You are making sure that a fellow Jew has the ability to celebrate a Jewish holiday the same way you can. By contributing, you are helping Maot Chitim pay for the food to create 5,000 Jewish holiday food packages for recipients (with the help of volunteers of course!) The satisfaction of knowing that you helped…
Choosing a Mitzvah is a highly personal decision in a young man or woman’s life, and should be unique to your passions while also serving the Jewish community at large. When it came to picking my own Mitzvah project when I was twelve years old, I took some time to think about what was most…
One of the many Jewish organizations dedicated to helping the Jewish community of Chicago is Maot Chitim. Out organization is based the ancient traditional religious obligation which requires everyone who subscribes to the Jewish religion to help the poor. This often happens prior to Rosh Hashanah and Passover. The sole purpose of Maot Chitim is to cater for the…