Our Tikkun Olam committee is comprised of highly active group of subcommittees who are dedicated to achieving real change in our world and our community in the name of our shul. To learn more about each cause and how you can get involved, please email the chair of that subcommittee (indicated below). For information about how you can be of help in general, or for new Tikkun Olam initiatives, please email Nan Gold at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or email Gary Hirschorn at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our monthly lunches with our community's homeless are as enjoyable to the soul as they are to the palate. Join us as we mingle with those whom we do not often get to know in a dignified social setting. It's a priceless opportunity to expand your horizons and meet some interesting new people. Attendance at these lunches is free for all, but we gladly accept a donation that will cover the cost of a meal for you and for one of our homeless friends. Also, sponsoring a full lunch is an excellent way to honor a special occasion or memorial.

For more information, please contact David Nimmer at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BDJ partners with Jewish World Watch to raise awareness of the genocide in Darfur and to increase community involvement in advocating an end to the atrocities. We participate in the annual Walk For Darfur, held in June. We also raise funds for special projects, such as the Solar Cookers for the women of Darfur, enabling them to provide for their families without venturing into dangerous regions.

For more information, please contact Gary Hirschorn at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BDJ is a Faith partner with Imagine LA, a non-profit organization whose vision is to mobilize the faith community to help make Los Angeles a city where no child sleeps on the street. As part of this effort, we recently embarked on an ambitious and exciting shul-wide project to mentor a family from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

For more information, please contact Beth Cohen at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our Environmental Action group plants trees, sponsors nature hikes, disseminates information about recycling, sustainability and clean energy, and helps minimize our shul's carbon footprint.

For more information, please contact Neal Shapiro at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BDJ is a major participant in L.A's annual Big Sunday program, sending an ever-increasing contingent of our members to pitch in, volunteer, and help clean up and improve a long list of worthy facilities across the city.

For more information, please contact Dalia Youngerwood at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our shul works with the Tomchei Shabbos organization to bring Chanukah toys to needy children in our community. There are opportunities to get involved on every level - from procuring gifts, to wrapping them.

For more information, please contact Dalia Youngerwood at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

During the winter months, we work to provide homeless people on Skid Row with necessities. BDJ has been instrumental in packing supply bags that are provided to L.A.'s neediest.

For more information, please contact Albie Cohen at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For many years, BDJ members have formed a special relationship with residents at this neighborhood mental health treatment facility. We have celebrated Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah together, and we hope to deepen our relationship and points of contact while increasing our awareness of mental health issues. This year, we hope to deepen our relationship with the Center with one-on-one time with residents.

For more information, please contact Taffy Brodesser-Akner at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

BDJ partners with the American Red Cross twice yearly to help add vital resources to our local blood blanks. Donating blood is an incredible mitzvah and should be considered by everyone in our community age who is in good health and at least 17 years old.

For more information, please contact Carina Miller at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it