MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Mar 23rd 2010

by Ed Yerke-Robins

As we ask The 5th Question at our home seders, and further educate ourselves at Child Nutrition Seders across the country, we find incredible support from the current administration as we strive to end child hunger. Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon, where he reiterated that Child ... continue reading »

Mar 17th 2010

by Ed Yerke-Robins

Using one of the most evocative lines from the traditional Passover Seder – “Let all who are hungry come and eat” – the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and MAZON have re-contextualized the historical message of redemption from slavery with the modern struggle faced by hungry children across our country by creating the Child ... continue reading »

Mar 8th 2010

by Ed Yerke-Robins

During the Passover Seder, we open the doors of our homes and invites all who are hungry to come and eat. Are we really ready to feed all those hungry people? 1 out of every 8 people in Los Angeles is food insecure, making it the “Hunger Capital” of the United States. Come to the ... continue reading »

Feb 19th 2010

by Ed Yerke-Robins

On February 7th, MAZON Partner Synagogue Anshe Emet hosted an Anti-Hunger Advocacy Shabbaton. We didn’t realize at the time that the congregants hosting the many politicians – from local leaders all the way to Democratic Party Whip Dick Durbin – were Anshe Emet’s Bar & Bat Mitzvah students! When you think of an “advocate”, what’s ... continue reading »

Feb 11th 2010

by Mick Fine

In this week’s parsha, Mishpatim, we are given a series of commandments concerning the relationship between man and man. This parsha directly follows that of Yitro, in which we received the Ten Commandments, revelation at Sinai, and experienced Hashem first hand. “Now these are the laws which you shall set before them: If you buy ... continue reading »

Feb 10th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: Exodus 23:10-11 Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but in the seventh you shall let it rest and lie fallow.  Let the needy among your people eat of it, and what they leave let the wild beasts eat.  You shall do the same with your vineyards and ... continue reading »

Jan 20th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 12:3-5, 8-10 Speak to the whole community of Israel and say that on the tenth of this month each of them shall take a lamb to a family, a lamb to a household.  But if the household is too small for a lamb, let it share one with a neighbor who dwells nearby, ... continue reading »

Jan 13th 2010

by Ed Yerke-Robins

UPDATE 01/19/10: News from our partners in the field are posted here. Yesterday, a major earthquake struck Haiti. Buildings crumbled, hospitals collapsed, and even the Presidential palace fell. Today, countless people dig through rubble with their bare hands, looking for any trace of loved ones. In response to this tragedy, MAZON hit the ground running. ... continue reading »

Jan 13th 2010

by MAZON

The Text: 9:1-4 The Eternal said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says The Eternal, the God of the Hebrews: Let My people go to worship Me.  For if you refuse to let them go, and continue to hold them, then the hand of The Eternal will strike your livestock in ... continue reading »

Jan 11th 2010

by MAZON

ATTN CHICAGOLAND MAZON PARTNERS! Anshe Emet Synagogue Anti-Hunger Advocacy Shabbaton This Weekend: February 5-7, 2010 For more information, download the Anti-Hunger Advocacy Shabbaton invitation in PDF format, or visit Anshe Emet Synagogue. Please join together for an Anti-Hunger Advocacy Shabbaton, beginning this Friday, February 5th, at Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway in Chicago. The “Community Gardens” YAD Event infuses ... continue reading »