On June 6, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., the first ever Interfaith Convocation on Hunger will assemble one of the largest gatherings of anti-hunger and anti-poverty activists in the nation' s capital in decades. The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation is pleased to be represented at and endorse this event and invites all people of faith to call for an end to hunger.

For those able to attend the convocation you will hear Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town, South Africa, faith leaders offering guidance from the sacred texts of many traditions and the music of Beth Nielson Chapman, Salvation Army National Capital Area Band, Siyaya Youth Choir (South Africa) and Saint Camillus Multicultural Choir. Members of the Knesset are also scheduled to fly in and participant in various events.

In the spirit of prayer, more than 30 leaders from major faith traditions will unite with representatives of millions of volunteers who feed the hungry in the US and overseas. National leaders of Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith groups will call on the president and Congress to join them in galvanizing a new national commitment to end hunger.

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From left to right: Suzanne Klein, President of Darchei Noam and the co-chairs of the Tikkun Olam Initiative, Rabbi Toba Spitzer and Carol Ann Schubert

At the JRF Convention in Montreal, Canada, the first Kehillat Tzedek (Community of Justice) Award was presented to Congregation Darchei Noam of Ottawa, Canada.

In the past ten years, Reconstructionist Congregation Darchei Noam has:

• Sponsored a 133-unit affordable housing co-op, Moshav Noam
• Partnered with a Roman Catholic congregation to run a homeless shelter
• Sponsored Trellis Gardens, a 24-unit affordable housing building

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Affirming the fundamental traditional Jewish commitment to sustaining the hungry, while recognizing hunger as one of the most tragic and scandalous of ongoing crises in this country and abroad, the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation resolves:

1. To recognize as an important part of our social action commitment support for MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger;
2. To recommend participation in MAZON by all of our congregations and havurot and their members;
3. To recommend that the guidelines, as set forth by MAZON, be accepted by all congregations and havurot as a plan of action and participation for themselves and their members.