The Tikkun Olam Committee is excited to bring back the Thanksgiving Community Cooking Program this year.

In conjunction with others in Northern Westchester, you can help this large Tikkun Olam (Social Action) program feed 4,000 people for Thanksgiving in Westchester and the Bronx.  Together at Beth El we will be cooking turkeys and making mashed potatoes.  We also have a few additional projects to do on Sunday, November 23.  There are many opportunities for all ages to help that day and beforehand.

Here is how you can help:

Cook Together
On Sunday, November 23 we need as many people as possible to wash, peel and chop hundreds of pounds of potatoes in order to make trays of mashed potatoes.  We will have some additional projects as well. We will have some additional projects for all ages as well.  See below.

The Main Event!
Potato Peeling, Cutting, and Mashing
This year we are asking members to drop off potatoes (in advance, if possible)

Other projects:
• Cooking & Carving Turkeys (We need 25 turkeys)
(cooking Saturday or at home, carving Sunday)
• Chocolate Dipped Pretzels 
• Card Making

Click here to sign up to volunteer

Schedule for Sunday, November 24:
11:00 am– Religious School K-4 families invited directly after school (please come with 5 or 10lbs of potatoes)
11:30 am-1:00 pm – First and major shift of potato prep and mashing (please come with 5 or 10lbs of potatoes)
11:30 am – ECC family project
1:30pm – Second shift of potato mashing and clean up
2:30pm – Turkey carving (please bring a cutting board and knife)
3:00 pm – Delivery to Shaaray Tefila in Bedford

Cook at Home
Cook a turkey or mashed potatoes at home (click here for our turkey instructions, click here for our mashed potato recipe)

Click here to pledge your turkey and potatoes, so we can plan

Drop off at the temple on Sunday, November 23 between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Preparation
Care to help the committee get ready for the day, cook turkeys on Saturday or help plan similar projects?  Email us!
 

Donate
Drop off Thanksgiving items listed below to Beth El
Items to drop off between Nov. 17-22

• Potatoes, potatoes, and more potatoes (white or sweet)
• Aluminum Roasting Pans (for a full turkey)
• Aluminum Trays (half size, 2" deep) with aluminum lids (if possible) 
  Click here to find on Amazon

Items to drop off between Nov. 17-20

• Frozen Turkeys

Items to drop off between Nov. 20-22

• Thawed Turkeys

Religious School Brownie Mix Drive
From November 9-23, please bring boxes of brownie mix to your classroom and help make a difference this Thanksgiving.

We’re holding a friendly competition to see which class can collect the most boxes and fill their bucket to the top!

Your donations will help provide sweet treats for families in need this Thanksgiving.

Want to help more?  Join the larger community effort by clicking here for more information.