Met Council Provides Kosher Food to 60,000 Families

New York…

The number of Jewish poor in New York’s Jewish community is approaching 300,000 people, according to Willie Rapfogel, the executive director of the Metropolitan Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty. Working closely with the Food Bank for New York and City Harvest, Met Council will provide kosher for Passover food to over 60,000 families this Passover season. Met Council’s kosher for Passover package contains matzah, poultry, gefilte fish, tuna, fish, mayonnaise, grape juice, cooking oil, borscht, canned beets and carrots, macaroons, canned fruit, potatoes, onions, oranges, and apples. Met Council will also coordinate community seders for over 2,000 isolated seniors and others without family. In addition to Met Council, numerous other smaller agencies will also be providing food packages and organizing community seders.