Voices for Meir Panim
Students from across the Baltimore and DC areas have been submitting their contest entries. Finalists will be chosen to perform onstage at the VOICES concert, where celebrity judges (including Elliott) will vote on the next superstar. All proceeds will benefit Meir Panim’s new Israel Nutrition Center which will feed up to 30,000 needy individuals DAILY. […]
Hands-on Chessed
Rabbi Naftali Besser, Dean of Students at the modern orthodox Brooklyn school, brought the group to Israel for their annual Chessed Mission. They were enthusiastic about helping out and ready to work. Decked out in red Meir Panim aprons, they peeled potatoes, chopped salad and served lunch with a smile. In addition to being hard-working, […]
Hollywood Stars Visit Meir Panim Free Restaurant in Tiberius
Many of the actors are directly involved in various communal outreach activities in Southern California and New York. The star-studded group included: Anna Lynne McCord (“90210”, “Nip & Tuck”), Omar Epps (“House”), Paul Johansson (“One Tree Hill”), Holly Robinson Peete (“21 Jump St.”, “Hanging With Mr. Cooper”), Mekhi Phifer (“ER”, “Tuskegee Airmen”), Holt McCallany (“Lights […]
Passover 2012 at Meir Panim
Nearly 3,000 individuals were matched with host families for a Passover Seder through Meir Panim’s “Kulam Beseder” campaign, a special initiative launched to ensure that no one should have to spend Passover alone. More than 9,000 calls were received at Meir Panim’s call center, from both hosts and potential guests. “It is especially meaningful to […]
Family Day Fun
A fabulous meal was prepared to the delight of all attendees. Music was pumping, with a DJ spinning records to add to the party atmosphere. Ilanit, Meir Panim branch manager of Or Akiva, closed the event with the following heartwarming words: Whether you are helping Meir Panim, or being helped by Meir Panim – we […]
"Kulam Beseder" Passover Campaign
The responses have been beyond anything we had hoped for! Over 6,000 calls were received at our Call Center, where both hosts and potential guests shared their requests. Meni Shalom, in charge of the Center, is overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the calls, the offers, and the effect they have had on him and […]
Graduation Trip includes Volunteering at Meir Panim
The students were on a jam-packed graduation trip to Israel, giving them less than an hour to spend at the Meir Panim kitchen. But boy, did they make the most of it! The group was eager to get to work. Everyone donned their red Meir Panim aprons, ready to help and contribute in any way […]
Poker Tournament Raises Funds to Feed the Hungry in Israel
Among the participants were world class poker players David Levi, Eli Elezra and David Oppenheim. Several hundred people came out for what turned out to be a 12-hour marathon. To keep up everyone’s strength, a gourmet kosher lunch was served. A live band kept everyone entertained. “People felt good about it” remarked poker guru David […]
Lighting up Faces this Summer
Most of the children are already enrolled in Meir Panim’s after-school youth clubs. Many of their families cannot afford to send their children to summer camp. Meir Panim’s summer programs offer fun and educational activities for the children in a relaxed and supportive setting. “If not for the Meir Panim summer camps, many of these […]
New Israel Poverty Report
According to the report, general poverty rates have risen from 19.8% in 2010 to 19.9% in 2011, despite the fact that more people have entered the job market. The most surprising finding was the sharp rise in poverty rates among families with two incomes or more – a population considered immune to poverty – a […]
