OPINION In Hamodia Prime By Alexander Rapaport: Food. It’s No Longer Waste. It’s Delivery.
The great 16th century Rabbi Yehuda Loew, also known as the Maharal of Prague, in his volume on the Passover Haggadah, explains that while the miracles in the book of Exodus are very epic, the even greater miracle is the everyday occurrence of God feeding the planet.
Read moreMasbia In Jewish Funders Network: Masbia and Plentiful Move the 'Bread Line' Online
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.
Read moreMasbia Relief In The Hamodia: Masbia Brings Meals to Co-Op Damaged by Ida
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.
Read moreMasbia Relief In The NY Jewish Week's Daily News Letter
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 dozens of cars were destroyed, and 420 families were stranded with no hot water and no elevator.
Read moreMasbia Relief Mentioned In The Washington Post: 'Insular' Orthodox Jews Mobilize To Save Lives, From Haiti To Kabul
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.
Read moreMasbia In Mishpacha: Masbia's ED Alexander Rapaport Interviewed In Mishpacha On Tzimmes For Rosh Hashanah
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.
Read moreMasbia Relief In The Patch: Local Yeshiva Students Help Pack Donations For Haiti
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.
Read moreMasbia Relief In Hamodia: Jewish Community Donates Items To Haiti Earthquake Victims
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 Relief to help Haitians.
Read moreMasbia Relief On News12 Hudson Valley: Rockland's Jewish community Joins With Haitian Community To Collect Funds, Supplies For Earthquake Victims
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.
Read moreMasbia Relief In The Patch: Rockland Jewish Community Pledges $1 Million Relief Aid For Haiti
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 to be delivered to Haiti.
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