MITZVAH DAYS JUNE 7 & 8, 2025
Mitzvah Days in Akron was created by Temple Israel in 2002. It is a two-day event committed to helping different agencies in our community and collaborating with other faith-based organizations to do this work.
Each year members come together, and in just two days prepare hundreds of meals for the hungry and sort clothes for the homeless, brighten the days of children in need, visit seniors in nursing homes, provide entertainment to children and teens, paint and spruce up agencies working to serve underprivileged individuals, and clean outdoor parks in our community.
Faith has been a collaborating partner with Temple Israel for several years in Mitzvah Days.
Below is a description of a project organized by Deb Gottas and Darlene Anderson Katz specifically for Mitzvah Day:
Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Spring Cleaning at DLM
The Dare to Love More (DLM) Food and Resource Center Spring Cleaning and more … help us spruce up our facilities by cleaning and disinfecting the kitchen, social hall, folding chairs and tables. Help with sorting clothing, disinfecting shoes and organizing clothing rooms. Weather permitting, a group will go outside to pull weeds and pick up trash in the playground area as well as doing general maintenance, painting and minor repairs of the equipment. DLM will provide work gloves, garbage bags and cleaning supplies. Lunch will be provided!
Information about the many other service opportunities is available on the Mitzvah Day website. Also a PDF brochure of the projects with details is attached to the website. The entire project will close at 5 p.m. on June 8, at Temple Israel with a dinner and an opportunity for participants to talk about their project experiences from the two days of service. All project participants are invited.
Please click the link for project descriptions and to sign up, https://www.mitzvahdayakron.com/current-projects/.
