Fixing the World
Kishrei Halev is a program developed and sponsored by the Social Action Committee of Temple Beth Miriam to engage its Bar and Bat Mitzvah students in the process of social action in order to instill a sense of our responsibility as Jews to view the world with a keen and questioning eye, seeking to bring justice or righteousness or peace or healing or instruction or skill to people in need. We call this Tikun Olam; fixing the world.
Students are assigned an advisor to help them on their journey as they select and carry out a social action project based on something they connect to, something from the heart. Indeed, Kishrei Halev means connections of the heart.
The advisors of this project give of their hearts as they work with the student and family. They act as mentors and guides, leading their students to use this opportunity to lay a strong foundation for the growth of the students own social conscience
The Kishrei Halev program is important for the families of Temple Beth Miriam. It provides a great opportunity for our young members to make valuable connections – to their Jewishness, to their communities, and most importantly to their hearts. Please let me know if you would like to become a part of this project by becoming an advisor or by helping me with the logistical parts of the work that is needed to keep this love strong. There are many things that you could and we would love to have you be a part of this very successful Social Action program.
Kishrei HaLev Projects by our Students
| Ilana Goldman: Camp Oakhurst | Olivia Boser: Feeding the Hungry |
| Michael Hall: Teaching Baseball to Autistic Kids | Alex Ivey: Confronting Domestic Violence |
| Aaron Pingitore: A Bench for Shirley | Lauren Harris: Jewelry for Music |
| Will Kashdan: Special Olympics | Erika Friend: Artful Smiles |
| Alexandra Cros: Healing the Burns | Haley Peckman: Giving it my best shot |
| Max McClelland: Pet Adoption Day | Carly Goldstein: The Cool School |
| Max Gillet: Reading for Fun | Ian Hipschman: Serving the Community with a Full Heart |
| Sara Gerstein: Bingo with the Elderly | Matthew Hall: Serving the Elderly |
| Dylan Zohn: Growing Love | Zacharey Egner: Adopting a Storm Drain |
| Daniel Freidman: Reading Buddies | Derek Moore: Recycling to Save the Planet |
| Noah Goldstein: Saving the Wolves | Max Korn: Pet Therapy |
| Josh Feldman: Connecting with Seniors | Bryce Peckman: Saved – Animal Shelter |
| Josh Braiman: Pyjamas for Kids | Darrian Moskowitz: Nationwide Support through surgery for Kids |
| SaraAnn Stanway: Mother’s Helper for Siddurim | Andrew Costello: Teaching computer skills to seniors |
| Joelle Rosen: Tents for Haitians | Brianna Coben: Care for Pets |
| Ben Green: Prevention First in Ocean Twp | Noah Chomsky: Toys for the Valerie Centre @ Monmouth Medical Center |
| Brooke Fromkin: Bracelets for Cancer Awareness | Kyle Moore: Raising Awareness for Immunization |
| Jen Glickman: Wag-On Rescue Inn | Leanne Zeigler: JCC Nursery School |
| Samantha Graff: Baskets for Babies | Jonathan Krantz: Feeding the Hungry in so many ways |
| Carly Fiest: Monmouth Medical Center Thrift Shop | Kylie Katz: JF&CS Food Drive |
| Max Fiest: Ecological Greeting Cards | Sydney Beson: Large Print books for Elderly Readers |
| Daniel Zucker: The Pyjama Project | Scott Gillet: Soccer fundraiser for Meningitis Research |
| Jacob Vernick: Volunteering at the Wayside School | Leah Rosen: Tikva Odessa project |
| Andrew Hollander: Feeding the Hungry | Maddie Fabricant: The Frances Foundation |
| Jack Rose: Protecting the Environment | Robert Greenberg: After School with K-3 |
| Eva Rondon: Honoring the Elderly at Gateway | Jessica Weltz: Cleaning Lake Takannasee |
| Eliana Swartz: Song and Music for Seniors | Blake Oglensky: the Ronald McDonald House |
| Jake Cameron: Remember Us | Isabella Ologuera: Special Needs Swim Program |
| Marc Hall: Challenger Baseball League | Max Bloomfield: 700 Books for the Boys and Girls Club |
| Eric Black: Fair Haven First Aid Squad | Jacob Black: Brandwine volunteer |
| Wil Wiener: Camp ToBelong | Sophia Wiener: Little Silver Public Library |
| Evan Boser: Children’s Advocacy Center | Ben Fisher: Latch-Key Kids |
| Michael Egner: Mentoring a young boy through love and devotion | Alison Chomsky: Wayside School Homework Club |
| Andrew Kaye: Boys and Girls Club of Red Bank | Julie Gillet: Nursery School volunteer |
| Sallie Haas: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cancer Center | Chad McClelland: Candy at Halloween for Troops Abroad |
| Remi Cros: St. Barnabas Burn Center | Austin Dobrzynski: Advocacy Center in Freehold |
| Ian Dobrzynski: Advocacy Center in Freehold | Emma Dobrzynski: Advocacy Center in Freehold |
| Charlie Fabricant: WagOn Inn | Rebecca Calcitrai: Taking care of an injured horse |
| Veronica Woehr: Raising money by hitting home runs at the National Softball Championships | Eliza Howard: a teacher’s assistant at the Oceanport Elemetary School and the school’s after-care program |
| Danielle Goldwert: Supporting the JF&CS through facepainting at the beach club | Michael Pingitore: Rachael’s Renegades – raising money in honor of Rachael Gerstein to benefit the Embrace Kids Foundation |
| Elyssa Costello: working with children at Alphabets | John Angeles: delivering meals through the JF&CS and Ocean Township Meals on Wheels |
| Natalie Fisher: 5K run for the Foodbank | Sam Beson: raising money for breast cancer research in memory of Linda Beson, z”l – his grandmother |
| Joseph Freedman: Working with Cub Scouts | Anna Greenberg: Working at the West Long Branch Library |
| Adam Kawut: Working with Autistic children and surfing as well as collecting personal hygene itmes for Sandy victime | Jarred Crystal: Working to raise funds for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Bobby Reisler: The Gold Shoelace Program | Matthew Friend: Prosthetic Socks for Veterans and War Amputees |
| Ryan Gerbman: Blankets and Books for the Homeless | Emma Oglensky: Smiles to Go |
| Erin Burtchaell: Rose’s Fund – raising money for those who cannot affort emergency pet care | Jared Babibitsky: Feeding the Hungry |
| Josh Miller: Ronald McDonald House | Ben Miller: Ronald McDonald House |
| Stefan Olaguera: Tutoring French at school | Steven Topper: Building Club of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Asbury Park |
| Brianna Wall: Working with the Elderly at the Jersey Shore Center teaching Wii and leading BINGO | Jordy Swartz: Bridge of Books Foundation |
| Sidney Farber: Asbury Park Baseball League | Anna Vernick: Creating a website dedicated to scoliosis and working with Bridge of Books Foundation |
| Sam Fisher: Helping a family clean house after Hurricane Sandy | Ben Fisher: Helping a family clean house after Hurricane Sandy |
| Jordan Moskowitz: teaching children to dance | Nicole Goldwert: collecting tennis equipment for underprivelged children |
| Rachel Wolson: donation drive to Ronald McDonald House | Marissa Feldman: working in the Clothes Pantry and the Food Pantry |
Kishrei HaLeiv Guide (Adobe PDF required)
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