BARON HIRSCH PROGRAMS

Chesed Committee
When it learns of individuals who have a special need, this committee is ready to perform the mitzvah of Chesed.  Some of our current projects include delivering holiday food boxes to needy families, visiting patients in hospitals, bringing a Shabbat package to hospital patients, supporting families sitting Shiva, and delivering welcome gifts to new members of the community.

Kiddush Corps
The Kiddush Corps serves the shul in many rewarding ways. It facilitates members working together and creates new relationships, as it helps the shul prepare its Shabbat Kiddush and other events.  Members of the Kiddush Corps rotate their service and are assigned to a team which volunteers once every 6-8 weeks.  Individual workers as well as team leaders are needed.

Sisterhood and Men’s Club
These groups are designed to give the women and men of Baron Hirsch the opportunity to work together on projects which will benefit the shul and reach out to the community.  Some events are purely social, while others are done to benefit the congregation or others in the community.

Kol-Rena So-Shuls
Baron Hirsch’s senior program centers around the Kol Rena So-Shuls.  This group participates in get-togethers which meet once a month and include lunch and entertainment.  This program is open to all seniors in the community, and the price for participation is only $3.  Transportation is provided upon request.

Belz-Parker Artists Ascending Concert Series
For more than 40 years, the Artists Ascending Concert Series has brought some of the world’s most promising young classical musicians from around the world to Memphis to showcase their blossoming talents. Notable performers have included violinist Itzhak Perlman, conductor Daniel Barenboim, pianist Misha Dichter and violinist Gil Shaham - all of whom have gone on to achieve worldwide acclaim.  Concerts take place in the Belz Sanctuary, and are free of charge to the general community. 

Israel Action Committee
This committee works to cultivate a strong connection between members of the congregation and the people and the State of Israel through education, creating trips, and encouraging teens to participate in Orthodox Movement programs in Israel.  It produces a regular newsletter of current events, encourages members to buy products made in Israel, and organizes shul programs, such as our Yom HaAtzmaut celebration. 

Holocaust Remembrance
The congregation, under the leadership of Leonid Saharovici, presents the Zachor Award to a person who contributed most to remembering the Holocaust. Past recipients include Benjamin Meade, President of the World Holocaust Gathering; Ernest Michel, former Executive Vice President of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York; Professor Jan Karski, the Polish Diplomat whose book told of the Holocaust; Harvey Meyerhoff, founder of the United States Holocaust Museum; and Abraham Foxman, National Director of ADL.