Volunteer Opportunities

Beth Israel has a variety of volunteer opportunities, both within the synagogue and in the greater Ann Arbor community. Check out the list below for complete details

Fall Opportunities

Harvest in the Beth Israel Garden at County Farm Park and deliver harvested vegetables to Food Gatherers - contact Michael Simon (simonmichael725@gmail.com)

High Holiday Ushering and Greeting - Watch the BIC website for the online sign-up.

Winter Opportunities

Provide and deliver meals to the residents of Alpha House, a local shelter for homeless families in Washtenaw County - contact Meira Miller (meirabatpinchos@gmail.com)

Spring and Summer Opportunities

Plant, weed, and maintain the Beth Israel Garden at County Farm Park - contact Michael Simon (simonmichael725@gmail.com)

Purim Matanot L'Evyonim (gifts for those in need) - contact Meira Miller
       * - bring canned, non-perishable food to Beth Israel
       * - contribute to local and national agencies helping those in need
       * - deliver contributions to Food Gatherers

Red Cross Blood Drive - contact Diane Lehman Wilson (dclonezer@aol.com) or Leonore Gerstein (lbmgerst@gmail.com)
       * - call potential donors
       * - donate blood or volunteer to staff the blood drive facility

Passover Project - contact Beth Jarvis (bjarvis@bethisrael-aa.org)
       * - make phone calls to match hosts and guests for Passover Seders
       * - host guests at your Seder

Ongoing Projects

Participate in daily minyan - see the BIC calendar for the daily minyan schedule. Contact Jerry Sorokin with questions (gsorokin@bethisrael-aa.org)

Green Team - contact Michael Simon
       * - collaborate with local and national groups about preserving and saving the earth
       * - work on updating and greening heating, lighting, recycling, and composting at BIC
       * - Beth Israel Garden at Couty Farm Park

Social Action Committee - contact Meira Miller
       * - seeks to make the community and the world a better place
       * - programs include the Red Cross Blood Drive, donation of meals to Alpha House (a local
            shelter), as well as advocacy work for human rights and support for the Network (Jewish
            People of Color), JCOR, and other community organizations

JCOR (Jewish Congregations Organized for Resettlement) - contact Deborah Greene (greenedm@umich.edu) or Michael Appel (mappel1961@gmail.com)
       * - help newly arrived refugees start their lives in Ann Arbor

JPOC (Jewish People of Color) - contact Deborah Greene
       * - participate in community celebrations of Jewish holidays
       * participate in educational gatherings and learning opportunities

Human Rights Advocacy
       * - participate in Michigan Congregationsl Sanctuary
       * - advocate for community-wide endorsement of LGBTQ rights

Contribute to articles in the Washtenaw Jewish News and HaShaliach

Provide rides and meals to home bound congregants