History:

Each year since 1992, Yachad has sponsored the Washington area's largest Jewish program of hands-on housing rehabilitation. On the last Sunday of April, Yachad organizes hundreds of Jewish volunteers from synagogues and Jewish organizations to renovate the homes of area residents who are too elderly, disabled or poor to keep up with the needed repairs themselves.  This year on April 29, 2007, volunteers from 24 synagogues and the Real Estate Affinity Network of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington repaired 18 homes in Washington, D.C., Howard and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. 

What We Do:

Sukkot in April has grown into a significant force in the Washington, D.C. community. Jewish volunteers have renovated over 120 homes and other community facilities. Sukkot in April volunteers tackle problems ranging from broken windows, leaking roofs and rotting floors to inadequate bathrooms and faulty electrical systems.  The benefits to homeowners are great:  their homes are made cleaner, safer, and more comfortable. But the benefits to Sukkot in April volunteers are also significant. For one Sunday each year, they have a unique opportunity to work in neighborhoods many rarely see. Participants gain a tangible sense not only of neighborhood problems, but equally important, of the neighborhood strengths and resources that can be brought to bear to help fix those problems. 

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Why Participate?:

Sukkot in April volunteers discover firsthand the joy of doing something to improve the lives of others in a lasting and tangible way. Yachad mobilizes many different kinds of volunteers-adult synagogue members, singles groups, religious schools, and confirmation classes. What they all share is a unique experience of putting "tikkun olam"-repairing the world-into action in their own community.

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Past Participants:

Yachad appreciates its partnership with Rebuilding Together, Inc. We are also grateful for the enthusiastic participation of the following synagogues and Jewish organizations:

Synagogues:

Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Bethesda, MD
Bet Aviv, Columbia, MD
Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Alexandria, VA
Beth Shalom of Howard County, Columbia, MD
Beth Sholom Congregation, Potomac, MD
Bethesda Jewish Congregation, Bethesda, MD
B'nai Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD
Columbia Jewish Congregation, Columbia, MD
Congregation Bet Mishpachah, Washington, D.C.
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, Bethesda, MD
Congregation Beth Emeth, Herndon, VA
Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Potomac, MD
Congregation Etz Hayim, Arlington, VA
Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD
Congregation Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, VA
Kehilah Chadasha, Bethesda, MD

Kemp Mill Synagogue, Silver Spring, MD
Kol Ami - NVRC, Arlington, VA
Kol Shalom Congregation, North Bethesda, MD
Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase, MD
Oseh Shalom Congregation, Laurel, MD
Shaare Tefila Congregation, Silver Spring, MD
Shaare Torah, Gaithersburg, MD

Shalom Aleichem, Columbia, MD
Temple Beth Ami, Potomac, MD
Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD
Temple Isaiah, Columbia, MD
Temple Micah, Washington, D.C.
Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA
Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD
Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C.
Tifereth Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.
Tikvat Israel, Rockville, MD
Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, D.C.

Organizations:
Behrend Builders of the D.C. Jewish Community Center, Washington, D.C.
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
National Council of Jewish Women, Howard County chapter, Howard County, MD

The Real Estate Affinity Network of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
The Weissberg Foundation