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.
Sukkot
Every year during Sukkot, we invite friends and family into our sukkah to enjoy a communal meal. Traditionally, we are taught to extend an invitation to the needy members of our community as well. Whether symbolically or more literally, Sukkot is the perfect time to share your hospitality and good fortune to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable among us, including the millions of Americans facing hunger. We hope you will utilize MAZON’s Sukkot materials and contact Paul Sherman, Outreach Manager, with any questions.
Sukkot Activities
Explore options for social action activities and discussions during your Sukkot observances.
Sukkot Posters
Honor the tradition of welcoming ushpizin (guests) into your Sukkah by printing stories of real people facing hunger. Print and display these posters in your congregational or personal sukkah to spark conversations.
Your community can help end hunger.
Many of us participate in food drives during the Sukkot season 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 Sukkot 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 Policymakers to Improve — Not Weaken — School Nutrition Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a rule change that would decrease the nutrition received by school children, many of whom rely on school meals as their primary source of healthy food. We can’t let this happen. Take action now.
Make a gift to MAZON’s Spotlight Fund
MAZON spotlights issues and populations where larger organizations and the government have yet to turn their focus. Your support for MAZON’s Spotlight Fund furthers this work, by allowing us to fight to end hunger among military families, veterans, Native Americans, single mothers, LGBTQ seniors, the people of Puerto Rico and the territories, and all who struggle. 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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