November 12, 2013 By BrooklynNews.com A year after Hurricane Sandy left thousands without homes and in need of basic amenities, several Brooklyn organizations are holding a reunion for volunteers and donors who came together during those trying times to lend a hand to victims of the hurricane.The reunion is taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 7pm-9pm at Beth Elohim in Park Slope. Volunteers and donors who gathered in the weeks following the hurricane at Masbia, the John Jay High School and Park Slope Armory shelters, Congregation Beth Elohim, the Sandy Relief Kitchen, and through the Old Stone House and Park Slope Parents will come together to reconnect, reflect and share a dinner catered by Masbia soup kitchen network, that provided over 20,000 hot meals to victims at the Armory throughout their stay. The dinner menu will include foods that have a SAndy connection, such as Tzimmes, a traditional Jewish carrot stew that for logistical reasons became a mainstay in the food served to victims after the hurricane, and a chickpea soup based on a recipe given to Masbia Chef Ruben Diaz by food writer Melissa Clark that is regularly served at the soup kitchen and also during Sandy. All the meat is being donated by Aaron’s Best, the same brand that donated thousands of dollars’ worth of meat for Sandy relief.

November 11, 2013  View the coverage here.MIDWOOD - Students from J-Teen Leadership in Westchester spent the day volunteering at a soup kitchen in Midwood today.

 

October 24, 2013 Nachum welcomed Alexander Rapaport, Executive Director of the Masbia Soup Kitchen Network & Seth Leavitt, President of Abeles & Heymann Kosher (A&H) to this morning’s JM in the AM to put the spotlight on the incredible food and chessed of Abeles & Heymann Kosher.  Listen to the original article HERE.

 

Read the article below written by David Freedlander published in Newsweek. Our Masbia's ED Alexander Rapaport spoke about Hurricane Sandy brings two worlds together. When the hurricane hit, the city's Orthodox Jews stepped u to care for their African-American neighbors.

 

March 4, 2012 By Simone Weichselbaum BROOKLYN, NY -- March 4, 2012 -- New York Jews getting ready for Purim skipped the costume parties Sunday to focus on giving back. Doing extra charity is a must during the two-day celebration that begins Wednesday night and honors Queen Esther for saving the ancient Persian Jews from slaughter.   

February 24, 2012By Daniel Treiman What happens when a man who can consume 53 and 3/4 hot dogs in 12 minutes meets a giant hamantasch?That’s the question that confronted famed competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi -- a previous record-holder in the prestigious Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest -- when he dropped by Yeshiva University in New York City yesterday and discussed, among other things, his belief in mindful eating.

Brooklyn NY-December 30, 2011By Yaakov Hawk THE JEWISH STAR -- Masbia this past Monday night to be treated food, gifts and live music. Philanthropy for the Future, hosted this incredible night at Masbia, helping Masbia feed almost double the amount of people that they usually feed at their Midwood location. This incredible event was run with a budget of zero dollars, as Masbia is currently facing tremendous financial strain. When PFF founder Yaakov Hawk approached Alexander Rapaport, director of Masbia with this idea it was a difficult decision for him to make, knowing that events like this, frequently go over budget and it was his responsibility to make sure Masbia can keep serving meals to New York’s hungry.