Sometimes 100 or more migrants arrive in New York City in a single day. Several times in the last few weeks, volunteers of Masbia (masbia.org) were at Port Authority to greet the migrants as they disembarked, usually in the early morning. The migrants “say they’ve never been welcomed like this, including in Texas,” says Shaina…
Masbia, a nonprofit soup kitchen network that provides nutritious meals for New Yorkers in need, has partnered with DoorDash to deliver groceries in Queens and Brooklyn to families facing food insecurity via Project DASH, the company’s initiative to enable food banks, food pantries, and social impact organizations to leverage DoorDash’s last-mile logistics. DoorDash has already…
A two-alarm fire on the last night of Passover has left a Brooklyn family with eight children without a home. The blaze broke on Friday night at the Borough Park home of Simcha and Sarah Salz. Two firefighters and a resident suffered minor injuries during the fire, according to AMNY. Approximately 125 firefighters responded to…
With rising inflation and prices for everyday goods going up, Muslim communities are struggling to help the most vulnerable during Ramadan. A day before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Jabaran Akram was volunteering at a food bank in Brooklyn, New York City. Usually, every person who lines up gets an entire…
An unusual array of forces have conspired to depress production in the United States, and kosher plants have suffered alongside everyone else. The reports are coming fast and furious from the Costcos, butcheries, and grocery stores of America: Kosher chicken is hard to come by. Facebook groups offer alerts when shelves are restocked. Some stores…
Listen to the latest episode of Table For Two by Naomi Nachman on the Nachum Segal Network at the Masbia Food Reserve featuring our ED Alexander Rapaport, and chef Ruben Diaz. Ruben Diaz shows us how to prepare Chicken Potato Chremzlach. See below photos during Table For Two recording: Watch the original interview HERE. To…
Nonprofits have kicked it into high gear to make sure those in need have meals this holiday season. CBS2’s Leah Mishkin went to food distributions happening in Brooklyn on Friday. The nonprofit soup kitchen and food pantry Masbia plans to hand out food to 20,000 families for Passover. Its executive director, Alexander Rapaport, said the…
The anchor of CBS New York, Dana Tyler, presents Jenna Deangelis reporting from Brooklyn about rising food costs and families feeling the squeeze while food pantries try to make sure people are feeding. Masbia‘s ED Alexander Rapaport talks about the recent open warehouse to have a reserve food to help keep up with the demand….
Listen to the latest episode of Table For Two by Naomi Nachman on the Nachum Segal Network at the Masbia Food Reserve featuring our ED Alexander Rapaport, The Chef’s Garden, Manischewitz Co, Tuscanini Foods, Gefen and chopped champion Rachel Goldzal See below photos during Table For Two recording: Watch the original interview HERE. To donate food…
With the need for emergency food at an all-time high, Masbia gets a huge warehouse in Boro Park, down the block from Bingo. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Masbia added more storage space by renting additional storefronts adjacent to the original facilities, but this one is the first standalone warehouse facility where pallets are…
It’s not the Irish Potato Famine of 1845, Baruch Hashem. But potatoes not making it over the Canadian border this year has knocked the starch out of Pesach preparation. In the weeks leading up to Pesach, we’re hyper-focused on house cleaning and mishloach manos leftover disposal. Despite being a staple ingredient and indeed standalone meal…
The anchor of News12: Dan Serafin presents Zhané Caldwell reporting from Masbia Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn about the major cut of food right before Passover affecting those in need. Alexander Rapaport, Masbia’s ED, talks about efforts to get food on the tables via the Masbia Charoset Drive in response to the NYC Government decision. To donate food for Passover via the Charoset Drive click here.
Read the article below written by Jake Price, in Civil Eats, about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network critically affected by the government cutting the Nourish New York emergency program to help farmers and feed New Yorkers amidst the pandemic’s food crisis. The government decided to cut out the program right before Passover, the season of the year when more people…
The anchors of Pix11: Tamsen Fadal and Kori Chambers present Michelle Arezou Ross reporting from Boro Park about Masbia Soup Kitchen feeding the needy for Passover via the Masbia Charoset Drive at the new Masbia Food Reserve in response to NYC Government cuts to emergency food and the generous help from DoorDash. See below photos from the PIX11 News report: Read the original article HERE. To donate food for…
With the need for emergency food at an all-time high, Masbia gets a huge warehouse in Boro Park, down the block from Bingo. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Masbia added more storage space by renting additional storefronts adjacent to the original facilities, but this one is the first standalone warehouse facility where pallets are…
DoorDash, an online food delivery platform, is teaming up with Masbia, a nonprofit kosher soup kitchen network, to tackle food insecurity in Brooklyn and Queens. Via the firm’s Project Dash charity, it wants to enable food banks, food pantries, and social impact organizations to leverage DoorDash to provide food to vulnerable groups, including Orthodox Jewish…
A Jewish-run and kosher-certified soup kitchen and food pantry operating in New York City have partnered with the food-delivery service DoorDash to provide meals and groceries to families in need in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. In February, DoorDash workers delivered nearly 2,500 grocery packages organized by the nonprofit Masbia, which has two locations…
A non-profit soup kitchen and food pantry is upping its delivery services across Brooklyn and Queens with the help of DoorDash. Workers at the food delivery service dropped off nearly 2,500 grocery packages last month on behalf of Masbia, a kosher-certified food access program with two outposts in Brooklyn and one in Forest Hills. The…
Masbia, the kosher soup kitchen, and food pantry has partnered with food delivery service DoorDash to provide kosher meals and groceries to families facing food insecurity in Brooklyn and Queens. The partnership is part of Project Dash, DoorDash’s social impact initiative, in which the San Francisco-based company partners with local food banks, food pantries and…
The anchors of CBS New York, Michelle Miller, Dana Jacobson, and Jeff Glor, introduce reporter Nancy Chen with the camera of Luisa Garcia at Target in the Bronx. Alexander Rapaport, ED of Masbia, took some of the families affected by the Bronx fire to buy all that they needed because the fire destroyed their belongings….
Masbia, a nonprofit kosher soup kitchen network, and food pantry sent volunteers and a truck filled with grocery items for the victims who were displaced in the Bronx fire. The founder and director, Alexander Rappaport, is a Viznitz Hasid who created Masbia to have an attractive and clean restaurant where any hungry New Yorker can…
“In this particular incident, we were needed for relief in the first few hours, helping people with food and toiletries, and we stayed on-site for a couple of hours until everyone got what they wanted,” said Motty Brauner, coordinator of Shomrim of Boro Park. Orthodox Jewish groups have been mobilizing to assist residents of a…
The Masbia Soup Kitchen Network dispatched a rental truck filled with pantry items for the victims displaced by the fatal fire in the Bronx high-rise.
Alexander Rapaport, the executive director of the soup kitchen, along with workers and volunteers, loaded the truck up with 120 Betty Crocker pizza cookers…
A fundraising effort is underway for the victims of Sunday’s deadly Bronx high-rise fire.
From personal donations to help from disaster relief organizations, support has been pouring in from across the city and beyond, CBS2’s Christina Fan reported…
New yorkers continue to try to find ways to help the victims of the deadly bronx fire yesterday workers at a kosher soup kitchen network have jumped in to the action as well news 12’s hannah klieger joins us from borough park with more on this tonight this truck here behind me is filled with…
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Tonight volunteers are donating clothes and cooking up hot soup for the families who lost everything or can’t go back for a while the smoke made it impossible for neighbors to get each other out…
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Members of the Jewish community did what they do best today, turning out en-masse to provide supplies and hot food to the victims of the deadly Bronx high rise fire that killed at least 19 and was described by Mayor Eric Adams as one of the worst that New York City has ever seen. Masbia…
Several community organizations from Brooklyn teamed up to provide food and necessities for the residents of the building in the Bronx where numerous people were killed and injured by a fire on Sunday. The blaze, in which 19 people died and thirty-two people were hospitalized left many residents without a place to stay and without…
Not one to be deterred, Alexander Rapaport, the Executive Director of Masiba Soup Kitchens in New York, did not let the compounded misery of the tragic outcome of today’s horrific fire hold him back. Known as a man of action, Rapaport has spearheaded lifesaving projects such as launching help for Haiti victims in need of…
New Yorkers remain in shock this evening from the horrific events that took place in the Bronx this afternoon–when a massive blaze tore through an enormous building taking the lives of 19 people, nine of them children. According to reports, a faulty space heater was at fault. But for some, the first instinct is to…
Volunteers with the Masbia Kitchen Network, a nonprofit soup kitchen network, food pantry, and the Shomron civil protection organization teamed up to help the victims of a horrific fire that struck a large apartment building Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. “This is going to be one of the worst fires that we have witnessed during…
It’s being termed the worst building fire in a long time. A fire that was sparked by a malfunctioning space heater in a Bronx apartment caused a conflagration that took the lives of nineteen people Sunday, including multiple children. Hundreds of victims of the fire suddenly found themselves homeless, and without bare necessities as they…
Naomi Nachman interviewing Masbia’s ED Alexander Rapaport about Tornado Relief Drive to help Kentucky after a tornado destroyed the city leaving thousands of people with a food.
Within four hours of a deadly tornado hitting the town of Mayfield, Kentucky in December, Micah Seavers’ family-owned restaurant, Southern Red’s Barbecue, was preparing meals for the emergency workers who were streaming in to help. It was about 2:30 am. By daylight, they were handing out meals to friends and neighbors who had lost everything….
The hosts of Newsmax, Heather Childers and Bob Sellers, presents Masbia Relief Team at Kentucky helping victims of the tornado lead by ED of Masbia Soup Kitchen Alexander Rapaport. Naomi Nachman was interviewed by Newsmax hosts, and she talk about the so emotional experience volunteers had during the supplies sharing out to the victims. Read the original article HERE. For the tornado relief drive page click here.
The Hebrew word “masbia” means to satiate. Fittingly, it’s also the name of a Jewish nonprofit that came to Greenville yesterday to provide satiating quantities of free halal meat to newly arrived Afghan immigrants, among others. Masbia, which describes itself as a “soup kitchen network and food pantry,” partnered with Welcome Home Jersey City, which…
On December 28th, 2021, radio host Zev Brenner of Talkline interviewed Masbia Soup Kitchen‘s, ED Alexander Rapaport. Zev Brenner pointed out how Masbia has provided kosher meals not just to the Hasidic community but Latino, Chinese and other communities in the metropolitan area of New York since 2005. Also, in the interview, you will find out how the Masbia Relief Team has been at the…
The anchor of NBC New York, Natalie Pasquarella, reports about Masbia Relief Team, with the camera of Lou Braga, welcoming Afghan refugees families in New Jersey. Masbia Soup Kitchen allows families to get halal meat-free of charge as a welcoming gesture from the Jewish community. See below photos during NBC New York report: For the Afghan Relief Drive page click…
Meanwhile, the city is providing community organizations 500,000 rapid at-home tests to hand out at no cost to the person who gets them. Masbia Soup Kitchen Network received a delivery of test kits Wednesday night.
NY1 host Anthony Pascale presents Dan Rivoli reporting at Forest Hills on mobile test sites open by the city and federal government due to the increased number of New Yorkers testing positive to Coronavirus. Masbia of Queens is hanging out rapid test kits for all pantry clients.
Thousands of New Yorkers lined up at sites in each borough, hoping to score one of the coveted at-home COVID-19 test kits the city distributed ahead of the holidays. Five pop-up locations opened Thursday, and another five are scheduled to open Friday morning. Vince Mola, a Lower East Side resident, cackled with happiness after receiving…
The city began distributing at-home COVID tests en masse on Thursday, and as expected, everyone in Brooklyn wants to get their hands on one. Nearly a week after announcing the city would distribute half a million at-home tests, after which the state and federal governments made similar announcements, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Wednesday night…
Desde que comenzara la pandemia, en esta despensa han estado repartiendo alimentos y, a partir la semana entrante, se estarán entregando mascarillas KN95 y pruebas caseras de coronavirus. María Merchant es una vecina que ha venido a buscar comida durante el año pasado desde que perdió su trabajo. Ella dice que si le entregan mascarillas…
Those logistics and shipping delays have had a significant impact on food aid in New York. The Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, which operates three locations in Brooklyn and Queens, has found creative solutions, like ordering prepackaged produce to avoid having to manually sort produce in bulk, said Alexander Rapaport, the organization’s executive director. But he…
The anchors of NY1: Erin Billups, Shannan Ferry, and Rocco Vertuccio present Alyssa Paolicelli reporting from West Side Institutional Synagogue in Manhattan, about Masbia Soup Kitchen staff led by ED Alexander Rapaport and hundred of other volunteers preparing food during the Family Kindness Day for those in need.
The anchor of Pix 11, Kaity Tong, presents West Side Institutional Synagogue hosts Family Kindness Day. Thousands of volunteers, including Masbia Soup Kitchen Network staff led by ED Alexander Rapaport, help prepare food for New Yorkers in need.
The anchor of CBS New York, Jessica Moore, presents West Side Institutional Synagogue hosts Family Kindness Day, Masbia Soup Kitchen ED Alexander Rapaport talks about teaching children about charity to feel the kindness of charity getting directly involved with feeding the needy. Families gathered at a Manhattan synagogue on Sunday to help feed the hungry. The young and old met for “Family Kindness…
Photographer Pablo Monsalve, Getty Images, came to Masbia of Boro Park in Brooklyn on November 29, 2021, to document the Hanukkah and menorah lighting gathering for divorced, widowed mothers and children at the food pantry organization Click HERE to see more photos of Pablo Monsalve at Masbia of Boro Park.
Celebrity chef Einat Admony, along with Masbia house chef Ruben Diaz, will light the menorah, hand out toys, and fry latkes at a Hanukkah party for widowed and divorced mothers and children at Masbia of Flatbush, the kosher food pantry at 1372 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. Tonight, 7:00 p.m. Read the original article HERE.
The anchor of NBC New York, David Ushery, reports about Masbia helping families of the building that went on fire earlier this month. Masbia’s staff and volunteers led by Alexander Rapaport set up tables and served dinner on Thanksgiving day. See below photos during NBC New York report:
The anchor of CBS New York, Jessica Layton, presents reporter Thalia Perez on Masbia Soup Kitchen serving about 500 plates of food for residents of the building that went on fire early this month. Alexander Rapaport stated, “the hardest day to volunteer is Thanksgiving in the afternoon, and look what we have happened here.” A group of volunteers from Brooklyn made Thanksgiving extra…
The anchor of News12, Phil Taitt, presents reporter Carolyn Blackburne about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network and Flatbush volunteers coming together to help residents that have lost their ability to cook a Thanksgiving dinner because of a fire earlier this month. Masbia’s Chef Ruben Diaz talked about the nice surprise in a tough time. Volunteers were lending a helping hand Thursday by providing a…
State Senator Simcha Felder, Masbia‘s Executive Director Alexander Rapaport, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Hunger Free America’s CEO Joel Berg attend a kosher turkey giveaway at Masbia of Flatbush, Nov 23, 2021. The event marked the release of Hunger Free America‘s annual survey of demand at soup kitchens and food pantries and new findings on food insecurity and hunger in New York City…
The anchor of News12, Amanda Bossard, reported about food insecurity in the city as New Yorkers prepare for Thanksgiving. Jumaane Williams, Senator Chuck Schumer, and other local leaders of New York City gathered at Masbia Soup Kitchen to speak out about hunger that shouldn’t happen in the city. Alexander Rapaport spoke about Masbia combating hunger that has increased 500% since the outbreak of…
Read the article below written by Lanning Taliaferro, published in the Patch, on Masbia Soup Kitchen Network Executive Director Alexander Rapaport the main organizer for the relief effort. Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder joined Rapaport to help load two trucks with food and cleaning supplies bound for Afghan refugees currently in New Jersey. Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder joined Masbia CEO Alexander Rapaport to help…
Read the article below, published in The Mid Hudson News, on Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder joined Masbia CEO Alexander Rapaport to help load two trucks with food and cleaning supplies. Afghan refugees who are currently living at Fort Dix in New Jersey will be benefit thanks to the drive food led by Masbia Relief. Rockland Lawmaker Aids In Food Collection For Afghan…
Read the article written by Mike Wagenhei, published in The Media Line, on the effort was organized by the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors; in solidarity with refugees who recently fled the Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan. Alexander Rapaport, Masbia Soup Kitchen ED, led the Masbia Relief Team to load up a large truck with groceries. Grandchildren Of Holocaust Survivors Send Message To Afghan…
The anchor of News12 of Hudson Valley presents Rockland County Legislator Aron B. Weider, joining Masbia Soup Kitchen’s Executive Director Alexander Rapaport in an effort for Afghan Refugees AID. They met together at Masbia of Boro Park in Brooklyn. Rockland County Legislator Helps Soup Kitchen Load Up Resources To Be Delivered To Afghan Refugees Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder helped the Masbia Soup Kitchen load…
Yosef Rapaport, Alexander Rapaport, and Aron Wieder (L-r.) Jewish grandchildren of the Holocaust survivors, display donations they will be sending from Brooklyn to the Afghan refugees waiting to be released at Fort Dix, NJ. Alexander Rapaport (top r.) adds welcoming message. (Daily News print edition: Thursday, November 4, 2021 by Luiz C. Ribeiro) For the Afghan Relief Drive page click…
Read the article below published in the Lakewood News Network on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors joining to help Afghan refugees. Alexander Rapaport, Berish Rapaport, and Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller came together in front of the Yachik restaurant to pack and send food boxes to Afghan refugees. Spreading The Love: Lakewood Grandchildren Of Holocaust Survivors Send Food Boxes To Afghan Refugees Jewish grandchildren…
Read the article below by Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu, published in the Jewish Funders Network, on Masbia Soup Kitchen moving to the digital bread line. Alexander Rapaport, ED of Masbia, decided to take technology in favor of Masbia clients to make their lives easier, using the Plentiful app. Masbia and Plentiful Move the ‘Bread Line’ Online We are now entering a “new normal”…
The anchor of News12 reported about a group of grandchildren to holocaust survivors coming together in Masbia of Boro Park to pack groceries to be delivered to Afghan refugees currently in New Jersey. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, and Masbia Relief Team took part in this food drive. For the Afghan Relief Drive page click here.
The anchor Steve Lacy of Fox 5 New York presents a report of how the Masbia Relief Team helps Afghan Refugees with food donation. Masbia ED Alexander Rapaport talks about making Afghan refugees feel very welcome and support by the community. For the Afghan Relief Drive page click here.
On November 03, 2021, Senior U.S. Correspondent Mike Wagenheim of i24News came to Masbia of Boro Park in Brooklyn to report on a food drive for Afghan Refugees. During the report, our ED Alexander Rapaport was interviewed. Photos of Mike Wagenheim reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn are below: For the Afghan Relief Drive page click here.
Read the article below by journalist Yehudit Garmaise, published in Boro Park 24, on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors joining to send food and supplies to Afghan refugees. Alexander Rapaport, Berish Rapaport, and Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller met at the Yachik restaurant to fill two trucks with food and messages of love to refugees. Masbia Sends Two Trucks Filled with Food, Cleaning Supplies,…
Read the article published in The Lakewood Scoop on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors joining to send meals and supplies to Afghan refugees. Alexander Rapaport, Berish Rapaport, and Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller shipped off boxes of supplies and food. The action took place at Yachik restaurant, two trucks were filled with food and messages of love to refugees. Lakewood Jewish grandchildren of Holocaust…
The Masbia of BoroPark Sukkah to Feed The Needy during Sukkot was featured on WNYC by Sean Carlson. Masbia Chef Ruben Diaz was interviewed by Emily Lang.
Read the article below, written by Emily Paster published in Kosher.com, about Masbia’s Executive Director Alexander Rapaport, and Christian farmer Lee Jones have lunch a campaign together. Masbia Soup Kitchen, published “Adamah Treasures: A Kosher Adaptation of Recipes from ‘The Chef’s Garden’ Cookbook.” The adaptation was possible thanks to Chef Jordana Hirschel of Masbia, along with two other noted kosher chefs, Bryan Gryka and Joshua Massin, who…
Read the story below by Reuvain Borchardt, published in The Hamodia, about a desperate voicemail of a manager building asking for help after Hurricane Ida took away all tenants’ belongings. Alexander Rapaport, Executive Director of Masbia, felt very touched and brought relief to the needy. Masbia Brings Meals to Co-Op Damaged by Ida “Hi, my name is Patricia…
Chefs from the Masbia Relief Team cooked up a pop-up hot dinner for victims of Hurricane Ida at their building complex on Grand Central Parkway in Forest Hills, Queens, on Sept. 9, 2021. The kosher pantry also distributed 20,000 pounds of shelf-stable grocery food at the complex, where one person died, four low-lying apartments and…
The anchor of CBS New York, Kristine Johnson, presents reporter Thalia Perez at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn. Thalia Perez reports about Masbia staff getting ready for the Rosh Hashana celebration post-pandemic. Chef Ruben Diaz and other staff members prepare dinner for the coming clients for the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah. Alexander Rapaport, Masbia ED, was interviewed before the celebration started. More photos of Thalia…
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Asha McKenzie, introduces reporter Zhané Caldwell at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn, featuring Masbia staff preparation for the Rosh Hashana celebration for the first time after the pandemic. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, stated that during this Rosh Hashana, no one would be left behind. Masbia staff is working hard to have it all ready for the beginning of the…
Read the article below by Rabbi Avi Shafran, published in The Washington Post, about the Hasidic Jewish community helping Haiti after being hit by a 7.2 earthquake that has claimed more than 2000 Haitians lives. Alexander Rapaport, Executive Director of Masbia, urged his fellow Jews to participate in the Haiti Relief Campaign. ‘Insular’ Orthodox Jews Mobilize To Save Lives,…
Read the interview below by Barbara Bensoussan, published in Mishpacha on Tzimmes, to learn about preparing tzimmes for Rosh Hashanah explained by Masbia ED, Alexander Rapaport, who also tells the story about tzimmes becoming popular. We added a lot of Photos from our archive. Headline: WHAT A TZIMMES! Lawyer-turned-baker Leah Haddad, whose roots are Yemenite, was once asked to create a…
Read the article below by Lanning Taliaferro, published in the Patch, about food and hygiene items loaded into shipping containers that will be sent to Haiti. Thanks to the New York’s Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities, the Haiti community of Spring Valley Village, including Masbia Soup Kitchen lead by Alexander Rapaport, Haitians in Haiti will get the relief products soon. Local…
Read the article below, published in Hamodia, to learn about the massive amount of food and hygiene items that the Jewish community has donated to Haiti due to the recent earthquake that has devastated the country. Our Masbia Soup Kitchen‘s ED Alexander Rapaport headed out to Spring Valley to bring help to Haitians as a part of the campaign Masbia…
The anchor of News12 of Hudson Valley presents a report by Ty Milburn from Spring Valley Village hall. Masbia‘s Executive Director Alexander Rapaport, Rockland County Legislator’s Aron B. Weider, and leaders from the Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish community gathered outside Village Hall to launch the Haiti Relief campaign to help Haitians after the earthquake. Rockland’s Jewish community Joins With Haitian Community To Collect Funds,…
Read the article below, published in the Jewish Press, about Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities in New York getting together with the Haiti community of Spring Valley to bring relief to Haitians after a devastating earthquake hit the country. Masbia‘s Executive Director, Alexander Rapaport joined to Spring Valley community and brought food and hygiene supplies to help in the…
The anchor of News12, Scott McGee, presents Antoinette Biordi reporting from Spring Valley Village hall; Masbia‘s Executive Director Alexander Rapaport spoke about launching the Haiti Relief campaign to help Haitians with food and monetary donation. Haitian And Hasidic Neighbors In Rockland County Team Up To Help Earthquake Victims Haitian and Hasidic neighbors in Rockland County are helping victims of the deadly Haiti earthquake that happened on…
Read the article below written by Nancy Cutler published in Lohud. Our Masbia‘s ED Alexander Rapaport traveled to Spring Valley Village town to launch, in a press conference, the Haiti Relief campaign to bring relief to Haitians with food relief and monetary donations; also, members of Rockland County’s Hasidic community announced a relief drive for Haiti after the devastating earthquake earlier this month. Orthodox Jewish…
Read the article below, published in the Patch, and learn how members of New York’s Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities are launching multiple Driving Relief Campaigns to bring help to Haitians after an earthquake had hit the country. ED of Masbia Soup Kitchen, Alexander Rapaport, participated in the press conference outside of Spring Valley Hall and brought supplies…
Read the article below, published in The Mid Hudson News, to learn about Members of New York’s Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities will benefit the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. ED Masbia Soup Kitchen’s Alexander Rapaport stated: “There are people not far away from here that need our help, and we’re coming together here today to launch a…
The anchor of NY1, Bree Driscoll, with camerawoman Chelsea Katz, presents Masbia Soup Kitchen distributing flyers in 7 languages to encourage Masbia clients to get vaccinated again Covid-19. See below photos during NY1 report at Masbia:
The anchor of News12 presents reporter Faith Graham at Masbia of Boro Park interviewing our ED AlexRapaport about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network starting to encourage thousands of immigrant families who come to pick up their weekly emergency food packages to get vaccinated and the $100.00 gift card. See below photos during News12 report at Masbia of Boro Park:
Read the article below written by Reuvain Borchardt in the Straight Talk section in Hamodia. Hamodia speaks with Masbia chef RUBEN DIAZ shortly after he led a delegation of Masbia workers and volunteers marching in New York City’s Hometown Heroes Parade. The parade honored 14 categories of frontline COVID workers, including those who worked in emergency food operations. Masbia has food…
Read the article below written by Rachel Ringler published in the Forward. Masbia ED, Alexander Rapaport, and Christian farmer Lee Jones join efforts to help the needy in New York City. A new venture, Masbia Soup Kitchen, will publish “Adamah Treasures: A Kosher Adaptation of Recipes from ‘The Chef’s Garden’ Cookbook.” The magazine-styled compendium plucks the non-kosher recipes from Farmer Jones’ recently published…
Read the article below published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Masbia‘s Chef Ruben Diaz and other members of Masbia staff will participate in “Hometown Heroes’ parade.” The parade will feature a variety of different floats. Each one representing a group of essential workers who served this city heroically throughout the pandemic. Masbia’s Chef Ruben Diaz To Take Part In…
Read the article below written by Bryce Gruber, published in the Newsbreak, on Masbia Soup Kitchen and Farmer Lee Jones getting together to help those in need throughout an amazing cookbook with recipes made of fresh vegetables, the cookbook which is filled with mouth-watering recipe gems, isn’t categorized as kosher, so Chef Jordana Hirschel and Chef Jamie Simpson, together, they reviewed the entire 600-page…
On a sprawling piece of land near the shores of Lake Erie in rural Huron, Ohio, you’ll find the Chef’s Garden, an innovative farm dedicated to growing high-quality crops through natural and environmentally-friendly practices. True to its name, the farm is focused on providing specialty and heirloom vegetables, herbs, microgreens and edible flowers to the…
The anchor Steve Lacy of Fox 5 New York introduces reporter Lewis Antwan interviewing, via Zoom, our ED, Alexander Rapaport, about food rescue to help combat New York City food insecurity, a problem that our community faces even before the pandemic.
This story is written by Andy Newman, and photographed by Stephanie Keith, for New York Times, you can spot them wearing masks in the above photo. The Story is about those who make the miracle possible helping New Yorkers who still struggling for food after fifteen months since the pandemic started. Staff and volunteers in pantries across New York…
The anchor of NY1, Bree Driscoll, featuring Masbia on distributing voter registration forms in multiple languages to working-class and immigrant communities for the upcoming elections. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, was interviewed by Chelsea katz at Masbia of Boro Park and recalled that May 28th is the deadline. The Voter Registration Drive was also mentioned in NYT, see the article HERE. See below…
Read the article below written by Laura Allen, published in The Jewish Press and Hamodia, on Masbia feeding nearly 20,000 families during the Passover season via two systems, on-site Passover meals, and massive food distribution. A little pamphlet of Kosher for Passover ground chicken recipes, written by Masbia’s COO, Chef Jordana Hirschel, was included in the distribution to help with some ideas to prepare…
The anchor of NY1, Cheryl Wills, presents Bree Driscoll reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn, with camerawoman Chelsea Katz, about Masbia Soup Kitchen preparing to welcome people back for a traditional Passover meal for the first time in two years. The Kosher Soup Kitchen will serve 60 people seder dinners this weekend at its Borough Park location. See below photos during NY1…
Photographer Kena Betancur, Getty Images, came to Masbia of Boro Park in Brooklyn on March 26, 2021, to document the Passover celebration of the Jewish Hasidic Community at Boro Park and Masbia’s preparations for the traditional seder diner that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Click HERE to see more photos of Kena Betancur at Masbia of…
On March 23, 2021, Fox 5 New York journalist, Sharon Crowley reported on Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn offering free kosher meals for Passover. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, refers to how Masbia helps families to celebrate Jewish holidays and ensures that they have enough food for Passover. With delivery trucks always arriving and workers continuously unpacking containers, the Masbia food pantry in…
The anchor of NY1, Annika Pergament, presents reporter Shannan Ferry reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn, on Food Bank workers now are eligible for Covid-19 vaccine; Masbia ED Alexander Rapaport and Chef Ruben Diaz speak about what this means for those working at non-profit organizations like Masbia. Ruben Diaz loves his job as a chef and manager at Masbia, a soup kitchen, and food…
The anchor of News12, Jessica Cunnington introduces reporter Phil Taitt reporting from Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn, interviewing our COO Jordana Hirschel regarding Masbia expanding their locations in order to reach out to more people in need across New York City. The Masbia Soup Kitchen, which has been feeding thousands of New Yorkers for more than a decade, is expanding in order to extend…
Read the article below, published in NY1, about Masbia helping those in need given free groceries during the coronavirus pandemic. Masbia expects to grow up, even more, during Passover eve, as an organization to cover all needs in the community, said Chef Ruben Díaz. María Méndez espera en medio de la nieve para recibir su despensa. Ella es una…
Read the article below written by Billy Richling, in the Bklyner., about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network increasing the size of its stores due to the highest request for food ever seen before. Now, the exorbitant demand requires more space to stock supplies. Masbia, the Borough Park-based soup kitchen and food pantry network that distributes kosher hot meals and…
Read the article below written by Gabriel Sandoval, in The City, on how as a consequence of the increased demand of people in need looking for food at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, the soup kitchen has to expand its locations, a mission that ED Alexander Rapaport is willing to accomplish before Passover. Sunset Park resident Marcelino Cabrera lost his construction job…
Reporter of HuffPost, Daniel Marans, featured Masbia, via a Thread on Twitter, overcoming the chicken wing shortage due to the Super Bowl event, replacing it with a delicious and nutritious recipe “chicken grind” by Masbia’s Chef Jordana Hirschel and sharing the main ingredients. … The soup kitchen/food pantry, which has three locations in BK and Queens, serves all, but only offers kosher…
A photo of the 24-hour breadline at the Masbia of Queens made it into the NY Times. In the photo, you will see people outside in the freezing cold with our propane heaters keeping them warm as they wait to get their COVID-19 emergency food relief. Also pictured is information on how to make an appointment as well…
Read the article below written by Arno Rosenfeld, in the Forward, about how Masbia found out a way to solve chicken wings shortage due to Super Bowl event 2021; Masbia ED Alexander Rapaport concerned by the scarcity had the idea to replace it with Finely Textured Chicken Grind to supply Masbia clients with a nutrient solution. At first, Alex Rapaport didn’t notice the…
Radio host of WNYC presents on how Masbia Soup Kitchen Network overcame chicken wings shortage during the Super Bowl event; thanks to recipe “Chicken Grind” by Jordana Hirschel, our ED Alexander Rapaport came out with the idea to share the ingredients with Masbia clients for them to prepare the nutritious dish.
The anchor of NY1, Bree Driscoll, featuring Masbia solving chicken wing shortage due to the Super Bowl event and replacing it with “chicken grind” by Chef Jordana Hirschel. Reporter Kay Bontempo came to Masbia of Queens, to report on Masbia’s big idea to solve the chicken wing shortage. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, was interviewed and recalled how the idea came out of his mind. Masbia Soup…
Read the article below written by Sandy Eller, in the Jewish Link, about how Masbia Soup Kitchen leading by our ED Alexander Rapaport headed out to Washington D.C. to express his gratitude to the National Guard and distribute snacks and essential items among soldiers designated to secure the area. A Show Of Appreciation For The National Guard With their long, curly payos and…
The anchor of BBC World News, Katty Kay, featuring the challenges during the pandemic for the incoming new administration. Reporter Nick Bryant, and cameraman Andrew Herbert, came to Masbia of Queens, to report on Masbia changes due to the pandemic. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport puts his hopes on President Joe Biden and believes that will be able to turn things around. See below photos…
On January 18, 2021, NY1 anchor Anthony Pascale reported on students of Brooklyn College’s Tanger Hillel volunteering, at Masbia of Boro Park, to stock and organize items during MLK Day 2021. Masbia has seen a 500 percent jump in demand during the pandemic; now, its doors are open 24 hours a day, five days a week to meet the demand. Lynda Baquero of NBC New…
Read the story below, published in the Jewish Link, on our ED Alexander Rapaport who inspired students by sharing how he came up with the idea of a dignified Kosher soup kitchen and how Masbia is helping people in need, especially in COVID times. What do you do when the public school ends at 12:30 p.m. for three days of…
The anchor of ABC7 New York, Bill Ritter, reported on Masbia Soup Kitchen of Queens in Forest Hills is holding an outdoor celebration to light the Menorah and feed the hungry on the fifth night of Hanukkah during the covid-19 pandemic. At the celebration attended, NYC Council Member Brad Lander and our ED Alexander Rapaport. See below more photos of the fifth…
Read the story below, written by Zainab Iqbal, in the Bklyner., about Masbia’s effort to keep giving out traditional Hanukkah food. Alexander Rapaport reminds us of the importance of giving people back their dignity. But despite the changes, Masbia is still working hard to keep the Hanukkah spirit alive. Yesterday evening, the menorah was lit and special prayers were recited. A…
Radio host of Marketplace Radio, Sabri Ben-Achour, presented reporter Kristin Schwab in an interview with our ED Alexander Rapaport on how Masbia Soup Kitchen Network will provide meals on Thanksgiving at their three locations. Every year, community kitchens and shelters feed millions of Americans, many of them homeless, on Thanksgiving. This year, the need will be even greater, and it will stretch…
On November 25, 2020, reporter Marie Gentric of i24News in French came to Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn to report on food banks overwhelmed in the USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an interview with our ED Alexander Rapaport.
Read the article below written by Juliet Jeske about how nonprofit pantry organizations, like Masbia, have to overcome new obstacles to help an increased number of clients on Thanksgiving due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Back in the pre-COVID era, Commonpoint Queens tended to host about 75 New Yorkers at their annual Thanksgiving dinner. But the pandemic has more…
Read the article below written by Hiram Alejandro Durán, Visual Journalist, about how long lines, food insecurity, and Masbia of Boro Park sharing food ahead of Thanksgiving during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Masbia pantry in Borough Park drew long lines this week, with some traveling from across the city to collect staples at a time when the pandemic has increased…
Miriam L. Wallach on That’s Life, Nachum Segal Network, interviews our ED Alexander Rapaport. Alexander Rapaport and host Miriam L. Wallach talking about Thanksgiving in how to bring bounty to other people, people who are in need due to Covid-19.
Masbia Soup Kitchen Network featured on German radio with Tagesschau correspondent Peter Mücke of ARD New York. Read the article in the German language HERE. See photos of reporters Stephanie Ott and Miriam Braun of ARD New York at Masbia of Flatbush during the Covid-19 pandemic below:
On November 5, 2020, reporter Rebecca Solomon from PIX11 News came to report on the new Masbia 24 hours operation because of the Covid-19 pandemic. She did one live interview with our ED, Alexander Rapaport, for the morning news and a second segment for the evening news. More photos of Rebecca Solomon reporting at Masbia of Flatbush below:
Read the article below, in The Jerusalem Post, about the new system Masbia Soup kitchen Network is operating under due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s heartbreaking that this is necessary. But the need has become so great that we could not continue operating as we did even a few months ago,” said a Masbia board co-chairman. The New…
Read the article below written by Laura Allen, in the Boro Park 24, about Masbia Soup kitchen Network opening 24 hours for five days each week due to the unprecedented 500% increase in demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Masbia Soup Kitchen Network is now open 24 hours for five days straight each week. Moving to an appointment…
On October 21, 2020, news anchor Shannan Ferry of NY1 reported on the new Masbia Distributing Emergency Food 24 hours on NY due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Read the article below written by Jason Devaney, in the Newsmax, which refers to the struggling of New Yorkers to survive, and unable to buy food for themselves, or their families, as the coronavirus crisis continues. The pandemic has led to more than 1 million New Yorkers not being able to buy food for themselves or…
On October 21, 2020, reporter Jessica Formoso from Fox 5 New York interviewed, via Zoom, our ED, Alexander Rapaport, to report on the new Masbia 24 hours operation due to Covid-19.
On October 20, 2020, reporter Katie Lusso from News12 Brooklyn came at 5:00 am to report on the Masbia Distributing Food 24 hours. She also came in the afternoon for the evening news. Both segments included an interview with our ED, Alexander Rapaport. Nonessential businesses remain shut down in red zones, and one soup kitchen in Brooklyn says it is feeling the…
An interactive story, written by Nikita Stewart, depicting New Yorkers’ struggle to survive, and habit changes to overcome the hit of the covid-19 pandemic in the big apple. Families are portrayed by the lens of photographer Todd Heisler, in their day by day, heading to Masbia, and other similar nonprofit pantry organizations, during the pandemic. Tens of thousands of…
Read the article below written by Hadas Krasner, in the Yeah That’s Kosher, about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network and its new system of 24 hours pick up by appointment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Masbia Soup Kitchen open 24 hours by appointment, the largest kosher soup kitchen in America, has launched 24hr food pantry pickups for those in…
The anchors of Fox 5 New York, Steve Lacy, and Dari Alexander introduce reporter Teresa Priolo reporting on food insecurity due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor De Blasio talks about to begin stockpiling food in a warehouse in New Jersey; ED Alexander Rapaport points out about long and diverse line at Masbia.
Read the article below written by Yoav Gonen, in The City, on plans of emergency food stockpile for the city. On Monday, 3600 cases containing fresh vegetables are scheduled to be delivered to Masbia Soup Kitchen Network in Queens and Brooklyn to help New Yorkers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A New Jersey warehouse, set up as a supply…
The Daily News featured Masbia during Rosh Hashanah preparation. Photographer Spencer Platt, Getty Images, came before Rosh Hashanah to document how Masbia prepares for the celebration. The holiday marks the Jewish New Year and the start of the High Holy Days. Photographer Spencer Platt taking pictures of the food truck while the driver is unhitching the container. Click HERE to see…
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Jessica Cunnington introduces reporter Phil Taitt reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn, who interviews our ED Alexander Rapaport about the Rosh Hashanah celebration during the pandemic. More photos of Phil Taitt reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn below:
Read the article below written by Laura Allen, in the Jewish Press, on the dining area at Masbia of Boro Park reopening for Rosh Hashanah during the Covid-19 pandemic. Masbia Soup Kitchen will be reopening for communal sit-in meals, starting on Rosh Hoshanah 2020. Special holiday meals will be served in a newly erected outdoor sitting space to…
The anchor of NY1, Anthony Pascale, reported on Masbia is debuting its outdoor dining area for the Rosh Hashanah celebration. Photographer Katherine Angela Lavacca came to Masbia of Boro Park to document the arrangements for the Jewish new year. More photos of Katherine Angela Lavacca and Chief Cantor Yaakov Yanky Lemmer at Masbia of Boro Park during preparations for Rosh Hashanah…
CBS cameraman recording Chief Cantor Yaakov Yanky Lemmer’s performance during preparations for the Rosh Hashanah holiday at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn.
Read the article below written by Laura Allen, in the Jewish Press, on the uptick in demand about 500% at Masbia all three locations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, the only kosher soup kitchen in NY, has had a drastic increase in demand at all three of its locations since the start of the…
Read the article below written by Keira Wingate, in the Bklyner., on how Masbia Soup Kitchen Network serves as many people as possible in a better way and with dignity, through the appointment-based system called the Plentiful app. From an app for picking up from the food pantry to a sukkah for enjoying your hot meal outside – Masbia is…
Masbia Soup Kitchen Network featured on New York Public Radio (WNYC). Labor day weekend is used to restock supplies to feed those in need.
The anchor NY1, Bree Driscoll, reported about Masbia chef Ruben Diaz and workers collecting hundreds of pounds of fresh produce from a green market that can not return to the farm; the organization then distributes it, between its soup kitchens across Queens and Brooklyn, to those facing insecurity since the beginning of the pandemic.
The anchor Fox 5 New York, Steve Lacy, reported on Masbia has responded to a 500% jump in demand for food. Alexander Rapaport points out that the new system allows making online appointments which means no more long breadlines around the corner.
Read the article below written by Laura Allen, in the Jewish Press, on Masbia is modernizing the breadline, via the Plentiful app, to give people back their dignity, safety, and their time during the Covid-19 pandemic. September begins the seventh month of the COVID-19 emergency food relief at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network. It will also be the beginning of…
Read the article below written by Jacob Maslow, in the Influencive, on Masbia, the first kosher soup kitchen in Brooklyn thanks to Alexander Rapaport, who always was interested in giving back to the local New York area. Among the various problems the world faces today, homelessness and poverty are among the biggest issues. Homelessness has been linked to employment issues,…
Read the article below by Masbia, published in Kosher.com, for details about how Masbia fundraises trailers loads of food, with the help of Jewish chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, and food manufacturers, to help those in need due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Jewish chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, and food manufacturers come together to help Masbia Soup Kitchen Network…
The anchor of News NY1, Roma Torre, presents the reporter Amanda Farinacci Gonzalez reporting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn, including an interview with our ED Alexander Rapaport. It’s not unusual these days to see a line of people outside the Masbia Food Pantry on New Utrecht Avenue. On this day, Jonathan Nunez is one of them. The Brooklyn resident says the free…
Read the article below written by Hana Levi Julian, in the Jewish Press, on Masbia distributing dairy food to Jews for Shavuot during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Food Bank for New York City and Masbia, a network of kosher soup kitchens and food pantries in Brooklyn and Queens, on Wednesday, distributed kosher dairy products, including butter, cheese, and yogurt…
Read the article below written by Steve Lipman, in the New York Jewish Week, about Masbia being tested during the covid-19 pandemic. ED Alexander Rapaport is innovating, just a week ago, Masbia instituted the Plentiful app. The distribution of free food from a small storefront on a side street of Rego Park didn’t begin until 2 p.m., but the line began forming…
Reporter Christian L Braxton of News12 Brooklyn came to Masbia Boro Park to report on distributing kosher dairy for the Shavuot holiday for those in need who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. See below photos of reporter Christian L. Braxton of News12 Brooklyn reporting at Masbia of Boro Park on the Shavuot holiday during Covid-19 below:
On May 27, 2020, NY1 anchor Bree Driscoll reported on Masbia of Queens distributing Dairy Products for Shavuot. See photos below of the Shavuot holiday at Masbia of Queens during Covid-19 below:
The anchor of i24News in English, Calev Ben-David, reported about Masbia of Boro Park crowded with people to get free meals and groceries during the Covid-19 pandemic. See below photos of Masbia Boro Park during i24News in English report:
Photographer Lindsey Nicholson, Getty Images, came to Masbia of Queens on May 07, 2020, to document on Masbia is helping those in need by sharing free food to cover their basic needs. Unemployment is rising as well as lines at the food banks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Click HERE to see more photos of Lindsey Nicholson at Masbia…
Read the story below, written by Armin Rosen, in the Tablet Magazine, on a heart-to-heart with two outstanding members of Borough Park community, facing the coronavirus outbreak the best way they know: “lending a hand to others”, Alexander Rapaport of Masbia Soup Kitchen Network and Mordy Getz of Eichlers of Boro Park. The porch minyan rules are strict on Mordy Getz’s block. There’s never…
On April 30, 2020, a few days after the Coronavirus outbreak started, photographer Justin Lane, Shutterstock, came to Masbia of Boro Park to register how the pandemic has affected New Yorkers. Click HERE to see more photos of Justin Lane documenting at Masbia during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read the article below written by Yochonon Donn, in the Mishpacha, on Alexander Rapaport and Mordy Getz, two respectable members of the Jewish community, taking the initiative to help women widowed by the coronavirus by paying their groceries bill until Rosh Hashanah. When reports of a mysterious new virus first reached New York City, Mordy Getz immediately thought of the list…
Read the article below written by Ari Feldman, in the Forward, about how more than 30,000 kosher meals are not enough to stop people struggling, and Masbia is trying to help to distribute leftover meals, in some schools, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. New York City has handed out nearly 32,000 kosher meals since last Wednesday, but it underestimated…
Read the report below written by Reuvain Borchardt, in the Hamodia, on takeout vouchers given by local stores, helping Masbia to provide fresh, hot meals to anyone during this Covid-19 pandemic. BORO PARK – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impose economic hardship on New York businesses and families, Masbia of Boro Park will be giving vouchers for…
Read the article below written by Irene Katz Connelly, in the Forward, on Masbia helping Boro Park Families who lost a breadwinner; Alexander Rapaport expects to serve between one and two dozen families in the neighborhood. Masbia Soup Kitchen has partnered with Mordy Getz, the owner of Eichler’s Judaica Bookstore, to offer free groceries to any Boro Park family which has…
Read the story below written by Shiryn Ghermezian, in The Algemeiner, about Masbia Soup Kitchen Network and Brooklyn Judaica Store joining forces to help any living spouse with children of a breadwinner who was a victim of Covid-19. The Borough Park, New York, branch of the Jewish non-profit soup kitchen and food pantry Masbia partnered with the owner of a local…
Reporter Marie Gentric of i24News in French reported about the increased Americans seeking help from food banks due to soaring unemployment since the coronavirus breakout. Our ED Alexander Rapaport points out that Masbia is seeing the number of clients growing day by day.
The anchor of NY1, Angi Gonzalez, featured on World’s Central Kitchen hosts a free pop-up farmers market outside of Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn during the covid-19 pandemic. See photos below of World’s Central Kitchen free pop-up farmers market outside of Masbia of Flatbush during the covid-19 pandemic:
Read the article below by Masbia, published in the Hamodia, to find out how Masbia and Eichlers of Boro Park are supporting newly widowed mothers with children who were left without their main breadwinner due to the coronavirus outbreak. Masbia of Boro Park and owner of the Boro Park New Eichler’s Judaica Bookstore, Mordy Getz, launched an initiative to support…
Read the article below, published in the Boro Park 24, about Masbia offering free groceries to women widowed due to the coronavirus, until the upcoming Rosh Hashanah. Alexander Rapaport and Mordy Getz have partnered to make it possible. Boro Park – The Masbia soup kitchen is offering any woman from Boro Park widowed due to the coronavirus free groceries until the upcoming…
Read the article below by Masbia, published in the PR Newswire, and see how the coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the demand for food at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network on its three locations. Masbia Soup Kitchen Network in New York City is bracing for an even greater increase in demand. While demand was accelerating since the outbreak and unprecedented bread…
Photographer Angela Weiss, AFP Photo, came to Masbia of Queens on April 20, 2020, to record, camera in hand, a regular day at Masbia during the coronavirus pandemic. ED Alexander Rapaport, workers, and volunteers double efforts to reduce long lines due to Covid-19. Click HERE to see more photos of Angela Weiss documenting at Masbia during the Covid-19 pandemic. See…
Read the article below, written by Jason Flatt, in the Food Tank, to find out more about which other organizations, besides Masbia Soup Kitchen Network are feeding the needy during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” Every year at Passover, Jews around the world reaffirm their commitment to welcoming strangers to their Seder and…
Read the article below written by Danielle Ziri, in the Haaretz, on Jewish communities getting ready to help those in need on this Passover; Alexander Rapaport expects some of the most prosperous to come together to support the community during the coronavirus crisis. With social distancing guidelines in place and many holiday plans canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish…
Read the article below published in the Boro Park 24, about the rabbis on pleading the prosperous to aid those affected by the coronavirus crisis; ED of Masbia, Alexander Rapaport, recall historical precedents during hard times. Leading rabbis in the largest Jewish community outside of Israel issue an exceptional plea. In response to the utter financial devastation caused…
Read the story below, written by Matt Shuham, in the TMP, about the coronavirus outbreak, unemployment reaching its high level, and how Masbia has switched from 3 – 7 days of grocery offering to 14 days. Passover, one of the holiest holidays on the Jewish calendar and one centered around home-cooked meals, is typically the busiest time of year…
Read the article below, written by Irene Katz Connelly, in the Forward, to find out more about the challenges food pantries, like Masbia, are facing to meet people’s needs during Passover due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Kosher food pantries have spent months preparing for Passover, a pricey holiday during which many Jewish New Yorkers need some extra help…
Read the article below, written by Irene Katz Connelly, in the Forward, on Masbia’s efforts to avoid kosher food depleted during Passover due to high demand since the Coronavirus pandemic started. In a normal year, the weeks leading up to Passover are a boom time for a Hasidic handyman who specializes in installing dishwashers and stoves. His services are…
Read the article below written by Yochonon Donn, in the Mishpacha, on rabbanim calling those who control charitable foundations to increase their donations this year; Alexander Rapaport: “Now is the time.” An unusual call by the rabbanim of Boro Park would have those who control charitable foundations increase their donations this year to stimulate the local economy as…
Read the story below, written by Irene Katz Connelly, in the Forward, about Masbia’s unexpected source to provide kosher food for those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alexander Rapaport, throughout his contacts, gets a supplier of kosher food. For kosher food pantries, Passover is already the busiest time of year, a time when many Jewish New Yorkers need help…
Photographer Mark Lennihan, AP Images, came to Masbia of Boro Park on March 26, 2020, to document how Masbia is helping those in need during the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.
Read the article below, written by Eleanor J. Bader, in the Lilith Blog, on Masbia changes during the coronavirus strike. ED Alexander Rapaport points out all the details to overcome obstacles to help the needy in New York City during the covid-19 pandemic. It’s Monday morning, the start of the second week of New York City’s attempt to contain the coronavirus,…
Read the story below, written by Armin Rosen, in the Tablet Magazine, about the coronavirus pandemic breakout affecting Jews communities in Borough Park, and ED Alexander Rapaport concerns for those in need that reach out Masbia to get some food; as well as for the last remnants of survivors of the holocaust. By last Wednesday afternoon, the outer doors of 770…
Read the article below written by Ben Sales, in The Times of Israel, on Covid-19 will affect globally Jewish families during Passover; Alexander Rapaport, Masbia will follow Health Department guidelines during seder host. Rena Munster was looking forward to hosting a Passover seder for the first time. In past years, her parents or another relative hosted the meal. But this…
On March 19, 2020, NY1 anchor Bree Driscoll reported on Masbia announces to serve large packages during the quarantine of the Covid-19 pandemic. See photos below of Masbia distributing large packages of groceries during the covid-19 pandemic:
Read the story below, written by Katy Lederer, in the NYT, to find out how Alexander Rapaport, ED of Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, overcame the new challenges to make it possible for New Yorkers in needy to get their food while in quarantine due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Alexander Rapaport, the executive director of the kosher Masbia Soup Kitchen…
Read the story below, written by Zainab Iqbal, in the Bklyner., about the dramatically increased demand for food and Masbia enlarging the amount of grocery food clients could take home that will last 14 days instead of 7 days due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Many people and organizations have been stepping up to help others during the coronavirus pandemic….
Read the article below, written by Josefin Dolsten, in the JTA, for details on how Masbia is getting ready for Passover to serve food to those in need amid the coronavirus outbreak. The run-up to Passover is the busiest time of the year for Masbia, a nonprofit that operates three kosher soup kitchens in Brooklyn and Queens. The organization…
The anchor of NY1, Angi Gonzalez, reported on Masbia asking the community to help those in need during the Purim holiday. Camerawoman Chelsea Katz came to Masbia of Boro Park to document volunteers helping the needy. See below more photos of camerawoman Chelsea Katz documenting at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn during Purim:
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Amanda Bossard, reported on Masbia feeding New Yorkers in need during Purim. Reporter Christian L Braxton came to document from Masbia. See below photos of reporter Christian L. Braxton of News12 Brooklyn reporting at Masbia, a week before, on the Purim holiday during:
Read the article below, published in Hamodia, for details about Masbia of Boro Park‘s new challenge to double the fish donation to feed hundreds of families weekly with supplementary groceries. Fish-To-Dish announces a “double your impact challenge” to encourage people to help feed the needy, where for every $5 donated to Masbia to buy a loaf of…
The anchor of NY1, Lindsay Tuchman, reported on Masbia of Flatbush hosting NYPD Youth Leadership Law Enforcement Explorers volunteers with the 71st precinct to make soup for the needy during Presidents Day. See below photos of NYPD Youth Leadership Law Enforcement Explorers at Masbia of Flatbush during school break Presidents Day making soup for the needy:
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Amanda Bossard, reported on NYPD Youth Leadership Law Enforcement Explorers lending a hand to those in need at Masbia of Flatbush during their day off at school. Reporter Christian L Braxton came to Masbia to document youth kids volunteering during their school break on Presidents Day. See below photos of NYPD Youth Leadership Law Enforcement Explorers volunteering at…
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Eric Steltzer, introduces reporter Arnold Davick at Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn, reporting on a touching story about a 12 years old girl, Leora Nachman, using her promise to give back to the community. Leora’s mother, Naomi Nachman, joined the event as well as Esty Wolbe. See below photos of Leora Nachman touching story during Arnold Davick report:
Read the article below, written by Ben Sales, published in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, about Yosef Rapaport, father of our ED Alexander Rapaport, raising up his voice against hate, and discrimination. Local leaders and officials, such as Kalman Yeger, Denise Ridley, and Felix Ortiz, gathered during MLK Day at Masbia Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn. An Orthodox-run soup kitchen brought together a…
Read the article below written by Daniel Marans, published in the HuffPost, on the meeting to bring unity to our communities after several attacks against Hasidic and other minorities. Our ED Alexander Rapaport convoked the Martin Luther King Day gathering at Masbia of Boro Park; among the attendance were: New York Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein; Jersey City Councilwoman Denise Ridley; Pastor Gil Monrose; and Jonah Boyarin from the…
The anchor of News12 Brooklyn, Jessica Cunnington, introduces reporter Emily Lorsch reporting at Masbia Soup Kitchen of Boro Park in Brooklyn about people of all ethnicities coming together on MLK Day to help those in need due to the Earthquake down in Puerto Rico. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., elected officials, religious leaders, and volunteers are standing together. See below…
Read the story below, published in the Hamodia, on Martin Luther King commemoration at Masbia Soup Kitchen with leaders and officials of diverse communities getting together. Pastor Gil Monrose, Felix Ortiz, and Simcha Eichenstein among other Jewish, black, and Hispanic leaders spoke out. Jewish, black, and Hispanic leaders commemorated Martin Luther King Day at Masbia. Participants stocked shelves, and Masbia announced the…
ABC News anchor, David Novarro, presents Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn staff and volunteers getting ready for the Yom Kippur meal. ED Alexander Rapaport stated: it’s important that we care for the needy and people who struggle with hunger. Please, come and have a communal meal. Yom Kippur donates page here. See photos while ABC reporting at Masbia Boro Park in…
CBS New York’s anchors Kristine Johnson, and Maurice DuBois, present reporter Nick Caloway at Masbia Boro Park in Brooklyn. Nick Caloway reports about Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish holiday, and Masbia making sure those in need have something to eat before the fast. Our ED Alexander Rapaport spoke about even the needed New Yorkers have a dignified pre-fast meal and the after-fast meal. Yom…
De Blasio Warns Of ‘Full-Blown Crisis’ For New Yorkers On Food Stamps If Shutdown Continues By Jillian Jorgensen and Marco Poggio, January 17, 2019 Alexander Rapaport, executive director of the Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, said city food pantries like his are already feeling the effects of the shutdown — with the arrival of out-of-work federal…
Soup kitchen informs employees of meals during government shutdown As the partial federal government shutdown continues, Masbia Soup Kitchen Network is reaching out to impacted employees. Alexander Rapaport, executive director of Masbia, went to airports to tell TSA agents about the three city locations where they can be served, including at 105-47 64 Road in…
Soup kitchens have been offering free dinner and groceries for all federal workers without jobs they have three locations here in Brooklyn and we stop by the one in Midwood to find out more about what they have been trying to provide if you are a federal employee that did not get your paycheck you can negotiate with your landlord…
Masbia Soup Kitchen is offering free meals the organization’s really making a push to get the word out to federal workers volunteers have been handing out flyers around the city to make sure every federal employee who is in need knows that there’s a place where they can get a warm meal and not have to pay for it…
Masbia Soup Kitchen Network has distributed flyers welcoming federal government employees to their kitchens; Masbia say that they’ve seen a much younger crowd in recent weeks following inaction in DC; its executive director is welcoming anyone who needs a meal…
Staff members and volunteers of a Jewish soup kitchen and food pantry handed out flyers for free food at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday to federal employees struggling as a result of the ongoing US government shutdown, now in its fourth week. Masbia, a New York-based non-profit group, posted on social media photos and a video…
The Rapaport family of Masbia Food Kitchen went around a New York airport handing out circulars offering free food/groceries to TSA agents who are not getting paid due to government shutdown. Watch the video on Matzav HERE.
Masbia founder Alexander Rapaport and his father Yosef hand out fliers at LGA offering TSA agents free meals With the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government being the longest on record, hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contactors across the country are either working without pay or forced to wait until their agencies…
As the government shutdown moves into its fourth week, with no end in sight, anti-hunger advocates and other groups are working to make sure that federal employees can access resources and get food while they aren’t getting paid. As some 800,000 federal employees continue to go without a paycheck due to the federal government shutdown,…
With no end to the federal government shutdown in sight, Masbia Soup Kitchen Network is expanding its hours to accommodate federal employees who have not been receiving paychecks. “It is extremely difficult for someone to go from having a paycheck, to needing assistance with food,” Masbia Executive Director Alexander Rapaport told Hamodia. “I think people…
A fire that broke out today in a building that houses a kosher fish store, as well as multiple apartments, has left six families homeless. The blaze began this afternoon at 5324 13th Avenue, home of Yossi’s Fish Market. According to the FDNY’s Twitter feed, the fire broke out on the top floor of the…
No Hate Crime Charges For Teens Who Allegedly Beat Jewish Boy In Queens By Arum Venugopal, December 6, 2018 One witness, Waleska Mendez, emerged from Masbia, a Jewish-run soup kitchen located on 64th Road in Forest Hills, where she volunteers. She was working inside when she heard the commotion. “When I went out I saw…
Alexander Rapaport, Owner Of Masbia Soup Kitchen, Is Not A Fan Of “Food Rescue,” But When A Tractor Full Of $100,000 Worth Of Welch’s-Manischewitz Grape Juice Pulled Up To Masbia’s Queens Location, Even Rapaport Couldn’t Deny That This Hanukkah Gift Was A Worthy One. The Grape Has A Sell-By Date At The End Of January…
Thanksgiving At Masbia Soup Kitchen Of Boro Park By Joe Mauceri, November 21, 2018 Thanksgiving prep is in full swing at the Masbia Soup Kitchen in Borough Park, but if your still looking to do some good on the Holiday, it’s not too late. Massive donations from the Food Bank for New York City and…
Masbia of Boro Park announced that they will be starting a new food distribution for local Rebbeimand school teachers. The distribution will take place at 5402 New Utrecht Avenue every Monday night, from 9 until 11 p.m. There will be about 25 products to choose from. No proof or documentation is necessary, just a name, cellphone…
The Laubs’ home in Kew Gardens Hills filled with community members, local Rabbanim and local politicians on Sunday morning, October 28, for the annual Masbia breakfast. The fundraiser included horse rides. Masbia provides two million kosher meals each year to those in need regardless of age, race, or religion. Masbia has moved from Rego Park…
Members of the NYPD Explorers program helped out at a soup kitchen Monday to help the less fortunate. The Explorers volunteered with the 71st Precinct to wash dishes and stack food at Masbia Soup Kitchen in Flatbush, which offers residents free meals. The NYPD’s youth leadership program teaches young people ages 14 to 20 how…
A soup kitchen in Borough Park spent Sunday preparing for the start of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Masbia’s Soup Kitchen will feed hundreds of people all week long during the holiday of Sukkot. The holiday invites the needy to a five-course meal in a tent called a Sukkah. Groups of 40 people will be…
I’ve never been happier to be kicked out of my seat — and it happened at my brother’s wedding. It’s an age-old story that weddings cause many happy couples to lose sight of what matters. A recent viral story featured a bride who asked her guests to contribute $1,500 each to her $45,000 destination wedding…
An effort is now underway to help homeless and needy families prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year today. Volunteers at the Masbia of Borough Park are distributing special holiday foods, along with regular household supplies. Organizers say this year’s Jewish High Holy Days will be tough on low-income families because they fall on weekdays. Kids are off from school so you need a lot more food in the house and people stock up late and we try to be there for them to make sure that nobody goes hungry for the holidays today’s giveaway will help put a week’s worth of food on the table for those families.
Instead of spending big and showing off at the post-wedding ‘Sheva Brachot,’ one Brooklyn family celebrates at a soup kitchen. All weddings can burn a hole in your pocket, but for Orthodox couples, the celebration doesn’t end the morning after. For seven straight days after a traditional Jewish marriage, each night is another joyous,…
Clodagh McGowan: We stay in Queens for our final story. That’s where a Jewish deli that closed last week gives one last gift to those in need. Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen in Rego Park donated nearly 350 pounds of cabbage, onions, potatoes, and sweet potatoes to the Masbia of Queens Soup Kitchen on Monday. Ben’s…
Photo: Zainab Iqbal FLATBUSH – It’s early morning on a warm Thursday in May and there’s a line of over two dozen people in front of a small building on Coney Island Avenue between Avenues J and K. A woman wearing a green apron sits in front of the door behind a cardboard box placed…
Quaishawn Stewart, 25, from Westchester, made a video making fun of a Chassidic child’s haircut went viral and was removed by Facebook and Twitter for its hateful content. His sincere apology video went viral too, in which he called his actions foolish and bullying. Quashawn @quaijames was invited to volunteer at Masbia’s soup kitchen to…
Quai James Is Setting An Example For How To Move On After Making A Mistake. The 25-Year-Old From Yonkers Who Posted A Viral Video Mocking And Berating A Young Hasidic Boy, Along With A Subsequent, Equally Viral Apology, Spent Some Time Volunteering At Masbia, A Jewish Soup Kitchen. Five hundred people lined up to collect…
BROOKLYN – A Westchester man says he’s volunteering at a kosher soup kitchen in Brooklyn as penance for a video of him mocking a Hasidic Jewish boy that went viral online. Quaishawn Stewart has apologized for offending the Jewish community and is volunteering at the well-known Masbia soup kitchen. The video shows a little boy and…
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DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT LEADER ARI KAGAN ADDRESSES THE MONTHLY MEETING. PHOTO BY ALEX ROZENBERG The Bay Democrats, under the leadership of 45th Assembly Democratic District Leaders Ari Kagan and Rita Kagan (Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, Midwood) honored the community’s Jewish leaders with plaques and donations to their organizations at their monthly last week. Also attending the event were City Council Members Chaim…
Courtesy Of Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, Masbia Soup Kitchen Network’s New Boro Park Location, Set Up For Shabbat. When Hurricane Sandy Struck New York, 650 Hungry Seniors Were Brought To The Park Slope Armory For A Meal, Courtesy Of City Planning. But The Meal Wasn’t Much Of A Meal. It Was Army Rations, Whose Highly Concentrated…
Masbia volunteers Simcha Eichenstein and Yochanan Donn working the Plentiful App and giving people kosher pantry packages. In the last few months, Masbia has been reaching out to different organizations and synagogues to create a time slot for their members to pick up weekly food packages. It started with the Flatbush location and then ventured…
Feeding the needy #Purim2018 started with volunteers at West Side Institutional Synagogue reported by Joe Torres on ABC7NY. You can help too; Please help us reach our GOAL by donating today. Click here: https://masbia.org/purim Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/masbia/videos/1803057296391774/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Dozens young and old gathered Sunday to give back to the community. As CBS2’s Reena Roy reported, the West Side Institutional Synagogue prepared about 1,000 pounds of vegetables to feed the needy. The simple acts of chopping and peeling are part of everyday life, but can sometimes mean so much more. “I…
NYPD Explorer youth volunteers help feed the needy during Midwinter Break at Masbia Soup Kitchen.