Cook up a dish for yourself, and help the hungry too!

Cook up a dish for yourself, and help the hungry too!

Denise explains, “I want to do away with the traditional view of Jewish food as being heavy and boring, and show that it can be exciting and varied, reflecting all the food styles of the world. The app will enable the user to choose from a selection of hundreds of...
Clean House, Part II

Clean House, Part II

It was concerning an 80 year-old man, living alone, in deplorable, unsanitary conditions. His appalling living conditions were such a health hazard that he was sent to the hospital for treatment. After many hours of hard work, Ilanit and a team of volunteers were able...
Hands-on Chessed

Hands-on Chessed

Rabbi Naftali Besser, Dean of Students at the modern orthodox Brooklyn school, brought the group to Israel for their annual Chessed Mission. They were enthusiastic about helping out and ready to work. Decked out in red Meir Panim aprons, they peeled potatoes, chopped...
Kiryat Shmona Welcomes the Pinkert Family

Kiryat Shmona Welcomes the Pinkert Family

The Pinkerts had the opportunity to see the program in action, and saw for themselves how the children are thriving. As for the children, they felt incredibly valued and encouraged by the visit from the friendly and caring American family. Language was not an...
IDF unit volunteers at Meir Panim’s Dimona center

IDF unit volunteers at Meir Panim’s Dimona center

Many of them expressed their pleasure in taking part in this very important work.”Israel is at war, not just with its neighbors, but also with a vicious enemy within, a.k.a. poverty,” said Ilan, the unit’s commander. “We need to fight this...

When eating more is healthy

This project is being run by concerned high school students and coordinated by over 50 high schools across North America in a national effort to support our fellow Jews living in Israel, by encouraging local restaurant owners to participate, involve their community,...