Project Hineyni is Beth Am's caring community initiative that enables us to care for each other. Your participation is essential to the success of this caring community initiative.
Project Hineyni is Temple Beth Am’s caring community program and is made up of Temple Beth Am members who have opened their lives to perform Mitzvot (Sacred obligations). These Mitzvot are the good deeds and public acts of kindness that help make Beth Am a caring and supportive community. We are here for your "oys" and "joys. The committee gives structure to encourage the involvement of all members in fulfilling these obligations:

• To visit the sick - Bikkur Cholim
• To comfort the bereaved – Nihum Avelim
• To perform acts of loving kindness – Gemilut Hasadim
• To strengthen the connections to each other – Bein Adam Le-Khavero

Laura Stusser-Mcneil is our Project Hineyni Chair. If you have any questions or are in need of support, please feel free to email her or Alysa Rosen.

Hineyni means "here I am," and that’s what Project Hineyni is all about. We are members being there for other members, offering support and comfort when it's needed most.

Our newest way to say "Hineyni" is our once-a-month “Healing Challahs” program. At our early 4th Friday service, congregants will have the opportunity to deliver a challah to a fellow member who is recovering from a recent hospitalization or illness or perhaps dealing with the early days of grief. Volunteers will pick up a challah in the foyer before services along with exact driving directions and a personal card to leave with the challah.

It's an easy way to connect, one-on-one with another person. Remember, we are all Project Hineyni in action.

Upcoming Dates: April 27, May 25, June 22 and July 27, 2012.

Have you had a new baby recently? Do you know someone who has? Let us know. Temple Beth Am started a new baby project to wel­come all of our newest members as part of our Caring Community Initiative.

Our coordinator, Joan Miller, works hard to make sure that each “new baby family” is matched with another Temple Beth Am family who delivers the family a challah and card.

We would love for you to be a part of this! If you know someone who could benefit from this project or if you yourself would like to be a part of this, please contact Alysa Rosen or call (206) 525-0915.

Bikkur Cholim: Visiting the Sick, the Infirm and the Housebound
An initiative of Project Hineyni, Temple Beth Am's Caring Community

Many of us want to be friendly visitors and help our housebound members make connections to the Temple. We know that it is a holy Mitzvah (Sacred Obligation) to visit the sick. And yet...and yet...we don't know how to do this and find the prospect daunting.

In response to these concerns, Project Hineyni put together a training on how to be reach out to our homebound and infirm members on Sunday, December 12. Thank you everyone who participated in this training on Bikkur Cholim (Visiting the Sick). We had a wonderful turnout and are excited to move forward with this initiative. Rabbi Jonathan Singer helped us to explore how to fulfill this meaningful Mitzvah and learn what it takes to move into compassionate action. Sheryl Begoun from Jewish Family Service taught us how to make visiting a part of our life and provided us with helpful tips and techniques around the art of listening.

If you were unable to make it to our training but would like to participate, please contact Project Hineyni Chair, Laurie Stusser-McNeil or Bikkur Cholim Volunteer Coordinator, Fay Allen. Thank you!

As a result of this challenging economic time, many people at Temple Beth Am have lost their jobs, with the consequences ranging from catastrophic to extraordinarily difficult. To this end, Temple Beth Am member Ben Meyerhoff established the Greater Seattle Jewish Business Networking Group. This networking and support group meets at Temple Beth Am. Participants are also encouraged to join this group on LinkedIn, a free web-based professional networking resource. Job seekers can indicate that they are looking for employment and group members can advertise job openings.

For additional information, contact our Program Director Alysa Rosen, 206-525-0915 x 210.