Everyday, families in our own neighborhood go hungry. On Yom Kippur, our day of fasting, we may choose to follow the Jewish tradition of denying ourselves food, however many of our neighborhood’s families - including very young children - do not have this privilege of choice.

But, with your help we can make a difference!

This year, our High Holy Day Food Drive will support the Backpack Buddies mission of filling “backpacks” with 6 nutritious weekend meals to send to the children and their families of our partner organizations at the LSA Family Health Services (LSA) and Association to Benefit Children at the Graham School and the Keith Haring School, both located in our neighborhood. Our BB children receive breakfast and lunch at school. Our mission is to provide food for the weekend to their families when meals may be scarce.

LSA Family Health Services (LSA)
Association to Benefit Children (ABC).

How can I help?

Order shelf-stable food to fill the backpacks from our Amazon Wish List.
If you prefer to order items on the wish list from Costco, we will happily accept delivery from Instacart.

Orders should be scheduled for delivery from SEPTEMBER 14 through OCTOBER 2.

Send the order to:

Temple Shaaray Tefila
℅ Backpack Buddies
250 E. 79th Street
New York, NY 10075

DROP OFFS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.

You can also make a gift to Backpack Buddies, Sandwich Saturdays, or Soup Kitchen. Be sure to select “Social Action Funds” from the dropdown. menu. Click HERE to donate.

During this New Year 5787, may we all couple our Yom Kippur fast with meaningful actions to better the world. Let us commit to addressing food insecurity in our community.