Sun / Nov 24 / 10:00 am - 1:00 pm / 87th Street
Celebrate more than 25 years of doing mitzvot together by joining us, to do good deeds and spread warmth with activities for all ages in a fun, festive atmosphere. Check out our lineup below.
Mitzvah Day 2024
What You Can Do Now
Donate Blood
Nov 8 - Nov 25
Sign up for our PAS community blood drive at the New York Blood Center's Uppper East Side location.
Buy a Holiday Toy
Buy a toy for a New York City child and wrap it on Mitzvah Day.
In partnership with the Jewish Board.
Beautify Our Neighborhood
Register today to help clean up a playground on Mitzvah Day at 1:00 pm.
On Mitzvah Day
Onsite:
Blue Card
Create winter care packages for Holocaust survivors.
Card Decorating
Decorate cards for care packages.
Coalition for the Homeless.
Make sandwiches for delivery.
Coin Sorting
Coins will benefit the Teen Food Pantry and the Clergy Welfare Fund.
Days for Girls
Create reusable, sustainable Menstrual Care Kits.
East Harlem WIN
Create personal-care bags for New York women.
Israel Guide Dog Center
In this inclusive and interactive project learn how guide dogs help vision-impaired people navigate the world.
- Create care packages with books for children
- Create toiletry bags for clients
- Create literacy bags for children
Lemonade Stand
Run by the Congregational School PA and students, the sale benefits to the Clergy Discretionary & Welfare Fund.
Letters to IDF Soldiers
Write letters to soldiers that will be taken on the PAS Solidarity mission
Met Council
Create dental hygiene kits for elderly clients in NYC.
Midnight Run
Drop off new or gently used winter clothing for adults (large coats, hats and gloves are most needed) for PAS Teens members to distribute to New Yorkers on the street.
Mitzvah Day Cafe
Refuel with a snack between Mitzvah Day projects.
Project Ezra
Create care packages for Jewish elders.
Thanksgiving Meal Packing
Help PAS Teens with the annual pre-Thanksgiving distribution.
Offsite:
Playground Clean Up
Meet in the lobby at 12:45 pm to help NYC Parks Department with a cleanup at a nearby playground. Sign up.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Everyone across the PAS community is welcome to participate in Mitzvah Day, no advance sign up required. Make the world better one good deed at a time! Questions? Contact Mitzvah Day Co-Chairs Lauren and Nancy at Mitzvahday@pasyn.org.
Who was Vicki K. Wimpfheimer
And why is Mitzvah Day a most fitting way to honor her memory?
Vicki K. Wimpfheimer (1913–2003) grew up in New York City. She taught nursery school at Hudson Guild Settlement House and married Dr. Seymour Wimpfheimer in 1936. Inspired by Park Avenue Synagogue’s Rabbi Milton Steinberg, the couple was dedicated and active in all aspects of synagogue life, which also involved their five children.
Learn here about the history of Vicki K. Wimpfheimer Mitzvah Day
Photos of you may be taken during this event. Park Avenue Synagogue may use these photos in synagogue publications, flyers and on the screens in the lobby. Please contact the Communications department at communications@pasyn.org with questions.