Brewing and Buying Coffee at TBA

Every sip you take, every bag you buy to bring home, you are engaging in Tikkun Olam.

In 2005, TBA made a commitment to brewing only Fair Trade Coffee in our kitchen.  In the summer of 2009, we began using a local supplier, One Village Coffee, located right here in eastern Pennsylvania.  When you purchase any of a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans at the TBA Gift Shop, you are supporting communities locally and around the world.  Proceeds from Gift Shop coffee sales directly fund the coffee served at all temple events in addition to providing support for other special projects. 

Our coffee supplier is a Certified B Corporation

 B Corporations are companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.  (Find out more about B Corporations.) In addition to meeting B Corporation standards, our coffee supplier is committed to helping one particular village in Nigeria.  You can see the faces of the people involved. 

One pound bags of whole bean, fresh roasted, Fair Trade coffee are available for sale in the TBA Gift Shop.

Questions about the coffee?  Contact Sarah Carroll at sbcarroll14@yahoo.com.

Fair Trade Means …

Fair wages - Fair trade guarantees small farmers and artisans prices that exceed their production costs. This increased income allows them to feed their families, stay out of debt and keep their land.

Children's rights - Many children's rights are violated when families are forced to choose between sending a child to work or to school. Fair trade increases family income, helping families better afford education and health care for their children.

Women's rights - Fair trade cooperatives must demonstrate that women have equal rights and responsibilities. They are required to document how many women are members of the cooperative, how many hold leadership roles, and how many own or co-own land.

Environmental rights - Fair trade promotes organic farming which is better for the environment, and encourages chemical-free farming, composting, crop rotation and other beneficial practices. Nearly 85 percent of fair trade coffee sold in the U.S. is certified organic.

(From the Union for Reform Judaism/Religious Action Center).

Tikkun Olam
Budd Cohen
Social Action Committee Chair

Social Action Committee

Judaism teaches us to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. As a congregation we embrace this teaching and its concomitant responsibility to engage in Tikkun Olam healing and repairing the world. It is the mission of the Social Action Committee to facilitate and to encourage the congregation, individually and collectively, to translate this commitment into action by:

 * Providing opportunities for community service.
 * Raising awareness and educating our congregation and community about issues of concern and motivating congregants to advocate for social justice
 * Building partnerships with external organizations, both Jewish and general, that share our goals.
 * Supporting and encouraging social action activities initiated and/or sponsored by other groups within the congregation.
 * Providing the congregation with information about social action activities and opportunities throughout the community.

Through these efforts we hope to improve the lives of others and the betterment of our congregation, our community, and our world.

For more information contact Budd Cohen or join us at our monthly meeting (see schedule below).

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