From Episcopal Life Online-
This Sunday (April 26), members of Calvary Episcopal Church and Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh together will serve their community on what they call "Mitzvah Day." The Hebrew word "mitzvah" means "good deed or being obedient to the law."
The volunteers will weed and plant perennials in a city park, do some painting at two local Episcopal parishes, St. Stephen's and Holy Cross; and pack medical supplies to ship to developing nations. Other projects include reading to and making crafts with young children and nursing home residents and playing bingo and sharing ice cream at Family Houses, which serve those undergoing treatments at area hospitals.
"It makes us better Jews, better Episcopalians and better citizens," Rabbi Aaron Bisno, senior rabbi at Rodef Shalom said of the yearly event, which began in 2005.
According to Phil Parr, longtime Calvary parishioner and outreach committee member, in 2004, Calvary outreach committee members visited various houses of worship throughout the city. "Calvary folks were very impressed with the Rodef Shalom Mitzvah Day," a common tradition in Judaism, and asked to join efforts for a day of service. "From the beginning, we've been welcomed as full partners," Parr said in an interview.
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