First Annual VOICES For Meir Panim Concert Crowns New Teen Superstars!
Modeled after American Idol, VOICES raised over $200,000 to feed the needy in Israel as well as discover the top vocal talents in the Greater Baltimore community. The six finalists (3 middle and 3 high school students) were chosen from an initial pool of 44 applicants from public and private schools; 20 of whom were […]
eTeacher assists Meir Panim's After-School Clubs
As a community conscious company, eTeacher decided to support the activities of the Meir Panim organization by donating a percentage of each course sold online to Meir Panim’s After- School Youth Clubs. So far, eTeacher has managed to raise $5,000! According to the company, “at eTeacher we believe that the charity and acts of kindness […]
Stars of “Scandal” and “Once Upon A Time” visit Meir Panim
For the second year in a row, Meir Panim hosted a star-studded group of celebrities who came to visit the Jerusalem free restaurant while patrons were enjoying their midday meal. Led by Irwin Katsof, the director of ‘America’s Voices in Israel,’ the stars met with Dudi Roth, President of American Friends of Meir Panim and […]
Meir Panim launches A Chicken For Shabbat
The result is A Chicken For Shabbat, a program that provides needy families in Israel with a chicken for Shabbat every week of the year. In order to properly manage and implement the program, the chickens are distributed through Meir Panim, one of the largest providers of food to the needy in Israel. Meir Panim […]
New Israel Poverty Report
According to the report, 439,500 Israeli households live below the poverty line, or a total of 1,754,700 people. This number represents 22% of Israel’s population of 8 million, a drop of 0.5% from the previous year. The country’s poor includes 817,200 children, or 33% of minors in Israel, and 180,000 elderly citizens, representing 23% of […]
Meir Panim makes the holidays “sweet”
In the days prior to Rosh Hashana, Meir Panim staff and volunteers across Israel hand-delivered close to 2,500 food cards to those in need. The cards are pre-loaded with 250 shekels (approximately $72) and can be used at major Israeli supermarket chains to purchase food and household items. The cards grant families the dignity and […]
Starting the school year off right
Over 130 school bags, filled with binders, notebooks, pencil cases, pencils, pens, markers and much more, were given to needy families, among them many single-parent families in Or Akiva. “If not for Meir Panim and all it has given me, I wouldn’t have been able to send my child to school equipped with what he […]
Fun in the Sun!
Most of the children were already enrolled in Meir Panim’s after-school youth clubs. WithoutMeir Panim, many of their families could not afford to send their children to summer camp. The Meir Panim summer program offers fun and educational activities for he children in a relaxed and supportive setting. If not for the summer camps, many […]
Meir Panim increases activities in Safed
In close cooperation with the local welfare department, Meir Panim has added many new activities to its existing free restaurant. A significant new program is called “Paths to Order,” which aims to improve communication between parents and children within dysfunctional families. To this end, renovations have been made at the center, creating a welcoming, homey […]
Bar Mitzvah boy volunteers at Meir Panim
Asher Zelig, along with his father and brother, volunteered at Meir Panim’s free restaurant in Jerusalem. Decked out in a bright red Meir Panim smock, he got to work behind the counter, preparing heaping plates of food for Meir Panim’s diners. This was not the Schreier family’s first visit to a Meir Panim facility. Rabbi […]
