Social Action
The mission of our synagogue is not only to serve the needs of our members and to deepen their Jewish lives through learning and prayer, but also to begin to fulfill the obligation to heal and repair our world. At the JCB we are committed to a number of social action projects.
Connect-to-Care
Along with UJA-Federation of New York, the Sid Jacobson JCC and Jericho Jewish Center, the Jewish Congregation of Brookville co-hosted a networking event for business owners and those seeking employment. Over 200 people attended this Jericho Networking Event and B2B Professional Meeting on May 6. This was an opportunity not only for those in need of employment to find jobs but for business owners to expand their network. For more information about Connect to Care please visit this website. "All Jews are responsible for one another."
Helping Haiti
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti our members continue to support the work of the American Jewish World Service.
Recently we helped address the problem of hunger and homelessness in our own area.
- Interfaith Nutrition Network: JCB volunteers helped sort the many clothes, food and toys donated to the Mary Brennan Soup Kitchen. In addition JCB members donated gift cards so that INN patrons could purchase what they need themselves and thereby redeem a measure of their dignity.
- Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing: A former homeless person shared his story and educated our confirmation students and their parents about the problems of hunger and homelessness.
- Saint Hugh's Project Hope: Our 7th graders and fellow congregants packed lunch bags and sandwiches that were delivered to the hungry and poor in the Huntington Station area.
We are committed to many causes, represented in part by the following national organizations.
- Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger. Mazon supports efforts to combat hunger in the United States as well as in Israel and the world. It grants money to grass roots organizations, such as the INN and Island Harvest, who are working to alleviate hunger.
- Jewish National Fund. From the early days of the modern State of Israel, the JNF has worked to rehabilitate the land of Israel through the planting of trees and more recently the building of water reservoirs.
- Save Darfur. If our suffering in the Holocaust is to hold meaning for the world then we must work to end genocide. Save Darfur brings together over a hundred diverse organizations in the effort to end the continuing genocide in Sudan.
The meaning and purpose of our synagogue is to help us reach beyond ourselves and to fulfill the vision of our prophets, to heal the brokenness in our world.