Jewish Social Action Month

Jewish Social Action Month (JSAM) is a global initiative that takes place during the month of Cheshvan, from Wednesday, October 17, to Wednesday, November 14, 2012. As part of JSAM, UJA-Federation of New York’s Commission on the Jewish People (COJP) is seeking to fund Jewish social-action and community service projects that bring together volunteers from different synagogues, day schools, community centers and organizations in the New York metropolitan area.

We aim to promote service as an important and unifying feature of synagogue life and Jewish communal culture. JSAM seeks to use social action as a vehicle for building bridges between groups and diverse segments of the New York Jewish community. We wish to have an impact on not only beneficiaries of this important service but also the new and strengthened connections between the communities collaborating to offer this service.