Wilderness Maggid

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Jerusalem Camp Needs Our Support!

BS"D


My dear friends and supporters, Jerusalem Camp at the National Rainbow Gathering desperately needs our help. Every year Jerusalem Camp and it's Kitchen, the "Circle K" offer sanctuary, rejuvination, and a spiritual home for thousands of young Jewish souls. In addition, the kitchen feeds over ten thousand people during the week, many of whom have brought no source of food for themselves (rainbow mythology has it that you can show up with nothing and have all your needs met... a scenario which results in tens of thousands of half starved, sleep deprived, sun drenched young people who are essentially stuck at the gathering until their rides go home at the end of the week.) There is no way to describe in words the overwhelming act of compassion toward humanity that Jerusalem Camp's Kitchen represents. I've been there and seen the grateful starving masses and I'm telling you, this is tikkun olam at its best.


Beyond that, Jerusalem Camp represents one of the largest gatherings of Jewish people outside of the Land of Israel, and is probably the largest gathering of "alternative" community Jews in the Diaspora, maybe in the world. Something really important at the level of Peoplehood is happening there which must be supported. You can't go to Jerusalem Camp and not feel like you're at Sinai again. While heavily influenced by "traditional" Judaism, Jerusalem Camp is welcoming to Jews and Jewish expression from across the Jewish Spectrum. Two years ago this wild tzitzit wearing woman was encouraged to Daven, to leyn torah (from a chumash-- this year, Baruch HaSh-em we will have a sefer torah) and to be awesomely present in my yiddishkeit. This is an environment where religion isn't pushed on anyone, and secular Jews as well as non-Jewish spirit friends are welcome. Shabbos and Havdalah attract thousands of participants, and the post havdalah bonfire music jam can go way into the wee hours of the morning.


Rising Gas prices are putting the crunch on this essential Jewish experience, both in terms of gas to get there and the added cost of gas/shipping to all goods purchased for the kitchen. Please send money now! Donations can be sent to the link below, or, if you know me personally, can be funneled through me and I will send a collective check to Zev. Jerusalem Camp is a registered non-profit and all donations are tax deductable.

I thank you friends, and pray to Hashem that you be blessed with all of your needs.

With Peace, B'Shalom U'Vracha,
Maggidah Sarah Etz Alon

http://www.jerusalemcamp.org

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Make checks out to JerusalemCamp and mail to:
Jerusalem Camp
2887 College Ave Suite 305
Berkeley, CA 94705



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