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In the weeks leading up to Passover, Met Council, America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to combatting poverty, distributed nearly $10 million in kosher for Passover provisions to more than 321,000 people suffering from food insecurity.
The Masbia Soup Kitchen Network serves kosher food to the needy, free of charge, throughout the year, with dignity and respect. Every year, during the Passover season, Masbia experiences an increase in demand; this year, with the cost of food still at a historic high, the challenge is even greater.
Network Ambassadors Program Leads Campus Visits for Legislators to Foster Awareness of Nonpublic School Education
Hadar Bet Yaakov and leaders representing Teach NYS, an education advocacy group and division of the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition, recently hosted New York State Assemblymember Nily Rozic at her very first visit to the school.
Powerful “Hate Ends Now” Exhibit Provides Learning Experience To High School Students And People Of All Ages
Commemorating Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Orthodox Union’s Southern NCSY youth movement has brought its Hate Ends Now Cattle Car: Stepping in and Out of Darkness exhibit to Times Square.
It was an electrifying and joy-filled extravaganza as Chazaq, in partnership with Suki and Ding Productions, hosted two unforgettable Chol HaMoed Pesach Circus events at Staten Island Mall. The performers captivated audiences of all ages, creating lasting memories for families during the holiday season.
We are currently commemorating a period of mourning for the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva who perished during this time. The Talmud tells us that this tragic incident occurred because Rabbi Akiva’s students didn’t accord each other appropriate honor. In turn, it has become the custom for us to try to utilize this time period between Pesach through Lag B’omer to focus on growing in all of our relationships.
