Isaac M. Wise Temple
Erev Rosh Hashanah
09/08/2010
Rosh Hashanah Day
09/09/2010
Erev Yom Kippur
09/17/2010
Yom Kippur Day
09/18/2010
Erev Sukkot
09/22/2010
Mid-week Hebrew School begins (WC)
09/22/2010
Sukkot Morning
09/23/2010
Religious School - Opening Day
09/26/2010
2011 Israel Trip Informational Meeting
09/27/2010
Tikkun Olam-athon Plum Street Temple
10/17/2010
Tikkun Olam-athon at Wise Center
10/17/2010
Cincinnati Chocolate Festival
10/24/2010
Legend tells us that even with the Egyptians in pursuit, the Israelites stood at the shores of the Red Sea arguing about which tribe would step into the waters first, when Nahshon of the tribe Judah, "sprang forward into the sea." Only with the action of one individual, the midrash teaches, did God then make the miracle of splitting the Red Sea, Real repair of the world, real change and healing comes when our prayers, the words of our mouths, are joined by our deeds, the work of our hands.
It was this midrash that moved Rabbi Lewis Kamrass to challenge our Congregation in 1990 to step into the waters of social action through WiseUP: THE ULTIMATE PROJECT. Clearly, to do what is "just" (tzedakah), to "repair the world" (tikkun olam), requires us not just to argue and discuss the critical issues of our society, but to act with faith and courage and, like Nahshon, step into unknown spaces. Only then can we share in God’s miracles. For these reasons, social action is a hallmark of our mission and our ideals at Wise Temple.
Last year, more than 800 individuals in our Congregation took action through WiseUP Social Action Volunteer Projects. Whether in our night shelter for homeless families within our building, our soup kitchen, our involvement in inner-city schools, we look forward to working with every individual who seeks to repair the world around us through our own efforts. Together, we will go out into the community with the confidence and with the hope that our deeds will bring healing, and perhaps even a small miracle or two for ourselves and, most especially, for the many who are in need.
Do you like to cook, serve, donate, laugh, play games, talk, read, socialize with old and new friends, picnic, party, organize, hug, create, smile, pamper others, and bring joy to the lives of those less fortunate?
Register for the exciting WiseUP Volunteer Projects listed below and help our neighbors in need.
Click on this link to register for WiseUP Social Action Volunteer Projects
Upcoming WiseUP Social Action Volunteer Projects
| IHN | October 3 - 10 | Wise Center |
| Tikkun Olam-athon | October 17 | WC & PST |
| Bethany House | October 24 | 9:00 - 11:30 AM |
WiseUP Committee
| Carol Kabel | WiseUP Co-Chair |
| Jody Tsevat | WiseUP Co-Chair |
| Dianne Benmayor | Religious School Chair |
| Margie Burgin | IHN Co-Chair |
| Deb Lafrance | IHN Co-Chair |
| Rabbi Lewis Kamrass | Senior Staff |
| Judy Jennings | Professional Staff |
Tikkun Olam-athon Committee
| Amy Fingerman | Plum Street Co-Chair |
| Jann Greenberg | Plum Street Co-Chair |
| Scott Joseph | Plum Street Co-Chair |
| Julie Levine | Wise Center Co-Chair |
| Barb Levy-Wall | Wise Center Co-Chair |
| Lori Zobel | Wise Center Co-Chair |
| Rabbi Michael Shulman | Senior Staff |
| Judy Jennings | Professional Staff |
WiseUP Social Action Agency Connections
Agency | Web Address |
| Bake-a-Wish Foundation | |
| Bethany House Services | bethanyhouseservices.org |
| FreeStore/FoodBank | freestorefoodbank.com |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network | ihncincinnati.org |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | lys.org |
| Mental Health North America | mhanky.org |
| Soup Kitchen in Over the Rhine | overtherhinekitchen.org |
| St. Francis Seraph | stfrancisseraphschoo.org |