MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Jun 2nd 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 13:27 “This is what they told him: ‘We came to the land you sent us to; it does indeed flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.’” The Context: Chapter 13-15:41 God commands Moses to send 12 scouts on an expedition to Canaan to reconnoiter the land and its inhabitants.  In ... continue reading »

May 26th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 11:4 “The riffraff in their midst felt a gluttonous craving; and then the Israelites wept and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat!’” 11:8 “The people would go about and gather it, grind it between millstones or pound it in a mortar, boil it in a pot, and make it into cakes…when ... continue reading »

May 19th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 6:16 “The priest shall present them before YHVH and offer the sin offering and the burnt offering.” The Context: In the midst of the census, a set of rules is given to help the priests prepare for the march through the wilderness.  The priests are commanded to prevent and eliminate impurity within the ... continue reading »

May 12th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: Numbers 1:1-3 “YHVH spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying:  Take a census of the whole Israelite company by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head.” The Context: The book of Numbers describes Israel’s journey through the wilderness from ... continue reading »

May 5th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: Leviticus 25:3-6 “Six years you may sow your field and six years you may prune your vineyard and gather in the yield. But in the seventh year the land shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, a sabbath of YHVH: you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. You shall not ... continue reading »

May 5th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 25:3-4  Six years you may sow your field and six years you may prune your vineyard and gather in the yield.  But in the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath of complete rest, a sabbath of the Lord:  you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. 25:6  But you ... continue reading »

Apr 28th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: Leviticus 23:22 “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger…” The Context: The first part of Emor deals with the special laws ... continue reading »

Apr 21st 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 17:13-14  And if any Israelite who resides among them hunts down an animal or a bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.  For the life of all flesh – its blood is its life.  Therefore I say to the Israelite people:  You shall not ... continue reading »

Apr 21st 2010

by MAZON

The Text: Leviticus 19:9-10 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and ... continue reading »

Apr 19th 2010

by MAZON

Dear Speaker Pelosi, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger has been in the vanguard of addressing hunger and food insecurity in the United States for the past 25 years. We are writing in strong support of reauthorizing Child Nutrition Programs this year. With your help, this Congress has committed to addressing critical economic and health ... continue reading »