In prior years, I noticed that the Meir Panim branch I occasionally volunteered at wasn’t that crowded. Israel had a rapidly growing economy. There were plenty of employment opportunities. Individuals ...

With schools, workplaces, synagogues, and gathering places shut under emergency directives—and most of the nation on edge after several sleepless nights—Meir Panim’s branches sprung into action, ...

As summer winds down, Meir Panim is gearing up to feed the tens of thousands of needy Israelis who will be flocking to its branches across Israel on the High Holidays. On holidays and every day, they ...

American Friends of Meir Panim, held “Voices for Meir Panim,” a winner event raising money for Meir Panim, an organization dedicated and committed to ending hunger in Israel. There are impoverished ...

Meir Panim is an organization known over the past decade for its outstanding fight against hunger and poverty in Israel, as well as for helping hundreds of families regain their confidence and dignity ...

One of the main reasons Cantor Aaron Cohen deeply connected with Meir Panim’s mission to feed the hunger with dignity was witnessing what food meant for his father-in-law, a Holocaust survivor. “His ...

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After all the frenetic Purim preparations, Meir Panim was immediately back to work—this time, planning for Passover. But let’s face it: Israel is still at war, and the population continues to feel its ...

Children playing at the Meir Panim summer camp. Charity in Or Akiva, a town in Northern Israel near Caeseria, goes beyond traditional packaged food deliveries, soup kitchens and after-school clubs for ...