Teens to choose among array of social action projects

Rabbis and Jewish teachers will speak on Jewish texts related to tikkun olam, healing the world. Eight social services agencies, including Mazon; Contact, a teen hotline; Jewish Family Service of Santa Clara County; and Hebrew Free Loan will introduce themselves.

Participants will choose one of eight workshops. They may write letters to government officials about environmental concerns; assemble personal kits for Next Door, which helps victims of domestic violence, and InnVision, a system of homeless shelters; fix lunches for Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen; assemble AIDS information kits for the Aris Project; repair children's books for the San Jose Day Nursery; assemble Chanukah kits for seniors and the homebound; or write letters to Jewish teens in Bosnia/Herzegovina.

Sponsors include the Jewish Education Council (JEC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater San Jose, AZA (American Zionist Association), BBG (B'nai B'rith Girls), Saratoga USY (United Synagogue Youth), Temple Emanu-El Youth Group, Shir Hadash Youth Group, Congregation Beth David's Community Hebrew High School, Temple Emanu-El Religious School Program, Shir Hadash Wednesday Evening Program and Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Teen Council.

Participants will decide where the requested $5 tzedakah donation will be directed.

For information, call Slavitt Moore at (408) 358-3033, extension 44.