MAZON collaborates with diverse stakeholders to showcase what’s possible: a country built on compassion, mutual support, and meaningful opportunity. By reflecting on the world as it is, we create a vision of what it could be — one where those in need are supported, the powerful are held to account, and hunger is a distant memory.
High Holy Days
Every year during Yom Kippur, we read the words, “Is this not the fast I have chosen?” But millions of Americans do not choose their fast. May the sounding of the shofar call us to act on behalf of all those who are hungry in our midst. Please utilize MAZON’s High Holy Days materials for your family or community observances and contact Paul Sherman, Outreach Manager, with any questions.
High Holy Day Sermon Seeds
Ground a conversation about hunger in the larger themes of the High Holy Days with these "sermon seeds" for Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur Discussion Guide
Reflect on what lessons your will take out of your fast and into our world. How do we — each of us made in the image of God — emerge better from this season?
Yom Kippur Activity
Explore options for social action activities and discussions during your Yom Kippur programming.
MAZON Materials
Order MAZON materials — postcards, newsletters, reports, story cards, etc. — to distribute to your community during the High Holy Days.
Your community can help end hunger.
Many of us participate in food drives during the High Holy Days to help to those facing hunger locally. Please consider taking this one step further by fundraising for MAZON's work to change the systems and policies that allow hunger to persist.
Stories
Sharing stories of people struggling with food insecurity is a powerful way to help your community better understand the realities of who is hungry in America today and why. MAZON’s This Is Hunger program includes stories that are ideal for sharing in sermons or High Holy Day study sessions.
Take Action
Hunger in America
Hunger is as prevalent as it is pernicious. Food pantries and distribution sites are vital emergency resources for people facing food insecurity, but charity alone cannot address the full scope of hunger in the U.S., and it was never designed to do so. Learn more about hunger in America and how we can work together to end it.
Urge Congress to Support the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act
Join us in urging Congress to support the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act, which would enable Tribes to administer child nutrition programs in Indian Country and ensure culturally appropriate food. Take action now.
Make a gift to MAZON’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund today
Our COVID-19 Recovery Fund supports critical efforts to ensure that everyone has immediate access to the food they need, with dignity — without exposing themselves to further danger or putting their dietary or nutritional needs to the side. Your support makes MAZON’s work possible. Make your gift today.
Join MAZON as We Waste Time for Good and Protect SNAP
Right now — in the midst of a pandemic — the federal government is moving ahead with a rule change that will make it harder for low-income workers to keep food on their tables. But with just a little wasted time, you can help us slow down the process. Join us.
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