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MESH Report, June 9, 2026

by Shomrei Emunah

From Teen MESH Leader Fern Heinig:

We had our final Teen MESH for this school year.  The crew led by Jordan with her executive PLATE committee consisting of Leila, Olyvia, and Sena, were extremely efficient.

Leila, Sena, and Lyvie packed 50 bags with a tangerine, roll, Oreo cookies and a protein bar.  And on the meat side of the kitchen, Jordan and Fern made the roasted chicken and Mediterranean cous cous salad that has cucumbers, tomatoes, chick peas, red onion, black olives, and red peppers – lots of chopping.


We had everything done in record time, so the teens had a celebratory dinner.

PLATE is committed to MESH next school year.

The final date is Tuesday 6/23 and you can sign up here www.shomrei.org/mesh
Many thanks to the Carol Starr MESH Fund for underwriting these meals.



About MESH
Shomrei thanks the Carol Starr MESH Fund for helping to underwrite these meals. MESH (Montclair Emergency Services for Hope) is a community-wide cooperative effort between local synagogues and churches.

Volunteer at Shomrei
Shomrei provides 50 meals to MESH on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. We need volunteers to help prepare and pack the food. For those interested in volunteering who are not available on Tuesday afternoons, we are brainstorming different ways to make it work.  Let us know what would work for you.
signup here

Additionally, each Monday afternoon, we deliver any usable food leftover from Kiddish to MESH.

Volunteer at the (Temporary) MESH Site
Volunteers are also welcome to help serve food 6 nights a week, Monday through Saturday, 4:30-6:30 pm at the MESH site. Due to a burst pipe at the MESH site at 619 Bloomfield Ave, MESH will be meeting temporarily at the Union Baptist Church.
signup here

Monetary Donations
If you can’t help in person, please consider a donation to help fund this important service.
donate here

Questions? Contact Lynne or Aileen:

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    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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