On Monday, November 28th, some 20 twelfth graders from the Beren Academy of Houston took some time from their Israel Tour to spend the day at the Meir Panim youth center. At first, the young children were a little overwhelmed, but soon enough friends were made,...
Kosher restaurants in the U.S. and Canada volunteered to donate 10% of one day’s proceeds to American Friends of Meir Panim, supporting programs that provide food and social services to the impoverished of Israel. Initiated eight years ago by students of...
Among the participants were world-renowned poker legends Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim & David Levi, who helped elevate this event to a whole other league. Though unable to join us due to his son’s Bar Mitzvah (mazal tov!), we also want to thank the...
According to the report, 439,500 Israeli households live below the poverty line, or a total of 1,754,700 people. This number represents 22% of Israel’s population of 8 million, a drop of 0.5% from the previous year. The country’s poor includes 817,200 children, or 33%...
The campaign offered the company’s clients the opportunity to return small, used electronic products in any condition to about 500 stores throughout Israel. In return, the customers received a substantial reduction on the purchase of new products. The used products,...
On August 15, a group of 22 participants from the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE) volunteered at Meir Panim’s Free Restaurant in Jerusalem washing, peeling and dicing vegetables for a soup to be served at the next day’s meal. Led by Rabbi Marc Wildes and...
