Eighteen Little Things...

18 Little Things You Can Do For the High Holidays

1. First, look within your heart and begin to see families in many different ways.

2. Sit next to someone who comes alone to services.

3. Offer to help build a sukkah with a family that is new to Judaism.

4. Have a potluck break-the-fast for seniors and single parent families.

5. Offer to take someone without transportation to services.

6. Bring a shofar and someone to blow it to one who can't come to schul!

7. Organzie a pre-holiday challah baking for single parents and their kids.

8. Take a walk with a widow/widower.

9. Learn about tashlikh and plan an outing to a river or beach
for singles on Rosh Hashanah.

10. Plan an Erev Rosh Hashanah meal with people who have no local family.

11. Invite a newly divorced person to a holiday meal.

12. Say blessings over the wine and challah.

13. Share a meal with a homebound person between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

14. Bring a tape of the rabbi's sermon to someone who couldn't attend services.

15. Deliver a basket of apples and honey to someone who couldn't attend services.

16. Ask someone to teach you about their High Holiday traditions or experiences.

17. Send a note of appreciation to the families of your rabbi,
cantor/chazzan, or synagogue president for their efforts!

18. Reach out to people who will care especially about you during this sacred season.

These ideas are offered by
the UAHC PSC Committee on the Changing Jewish Family
who seek to share a rich Jewish heritage
with Jews everywhere.

For information and program materials, contact:
Committee on the Changing Jewish Family
UAHC Pacific Southwest Council
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1730
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(213) 653-9962
Arlene Chernow, Achernow@la.uahc.org