Good deeds at Temple Avodah

Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:42 pm

Temple Avodah members hosted Ruff House Rescue at the Petco in Oceanside. More than 30 members of all ages were on hand to see the dogs available for adoption.

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Temple member Leslie Eisenberg of Oceanside got a warm greeting from one of the rescue dogs up for adoption.

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Jeremy Feder, 11, and his mother, Laura Koss-Feder, greeted one of the rescue dogs up for adoption.

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Carmela Krsulic, age 9, was on hand as one of the junior volunteers for Ruff House Rescue, a New York based animal rescue.

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Jeremy Feder, 11, Ian Schiavo, 12 and Scott Yanover, 12, wrote letters to be delivered, along with donated books, to a local nursing home.

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Temple Avodah celebrated its annual Mitzvah Day on April 19 by doing good deeds for the community. There was a food drive, gardening and rescue pet adoption, among other events. “Mitzvah Day is special because it make us aware of the needs of others and lets us focus our efforts on those needs instead of our own,” said temple president Tom Wieder. “Our kids learn the importance of doing for others and the sense of satisfaction that comes with performing those selfless deeds. Our adult congregants feel the joy of volunteering and come back year after year to do more.”

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