Shabbos Shuva is the first Shabbos of the year. It always falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Sponsoring Shabbos meals for the needy every Shabbos has a very special segula. Feeding the hungry will mean inclusion in the blessing of Mi Sheberach, which blesses those who give bread and wine on Shabbos to the poor. It’s the one Mi sheberach said by all of klal israel before the Torah scroll is returned to the ark. While this is said all year round, giving to the poor on Shabbos Shuva is an opportunity to begin the year being blessed.

Masbia serves in-house Shabbos meals on Friday night and Saturday lunch. These meals are intended to offer a spiritual Shabbos experience which includes traditional Shabbos foods and traditional Shabbos songs. Shabbos meals are all about traditional foods and foods based on minhagim. That includes varieties of kugels and challahs, chicken soup with matzah balls, gefilte fish and chrein, salmon fillet and all kinds of dips and salads. In addition to the food, Masbia goes the extra mile to transform the restaurant-like setting, with flowers and fresh table cloths and all the Shabbos accessories. The result is a lavish meal where everyone feels at home.

The Shabbos accommodations demand a lot of resources in food, staff and logistics, and we need financial support. Masbia is seeking to raise $16,200 to cover Shabbos Shuva meals at all three Masbia sites. That includes the Friday night meal and the Saturday meal. Masbia expects to serve 50 meals per site on Friday night and Saturday.

You can sponsor one guest for one Shabbos meal, Friday night or Saturday lunch, for $54, or both Friday night and Saturday lunch for $108. You can sponsor the entire shabbos for a couple for $216, a family of five for $540, or all the guests for one seudah for $2,700. You can choose to sponsor the whole Shabbos at one site for $5,400. Each meal includes: pro-rated rent, utilities, all our weekend staff, mashgiach tamidi, food, wine, dishes, supplies and cleanup.

For every donation of $500 or more, we will post your dedication in our dining room over Shabbos. If you wish to sponsor a Shabbos meal on a particular date such as a yartzeit or family celebration, please email info@masbia.org  

There are many meaningful sponsorship options. You can choose to sponsor holiday meals, even select the day and location; or you can choose to sponsor holiday packages with a matching grant, maximizing your charitable impact. You also have the option of turning your donation into a digital Shana Tova card or a digital Ushpizin gift to someone special. Click here.

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