Temple Emanuel Helps the Homeless and Hungry in Partnership with Lazurus House Ministries
Lazurus House Ministries, a Lawrence-based non-profit is dedicated to offering community, food, shelter, clothing, and advocacy services with an open and non-judgmental heart to individuals and families facing the challenges of homelessness and food insecurity. Temple Emanuel’s Social Action Committee, dedicated to the practice of tikkun olam—Hebrew for repairing the world—helps the congregation live this essential Jewish value. In conjunction with the committee’s many hands-on support efforts, the organization hosts a speaker series focused on pressing social justice initiatives. The Andover Townsman recently published a story about February 1 forum that illustrates neighbors helping neighbors.
Here’s an excerpt of the January 1 article:
“Temple Emanuel of Andover’s Social Action Committee will present the next program in its community speaker series, “Lazarus House Ministries – Supporting the Community with Dignity and Compassion,” from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 1 at Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road.
The program will be offered both in person and via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public with advanced registration required at templeemanuelofandover.shulcloud.com/form/lazarus.
The program will feature leaders from Lazarus House Ministries, a nonprofit organization based in Lawrence dedicated to supporting individuals and families facing poverty, homelessness and food insecurity.”