Social Action

TemPro, founded by TBK members, provides emergency shelter and support for those in need.

Working with Persons Centered Housing Options, Inc. and through a contract with the Monroe County Department of Social Services, Tempro serves more than 350 people per year, providing housing and support services.

Click here to to learn more about TemPro or e-mail Tempro by clicking here

הכנסת אורחים           - Welcoming Guests

TBK is in partnership with the Rochester chapter of Keeping Our Promise. Their mission is to provide comprehensive resettlement assistance to endangered wartime allies who served U.S. interests in conflict and war zones. 

TBK members assist newly arrived Afghan and Iraqi families, and assist them in tasks such as registering their children for school, become familiar with public transportation, connecting their family with medical care, and setting up banking.

If you would like additional information, please email KOP Caring Circle organizer Deb Abell by clicking here or contact TBK and Social Action Committee members Irwin Solomon or Josh Herz

Temple B'rith Kodesh is proud to host Jewish Family Services Rochester in our building. Two of the many programs JFS offers are especially supported by the Social Action Committee and the TBK community.

The Brighton Food Cupboard at JFS helps reduce and prevent hunger and food insecurity for people living in Brighton and surrounding communities.
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The Pencils & Papers program at JFS serves the educational and creative needs of children by providing free school supplies to heachers in high need schools.
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TBK serves as a Support Congregation, and many TBK members volunteer their time to the Family Promise of Greater Rochester (formerly RAIHN).  Family Promise assists at risk of or experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence by providing person-centered, holistic services in collaboration with the greater community.

TBK members team up with Third Presbyterian Church volunteers to welcome families in need once every three months. For dates and more information, e-mail Liza Robbins Theuman

The Religious Action Center seeks to fulfill the enduring Jewish values of justice and tikkun olam (repairing the world) by organizing, mobilizing, and advocating so that all people can thrive in multiracial, inclusive democracies in North America and Israel.

The RAC focuses on a variety of issues, including Antisemitism, Climate, Criminal Justice Reform, Disability Rights, Economic Justice, Gender Equality, Gun Violence Prevention, Hate Crimes, Health Care, Immigration, Israel, LBGTQ+ Equality, Racial Justice, Reproductive Health and Rights, and Voting Rights. 

Contact Rabbi Stein to learn more about opportunities for involvement through the Religious Action Center.

In partnership with our friends from Mt. Olivet Church, TBK participates in the Supper Program at Blessed Sacrament Church, preparing food, welcoming guests, and cleaning up. 

For general information about the program and opportunities to volunteer, email Gail Pogal.  To be added to the mailing list, email Ruth Fried.

The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery has created an online Holocaust archive as a resource for memorializing Holocaust victims and survivors.