The Social Action Committee (SAC) is a diverse group of individuals committed to the Jewish practice of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). Unlike other Temple committees, the SAC is comprised of congregants from Temple Emanu-El, Temple Beth-El, and Knesseth Israel. We strive to represent the local Jewish community with outreach projects helping the underserved and disadvantaged throughout the Birmingham area.

For each of the past several years, SAC has been involved in over 30 separate projects (including Mitzvah Day), and has engaged several hundred individuals from the Jewish Community and from the larger Birmingham community.

The Social Action Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month at Temple Emanu-El, and welcomes anyone wishing to become involved. Meetings and updates are distributed by email and by periodic updates in the Temple bulletin and electronic newsletter.

The SAC is represented in and partners with several community organizations, including the following:
Greater Birmingham Ministries (GBM)
Birmingham Hospitality Network (BHN)
Interfaith Hospitality House
RUSH (Rural Self-Help) Initiative
Community Kitchens
World of Opportunity.

Some of the projects in which SAC members participated include: the AIDS Walk; serving meals and spending the night with homeless families at Temple Emanu-El (BHN); serving meals to the homeless at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter at Grace By Day (Community Kitchens); Mitzvah Day, involving religious school children and adults from the entire community; NCCJ Walk as One; Hanukkah blood drives; the High Holy Day food drive and the Purim-to-Pesach food drive.