will serve the needy in our area.

Each year our members come together, and in just one day prepare hundreds of meals for the hungry and sort clothes for the homeless; children in need; visit seniors in Jewish nursing homes, provide entertainment to under-privileged children and teens; add a new coat of paint to the offices of organizations working for those in need; and clean up outdoor parks that are enjoyed by many in our community.

Thank you for joining us on Sunday, April 13, 2008
as we came together to perform Tikkun Olam
and helped to repair the world!

:: Mitzvah Day Contacts

:: Tikkun Olam

:: Mission Statement

Mitzvah Day Coordinator
Anne Friedman
Phone 301-294-0142
e-mail: annefriedman@aol.com

Mitzvah Day Co-Chair
Mindy Griffiths
Phone 703-938-0452
e-mail: mindygriffiths@cox.net

Janet Katz
Phone 301-299-3612
e-mail: katzfam3@yahoo.com

General Information
Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
11810 Falls Road
Potomac, MD 20854

Helping to Repair the World!

As we prepare to celebrate Passover and its message of freedom in lands near and far, may we take pause to remember the people of Darfur as well as people in need in our area.
In our quest for renewal at Pesach, may we nurture Mother Earth and begin to "think Green" as we are reminded of tikkun olam, repairing our world and preserving it for future generations.

Thus, Mitzvah Day 2008 was dedicated to all those in need of freedom as well as our efforts to Save the Planet.

WHC Mitzvah Day is committed to helping the homeless, sick, hungry and underprivileged in the D.C. metropolitan community. Volunteers participate in a day of community service, young and old working together, to foster a relationship with social service agencies that work to improve the lives of people in need. In keeping with Judaism’s teachings of tikkun olam, to repair the world, Mitzvah Day strives to inspire its participants to pursue social justice through social activism.