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2021 Passover Food Drive

“Let all who are hungry come and eat”

Thank you to the dedicated Passover Food Drive volunteers and staff who helped pack and deliver 432 Passover food bags to Jewish community members this week! Every bag that was packed was delivered to a grateful recipient. Chag Sameach!

The Community Passover Food Drive (Ma’ot Chittim) is still collecting monetary donations to fund this important work. Please donate below.

Receive Help

We are no longer accepting registrations.

  • Must be pre-registered to get food; no walk-ups this year
  • Food will be picked up at one of three locations or will be delivered; social distancing will be observed
  • Passover food includes: kosher chicken, matzah, grape juice, matzah ball soup mix, gefilte fish, horseradish, and candles
  • Deadline to sign up was Wednesday, March 17

Pick up locations:

  • North Shore: Congregation Sinai, 8223 N. Port Washington Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217
  • East Side: Hillel Milwaukee, 3053 N. Stowell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211
  • Central City: Jewish Community Food Pantry, 2900 W. Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53210

Give Help

  • Thursday, March 18 to pack the bags
  • Sunday, March 21 to deliver bags
  • Deadline to sign up to volunteer was Wednesday, March 17
  • Maot Chitim, distributing food for Passover, is a special mitzvah
  • Monetary donations made by check should be made out to the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center with “Community Passover Food Drive” in the memo line. Please mail to the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6225 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53217
  • Any amount is appreciated
    • $180 feeds 9 families with kosher meals throughout Passover
    • $60 feeds 3 families with kosher meals throughout Passover
    • $20 feeds 1 family with a kosher meal throughout Passover

Questions?

Contact Sami Stein Avner at (414) 501-3618 or Sami@thi-milwaukee.org

A joint effort of

Coalition for Jewish Learning & Jewish Community Relations Council, programs of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center
Hillel Milwaukee
Jewish Community Pantry
Jewish Family Services
Ovation Communities
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Council of Rabbis

Funded by

The Rabbi Schoenfeld Maos Chitim fund
The Salinsky Program to Feed the Hungry
The Fund for Jewish MKE