Fighting Hunger

TBT Mitzvah Garden

For the last seven years, our Mitzvah Garden volunteers have grown hundreds of pounds of fruits and vegetables that we have donated to Hopelink to fight hunger on the Eastside.

Each year, we begin planting in April and harvest our crops through September. Our volunteers also help other congregations to do the same and we are currently partnering with three other charity garden projects. We also glean apples and pears from neighborhood fruit trees in the fall. In total, last year we donated over 1,000 pounds of food that went straight to the dinner tables of hungry local families.  A typical season's crops include tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, garlic, beans, herbs, potatoes etc.

TBT Community Loaves

Volunteer bakers bake bread for donation to food banks, shelters , and pantries. Visit Community Loaves to learn more about this wonderful opportunity.

Read more about these efforts in our local news! Click here.

If you have questions or want to be further involved, email us (socialaction@templebnaitorah.org).