Anshe Tikvah

Anshe Tikvah
P.O Box 2455
Northbrook, IL 60065
847-917-7726

Religious Action Links

Chicago Action for Jews in the former Soviet Union is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been an advocate for Jews in the Soviet Union since 1972. A member of the Union of Councils in Washington, D.C., Chicago Action is dedicated to the sustenance and security of the Jews in the third largest Jewish community in the world. Chicago Action's Youth Yad L’Yad program includes the “B’nai Mitzvah Twinning” program and the “Friends Write Now” program which pairs young Jews in the Chicago area with their peers in the former Soviet Union.

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs The mission of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs is to combat poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with Chicago’s diverse communities.

Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago is a year-round volunteer effort searching for the best and most reasonably priced Kosher products, organizing an army of volunteers, setting up a warehouse, locating recipients through the ARK and other social service agencies, packing the products, coordinating an orderly delivery system, delivering the packages and finally closing up and beginning the plans for the next holiday.

Mirembe Kawomera (mir´em bay cow o mare´a) means "delicious peace" in the Ugandan language Luganda. It is the name of a Ugandan cooperative of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian coffee farmers. Click the above link to learn more about Mirembe Kawomera and to order their fair trade coffee.

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in the nation's capital for over 40 years. It has educated and mobilized the American Jewish community on legislative and social concerns as an advocate in the Congress of the United States on issues ranging from Israel and international religious freedom to economic justice and civil rights, to international peace and religious liberty.

The Shalom Center Jewish and other spiritual thought and practice to bear on seeking peace, pursuing justice, healing the earth, and celebrating community.

SocailAction.com mission is to be the central resource location for Jewish social action information on the web to both organizations and individuals looking for ways to make a positive impact on the world. SocialAction.com strives to provide a Jewish framework that would motivate all Jews, regardless of affiliation, to become social activists.

Ziv Tzedakah Fund Danny Siegel's non-profit organization is dedicated to the collection and distribution of funds to various little known Tzedakah projects. It provides money and support for individuals and programs that offer direct, significant, and immediate services with a minimum of overhead and bureaucracy. Ziv is also involved in bringing the educational message of Tzedakah to communities and Jewish schools throughout the United States, Canada and Israel and empowers ordinary people to become Mitzvah Heroes.