"Each year, worshipers at the synagogue celebrate Mitzvah Day by creating packages filled with food, hygiene products, school supplies, and other essential items. Approximately 2,500 of these kits are distributed throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. It's a time when the entire congregation comes together to make a difference in the world. We have partner organizations with whom we have had a relationship over many, many years, and recipient organizations, and they partner with us in terms of their needs, Rabbi Amy Ehrlich said."
"We do all kinds of things like essential item kits, personal hygiene, dignity kits, warm winter clothing, busy boxes for children who are in treatment, birthday boxes for seniors so they're now alone on their birthdays. Each year, worshipers at the synagogue celebrate Mitzvah Day by creating packages filled with food, hygiene products, school supplies, and other essential items.Photo by Dean Moses This year, Mitzvah Day was even more significant for packing donations due to the rise in food insecurity resulting from the government shutdown and delays in SNAP distributions. We're also in the midst of an emergency food drive responding to food insecurity due to SNAP cuts, Rabbi Ehrlich added."
Over 100 volunteers gathered inside Temple Emanu-El to pack gifts for the annual Mitzvah Day and to address rising food insecurity amid SNAP distribution delays. Volunteers assembled approximately 2,500 kits containing food, hygiene products, school supplies, warm clothing, and other essential items. The kits are distributed throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn via long-standing partner organizations. The congregation prepared varied packages including essential item kits, personal hygiene and dignity kits, busy boxes for children in treatment, and birthday boxes for isolated seniors. An emergency food drive was launched in response to SNAP cuts and government shutdown-related delays. Longtime volunteer Susan Kaufman underscored the imperative of aiding those facing hunger.
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