3 Sundays: October 15, 22, and 29; 12:00 noon Eastern time (9:00 am Pacific)
A Tree with Roots is delighted to host a three-week serieswith master teachers on the themes of Tzedakah, human dignity (“Kavod”), and world-repair (“Tikkun Olam”), including extraordinary people who are doing this work in fascinating ways.
30 years ago, a group of rabbinical students in Jerusalem established the KAVOD Tzedakah Fund, with the intention of seeking out, supporting, and promoting individuals and organizations that beautifully and creatively do the work of justice, caring, and peace. We named it “Kavod,” since human dignity was the common denominator of all these projects. Three decades later, the Kavod Tzedakah Fund has distributed over $1.7 million in the United States, Israel, Ukraine, and around the world. Kavod has also trained numerous “Tzedakah Fellows” in conjunction with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and inspired countless others in the art of grassroots, no-overhead Tzedakah-giving.
Here’s the schedule:
October 15: Torah study with RABBI YOSHI ZWEIBACK, our mentor and teacher DANNY SIEGEL, and a discussion with RABBI SUSAN LIPPE and KRIS WADE of The Other Ones Foundation, doing extraordinary work with homeless men and women in Austin, TX.
October 22: Torah study with RABBI JACQUELINE ELLENSON, and a discussion with RABBI JAY MOSES and DR. BETH WEINSTOCK of BirdieLight, working to save the lives of young people with education and action around the dangers of Fentanyl, the #1 cause of death among 18-45 year-olds in the US.
October 29: Torah study with RABBI DAVID ELLENSON and RABBI SYDNEY MINTZ, and a discussion with RABBI YOSHI ZWEIBACK and JONATHAN ORNSTEIN, CEO of JCC KRAKOW, on the frontlines of work and rescue of Ukrainian refugees.
All are welcome to join us for some truly enlightening and inspirational sessions about the skills of Tikkun Olam:
Participants are requested to learn more and to make a donation of any amount to the Kavod Tzedakah Collective at www.kavod.org.