Youth & Family Volunteering Programs

Tikkun Olam - Repairing the World (Making the World a Better Place)

Tikkun Olam is a basic tenet of Judaism rooted in the concept that while the world is innately good, there is still room for improvement. Any person, any age can play a role in tikkun olam. By engaging in gemilut chasadim (acts of loving-kindness) and tzedakah (charity), we contribute a tikkun (repair, improvement) to the world and bring us one step closer to a world in which greatness outshines the bad. Tikkun Olam often presents itself in the form of social action that offers assistance to what/who is most vulnerable in society-people, animals, and the environment.

Shalom Families Chesed Circle is a five-class learning series for preschoolers (ages 3-5) and their caregivers rooted in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), a core tenet of Judaism. Each class offers participants meaningful learning and hands-on opportunities centered on acts of chesed (kindness) toward each other and our world. Learn more and register HERE

TOVA is Shalom Austin's Teen-Only Volunteer Advisors inititaive. TOVA meetings include leadership training and the discussion of volunteering in the framework of Jewish values and leadership. The advisors will get to explore different ideas for volunteering projects and ways they can lead in the coordination and development of their projects for the Shalom Austin teen community and/or the general Shalom Austin community.