Israel’s Troubled Children Participate in Special Hanukkah Activities Sponsored By Meir Panim to Light Up Their Lives
Hanukkah is a special time of year when families and friends unite for fun and food. But for Israel’s 765,000 children who live in poverty, Hanukkah is just another day of hunger and yearning to experience a festive spirit. That is where Meir Panim’s TikvaHope Youth Clubs come into the picture.
Israel’s “Cornflake Law” Means Crumbs for the Poor
Since 2000, food prices in Israel have risen an enormous 50 percent. Though everyone is feeling the crunch, Israel’s poor – including the working poor – are unable to afford a balanced and nutritious diet. “The average salary in Israel is 17 percent lower than that in developed Western countries,” said Goldie Sternbuch, Director of […]
Meir Panim Chosen to Run Israel’s Governmental “Food Security Initiative”
Meir Panim, a charity organization which provides food and services to Israel’s poor, is about to embark on one of its most important projects to date. They were just awarded a government funded program called “Food Security Initiative” which will begin this February in the southern Israel town of Dimona. According to a recent report […]
Meir Panim Welcomes Martin E. Levine to Its Board
The Board of Directors of American Friends of Meir Panim is pleased to welcome Martin E. Levine as the newest member of its Board. Based in Long Island, New York, where he lives with his wife Allison, Martin previously served on the boards of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County and Shelter Rock Jewish […]
Cantor Avi Albrecht Makes Site Visits to Meir Panim: “Very Impressive”
Meir Panim was honored this past week to host Cantor Avi Albrecht for an extensive site visit. Albrecht, a longtime American Friends of Meir Panim board member, was visibly moved from seeing both the shocking needs of so many in Israel as well as the impressive work of Meir Panim. “About 15 years ago I was visiting a […]
Meir Panim Teaching How to Give in Honor of Purim
The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated this year on March 12, is commemorated in unique ways as compared to other Jewish holidays. While most holidays have a relatively somber tone, Purim is known for its festivities of feasting, drinking and dressing up. However, for Israel’s needy and lonely citizens, enjoying Purim is a challenge. Therefore, […]
Purim Project Prepares Troubled Youth for Future Success
One of the many challenges that impoverished people face is filling the role of taker rather than giver. By feeling that they have little to offer others, it is easy to have feelings of complacency and even bitterness. Ilanit Hafuta, Meir Panim’s branch manager in the struggling Israeli city of Or Akiva, has made it […]
Meir Panim Passover Campaign Helps Thousands in Israel
The main theme of Passover is recognition of the gift of freedom. For poverty-stricken Israelis, feeling free from their woes is a near impossibility. For Israel’s needy, celebrating Passover, with its requirement to eat special foods, is a major challenge. “Over 20 percent of Israeli society lives under the poverty line and in some communities […]
IDF Fights Israel’s Internal Enemies: Poverty and Hunger With Meir Panim
Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) are renowned for their fierce fighting and skill at defending the Holy Land. Perhaps lesser known is the fact that the army mandates that its recruits also work to fight the enemies within Israel, namely poverty, hunger and loneliness.
Smiles Grow Through Meir Panim’s Tu B’Shvat Program
Beautiful plants are already arriving in Meir Panim’s six free restaurant-style soup kitchens throughout Israel in honor of Tu B’Shvat. Tu B’Shvat, [the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat], falls this year on Monday, January 25. Tu B’Shvat is like a Jewish Arbor Day. Although considered a minor holiday on the Jewish calendar, is […]
