Critical Issues Forum Advocacy for Social Justice
Activities and Accomplishments 2015 – 2018
The mission of the Critical Issues Forum: Advocacy for Social Justice (CIF) is to advocate for solutions to societal issues consistent with Jewish values. Currently, CIF is focusing on food insecurity in Montgomery County and elsewhere in Maryland, where it impacts thousands of residents of all nationalities and ages.
CIF is comprised of Temple Beth Ami, Kol Shalom, and Adat Shalom and represents more than 1,750 households and three denominations of Judaism: Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist.
For more information, contact
- Jack Rosenthal, Co-Chair
- Steve Mandel, Co-Chair
Upcoming Critical Issues Forum Events
- Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class
- Adult Education
- April
- Bitachon
- Broadway Buzz
- Broadway Buzz
- Brotherhood
- Coffee and Conversation 65+
- Coffee House
- Community
- Community of Action
- Critical Issues Forum
- Culinary Crew
- Cultural Arts
- Encore
- Events
- Family
- Food Film Fest
- Gan Ami
- Green Initiative
- Guest Speaker
- Hanukkah
- High Holy Days
- Holidays
- Israel Matters
- JBC
- Kehillah
- Live & Learn
- Love They Neighbor
- Love Thy Neighbor
- Machane Calendar
- Meet the Author
- Network and Nosh
- Next Dor
- Passover
- Picnic Shabbatot
- Pot Luck
- Purim
- Services
- Shabbat Programming
- Shabbat Services
- Shavuot
- Simchat Torah
- Social Connections
- Sukkot
- TBA Board Meeting
- TBA Cycling Club
- TBA Hikers
- TBA Players
- TBANS
- Tikkun Olam (Social Action)
- Tikkun Olam Committee
- Tisha B'Av
- Torah Study
- Tot Shabbat
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- WTBA
- WTBA