Caring for the world and our local community are vital elements of our work with others at Agudas Israel.
We have numerous mitzvot opportunities in which Agudas Israel members can participate in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) while helping those in need in our community.
Our Work With Others
For the High Holy Days, our congregation organizes an annual Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur Food Drive. Since the inception of the drive 13 years ago, we have donated more than 20,000 pounds of food and other non-perishables to the Interfaith Assistance Ministries to aid in the battle to eliminate hunger in Henderson County. Congregants provide items such as dried beans, rice, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit and vegetables, canned meat, fish and chicken, peanut butter and jelly and other non-perishable items. In addition, we collect basic household items such as toilet tissue, paper towels, and disposable diapers.
In 2025, we supported Nechama’s Good Deeds Day at Agudas in April. Volunteers boxed up household and cleaning items desperately needed in the community following Hurricane Helene. We hold an annual MitzvahDay. Congregation members donate items needed by area nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, Blue Ridge Human Society, Safelight, Project Dignity, Rescue Mission, and First Responders facilities.
Won’t you join us in repairing the world?
Remember a loved one or mark a special time to celebrate with the gift of a tree planted in Israel. Trees are available through the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Trees for Israel.
Trees for Change
In the Community
WE DID IT AGAIN!
Because of the generosity and caring of our members, our congregation donated 1,037 pounds of food to the IAM pantry this year - marking 17 years of this beautiful tradition at Agudas Israel.
This is Tikkun Olam (“healing the world” and a cornerstone of Judaism) in its truest form: a mitzvah that ensures our neighbors in Hendersonville will have enough to eat. Year after year, our Agudas members show up for this community with open hands and open hearts, and the impact is felt far beyond our walls.
To everyone who donated food, gave tzedakah, volunteered their time, or simply spread the word - thank you for making this mitzvah possible once again.
With gratitude and pride,
Deanna Salpeter and Barbara Gittleman
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