 Hillel students from Northwestern University and University of Illinois at Chicago during their winter break. |
The snow may be melting and temperatures rising, yet thousands are still enduring chilling homeless nights, months after Superstorm Sandy. Join the Jewish United Fund Tikkun Olam Volunteer (TOV) Network for a spring mission in partnership with NECHAMA-Jewish Response to Disaster: Sunday, April 21-Tuesday, April 23.
"I considered it a genuine privilege to be able to contribute to the rebuilding of these communities, which, in other circumstances, could very well be my own," said Adam Hyman, a young professional who volunteered in December on the community mission. "This relief mission was the epitome of tikkun olam. I was proud to be a part of it and proud of JUF for organizing it."
This past December, TOV sent two relief missions to New York, in response to the destruction. One mission consisted of local community members, a second of Hillel students, taking time out of their winter break to assist in the massive clean-up effort. Volunteers were tasked with removing debris and gutting the foundational structure of The Jewish Center of Brighton Beach, a historic landmark and one of New York's oldest synagogues, preparing it for reconstruction.
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