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God’s Love We Deliver Community Service

Volunteer with God’s Love We Deliver on Friday, March 6th 9am-12pm, to help prepare meals in the kitchen! God’s Love We Deliver delivers over 15,000 medically tailored meals each weekday to clients living with severe and chronic illness who are too sick to shop or cook themselves.

About God’s Love We Deliver: God’s Love is the tri-state area’s leading provider of nutritious, individually-tailored meals to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. It’s the only agency of its kind in New York, preparing every nutritious meal by hand and delivering them right to our clients’ doorsteps every day. We rely on volunteers to do all the cutting, chopping and trimming, ensuring that there’s a real human being behind each meal.

REGISTRATION PROCESS: Each volunteer must create an individual account through this following link and register for the shift at least one week before the shift. Volunteers who do not register will not be permitted entry to our building. Volunteers will have up until one week beforehand to claim a reserved spot. Any reserved spots that are unclaimed will be released back to the general public one week before the shift and their spot will not be guaranteed if they do not register.

Details:

  • LOCATION: God’s Love We Deliver is located in SoHo at 166 Avenue of the Americas, which you can get to by taking the C or E to Spring or the 1 to Houston. Our entrance is on the corner of Spring and 6th Avenue.
  • DRESS CODE: For safety and hygiene purposes, volunteers must adhere to the following dress code:
    • Clothing: Wear comfortable, casual clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit messy. Shirts must have sleeves; no tank tops or sleeveless shirts are permitted.
    • Shoes: Closed-toe shoes are mandatory. Sneakers or other sturdy, non-slip footwear are recommended. No sandals or flip-flops.
    • Accessories: Hair must be tied back and contained within a hairnet. Jewelry should be minimal or removed altogether. Watches, smart watches and fitness trackers must be removed.

    Age Requirements:

    • Minimum age to volunteer within the kitchen is 13.
    • Volunteers aged 13-15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the entire shift.
    • Volunteers 16 and older may participate independently.

    Additional Information:

    Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled shift for check-in and a brief orientation.

    We’re excited to have you join us in our mission to deliver love and nourishment to those in need!

Home-hosted Shabbat

We’re so excited to celebrate Shabbat together!

Some JCP community members have generously volunteered to host Shabbat in their homes. If you’d like to join one of these Shabbat dinners, please complete this form ASAP as dinners are filled on a rolling basis. The Shabbat committee will match people based on capacity, kids’ ages, etc. and will aim to confirm groups 2 weeks before the dinner. Space is limited, but please know that if these dates don’t work out for any reason, there will be many more opportunities to be a guest in the future.

Please register here!

HSP Gadol 8th & 9th Grade Tu B’Shevat Shabbat Dinner

We’ll kick off Shabbat with a festive dinner, fun vibes, and time to connect with friends while celebrating the New Year of the Trees. Come hungry and ready for a cozy, meaningful night.

Email Kai to sign up ksegall@jcpdowntown.org

Mini-mitzvah Day

Join your friends at JCP for a meaningful afternoon of mitzvah projects. We will gather together to create cards, care packages, and sort donations from our Room to Grow drive–all to benefit our fellow New Yorkers.

This event is perfect for children of all ages, and we encourage you to stick around for Havdalah Tot Shabbat following this event at 5:00 pm. You’re never too old for festive songs and community!

This is a free event. Please register all children that will be attending. We can’t wait to see you there!

Register here!

MLK Day of Service

JCP is partnering with the 14StY for their MLK Day of Service. Join us for a powerful day of learning and action in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Families will learn about MLK’s life and work, the Jewish value of service, and pack hygiene kits for people experiencing homelessness in partnership with The Bowery Mission. This event is geared for families with children ages 3-11. This program is funded by the UJA and cosponsored by East End Temple, the Jewish Community Project and Village Temple.
Please register here

Room to Grow: Baby and Toddler Item Collection Drive

Accepting new or gently used essential items for children age 0-3 including clothes (size 0-5), toys, books and gear. There will be a bin to drop off items in the JCP lobby.

Room to Grow’s innovative three-year program provides families with structured coaching, material goods, and community connections to support parents and ensure their babies have the social, emotional and language skills they need to thrive from the start.

Guidelines for what items will be accepted: https://www.roomtogrow.org/donate-baby-items/#items-we-accept

Highlighting Healers and Hope: Holding Liat

We encourage the JCP community to join Rabbi Deena to join us in the third installment in Highlighting Healers and Hope. A screening of the powerful film Holding Liat as it begins it theatrical release.

ABOUT HOLDING LIAT: What begins as a chronicle of Liat Atzili’s parents, sister, and children’s efforts to secure her return from captivity, becomes a portrait of conflicting impulses towards anger, indifference, and compassion straining the bonds of one grieving family.
Liat Atzili joined the JCP community back in 2024 at our first commemoration of 10/7 to bravely share her story with the community. The producers of the film have been generous enough to arrange for discounted seats for JCP members.

You may order your tickets here and use the discount code “JCP” to save $4 off each ticket: HOLDING LIAT

If you cannot attend on January 15, the “JCP” discount code applies to all showings of the film at the Film Forum from January 9-15: https://filmforum.org/film/holding-liat

Downtown Jews Sufganiyot and Latke Making

Join Downtown Jews for an unforgettable night making sufganiyot & latkes at The Institute of Culinary Education! You will work in teams to make classic potato latkes; hard cider apple sauce; herbed sour cream and sufganiyot. At the end of class, participants will gather to enjoy the food they have prepared with wine and soft drinks.

Ticket Price: $100 per person

Register Here!