BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:108@areyvut.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20160423 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20160424 DTSTAMP:20171005T031535Z URL:https://areyvut.org/events/dont-just-count-the-days-let-the-days-count / SUMMARY:Don't just count the days\, let the days count DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 23\, 2016\n\nOn the second night of Passover\, Jewish people around the world will begin counting the 49 Days of the Ome r. It is during this time that Jews rededicate themselves to Torah and mid dot (good deeds) in preparation for Shavuot\, beginning on the 49th day\, commemorating Moshe receiving the Ten Commandments.\n\nDuring this time th e idea\, "Don't just count the days\, let the days count" is something all of us should consider. It is our hope that as we prepare to conclude thes e 49 days\, we can rely on you\, to contribute to Areyvut to allow us to c ontinue our important work. From National Mitzvah Day to Mitzvah Clowning to our Jewish Teen Philanthropy program\, our work makes impacts communiti es near and far. We hope you take this opportunity to make the days count and help support our community building efforts.\n\nNeed more reasons to s upport Areyvut? We've got 49 of them...\n\n\n49 Reasons to Support Areyvut \nAs we count the 49 days of Sefirat HaOmer from Passover to Shavuot and f ocus on rededicating ourselves to Torah and to making the world a better p lace we are pleased to present you with 49 Reasons to Support Areyvut.\n\ n\n From National Mitzvah Day to Hands-on Chesed Fairs\, we create innova tive and meaningful programs.\n Mitzvah Clowning enables us to bring joy and smiles to senior citizens\, children with special needs and others in need of a friendly visit.\n Our mission touches on the core Jewish values of chesed (kindness)\, tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (social action) .\n We create leaders through Jewish Teen Philanthropy programs and our S ummer Internship program.\n By supporting Areyvut\, you are also supporti ng the over 100 organizations we work and partner with annually.\n By pro viding a Jewish context for national and global issues\, we enable program participants to take ownership over the matters they seek to resolve.\n We provide and maintain a free database of nonprofit organizations\, enabl ing students\, parents\, educators and communal leaders to connect to impo rtant causes in their community.\n Our programs engage people in their co mmunity's needs.\n With your support\, we can share our knowledge with ot hers and build their capacity at conferences about service learning\, Jewi sh communal issues\, Jewish education and so much more.\n Our Board repre sents the gamut of the community and we are post denominational.\n When y ou give to Areyvut\, it makes an impact...every dollar truly makes a diffe rence.\n We work regularly with Bnai Mitzvah students and their families to make their celebration meaningful through chesed work and Mitzvah proje cts.\n You can earmark your donation for a specific program or project th at interests you.\n We support Israel by partnering with many Israel base d organizations.\n We highlight people doing cool\, important and inspiri ng work so that others including you can be inspired by their example.\n The programs we create and facilitate create Jewish wow moments that last a lifetime.\n Our programs are personalized to meet the needs of each sch ool\, synagogue\, community\, celebrant and family.\n We are team players who give of ourselves and share our knowledge and resources with colleagu es.\n We turn one time volunteer experiences into lifelong commitments.\n Areyvut's Summer Internship Program introduces high school and college s tudents to nonprofit work and fosters an atmosphere of acceptance and coll aboration.\n Our YouTube videos bring hope\, inspiration and smiles to al l who watch them.\n We connect Bnai Mitzvah celebrants with organizations in need\, enabling them to make an incredible impact on the lives of othe rs and begin what we hope will be a lifelong relationship.\n Areyvut's A Kindness a Day Calendar provides thousands daily a concrete way to help ot hers and a connection to Jewish text.\n We do a lot with limited resource s...just check out our website.\n By supporting Areyvut\, you show that t he core Jewish values of chesed\, tzedakah and tikkun olam are central to Judaism and life.\n We are taught that "Charity is equal in important to all other commandments combined." (Baba Batra9a)\n It will make you feel good and bring a smile to your face.\n Areyvut works with Jewish organiza tions and many nonsectarian agencies.\n We connect service learning with classroom learning seamlessly.\n Areyvut staff\, Board members\, voluntee rs and interns practice what we preach by volunteering year round for a wi de array of causes.\n We make Judaism relevant for children\, teenagers a nd adults of all affiliations.\n Those that attend our programs are insti lled with a lifelong passion for the core Jewish values of chesed\, tzedak ah and tikkun olam.\n Daily we post to our Facebook page in an effort to educate\, engage\, motivate and inspire others to action.\n With your hel p\, we can do so much more.\n We unite Jews\, not only to participate in programs together\, but for the common good of the Jewish community and th e world at large.\n Our works impacts the Jewish and broader community.\n We consult with and provide support for Jewish organizations\, schools\, synagogues and community centers\, regardless of affiliation.\n Our Mitz vah Clowning program provides participants with skills they can use throug hout their lives.\n We use Pinterest as a tool to help facilitate hands o n kindness and chesed projects.\n You can be responsible for helping to e mpower others.\n Our Giving2Together Family Education program enables par ents to teach their children Jewish values.\n We constantly develop new p rograms and resources to best meet the needs of the community.\n Your sup port enables us to provide important and innovative programs for schools\, synagogues\, community centers and communal agencies.\n We are launching 5 Days 5 Ways\, a new summer camp to enable Jewish tweens to serve others \, learn and grow this summer.\n As a result of Areyvut's Summer Internsh ip Program the Jewish communal and educational world has gained highly tra ined and responsible professionals.\n Areyvut has increased the import of service learning and values based programming in the Jewish community.\n Our updated website we provide even more resources for you\, your family\ , Jewish educators\, parents and teachers.\n We partner with Goods Day on a National Mitzvah day that engages others in hands on service throughout the country.\n To date since September 1\, 2015 our programs have direct ly impacted more than 2\,500 program participants and our social media cha nnels reach thousands weekly.\n\nDon't just count the days\, let the days count!\nSupport Areyvut today! 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