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MICHAELMICAH

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Review for Mitziut, Chicago, IL, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

I APPLAUDE RABBI MENACHAM AND WENDY FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. TALK ABOUT TIKUM OLAM. BEFORE ILLNESS STRUCK, I WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH MITZIUT AND WAS HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND A RABBI WHO WAS VERY CARING ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND HIM AND THOSE WHO HE COMES IN CONTACT WITH. AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE SOUTH SUBURBS AND WENT TO REFORM SCHUL, RABBI MENACHEM AND MITZIUT MADE NO JUDGEMENTS ABOUT ONES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND UPBRINGING AND WAS ACCEPTING THAT ALL JEWS ARE JEWS AND THE BASIS FOR BEING JEWISH IS JUSTICE, EDUCATION AND WORKING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. THOUGH I HAVE BEEN SICK THE PAST THREE YEARS, ONCE I AM BETTER TO MAKE THE SCHLEP FROM DOWNTOWN TO MITZIUT I WILL GO AGAIN. MITZIUT AND RABBI MENACHEM ARE TWO GREAT INSTITUTIONS THE CHICAGO JEWISH COMMUNITY WOULD NOT BE AS RICH IF THEY DID NOT EXIST. MICHAEL BERKELEY

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

EARLY 2000'S SEEING THEIR WOKR WITH CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, WORKING HOLIDAY DINNERS, SPIRITUAL CLASSES, LECTURES, TEACHINGS

What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

THE INCLUSIVENESS OF BEING JEWISH. SOME SCHULS, EVEN THOUGHT A MEMBER, ARE NOT AS WELCOMING BY EXISTING MEMBERS WHICH IN ITSLEF LEADS ONE NOT TO ATTEND A SCHUL THEREBY ONE BECOMES A JEW NON AFFLIATED WHICH A SYNAGOGUE.

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

VERY PLEASANT, HUMOROUS, AND A JOY TO WORK WITH AND VERY INCLUSIVE.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

IT WOULD DO MORE OUTREACH IN BOTH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND BUILD ITS OWN PERMANENT STRUCTURE.

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

One time

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2007

Role:  General Member of the Public & WORK ON PASSOVER DINNERS, WORK IN DEMONSTRATIONS.