The Jewish Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Board of Greater Phoenix has generously agreed to partially fund Meir Panim’s TikvaHope after-school program in Sderot, a southern Israeli city that borders Gaza. This important contribution will enable at-risk...
The “Bomb Shelter Capital of the World,” Israel’s southern city of Sderot, was recently toured by world-renowned Cantor Avi Albrecht. Albrecht, a long-term Board Member of American Friends of Meir Panim, was particularly interested in the work of the Meir...
We were thrilled to learn that the Lower School students of Hebrew Academy of Nassau County chose American Friends of Meir Panim for their Maot Chittim project this year. Their tireless efforts resulted in a generous contribution and went toward Meir...
On Monday, May 15, 2017, communities across the United States will join together in dining at participating Kosher restaurants to feed hungry Israelis. 10% of proceeds will go toward funding Meir Panim’s Restaurant-Style Soup Kitchens in Israel. 1.7 million...
Jews all over the world just completed the week-long celebration of the Passover holiday. Passover commemorates the birth of the Jewish nation through their miraculous exodus from ancient Egypt. Though the holiday is festive in spirit, Jewish law dictates that only...
The main theme of Passover is recognition of the gift of freedom. For poverty-stricken Israelis, feeling free from their woes is a near impossibility. For Israel’s needy, celebrating Passover, with its requirement to eat special foods, is a major challenge. “Over 20...