Seeing TOV at Work

Many people ask me about the work Jim Myers and I are doing with the TOV Center. We have already created educational material and products geared to the Social Media experience, which is an ongoing process. We are developing an awesome new website and connecting with a variety of very talented and creative people. It's all very exciting!

The TOV Concept can be adopted and adapted to any number of projects and programs. But how does TOV work? Here are three already functioning examples. In the last three days, I've re-posted some real TOV opportunities. The first is called The Pending Coffee. This started in Naples, Italy. People pay in anticipation for the coffees and even meals for others who can't. Paying it forward. Second, a nursing home in Seattle with a childcare center inside provides activities with the seniors and the kids. It's a win-win situation. The children learn about the elderly, can listen to their stories and in turn, the seniors benefit from the kid's energy, joy and companionship. The third project was about  rooftop gardening and the rich compost comes from food waste from the local mall. The food waste helps grow food utilizing unused space and provides food for the community. 

So many people have commented about what great ideas these and others are. Well, one of the things TOV Center does is bring collectives of people together who want to put these plans into action. These are people who are committed to a set of TOV Values and participate in face to face relationships to solve specific needs for the Common Good!

I hope this sheds some light on just one important aspect of our work.

Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor

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