Category Archives: Food

The Passover League

The Passover League 215 N. Presidential Boulevard, 1st floor, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Contact: Paul M. Perlstein, Esq. or Brian M. Levine 610 660-0530 info@passoverleague.org The Passover League, founded in 1933, is supported by volunteers and many Philadelphia charitable organizations. Its mission is to help needy individuals and families celebrate the Passover holiday. Seders, funded by The Passover League, are held throughout various Delaware Valley locations. These seders reach thousands of individuals who would normally be unable to celebrate the traditional Passover holiday. The Passover League also serves Jewish veterans in various local hospitals.  Additionally, kosher meals are served through The […]

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B’nai B’rith Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Everywhere)

B’nai B’rith Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Everywhere) 3213 Burn Brae Drive, Dresher, PA 19025 Contact: Samuel Domsky, Chair samuel@netreach.net Project H.O.P.E. works with the community family service agencies and local Jewish social services and with B’nai B’rith members and synagogue volunteers. Jewish organizations provide the lists of people who need packages and the facilities for collecting, storing, and packing the food. B’nai B’rith volunteers assemble and deliver the packages. Begun in New York, the program has spread to Boston, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Last year in Philadelphia, 540 families received Passover food. As a once a […]

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The Mitzvah Food Project

The Mitzvah Food Project 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19143 Contact: Deirdre Mulligan, Food Project Manager, 215-832-0509, foodproject@jfgp.org Many members of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish Community face food insecurity. In fact, approximately 11,300 Jewish individuals in the region live with the threat of hunger and/or malnutrition. On a larger scale, nearly 3 out of 10 Philadelphians live below the federal poverty line, where a scarcity of nutritious food often undermines their overall health and well-being. The Jewish Federation’s Mitzvah Food Project addresses hunger and malnutrition by providing nutritious food and basic staples in a caring and dignified manner to individuals and […]

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Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger 10495 Santa Monica Blvd. #100 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Contact: Rosalie Licht- Project Coordinator rlicht@mazon.org 310 442 0020 Founded in 1985, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is the only national Jewish nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds. It is essential to educate Jewish youth as they become our future leaders. Part of MAZON’S mission is to raise the consciousness of the Jewish community regarding its obligation to provide and advocate for people who are in need. The MAZON Tzedakah project is designed to […]

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Jewish Relief Agency (JRA)

Jewish Relief Agency (JRA)225 E City AveSuite 210, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004 Contact: Maddy Levine-Wolf (610) 660-0190 volunteering@jewishrelief.org Jewish Relief Agency serves over 6,000 diverse low-income individuals across Greater Philadelphia by relieving hunger, improving lives, and strengthening our community. Through JRA’s B’nai Mitzvah program, individuals will participate in ten hours of service. Participants will pack boxes of food and deliver to individuals in need at three of JRA’s Monthly Food Distributions. To supplement the service project, individuals can decorate birthday cards for JRA recipients, hold a kosher canned tuna or toiletry drive or customize the project with a staff member for […]

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