Mitzvah Day 2026

Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mitzvah Day 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, 2026, 1:00-4:00pm

Registration is required to participate in volunteer activities.

View and Download the Visual Schedule (registration links included)

Donate winter clothing before Mitzvah Day (Drop-off Schedule)

Purchase needed supplies HERE

Join us on MLK Day at the synagogue to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. with family-friendly, hands-on activities that will benefit New Yorkers in need. We will create care packages for homebound members and local seniors, make bagged meals for New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity, decorate onesies for our smallest neighbors, and the list goes on. There are activities for all ages to help and be involved.

Don't forget to bring extra coins for Backpack Buddies Koins for Kids!

Schedule of Volunteer Opportunities

Register for our volunteer activities per the schedule below. Please register for each opportunity separately. Spaces are limited.

1:00pm

Make Sandwiches to Distribute to New Yorkers in Need - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 50 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult. Younger children can attend with parents to decorate bags)

Create Care Packages for Soup Kitchen Patrons and Other New Yorkers in Need - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 40 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Create Gift Bags for Homebound Congregants - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 25 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Decorate Onesies and Bibs - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 15 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Create Whistle Packs to Protect Our Immigrant Neighbors - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 15 people. (Ages 14+)

2:00pm

Decorate Onesies and Bibs - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 15 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Create Gift Bags for Local Seniors - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 25 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

2:30pm

Make Sandwiches to Distribute to New Yorkers in Need - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 50 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult. Younger children can attend with parents to decorate bags)

Sort Donated Winter Clothing for Our Neighbors - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 40 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Create Whistle Packs to Protect Our Immigrant Neighbors - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 15 people. (Ages 14+)

3:00pm

Decorate Onesies and Bibs - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 15 people. (Ages 12+ or 7+ with an adult)

Koins for Kids: Sort Coins and Decorate Tzedakah Boxes - SIGN UP HERE
Limited to 30 people. (Ages 10+ or 4+ with an adult)

All Day Events

Bake Sale Supporting United Hatzalah (cash only, please) - Sign Up HERE to Bake

Making Cards for Pediatric Cancer Patients, Local Seniors, Israeli soldiers, and to celebrate Shaaray Tefila's 180th Anniversary. (For all ages)

Collapsible Temple Shaaray Tefila Water Bottle Sale to Support Dayenu - $20 each (cash only please).

Don't forget to join us at 3:40pm as we come together in song and community.