Good Deeds Day 2021

Gather cleaning supplies for clients of Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS) Kosher Food Bank then head to Temple Sinai of North Dade to drop them off in our drive-thru donation line. Volunteers will take supplies from your car in this no-contact, easy way to lend a helping hand. Participants will receive a wish list upon registration.

Temple Sinai of North Dade
18801 NE 22nd Avenue, Miami

Connect on Zoom to create beautiful bouquets for isolated seniors and clients of Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS). Co-hosted by Kitanim Flowers, this volunteer activity will also teach you a new skill! Supplies will be delivered to your home. Volunteers will provide a small square vase or mason jar and drop off the flower arrangements

Zoom link and drop-off address will be provided upon registration

Join us at The Salvation Army in Miami to help distribute groceries to its clients and others in need. Volunteers will also pack bags for the next day.

Masks are required and all COVID-19 CDC guidelines will be followed.

The Salvation Army
1907 NW 38th Street, Miami

Volunteer at Federation’s bi-monthly Kosher Food Distribution. Help place packages of fresh produce, challah, kosher meat and non-perishable items into the trunks of more than 300 cars. We will also distribute special items for Passover. With your help, we will serve approximately 1,200 people. Partners include Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center, our primary human service agency Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Repair the World Miami, Farm Share and Miami-Dade County.

Masks are required and all COVID-19 CDC guidelines will be followed.

Federation Headquarters
4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami

We thank the following donors who have helped our community fulfill the mitzvah of bringing food to the hungry during this time of great financial distress, when so many individuals and families are experiencing food insecurity:

Himan Brown Charitable Trust
The Fain Family Foundation
Yleana & Yoram Izhak
Katz/Squires Family-Valerie, Michael, Danielle and Scott
The Richard and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation
Janice & Alan Lipton
Jill Braufman and Daniel L. Nir
Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst
Saul Schottenstein Scrip Program
Jacqueline Simkin
Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation
We are also grateful to those contributors who have asked to remain anonymous.

Break out your aprons and oven mitts and log on to Zoom to bake challah with fellow teens! Keep one for Shabbat and then drop off the other at the Miami Rescue Mission on Friday.

Zoom link, ingredient list and drop-off address will be provided upon registration.

Lift someone’s spirits with a beautiful homemade card. Once completed, mail your cards to local hospitals and assisted living facilities to bring a smile to isolated individuals during the pandemic. Directions, supply list and an address where to mail your work will be provided upon registration.

Join us for a morning of joy and purpose by bringing Passover food baskets to 600 Holocaust Survivors and homebound seniors. Volunteer to pick up packages of holiday food and PPE and deliver them to JCS clients at home in a contactless drop-off. While our traditions may look different this year, our mission remains the same. Partners include Federation, Miami’s three JCCs and the Claims Conference.

Masks are required and all COVID-19 CDC guidelines will be followed.

Basket Pick-Up Locations:
Michael-Ann Russell JCC
18900 NE 25th Avenue, Miami

Alper JCC Miami
11155 SW 12th Avenue, Miami

For more information about Matzah Mitzvah, contact Laura Peimer at [email protected]