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Shabbat Spotlight: Leket Israel, Response to Hunger

by Shomrei Emunah

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Leket: A Modern Response to Food Waste and Hunger in the Land of Milk and Honey

Fri, Jun 5
8pm Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service
8:45pm (approx) Shabbat Spotlight

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Free Admission
Congregation Shomrei Emunah

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Lauren Yoked

Lauren Yoked, Exec Director for American Friends of Leket will speak about Leket. Founded in 2003, Leket Israel serves as the country’s largest food bank and food rescue network actively working to alleviate the problem of nutritional insecurity among Israel’s diverse population.

Join us for a Musical Kabbalat Shabbat with accompaniment by the Shomrei Simcha Band followed by the discussion with Lauren Yoked.

Shomrei congregants Merrill & Andy Silver experienced Project Leket firsthand last Fall.  Read about their experience here.

  • Shomrei Emunah

    Congregation Shomrei Emunah - Embracing Tradition and Modernity. Our synagogue is the spiritual home of a warm and inviting community of Jews in and around Montclair, New Jersey. We welcome individuals, couples and families of diverse backgrounds and orientations. We observe an egalitarian, vibrant Judaism, balancing openness and traditional practice. Open-Door Judaism: members voluntarily set the level of thier dues.

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