As we have done for over two decades, during the High Holy Days, we will again be collecting food for Open Table, which practices the mitzvah of maakhal revi’lim, feeding the hungry. The Food Drive, which will continue through the holidays, will end on Friday, October 25, after we celebrate Simchat Torah. You can bring food in your own bags or take one of the bags that will be available at Kerem Shalom after the first regular Shabbat service on Friday, September 5 and after the first day of Hebrew School Reimagined on Monday, October 6.
Open Table particularly needs both “Pantry Staples” and food for “Kids’ Bags.”
Pantry Staples include the following items:
- Vegetable cooking oil – 24 oz, 32 oz, or 40 oz bottles
- Ground coffee – bags or cans (no K-cups)
- Tea (black, green, herbal)
- Flour
- Salt
- Sugar
Please include small, single-serving items, such as:
- Granola Bars
- Salty Snacks
- Dried Fruit
- Dried Nuts
- Cookies / Crackers
If you are unable to shop or join us at the synagogue, you can make an online donation. To do so, click here, then click on the dropdown menu on the bottom right side of the page to direct your donation to Kerem Shalom’s Food Insecurity Fund.
You also can also support hunger relief programs by participating in the Ride for Food on October 6, 2024, as a cyclist, walker, volunteer, or donor. Both Open Table and Jewish Family & Children’s Services’ Family Table sponsor teams and benefit from this event. To date, the Ride for Food has allocated $4.2M to hunger relief, supporting over 350,000 people in Eastern Massachusetts. Click here to learn more and to get involved.
If you have any questions or want to become more involved, please contact Jill Block and Michele Kahan, co-chairs of Kerem Shalom’s Food Insecurity Task Force, at:
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