A ‘night of watching’ with the Jewish poor. BY JONATHAN MARK April 5, 2017 Folks say that God must love the Jewish poor; He made so many of us. After all, 1…

BY SANDEE BRAWARSKY   Chocolate and Liberation These fair-trade organic kosher for Passover bars come from small farmer cooperatives in Latin America. At these farms, workers are treated fairly and there…

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by Menachem Rephun Volunteers with the Masbia soup kitchen dispensed meals to the needy this week despite their own financial hardship [JP Updates] Holiday meals were dispensed in Queens this week…

Masbia (Heb: satisfy the hungry), a nonprofit soup kitchen network and food pantry, have been serving holiday meals this week on the street, outside their former home at 98-08 Queens Boulevard,…

By NY1 News Wednesday, December 28, 2016   Masbia Soup Kitchen volunteers served up some holiday meals on the street in December. On Monday, the Jewish non-profit handed out hot…