Our First Hebrew family takes pride in the work we do to support our local community and its citizens.
Our Social Action Committee cooks monthly meals for the Salvation Army lunch program. This enduring project feeds between 80 and 100 guests each month. During the pandemic, we have supported this important program through generous donations from our community members. The SA Committee organizes educational programming. Relevant social issues such as gun control, suicide and drug abuse are tackled and speakers are invited to speak and lead discussions for our FHC members and Peekskill neighbors.
The Sisterhood collects non-perishables for Fred’s Pantry and for the Jan Peek Homeless Shelter, while FHC volunteers take turns dropping off the fresh leftovers from a variety of synagogue events to the shelter as well. Again, generous financial donations from our members have allowed us to continue to support those in need in our local community. Our congregants have organized coat collections and giveaways; many of us serve meals during the Holidays. We visit the elderly and sick under the guidance of our Bikur Holim Committee and often bring holiday meals to the home-bound or seniors in nursing homes whose families don’t live in the area.
