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Gemilut Chasadim/Acts of Lovingkindness is one of the core values that we strive to embody at AAC.
Every act of kindness matters.
If you or someone you know in the congregation is hospitalized, ill, feeling lonely or isolated, please contact either Laura King, Steve Zacker, Rabbi Pepperstone or Cantor Pepperstone
They will work together to coordinate how we can best help out. (We will treat your information with discretion, and only share it with those who need it.)
At the same time, if you can make a phone call to someone, pay someone an in-person visit, offer someone a ride, run an errand, or make a meal for someone, let us know that you are willing and able to help out in those ways.
Congregations can be measured in many ways, some physical and some non-physical. What matters more is not a congregation that has large numbers, but that has a large caring heart.
Gemilut Chasadim / Acts of Lovingkindness
Make a phone call
Calling a member who is feeling lonely or is unable to get out and about is a simple way to let someone know that they matter and that you and the community care about them.
Consider calling someone on a regular basis.
Make a Home Visit
Consider calling someone who is at home either for chronic or acute reasons, and making a time to visit them at home. Just having someone to talk to face to face can brighten their day, and you just need your loving, listening ear.
Run an Errand
For people who have a hard time running errands, consider being available to run an errand for someone, or to drive them to a medical or other kind of appointment. Ubers and Lyfts are useful, but are often an expense people cannot afford.
Bring someone a meal
Whether it is home-made or take-out, consider providing someone a meal either when they are ill or experiencing the loss of a loved one. At times, the congregation will coordinate this on a larger scale when needed.